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before we go, all westbound lanes on the san mateo bridge are closed after a driver inside a stolen hayward police cruiser caused a multicar crash near the toll plaza. >> the lanes are expected to remain closed for at least two hours and we'll have the very latest on abc 7 mornings beginning at 4:30. >> as always we appreciate your time. >> thank you for joining us. on "jimmy kimmel live," i havvi davis. >> we'll see you tomorrow.
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exclusive with president obama. our own robin roberts goes one-on-one with the president on the growing tension wes police as well as how all americans can help bridge the growing racial divide. ask just days away from the first the the presidential one-on-one debate with hillary clinton and donald trump, even the pigs are getting in on the action. and find us on facebook, wnnfans.com and on twitter,@abcwnn. you're watching "world news now."
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back to breaking news in charlotte, protests continued past the midnight curfew. >> people are protesting the police involved shooting of keith scott. the victim's family has now viewed video of that shooting and they say scott's hands were by his side and he were slowly walking backwards when he was shot. police say he was holding a gun and the police chief has so far refused demands that the video be made public. president obama is now weighing in on these violent protests. the president went one-on-one with abc's robin roberts. >> she asked about the growing tensions between protesters and police but how all americans can
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bridge the racial divide. >> what we've seen recently in charlotte, north carolina, young people rising up, and showing their frustration in a different way. when you and the rest of the world see that, what goes through your mind? >> well, i think it's important to separate out the pervasive sense of frustration among a lot of african-americans that shootings of people in the sense that justice is not always, you know, colorblind. the way we change the system requires us to be able to reach out and engage the broader american community. and that requires being peaceful, that requires being thoughtful about what are the specific reforms you're looking for.
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the overwhelming majority of people who have been concerned about police-community relations, doing it the right way. every once in a while, you see folks doing it the wrong way. >> we want to show you one man in charlotte who is looking to bring people together. >> his name is ken wadiki jr. and he's a 34-year-old peace activist offering free hugs to police officers who are trying to restore order in the recent days of chaos around that city. >> he thinks of the police officers as human beings with families of their own to support and says fear and hatred cease to exist when love is in abundance. i think there was a similar incident in dallas where people with went around and hugged people after the shooting there. coming up, politics kicking into high gear across key battleground states. >> why donald trump and hillary clinton are fighting an uphill battle in the must
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as both donald trump and hillary clinton prepare for their first one-on-one presidential debate can in politics, there's more going on in key battleground states. >> we have this report from across the buckeye state. >> reporter: here in ohio, even the pigs have political names. >> and in the fourth position, it's donald grunt. >> reporter: we asked the critical voters in this battleground state to step right up. in the spirit of being at a fair, it's kind of a game. >> i'm leaning towards trump. >> hillary clinton this year. >> are you kidding? donald trump. >> do you travel everywhere with that big cut out of donald trump here? >> it would be great if i could. >> reporter: from the farms to campuses, opinions in every corner in ohio were as plentiful as the cows and as loaded as the
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doughnuts. we drove a thousand miles, hitting several county fairs along the way. if hillary clinton were an attraction at this county fair, which one would she be? >> of course we would have to make her the beauty queen. >> who are you voting for, john? >> probably trump. >> okay. you said probably. are you unsure? are you voting for -- >> i'm not voting for hillary. >> reporter: each turn of the wheel, the conversation deepened. >> what's the most outrageous thing you've heard this campaign? >> why are we so focused on hillary's illnesses and well being rather than focusing on the issues? >> reporter: oh, my gosh, there they go! what is the one then you dislike most about your candidates? >> one thing that's challenging for her is separating herself from the foundations. >> reporter: what do you think donald trump will do that's good for ohio? >> bring back our jobs. i live in smithville, and
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everything is just about out of business. >> reporter: on college campuses, students talked about third party candidates. >> in the general election, i'll be voting for gary johnson. >> which candidate do you want to have a beer with? >> i'm a republican who doesn't support trump. i'd go back in time and grab lindsay graham. >> reporter: the students were frustrated about the campaign is something we heard all over the state. >> stop with the mud slinging. >> reporter: in the end, it could just be a question of turnout, republicans and they hope the voters are energized and democrats in places like this in downtown columbus are just trying to get voters to the polls. back at the fair, donald grunt pulled away in the final stretch. sglb it's the number 4, piggy. >> donald grunt. >> i would love to see the candidates there, all four of them to watch the pig race and
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time now for "the mix." this next story's going to take us on a roller coaster of emotion. get ready to ride with me. >> all right. >> we start with a little panda in the jungle. so he takes a fall. oh, that's terrible. but look, he's okay. so no harm, that's all right. but look what happens when the others come over. you would think they're checking on him. they are not checking on him. they are stealing his bamboo. >> that makes it worse. >> that's his buddies trying to benefit from his misfortune. is that what a panda sounds like
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squealing? >> you'd never do this to me? if i fell from a tree and dropped my bamboo? >> i would be gone. no, i'd check on you. so, our wishes have been answered. in florida, there is a vending machine where you can get your pizza, no big deal, but -- >> that's a very big deal. >> okay. but it gets better. >> oh? >> for six bucks and two minutes of your time, you'll receive a fully cooked 9-inch pizza. three varieties. cheese, pepperoni and margarita. >> i love that. and the polka. >> from the beer garden in new york's east village, here are the yayayas! ♪ ♪
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breaking news breaking news this morning on "world news now," another night of protests in charlotte, tense moments between demonstrators and police, but a peaceful night as the community searches for answers and the nation hopes for healing. we'll head live to charlotte with a full report in just a moment. and the white house is investigating after one of its staffers was hacked and sensitive information about the first family reportedly stolen via e-mail. we'll get the latest on that developing story. and new this hour, the latest on the hollywood star under investigation. >> what we found out about brad pitt in the middle of the increasingly bitter divorce and what authorities are looking into involving an incident with pitt and one of his children. and there's another hollywood heart throb who admits he's baffled over his hunk
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status. the stunning admission that "50 shades of grey"'s jamie dornan thinks about what he looks like unshaven. the full story ahead in "the skinny" this friday, september 23rd. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> so christian grey doesn't think he's good looking? >> allegedly. >> okay. >> the ross unit is all over. >> we'll get into that in a second. good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. we're going to start with people who are clearing out of downtown charlotte after a night of mostly peaceful protests. this follows a midnight to 6:00 a.m. curfew imposed by the mayor after two nights of violent protests resulting in dozens of arrests and one death. >> the national guard arrived earlier in the day after the governor declared a state of emergency in the city. we are live in charlotte, and, heather, a different scene from what we saw last night, right?
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>> reporter: yeah, diane, kendis, things are much calmer now. hundreds of protesters are still defying the order to maintain that city-wide curfew and they are continue to go march through the streets of uptown charlotte. they've been here for hours, at times laying down in the street. while demonstrations have remained largely peaceful, there's been tense moments. at one point, protesters blocked the interstate here outside of uptown. police deployed tear gas to get the crowd to disperse. charlotte meclenberg police say two of their officers were sprayed with some kind of chemical agent by civilians and were treated by emergency workers. no reports of any injuries to civilians. as you mentioned, more than 400 national guard troops are here on the ground assisting the police tonight. the city's mayor said the nightly curfew will remain in effect until that state of emergency is lifted.
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meantime, the family of keith scott says they have seen the video of the police shooting, and there continues to be two very different sides to this story. police saying the suspect did have some kind of weapon, a gun, but the family says he was carrying a book, and this morning, they are not commenting on what they saw in the video. kendis, diane? >> so different tales completely, but where does the investigation go from here? >> reporter: well right now, we know the fbi and department of justice are here on the ground. they will be assisting with the investigation. and, you know, i wanted to let you know one of the reasons why protesters believe that tonight's protests were so calm is because there are leaders here. earlier tonight, the naacp held a gathering outside of the omni hotel where the protesters last night was shot ask killed. and down the road, we had people gather at a church for a prayer vigil to ray for peace. we should be learning in the next several hours what's planned for today and what the next step of the investigation
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will be, but the police chief saying he is not going to release that police video. kendis, diane. >> despite the amount of pressure he's getting. thank you, heather, live for us from charlotte. as protesters came on the streets again, demanding release of the video, doesn't sound like the police chief is going to capitulate. >> yes. take a lisp to the protests. >> we want the tape! we want the tape! we want the tape sfwlrchlts! >> you can clearly hear they were chanting, "we want the tape" last night. we are joined by former special agent in charge, steve gomez. steve, the family has seen the tape. they want it released. can the public outcry finally force authorities to release that? >> well, they're going to force them to hurry up and release it. whether they're going to release it right away is another question. i think as we've seen in the last couple of days, the investigation that is ongoing is
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clearly causing them to hold on to the tape. it's not as clear-cut as seen in other cases. what you have is they are going to hold on to it and see what's going on. there's probably complications with what the video shows and they probably realize that they're going to have to, you know, explain what the context of what the officer did was and what actually -- >> steve, is that all this is? is this a desire to give a full explanation when you do show the video or is there some way that showing the video could impede the investigation itself? >> i think we may have lost him. >> yeah. steve was there on a cell phone. we're going to try to get that connection -- >> are you guys there? >> yeah. steve? >> yeah, yeah, i can hear you. >> so, steve, i was just asking, is all this concern about not releasing the video, is it just for the sake of being able to offer a full explanation of when they do release it, or releasing this could impede the
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investigation itself? >> absolutely. no, this is all about being able to offer a full explanation. and there's a complication that is clearly involved with this investigation based on the video. and, you know, most want -- if i was in charge of that kind of investigation, i would be saying let's hold on for a second. they are probably doing a lot of interviews. they are probably examining the officer's past conduct, had there been any complaints against the officer. those are all being taken into consideration in addition to what the video depicts, and what they are able to do forensically at the crime scene there or at the scene of the shooting. >> abc contributor and former fbi special agent in charge, steve gomez. steve, thanks for joining us. wore going to move on to politics. the first presidential debate of the general election season could shatter records with 100 million people expected to watch. hillary clinton is off the trail until monday night's showdown.
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she's doing some intensive prep, including mock debates with a trump stand-in. both clinton and trump are each reviewing the other's past debates. trump said he's going to be himself and respectful and reportedly cleared his schedule for today for debate prep as well, but sources said he's not delved into policy or taken part in mock debates. watch the debate here on abc with our power house political team live monday night at 9:00 eastern. hopes for a truce in syria appear to have collapsed. more talks expected today, but kerry says constant violations of the cease-fire have hurt chances of a permanent deal. he called for russia and the government to make stronger commitments, and the comments came amid news they are restarting operations in aleppo 37 the bombing suspect, rahami, is hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
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he is unconscious, and he's not been questioned so far. it may be some time before they can. meantime, rahami's wife has returned to the u.s. and a senior law enforcement official said she's been cooperative, quote, to a certain degree. the secret service investigating a possible cyber breach of what appeared to be a scanned copy of michelle obama's passport was posted online. it was a span of e-mails posted from a white house staffer. the image includes the passport photo and information page, most of which is already public information. yahoo! reports the biggest known hack of a single company's computer network ever. they said the account information of nearly 500 million users was stolen two years ago. yahoo! blames state sponsored hackers, but doesn't name the company. the company believes no payment card data or bank account information was stolen. word comes from cornell university, don't get wrapped up to reactions on posts on facebook.
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researchers looked at how people react to the feedback on social network. >> they say people who often count the number of likes on photos and posts may not be leading a very purposeful live. according to the research, the amount of likes affect those with a good sense of purpose and high self-esteem less than it will affect people who are not as several confident. >> i posted that story earlier, and it got, like, three likes on facebook. by the way, follow us on facebook, wnnfans.com, and like our page because we could use a little more boost. >> we have no shame. >> like us on twitter because we check both. we're at that level. >> thank you. coming up, biggest stars in hollywood is under investigation. sources tell abc news that authorities will look into an alleged incident involving brad pitt and at least one of his children on a private plane. and why "50 shades of grey" heart throb jamie dornan is apparently baffled over his hunk
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so this woman is hoping to stop so this woman is hoping to stop someone from stealing her bag at a gas station outside ft. lauderdale, florida, jumps on the hood of the car, hits the man with her wallet, but he does not stop. the woman falls off the car, suffered minor injuries, but is expected to be okay. she admits now she probably made the wrong choice. school officials in texas issued a warning for anyone looking to stir up violence there.
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the medina school district posted this sign announcing the staff may be armed and will use whatever force necessary to protect their students. many of the residents have no problem with the sign. the sign goes for pre-k through high school. the superintendent says the move was not prompted by any specific event. it was just the general environment nationally. and increasing fallout in the increasingly acrimonious divorce between brad pitt and angelina jolie. >> the fbi is looking into an incident involving pitt and at least one of his children on a private plane. here is matt gutman. >> reporter: sources telling abc news that the los angeles department of children and family services is investigating child abuse claims involving brad pitt. the news coming on the heals of the bombshell divorce filing from pitt's wife, angelina jolie, who in an 11-page filing requested sole physical custody of their children. sources tell abc news the investigation focuses on a shouting match he had with one
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of the children on a chartered flight from nice, france, to los angeles. the hollywood couple traveled with the children around the world, making their six kids their priority. >> i say kids first. kids are --, a woman to brad and then my work internationally. >> reporter: raising awareness about children in need around the world. gearing up for what could be a bitter custody battle over their six children. sources close to pitt tell us the he's taking these allegations very seriously and is cooperate, authorities on. and despite what those sources are calling a smear campaign against him, they say pitt's focus remains what is most important to him, his six kids. matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. >> it's not the end of that of what we'll hear, no doubt. >> no. when we come back, stunning admissions from "50 shades"
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so skinny ♪ skinny time, and topping the headlines this morning, the stunning admission from "50 shats of grey" star, jamie dornan. >> his career skyrocketed over his steamy and kinky nude scenes, but now jamie dornan told a british tv show that he's baffled over why people think he's a hunk. >> should we show that shirtless scene again so people get an idea of how ridiculous this is. >> i agree with him. >> he's a northern ireland actor, and he said he's not secure in miss own skin as his famous character is and says he hates his face without a beard and that when he's clean shaven, i, quote, look like a thumb. >> all right. when asked what his wife, amelia, thinks of the sexy role, he admitted she's never seen it and probably never will and doesn't want to put herself through that.
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>> i can understand that would be awkward. the next installment "50 shades darker" premiers in february of next year. >> do you think he's -- >> he's handsome? yeah. >> okay. that took two seconds. >> next question. >> next. i don't know. i have not seen the movies. that's the extent to what i've seen. >> okay. i have. next to an actress who has been shaking off her body image issues and is now hot in demand. >> fans of amy schumer hear a lot from her sunday when the 35-year-old comic provides guest voices on three different fox animated series. >> schumer will portray a toy shop customer in "bob's burgers" who crosses paths with bob and teddy and who are there to buy a new toy for louise after they melted down the first one in an unfortunate mishap. >> on "the simpson's" she's the voice of the mother of mr. burns in a flashback sequence that
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will go towards a long way of explaining how he ended up as one of springfield's most evil men. >> interesting. i've been curious about that. and look for schumer on "family guy" as a construction worker. all schumer all the time. excellent. >> all right, turning now to the big screen, a long awaited debut of scarlett johansson's "cyborg." >> the live adaptation of the hit japanese animated comic series, and they offer us just a brief glimpse of her officer. named major. >> what are you? >> looks a little scary. "ghost in the shell" hits theaters next year on march 31st. >> i want more. more of that. finally, glad tidings for a celebrity power couple. >> adam le vine and his wife,
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victoria's secret model, welcomed their first child, a baby girl named dusty rose le vine. >> they shared photos including this one on instagram comparing baby bumps. >> adam put on a little sympathy weight, maybe? >> uh-huh. >> discussing his desire to have a big family, telling ryan just after he had tied the knot, he wants to have, quote, a hundred kids. more kids than would be socially responsible, was the quote. >> then he backed off that saying, i want like 17. >> oh. >> is that reasonable? >> is that all? >> reasonable? >> a farm, you know. a lot of kids to help you out. >> all good with that. i have to go back to the impersonation of mr. burns, which is kind of like right on. >> mine? >> yes. you have the eyes. >> excellent. excellent. >> good practice. coming up, our weekly friday rewind.
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feel the menthol burst. and clear your worst cold symptoms. let's end this. ♪ ♪ stop me if you heard this before, it's been a busy week for news headlines, but this one, politics took a back seat to the bombing, of course, here in new york and new jersey, police involved shooting b, and those violent protests in charlotte. >> but there was also wonderfully light hearted moment from a sweet voice from the past. here now, our weekly friday rewind. >> a bomb just went off in new york. >> this was an intentional act. >> we have not had an incident in a while. i mean, the world is getting hit, you know, every week. you almost wonder whether there was a dry spell, and then there was some kind of online communications that were going on from either isis or al qaeda.
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>> as the bombs -- right there, that's him. >> within a matter of seconds, the suspect fired on him. fortunately for russ, he had his vest on. >> subject won't show me his hands. >> we know he was armed. we know he was slow. we know he didn't commit a crime. >> all we know is they're in the apartment complex parking lot. this subject gets out a weapon, one of the officers felt a legal threat and fired the weapon because of that. >> you have to have good communications between police and community. when you have this breakdown and when you have it all across the country, that's a big problem. it really requires leadership at the highest level. it's going to take everybody in government to solve this problem. >> we're going to rebuild our inner cities because our
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african-american communities are absolutely in the worst shape that they've ever been in before ever, ever, ever. >> you do know somebody who might be thinking of voting for trump, stage an intervention. >> you haven't resigned. you haven't returned a single nickel of personal earnings, you haven't fired a single executive. >> the greed is astounding. >> people assume we make $600 off of each pen. it's not true. >> angelina and your friend, brad. >> what happened? >> they are divorcing. >> i did not know that. i feel very sorry. ♪ beauty and the beast ever just the same ♪ >> that was really beautiful. >> she sounds exactly the same as she did 25 years ago. >> yeah. 25 years. holy cow. >> isn't that crazy? >> that's insane. a lot going on in the next week. >> the big debate on monday. airs from 9:00 p.m. to 10:30
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good morning. i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." charlotte under curfew after two nights of unrest. protesters still on the streets, but demonstrations fairly peaceful. details, straight ahead. we're getting our first look at the scenes that have sparked anger in western maryland. that's a 15-year-old girl pepper sprayed by officers in the back of a police vehicle. the hod of the department says the move was justified. hackers stole personal information about yahoo! at about more than half a billion users. the biggest known hack of a single company ever discovered two years after it actually took place. yahoo! is one of the internet's biggest sites. and blue bell is blaming
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each other for a listeria scare. recalling ice cream for the second time in two years. those are just some of the top stories on this friday, september 23rd. from abc news, this is "world news now." good friday morning, everyone. we're starting this half hour with a curfew now in effect in charlotte. >> but protesters were still out on the streets. no violence at least so far, at least limited. demonstrators are now demanding the video of the deadly police shooting of keith scott be made public. the family has seen the video, but as far as the public, it's not going to be released any time soon. >> kim ryan is joining us from charlotte with the latest. jim? >> reporter: diane, kendis, for a third consecutive night, protesters take to the street in charlotte demanding answers for a police shooting, keith lamont scott. but this latest demonstration was cast against the backdrop of the governor's emergency declaration, and the hundreds of
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national guard troops that it brought to bear. military vehicles and guardsmen in fatigues were posted in front of government buildings and office towers to prevent a repeat of wednesday's property damage. and it seemed to have an effect in holding down the violence. one protesters who was shot, apparently by another protester wednesday night died of his injury. justin carr 26 years old. later, the mayor imposed a 12 midnight to 6:00 a.m. curfew. they will study effectiveness of the action to decide whether it should be extended into the weekend. family members of keith lamont scott have now seen dash cam video of the shooting. the police chief says it shows the 43-year-old was holding a gun at the time, and that officer was justified in pulling the trigger. vincent, who like scott, is black, is on leave during the investigation. the family says the video is still inconclusive and insists scott had a book in his hand when shot to death. >> thanks to jim ryan there. abc in charlotte.
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we want to get to this breaking news from tulsa. a police officer has turned himself in and posting bail after being charged with man slaughter in the shooting death of an unarmed man there. betty shelby could face four years to life in prison if she's convicteded in terence crutcher's death. prosecutors say officer shelby escalated last friday's confrontation with crutcher. he was not responding to commands, but he was walking away with hands up. and investigators are talking to a number of people about last weekends's bomb attacks in the new york city area, but they're unable to talk to the person at the top 06 their list. in fact, they may not ever be able to question the suspect. more from abc. >> reporter: as authorities hunt for possible accomplices, new footage of the moment that bomb blast rookd manhattan's chelsea neighborhood. but authorities are still unable to question the ski suspect. sources tell abc news ahmad
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rahami is unconscious and in the hospital after being shot seven times in the shoot-out with police and that he may not survive. late wednesday his wife returned from dubai to be questioned by the fbi, and officials says she's been cooperative, quote, to a certain degree. the suspect's father speaking about his daughter-in-law. asia bibi, is she coming back to the home today? >> no. >> reporter: as authorities continue to retrace rahami's steps, abc news learned he visited this virginia gun shop in july with several other people when he purchased the gun used in that shoot-out with police and that he visited this hair salon the day before the bombing, giving someone a high five. we're told investigators are honing in on a three-hour gap between when rahami was spotted on surveillance video here in chelsea and with his car was seen leaving manhattan. abc news, new york. wells fargo is not out of the woods yet.
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eight democratic senators asked the department to investigate specifically whether they compensated low level employees for the overtime worked to meet sales quota. ceo john stumpf will be back on capitol hill next week for another hearing, this time in front of a house committee. and the justice department is investigating former congressman anthony weiner. the u.s. attorney in new york wants weinor's cell phone records after alleged easy he sent sexually explicit messages to a 15-year-old girl. a attorney in south carolina, fbi, and the new york city police department are investigating this. with he iner said the accusation may be a hoax. three days away now from the much anticipated presidential debate. hillary clinton has cleared the schedule to hit the books, but donald trump remained on the campaign trail after hitting five events in pennsylvania. he's now taking a break to prepare for monday's showdown. it's your voice, your vote. >> oh, you will like me so much. >> reporter: donald trump taking the stage at an energy
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conference. it's his first stop at the beginning of a jam packed day in pennsylvania. >> you're going to like donald trump and all the workers that get put to work. >> reporter: before talking energy, trump addressing protests in north carolina after police shootings. >> drugs are a very, very big factor in what you're watching on television at night. we do have a wounded country. >> reporter: this, just a day after trump took heat from the country's largest police union on comments made about the officer who shot an unarmed black man in tulsa. >> did she get scared? was she choking? >> referee: trump, praising all police officers and then shifting back to energy. the republican nominee speaking to unions who represent thousands of people who work on roads and pipelines, trying to connect with the oil and gas company leaders who, in the past, have raised concerns that a hillary clinton presidency would mean more regulations, fewer jobs. >> we're going to be cutting massively regulations. >> reporter: as for hillary clinton? she's behind closed doors prepping for the first one-on-one faceoff with trump.
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this interview making the rounds online, taped the day she was diagnosed with pneumonia and asked what trump will wear to the debate. >> i assume he'll wear, you know, that red power tie. >> maybe a white power tie. >> that's even more appropriate. >> reporter: staffers with both campaigns are worried how the debate monday night will go down. the clinton campaign thinks donald trump may get softer questions. as for the trump team, senior sources says trump is not zoned in yet on policy. kendis, diane. >> thank you. lights are slowly coming back on in puerto rico. by morning, more than half the homes and businesses in the u.s. territory may have electricity again after massive power failure was caused by a fire in the main generator plant. nasa released a satellite image showing the country during the power outage and then after. to the nfl now. and if you can't stand the new england patriots, well, too bad. they started the third string quarterback, third string thursday night against houston, and it was still a blowout.
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this would be rookie jacoby bursett. keeping the ball, this is in the first quarter. sprinted, like, 27 yards for the touchdown. the patriots move to 3-0, and all of that without brady and without their backup, jimmy garoppolo. they blanked texas 27-0. >> backup quarterback himself, brady. >> exactly. just preserving him. in los angeles, dodgers second baseman shows how to turn an error into an assist. he bobbled the ball there, the grounder in the game. but managed to flip it behind his back to fully extended adrian gonzales for the out. it shows up on the score card as a 4-3 ground out. >> he throws it blind. how did he do that? that's impressive. >> yeah. >> know who made the best play of all? >> who? >> that honor goes to the
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anchorage, alaska, police department. check this out. not a bear in the woods they're after. it's a bear running through the streets of alaska's biggest city. it took a few hours, but they finally cornered that furry fugitive in a cemetery they captured him unharmed. >> the bear went into a pizza . hut. went to a pizza hut. >> if they had vending machines they wouldn't have to. >> he was hungry. look, there he goes. got the munchies there. >> just a tour of the neighborhood. >> i bet. the music is hilarious on that video as well. >> they said he was just doing his bear thing and before he knew it, he was in the city. it was unbearable b, just hanging out. there could be many stupid puns.. >> yeah. we'll put a pause to that. >> yeah. coming up, we'll we'll check out what's opening in theaters this weekend. rebooting a classic western, the magnificent seven, with a few modern twists, and animated feature touching on the age old
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question, where do babies come from? first, where will votes come from in key battleground states for donald trump and hillary clinton? we'll check out why voters are so undecided in pennsylvania. >> how long were you banking on that line? >> first, a look at today's temperatures. right off the top of my head. >> really? >> right off the top of my head. >> that's sad. >> is it? "world news now" weather brought to you by united health care. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs.
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everybody laughed except the secret service. >> i love mel brookes. >> he's awesome. the mood is not as light hearted now for the two presidential candidates. >> nope. just days away from their first one-on-one presidential debate with donald trump and hillary clinton still having time and some ways to get votes in pennsylvania. here's abc's elizabeth hur. >> reporter: an inordinary election year, finding hillary clinton supporters, hillary clinton in a state democrats carried for the past six years, easy enough. >> voting for hillary clinton because she's the best candidate. >> reporter: but this is no ordinary race. >> i'm not going to vote for hillary just because she's a woman. >> reporter: voters we spoke to expressed frustration with both candidates. >> i feel like i'm in kindergarten watching a bunch of little kids fight back and forth. >> it is overwhelming. it's crazy between the drama and the negativity. >> reporter: republicans did not
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hold back from criticizing donald trump for the process. >> i think he's just acting like a 5th grader. >> embarrassed about the candidates that are running, and we need something different. >> reporter: these lifelong republicans say they are now undecided, and winning over the voters, crucial especially for trump, according to experts. >> pennsylvania is almost a must-win state for donald trump because he's going to lose some other states he needs to win, so he needs electoral votes. >> 20 electoral votes up for grabs in pennsylvania, and the ap says no presidential candidate won here in the last 40 years without a strong showing in these four suburban philadelphia counties. the same areas where we met these voters still on the fence. and the number one concern heard from voters here? the economy. and those who say they are still undecided say based on what they've seen so far, both clinton and trump have a long ways to go before winning them over.
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abc news, pennsylvania. >> thanks to elizabeth there. reminder here, abc plans full coverage of the first big debate. >> tune in monday night, live at 9:00 eastern here on abc and live streamed at abcnews.com. coming up, ushering in the arrival of autumn with a favorite frosty delight. >> in case you missed it, it was national ice cream cone day. and we're about to celebrate it, of course, by tasting it ourselves. you're watching "world news now." "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.
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♪ ice cream is so much fun to eat it's my favorite treat ♪ it is the first full day of autumn, and it also happened to be national ice cream cone day. >> happy autumn, everybody. and to celebrate, we have checked out an innovative ice cream paler taking ice cream cones to a deliciously new dreamy level. we have our insomniac kitchen. >> reporter: since its opening seven months ago, the unique waffle cone creations has taken new york city and instagram by storm. to celebrate national ice cream cone day, i went to lower
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manhattan to see how igloo put a modern twist on the cone. >> this is the waffle maker and where the magic happens. let's go ahead and make our chocolate igloo. what do you say? >> let's do it. pour the batter. pour it right in the center. wiggle it around. you're going to get spillage. it gets messy in here. close it up. let it sit. >> mind if i go ahead and try making my own? >> yeah. >> awesome. exciting. my first one. right in the center here? tell me when. try to get it around a little bit. okay if it spills out, right? get it in the back there. i think i got it out of the thing there, now closed. easy as that? >> now the difficult waiting game. >> and there it is. mystical magical. >> came out good, i say. what do you think, mike? >> loose great. >> not bad, right? >> i'm worn out from making it. i should have ice cream. >> i feel bad for you. you're missing this.
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>> savory, a pizza version as well? >> pizza's great. people love it. >> assuming there's not ice cream on those, but have they come in here asking for ice cream on the pizza? >> quite a few, actually. >> really? >> cheese. >> got to have cheese. >> pepperoni, garlic, and other spices. now add the batter. close it up. now we wait. >> look at that. oh, that looks good. yeah. mike, we devoured one of your amazing creations. do you think it's ready to serve? >> looks great. >> let's cone it. feeling green tea today, what do you think? >> let's do it. can we put toppings on this? we have to have toppings. chocolate sauce on there. whipped cream? >> go for it. >> oh, look at that. look at that. i kind of want to take a picture
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of it and instagram it right now. look at that. looks delicious. that is so good, you guys. that is delicious. thank you, mike, thank you for sharing your creation with us. this is absolutely delicious. i'm definitely coming back for more. >> i like the not so subtle plug for mike's instagram account there. >> by the way, these, chocolate. >> are they? >> uh-huh. >> very good. while there's controversy as to who invented the ice cream cone, one of the earliest mentions of them showed up in a french book back in 1825. dig in. it's really awesome. >> what are you doing? nothing in his cone. not a thing. nothing. >> originally referred to -- i want to get information out there. originally referred to little waffles -- >> i'm fine with this arrangement.
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feel the menthol burst. and clear your worst cold symptoms. let's end this. it's time now for our insomniac theater checking out two movies opening this weekend while i enjoy my ice cream. >> that was really, really good. >> you didn't eat it! it's time now for our insomniac theater checking out two movies opening this weekend while i enjoy my ice cream. >> that was really, really good. >> you didn't eat it! >> it was delicious. it might still be here. >> the remake of a classic. >> oh, my god. i'm going to dig in. "magnificent seven." 1960 version was really good. denzel washington, and this one, this is played by peter who wants to destroy their town. here's a clip. >> that man murdered -- >> i want something. i take it. >> he will take everything we
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have. >> so you seek revenge. >> or i seek righteousness, but i'll take revenge. >> the critics are mixed, you might say. giving it a 60% rating on rotten tomatoes, and ryan writes, looking for something different from the original, it's best mosey elsewhere, pilgrim. okay. another says it's two hours of hard core shoot-em-up pow, and it's entertaining as hell. >> storks is an animated children's fantasy in how one lands in hot water when the baby factory produces an adorable, but unauthorized baby girl. he's in a race against time end listing his friend to make the baby drop before the boss finds out. >> ice cream headache. >> quick, we can get to the boat through here. ah! wait. why are you running so weird?
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what don't i know? my old nemesis. glass! >> birds can't see glass! >> it's voiced by kelsi grammar and jens fer ansson. and jennifer aniston. a 52% splat, saying the premise is too flimsy, that old question where babies come from remains oddly avoided even in a child-friendly way. but another says it's about finding your family, and there's no innovative about the message, storks is a little bundle of joy. i, by the way, learned a lesson. >> what? >> it's tough to read the news while eating ice cream because your mouth goes numb. >> that's why i don't eat on camera. >> you're a liar. you are such a liar. did you just put it on your
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this morning on this morning on "world news now," hundreds of protesters took to the streets in north carolina despite an overnight curfew. >> still, the scene there is relatively peaceful despite the video of the deadly police shooting of keith scott. scott's family has now seen that video. their reaction to the shooting caught on tape. and will that be released? we're live in charlotte with the latest. and the candidates are taking the day off to prepare for the big first presidential debate. meanwhile, donald trump is clarifying his stance on the controversial stop and frisk tactic. we'll tell you what he meant to say. and a frightening scene in utah. tornado touching down. severe weather bringing heavy winds and rain, knocking out power and damaging homes as it tore across the region.
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and soon enough, it will be decision time with voters across the country deciding who to vote for. we'll head to ohio to see why swimming pigs may hold the key to who sits in the oval office. it's friday, september 23rd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." so all you've hear about nate silver and 538, forget about it. >> no, no, data is gone. this is the age of swimming pigs. >> yes, all right. >> good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm diana saido. >> we begin with breaking news in charlotte, north carolina, where people protested past the city's midnight curfew. >> so the mayor imposed that curfew following two nights of demonstrations protesting the police shooting of kevin scott. this morning, things are very calm. the police department tweeting out this photo of the command center where the operation is being coordinated. >> heather is joining us this morning with the latest on that. heather. >> reporter: kendis and diane, that city-wide curfew is now in
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effect, but hundreds of protesters continue to ignore the order as they march in the streets of uptown charlotte. >> no justice -- >> no peace. >> reporter: for a third straight night, protesters took to the streets of charlotte, a heavy police presence backed up by more than 400 national guard troops didn't detemperature crowds from demonstrating against the fatal police sheeting of keith lamont scott, a 43-year-old black man. scott was shot by a black officer, brantley vincent. police say scott refused to drop a handgun. some witnesses say scott had no gun. others say he held a book. thursday, authorities allowed scott's family their first look at videos of the incident. in a statement, their lawyer said after watching the videos, the family again has more
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questions than answers. when he was shot and killed, mr. scott's hands were by his side and he was slowly walking backwards. police say they will not make the videos public until the investigation is over. >> this family does not agree with rioting or incident individuals being injured or killed. on wednesday, demonstrations and with bedlam as angry crowds clashed with police. tear gas and flash grenades were not enough to keep protests, some masking their faces, from smashing windows and blocking roads. this man was shot, police say not by them. he later died. and at one point, protesters blocked part of the interstate just outside of uptown. police had to deploy tear gas to disperse the crowds. the city's mayor says thor curfew will remain in effect until the state of emergency is lifted the.
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>> a very popular area in charlotte. that was the scene of a lot of violence last night. things are a lot more calm this night. any issues so far? >> well, charlotte meclanburg police say two of their officers were sprayed with some kind of chemical agent by civilians. they were treated by emergency workers. we have not heard reports of any civilians being injured. police continue to monitor the situation from about 1200 cameras placed throughout the city. >> heather, what do we know about where things progress from the investigation here? >> protesters are still very angry. they say they will continue to demonstrate. they're still calling or the release of that police video footage. the police chief saying he will not be releasing that video. we know the fbi and the department of justice are here on the ground investigating and tonight the family still calling for calm. kendis, diane. >> heather live in charlotte, thank you.
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and breaking news in tulsa, a police officer turning herself in in the shooting death of an unarmed black man. prosecutors say officer betty shelby acted unreasonably when she shot terence crutcher last friday. police video shows crutcher with his hands up during most of the encounter. the district attorney praising the police department's reaction. he called on residents to remain peaceful. >> it is the shared responsibility of all who have the ability to control their reactions to do just that. >> crutcher's funeral is scheduled for tomorrow night. in the meantime, shelby posted bond after turning herself in. she faced four years to life in prison if convicted. a judge is actually going to decide if the case goes to trial. police in western maryland say officers there were justified in pepper spraying a 15-year-old girl. two officers are trying to get that handcuffed teen into their cruiser. she's sprayed after refuse to go
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put her feet inside. she was cuffed after kicking and cursing at the officers. the girl allegedly had ridden her back through a red light and hit a car. hillary clinton reached out to the mayor of charlotte to discuss the unrest and not to be undone, trump tweeted last night that he spoke with north carolina's governor and trump is also clarifying his position on the expanding the use of stop and frisk. tom llamas is on the campaign trail. >> reporter: with the issue of race red hot, donald trump keeping praise on police but also offered this. >> we must do everything we can to ensure that they are properly trained, that they respect all members of the public, and that any wrongdoing is always and it will be by them, vigorously addressed. >> reporter: but then while speaking about the protesters in charlotte, this off prompter
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ad-lib. >> and if you aren't aware, drugs are a very, very big factor in what you're watching on television at night. >> trump is trying to expand his base. right now, 91% of his supporters are white. >> it's very divided in our country. it just seems that there's a lack of spirit between the white and the black. there's a lack of spirit. there's a lack of something. something's going on that's bad. and what's going between police and others is getting worse. >> however, trump is now promoting a policy that's highly unpopular in the black community. >> there's been a lot of violence in the black community. i want to know what would you do to help stop that violence, you know, black on black crime. >> right. well, one of the things i would do, ricardo, i would do stop and frisk. i see what's going on here. i see what's going on in chicago. i think stop and frisk. >> stop and frisk is a
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controversial. 83% of people stopped by police in new york were black or latino. the nypd largely abandon the tactic and a federal judge in new york ruled it unconstitutional. just hours after trump made his comment, his campaign tried to clarify, insisting he was only talking about complimenting stop and frisk in chicago, not nationwide. >> i was really referring to chicago stop and frisk. they asked me about chicago. >> as trump try toes build bridges in the black community, hillary clinton working on her outreach to young voters, aing on the popular web series "between two ferns" with actor zach galifianakis. >> when he's elected president, are you going to move to canada or the antarctic?
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>> i would say in the united states. >> and what would you do? >> try to prevent him from destroying the united states. >> abc news, chester township, pennsylvania. police are looking for a motive in an apparent double murder-suicide at an east tennessee factory. the bodies of three workers, two men and a woman were found inside the thomasin betts corporation. all three of them were shot and the local area schools were put on lockdown for the investigation. investigators still haven't been able to question the man charged with placing bombs in new york and new jersey last weekend. ahmad rahami is in the hospital and in creditical but stable condition. meanwhile, rahami's wife has returned to the u.s. from dubai and severe storms in utah, a has been questioned. twister caught on camera. you can see it's twirling behind that verizon store there. there were some injuries. large trees downed and loss of power. there were strong winds and heavy hail.
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and the nba will be on high alert this season for players who go below the belt. >> so the league is being extra sensitive, you might say, about hits to the groin. call it draymond green's legacy. the league is not happy with hits below the belt. it's now a point of emphasis in the upcoming -- ooh. the league wants to put a stop to things for the protection of the players. >> are you going to be okay? >> it's kind of hard to watch. >> honestly, it's hard for me to watch. its actually cringed, as well. >> oh, my word. come on, man. >> is that his move? >> i guess that's his thing. >> so they've -- in the past, they've been treating this just like a normal foul, but now they're going to pay -- they're going to have an extra penalty for this? >> they're just going to be on the lookout for it. >> the league put hits to the groin in the category of unnatural acts.
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i would say so. >> amen. >> yeah. coming up, an abc news exclusive with president obama. our own robin roberts goes one-on-one with the president on the growing tensions police as well as how all americans can help bridge the growing racial divide. and just days away from the first the the presidential one-on-one debate with hillary clinton and donald trump, even the pigs are getting in on the action. and find us on facebook, wnnfans.com and on twitter, @abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." you're watching "world news now."
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back to breaking news in charlotte, protests continued past the midnight curfew. >> people are protesting the police involved shooting of keith scott. the victim's family has now viewed video of that shooting and they say scott's hands were by his side and he were slowly walking backwards when he was shot. police say he was holding a gun and the police chief has so far refused demands that the video be made public. president obama is now weighing in on these violent protests. the president went one-on-one with abc's robin roberts. >> she asked about the growing tensions between protesters and police but how all americans can bridge the racial divide.
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>> what we've seen recently in charlotte, north carolina, young people rising up, and showing their frustration in a different way. when you and the rest of the world see that, what goes through your mind? >> well, i think it's important to separate out the pervasive sense of frustration among a lot of african-americans that shootings of people in the sense that justice is not always, you know, colorblind. the way we change the system requires us to be able to reach out and engage the broader american community. and that requires being peaceful, that requires being thoughtful about what are the specific reforms you're looking for. the overwhelming majority of
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people who have been concerned about police-community relations, doing it the right way. every once in a while, you see folks doing it the wrong way. >> we want to show you one man in charlotte who is looking to bring people together. >> his name is ken wadiki jr. and he's a 34-year-old peace activist offering free hugs to police officers who are trying to restore order in the recent days of chaos around that city. >> he thinks of the police officers as human beings with families of their own to support and says fear and hatred cease to exist when love is in abundance. i think there was a similar incident in dallas where people with went around and hugged people after the shooting there. coming up, politics kicking into high gear across key battleground states. >> why donald trump and hillary clinton are fighting an uphill battle in the must-win state of ohio. you're watching "world news now." donald trump and hillary clinton are fighting an uphill "world news now" continues after this from our abc
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as both donald trump and hillary clinton prepare for their first one-on-one presidential debate can in politics, there's more going on in key battleground states. >> we have this report from across the buckeye state. >> reporter: here in ohio, even the pigs have political names. >> and in the fourth position, it's donald grunt. >> reporter: we asked the critical voters in this battleground state to step right up. in the spirit of being at a fair, it's kind of a game. >> i'm leaning towards trump. >> hillary clinton this year. >> are you kidding? donald trump. >> do you travel everywhere with that big cut out of donald trump here? >> it would be great if i could. >> reporter: from the farms to campuses, opinions in every corner in ohio were as plentiful as the cows and as loaded as the doughnuts. we drove a thousand miles, hitting several county fairs
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along the way. if hillary clinton were an attraction at this county fair, which one would she be? >> of course we would have to make her the beauty queen. >> who are you voting for, john? >> probably trump. >> okay. you said probably. are you unsure? are you voting for -- >> i'm not voting for hillary. >> reporter: each turn of the wheel, the conversation deepened. >> what's the most outrageous thing you've heard this campaign? >> why are we so focused on hillary's illnesses and well being rather than focusing on the issues? >> reporter: oh, my gosh, there they go! what is the one then you dislike most about your candidates? >> one thing that's challenging for her is separating herself from the foundations.
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>> reporter: what do you think donald trump will do that's good for ohio? >> bring back our jobs. i live in smithville, and everything is just about out of business. >> reporter: on college campuses, students talked about third party candidates. >> in the general election, i'll be voting for gary johnson. >> which candidate do you want to have a beer with? >> i'm a republican who doesn't support trump. i'd go back in time and grab lindsay graham. >> reporter: the students were frustrated about the campaign is something we heard all over the state. >> stop with the mud slinging. >> reporter: in the end, it could just be a question of turnout, republicans and they hope the voters are energized and democrats in places like this in downtown columbus are just trying to get voters to the polls. back at the fair, donald grunt pulled away in the final stretch. >> it's the number 4, piggy. >> donald grunt. >> i would love to see the candidates there, all four of them to watch the pig race and weigh in on what they think about the performers. >> don't forget, of course, the debate monday abc news will be here with live coverage monday
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time now for "the mix." this next story's going to take us on a roller coaster of emotion. get ready to ride with me. >> all right. >> we start with a little panda in the jungle. so he takes a fall. oh, that's terrible. but look, he's okay. so no harm, that's all right. but look what happens when the others come over. you would think they're checking on him. they are not checking on him. they are stealing his bamboo. >> that makes it worse. >> that's his buddies trying to benefit from his misfortune. is that what a panda sounds like squealing? >> you'd never do this to me? if i fell from a tree and dropped my bamboo?
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>> i would be gone. no, i'd check on you. so, our wishes have been answered. in florida, there is a vending machine where you can get your pizza, no big deal, but -- >> that's a very big deal. >> okay. but it gets better. >> oh? >> for six bucks and two minutes of your time, you'll receive a fully cooked 9-inch pizza. three varieties. cheese, pepperoni and margarita. >> i love that. and the polka. >> from the beer garden in new york's east village, here are the yayayas! ♪ ♪
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breaking news breaking news this morning breaking news this morning on "world news now," another night of protests in charlotte, tense moments between demonstrators and police, but a peaceful night as the community searches for answers and the nation hopes for healing. we'll head live to charlotte with a full report in just a moment. and the white house is investigating after one of its staffers was hacked and sensitive information about the first family reportedly stolen via e-mail. we'll get the latest on that developing story. and new this hour, the latest on the hollywood star under investigation. >> what we found out about brad pitt in the middle of the increasingly bitter divorce and what authorities are looking into involving an incident with pitt and one of his children. and there's another hollywood heart throb who admits he's baffled over his hunk status. the stunning admission that "50
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shades of grey"'s jamie dornan thinks about what he looks like unshaven. the full story ahead in "the skinny" this friday, september 23rd. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> so christian grey doesn't think he's good looking? >> allegedly. >> okay. >> the ross unit is all over it. >> we'll get into that in a second. good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. we're going to start with people who are clearing out of downtown charlotte after a night of mostly peaceful protests. this follows a midnight to 6:00 a.m. curfew imposed by the mayor after two nights of violent protests resulting in dozens of arrests and one death. >> the national guard arrived earlier in the day after the governor declared a state of emergency in the city.
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we are live in charlotte, and, heather, a different scene from what we saw last night, right? >> reporter: yeah, diane, kendis, things are much calmer now. hundreds of protesters are still defying the order to maintain that city-wide curfew and they are continue to go march through the streets of uptown charlotte. they've been here for hours, at times laying down in the street. while demonstrations have remained largely peaceful, there's been tense moments. at one point, protesters blocked the interstate here outside of uptown. police deployed tear gas to get the crowd to disperse. charlotte meclenberg police say two of their officers were sprayed with some kind of chemical agent by civilians and were treated by emergency workers. no reports of any injuries to civilians. as you mentioned, more than 400 national guard troops are here on the ground assisting the police tonight. the city's mayor said the nightly curfew will remain in effect until that state of emergency is lifted. meantime, the family of keith scott says they have seen the video of the police shooting,
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and there continues to be two very different sides to this story. police saying the suspect did have some kind of weapon, a gun, but the family says he was carrying a book, and this morning, they are not commenting on what they saw in the video. kendis, diane? >> so different tales completely, but where does the investigation go from here? >> reporter: well right now, we know the fbi and department of justice are here on the ground. they will be assisting with the investigation. and, you know, i wanted to let you know one of the reasons why protesters believe that tonight's protests were so calm is because there are leaders here. earlier tonight, the naacp held a gathering outside of the omni hotel where the protesters last night was shot ask killed. and down the road, we had people gather at a church for a prayer vigil to ray for peace. we should be learning in the next several hours what's planned for today and what the next step of the investigation will be, but the police chief
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saying he is not going to release that police video. kendis, diane. >> despite the amount of pressure he's getting. thank you, heather, live for us from charlotte. as protesters came on the streets again, demanding release of the video, doesn't sound like the police chief is going to capitulate. >> yes. take a listen to the protests. >> we want the tape! we want the tape! we want the tape! >> you can clearly hear they were chanting, "we want the tape" last night. we are joined by former special agent in charge, steve gomez. steve, the family has seen the tape. they want it released. can the public outcry finally force authorities to release that? >> well, they're going to force them to hurry up and release it. whether they're going to release it right away is another question. i think as we've seen in the last couple of days, the investigation that is ongoing is clearly causing them to hold on to the tape. it's not as clear-cut as seen in other cases.
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what you have is they are going to hold on to it and see what's going on. there's probably complications with what the video shows and they probably realize that they're going to have to, you know, explain what the context of what the officer did was and what actually -- >> steve, is that all this is? is this a desire to give a full explanation when you do show the video or is there some way that showing the video could impede the investigation itself? >> i think we may have lost him. >> yeah. steve was there on a cell phone. we're going to try to get that connection -- >> are you guys there? >> yeah. steve? >> yeah, yeah, i can hear you. >> so, steve, i was just asking, is all this concern about not releasing the video, is it just for the sake of being able to offer a full explanation of when they do release it, or releasing this could impede the
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investigation itself? >> absolutely. no, this is all about being able to offer a full explanation. and there's a complication that is clearly involved with this investigation based on the video. and, you know, most want -- if i was in charge of that kind of investigation, i would be saying let's hold on for a second. they are probably doing a lot of interviews. they are probably examining the officer's past conduct, had there been any complaints against the officer. those are all being taken into consideration in addition to what the video depicts, and what they are able to do forensically at the crime scene there or at the scene of the shooting. >> abc contributor and former fbi special agent in charge, steve gomez. steve, thanks for joining us. wore going to move on to politics. the first presidential debate of the general election season could shatter records with 100 million people expected to watch. hillary clinton is off the trail until monday night's showdown. she's doing some intensive prep,
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including mock debates with a trump stand-in. both clinton and trump are each reviewing the other's past debates. trump said he's going to be himself and respectful and reportedly cleared his schedule for today for debate prep as well, but sources said he's not delved into policy or taken part in mock debates. watch the debate here on abc with our power house political team live monday night at 9:00 eastern. hopes for a truce in syria appear to have collapsed. more talks expected today, but kerry says constant violations of the cease-fire have hurt chances of a permanent deal. he called for russia and the syrian government to make stronger commitments, and the comments came amid news they are restarting operations in aleppo. the bombing suspect, rahami, is hospitalized in critical but stable condition. he is unconscious, and he's not been questioned so far. it may be some time before they can.
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meantime, rahami's wife has returned to the u.s. and a senior law enforcement official said she's been cooperative, quote, to a certain degree. the secret service investigating a possible cyber breach of what appeared to be a scanned copy of michelle obama's passport was posted online. it was a span of e-mails posted from a white house staffer. the image includes the passport photo and information page, most of which is already public information. yahoo! reports the biggest known hack of a single company's computer network ever. they said the account information of nearly 500 million users was stolen two years ago. yahoo! blames state sponsored hackers, but doesn't name the company. the company believes no payment card data or bank account information was stolen. word comes from cornell university, don't get wrapped up to reactions on posts on facebook. researchers looked at how people react to the feedback on social network.
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>> they say people who often count the number of likes on photos and posts may not be leading a very purposeful live. according to the research, the amount of likes affect those with a good sense of purpose and high self-esteem less than it will affect people who are not as several confident. >> i posted that story earlier, and it got, like, three likes on facebook. by the way, follow us on facebook, wnnfans.com, and like our page because we could use a little more boost. >> we have no shame. >> like us on twitter because we check both. we're at that level. >> thank you. coming up, biggest stars in hollywood is under investigation. sources tell abc news that authorities will look into an alleged incident involving brad pitt and at least one of his children on a private plane. and why "50 shades of grey" heart throb jamie dornan is apparently baffled over his hunk status and what he says he thinks he looks like coming up in "the skinny." but first, a look at today's forecast.
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so this woman is hoping to stop someone from stealing her bag at a gas station outside ft. lauderdale, florida, jumps on the hood of the car, hits the man with her wallet, but he does not stop. the woman falls off the car, suffered minor injuries, but is expected to be okay. she admits now she probably made the wrong choice. school officials in texas issued a warning for anyone
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looking to stir up violence there. the medina school district posted this sign announcing the staff may be armed and will use whatever force necessary to protect their students. many of the residents have no problem with the sign. the sign goes for pre-k through high school. the superintendent says the move was not prompted by any specific event. it was just the general environment nationally. and increasing fallout in the increasingly acrimonious divorce between brad pitt and angelina jolie. >> the fbi is looking into an incident involving pitt and at least one of his children on a private plane. here is matt gutman. >> reporter: sources telling abc news that the los angeles department of children and family services is investigating child abuse claims involving brad pitt. the news coming on the heals of the bombshell divorce filing from pitt's wife, angelina jolie, who in an 11-page filing requested sole physical custody of their children. sources tell abc news the investigation focuses on a
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shouting match he had with one of the children on a chartered flight from nice, france, to los angeles. the hollywood couple traveled with the children around the world, making their six kids their priority. >> i say kids first. kids, a woman to brad and then my work internationally. >> reporter: raising awareness about children in need around the world. gearing up for what could be a bitter custody battle over their six children. sources close to pitt tell us the he's taking these allegations very seriously and is cooperate, authorities on. and despite what those sources are calling a smear campaign against him, they say pitt's focus remains what is most important to him, his six kids. matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. >> it's not the end of that of what we'll hear, no doubt. >> no. when we come back, stunning admissions from "50 shades" heart throb. >> a look at scarlet johansson's cyborg. the skinny is next. admissions from "50 shades"
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so skinny ♪ skinny time, and topping the headlines this morning, the stunning admission from "50 shats of grey" star, jamie dornan. >> his career >> his career skyrocketed over his steamy and kinky nude scenes, but now jamie dornan told a british tv show that he's baffled over why people think he's a hunk. >> should we show that shirtless scene again so people get an idea of how ridiculous this is. >> i agree with him. >> he's a northern ireland actor, and he said he's not secure in miss own skin as his famous character is and says he hates his face without a beard and that when he's clean shaven, i, quote, look like a thumb. >> all right. when asked what his wife, amelia, thinks of the sexy role, he admitted she's never seen it and probably never will and doesn't want to put herself through that. >> i can understand that would be awkward. the next installment "50 shades darker" premiers in february of
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next year. >> do you think he's -- >> he's handsome? yeah. >> okay. that took two seconds. >> next question. >> next. i don't know. i have not seen the movies. that's the extent to what i've seen. >> okay. i have. next to an actress who has been shaking off her body image issues and is now hot in demand. >> fans of amy schumer hear a lot from her sunday when the 35-year-old comic provides guest voices on three different fox animated series. >> schumer will portray a toy shop customer in "bob's burgers" who crosses paths with bob and teddy and who are there to buy a new toy for louise after they melted down the first one in an unfortunate mishap. >> on "the simpson's" she's the voice of the mother of mr. burns in a flashback sequence that will go towards a long way of explaining how he ended up as one of springfield's most evil men.
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>> interesting. i've been curious about that. and look for schumer on "family guy" as a construction worker. all schumer all the time. excellent. >> all right, turning now to the big screen, a long awaited debut of scarlett johansson's "cyborg." >> the live adaptation of the hit japanese animated comic series, and they offer us just a brief glimpse of her officer. named major. >> what are you? >> looks a little scary. "ghost in the shell" hits theaters next year on march 31st. >> i want more. more of that. finally, glad tidings for a celebrity power couple. >> adam levine and his wife, victoria's secret model, welcomed their first child, a baby girl named dusty rose
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levine. >> they shared photos including this one on instagram comparing baby bumps. >> adam put on a little sympathy weight, maybe? >> uh-huh. >> discussing his desire to have a big family, telling ryan seacrest just after he had tied the knot, he wants to have, quote, a hundred kids. more kids than would be socially responsible, was the quote. >> then he backed off that saying, i want like 17. >> oh. >> is that reasonable? >> is that all? >> reasonable? >> a farm, you know. a lot of kids to help you out. >> all good with that. i have to go back to the impersonation of mr. burns, which is kind of like right on. >> mine? >> yes. you have the eyes. >> excellent. excellent. >> good practice. coming up, our weekly friday rewind. >> comes strangely naturally.
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feel the menthol burst. and clear your worst cold symptoms. let's end this. ♪ ♪ ♪ stop me if you heard this before, it's been a busy week for news headlines, but this one, politics took a back seat to the bombing, of course, here in new york and new jersey, police involved shootings, and those violent protests in charlotte. >> but there was also wonderfully light hearted moment from a sweet voice from the past. here now, our weekly friday rewind. >> a bomb just went off in new york. >> this was an intentional act. >> we have not had an incident in a while. i mean, the world is getting hit, you know, every week. you almost wonder whether there was a dry spell, and then there was some kind of online communications that were going on from either isis or al qaeda.
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>> as the bombs -- right there, that's him. >> within a matter of seconds, the suspect fired on him. fortunately for russ, he had his vest on. >> subject won't show me his hands. >> we know he was armed. we know he was slow. we know he didn't commit a crime. >> all we know is they're in the apartment complex parking lot. this subject gets out a weapon, one of the officers felt a legal threat and fired the weapon because of that. >> you have to have good communications between police and community. when you have this breakdown and when you have it all across the country, that's a big problem. it really requires leadership at the highest level. it's going to take everybody in government to solve this problem. >> we're going to rebuild our inner cities because our african-american communities are absolutely in the worst shape
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that they've ever been in before ever, ever, ever. >> you do know somebody who might be thinking of voting for trump, stage an intervention. >> you haven't resigned. you haven't returned a single nickel of your personal earnings, you haven't fired a single executive. >> the greed is astounding. >> people incorrectly assume we make $600 off of each pen. it's not true. >> angelina and your friend, brad. >> what happened? >> they are divorcing. >> i did not know that. i feel very sorry. ♪ beauty and the beast ever just the same ♪ >> that was really beautiful. >> she sounds exactly the same as she did 25 years ago. >> yeah. 25 years. holy cow. >> isn't that crazy? >> that's insane. a lot going on in the next week. >> the big debate on monday. airs from 9:00 p.m. to 10:30
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making news in america this morning, protesters took to the streets of charlotte, but a curfew made it relatively calm. still, police are coming under increasing pressure to release video of the police shooting of keith scott. we're live in charlotte. out on bond, the tulsa police officer facing a manslaughter charge for the shooting death of another black man. well, she turned herself in overnight and has already been released. yahoo! is releasing new details about the massive hacking that left accounts of hundreds of millions of people in danger. and facebook feedback. what a new study is saying about those who are overly concerned as they may be with the number of likes they get. a good friday morning to you all. pr
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