did like this particular snack i'd be like pour up. >> get back in. >> all right, this is fun. it makes it a whole experience a bit more like we're all in this together. >> cuts down road rage because it brings everybody's sugar level back. >> these are the bucket list boys and they do fun stuff like this. one case i think the light turned green or the traffic moved along because they leave one of their buddies behind. >> no cheez-its left behind. >> they're in l.a., they'll be stopping any second. >> this is for you. these are cheez-its. >> thank you, i love cheez-its. >> this is called give a snack, get a snack. >> i love those! >> of course! it's like when ir'you're in elementary school you trade. >> any suggestions of things they could pass out, they'd like

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peay state university probably can't be blamed for invading the field. they had been waiting to celebrate a win for nearly two years. >> this wasn't a playoff win. it wasn't a championship. it was just that they finally won a game, and that was enough to bring down the goalposts. the score of the game, 69-13. a pretty big win. >> oh, yeah, not bad at all. over moorehead state. >> it was austin peay's first football win since 2014. >> oh, my gosh, not necessarily victory city in clarksville, tennessee. >> i don't think i've ever seen fans rush the stadium just for a win.

>> just for one win. >> they hammered them, though. >> at least it was a big one. >> all right, go big. coming up in "the skinny," "dancing with the stars" returns, and so does mariah carey. we're going to check out her perform performance and that aquatic entrance in "the skinny." and a woman was passed a note telling her to hand over her belongings while riding a train. so, hear how she managed to get out of that would-be robbery. next, you're watching "world news now."

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we're getting some new details in about a bizarre we're getting some new details in about a bizarre robbery attempt on a san francisco train. >> the victim says she was able to fend off her would-be attacker by faking a seizure. here's kgo's leslie brinkly. >> reporter: this is the suspect bart says handed over a note to a passenger on a dublin-bound train saturday afternoon. >> i was really scared. probe the most scared i've ever been. >> reporter: the victim said she was never so scared in her life as when the note was dropped in her lap. it says there are two guns pointed at you now.

if you want to live, hand back your wallet and phone now and do not turn around. >> there's a man standing ten feet in front of me, i tried to make contact with him. i made eye contact with him mouthed help. he pointed to his phone and got off at the next stop. i think he might have called the police, but i realized that wasn't going to help me at the time. >> reporter: so she faked having a seizure. >> so i started slumped over to the left and started shaking. and people started to notice. and they were like, are you okay? are you okay? >> reporter: the suspect exited a short while later. dragler gave police a specific train car number and they pulled the surveillance video. >> our detectives took that surveillance video from the train car. and since we know the time frame, we're able to find out when this incident occurred and the video absolutely does corroborate the victim reported. >> the person got off at the next stop. and i think i got a glimpse of them. it was an older white woman with a suitcase.

>> reporter: she says she appeared to be working alone as she entered and exited the train by herself. guns were pointed at the victim was likely a bluff. i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> they asked her how she got the idea to do it. and she said i'm not sure but it may be from watching "law & order." >> who knew that "law & order" helped. creative idea by that young lady. all right. when we come back, some of the biggest stars on earth gathering in the ballroom for season 25 of "dancing with the stars." and mariah carey proving she still knows how to make an entrance. ♪ skinny

- ( snaps, clatters ) that sounds awful. ( music stops ) but a lot better than last week. ( rock music playing ) ♪ we weren't born to follow. ♪ ...until we found a connection.

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there. no derek, no julianne. they are both out this season. something else we didn't see. >> what? >> abs. all of the men were completely covered up. >> what gives? pro mark balas is back with lindsey stirling. they did a cha-cha, and they were on top of the leaderboard at the end of the night. >> that's pretty good. they were also joined by jordan fisher and lindsey arnold who tied with a tango. jordan you might he be from "hamilton." >> of course the original cast, right? >> well, no, but that doesn't matter. he was in "team beach" and "grease live." >> he's huge. barbara was a with pro keogh.

>> why does keo always get the older ladies? >> barbara corcoran. >> he had like chaka khan previously. >> maybe he's the best partner. >> okay. >> the bite is not only in the face but your feet and body. who is this guy? >> i have no idea. i have no idea. >> also looking for a fight. he body slammed her pro.

>> double coming up. ckac lhe awife. mariah carey returned to the stage with a special performance everyone is talking about for the night. >> there she is riding in on a jetsky. performing her hit "honey" jermaine dupree also there to round out the rendition of the song. >> mariah came off the jet ski. it sounds good. what do we think? ♪ what you got is far beyond compare ♪ >> that was good. >> she sounds all right. better than new year's eve, no doubt. >> and a look at drake's body art. the canadian rapper has plenty of tattoos. and the latest features denzel washington and a trumpet, a tribute to the 1990 spike lee hit, mo better blues.

>> on instagram they say, it's only the first session with a peace and a thank you to drake for his trust.

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the major news coming after 35 years from abba, reunites, going back on tour? >> no! ♪ da, da, da >> they'll be touring as holograms. >> wait, what? so the band members have been digitally cast as avatars that will look like the 1979 version of themselves. they're called the abba-tars. get it? and those abba-tar hologram thingies will be projected in front of a live band. >> so this is what they look like now. >> yeah, the vocals, however, will likely be taken from the band's recordings and live sets from the '70s. this is the laziest way to tour i've ever heard of. >> we'll take a chance on it. >> can we try this? >> it's abba. >> we can just go to bed and have holograms here to host the news? >> those holograms would

probably do a lot better than the two of us. >> actually, abandon, abandon. next to alicia vikander. you saw her in "danish girl." she won an oscar last year. >> she played a remarkably human-like a.i. in the sci-fi thriller. and we're now getting a first glimpse of vikander on a video game based on the character. >> definitely a different kind of role. >> even though it looks like a trailer, it actually is not. the full trailer drops today. >> they have a trailer for the trailer? >> it's a preview for the trailer for the movie. >> are we in the matrix right now?

good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. here's some of the news we're following on this tuesday morning on "world news now." donald trump is stepping to the stage for his first speech before the united nations. he's expected to take a hard line and asks other world leaders to do the same. we're tracking that ahead. we're tracking two hurricanes overnight. maria is slamming the caribbean with virtually the same ferocity irma did earlier this month. meanwhile, jose is bringing high winds and strong sieve surf to the east coast. we're getting more information on a tour bush crash. the driver of a tour bus used to drive for the city and was fired for being arrested for driving under the influence. three people died in an early morning crash. and toys "r" us have

declared bankruptcy. the country's largest toy store chain has been purchased by online retailers and is deeply in debt. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, september 19th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everybody. we're going to start this half hour with the main event at the united nations general assembly, president trump taking the stage before a gathering of world leaders for the first time. >> the president is expected to call out north korea and iran for their destabilizing actions and expected to outline his america-first ideology to the global audience, but on day one, the focus was on u.n. reform. erielle reshef has more. >> reporter: president trump spending his monday at the united nations, with rapid fire meetings on the sidelines of the general assembly. during his debut at the diplomatic epicenter, the commander in chief pushing for reform.

>> we encourage the secretary-general to fully use his authority to cut through the bureaucracy, reform outdated systems and make firm decisions to advance the u.n.'s core mission. >> reporter: he also had this to say about his own real estate. >> i actually saw great potential right across the street to be honest with you. and it was only for the reason that the united nations was here that that turned out to be such a successful project. >> reporter: the america-first president striking a slightly softer tone than his anti-u.n. rhetoric on the campaign trail. >> the united nations is not a friend of democracy. >> reporter: one-on-one meetings with french president emmanuel macron and benjamin netanyahu. >> we're going to discuss peace among the palestinians and israel would be a fantastic achievement. >> reporter: coming amid a crescendo of tensions with north korea, the u.s. calling for tougher actions against the defiant regime. >> if the united states has to defend itself or its allies in any way, north korea will be destroyed.

>> reporter: and conducting joint military exercises with south korea, trump working through the evening, a rigorous agenda for world leaders even called speed dating from hell. president trump discussed venezuela and north korea. all of this happening ahead of his major speech here. and protesters in san francisco shouted down nancy pelosi as she called for the passage of the d.r.e.a.m. act to protect young immigrants. the crowd was angry that pelosi and senate minute leader chuck schumer met with president trump last week. they said all should be given legal status, not just those brought to the u.s. as children. they became so disruptive that pelosi left the event. but she said she understood their fears. >> you know, the president says make america great again. what his people hear, "make america white again." they want to deport these 11 million people and we're fighting that fight. they're fighting that fight.

how we get them on a path to legalization and citizenship is a part of that fight. but we're stopping, stopping that. >> pelosi and schumer said they struck a deal with the president on the d.r.e.a.m.ers, but the white house later said nothing was finalized. senate republicans are racing against the clock in a final push to repeal obamacare. the new bill would replace much of the affordable care act with block grants to states, giving them broad leeway on how the money should be spent. it would also raise coverage requirements and obamacare mandates. in addition to the uphill battle of getting enough senators on board, the legislation only has a two-week window to pass. and the senate has approved a $700 billion bill to fund the military. it expands u.s. missile defenses in response to growing hostilities from north korea, and it blocks the closure of any military base. the house has already passed its own version of the defense bill. that bill must be reconciled with the new senate version before it is sent to the president. and we are keeping a close

eye on two hurricanes this morning. >> yeah, maria and jose. affecting about 2,000 miles of the atlantic, maria made landfall last night in dominica as a powerful category 5 storm. >> and coastal cities like bellmawr, new jersey, are getting ready for impact from jose. that storm is also raising memories of sandy. >> and back in puerto rico where they are preparing for maria, expected to arrive tomorrow. accuweather's paul williams takes a look at the path of both storms. >> good morning, kendis, diane. now that maria is a category 5, she's already causing major problems throughout the leeward islands and expected to strike puerto rico as a category 4 at the very latest. this is the tracking as of this morning. from hispaniola and downgraded

to a category 3, we hope, going into the bam hams. then there's jose, still posing a problem with heavy seas, rough surf, coastal flooding along the east coast. >> thanks to paul williams there. and now to atlanta where at least three people were arrested after clashes with police at the georgia tech campus. >> a police vehicle was burned when a group of protesters approached at school's police department. that follows the shooting death of 21-year-old scout schultz late saturday night. police say they opened fire when schultz refused to put down a knife and kept advancing on officers. a family attorney says schultz was having a breakdown and was suicidal. a large group of protesters gathered in front of the st. louis jail. they were demanding the release of protesters who were arrested over the weekend. four nights of protests have been held following the acquittal of the officer charged with the death of a black man. and it was an emotional day for students at a high school

near spokane, washington. a high school sophomore allegedly gunned down another student and wounded others last week. our court records indicate the search of the suspect's home found a yearbook with the faces of students x'd out. it's not clear if any of the photos were those of the victims. there were boxes of ammunition discovered. british investigators have been given a few more days to the bombing suspects. two young men are in custody, although neither has been charged yet. both are from the middle east and both in a strange twist have lived at the same foster home in london. police are searching that house. more than 30 people in that friday morning rush hour blast. and the u.s. navy has fired two more top officers after several major accidents this year in the pacific. in total, six senior commanders have now been removed, including the vice admiral who led the pacific fleet. the chief of naval operations and navy secretary will both testify before congress today about those accidents.

in total, 17 sails died during those incidents. millions of people may have been affected by the hack of a popular computer optimizing software. the maker of ccleaner says ransom ware or key loggers were placed in its downloads. the malware was delivered by a hack server. more than 130 million people use ccleaner. the parent company, avast, says it was able to stop the threat before any harm was done. all right. well, fall doesn't come our way until friday. but apparently, in some parts, it is already ski season. >> wow, too soon. so, here's the evidence. shot by a former pro skier near lake tahoe, making his way down a hail-covered road with his puppy, strapped on for the ride. >> so the dog's name is tinder. they said the hail caught tinder's attention, so they decided to strap her on and go down the road. let her take it all in. >> i think she'll be all set when the season actually comes about, which for lake tahoe will probably be saturday.

coming up, it's the newest at-home test to determine your risk of breast cancer, but is it worth the cost? we'll take a closer look. and "despacito" is the song of the summer. now the singer luis fonsi is opening up about creating the hit song and what he loved most about working with justin bieber. first, here's a look at today's temperatures. ♪ despacito "world news now" weather, brought to you by my pillow. "world news now" weather, brought to you by my pillow.

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of fall. who knew. and a study finds that teens are taking longer to become adults than previous generations. the researchers looked at classic milestones, working, drinking, having sex, driving and going out without their parents. the san diego state team says today's 18 year olds are about three years behind teens in the late 1970s. the study cites smartphones as one reason. they allow teens to socialize from home instead of going out. and another study suggesting that the elderly are getting healthier, but apparently, only if they're white. the research shows that there was a significant increase in the number of older adult who said they were healthy, but the number of hispanic and black older adults are reporting better health, that number decreased. now to the new test to determine your risk for breast cancer. >> fob some it's pretty

controversial, here's abc's adrian bankert. >> reporter: devin gant has her whole life in front of her. the last thing she expected is to test positive for the brca 2 gene which gives her a dramatically increased risk of getting breast cancer. >> it's a black cloud, this thing that's looming in the future. >> reporter: but there's a silver lining, genetic tests can cost hundreds, even thousands of dollars, but devin took a new test called "color" in her own home. at $149, it's now the least expensive test for the brca1 and 2 genes on the market. >> one out of eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. it's very important for women who are high risk, we want them to have access to the test. >> reporter: here's how it works. provide a saliva sample which carries your dna and send it off to the lab. once it's analyzed, you receive your online results in three to

four weeks along with a complementary consultation. is there any point where you felt this was not fair? me being 30? >> oh, yeah, definitely. it's a higher risk. it's not a guarantee. it's not a death sentence. >> reporter: but when her aunt lauren's color test came back positive, doctors sent her for a life-changing mri. >> that's when they found a couple spots that they didn't think was anything, but it came back cancer. >> reporter: i get chills thinking of you getting the call. what was the first thing that went through your mind? >> i was numb. i was numb. i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: with the gene testing and early detection. lauren is now cancer-free. >> thank god. it would have been totally different outcome. come probably next february when i went for my mammography. >> reporter: lauren's grateful both she and devon were tested. >> now she knows. she knows what to do and she'll

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♪ thunder, hear the thunder ♪ thunder, hear the thunder ♪ lightning and the thunder ♪ thunder, thunder ♪ so despacito clearly may not be on top of the charts anymore, but it will reign forever as the song of the summer. >> former ms. universe sat down with juju chang to talk about the song now that summer is coming to an end.

>> reporter: it was inescapable song of the summer, dominating the charts, infecting our brains with this unforgettably catchy hook, capture the world's attention reaching number one on the top 100 and staying there for 16 weeks. ♪ despacito >> reporter: the first mostly-spanish song to reach the top spot in over 20 years and yet, outside the latin music world, most people had never heard of luis fonsi. you're like an overnight success. does it feel fresh? >> it does. that's the exciting thing about it. it feels like this is my first album. >> reporter: fonsi is no stranger to seductive,

chart-topping hits known for ballads. ♪ despacito >> reporter: but it was "despacito" that helped him reach an international audience, including none other than justin bieber who says after dancing to the song in colombian nightclub he wanted in. fonsi says it's a dream come true, one that started with a simple rhyme. >> reporter: erika ender is a latin grammy winner herself. >> we started making the whole thing from scratch, building the whole melody. >> hours later, we had "despacito." >> we knew it had to be urban fusion in a certain way, because that's what's going on right now. >> reporter: and that's where rapper daddy yankee came in. >> and then i tell him, why don't we talk about a man that is trying to, you know, get to a woman in a very nice way, because this genre is normally very aggressive with women. and i think this song is very respectful.

>> reporter: turns out the single-most-watched youtube video of all time, with 3.7 billion views and counting was all shot in one day. for the creators, it's a heartfelt ode to their puerto rico. >> it doesn't matter the language, the culture. it's the story of yo exactly wh everyone was feeling. >> i'm just thankful, you know, to know that 3 billion times people saw the video and sang the song and saw the beautiful sights. >> reporter: and for the rest of us, a reminder of the summer that was. for "nightline," juju chang, new york city. >> a 20-plus year music career. his daughters finally thought he was cool when he said he met justin bieber. >> and let's not forget, daddy yankee also had a big role in it. ms. universe from puerto rico. 2006. jamming out to it.

but what does paul williams, our weather man, jam out during the commercial break? >> ooh, we'll show you.

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♪ all right, we have started things off all right, we have started things off with some soccer, and within of the worst penalty kicks you will ever see. >> so this is a colombian striker, just -- >> oh, ho, ho! >> killing it. >> so somehow he sent the ball so far wide, some are calling the laws of physics into question. >> remember, this man gets paid to kick a ball. you have one job. but people say it's not his fault, that his planting foot sunk into the turf giving the ball just enough power to reach the sponsor boards. >> the world cup. >> wouldn't make any difference. all right, from the foot to the ball to someone keeping his eye on the ball.

>> this is zeus, a siberian husky whose ball gets caught in the bush. and so does zeus. thought it was moses. and he got the ball! yes! >> good job, zeus. zeus-1, bush-0. >> all right. we're going to take a moment to pull back the curtain a little bit of a behind the scenes look at what it's like to work in overnight television. sometimes you see us singing in the commercial break, messing around a little bit. >> it can be tough to keep the energy level up. so, we've been inspired by our good friend paul williams at accuweather who likes to keep things moving with a little music in between forecasts. so, let's take a listen now to paul. he just recently discovered a new artist. >> hey, i just found out about bruno mars. you know why i like him? because's just like james brown. and i'm that old, yes, i am. ♪ take me to paradise

♪ and it shows ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah i'm sorry, we're still -- i apologize. i'm -- i'm not focusing. i apologize. >> when you're so into bruno mars you forget you're in the middle of a weather forecast. >> absolutely. it just takes you away. and you forget that bruno mars, i guess you don't know that bruno mars has been around for nearly a decade now. he might have missed the super bowl. we now know, envision what the music video will be like now. >> we hope bruno's watching this. we're on to something. ♪ for too long ♪ for too long >> it kind of works. ♪ you make me feel like >> paul, by the way, this isn't the first time he's done this. he came up with his own song my first week here. "world news now." i don't think he knew then that we put him on the air, and i'm pretty sure he doesn't know this time around. >> kendis and diane.

>> that's the news for this half hour

this morning on "world news now." double trouble as hurricane maria slams the caribbean. >> the hurricane intensified a this morning on "world news now." double trouble as hurricane maria slams the caribbean. >> the hurricane intensified a few hours ago to a category 5 storm making landfall on the island of domestinicdominicka. puerto rico in the destructive path this as the islands clean up from irma. several people are under arrest after confrontations with police, this after a vigil for a student who was fatally shot by police over the weekend. then house democratic leader, nancy pelosi angrily confronted and called a liar by supporters of undocumented immigrants. all of this at an event for the d.r.e.a.m. act. what's sparking their outrage. and double the denim, double

the fun? well, the lifelong debate of light denim or dark denim is no longer, thanks to the double jean. but if the look has you scratching your head, wait until you see the price tag. we'll get into that on this tuesday, september 19th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we do answer the questions of our times this hour, don't we? the definitive questions of our times are answered on this show. the double jean, i never knew it was a thing. but it has been a debate, go light or dark. >> no need to choose anymore. uh-huh, but we are going to start with a situation unfolding at this hour. hurricane maria making landfall, slamming the caribbean. >> the storm has intensified to a category 5 with sustained winds at 160 miles per hour. its latest target was the island of

maria made landfall just a few hours ago. >> the prime minister of that island gave a terrifying account on facebook. the roof torn off his own home, at one point he posted this ominous message, rough, rough, rough. >> a little earlier to the south, we saw these images of maria's ferocity on martinique. >> moving north, the u.s. virgin islands are preparing for its arrival. president trump already declaring a state of emergency as much as 20 inches of rain could pound the island chain. >> a state of emergency has also been declared in puerto rico. maria is expected to arrive there on wednesday, two weeks after hurricane irma killed at least three people there. >> and on the east coast of the united states, millions of americans are bracing for the effects of hurricane jose. >> right now, it's a category 1, and its effects are felt in the carolinas up to massachusetts, including those hit by hurricane sandy years ago. here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: along the east coast, jose bringing angry surf and warnings to beachgoers. >> i would stay out of the water today. the outgoing tide can suck you right out.

>> reporter: the center of jose already offshore, already flooding roads in the outer banks. heavy equipment being used to build protective dunes. and first responders being put on alert all the way to new england. jose could bring winds topping 50 miles an hour and waves up to 15 feet to areas that were ravaged by superstorm sandy in 2012. >> we were concerned yesterday with just people walking along the shoreline, being hit by the shore break at high tide. >> reporter: many beaches banning swimming and surfing all together. >> you never know what kind of surprises are in store. we're going to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. >> reporter: another concern, beach erosion. the mayor here says this community and many others are in desperate need of more sand in order to protect homes and businesses. linzie janis, abc news, belmont, new jersey. and hurricane maria is actually smaller than jose, but it has more potential for damage. >> the next few hours can be devastating for puerto rico.

accuweather's paul williams is tracking the storms. >> good morning, kendis and diane. what we have now is a category 5 hurricane and maria, real quick note. maria was a category 3 and jumped from a 3 to a 5. literally, within one cycle of information and we're expecting it to hit puerto rico as a category 4py very least. very strong winds accelerating beyond 156 miles per hour. so, as a category 5, it will be downgraded to a category 4 as it moves across puerto rico. we're expecting a direct hit of puerto rico. now, as far as jose is concerned, still, a very strong storm, we're expecting heavy seas, rough surf, strong currents and gusty winds as a result of jose continuing to move to the north. and will stay in the vicinity for the next few days. kendis, diane? >> we'll keep an eye on maria and jose. but next to atlanta and angry protests breaking out on the campus of georgia tech university. >> a police car was set on fire and two officers suffered minor

injuries when a few dozen protesters marched to the school's police department. three people were arrested. the violence followed a peaceful demonstration over the police shooting death of 21-year-old scout schultz. that happened late saturday night. police say they opened fire when schultz refused to put down a knife and kept advancing on officers. a family attorney says schultz was having a breakdown and was suicidal at the time he was killed. and in st. louis a large group of protesters gathered outside a downtown jail demanding other demonstrators arrested on sunday night be released. there have been four straight nights of protests after the acquittal of a white former police officer who shot and killed a black driver after a car chase. so far, no word of any arrests last night. well, president trump now just hours away from addressing the united nations general assembly for the first time. now, the president opened this week of high stakes talks by calling on the united nations agency to cut the bureaucracy and fulfill its

mission as tensions escalate over kim jong un's rapidly-advancing nuclear program. >> and when the president delivers his speech, north korean diplomats will be in the front row. and that's because the united nations uses an alphabetical system to determine seating and the country officially goes by the name dprk. and of course, abc plans live news coverage of the president's speech this morning. and the trump administration plans to raise concerns with cuban officials this week about potential sonic attacks against american diplomats there. the u.s. is considering shutting down its embassy in cuba after at least 21 diplomats and their families reported symptoms like hearing loss and brain damage. officials will address it as diplomats from both countries will gather in washington to discuss bilateral operations. supporters of undocumented immigrants apparently aren't satisfied with a possible

compromise over the so-called d.r.e.a.m.ers. dozens of them disrupted a news conference by house minority leader nancy pelosi, demanding comprehensive immigration reform. pelosi was trying to announce the program to salvage immigrants brought here illegally as kids to allow them to remain here. after an hour she just gave up. >> they said we have to have a conversation, but it was completely one-sided. they don't want any answer. when president obama, when we had the majority and president obama was president, we passed the d.r.e.a.m. act. it was a departure from what we always said. it's going to be comprehensive immigration reform, but we thought this is one bridge we can build to that comprehensive immigration reform. >> well, the protesters were chanting slogans like "all of us or none of us" and holding signs that said "fight for all 11 million." investigators have uncovered

a surprising link between a suspect and the london bombing suspects. the two had been fostered by the same family. abc's terry moran has more. >> reporter: caught on a security camera. a glimpse of a young man, but look at that bag he's carrying. 90 minutes later in that subway car, there's the smoking remnants of the bombing in a white bag. the suspect on a second camera hadn't been named by police but abc news has learned he's an iraqi refugee who came to the uk three years ago, after his parents died. investigators were swarming over the row house in suburban london where the suspect lived for a time. the house's owners once honored by the queen because they'd served as foster parents for more than 200 kids, including the second suspect arrested this week in london, believed to

be yehya farouq, a refugee. >> the second time no police cars, it looked like undercover secret service kind of stuff. >> reporter: police were searching the home where farook was currently living just yards from the heathrow airport. british investigators say the explosive used was tatp. that's a significant isis explosive. it's cheap, deadly and so unstable that terrorists have dubbed it "the mother of satan." terry moran, abc news, london. two of the four american students sprayed with acid in france are offering forgive tons the suspect. the four women, all students from boston college, were attacked in marseilles in the south of france. french officials say it was not a terror attack. instead, they say the 41-year-old woman suffers from mental illness. in facebook posts, the two americans say they are praying for her. firefighters have ignited a controlled burn. to control a wildfire in washington state. crews are keeping a close eye on

the jolly mountain fire but it's not expected to spread any further thanks to rain and cooler temperatures in the forecast. the fire was sparked by lightning over a month ago. it's now 40% contained after forcing evacuations and burning about 37,000 acres. let's talk about "monday night football," shall we? and it was the new york giants hosting the lions. new york's odell beckham jr. making his season debut after missing last week with an injury. >> detroit took the lead in the first quarter when quarterback matthew stafford hit marvin jones for a 27-yard touchdown. then in the fourth, jamal agnew of the lions returned a punt for 88 yards for a score. detroit goes 2-0 with a 24-10 victory. the giants fall to 0-2. >> the jets are 0-2 as well, right? >> not a great start for new york. jack, what's going on? >> they're not good. they're not scoring enough points. >> they're not winning. >> our in-depth sports analysis. >> deep analysis. >> thanks, jack. >> usually when you score fewer

points than your opponent, you're going to lose. >> wow. >> so, write that one down. >> mind blown. that's why we go there, for the analysis. so let's give props in the meantime to a woman who did whatever she had to do just to finish a marathon. there she is. on the ground, barrel rolling. >> i like it. >> to the line. >> so, the 30-year-old woman went down yards from the finish. she tried crawling but the gravel made that difficult, so she decided i'll just roll across the finish line. her finish time was three hours, 34 minutes, that was good enough to qualify for the boston marathon even though she rolled her way to the finish line. >> wow. >> maybe the next time i run a race, i may just try that approach the whole time. it might be faster than my attempt at running. >> yeah, so, she was doing pretty good until whatever. [ inaudible ]

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we're back now with a deadly crash involving two buses in new york city. >> we're learning the driver of the tour bus was a former city bus driver, fired after it had been revealed he was arrested for driving under the influence. abc's gio benitez has more. >> reporter: the dramatic surveillance video showing the terrifying crash. a private charter bus slams into it, killing three, including the driver of the charter bus. moments after the accident, first responders swarming the scene, 19 injured, including the other bus driver. some rushed away on stretchers. >> it was bad. it was really bad. i felt the vibration shake my truck. >> reporter: and you can just

see how hard the impact of the crash was. just take a look. there's the bus and there's the store front. it's completely wiped out. one of the dead, a pedestrian who was penned in the initial impact of mangled metal. the front of the bus completely destroyed. the speedometer is frozen at 60 miles per hour. investigators are not sure it was traveling that fast but is confident speed was a factor. >> it spun around. that requires an enormous amount of speed. >> reporter: now at issue, the driver previously has a dui on his record. and we learned that driver of the bus was previously a driver for the city. he was fired for cause in 20 between. now, investigators are focusing in on that driver and what caused him to crash. gio benitez, abc news, new york. coming up in the next half, seattle police respond after a video goes viral showing a man wearing a swastika being punched in the face. but they've been called spa days for men, bro-sectomies. going under the knife with a buddy while you both dine on

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♪ now it c ♪ now it cuts like a knife ♪ but it feels so right ♪ yeah, cuts like a knife ♪ but it feels so right ♪ yeah, cuts like a knife so, like that old '80s commercial used to say, my buddy and me, wherever he goes, i go. this is taking that to a whole new trend. >> vasectomies using the buddy system. talk about getting a little help from your friends. abc's nick watt has more on that. >> reporter: our cousin rob chose robes, slippers, super posh pizza, sports on tv and a suite at the aka beverly hills. >> a great diversion. >> reporter: and they're ready. >> snipping, bro-ing out.

>> reporter: office mates, both have kids and don't want more. >> i'd rather be doing this with you than my wife, to be honest. >> seriously, looking at each other with a little tear, like a dog that was fixed. >> reporter: camaraderie, that's the idea. >> it's nearly time. >> let's go. >> who's going in first? >> i think it's me. >> we don't do it at the same time, it's not a communal vasectomy. >> reporter: dr. paul turek will be operating on their bits and pieces. >> it's fast and quick. it's eight minutes and i move like the wind. >> reporter: it was the dashing doctor's idea. >> the idea came to me while surfing. i always go with somebody else. when you're in an unsafe, uncomfortable situation, it's nice to have a bro around. astronauts don't go to space alone. >> reporter: the doctor says men who get snipped with a buddy recover quicker. i track them every day. with pain and swelling, it may be better. >> reporter: the first vacectomy

of 2013 college buddies on a reunion. >> they were more busy catching up than thinking about their procedure. >> reporter: now, it's a service helping men to get it done. my wife's been nagging me to get it done. i've been sitting here with my legs crossed. i feel like i'll be less of a man if i'm firing blanks. >> that's commonly thought. it's the best contraceptive ever developed. you need to get over it. >> reporter: they did, together. >> he lived! >> i was thinking of him the whole time, because oh, he's going to have to go through this. >> reporter: brosectomy, my cousin rob chose massage. >> you feel less masculine? [ high-pitched voice ] >> reporter: a vasectomy does not make your voice higher. just to be clear. it means one thing and one thing only. >> here's to firing blanks. >> firing blanks. cheers, thank you. >> reporter: nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> cheers. i don't think jack is down. jack, you get pizza, champagne, massage, limo.

>> how about watching football and getting a tattoo or something. >> a bro-sectomy, everybody.

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planet? >> it's called nabiru. >> that's worst thing in the world. if it does happen, that means the giants and jets will lose again. >> true, true. >> there is that. >> except they have a saturday game now. so end of days september 23rd. it's been nice knowing you. >> all right. >> smoke'em if you got'em? >> as if people need excuses for that. all right. well, on to the dad bag, shall we? and that's right. i said dad bag. imagine a fannie pack that looks like a beer belly. i bring you the dad bag. >> that's a bag. >> the maker of the dad bag claims to want a dad bod but not the health risks associated with drinking enough beer, presumably and eating enough junk food to get that. >> ah, it's even hairy-looking. >> so, he said the dad bag, you can strap on your dad bod whenever you want, minus

having to assume the health risk. here's thing, though, the dad bod is supposed to be a balance between someone who works out all the time and someone who just has a beer gut. so i'm not really sure this is going for the dad bod. but i appreciate the creativity. >> it's kind of interesting. do you have to have a kid as well, with it? >> i don't think so. that's the other thing. you could get a bro-sectomy. and still have a dad bod. but here's the thing, it's currently not available for purchase. they're on the lookout for partners and manufacturers. i'm wondering, is this a real thing at all? but the photos are still kind of hilarious. it's age-old question, do you go dark jean or light jean? here we go. one person has answered it, the double jean. it is a real thing here. a fashion designer in london has created it. it is pricey. any guesses? okay, i'll tell you. >> $10. >> $675. >> what? >> for the double jean. >> what? >> believe it or not, they have >> believe it or not, they have not sold out yet.

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this morning on "world news now." double hurricane threat. hurricane maria, strengthening to a category 5 monster storm and battering the already ravaged caribbean, this as hurricane jose is hugging the u.s. east coast. with dangerous winds, rip currents and heavy rain. in st. louis, demonstrators are calling for the release of protesters in jail during a fourth straight night of clashes over a judge's decision in a deadly police shooting. and new this half hour, the quick thinking commuter. >> she said the would-be robber on board a train handed her a note saying two guns were pointed at her. so, hear what she did next, possibly inspired by a television show. and it's time to dust off your sequinned dresses and touch up on your spray tan. "dancing with the stars" is back for season 25. and how about that for an opening?

whose dream of taking home the coveted mirror ball trophy will come true and whose ballroom balloons will be popped? you'll need your sunglasses for a very shiny, shiny "skinny." it's tuesday, september 19th. from abc news, this is "world news now." we begin with another powerful hurricane crashing into the caribbean. >> yeah, hurricane maria is now a category 5 storm. it made landfall just late last night in the island of dominica. this video from nasa shows maria's eye which is seems to be shrinking. a sign the storm has been gaining strength over the past few days. >> dominica is one of a dozen islands in maria's path. many are still recovering from hurricane irma, among them, puerto rico. abc's rob marciano is in san juan.

>> reporter: hurricane maria rapidly intensifying. residents bracing across the caribbean. puerto rico boarding up, the second major hurricane bearing down on the island in less than two weeks. flights to san juan usually packed with tourists. mostly residents scrambling to get back home. maria now poised to make a direct hit. are people, nervous, scared? >> definitely. it's been a while since we've had a hurricane hit us directly, so yeah. >> reporter: the eye of the deadly category 5 hurricane irma passing just north of here. winds on the island reaching 70 miles per hour. irma devastating the virgin islands and st. martin, destroying some 90% of the buildings on the island of barbuda. those islands already decimated, racing to clear debris left behind by irma. >> all of the debris that's piled up behind me, we're

worried about that becoming projectiles. >> reporter: residents ask to use rocks or anything heavy to weigh down debris. we're still looking at a direct hit from hurricane maria in puerto rico as a category 4 or 5 storm. the last time we had a storm remotely this strength was back in 1989. hugo. that storm did over $1 billion in damage. 12 people died. maria is going to be a lot, lot stronger. rob marciano, abc news, san juan, puerto rico. >> rob, thank you. we're already seeing evidence of maria's strength. the prime minister of dominica just listed on facebook, talking about widespread devastation. he said so far we've lost everything money can buy. everyone has lost the roof of their home, including his official residence. >> yes, it's a tiny nation of 75,000 people right there in the leeward islands of the caribbean. mostly spared by hurricane irma, but right now it is being pounded by 160-mile-per-hour winds, and it sounds as if daylight will bring much sadness to that country. >> yeah, he says the big concern is physical injuries or death. tomorrow, he said, as soon as the weather comes down, they'll

be hitting the roads to see if they can find anyone trapped in the rubble. well, the tropics are fairly busy, on the east coast, hurricane jose is bringing high winds and surf to much of the u.s. for the next few days. >> waves could be as high as 14 feet in some areas which is not good news for places like belmar, new jersey. where there are still memories of sandy. accuweather's paul williams has more on what we can expect from jose and maria. >> good morning, diane, kendis. jose impact, looking for coastal flooding, sporadic power outages. and tropical disruption because it's going to be weakening but it's going to be slow enough to cause a problem. category 1 right now, it will be be downgraded to a tropical storm. depression as is circles back around to southern united states. now here's the big problem. maria has now blown up into a category 5 hurricane. it was a 3, stepped up to a 5, skipped right past 4. but it will be a 4 by the time it strikes puerto rico. and so we're looking at that

tracking as a category 4. that's still a very strong and major hurricane. so with maria's impact, we're looking for flooding rainfall, inundating seas and hindered recovery efforts bought of upgraded maria. diane, kendis. >> thanks, paul. president trump is set to make his debut at the united nations podium this morning. >> he is expected to use his speech to the general assembly to call on international communities to do more to rein in north korea. on day one, he focused on reforming the world body, which he repeatedly slammed as a candidate. but this time his criticism was a little more restrained. >> in recent years, the united nations has not reached its full potential, because of bureaucracy and mismanagement. the united nations must hold every level of management accountable, protect whistle-blowers and focus on results, rather than than on process. >> and the president is meeting separately with more than a dozen leaders. in a lighter moment, he chatted

with french president emmanuel macron about putting on an elaborate military parade in washington like the one he attended in paris on. bastille day. now moving to the russian meddling as possible collusion. robert mueller's team has reportedly threatened to indict paul manafort, president trump's former campaign chairman. sources tell the "new york times" that the warning was issued after federal agents raided manafort's home, looking for evidence of secret offshore bank accounts. manafort is under investigation for several possible violations. including failure to disclose foreign lobbying. legal experts say mueller is using shock and awe tactics to intimidate witnesses to telling the truth. the and the president's oldest son has decided to drop his presidential protection.

trump donald trump jr. decided to drop his round-the-clock detail because he wanted more privacy. the change reportedly went into effect last week, but it's not clear if it applies to his wife and children who live with him in new york city. an earthquake hit 11:20 pacific time near westwood. it could be felt on l.a.'s heavily populated west side and san fernando valley. the minor quake lasted just a few seconds, but it quickly became the top trending topic on twitter with hundreds of people, including many celebrities writing about it on social media. some people mentioned minor damage on twitter including items falling from shelves. thankfully, no reports of injury or damage. now to st. louis, where there would be several nights of violence. tonight, night number four, a large gathering outside of the city jail. demonstrators demanding the release of those taken into custody during sunday night's protests. they were angered by the acquittal of a white former police officer in the death of a black man. abc's kenneth moton is in st. louis.

>> reporter: after a weekend filled with violent protests, st. louis is at a boiling point. more than 100 people arrested sunday night. protesters took to the streets. tossing rocks at local businesses. one owner showing us the rock that shattered his restaurant's window. >> people setting out to do damage are being arrested. and these criminals we've arrested should be held accountable and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. >> if we don't get it! >> shut it down! >> reporter: authorities drawing a distinction between the large number of peaceful daytime demonstrators. >> i don't want to be out here, but what else can we do but protest peacefully. >> reporter: a small number of protests at night. the catalyst of all this, the acquittal of jason stockley in the fatal shooting of anthony lamar smith, a black man. stockley chased smith during a pursuit where the former

36-year-old officer could be heard on the dash cam saying quote, we're killing this expletive. now businesses at a popular st. louis shopping district already hit hard are bracing for another night of protests. >> we need to march every day till whenever! and whenever doesn't have an end. i'm for this, every day we should protest. change has to come. and it has to come now. >> reporter: kenneth moten, abc news, st. louis. a louisiana state university fraternity house has had its charter revoked after a pledge died. 18-year-old maxwell gruber's death is being investigated as a possible hazing incident. initial autopsy results showed a high level of alcohol in his blood. the national office of phi delta theta say they may have violated some of its policies including alcohol-free housing. and photos of a man walking downtown seattle wearing a nazi arm band are now going viral. police say they received several reports of that man was picking fights. at one point he was punched. police found him lying on the ground.

the man refused to give his name, took off the arm band and left. police say they are not investigating because no one has filed a complaint. to football where a win is always a big deal, especially if you're the jets and the giants nowadays. but especially, a win when it doesn't happen very often. so that's why the fans of austin peay state university probably can't be blamed for invading the field. they had been waiting to celebrate a win for nearly two years. >> this wasn't a playoff win. it wasn't a championship. it was just that they finally won a game, and that was enough to bring down the goalposts. the score of the game, 69-13. a pretty big win. >> oh, yeah, not bad at all. over moorehead state. >> it was austin peay's first football win since october 18th of 2014. >> oh, my gosh, not necessarily victory city in clarksville, tennessee. >> i don't think i've ever seen fans rush the stadium just for a win.

>> just for one win. >> they hammered them, though. >> at least it was a big one. >> all right, go big. coming up in "the skinny," "dancing with the stars" returns, and so does mariah carey. we're going to check out her perform performance and that aquatic entrance in "the skinny." and next, after the break, we'll hear from a woman who was passed a note telling her to hand over her belongings while riding on a train. so, hear how she managed to get out of that would-be robbery. next, you're watching "world news now." robbery. next, you're watching "world news now."

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we're getting some new we're getting some new details in about a bizarre robbery attempt on a san francisco train. >> the victim says she was able to fend off her would-be attacker by faking a seizure. here's kgo's leslie brinkly. >> reporter: this is the suspect b.a.r.t. police say handed over a threatening note to a passenger on a dublin-bound train saturday afternoon. >> i was really scared. probe the most scared i've ever been. >> reporter: the victim said she was never so scared in her life as when the note was dropped in her lap. as she rode b.a.r.t. with 20 to 30 passengers in the car at the same time. it says there are two guns

pointed at you now. if you want to live, hand back your wallet and phone now and do not turn around. >> there's a man standing ten feet in front of me, i tried to make contact with him. i made eye contact with him mouthed help. he pointed to his phone and got off at the next stop. i think he might have called the police, but i realized that wasn't going to help me at the time. >> reporter: so she faked having a seizure. >> so i started slumped over to the left and started shaking. and people started to notice. and they were like, are you okay? are you okay? >> reporter: the suspect exited a short while later. dragler gave b.a.r.t. police a specific train car number and they pulled the surveillance video. >> our detectives took that surveillance video from the train car. and since we know the time frame, we're able to find out when this incident occurred and the video absolutely does corroborate the victim reported. >> the person got off at the next stop. and i think a caught a glimpse of someone. it was an older white woman with a suitcase.

>> reporter: b.a.r.t. says she appeared to be working alone as she entered and exited the train by herself. they believe the note saying guns were pointed at the victim was likely a bluff. i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> they asked her how she got the idea to do it. and she said i'm not sure but it may be from watching "law & order." >> who knew that "law & order" helped. creative idea by that young lady. all right. when we come back, some of the biggest stars known to earth all gathering in the ballroom for season 25 of "dancing with the stars." and mariah carey proving she still knows how to make an entrance. "the skinny" is next.

♪ skinny ♪ so skinny it is time to dust off our sequins and lace up ou it is time to dust off our sequins and lace up our manolos. isn't that what they do for "dancing with the stars"? >> that's right. >> it's back. they kicked off season 25 with a flashy number featuring the 13 celebs and their pros all decked out in silver. >> all right. notice, you don't see the houghs there. no derek, no julianne. they are both out this season.

something else we didn't see. >> what? >> abs. all of the men were completely covered up. >> what gives? pro mark balas is back with lindsey stirling. they did a cha-cha, and they were on top of the leaderboard at the end of the night. >> that's pretty good. they were also joined by jordan fisher and lindsey arnold who tied with a tango. jordan, you might remember is from "hamilton." >> of course the original cast, right? >> well, no, but that doesn't matter. he was in "team beach" and "grease live." >> he's huge. >> "shark tank's" barbara

corcoran. barbara is with keo. >> why does keo always get the older ladies? he had like chaka khan briefly. >> maybe he's the best partner. >> okay. >> the bite is not only in the face but your feet and body. >> what's with you. >> that was a -- >> the bite is not only in the face but your feet and body. who is this guy? >> i have no idea. i have no idea. >> also looking for a fight. wwe star nicki bella body-slammed her pro at the end of their dance. >> i wonder if he knew that was coming. >> i don't know. he still hasn't gotten up, by the way. double elimination when they come back. you have nick lachey and his

wife vanessa also. mariah carey returned to the stage with a special performance everyone is talking about for the night. >> there she is riding in on a golden jet ski. performing her hit "honey" jermaine dupree also there to round out the soso rendition of the song. >> mariah came off the jet ski. the performance sounds good. >> yeah. what do we think? ♪ what you got is far beyond compare ♪ >> that was good. >> she sounds all right. better than new year's eve, no doubt. >> and a look at drake's body art. the canadian rapper has plenty of tattoos. and the latest features denzel washington and a trumpet, a tribute to the 1990 spike lee hit, mo better blues.

>> the artist posted a shot on instagram saying it's only the first session for a piece and a thank you to drake for his trust.

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the major news coming after 35 years from abba, reuniting, going back on tour. >> no! ♪ da, da, da >> the group being alive. they'll be touring as -- hologr holograms? >> wait, what? so the band members have been digitally cast as avatars that will look like the 1979 version of themselves. they're called the abba-tars. get it? and those abba-tar hologram thingies will be projected in front of a live band. >> so this is what they look like now. >> yeah, the vocals, however, will likely be taken from the band's recordings and live sets from the '70s. this is the laziest way to tour i've ever heard of. >> we'll take a chance on it. >> can we try this? >> it's abba. >> we can just go to bed and have holograms here to host the news?ra would

probably do a lot better than the two of us. >> actually, abandon, abandon. next to alicia vikander. you saw her in "danish girl." she won an oscar last year. >> she as played a remarkably human-like a.i. in the sci-fi thriller. and we're now getting a first glimpse of vikander on a video game based on a video game character. >> definitely a different kind of role. >> even though it looks like a trailer, it actually is not. the full trailer drops today. >> they have a trailer for the trailer? >> it's a preview to the trailer for the movie.

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