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press. >> reporter: they quoted pg&e workers who cite this as a possible cause. >> the facts will come out when the investigations are come out. >> reporter: they sent a statement saying -- >> when they say weakened trees, that's the very responsibility they have to identify a weakened tree and to remove it before it strikes a power line. >> reporter: frank petry has filed some of the 1,000 lawsuits pending against pg&e for the buthe fire in 2015. the public utilities commission fined pg&e $8.3 million for failing to come back a pine tree that contacted a power line and sparked that fire. he sees similarities in this week's north bay fires.
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>> logic will tell you that the failure of these lines and the equipment, more likely than not, either caused or contributed to te spread of this fire. >> reporter: dan noyes, "abc7 news." >> line workers say that customers often object to their trees being cut back, so there's blame to go around here. cal fire is still investigating. we have posted the entire statement from pg&e on our website, abc7news.com. in mendocino county, the redwood and potter fires have burned more than 32,000 acres between them. ukiah high school has been closed all week, but volunteers gathered to unload cases of water. lonny rivera has that story. >> reporter: in this leveled community, the only lively sound comes from tree cutting crews. they're focused on chopping down unstable burn trees to prevent further destruction. >> the fire got here at like
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2:00 a.m. but we woke up at about 1:00 to 1 sa 1:15 a.m., and people were calling us trying to cake us up. >> reporter: his family made it out of their redwood valley neighborhood. their home was spared. but tim smith is still processing the devastation. his neighbors lost everything. >> i don't feel like it's really hit me yet. i've just been running around putting out spot fires in the neighborhood. >> reporter: firefighters are battling two fires in mendocino county. eight people have died, 8,000 displaced. but the situation is changing by the day. >> today, i'm telling you eight battalions, and tomorrow once confirmation has happened, the number will go up. >> reporter: officials briefed residents on the latest on the fires. we caught up with several from potter valley. chris mccord feels grateful to have an rv in this camp, dpimpb
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a -- given all that's happened. >> when i heard one of my best friends lost her home, that made me very sad. >> reporter: most of the people staying here know each other. but they've formed a tighter bond from this experience. there are still a number of people unaccounted for in mendocino county. if you want to report someone who you believe is missing, call 707-467-6428. lonny rivera, "abc7 news." near fairfield, the voluntary evacuation order for the east ridge neighborhood has been downgraded to an advisory. green valley road is still closed, and the green valley neighborhood, 90% have heeded a mandatory evacuation order. a santa rosa couple who just came back from their honeymoon are among the hundreds who lost their home. all of their wedding gifts and belongings are gone. tough way to start their new
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life. janeane dell vega is on that sory. >> reporter: the couple lives in this neighborhood. for blocks, everything is black, burned, and flattened. it was the picture perfect wedding. oscar and katie couldn't wait to start their life together as husband and wife. the groom works in marketing, while the bride is a nurse in santa rosa. >> we just worked so hard to get to this point. or very first paycheck i put it towards moving into this house. and making it a home. >> reporter: they just returned from mexico on sunday. they went to sleep that night, but their dog molly started barking. alerting them to smoke filling their house. >> i realized something was bad, like something was going on outside. so i woke her up, i said there's a house on fire. >> if molly hadn't woke us up, i don't know what would have happened. because our fire alarm didn't go off or anything. >> reporter: they quickly
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started grabbing a camera and wedding jewelry, driving away, they knew it may be the last time they saw their home standing. >> everything was engulfed in flames. and the embers were just flying down. when i opened up my car door, they were doing into my car. >> reporter: later that day, once the fire swept through, a friend sent them video of their home, now in rubble, all the wedding gifts gone. the only things recognizable are the garage door and the mail box. >> i don't know where to begin? >> i kept reminding her, we're out, we're alive. this is horrible. but like we have the three dogs with us. and some people weren't lucky to get their animals out. >> reporter: they're staying with family for the short term. overwhelmed hike so many others, they face an uncertain future, but are grateful to have each other to hold on to. >> we wish them well.
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the blood centers of the pacific is urging people not in the fire zone to give blood. the donation center on industrial drive in santa rosa is in the evacuation zone and will remain shut through sunday. a warehouse in santa rosa survived in tact, along with blood mobiles and supplies. the fairfield center is expected to reopen tomorrow. we have turned abc7news.com into a central resource for fire information. you're going to find a list of ev evacuation orders, closed schools, donation centers, wiperies that burned and how you can help those whose lives are turned upside down. all on abc7news.com. take a ♪ we're all in this together. ♪ when you recognize something isn't right, make the call to the veterans crisis line at
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knows what it's hike to lose something precious. matt keller was there as these two strangers connected. >> reporter: the recovery in san to rosa for dana hanson begins in san pablo. all his tools were destroyed on monday. "abc7 news" interviewed him about his mistake. >> i saw dana on the news. i was playing with my phone and i heard iron worker and i looked over and i caught his last name. >> reporter: she reached out to let dana know she had a full set of iron worker tools. they connected and this morning they met at their house in san pablo. >> there's harnessing and the cool belt. >> reporter: but there's something special about these tools. they belonged to another iron worker named michael ewing. >> michael was what they called a rod buster, which is -- he did rebar work. >> reporter: michael died more
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than two years ago at the age of 31 from colon cancer. because of the devastating fire in santa rosa -- >> is it enough to get you back to work? >> absolutely. >> i'm so glad. >> reporter: the future is unknown for dana. he's been in contact with his insurance company, but it's unclear when the rebuilding process will begin. but today, he got a little bit back from the ashes. and a grieving mother did, too. >> it's like a testimony to michael. and what he loved and dana sounds hike this is his passion, too. >> i'm proud to wear his tools and keep them on the steel. >> reporter: now that dana has michael's tools, he's all ready to go back on the job on monday. matt keller, "abc7 news." >> isn't that a great story? let's check in one last time with sandhya patel, who is
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tracking wind conditions on the fire lines. >> right now the winds are light. clear conditions, but the winds will be increasing, especially in the hills friday, 5:00 p.m. until saturday at 11:00 p.m. we have red nflag warnings. low humidity, you can easily see fires starting and spreading. as we take a look at this time lapse, you see what the smoke did. it did a number on the bay area with thick smoke, just hovering over the bay area today. causing respiratory issues for many people. and it's not going to get much better. when you look at the air quality the next couple of days, it's going to be poor to unhealthy friday and saturday and even beyond. hazy tomorrow, highs in the 60s to 70s. smoky skies. accuweather seven day, windy, smoky conditions saturday. by sunday, lighter winds and warmer weather. >> sandhya, thank you very much.
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well, all professional bay area sports teams, the warriors, a's, raters, niners, giants, quakes and sharks are joining together to raise money for the fire victims. they have committed $450,000 and want their fans to donate, as well and fans are doing that. all money goes to the red cross. nice of our bay area sports teams who are great corporate citizens to be involved in the community in this time of crisis. larry beil is here with some sports tonight. >> there's a chance that the nfl is looking at the raiders/chargers game on sunday and perhaps moving it because of the smoky conditions. 4 1/2 hours of bizarre tonight with dusty baker going through all the emotions, looking for victory my digestive system used to make me feel sluggish but now, i take metamucil every day. it traps and removes the waste that weighs me down, so i feel lighter. try metamucil, and begin to feel what lighter feels like.
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and i take my job seriously. while i'm busy watching the game, i need your help keeping an eye on the stands. if you see something that doesn't look quite right, tell a law enforcement official. we all play an important role in protecting our communities, and you can help. if you see something suspicious, say something to local authorities. [ crowd cheering ]
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good evening. dusty baker knows all about postseason despair. there was the agony with the giants in the 2002 series. managed the cubs in 2003. and tonight his nationals built a 4-1 lead in game five of the division series with the cubs. a lot of nervous nationals fans in our nation's capital. dusty brought in his ace, max scherzer in relief in the fifth and it was a disaster. two outs, addison russell doubles. contreras and zobrist score. so the cubs take the lead 5-4. a strikeout here, but the ball gets away here, but the throw is
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bad. and that leads to another run. so 6-4 cubs. and with the bases loaded, what could go wrong here for the nationals? what else? well, scherzer hits jon jay. chicago with a bizarre four-run fifth. 9-8 cubs in the ninth. wade davis with a seven-out save. cubs take the series 3-2. and now it's on to l.a. for the national league championship series. football tonight, the eagles-panthers. 10-10 high at the half. cam newton threw three picks. can't blame him for this one. that led to carson wentz, a 17-yard touchdown pass to zach ertz. 28-23 eagles, the finally. philly 5-1. to the ice we go. oh, baby. sharks looking to avoid their
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first 0-3 start since 1993. that was the year the tank opened. hosting buffalo. kevin he bank, the pass, off the pass of hurdle. 1-0 san jose. oh, pretty pass, no look, behind the back. 2-1 sharks. 2-2 in the second. right place, right time. that's your game winner, 3-2, sharks. one final note on dusty, his teams have now lost ten straight postseason closeout games. that is agony. >> that's in their head now. that's tough. thanks, larry. that is our report, this special extended edition of "abc7 news" at 11:00. covering the north bay wildfires. for sandhya patel, larry beil, all of us, i'm dan ashley. keep in mind that tomorrow morning, the morning news will start half hour early at 4:00 a.m. right now on jimmy kimmel, kate hudson. have a good night.
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tv's number one daily viral video show "right this minute." >> different kind of road rage after hot tar hits a driver and -- >> more than 40 cars and trucks. >> how some bumbling workers made for one very messy commute. a drone captures this stunning sight of a predator. >> trayiying to take that moose down. >> see who comes up a winner on the battle on the water. it's all fun and games at a kids' playground. >> no, that's when you get in a fight. >> the parents, guilty of excessive childish behavior. >> and want a dog or cat but can't have one? >> well, how about the kubo? >> the robot pet that purrs its
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way into your heart. >> you know what's worse than being 36 and single with a lot of cats? being 36 and single with a robot and a tail. get out of here, dude. any time you see cones like this, you know there's some construction going on, you know you've got to be careful, take it easy, and watch out. one lane open, looks like it's been freshly paved. up ahead, one of the construction vehicles doing work, even steam coming off this thing. all right, let's ease up a bit, make our way past this and keep on going. >> creates some mud on the car. use the windshield wipers and spray it. visibility is gone. that is hot tar and the car with the dash cam is just one of more than 40 cars and trucks. >> this could really cause an accident. >> no damage happened, but cars and trucks driving by, whoever
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was driving the tar vehicle, i don't believe realized were spraying it so far. in the end, people were offered compensation, the equivalent of about $34. >> come on. >> to clean up their car. >> in addition to being late, getting tar on the paint and window and putting them in danger? that's just insulting. >> clearly the guy in the video goofed up, but these guys, innovative geniuses. they've got a washing machine that they need to get up to the second floor of this building. now, what else are you going to do? they take one forklift, the smaller one, put the washing machine on and lift the whole thing up with the bigger forklift. this is brilliant. >> what could go wrong? >> i think we're good. >> that's what went wrong of everything? >> they didn't fashion the washer to the forklift on top and the whole thing comes toppling down. >> that's the first thing you do.
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dan was really excited about the video he captured with his phantom pro 4. this was in northern ontario. he said he was excited to see the moose, wasn't expecting it, but watch who else shows up. only happens in nature and the only way he could have caught this is with that drone. that's a wolf. a wolf looking for a meal. that wolf is trying to take that moose down, and that moose is fighting back. >> they are in the water. that wolf doesn't stand a chance. >> now we know why the moose was standing out in the middle of the lake and looking at the drone. do not bother me right now. >> this wolf is not giving up. the moose going in circles. at one point you lose sight of the moose because it's underneath. >> i didn't realize the wolf was still attached. i thought he was hobbled by a bite. that wolf's still hanging on. i see it now. >> mouthful of that front right
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leg. >> how long can wolves hold its breath? >> head is just above the water, it can still breathe out of its nose, but it's trying to get a meal. >> that's when you hope batteries, please don't die now. >> the moose is able to dislodge the wolf and starts walking away, but the wolf gives pursuit, keeps following and following. finally, you can see that this wolf gets tired. the separation gets bigger and bigger between the two. the wolf has run out of energy. it just can't keep up with this moose. dan, with his phantom pro, follows the wolf. there's part of its pack right there, but the moose, deeper, swimming across the water. parents, the epitome of maturity and level headedness, especially when their kids are fighting over toys. that's when you step in and break up the -- wait, no, that's when you get in a fight. because that's what these parents are doing in this mall
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in china. in this case, the kids started fighting for the toys, the parents got involved, and before you know it, the kids are nowhere to be found and the parents are the ones in the middle of the fight. >> only ground up was the small boy in the yellow shirt trying to break up the fight. >> gets caught up in it, too, at that point. disheartening. >> i have seen these things happen, been around them. people get a little bit crazy. any time you talk to their child, it's like an insult to them. >> the teachable part is what not to do. >> can i get a refund on this? >> a refund? no, you're going to get a box thrown on somebody's head, which is what this guy does here. the brawl continues until it looks like someone is on the ground injured. according to reports, one person did suffer minor it injuries. this is in northern ireland and looks like that lory driver wanted to pick a fight with the driver of the smaller red vehicle. he punches the window, then kicks the door. >> i'm going to kick your car.
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>> that normally starts a fight. >> it did. gets out and starts throwing punches, but he gets a punch right to the jaw it looks like. fortunately, other more level headed adults try to break up the fight. this video has gotten hundreds of thousands of views, but it is reported that a 59-year-old man was treated in the hospital for a cut lip. police are still investigating this incident. the only thing missing from this video is a cowboy hat, which is a great way to intro a video. negative youtube channel, where these jumpers are channelling their inner dr. strange look. these two jumpers are looking for a major thrill, because they sit on top of this abandoned water heater that they found, and decide to throw it out of the back of the plane with three riding it at some 14,000 feet. >> yes, the cowboy hat is missing, or how they learned not to be worried about the water
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heater exploding in the garage. >> exactly. >> that really looks like one of the most dangerous things you can do. they come in contact with that thing at the wrong time, place, way. they could get into hot water. >> things are really heating up in this video. >> also looks like a really fun way to jump out of a plane. you can see these three jumpers having no problem with one hand in the air like it's a rodeo, but, yet, of course, concern we all have is the danger that whatever is flying through the air. in fact, the dismount is a little risky. see it right here. watch the last guy left onboard get thrown around before separating himself from it as it spins up into the distance. don't forget, they are flying through the air at 120 miles an hour or thereabouts. they do tease there's an epic conclusion coming, so might be a second video and we can find out what happened, but hope they don't end up in any hot water because of it. it's a faceless, legless,
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breakthrough allergies with allegra®. cats and dogs, they provide enormous amount of comfort for humans. they are the friends that don't say anything. they just cuddle up to you, love them. all you have to do is feed them, treat them nice. what if you're allergic and need something different? how about some kubo? >> huh? >> like a purring, breathing pillow? >> pretty much. except it doesn't have to breathe, because it's a robot. this is a faceless, legless rob robot developed as an interactive machine. the more aggressively you pet it, the more it reacts to you. >> how disconnected are we that we have to buy a robot with a tail to have a friend? come on, man, i'm allergic to
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certain dogs and cats. better find one that's hypoallergenic or something. >> you're allergic, so this would be the perfect pet for you. you could leave it, not have to get a pet sitter. >> please get one. >> you know what's worse than being a 36-year-old single with cats? being 36 year old and single with a robot with a tail. get out of here, dude. bye! go ahead and sell this to the masses. probably costs $500. >> it was $100, created in japan. one of the creators decided when they got home they wanted something to cuddle with and created this thing, because it's supposed to be therapeutic. >> better throw yourself on tinder. cuddle with a robot. most of the time sitting
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around playing a card game and someone talks about bad luck, it has everything to do with the card game. >> whoa! >> somebody went all-in. >> yeah, in this case, these fellas were sitting around playing cards, minding their business, when suddenly a car comes plowing through the garage. car pinned two against the wall. >> accelerating forward, as well. >> no information on the driver himself. one was taken to the hospital for injuries related to being pinned to the wall. >> do we know if this was an accident or targeted? >> appears to be an accident. driver comes crashing through the wall. no word where they may have been going, just very unfortunate. >> the way it comes through the door slowly and gets faster strikes me when people get confused which pedal they are pressing in panic. >> just like you said, and that's what happens in this next video, as well. here comes this woman and she comes plowing through the yard.
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makes a circle, plowing people down. >> figure it out. come on, you dummy. >> now she comes back for round two. >> are you kidding? >> is the wheel stuck? >> no, is the brain stuck? >> that's the thing. wheel is not stuck. she just panicked. initially mistakes the gas for the brake, and then instead of letting up, no, instead she continues in panic and goes back around a second time. all of this happened near a school, as well. the people injured were taken to the hospital, they are in stable condition, and she was arrested for dangerous driving. again, once you start to panic, everything goes bad. >> if you're that easily panicked, you shouldn't be driving. get ready for absolute gold. >> what is that? >> looks like a normal pet turtle. seems as though this dude didn't have anything better to do. >> see why he deserves what he's about to get. >> yes! yes!
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in this shell. gold bond eczema relief relieves five frustrating symptoms of eczema. my skin's back. stupid is as stupid does. we know that, because, well, this is stupid. this video from uk is absolute gold. >> what is that? >> it looks like a normal pet turtle, and it seems as though this dude didn't have anything better to do than take the turtle out of the tank and proceed to tease it. >> come on, bro. that's, like, animal abuse. licking it? >> well, don't worry, because this turtle is not defenseless. >> yes! yes! stupid little tongue looked like a worm. >> you deserved everything you just got. >> and more. >> the friend reaches in and gets the turtle to let go. >> get to spit in the tank, too? i hate this guy.
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>> don't worry, the turtle does, too. let's move over to hawaii. this is johnny. he's there with his girl for a friend's wedding. based on all of the things you do when you go on vacation in hawaii. adventuring. having a good old time. smiles for the camera, he's screaming. >> was that his grill? >> just got done zip lining and i lost my [ bleep ] retainer. >> they were there for a wedding. johnny has to show up with -- >> oh, my god. >> one tooth short. at least he has a cool story to tell and video to show for it.
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mommy meatballs. mommy meatballs. >> today we're going to learn how to cook like your mummy did. >> today we're making mummy meatballs. >> this idea inspired by spend with penny. pretty easy first step. just get the premade pizza dough, cut through that dough. then get some meatballs. put them on a skewer stick. start wrapping the dough around the three meatballs. slide the whole thing off on a cookie sheet and bake it. this is the crafty part. cuts out almond shapes out of the cheese, pokes out black olive. see where i'm going with this? >> i see your crazy eyeballs. >> perfect little eyes to put on the perfectly toasted little mummies. >> they look cool. >> let's see how they taste. come on in and show us what you got. >> you changed. those look fun. look at that.
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>> is it as easy as you make it look? >> it really is. if you can make pigs in a blanket, you can make these mummy meatballs. >> so adorable. i don't want to eat it. >> i use frozen meatballs, but you can make your own specialty meatballs at home and do that, too. >> all right, i'm going to try this. >> you see people show up with fancy, creative stuff. i wonder that must have taken forever, i could never do that. but this looks really good for as simple as it is. >> this is yummy. i love the crunchiness. >> yummy mummy? >> those who don't have kids, we can make these and eat these while kids are coming through the door. >> i could get wrapped up in these. >> mummies and daddies, too, go to our website, rightthisminute.com, or go to our mobile app for step-by-step instructions. do you have life figured out? >> no. >> no. >> gulp. >> leave it to buzzfeed to lhel
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they have, go to rightthisminute.com and click on tv show or check it out on our mobile app. here's a million-dollar question. do you have life figured out? >> no. >> no. >> gulp. well, thanks to buzzfeed, here is a sure-fire way to know the answer to that question. in this video they ask you a series of questions, and for every answer yes, you give yourself a point. the first question, have you left dirty dishes in the sink for a few days before washing them? >> no. >> as a teenager, all the time. now, no. >> let's go in the last five years. >> i feel like at some point probably. >> have you cooked instant ramen for dinner recently? >> i'm not in college anymore. >> have you ever spent more money than you've earned? this is ever. >> yep. >> i think that's probably a universal yes on that one. do you only go to the doctor
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when you're practically at death's door? have you ever bought a bunch of food and watched it go bad? >> hate that. >> do you get to bed early, only to find yourself up at 3:00 a.m. stalking someone online? >> no. i sleep. >> gayle, be honest. >> i'm definitely trolling through facebook. >> me, too. >> do you sleep in for five minutes only to doze off for another 40? do you have a gym membership but never really use it? >> been there the other day. haven't been in six months. i'm going! >> have you ever avoided checking your bank account because of what you might see? >> how many times a day? >> have you ever smelled the butt of your pants to see if you can wear them again? >> i don't do it with my pants, but do it with my shirt. >> have you lost your phone more than once? do you do your clothes cycle between the wash, cycle, bedroom
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floor, laundry? >> mine don't make it to the floor. >> do you have track of all your yes questions? how many do we have? >> six for me. >> six for me, too. >> eight, i have eight. >> five. >> if you said yes zero to three times, for the most partoue on top of things with a few adjustments to your routine, you'll have everything figured out. >> this is my favorite group, the four to seven, because things are a little messy from now and then, but you still know who you are amid the chaos you created for yourself, but be careful and don't lose control. if you got eight to 12, basically, you're a mess. >> i think i'm more truthful than some of you guys. >> we got eight and we're fine with that. >> if you want to give this test a stab, head over to facebook.com/rightthisminute. tell us where you end up. that's it, that's all. see you on the next "right this minute".
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grab a machete and hockey mask in the middle of the night. what could possibly go wrong? >> not everybody has friday the 13th party, no? not at all? oh, man. all right. well -- >> maybe we can start a new trend. >> we'll get to it. yeah. of course. but we are going to start this half-hour with the breaking news. the president delivering what many are kidding a major blow to obamacare revealing plans to end some crucial subsidies. the white house announcement hours after the president signed an executive ordered aimed at unraveling portions of the health care law. but cost sharing payments that he plans to scrap were designed to reduce out of october costs for low-income americans. >> so this could impact, obviously, millions of people. one analyst says the ending of the payments could cause premiums to spike, pushing insurers out of the marketplace. democrats, as you would imagine,
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immediately pounced causing the pointless sabotage of the affordable care act. the white house statement read congress needs to repeal and replace obama care and providing relief to the american people in the meantime. this move came as quite a shocker after the executive order, came very, very late into the night. a lot of people, haven't had time to absolutely weigh in as yet. you can imagine reaction. >> an issue the president discussed with republicans. even republicans were split. some were saying this would have negative impact on people in their districts take away health care coverage. then he has support on others, saying the white house never had the authority to take these payments. the power of the purse so to speak comes from congress. the obama administration should have gone to congress and congress decision whether to approve the payments. >> not going to go anywhere. paul ryan supports the move. not going to have an immediate impact. >> could set a new onus to repeal and replace obamacare what the president wanted.
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in the first place. >> absolutely. let's had move on now and turn to the california wildfires, now considered the deadliest fire in state history. >> the fires devastating wine country have now killed at least 31 people. and search teams have started that grim task of combing through the rubble for more victims. >> so far the flames have burned an area as large as new york city, destroying wineries and thousands of homes. containment, we are told, is nowhere in sight. abc's linzie janis is in the hard-hit town of santa rosa, an hour north of san francisco. >> reporter: dc-10s and this 747 super tanker, part of the all-out effort to contain the deadliest wildfires in california history. >> we are not out of this emergency. we are not even close to being out of the emergency. >> reporter: this team from san francisco in a hand-to-hand, house to house battle. on the front lines, firefighters dealing with thick smoke and
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rough terrain. so this fire is about to jump the road here up the hillside. >> there is significant potential for that. if you look at the fields, they're very, very dry. >> reporter: more than two dozen now dead, hundreds missing. authorities now using cadaver dogs to find victims. >> we have found bodies that were almost completely intact. and we have found body that were nothing more than ash and bones. >> reporter: winds gusting up to 45 miles an hour could erase any progress they hoped to make against fires that have already burned more than 250 square miles. >> a number had of these fires as they grow are actually growing together. >> reporter: entire cities evacuated. in calistoga police going door to door and patrolling streets. roads choked with cars. >> folks are smart. get out while you can. >> reporter: if in sonoma, a race to pack up. >> i built 30 years in my business. i'm not letting a fire take it. i am going to clear everything out as much as we can. >> reporter: in questions how authorities warned residents about the fires.
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>> local authorities have the responsibility of pushing out messaging for evacuation orders. >> sonoma county reportedly considered but did not use the wireless emergency alert system because it worried it could create panic and hinder rescuers. take a look at this. this was the catholic high school. the mangled metal you see here, school desks. this fire extinguisher exploded by the flames. of the more than 3,500 structures destroyed in the fires, more than 2,800 of them right here in santa rosa, just incredible devastation. linzie janis, abc news, santa rosa, california. >> incredible devastation. there have been so many striking pictures we have seen from the fire zone, including this one that caught our eyes. >> take a look at the eerie images of a mail truck making round through a neighborhood in santa rosa where home after home has burned to the ground. several residents reportedly still requested that their mail be delivered. >> look at the difference there. with that side of the street spared. and then the other side, just,
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just destroyed. >> it almost reminds you of when a tornado hits and you see one house completely leveled and the next house untouched. >> yes, absolutely. all right. let's see where, how the weather situation is going to help out, these, these firefighters out there from accuweather. good morning. >> kendis, diane, good morning. we are still talking about a high fire danger. right now things are fairly quiet. at least through parts of northern california. but those red flag warnings go in effect tonight when the winds shift and the gusts become more than 25 miles per hour. today, though, the focus will be on southern california with a north wind at times gusting to 45 miles per hour. in and along the interstate 5 corridor, highest concern for fire danger. >> quite a situation there in southern california. thank you. a corrections officer is among two workers who were killed during a failed prison escape the in north carolina. three other prison employees are in critical condition.
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authorities have not said how the workers died. they said the inmates set fire inside of the plant at the correctional institution. some then tried to escape but were caught. all inmates are now accounted for. the mayor of san juan, puerto rico, lashing out at president trump after he tweeted fema can't be on the island forever. the mayor says the president's comments add insult to injury. the twitter exchange played out as house lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a disaster relief bill which includes aid for puerto rico. abc's victor oquendo is in san juan where clean water and power are in short supply. >> reporter: three weeks after hurricane maria battered puerto rico see piles of debris across san juan. only 17% of the island has power right now. the death toll it has risen to 45. president trump add a series of tweets about the island where he said in part puerto rico is in bad shape financially and referencing infrastructure before hurricane maria, but they survived the storm and now he won't be able to keep first responders and fema on the
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ground here forever. that message has a lot in the area scared. we walked inside that apartment building right here behind me. where the residents, they only have power in their hallways, for a few hours out of the day. and there are only two power outlet in the hallways. that means you have got the whole group of neighbors, floor of people, sharing those two outlets that charge their phones and they have got little stove top that they can plug in. that's it. it has become a dire situation in there. that's the story from much of the island. so after hearing what the president had to say, what he tweeted, message is simple here from the people we have spoken with. they need more help. victor oquendo, abc news, san juan, puerto rico. the first recording has now emerged of the mystery sound that some u.s. embassy workers heard in scuba which reportedly caused, brain damage as well as hearing loss. it is one, one of many that investigators recorded trying to figure out whether the sounds came from a sonic weapon. some describe the noise similar to sleeking crickets but with an electric twang.
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the sociologied presence hansed the recording and increased volume, but has otherwise not altered it. take a quick listen here. >> that's not helpful at all. intelligence experts are analyzing recordings, but so far they say they still cannot pinpoint what is responsible for harming the diplomates, at least 22 americans have been medically confirmed as being sickened by the attacks. >> bizarre. the chicago cubs still have a chance at the world series. barely. >> yeah, so the cubs survived the do-or-die game, game five. the nationals. chicago came back from an early 4-1 deficit. and things were looking good when addison russell's double made it 8-4. in the sixth inning. the nats fought back. 9-8, cubs, buddy bryce harper struck out for the final out.
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>> isn't he your favorite too? >> he -- we have bonded in the past. it hurt. >> sorry about that, buddy. >> you know what? but as any d.c. fans, you are used to losing in the first round. >> right, right, right, right. you know who wasn't unhappy about that? pretty much everyone in chicago including the cubbies of course in the dugout. the cubs head to los angeles now to open championship series tomorrow night. >> what a great setup though. you have houston against the yankees here in new york. and you have l.a. versus chicago. potentially really, really great world series on the horizon. >> not too shabby. coming up, surprise appearance in the white house press briefing room. the chief of staff, john kelly takes his first questions from reporters. what he had to say about all the presidential tweets. and the flight attendants
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who are speaking out. hear what they're telling us about the increase of violence on board and how passengers with cell phone cameras may actually be compromising flight safety. you are watching "world news now." .". compromising flight safety. you are watching "world news now".
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this volcano in southern japan awake after six years. 4,600 tall mountain sent smoke and ash into the sky. the force sent boulders on roads, smashing hundreds of windows. scientists say a volcano under yellowstone national park may erupt sooner than expected. it is believed when it does explode it could send out enough to wipe out life on earth. the volcano super eruption was more than 630,000 years ago, but researchers in arizona think the next one could take place within decades instead of centuries. >> all right, deuces. to washington now. chief of staff john kelly making a surprise appearance in the white house briefing room. >> yeah, answered question as about all those reports of growing tension in the white house. abc's jonathan karl was there. >> reporter: chief of staff kelly denying reports that he's
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so fed up with his job, he wants to quit. >> although i read it all the time pretty consistently, i am not quitting today. i, i don't believe, i just talked to the president, i don't think i am being fired today. and i am not so frustrated this in job that i'm thinking of leaving. >> reporter: it's the first time kelly has taken questions from the white house press corps since becoming the ultimate behind the scenes power player. >> do his tweets make your job more difficult, general kelly? >> no. >> kelly said his job responsibilities do not include managing the president's twitter feed. >> i was not sent in to or brought in to control him. >> amid widespread reports of dysfunction and discord in the west wing, the president has come forward in recent days to praise kelly's leadership. >> he loves doing this which is chief of staff more than anything he has ever done. >> reporter: the retired marine puts it this way. >> this is the hardest job i have ever had. this is, in my view, the most important job i have ever had. i would offer though it is not
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the best job i ever had. the best job i've ever had had, as i have said many times, is when i was an enlisted marine sergeant infantryman. that was the best job i ever had. >> reporter: the president also said he expects general kelly to continue serving as his chief of staff for the duration. he said seven years, meaning throughout this term and, if he gets re-elected, through the next term, as well. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. coming up, flight attendants speaking out. >> growing tensions between passengers and flight crews in the friendly skies. that's next on "world news now." the friendly skies. that ae that's next on "world news now." why do the best things in life create so much mess! tackle it all with finish® quantum. even on the toughest messes you get an unbeatable clean. and now get 25% more loads then cascade® platinum™
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have some serious repercussions. >> flight attendants speaking out warning of a new environment has them fearing for their safety and the safety of their passengers. abc's david kerley explains. >> this one incident sent shudders through the airline industry. >> oh, my god, look what you did to him. >> dr. david dao refusing to give up his seat, dragged, bloodied down the aisle. dao settled with united airlines, but airline cabins are now unsettled. >> the minute something else happens, i believe it will escalate higher than it was with dao. >> three flight attendants from three airlines introduced to us by their union asked we not show their faces or use their names. >> the dao incident brought a lot of attention to us not in a way we would like. >> that one incident made that big difference? >> yes. >> some passengers feel now that they could be more defiant. and that has us on edge. >> reporter: now when flight attendants ask a passenger to do something they often see camera phones coming out recording their every move.
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>> the fear is -- not that you are going to be on social media that the airline might take action against you. >> there have been plenty of other incidents. passengers fight. >> crazy. awe confronting flight attendants. the rising tensions. >> don't touch me. >> according to the flight attendants is leading each to be more lax to avoid confrontation. everything from seatbelt buckling. cell phone use, lap tops, verbal okay about helping in the exit row. >> if you don't acknowledge me, i kind of shrug and go my way. >> they call it inform not enforce. >> is this affecting safety in the aircraft? >> i think it is a huge safety issue. >> if you have one person that doesn't follow the rules they can affect the whole airplane. >> reporter: the faa has not seen a wavering of crew commitment to safety. but the flight attendants remain worried. >> reporter: what is your greatest fear on board? >> my greatest fear now is, just being attacked. >> physically attacked?
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>> physically attacked. >> reporter: even the airline industry acknowledges the new tension saying it is reforming to allow crews to better manage situations but adds it hopes everyone understands the importance of listening to and working with each other. the flight attendants say they came forward they're worried about safety. as time passes from the dao event there has been slight improvement in the cabin but still a tense atmosphere. >> such a polarizing issue. in the one case you feel for flight attendants they can't do anything. >> they went be bothering you to put it in airplane mode. you can lie and say you put it in airplane mode when you know you didn't. >> imagine there are probably people out there trying to get attention looking for the confrontation on purpose. on the other hand we have had the flight attendant that goes over, tries to abuse their
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this morning on "world news now," the dangerous conditions in store for california today as the rapidly moving wildfires reach a deadly milestone. first responders are desperate to reach the elderly before it is too late to escape. we have new details from the west coast ahead. and with every day that passes since hurricane maria, puerto rico falls deep into crisis with most at loss for life's basic needs. the island now a political football as the white house faces tough questions on whether the federal government has done enough. and new this half hour, the new police investigations into harvey weinstein's alleged misconduct now on both sides of the atlantic. >> it comes as another hollywood
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executive find himself in the cross hairs. the new allegations against amazon's chief of programming. the last call for the quirky bartender from new york on jeopardy. how austin rogers' 12-game winning streak came to an end and why this won't be the last time we see him. that story later in "the skinny" on this friday, october 13th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." we say good morning everyone. on this friday, we're going to start this half hour with what is now the deadliest week in wildfires in california history. >> the destructive fires are blazing all across the famed wine growing region and they are blamed for 31 deaths. more than 8,000 firefighters on the ground. winds are picking up fanning the flames that charred 200,000 acres. >> the air quality is just awful. it has plummeted. you can see there the thick smoke blanketing the area. those are communities where people lived, where they had their houses. they're now ghost towns. 7,000 people lost power in napa county alone. abc's elizabeth herr is in santa
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rosa. >> reporter: from above, the devastation is mind-boggling. block after block of charred ruins of what were once family homes. in santa rosa, which is all that is left of a catholic high school as firefighters do everything they can to prevent even more neighborhoods from turning into this. >> i built 30 years, my business. i'm not letting a fire take it. going to clear everything out as much as we can. >> reporter: the threat from the 20-plus fires still burning, testing fire fighters, hacking at the brush then back burning in sonoma. >> the backfire will take away the fuel bed creating a larger buffer along this roadway. >> on the front lines, firefighters dealing with thick smoke and tough terrain. and here in santa rosa where we are, there is devastation just about everywhere you look. cars, furniture, and homes, just burned to the ground at this point. among the only people allowed in this neighborhood are teams with cadaver dogs searching for the people still missing. >> we have found bodies that were almost completely intact.
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and we have found bodies that were nothing more than ash and bones. >> reporter: with more than 250 square miles already burned, entire cities remain evacuated. >> you can't pack the whole house up. i'm just praying to god tomorrow we come home and the house is still here. >> reporter: the road out choked with cars. some heading out leaving sprinklers running on the roof to try to save their homes. elizabeth herr, abc news, santa rosa, california. >> and winds up to 50 miles per hour were driving 21 fires across northern california. unfortunately they're expected to crank up again later today. >> so fire danger remains critical with new red flag warnings posted across the northern part of the state. a combination of offshore winds and low humidity making for critical conditions farther south near los angeles and santa barbara area. and some wild weather in oregon.
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check out this tornado touching down at an airport in the portland area, along with some hail and lightning. the whole thing powerful enough to flip over two small planes. moving on now, an american woman and is her had husband captured by the taliban five years ago will be returning to canada. caitlyn coleman and joshua boyle and three children all born since the kidnapping will head back to boyle's home country of canada. he refused to board a u.s. military aircraft. the family was released wednesday during an exchange between the u.s. and pakistani military. the couple was captured in 2012 in afghanistan and had only been seen in videos released by the taliban. more than three weeks after hurricane maria made landfall in puerto rico the island is in crisis desperate for food, clean walter and power. >> yeah. the governor says the death toll now stands at 45 and is likely to climb.
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now the latest deaths are blamed on bacterial and infectious diseases linked to contaminated water. only 17% of the island has electricity. >> in a series of tweets, president trump warned that the federal government cannot help puerto rico forever and suggested the island is to blame for many of its current problems. abc's cecelia vega has more. >> reporter: from president trump, a dire warning that federal aid to puerto rico may disappear. the president tweeting, we cannot keep fema, the military and the first responders in pr forever. he has been under fire -- >> we love puerto rico. >> -- for his response to hurricane maria. throwing paper towels to storm victims during his visit. and bashing the island for its massive debt. but just days ago, a change of tone. the president making this promise. >> we will not rest until that job is done. >> reporter: democrats lashed out at that new presidential warning. >> mr. president, do not send a message to any american that we will turn our backs on them. that is not fair, it's not
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right, and you ought to correct the statement you made. >> gentleman is out of order. >> reporter: even the island's governor, an ally of the president, tweeting the u.s. citizens in puerto rico are requesting the support that any of our fellow sidss would receive across our nation. three weeks after the storm, there are nearly 17,000 fema workers in puerto rico, but there also nearly 4,000 in texas, seven weeks after hurricane harvey and nearly 3,000 in florida five weeks after irma. does president trump believe that the people of puerto rico are american citizens? >> yes. >> who deserve the same access to federal aid as the people who live in texas and florida? >> yes. >> what is his tweet about then? >> our country will stand with those american citizens in puerto rico until the job is done. they're not going to be there forever. >> reporter: despite the president's tweets, you heard general kelly right there in this briefing room say the white
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house is committed to helping puerto rico and the house has just approved a $36.5 billion disaster relief package that comes at the request of this white house. the senate is expected to vote on it next week. cecelia vega, abc news, the white house. and president trump is expected to decertify the iran nuclear deal later today. and lay out a new strategy. the announcement this afternoon in a speech from the white house where he will declare the agreement is not in the national security interest of the united states. the president is also expected to outline iran's troubling nonnuclear activities which he says violate the spirit of the agreement. congress will then have to decide whether to reimpose sanctions against iran which would, in effect, sink the deal. well, just days after the president said secretary of state rex tillerson was wasting his time negotiating with north korea, his chief of staff is taking a slightly different stand. john kelly says diplomacy is a critical factor in preventing north korea from developing weapons that can hit the u.s. mainland. kelly says north korea is his biggest concern. but he believes that for now the threat is manageable. a recall under way for 500,000 car seats manufactured by diono, once known as sunshine kids juvenile.
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the company says certain models may not enough protection from chest injuries. diono offering a free repair kit. find more information on abcnews.com. and the city of light is on the road to eliminating gas-powered cars. the mayor of paris vowed to allow only electric vehicles on the city streets by 2030. recently, city officials announced plans to eliminate diesel cars in time for the 2024 olympics. the mayor says the ultimate goal is to have the city become carbon neutral. residents would get around either by bicycle, public transportation or electric cars. we may have a new entry in the batman franchise. it doesn't star ben affleck, luckily. it's called bat mean sleeps. the prequel, "batman ascending." >> i see. >> jeff mccann climbing to the top of his building outside
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nashville. spent the night on his roof and under the stars to keep a promise. >> okay. so apparently he told students if they raised $50,000 during a fund-raising drive, he would sleep on the roof dressed as the caped crusade er the kids brought in more than . 57,000. so, voila, a man of his word. >> so quickly. >> yeah, get the principal to agree to do something embarrassing and suddenly you'll see the power of the children rally together. >> he actually looks good there in his tights up there. >> he does. >> looks like he is enjoying himself too. coming up the most expensive home in the world. we'll tell you where this is 187-year-old mansion is located and that jaw dropping price tag. but first, abc news exclusive. the mother from michigan thrown into jail for refusing to vaccinate her son loses primary custody of him. does she regret taking a stand? but first, a look at today's forecaster.
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front of the cameras, she knew exactly what she was doing. she was using her position as princess of wales, the most famous woman in the world, to challenge everyone to educate themselves. >> prince harry accepting an award on behalf of his late mother's ground breaking work raising awareness for hiv and aids. >> harry talked how princess diana helped chip away at the stigma, showing the disease could not be transmitted to casual contact. accepting the award from "attitude" magazine, gay lifestyles magazine in the uk. he said he and his brother william are incredibly proud of what their mother achieved. let's stay in the uk where the har vie weinstein sexual abuse scandal turned into a full-fledged investigation. police in london are investigating alleged sexual assault involving the hollywood mogul in the 1980s. this comes as police in new york confirm they also looked into a claim from a model here, saying weinstein groped her two years
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ago, but that case was never prosecuted. meanwhile, oscar winner emma thompson called out weinstein as a predator on the bbc saying he is at the top of a ladder of system of harassment and bullying in hollywood. and actress kate beckisale said she was just 17 years old when weinstein first made advances on her and resorted to screaming outbursts when she rejected his advances over the years. >> emma saying the tip of the iceberg. the head of amazon studios suspended amid sexual harassment allegations. saying roy price, seen there, propositioned her and made lewd comments to her two years ago. the hollywood reporter, reporting on it saying the producer says she notified amazon immediately. an outside investigators was reportedly brought in, but the results of that probe are still not known. we are hearing new details this morning from that michigan mother who spent nearly a week in jail from refusing to vaccinate her 9-year-old son. it all stemmed from a dispute
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between rebecca bredow she had with her ex-husband. in the end he had their son vaccinated while she was behind bars. and the judge ended up awarding joint custody to the father. in an exclusive interview with abc, bredow says she is sticking with her decision. >> was it all worth it, would you do it again the same way? >> i would absolutely do it again the same way. i would absolutely. it was about protecting my child standing up for what i believe is right. >> what do you want america to know about you? >> i am a caring mother. i am not a perfect mom. but i love my children with all of my heart. they're my life. you know? and i would do anything and i would go to -- i would go to jail 100 times over if it meant i could protect my children. >> you can hear the full interview with rebecca bredow later this morning on "good morning america." when we come back, we'll find out who ended the jeopardy run for that quirky bartender. >> "the skinny" is next.
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>> little weird al yankovic, american original there, starting with the guy. >> i like it. >> yeah, i like it. >> who lost on "jeopardy." >> austin rogers, quirky bartender skyrocketed to fame ended his 12-game winning streak. >> he lost not by getting a question wrong but by being outbid by stay at home mom, scarlet sympathies by a mere $51. >> and we come to scarlet simms. she had $21,200. and she wrote down "what is is it a wonderful life." she could be the new champion if she risked enough and she did. $33,201. the new jeopardy champion and the giant killer. scarlet simms. >> quite a contrast. i thought it was a freeze frame. >> not sure she, she got it right away. >> think she might have been so
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surprised couldn't react. >> exactly. still, that said, rogers is taking home $411,000 putting him in fifth place in jeopardy all-time regular season winners. >> he will be back on jeopardy on november 6, competing in the two-week tournament of champions. but the loss is -- is, kind of interesting. because, austin made his reputation by betting big. >> yes. >> used to take the risky, risky bets. interesting that he went out for not bidding enough. >> he dent do anything quirky or weird. >> only way he wins. >> only when we wins. >> oh, well. >> bittersweet moment caught on video only now being released. nearly three months after the death of lincoln park front man, chester bennington. the group had had shared this episode of car pool karaoke that they filmed with an actor back in july along with ban members johan and mike on the left. this was six days before
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bennington took his own life. >> bennington's family granted per motion to use the clip in which he offers an impromptu singing lesson. take a listen. >> you want to look relax the voice, use your diaphragm, so when you hit like a, a note, like a regular note you would sing, like. ♪ yeah >> yeah. see that was great. >> mike. >> you are a natural. >> so close. >> he's got it. he's got it. don't think about it. feel it. got to come from within.
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♪ yeah >> yes! >> yes. yes. >> this is probably the greatest day of my life. >> do you got it? >> so it's a combination between screaming and singing. >> so you just kind of let it go. and -- ♪ loving you is easy no? >> i'm sorry for anybody with pets in the building. i think they're -- >> apologies. >> from the diaphragm. ♪ yeah >> there you go. >> that's it. >> there you go. >> that's it. he does that normally. >> try it one more time. i think you got this. ♪ yeah >> maybe we should move on. >> ever wonder what prepubescent me sounded like, that was it. >> oh, boy. sorry, chester. >> we miss you, chester. >> 18,000 square foot, italian beaux arts mansion in south of france is hitting the market with an almost unimaginable listing price of $410 million. >> yeah, yeah, the villa le said sits on 35 acres with 14,000 different species of plants by the way. a man-made pond. 20 green houses. 300-year-old olive trees. >> so inside the 187-year-old mansion once owned by bulge yes, ma'am's king leopold, by the way, it has 14 bedrooms, a ballroom, olympic size ed >> neighbors by the way include,
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swimming pool, of course. paul allen, and andrew lloyd webber. >> villa le sedre.
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it does seem like we say this every week, but it really has been a jam packed week with major landlords. of course, you had the fire disaster in california, you also had the sex scandal there in hollywood. >> but there is also room for a few surprises. so check out our weekly friday rewind. >> california burning. >> he was screaming fire, fire, fear, out, get out. >> wildfires up and down the state reducing homes to ashes. >> these homes are burning faster than firefighters can run. >> before the fire, this suburban neighborhood looks like any other.
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officers cordoning off this area because they found a body in the rubble. >> it was right here in santa rosa, a massive fire erupted in the middle of the night. before the fire the suburban neighborhood looked like any other. just look at the image after. at least 21 dead. a number certain to rise. >> block buster allegations, harvey weinstein, movie mogul behind hollywood's biggest hits, accused of decades of sexual harassment in a bombshell report. >> authorities are left answering questions why he was not prosecuted after secretly recorded audio during a 2015 nypd sting operation. >> similar stories are shared by more than 20 women who say they were sexually assault, harassed or raped by weinstein. even president trump is weighing in. >> i have known harvey weinstein for a long time. i am not at all surprised to see it. >> was it a stunt? the vice president walking out leaving the colts/49ers game when some players were kneeling during the anthem. >> he tweeted this statement saying president trump and i will not dignify any event that
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disrespects our soldiers, our flag or our national anthem. 49ers player eric reid says it was all a pr stunt. >> he knew, i have seen this happen. most players protest. he knew that we were probably going to. >> the white house today pushed back. >> to call that a political stunt is truly outrageous, egregious and offensive. >> 2-1, trinidad. >> we will get them in the next round. we are still in this thing. >> what do you mean? >> what do you mean? >> so what? >> so we are not going to the to the world -- no chance we're going to the world cup? >> we are not going to russia? >> no. >> so what? >> but we bought the suits? >> we bought the suits. >> are we still sure that's -- >> they're not going. they're not going. no usa in the world cup. see ya. >> we have to find another use for our suits. oh, you know what saturday is. it's bald and be free day. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades.
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a welcome break from the wind this morning as firefighters working triple shifts trying to get a handle on the ferocious wildfires threatening many north bay communities. >> the north bay fires continue to grow as the death toll grows up. >> burning more than 126,000 acres. the atlas fire in napa and sonoma has charred nearly 44,000 acres. that is 7% contained. >> the tubbs fire in santa rosa has scorched nearly 35,000 acres. in mendocino the redwood/potter fires consumed 34,000 acres, also at 10% contained. officials say at least 31 people have died in the fires. 17 of them in sonoma county. >> one of the big concerns

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