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making news in america this morning, 401(k) flip-flop? president trump speaking overnight about his plan to cut taxes amid growing confusion over possible new limits on 401(k) contributions. two teens under arrest for an alleged murder plot. >> we don't want anything -- i can't even do this right now. >> even the police are emotional. this morning, see the diary they found. >> trying to give the dodgers a chance. epic world series thriller. >> but it's a one-run game. >> the astros and dodgers -- >> it is gone for a home run. >> -- batting their way through extra innings. the wild ending in the early morning hours of today and the decades long streak now over. plus, a cereal controversy. see what is forcing kellogg's to redesign one brand's box.
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and blockbuster price hike. one movie theater's plan to change prices at the box office. would you pay more? a good thursday morning. we begin with president trump declaring that the republican party is unified despite a scathing public rebuke from two gop senators. >> the president will need the help of those same lawmakers to pass a sweeping tax overhaul bill. this morning there are mixed messages on what that bill could mean for your 401(k) plan. abc's serena marshall has new details from washington, good morning, serena. >> reporter: kendis, diane, good morning. those new details include those tax plans could be up for negotiation, those 401(k) plans, excuse me, could be up for negotiation in the tax bill the president wants signed on his desk by the end of the year. americans' retirement savings could be the battleground for a republicans promise for a tax overhaul. president trump eager for a legislative win pushing tax
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reform on fox news. >> they're passing this bill along very rapidly. we have to get tax cuts and just pass it along. this will be the biggest tax cut in history. >> reporter: it's what could pay for those tax cuts, though, that could put 401(k)s in the crosshairs. on wednesday, the president promising. >> 401(k)s to me are very important, and they're important because that's one of the great benefits to the middle class. >> reporter: but just seconds later -- >> well, maybe it is, and maybe we'll use it as negotiating but trust me. >> reporter: the response after the top republican writing the plan said there could be limits on how much people can contribute to their retirement accounts. and as a flip from just two days ago when the president tweeted definitively, there will be no change to your 401(k). current law allowed you to contribute up to $18,000 a year tax-free until you're ready to use it at retirement. the change republicans have floated would lower that
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contribution cap to only $2,400 a year. republicans argue it would force americans to put money into retirement plans that are taxed immediately helping them pay for some of those tax cuts. democrats opposed to the idea and the tax plan. >> 80% of the gop's tax cuts go to the wealthiest 1% at the expense of children and working families. >> reporter: the tax plan is expected to be revealed next week, and republicans are hopeful that they will be able to pass this by thanksgiving with a simple majority vote and signed by the end of the year. kendis, diane. >> all right, sounds like they still have a few details to iron out, serena, thanks. well, the president also talked about that controversial conversation he had with the widow of one of the u.s. soldiers killed in niger. >> so the president is denying myeshia johnson's claim that he struggled to remember her husband's name while calling to offer his condolences. >> i respect her. i respect her family. a certainly respect la david who i, by the way, called la david right from the beginning.
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just so you understand, they put a chart in front, la david, says la david johnson, so right from the beginning there is no hesitation, one of the great memories of all time, there was no hesitation. >> the president also said that for the first time he did not specifically authorize the mission in niger. and there are new details about how both the trump and clinton campaigns may have been trying to dig up dirt on each other before the election. wikileaks founder julian assange now says a company used by the trump campaign contacted him before the election. "the daily beast" reports that firm was looking for copies of hillary clinton's missing e-mails. assange, by the way, did not confirm that part of the report. any link between the campaign and wikileaks could actually be of special interest to the special counsel robert mueller because of wikileaks' alleged ties to russia. and this all comes after we learn that the clinton campaign helped pay for a salacious dossier on then candidate trump which alleged collusion with russia. president trump calls it a
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disgrace to democrats, and he insisted the dossier is fake. a former clinton spokesman said they did nothing wrong. the investigation into the las vegas mass shooting has hit a new roadblock. abc news has learned the hard drive from the shooter's laptop is missing. the computer was in the room where the killer fired on thousands attending a music festival, but it's believed he removed the hard drive before taking his own life. meanwhile, the shooter's brother bruce paddock has been arrested in a child porn case in california. investigators cited a laptop containing hundreds of images. two teenagers in georgia are due in court today facing attempted murder and other charges for an alleged plot against their high school. alfred dupree and victoria mccurley are both 17 years old. police say they found threats in one of the teen's diaries along with a homemade device believed to be an explosive. local sheriffs say they take students' safety personally because they also have children in that same school system. >> the sheriff's office wants to make sure the parents understand that we take this very
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seriously. we don't want anything -- i can't even do this right now. >> getting emotional there. school authorities called police after getting a tip. the teens are being charged as adults. neither has any previous run-ins with the law. the governor of puerto rico is now the latest lawmaker demanding a review of the $300 million power restoration contract awarded to a small company from montana. whitefish energy, which is based in the hometown of interior secretary ryan zinke, recently had only two full time employees but says it specializes in working in mountainous areas. just last night the company apologized for a twitter feud with the mayor of san juan who criticized the contract. meanwhile, tesla has now provided solar panels to restore power at a children's hospital in puerto rico. the hospital was forced to run off generators after hurricane maria. it says the new solar system will supply all its power needs. now let's take a look at your weather.
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a winter storm has already unloaded some snow in northern michigan, but it'll be moving across the northern tier from montana to the great lakes. cities like fargo and minneapolis will see their first accumulating snow of the season starting today through the weekend, but forecasters say since temperatures won't be very cold, you won't be shoveling too much snow. but here's a look at some of today's expected highs. 43 in great falls. 56 in minneapolis and 89 in los angeles. 60 in new york and 69 in atlanta. all right. coming up, the possibility that millions of americans could soon find themselves in a new time zone. >> interesting. and also coming up, could decades of doubt end today? new details about the final trove of documents from the jfk assassination. and george h.w. bush's new statement after another actress claimed she was groped by the
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♪ that's antoine domino jr. best known to many as fats domino, an original inductee into the rock & roll hall of fame. we learned of the 89-year-old's death overnight. he passed away on tuesday actually and funeral arrangements are still pending this morning. domino was a true crossover artist and a pioneer with hits like "blueberry hill" and "blue monday." later in life he actually narrowly escaped hurricane katrina in his hometown of new orleans. the final batch of classified jfk files are being released today. the more than 3,000 documents on the assassination of president
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kennedy have fueled conspiracy theories for decades. we're told the files could include audio clips. the cia and fbi have not said whether they asked the president to keep any of them under wraps. experts have speculated they may include embarrassing details about intelligence operations and the tracking of lee harvey oswald. new security measures go into effect at airports around the world today. they affect passengers flying into the united states. the new screenings measures include inspections of electronic devices and screening interviews by airline employees. some airlines are warning travelers to arrive three hours before their international flights. a florida sheriff's deputy has resigned after allegedly stealing money and prescription drugs from a dying man's house. investigators say jason cooke was caught on camera looting the home while the owner was hospitalized for a head injury suffered during a hurricane power outage. u.p.s. customers can expect to pay more for shipping soon. the company is raising rates by 5% on many of its services
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starts just before christmas. happy holidays. the company says the higher rates will help pay for expansion and improvements. and it comes as amazon launches a security lock system that will allow customers to get deliveries inside their homes even when they're out. it requires a smart lock that can be opened remotely and an amazon security camera to watch the delivery. massachusetts could be one step closer to leaping forward into a new time zone. a draft report from a state commission studying daylight saving time says not moving the clocks back one hour every fall could bring economic and health benefits because of the extra daylight. if the commission approves the idea next week, the report will be sent to lawmakers. maine is already considering the idea. one condition is they want other new england states to join them first. >> oh. >> we're all in this together. >> we're all in this together, but you first. all right. well, when we come back, the controversy forcing kellogg's to change its cereal box. plus, an important new
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put people at ease, the president routinely tells the same joke and on occasion he has patted women's rears in what he intended to be a good-natured manner. the fcc could soon be relaxing rules on media ownership. among the changes that could be voted on next month allowing companies to own newspapers and tv stations in the same city or multiple tv and radio stations all in one location. now, critics argue relaxing the 40-year-old rules would result in fewer diverse voices in the media. and kellogg's says it will redesign the artwork on its boxes of corn pops after getting complains that the images are racist. the images show cartoon figures at a mall shopping, skateboarding and snacking but the only corn pop character of color was the janitor washing the mall floor. kellogg's has since apologized saying it is committed to diversity. in health news some important new vaccine recommendations. a federal panel is rebelling that older people who have already been vaccinated for
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shingles get a new better shot. experts say the newly approved vaccine works better and may last longer. the same panel is also responding to a growing number of mumps outbreaks. they're representing college students get a third vaccine to boost their immunity. we have some new details about the mysterious kidnapping of a mother from california. sherry papini disappeared nearly a year ago and was found three weeks later. police have released new sketches of the two women papini said abducted her and for the first time we're hearing the 911 call in which her husband first reported her disappearance. >> i found her phone and it's got like hair ripped out of it in the headphones. so i'm like totally freaking out thinking somebody grabbed her. >> police say papini was actually texting with a male acquaintance from michigan before her disappearance. but he's been cleared in the case. also papini says her abductors were women but police say they found dna from both a man and a woman on her clothes. and there was a lot of drama
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in the dodger stadium but there was also some drama outside the stadium during last night's world series game. crews were forced to put out two fires nearby including this one at an apartment building. a helicopter quickly put out the flames. a small brush fire near the stadium was also put out. well, the action inside the stadium was as hot as that fire. >> it was an epic second game of the world series. let's get highlights now from espn. >> good morning, it's "sportscenter" from los angeles. stan verrett. neil everett. what a game in game two of the world series. >> yeah. he's not just making that up either. sometimes we say what a game and it really wasn't all that. >> i try not to make stuff up. >> you don't. i do. i make stuff up all the time. yasiel puig makes a 5-3 game a 5-4 game in the bottom of the tenth but in the top of the 11th, george springer, there's a statue of him at uconn, and he did that off brandon mccarthy. he went 0-4 the night before with four strikeouts. he's back, and the astros come
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back and win this game 7-6, even the series at one. game three is friday in houston, stan. not far from there, you had wizards and lakers in overtime, 11.5 seconds to go. wizards needed the follow but couldn't get it done. julius randall with the dunk and lavar ball is enjoying that. only up three and still have to deal with john wall in this last possession. and that worked out okay for the lakers. good win for that young team. they take it, 102-99. paul, six points, eight rebounds and ten assists. >> there you go. >> that's it from here. back to you. >> that was deep there. there you go. thank you. okay, so before the game, by the way, the dodgers were 98-0 this season when leading in eighth inning. >> oh, all right. the end of a streak there. also the astros' first win in the world series.
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♪ ♪ give extra. get extra. ♪ ♪ your thursday "pulse" starting with one of the biggest movie chains in the country banking on the fact that all films are not created equally. moviegoers may soon have to shell out more money to see big hits but be charged less to see a flop. regal cinemas will start testing demand-based pricing next year. the company's hoping to fill more seats during off-peak viewing hours. >> with big competition from streaming services, the once size fits all model is no longer working for the industry apparently. it's an interesting concept. all right.
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coming up on 4:30 in the morning. good morning, to you on this thursday, october 26. >> welcome back from vacation. >> thank you so much. it's so nice to be here. >> natasha is back, jessica is here -- who is missing? alexis. she's on maternity leave so sue hall is here. mike nicco, every day i pray it's going to be a little cooler when i go to sleep. >> yes. and it has been, a little, is the key there. >> keep praying. >> unanswered prayers, huh? all righty, talk to somebody else besides me about that, i guess. a look at live doppler 7. still have that offshore breeze. let's look at the temperatures if you're stepping out right now. it's about 65 in downtown san francisco. it's 69 in fremont. warm there. 61 in mountain view. also in hayward and concord. look at the north bay. 50 in novato.
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napa, 53. up to ukiah, 52. we'll take a look at your day planner and see if there's any records in today's forecast. it would be three days in a row for this. here's sue. >> we start off quiet this morning. we'll go to the san mateo bridge where traffic is flowing nicely across the span over to foster city. you're looking at a 14-minute % drive and emeryville, those headlights headed in the westbound direction past golden gate field on into the mcarthur maze and berkeley curve. no delays at the toll plaza. metering lights have yet to be turned on. that happens about an hour from now. >> breaking news from the abc 7 live desk. we do have breaking news from our live desk. we are tracking two separate crashes. the first one on the peninsula. i want to show you this video we just got in to our live desk. chp investigating a four-car accident involving a tow truck in redwood city, southbound 101 at wood side. at one point the tow truck and
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one of the cars caught fire. one person was rushed to the hospital with major injuries. chp says one person was also taken into custody but did not give a reason for the arrest. we will bring you an update as soon as we get it. and in the east bay police investigating a hit-and-run crash in pleasant hill. the victim is a 80-year-old man. police found him bleeding in the head near gregory lane and contra costa boulevard just before 11:00 last night. he was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. and right now police are trying hit that victim. but at this time they say they have no witnesses or video evidence. if we get an update on that one i will pass it along, too. jessica, thank you. happening today a consumer group plans to ask the california public utilities commission to help people who have been affected by the north bay wildfires. >> the utility reform network wants power companies to stop billing homes destroyed or badly damaged. they want to prevent companies from cutting off service for late payments. and happening today the napa
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valley wine train is hosting mayors from the area in an effort to promote the need for local businesses to rebound after the fires. many people don't know just seven of napa's nearly 500 wineries were damaged or lost in the fires. officials say this is usually the height of tourist season, but right now tourism has declined and businesses are struggling. a sonoma county day of remembrance will be held for fire victims and to honor first responders. the press democrat reports during the event a firefighter memorial bell will toll for the 23 victims that died in sonoma county. the event will be held at santa rosa junior college's bailey field from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. a quick update on your weather and traffic as you start your day. good morning, mike. natasha, welcome back. you look nice and well rested. >> well, thank you. >> that's great. hi, everybody, it's thursday. let's take a look and see if it's going to be three for thursday as far as record high temperatures. here we look from our
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