well, this is wild. this is in orlando, florida. well, this is wild. this is in orlando, florida. a home nearly sliced in half by a crane. no one was injured, but some explaining to do. >> yeah. and the latest round in a legal battle kicks off today between a homeless good samaritan and a couple who set up a gofundme page. that page raised about $400,000. >> the couple was supposed to turn over any of the cash that remained in the account last week. that didn't happen. now there are concerns it might

all be gone. our station in philadelphia reports. >> reporter: kate mcclure shielded her face as she drove away from her property. last week the judge ordered her and her boyfriend to turn over any remaining money raised on gofundme to john bobbitt. bobbi bobbitt's attorney says that the couple's attorney said there is no money left. despite saying this last week. >> we have said they will have a forensic accountant. they have have said they'll open up the books. what more can they do? i would urge everybody to withhold judgment until that's been made public. >> reporter: in an exclusive broadcast interview with me, john bobbitt claimed the couple spent much of the money raised on gofundme on themselves. >> i have to ask them for everything. in the beginning, it was a joke,

like they were my parents, but the joke stops being funny after a while. >> reporter: the couple says they didn't spend any of the money on themselves and didn't want to hand over the money to bobbitt because of his drug addiction. >> he is a self-described gambling addict. i think it's pretty hypocritical that i can't manage my money because i might spend it on drugs. >> reporter: after receiving a synonymous tip they were allegedly misspending the gofundme money. in a few months, mcclure posted pictures of a new year's eve bash in las vegas, tickets to a broadway show and shopping excursions. how they paid for the items and trips is unclear. mcclure makes $43,000 a year as a secretary with the state of new jersey according to payroll records, and demeco is a carpenter.

>> i was led to believe money remaining was tied up. >> bobbitt claims he only received $75,000 in cash and goods and services. the couple's attorney says he received $200,000 from that money. >> in a statement, gofundme says any money that was misspent will be guaranteed by the company itself. but it does seem as if they were living their best life in the last six months. >> it's so sad because it was one of those stories that was so heartwarming and uplifting. he helped her when she was stranded on the side of the road. and they started the page. >> kumbaya. >> and now they are in court. when we come back, a fresh prince of bel-air reunion. >> yes! and reaction to colton being named the bachelor. even more crickets. "the skinny" is next.

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have been a better choice. >> but others said he's respectful of women and runs charity for kids. he says he's grateful and ready for adventure and it's time to find a wife. let's get more from jack sheahan. what say you, sir? >> first of all, let's have tia weigh in here. she says no, she will not be a contestant on colton's season, thank god. >> he already broke up with her. >> that part of the whole thing is over. mercifully. >> hallelujah. >> will they have to rename the fantasy suite the library suite or something? >> well, they could do anything at this point. you know how this whole charade goes. let's put it that way. which is why i can make some predictions.

colton could find love, or he might not. >> okay. >> or could go to the fantasy suite. or he might not. >> uh-huh. >> he could need a neil lane ring or he might not. >> all right. >> things that are guaranteed, this will be the most emotional, dramatic season of the bachelor ever. >> jack really going all out on those predictions. >> it's really why jack is there. >> that's why we call him the analyst. >> there will be more of that in january, i promise. next, cristiano ronaldo is looking a little different these days. >> oh, really? humble? he looks great. >> here's how we normally see the portuguese superstar.

he's always looking perfect on the field and wherever he goes. >> uh-huh. >> beautiful. just the way he plays. >> so ronaldo had a short break from playing, so he headed to the waters osardinia yeah. and that's where the world found out that he's sporting a black eye. >> uh-oh. >> he suffered the shiner in a game last weekend. >> so ronaldo seems to be hiding the injury. that's his latest instagram photo. he's wearing sunglasses. it's possible he will get away with not showing off the black eye, but he is here on "world news now." and we love him just the way he is. >> ronaldo, what happened? >> don't worry, you still look beautiful. >> i mean -- >> it's not a problem. >> diane, his eyes are up there. poor guy. sporting a shiner there as well, all right. >> he still looks great. let's move on. "fresh prince bel-air" as close as they ever are.

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>> reporter: they're not in kansas anymore, but they should have been in grand rapids, minnesota. the pair of sparkly shoes worn in the original 1939 wizard of oz film were stolen from the judy garland museum. the fbi announcing that after a 13 year search, they have finally been found. >> last summer we received a new tip and information that we pursued. >> reporter: saying they couldn't give anymore details on the theft. >> this is still a very, very active and ongoing investigation. >> reporter: revealing only that the iconic shoes were uncovered during an undercover operation. they were one of several pairs custommade for the legendary star and only one of four known to exist. >> one in the smithsonian. a second pair donated to the academy of arts and sciences. a third pair is in the possession of a private party and the fourth pair is the pair that we're here to discuss.

>> reporter: and to ensure they weren't fakes they were sent to the smithsonian to compare them to the real thing, and they checked out. each pair of slippers are estimated to be worth several million dollars. and they made another fascinating discovery. the ones the smithsonian already had were a mismatched pair. the correct match was in the pair found in minnesota. lynda lopez, abc news, new york. >> how about that. click your heels, off to home you go. >> it's been solved. >> kendis has never seen "the wizard of oz." >> you haven't seen "the wiz". >> i have! you haven't seen "the wiz." >> no, i haven't. >> very happy to hear the ruby slippers have been found. i'm so curious, though, who took them? >> was it toto or tonto or whoever? >> those are completely different characters, completely different movies.

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or call during business hours. good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. here are some of the top stories we're following on "world news now." tropical storm gordon made landfall near pascagoula, mississippi. a child has died after a tree fell on a mobile home in florida. sources tell abc news mueller wants written answers from the president regarding the russia investigation, but they haven't ruled out an in-person interview. social media executives are on capitol hill today for what's likely to be a grilling. top officials from google, facebook and twitter are there

to discuss political bias questions. and in the city that never sleeps, u.s. open fans can finally get to bed after a nail-biter. e r hourinmatch. it just wrapped up moments ago. nadal just finally put his arms down. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, september 5th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> supposed to head to the u.s. open a little later on this morning, i thought that game would still be going on. >> nearly, nearly got there. >> congrats to nadal. we're going to start things off with the latest on tropical storm gordon. >> it made landfall west of the alabama-mississippi border. at least one person has died.

that child was killed when a tree fell on a trailer home in pensacola, florida.anousands e and am now, but it's still packing quite a punch. maggie rulli is in biloxi. >> reporter: they've closed casinos up and down the coast. a mandatory curfew is in effect. they're reminding people to take this storm seriously and always prepare for the worst. the gulf coast is getting pummeled with the first major storm of the hurricane season, gordon slamming into the coast as a powerful tropical storm with sustained winds topping 70 miles per hour. >> we got all the supplies that we need. we got batteries, flashlights, all that stuff. >> reporter: residents coming together to prepare for the worst. >> having that support system is going to help out a lot. >> reporter: the space station capturing gordon as it gains strength, leading to states of

emergency from louisiana to alabama. >> it is time to take this as a serious storm and be prepared. >> reporter: the storm is bringing with it as much as a foot of rain continuing to threaten millions in the hours ahead with potentially catastrophic inland flooding and along the coast. >> you have to watch for storm surge in the two to four-foot range and flash flooding in a lot of these places. >> reporter: new orleans sits outside the hurricane warning zone, but the mayor cautions people. >> when severe weather arrives, be ready to shelter at home and in place. please stay off the roads during heavy rain and high winds, and never drive through flooded areas. >> reporter: as gordon makes landfall here in the gulf, the big concerns remain the same. coastal flooding as well as flash flooding further inland, and there are new threats of tornados and severe thunderstorms in the area. if you can, stay indoors. diane and kendis?

overseas a deadly typhoon has left a trail of destruction in japan. powerful winds ripped the roof off this building in osaka. that sent debris flying into electric wires creating a massive spark. at least ten people have died in this storm. hundreds are injured, roads washed out and nearly a million people are in the dark. forecasters say it's the most powerful storm to hit japan in 25 years. now to the fiery showdown over the supreme court with president trump's nominee facing a second day of some raucous clashes. brett kavanaugh is heading back to capitol hill where dozens of protesters were dragged away in handcuffs. you see the live pictures there of the capitol in the early morning hours. probably some congressional aides still going through the tens of thousands of documents at this hour. today he will have to answer questions from senate democrats, demanding to review more of those records. abc's janai norman with more.

>> confirmation hearing on the nomination of -- >> mr. chairman. >> -- brett kavanaugh. >> mr. chairman. >> reporter: there were calls to end judge kavanaugh's hearing even before it began. >> we believe this hearing should be postponed. >> reporter: protesters chimed in. >> this is a tragedy -- >> reporter: the hearing became so chaotic kavanaugh's daughters were escorted out. >> this is the first i've seen according to mob rule. >> reporter: democrats claiming they couldn't do their jobs of evaluating the nominee with so much missing, like 100,000 pages the white house blocked access to. republicans say they have more than enough, especially after an additional 42,000 pages were dropped the night before the hearing. >> that's 7500 pages per hour.

that's superhuman. >> you've taken the unorthodox position that presidents should not be burdened with a crimi >> i do not decide cases based on personal or policy preferences. a judge must be independent, not swayed by public pressure. >> reporter: senators say they haven't seen anything like what unfolded yesterday. but they will be back today for day two when committee members get to question kavanaugh, and it's possible we'll see more sparks fly. and the man shepherding kavanaugh through the process is returning to the senate. jon kyl is wree replacing john mccain. jon kyl is committed to serving through january. unless he changes his mind, the governor will have to pick another replacement to serve until 2020. kyl is expected to be sworn in today. he previously represented arizona for three terms in the senate.

ayanna pressley won the primary in the boston district once served by john f. kennedy. she upset ten-term incumbent capuano. the republicans are not putting up a candidate for the election. >> it was a big deal there. mayor rahm emmanuel has announced he will not run for a third term. he abruptly dropped his bid for reelection after raising more than $10 million for his campaign. he was chief of staff for president obama and didn't give a specific reason for his decision, but he was plagued by chicago's persistent gun violence and police relations and troubled with the schools there. now to an incendiary new book about president trump and a tumultuous white house. the president is attacking the author, bob woodward, the reporter who broke the watergate scandal.

in the book aides scrambled to keep the president from making poor decisions, and he slammed jeff sessions as a dumb southerner. hooer here is tara palmeri.ains woodward, saying he has credibility issues. in the book, white house chief of staff john kelly calls the president an idiot. secretary of defense jim mattis is quoted as calling the president a fifth grader after the president asked him to assassinate syrian dictator assad. also, dowd is quoted calling him a liar. and that gary cohn would take papers off the president's desk. president trump has complained that bob woodward never interviewed him for the book,

but the "washington post" revealed a conversation between the two in which woodward says he asked six people for an interview. >> who did you ask about speaking to me? >> well, about six people, you know. >> they don't tell me. >> senator -- i talked to kellyanne about it two and a half months ago. >> who were the senators? no, they never called me about it. >> senator graham said he had talked to you about talking to me, is that not true? >> senator graham actually mentioned it quickly on one meeting. >> reporter: sarah sanders has called the stories completely fabricated and added sometimes the president's ways are unconventional, but he always gets results. tara palmeri for abc news in washington. now to a health alert about sleep and your heart. getting too much or too little sleep has health risks. researchers found people who sleep fewer than six hours or

longer than eight have a greater risk of dying from heart disease or stroke. if you are not getting enough time in bed you are not alone. the cdc says more than one third of americans are sleep deprived. >> or 99% of the "world news now" staff and viewers. >> mm-hm. but at least we're all doomed together. >> that's nice. a paddleboarder had a whale of a close encounter outside boston. >> ooh, i wonder where this is going. >> so check it out. he's cruising along off the waters in massachusetts, and a whale pops right up out of the water. the guy's so shocked he nearly falls off the board. he is okay. and as far as we know, so is the whale. >> way to stand your ground, though. >> the last thing you want to do in that situation is fall in the water, right? >> yes. >> but you get so startled. i definitely would have gone in.

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a a settlement has been reached in a deadly penn state hazing case. you recall the sophomore, timothy piazza died last year. he have hazeded by members of the fraternity. his parents have settled for an undisclosed amount. the agreement allows them to go ahead with claims against others involved in the case, including their son's one-time fraternity brothers. there's a new crackdown on fraternities and alcohol. a group have adopted stricter rules saying alcohol that's more

than 15% by volume can be served at frats by licensed vendors. they have until next september to implement that rule across 6,000 chapters. it was sparked by alcohol-related deaths at penn state and louisiana state. and nike is not commenting about a strategy for putting colin kaepernick in its new "just do it" ad. their stock took a hit yesterday. >> one report says nike has already benefitted from $43 million worth of free advertising because of that ad. here's paula faris. >> reporter: colin kaepernick is back in action but this time off the field. the controversial quarterback now the face of nike's 30th anniversary "just do it" campaign, with these words, believe in something even if it means sacrificing everything. in 2016, kaepernick ignited a firestorm when he started kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice.

now swift backlash. some taking to social media to burn their gear in protest. but other nike athletes like lebron james and serena williams praising the decision. serena tweeting, especially proud to be a part of the nike family today, #just do it. tom brady also liking it too. nike stock dropping over 3%. >> the executives at nike decided this was a risk worth taking and even if there are people who say hey, i'm not ever going to buy another nike product. >> reporter: one fierce critic, the president, adding that the freedom to make this decision is what this country is all about. paula faris, abc news, new york. >> serena williams addressed this all after the u.s. open. she said that for nike, this shows the company's not afraid. she found that to be a powerful

statement to other companies and is saluting colin kaepernick. >> we'll see how it goes today. >> controversial. coming up, maybe your kid has been playing fortnite all summer. >> that could make back to school tough. fortnite all summer. >> that could make back to school tough cle...is a hassle.th a mop and bucket... swiffer wetjet makes cleaning easy. it's safe to use on all finished surfaces, ...trapping dirt and liquid inside the pad. plus, it prevents streaks better than a micro fiber strip mop. for a convenient clean, try swiffer wetjet.

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>> reporter: it's the new phenomenon hitting the internet. dozens of facebook support groups sprouting up online for parents to deal with their children's fortnite addiction. >> my son plays several hours a day. and with school starting, the whole plan is going to change because it has to. >> reporter: one group, fortnite i-parent 101, focuses on education so they understand what it is. >> many parents in this generation are referred to as digital immigrants. we did not grow up with the internet. our kids are digital natives. they grew up with it and don't think anything's wrong with it. the group gives parents a safe place to come and talk without judgment. >> reporter: parents are sharing fortnite concerns. one says their son thinks the game is better than going outside. another asks what to do if their child sneaks to play it in the middle of the night. >> the group i created is very

important to give parents the safe place to come in and get support with very specific tips. >> reporter: experts say the facebook groups help provide a different perspective on parenting. >> it is such a relief to connect with other parents who are struggling with the very same questions that you are. and it can really free you up to focus on what to do next instead of sitting around and worrying about what you've done wrong. >> reporter: parents say that perspective helps them remember they're not alone. >> when you post something within this group you really know the people there are interested in the subject matter. so that's really helpful to be connected and engaging with these people that are really dealing with the same issues. >> and this story got a surprisingly strong reaction on social media. a lot of people weighing in on twitter thinking they are ridiculous. in my house, if the parents didn't want you doing something, they said you're not doing it. that's the end of that story.

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>> i only know one person who would take a bite of a slice of pizza and put it in the trash. cindy is giving us nice feedback. cindy says very glad diane is back. now i can suffer my insomnia in peace as balance is restored on @abc wnn. >> sam, i think he's a first-time viewer of the show. he writes, diane macedo, who's that with you kendis, dana something? i can't place her. >> shade! thanks a lot, sam. >> wow. jeremy. jeremy was kind to me. jeremy says this was bigger news to me than the bachelor announcement this morning. thanks, jeremy! >> don't tell me it was a bachelor -- oh, okay. dana, who is a friend of mine, a morning anchor at the powerhouse abc station in las vegas. she says two people called, a man called into the newsroom,

you, kendis, have been with five different women in one week, and he's over it. first i say how did you get a camera in my bedroom? and no, i meant yes. here is the proof. wow. >> check that out. >> wow, stephanie, linsey, janai, lynda. >> you can't wait for me to go away again. >> good times. the crew at good morning columbus, they asked for the simple things, they would like -- good morning columbus wants a slow clap from jack. >> doesn't cost you anything, right? >> i guess not. >> i could do this all day. >> just like that, good morning columbus. says thewoullike their jvo

gordon makes landfall. >> drenching parts of the gulf coast with as much as eight inches of rain and has already taken at least one life. accuweather gives us the latest track on where the torrential rains are headed next. president trump is directing new outrage overnight at the book that has rocked washington. it's an inside look at a west wing in chaos. the president's own advisers viewing him as a danger to our national security. one even calling the white house crazy town. a former cosby show actor speaking out after being job shamed for working to make ends meet at a grocery store. fellow actors are rallying in his defense and he may be weighing a new job offer. and who needs two rooms when the bathroom and the kitchen can be in one. >> ah. >> that's disgusting.

>> some small spaces ahead on this wednesday, september 5th. >> but there's a curtain. >> there's a curtain. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> multi tasking. >> streamlines the process. you eat here. >> oh, no. >> oh, wait. too soon for that? too early in the morning? >> yes, we just started. it's the middle of the night. >> what do you think some people are doing now? they're on their way there. >> that is another mental image i did not need. thank you very much. >> welcome back. >> we will get to the bottom of that story coming up. >> but we have our number one story, not our number two. >> we're going to stop with the puns now. but we're going to start with a much more serious note, a deadly storm making landfall west of alabama, west of the alabama-mississippi border.

it has already claimed at least one life. a child died when a tree fell on a trailer home in pensacola, florida. >> gordon's winds are still battering the gulf coast. it almost seems as if it was intensifying at one point as it made its way into the panhandle and onto new orleans. it is expected to head northwest into mississippi and arkansas. we'll check in with accuweather in a moment. its intense storm surge swamped one side of dauphin island, alabama. >> many had to evacuate their home and move inland. the storm is big enough to be seen from space. check this one out. this was taken by the international space station. victor oquendo has more from close to where gordon made landfall. >> reporter: the winds are really starting to pick up here in biloxi, mississippi. starting to feel the effects of tropical storm gordon. just take a look. the waves crashing right over the seawall here. but the scenes are much worse

elsewhere along the gulf coast. just take a look at what we've seen in alabama or in pensacola in florida. tropical storm gordon just hammering the region with very strong winds and a whole lot of rain. this storm developed quickly in the gulf and then once it hit land, it slowed down. still the communities along the gulf coast left scrambling to get their last-minute supplies together. what's the general mood right now as this thing approaches? >> pretty much community. we all kind of jumped in and helped each other. >> when severe weather arrives, be ready to shelter at home and in place. please stay off the roads during heavy rain and high winds, and never drive through flooded areas. >> reporter: biloxi basically shutting down in preparation for tropical storm gordon. the famed casinos closed tuesday night. and as for public schools, on wednesday they're all closed in the region. kendis, diane? >> that has been the case for two days the schools have been closed in those areas, victor,

thank you. gordon will be dumping a huge amount of rain as it moves northwest. >> accuweather's paul williams is tracking that storm for us. good morning. >> we are expecting significant downpours now that gordon has made his impact and moving and pushing and muscling his way throughout portions of the magnolia state and expected to target going into portions of arkansas. the complication is damaging winds and moderate threat of flooding and tornados. some of the outer bands of this system will give the opportunity of severe thunderstorms and tornados. massive travel delays, a possible 12-inch dumping of rain and flooding from little rock down towards jackson, mississippi. impact here, risk to lives and property, at least a moderate risk throughout mississippi going into arkansas. kendis, diane? >> little geography there. mississippi being the magnolia state from paul. >> now we know. >> stumped me. >> thanks, paul.

let's turn now to president trump blasting the new book about his presidency by the pulitzer-prize-winning reporter who helped bring down president nixon. >> he had a late night tweet attacking journalist bob woodward. the book describes the white house in chaos with top officials scrambling to protect the country. even swiping documents from his desk. >> reporter: the book's title is "fear." >> hello, bob. >> president trump, how are you? >> reporter: and the president sure sounded concerned. his words taped with his knowledge. dialed up the author last month after the book was done. >> i think there's nothing in this book that doesn't come from a first-hand source. >> are you naming names, or do you just say sources? >> well, it names real incidents. >> we're going to have a very inaccurate book and that's too bad. >> reporter: bob woodward who's

written the inside story of at least eight presidents, including nixon says he'd been rebuffed six times in his request for an interview with trump. pretty much everyone who works y on tape. he's an idiot john kelly is quoted as saying of the president. we're in crazy town. i don't hy of us are here. this is the worst job i ever had. the book paints a picture of the book paints a picture of chaos behind the s cenes. top officials scheming to save the united states from its own president. woodward details a moment when gary cohn swiped a document from the president's desk so he couldn't sign it. got to protect the country, he reportedly said. after the president questioned the costs to protect the korean peninsula, jim mattis reportedly told him we're doing this to prevent world war iii and woodward later marvelled to colleagues the commander in chief had the understanding of a fifth or sixth grader. and then there is the russia

investigation which woodward says has paralyzed the west wing. the president believes the world is out to get him. after a practice session preparing for potential testimony to robert mueller, the president allegedly was so shaky, so dishonest, his own lawyer john dowd sought a meeting with mueller. he just made something up, dowd is quoted as saying. that's his nature. i'm not going to sit there and let him look like an idiot. mueller reportedly replied, john, i understand. kelly, mattis, sarah sanders all of them released statements trashing this book. and the president tweeted as well, calling woodward a democratic operative, though woodward does stand behind his reporting, he says. all of this a week before the book even comes out. >> throughout the book there are examples of how the president insults people who work for him, or at least according to the

book. he called reince priebus a little rat saying he scurries around. >> the book says he mocked h.r. mcmaster saying he dressed in cheap suits like a beer salesman. >> what's wrong with a beer salesman? >> i don't know, we would like to be friends. >> and after rudy giuliani defended him after the "access hollywood" tape, trump told giuliani he was a baby and asked when are you going to be a man? >> and many people in the administration have spoken out against the book denying allegations of what they said or just the general context of the book. but later this morning president trump's press secretary sarah sanders will be on "good morning america" to take this one head on. >> yes, she will. all right, let's move on to the supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh who is bracing for another day of questioning after the first day opened with bickering and dozens of arrests.

for nearly eight hours he faced democrats demanding a delay while republicans touted his qualifications. terry moran was there. >> reporter: before judge kavanaugh's hearing even began, democrats tried to end it. >> the nomination of judge -- >> mr. chairman? >> reporter: one by one raising objections. >> we believe this hearing should be postponed. >> reporter: talking over senator grassley. it was all carefully choreographed, and it wasn't long before protesters chimed in, too. [ yelling ] >> reporter: all the while the nominee sitting stonefaced. his young daughters removed, apparently it wasn't a scene fit for kids. at issue 42,000 documents from his time as a key aide in the george w. bush white house dumped on the committee.

this after republicans blocked the release of tens of thousands more. democrats claimed they could not do their job with so much missing. >> we wouldn't hire an intern with only 90% of their resume. we're putting somebody on the supreme court. >> reporter: republicans fired back at their colleagues. >> this is the first confirmation hearing for a supreme court justice i've seen basically according to mob rule. >> reporter: struggling to defend their nominee through the clamor. >> i know you deserve this position, i'm proud of the president for nominating you, and i wish you the best because we're going to confirm you. >> reporter: democrats are making clear they will ask tough questions on the issue of presidential power. >> this is a president who's shown us he's contemptuous of the rule of law. >> reporter: a concern that kavanaugh could protect the

president if the challenge of the mueller probe hits the high court. and looming over everything else, that it would seal a 5-4 majority over the court and put decisions like rowe versus wade back up for debate. at the end of the long day, finally the committee heard from the nominee himself. >> i do not decide cases on personal preferences. i am not a pro-plaintiff or pro- defendant judge. i'm not a pro-prosecution or pro-defense judge. i am a pro-law judge. >> reporter: the odds are long against democrats being able to stop kavanaugh. they've tried to fire up their base to show in their view he's not fit for the court.

but they don't have the votes especially now that jon kyl has been appointed to fill john mccain's seat. odds now even longer get against dems. terry moran, abc news, capitol hill. and amazon has become the second company to break through the trillion dollar ceiling. >> it hit $1 trillion in value for a short time on tuesday. it fell off to finish at $995 billion. amazon stock has skyrocketed 75% this year. >> not too shabby. coming up, the algae in florida has been causing problems all summer, and now hear who's saying it helped them out. and the former cosby show actor speaking out about his job being shamed. now what he's telling people about his life. and be sure to find us on facebook at wnnfans.com. we have a live stream today? you are watching "world news now." >> is that a question mark? >> yeah.

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police in miami police in miami are on the hunt for a suspect who robbed a tow truck driver at knife point. the driver was stopped at a gas station when the man approached

and chased him. the driver runs off. the robber went into the truck, took a cellphone and cash. the driver's okay, but the robber is still on the loose. we have an update to the deadly labor day boating tragedy on the colorado river. three bodies have now been recovered. the search continues for one other missing person. the boats reportedly collided head on while traveling about 50 miles per hour, tossing 16 people into the water. >> both boats sank. nine others were injured. nobody was wearing a life jacket. the investigation into what caused the accident is ongoing. more turmoil for usa gymnastics as its president and ceo steps down. carrie perry stepped down and faced criticism over her handling of the case involving larry nassar. it came after the team parted

ways with the recently-hired elite coach after she contacted one of nassar's victims. cops are crediting algae with helping to make an arrest. >> the suspect was initially stopped for speeding in cape coral and got out and ran as they do. the 22-year-old then jumped in a canal and tried to swim away. >> but once in the water, he was overcome by algae and even swallowed some. the suspect turned himself in. he was taken to a hospital. he's now fine but in jail. >> wow. >> like swamp thing. >> yeah. >> there's nothing that will help you get away from the law in florida, i guess. >> you know, in l.a., we watch people run all the time and they frequently get caught. florida takes it a step further. we're going to jump in the algae and try to swim. >> cops there with their popcorn. coming up in the next half hour, a shocking claim about the hundreds of thousands of dollars raised for a homeless man

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♪ workin' 9 to 5 ♪ what a way to make a livin' even the horse drawn carriages are working 9 to 9. actor geoffrey owens is speaking out after photos of him working at a grocery store went viral. >> he says the initial job shaming was hard to deal with, but the tables have turned. here is linsey davis. >> reporter: he was famous for stealing scenes on the cosby show. >> why don't you two go and get a job! >> reporter: but now actor geoffrey owens is addressing these viral photos. like cosby show actor geoffrey owens spotted bagging groceries. many saw it as job shaming. >> the period of devastation was so short because shortly after that, the responses, my wife and

i started to read these responses from like literally all over the world of support. >> reporter: the actor and director spoke out about it for the first time. >> i wanted a job that i could have some flexibility. try to stay in the business. >> reporter: and now growing support for owens. terry cruz writing, i swept floors after the nfl, if need be, i'd do it again. good honest work is nothing to be ashamed of. tyler perry appeared to offer a job on his new show. >> i hope what doesn't pass is this idea about what it means to work, you know, the honor of the working person and the dignity of work. so no one has to feel sorry for me. i'm doing fine. >> geoffrey owens, ladies and gentlemen. >> reporter: after 15 months on the job, owens has quit his job at trader joe's and he says he doesn't want anyone to just give him an acting job because of this but he wants to get a job because he's the right person.

linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> aren't you glad i moonlight as a pizza man? >> yep. >> aren't you glad i moonlight as a pizza man? >> yep.

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this morning on "world news now," the new book describing the trump white house as chaotic. in that book, one top official allegedly compares the president to a fifth grader. another calls him an idiot. overnight, the president is bashing the book's author, journalist bob woodward. tropical storm gordon is pounding the gulf coast, and one child has died. thousands are without power. and the fight over money raised for a homeless man. >> he claims the couple spent hundreds of thousands of dollars meant for him. their legal fight in court today. and colton is looking for love once again as the new bachelor. we have reaction from past girlfriends, and of course our own bachelor analyst.

from abc news, this is "world news now." >> lookin' for love. ♪ in all the wrong spaces >> i think that's the buckwheat's version of it. ♪ wookin' for wove in all the wrong pwaces ♪ >> there will be a lot of crying on the bachelor coming up. just make that prediction. first we're going to start off with president trump. >> there's cackling over there. what's wrong with my singing. >> you want us to answer that? >> let's start with the trump book. because there is not a lot of laughing, at least not at the white house when it comes to this book. it has a bombshell about the president.

the book cites top advisers depicting him as an idiot. >> the president says the book by legendary reporter bob woodward is full of lies and phony sources. cecelia vega has more. >> reporter: president trump once seemed eager to sit down with special counsel robert mueller. >> would you be willing to speak under oath, to give your version? >> 100%. >> reporter: but according to the new book by veteran washington journalist bob woodward, the president's legal team was so worried he would commit perjury, they conducted a mock interview, and he lashed out saying this thing is a damn hoax. i don't want to testify. they sat down with mueller and described the practice session. he just made something up, that's his nature, john dowd reportedly told the special counsel.

i'm not going to sit there and let him look like an idiot. robert mueller reportedly responds, john, i understand. and dowd says don't testify or it's an orange jumpsuit. dowd denies any of this happened. woodward says he conducted hundreds of interviews with firsthand witness. he also released a conversation with the president himself. >> hello, bob. >> president trump, how are you. >> reporter: the president called last month, asking why he wasn't interviewed for the book. woodward says he tried. >> i never got a call. i never got a message. who did you ask about speaking to me? >> well, about six people, you know. >> they don't tell me. >> senator -- i talked to kellyanne about it. >> reporter: the president conceding he been told about the request. >> senator graham said he had

talked to you about talking to me. >> he mentioned it at one meeting. >> reporter: kellyanne conway walks into the room. >> remember 2 1/2 months ago you came over and i laid out i wanted to talk to the president and you said you would get back to me? >> i do, and i put in the request. it was rejected. i can only take it so far. i guess i can bring it right to the president the next time. >> reporter: in the book called "fear", he talks about aides ridiculing him behind his back. after the president reportedly questioned the cost of theist being on the korean peninsula, jim mattis told him we're doing this in order to prevent world war iii. exasperated, mattis later told close associates the president had the understanding of a fifth or sixth grader. john kelly once reportedly complained the president is an

idiot, saying it's pointless to try to convince him of anything. he's gone off the rails. we're in crazy town. i don't even know why any of us are here. this is the worst job i have ever had. woodward says others spend days trying to keep him from making mistakes, swiping papers off the president's desk, saying "got to protect the country." the president not holding back saying of his punching bag, jeff sessions, this guy is mentally retarded. he's this dumb southern. he couldn't even be a one-person country lawyer in alabama. >> we're going to have a very inaccurate book, and that's too bad. i don't blame you entirely. accurate is nobody's ever done a better job than i am doing as president.

>> reporter: john kelly call e ok total.s. jim mattis says it's the product of someone's rich imagination. but bob woodward is standing by his reporting. cecilia vega, abc news, the white house. >> the book comes out next week. tropical storm gordon lashing the gulf coast. a child died when a tree fell on a mobile home. >> winds reached 70 miles per hour. thousands of people are without power on dauphin island and elsewhere. schools and casinos will be closed in the biloxi, mississippi area today, about 25 miles west of where gordon made landfall, a curfew is in effect in that area as well. >> gordon is expected to weaken, but its effects will be with us for days. paul williams joins us with the

details. >> now that gordon has made his impact for the gulf coast, will continue to track across a good portion of mississippi and slide its way through arkansas. now damaging winds and flooding. we're going to have a moderate threat but still a slight threat for storm surge and tornados. we're expecting 12 inches of rain from mobile to jackson, mississippi to little rock, arkansas with significant travel delays. >> paul, thank you. brett kavanaugh returns to the hot seat today after his confirmation hearings got off to a raucous start. 70 people were arrested. democrats called it a charade. they demanded an adjournment but republicans say democrats are just playing politics. kavanaugh stressed the importance of an independent high court. >> a good judge must be an umpire.

my judicial philosophy is straightforward. a judge must be independent. must interpret the law, not make the law. >> kavanaugh's views on abortion rights, affirmative action and presidential privilege are being called into question. despite opposition, democrats don't have the votes to block him. now an incredible new image of the white house. a cnn photographer caught the exact moment lightning struck. >> it came during a thunderstorm in the nation's capital. the white house has a lightning protection system and was not damaged by the lightning bolt. >> what is a lightning protection system? >> it's like a new book from bob woodward. coming up, they are called the holy grail of memorabilia. and they have been found. but first one of diane's favorites. cristiano ronaldo.

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well well, this is wild. this is in orlando, florida. a home nearly sliced in half by a crane. no one was injured, but some explaining to do. >> yeah. and the latest round in a legal battle kicks off today between a homeless good samaritan and a couple who set up a gofundme page. that page raised about $400,000. >> the couple was supposed to turn over any of the cash that remained in the account last week. that didn't happen. now there are concerns it might all be gone. our station in philadelphia reports. >> reporter: kate mcclure

shielded her face as she drove away from her property. last week the judge ordered her and her boyfriend to turn over any remaining money raised on gofundme to john bobbitt. bobbitt's attorney says that the couple's attorney said there is no money left. despite saying this last week. >> we have said they will have a forensic accountant. they have said they'll open up the books. what more can they do? i would urge everybody to withhold judgment until that's been made public. >> reporter: in an exclusive broadcast interview with me, john bobbitt claimed the couple spent much of the money raised on gofundme on themselves. >> i have to ask them for everything. in the beginning, it was a joke, like they were my parents, but the joke stops being funny after a while. >> reporter: the couple says

they didn't spend any of the money on themselves and didn't want to hand over the money to bobbitt because of his drug addiction. >> he is a self-described gambling addict. i think it's pretty hypocritical that i can't manage my money because i might spend it on drugs. >> reporter: after receiving a synonymous tip they were allegedly misspending the gofundme money. in a few months, mcclure posted pictures of a new year's eve bash in las vegas, tickets to a broadway show and shopping excursions. how they paid for the items and trips is unclear. mcclure makes $43,000 a year as a secretary with the state of new jersey according to payroll records, and demeco is a carpenter. >> i was led to believe money remaining was tied up.

>> bobbitt claims he only received $75,000 in cash and goods and services. the couple's attorney says he received $200,000 from that money. >> in a statement, gofundme says any money that was misspent will be guaranteed by the company itself. but it does seem as if they were living their best life in the last six months. >> it's so sad because it was one of those stories that was so heartwarming and uplifting. he helped her when she was stranded on the side of the road. and they started the page. >> kumbaya. >> and now they are in court. when we come back, a fresh prince of bel-air reunion. >> yes! and reaction to colton being named the bachelor. even more crickets. "the skinny" is next. even more crickets. "the skinny" is next.

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♪ touched for the very first time ♪ ♪ doo, doo, doo >> because colton is being named the next bachelor. >> mm-hm. so we're getting reaction, the 26-year-old former nfl player was officially introduced yesterday morning, and it didn't take long for the criticism to start rolling in. >> the shade. >> colton's first attempt to find love on tv came on becca's season of "the bachelorette" when he put it all out there and announced he's a virgin. ♪ like a virgin ♪ your heartbeat >> he also appeared on "bachelor in paradise" where he spent time with tia and remained a virgin. his critics went on to say he's boring and blake or jason would have been a better choice. >> but others said he's respectful of women and runs charity for kids.

he says he's grateful and ready for adventure and it's time to find a wife. let's get more from jack sheahan. what say you, sir? >> first of all, let's have tia weigh in here. she says no, she will not be a contestant on colton's season, thank god. >> he already broke up with her. >> that part of the whole thing is over. mercifully. >> hallelujah. >> will they have to rename the fantasy suite the library suite or something? >> well, they could do anything at this point. you know how this whole charade goes. let's put it that way. which is why i can make some predictions. colton could find love, or he might not.

>> okay. >> or could go to the fantasy suite. or he might not. >> uh-huh. >> he could need a neil lane ring or he might not. >> all right. >> things that are guaranteed, this will be the most emotional, dramatic season of the bachelor ever. >> jack really going all out on those predictions. >> it's really why jack is there. >> that's why we call him the analyst. >> there will be more of that in january, i promise. next, cristiano ronaldo is looking a little different these days. >> oh, really? humble? he looks great. >> here's how we normally see the portuguese superstar. he's always looking perfect on the field and wherever he goes. >> uh-huh. >> beautiful. just the way he plays. >> so ronaldo had a short break

from playing, so he headed to the waters of sardinia. yeah. and that's where the world found out that he's sporting a black eye. >> uh-oh. >> he suffered the shiner in a game last weekend. >> so ronaldo seems to be hiding the injury. that's his latest instagram photo. he's wearing sunglasses. it's possible he will get away with not showing off the black eye, but he is here on "world news now." and we love him just the way he is. >> ronaldo, what happened? >> don't worry, you still look beautiful. >> i mean -- >> it's not a problem. >> diane, his eyes are up there. poor guy. sporting a shiner there as well, all right. >> he still looks great. let's move on. "fresh prince bel-air" as close as they ever are. will smith and alfonzo rivera played cousins on the show. they posted this photo from a golf outing last weekend.

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the pair of sparkly shoes worn in the original 1939 wizard of oz film were stolen from the judy garland museum. the fbi announcing that after a 13 year search, they have finally been found. >> last summer we received a new tip and information that we pursued. >> reporter: saying they couldn't give anymore details on the theft. >> this is still a very, very active and ongoing investigation. >> reporter: revealing only that the iconic shoes were uncovered during an undercover operation. they were one of several pairs custommade for the legendary star and only one of four known to exist. >> one in the smithsonian. a second pair donated to the academy of arts and sciences. a third pair is in the possession of a private party and the fourth pair is the pair that we're here to discuss. >> reporter: and to ensure they weren't fakes they were sent to the smithsonian to compare them

to the real thing, and they checked out. each pair of slippers are estimated to be worth several million dollars. and they made another fascinating discovery. the ones the smithsonian already had were a mismatched pair. the correct match was in the pair found in minnesota. lynda lopez, abc news, new york. >> how about that. click your heels, off to home you go. >> it's been solved. >> kendis has never seen "the wizard of oz." >> you haven't seen "the wiz". >> i have! you haven't seen "the wiz." >> no, i haven't. >> very happy to hear the ruby slippers have been found. i'm so curious, though, who took them? >> was it toto or tonto or whoever? >> those are completely different characters, completely different movies. >> toto was africa, right? >> toto was africa, right? ♪ we're off to see the wizard california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones.

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that's what's making news in amer making news in america this morning -- >> seriously, we got to get out of here. >> -- tropical storm gordon roars ashore overnight slamming into the gulf coast. >> conditions are now deteriorating rapidly here in pascagoula since we arrived an hour ago. >> a life-threatening storm surge. up to a foot of rain possible. our team in the storm zone with the conditions and the biggest concerns at this hour. president trump goes on the attack overnight responding to that bombshell book that claims he called attorney general jeff sessions a dumb southerner. plus, the secretary of defense fighting back after he's accused of comparing the president to a fifth grader. the safari surprise. the shocking video as a lion climbs into this car full of tourists. plus, the smallest apartment we have ever seen.