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others were willing to wait >> he's like, i want to see some football! >> he came prepared. >> the opening night always means the defending super bowl champions will be on the field. >> that means the vince lombardi troh any was in the house. and the eagles got out to a pretty good start defending their crown. >> and philly did just enough to get by. jay ajayi sprinting for the touchdown here. that was with about two and half minutes left to play in the game. eagles over the falcons, 18-12. >> late game, too. tiger woods is looking like he's made another stop at the fountain of youth. >> he shot a 62 in the first round of the bmw open championship. his lowest opening score in 20 year, also his best round since he won a tournament in august of 2013. he's tied for first with rory

mcilroy. and then serena williams has six u.s. open titles. but she hasn't been to the final since finishing her three-peat. >> the drought is over. she's advanced to her ninth u.s. open final with a straight set win last night. the match took just 66 minutes. williams meets japan's naomi osaka. osaka said all she ever wanted to do was play serena. >> oh, really? it's going to happen. >> and we'll get a look at what it's like on center court on monday. >> is that kendis? >> that's kendis. >> can he play? >> i'm going to bet no. >> but he'll probably make it look good. >> i'll bet no on that as well. when we come back, burt reynolds on a bearskin rug. >> and a new offer for jeffrey owens, "the skinny" coming up next. >> fore!

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>> he also got the snl treatment. he was played eight times by norm mcdonald, including in this skit for "celebrity jeopardy", one of my personal favorites. >> you buzzed in. >> no, i didn't. >> yes, you did. >> that's your opinion. >> i hate my job. mr. reynolds, it's still your board. >> well, give me ape tit for $200. >> it's not ape tit. it's a petit -- never mind. >> those skits are so good. and norm mcdonald actually called reynolds a childhood hero. >> he's the reason he wrote that famous skit. >> so

>> on twitter, ryan reynolds posted this, his deadpool imitation saying he did it first and best and naked. >> but ryan isn't always so nice on the twitter. "deadpool 2" was nominated for a people's choice award and he posted this. so honored by all the people's choice noms. feel degree to write us in for best family film because watch your blanking back, paddington. >> you don't want to upset pardonington bear. #hard stare. and what a week for geoffrey owens. in a new article he said he was afraid of embarrassing his son. his son sent a text telling him how proud he was of him.

>> and tyler perry came in with an offer, an acting gig for owens. and now we're learning about a new offer. nicki minaj stepping up wants to give owens $25,000. she called him a legend and said she wanted to personally donate that money to help him out. >> why don't you get your famous cousin to help him out. >> who's that? >> don't play dumb. >> the resemblance is uncanny. uncanny, people. >> i don't -- >> can we see a side by side, please? come on. call up your brother and tell him all about geoffrey owens. and while he's at it, tell him we want him to perform on "world news now." >> i don't see the resemblance. i get this every single day. >> oh, my god, it's so ridiculous. >> can we get a closed mouth smile, please? no teeth.

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portrays the president as ignorant and impulsive. >> everything so far that i've seen out of this book doesn't depict what's going on in the building behind me. >> president trump is slamming the "new york times" and the unnamed administration official behind the scathing op-ed as gutless. the anonymous writer claims to be part of an internal resistance working to save the country from the president's impulses. >> day three of brett kavanaugh's hearings getting off to a fiery start. senator cory booker releasing controversial e-mails from kavanaugh's time inside the george w. bush white house. >> nike revealing its controversial new ad featuring colin kaepernick. >> believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. >> fellow athletes praising the campaign and its star, the list of supporters including giants like lebron james.

>> i stand with nike all day every day. >> and a hopeful story. a new jersey couple who helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for a homeless man, that couple is facing accusations that they used that money on themselves. >> they were managing the rest because the veteran struggles with drug use. bobbitt says he's only received $75,000. >> here we go. >> no! >> honey mustard and regular mustard on there. >> yes! >> reviews? what say you, sir? >> it's okay. >> that face. >> you know what? it wasn't -- i think the honey mustard actually made it a little better. not bad. >> get ready, chicago, this one's coming back, chicago deep dish with honey mustard. this is abc's "world news

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good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> i'm terrell brown in for th . top stories we're following on "world news now" "it wasn't me", that's the refrain from president trump's top officials denying they were behind that op-ed in the "new york times." the president called on the paper to name the mystery writer. the trump administration wants a major change on immigration. the white house is looking to remove limits on how long migrant children can be held while they wait for a hearing. ford is recalling nearly 2 million f-150 pickups over a seat belt fire risk. most of the trucks impacted are in the u.s. ford says it knows of 23 cases of smoke or fire in the u.s. and canada. and serena williams has s

september 7th. from abc news, this is "world news now." 36 years old and still killing it. we start this half hour with the death of movie legend burt reynolds at the age of 82. his former wife, loni anderson and his son thanking fans for love and support. earlier in his career, he was called a low-rent marlon brando, stuck in low end movies and tv shows. >> then he was cosmopolitan's first male centerfold posing naked on a bearskin rug. it made reynolds a sex symbol and movie star. marci gonzalez looks back at his extraordinary career. did cletu?

>> uh-huh. >> reporter: that charisma, trademark mustache and those unforgettable characters. burt reynolds was one of the biggest stars of the '70s and '80s, from "deliverance" to "smoky and the bandit." and after his oscar-nominated comeback in "boogie nights", reynolds continued his passion for performing, teaching as late as last week at the school he founded near his home. the 82-year-old's caretaker calling 911. fans leaving flowers on the

star's star on the walk of fame. his one-time girlfriend sally field writing in a statement, he will be in my history and my heart for as long as i live. marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >> he spoke quite frequently about how he regretted messing up their relationship. >> and he still thinks about her and misses the actress. >> and many people are now missing burt reynolds this morning. may he rest in peace. and president trump is now calling on the "new york times" to oust the anonymous author of that bruising op-ed rattling his administration. >> the president told supporters in montana last night that deep state operatives are a threat tg

unnamed senihi that article. a denied writing the op-ed. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh remains on a steady path to confirmation. he finished off his final day of testimony filled with a lot of drama. here's janai norman. >> reporter: day three of brett kavanaugh's confirmation hearings getting off to a fiery start. [ yelling ] >> reporter: democratic senators joining that resistance, taking their own dramatic stand. senator cory booker releasing confidential e-mails from kavanaugh's years inside the george w. bush white house ignoring senate rules. one of those e-mails dealing with racial profiling following 9/11. >> i accept the konsiences of my team relea >> reporter: other democrats standing with booker.

>> count me in. >> count me in, too. >> reporter: but republicans saying it was all for show. the documents had been released. democrats then turning to abortion. and an e-mail he wrote about roe v. wade. it reads i'm not sure that all scholars view it settled law of the land since at the supreme court level they can always overrule the precedent. democrats asking if that was a hint he'd overturn it. >> it was referring to legal scholars, i think my comment in the e-mail is that may be overstating the position of legal scholars. >> reporter: another topic, how kavanaugh might handle any matter relating to president trump, including special counsel robert mueller's investigation. >> i haven't had any inappropriate conversations about that investigation with anyone. >> reporter: janai norman, abc news, washington. news, washington. and this news broke

overnight. shots were fired during a botched robbery near tacoma, washington. an armed suspect took four people hostage at a car dealership. he fired shots inside the dealership and at officers while barricading himself inside. the hostages managed to escape. the suspect was hit by gunfire but not seriously injured. cincinnati police are trying to figure out what happened inside a high rise. three people were killed when police say a man carrying about 200 rounds of ammunition walked into a building and opened fire. the suspect was eventually shot and killed by officers. two others were injured. the gunfire sent workers in the building running for their lives. >> everybody come running out of the bank. people in suits diving on the ground and stuff, shots fired! >> cincinnati's mayor said it could have been much worse if not for the police department's quick response.

two more states are two more states are catholic church covered up sex abuse. >> abc's brad mielke says this may be just the start. brad? >> hey, guys. in the days after that big grand jury report, pennsylvania's attorney general said he had colleagues coming up to him asking how can we do this. illinois now says it's investigating dioceses, and yesterday new york's attorney general announced she's issuing a subpoena of every catholic diocese in the state. a reporter with religion news service says you're about to see a wave of these. >> this does seem to be a particular moment, in addition to new york and illinois, we have nebraska, new mexico, florida, missouri, and sounds like new jersey as well, all launching some varying level of investigation into the diocese in their respective states.

now it's going to look different depending on w depending on the state, but they are actively trying to seek out, particularly the files that these dioceses keep. so each diocese has records of their priests and presumably as it was true in pennsylvania, records of allegations of sexual abuse against children. these are things that law enforcement often haven't seen. as you can imagine, a lot of law enforcement officials are anxious to look through them to see if they're liable for criminal r investigations. >> some like new york's say they welcome any investigation and want to help in any way possible. other dioceses, he said, have not responded. you can hear a lot more about these catholic church investigations on "start here" later this morning. check it out on apple podcast or your favorite podcasting app. diane, terrell? overseas a historic victory

for gay rights in india. that country's top court struck down a ban on gay sex. its ruling was that the law was arbitrary and unconstitutional. another judge says history owes an apology to lgbt people for ostracizing them. onlookers cheered. the co-founder of amway has died. he and a friend invested into that company that made him a billionaire. richard devos pumped money into revitalizing grand rapids, michigan. he was a contributor to the republican party. his daughter-in-law, betsy devos, is the secretary of education. have you gone into restaurants with a challenge

meal with a burger patty and other things? some decided to up the ante. >> a really competitive eater here, nella fizer, of new zealand didn't think the better burger challenge was good enough. instead of eating the required eight, she was like up that to ten. >> she added fries and a milkshake and polished off the whole meal in five minutes. >> gee. >> under five minutes. >> wow. >> jack, how long do you think it would take you? >> probably more than five minutes. >> now we know. >> how long do you think it would take kendis, that's the question. >> he'd be like ooh, there's cheese on here. do i have to eat the meat? coming up this morning. the tragedy in south africa. really terrible situation here. a mother and her son were

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a 11-year-old boy an 11-year-old boy survived this crash in taiwan, believe it or not, despite being thrown from that car and onto the highway. >> oh, wow. >> the boy was in the back seat with his sister. their dad who was driving smashed into another vehicle sending the car spinning and launched the boy out of the window. neither he nor his sister was wearing a seat belt. their dad could now face charges. >> unbelievable. a terrifying scene in brazil as that country's presidential frontrunner was stabbed at a campaign rally. >> he underwent surgery for a liver injury and is expected to make a full recovery. he has outraged many with racist and homophobic comments. doctors say he is in serious but stable condition. police have arrested a suspect for the stabbing. the state department has just announced a new u.s. envoy will visit several countries next week but not north korea.

>> president trump canceled that trip because of what he says was a lack of progress in talks. but martha rad dats reports that relations seem to be back on track. >> reporter: as we were arriving at the airport in pyongyang, president trump and kim jong un were exchanging words of mutual admiration even as talks between the two countries remain deadlocked. kim meeting in north korea's capital with envoys from the south, reportedly telling them he has never made a negative comment about the president, the president responding on twitter only to the praise. we will get it done together. the south koreans also say kim told them he wants to denuclearize before the end of trump's first term. but the u.s. and north koreans may have very different definitions of what denuclearization actually means. martha raddatz, abc news, pyongyang.

a mother and her 3-year-old boy are now in critical condition after being attacked by a giraffe. >> dr. katie williams and her son finn were trampled near their home in south africa. the giraffe stopped when the husband chased it away. the animal was with her young calf at the time. authorities believe the giraffe may have been trying to protect the calf after being startled by the human mother and child. >> just such a sad story. both she and her husband are scientists who specialize in working with animals, so they presumably know a lot about this. and the people who live in the area were just very surprised. >> it's something you wouldn't expect normally from a giraffe. coming up, we're going to go back to the top story. who better to dish out relationship advice than a sex symbol. >> yep, we open up the vault, coming up next. test test

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>> a young sally fields and young burt reynolds in just one of the roles synonymous with burt reynolds. >> yeah, "smoky and the bandit" helped solidify his position as a sex symbol. and he dished out advice. >> let's go back to this gem from 1977. >> burt, we knew you were coming, and all of a sudden we got hundreds, perhaps thousands. >> perhaps thousands. >> of letters. >> yeah. >> asking you some questions about what you thought you could answer about men-women relationships. >> i qualify. >> why. >> i've never written a book and i'm not married, my mind is uncluttered. i can handle it. >> dear burt. how can you tell when you're in love? >> good question, good question. one of the acid tests is a lot of people like to have their feet rubbed. if you rub your girlfriend's

feet a lot, rub them down really good, and then forget to wash your hands before you eat lunch, you know you're in love. >> my wife doesn't get in a romantic mood with me unless i'm wearing my moose costume, is she weird? >> i don't think so. if she asked you to get in a plastic bag and hit you with spaghetti, that would be it. but a moose costume is good, fine. >> i want to show one clip. burt does a lot of humorous things. but he's done a serious film about criminal justice. it's going to be a blockbuster and might get burt a nomination. what's the name of the movie? >> "smoky and the bandit." >> he's getting away. >> son, he's not going anywhere. the mulberry bridge has been dismantled for the past six months.

>> oh! >> why don't you drop me off here? i'll catch a cab. >> too late now. >> we did it! we did it! we did that! did you see what we did? >> yeah, i did. >> i want to jump around. i want to jump something. >> jump me. >> you're a great driver. >> thank you. >> can i say something about that young lady? that's the best actress i've ever worked with in my life. the best actress ever. and i've worked with a lot of good actresses. she's wonderful. >> good seeing you. >> thank you. i enjoyed it. >> he always had great things to say about her. >> and about foot rubs and moose costumes, apparently.

>> yeah. >> never heard that one before. coming up, "insomniac theater." >> yeah, hang with us. this is "world news now." is is "world news now."

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>> i'll be sent to the missions, africa, latin america. korea. >> forget it. five grand, no problem, we'll have it for you in the morning. >> let's do it. >> no, no! i will not take your filthy, stolen money. >> chicago's own roger ebert calls it a weird movie, saying there's room in the midst of the carnage for grace and humor. >> the "blues brothers" was great, but six years after they did their thing, they were topped. ferris bueller had his day off in chicago. it starred matthew broderick as

a high school kid who was really good at playing hooky and ditching class. his last absence before graduation was an epic tour of chicago along with his friend cameron. they went ewe ta pa and ferris got involved in doing a little lip synching. ♪ shake it up baby ♪ shake it up baby ♪ twist and shout ♪ twist and shout ♪ come on, come on, come on, baby now ♪ ♪ work it on out >> i love it. >> director john hughes wanted to capture as much of chicago as he could in the movie. he seems to have succeeded. if ferris bueller's day off fails on every other level it works as a travelogue. except it has worked on every other level. and at its best, it is a free spirited romp respite from the

this morning on "world news now," president trump back on the campaign trail. >> yeah, just hours ago he took the stage 2,000 miles from the white house which is still dealing with that anonymous, potentially damaging article said to be written by a senior official. the president is attacking that person he calls a gutless coward and launching new attacks on democrats. also this morning, the deadly rampage in ohio. the gunman walking into a bank building and opening fire. what authorities are now revealing about the shooter and his arsenal. we are also remembering the man, the myth, the mustache. burt reynolds in some of his most iconic roles and the woman he called the love of his life. starbucks has more than 25,000 locations but the one that opens today has pizza and

ice cream and not a frappuccino in sight. >> hmm. >> we'll take you inside on this friday, september 7. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> a little more comfortable today? >> yeah. after i got some shade yesterday for wearing a tie. i didn't know that's how it worked around here, so it's gone. >> i love our viewers. they get so upset. will you tell him to take his tie off! >> gone. >> i won't cut it off like i did before. but instead we let you take off on your own. welcome back to terrell brown filling in for kendis gibson this morning. >> thank you guys. we're going to start off with news, with president trump taking aim at the anonymous author of that blistering op-ed as a growing number of his officials deny writing it. >> he called the mystery person

who wrote it a coward and called on the paper to reveal that person's identity. >> for the sake of our national security, the "new york times" should publish his name. unelected, deep state operatives who defy the voters to push their own secret agendas are truly a threat to democracy itself. >> and in an earlier interview with fox news, the president said the staffer behind the op-ed is guilty of treason. >> denials are coming in from the president's cabinet and beyond. officials are stepping up to say "it wasn't me". jonathan karl has more. >> reporter: as he left the white house, president trump didn't say a single word about the enemy within. >> mr. president, are you going to find out who wrote the op-ed? >> reporter: but ever since the essay was published, the president has been seething.

>> a gutless editorial. >> reporter: in the essay, the unnamed senior official describes president trump's leadership as impetuous, petty and infective, adding the root of the problem is the president's amorality. the official claims there were early whispers within the cabinet of invoking the 25th amendment, which would start a complex process for removing the president. the writer says there is now a quiet resistance within the administration and that many senior officials are working diligently from within to frustrate parts of the president's agenda and his worst inclinations. as the white house tries to figure out who wrote the essay, the denials from senior officials are pouring in. more than a dozen, from defense secretary james mattis to jeff sessions to the secretary of state. >> i come from a place where if you're not in a position to

execute the commander's intent, you have a singular option. it is to leave. >> reporter: throughout washington, people are now mining the essay for clues that might reveal its author. some zeroing in on the word "lodestar", noting it is a word that often appears in speeches by vice president pence. even he felt the need to say it wasn't him. >> i think it's a disgrace. and i think the "new york times" should be ashamed. and i think whoever wrote this anonymous editorial should also be ashamed as well. >> reporter: the first lady is accusing the writer of, quote, sabotaging the country. and the president says for security purposes, the "times" must turn him/her over at once. the "times" saying they won't do that. sarah sanders says if you want to know who the gutless loser is, call the opinion desk of the failing "new york times." but at least some republicans aren't surprised by the essay.

>> anyone who's had any dealings with the white house knows this is how things happen. >> reporter: a cable news show is offering advice. keep it all in the family. >> i would get the people i can trust, mainly his family, and i would put them in on almost all key meetings. >> reporter: jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh has wrapped up testimony after his combative confirmation hearing stretched into the night again. democrats broke rules with cory booker releasing controversial e-mails despite a threat he could be expelled. and ranking democrat dianne feinstein read from an unreleased document suggesting that kavanaugh once indicated that the roe v. wade decision on abortion was not settled law. >> it was referring to the views

of legal scholars, and i think i -- i think my comment in the e-mail is that might be overstating the position of legal scholars. >> republicans accuse democrats of pulling a stunt. they claim the documents have been released hours before thursday's hearing. today the committee will hear what outside witnesses have to say about kavanaugh. democrats still don't have the votes to block him. police are saying a suspected gunman had enough firepower to cause a bloodbath beyond imagination. he left a terrifying trail of death at a cincinnati bank. he killed three people and then was shot to death by officers. more by alex perez. >> reporter: the chaos unfolding in downtown cincinnati as many were starting the day. >> we have an active shooter. >> reporter: just after 9:00 a.m., the gunman, 29 year old omar perez opened fire in the loading dock area of the fifth third bank building, striking several people, complete panic.

>> everybody come running out of the bank. people in suits diving on the ground and stuff. shots fired! >> reporter: the gunman armed, investigators say, with a .9 millimeter semi-automatic pistol, multiple magazines and 200 rounds of ammunition, then moved inside the building. >> at this point the shooter is deceased. >> reporter: three victims struck by the gunman killed. two others hospitalized. bullet holes and shell casings riddling the building. the grief even hitting first responders. the gunman's motives remain unclear. they are reviewing surveillance camera video. alex perez, abc news, cincinnati. new evacuations have been ordered over the fast-growing delta wildfire in northern california. almost 50 miles of interstate 5 are closed north of redding. the fire has destroyed 22,000 acres and is 0% contained.

about 300 buildings are threatened. half of them homes. officials say the wildfire is human caused. but they're not saying how it was started. meanwhile, state insurance officials say this year's wildfires are responsible for nearly $1 billion in property claims and the fall fire season hasn't even started. >> it doesn't look like the weather today is going to help out california firefighters. it's a very different story for most of the south and ohio valley. >> tropical moisture and storms are combining to produce flash flooding. some areas could see over a foot of rain. >> places like youngstown are already getting that rain. melissa constanzer is following this. good morning. >> diane, terrell, it's going to be a wet go of things here in the midwest. just look as we go through friday, saturday, even into sunday here.

you can see all the rain just building and streaming through parts of illinois and indiana. and there's trou atlantic here. we're watching florence. one of the two options is toward the u.s. mainland. we do need to stay on the watch for the tropics next week. to the west coast, things are getting quite hot not just for friday, but into the weekend. no help for that fire danger. terrell, diane? and the frantic search for survivors continues after the deadly earthquake in northern japan. at least 16 people are dead and dozens missing. authorities say many of those missing may be trapped in collapsed buildings. the dama heavy rains in the forecast may hamper rescue efforts. ford

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>> bye felicia. >> but they hope the coffee bar will be an attraction. >> it's a beautiful building. >> also cocktails. >> yes. we'll do it. coming up, a train and semi trailer on a collision course. we'll show you what happened next. and the moment burt reynolds' life changed forever. we'll talk all about it. you're watching "world news now." e now. r there's also a lot to know. part a that's your hospital coverage, part b is all the doctor stuff... the most important thing to know? medicare doesn't pay for everything. and guess what that means... yep...you're on the hook for the rest. that's why it's important to consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. a plan like this helps pay for some of what medicare doesn't. so you could end up paying less out of your own pocket. that's nice. and these are the only medicare supplement plans endorsed by aarp.

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really scary. check this video out. this is a collision between a freight train. wow. and a tractor-trailer. this is in chesterfield county, virginia. that truck was stalled on the tracks and the train barrelled right through it, sliced it right in half. fortunately, no serious injuries reported. go fund me says a homeless good samaritan will get all the money raised for him. >> that funding site says johnny bobbitt will, quote, be made whole. he says he got only $75,000. he claims the couple who started the effort used the rest. >> that couple is under investigation. police raided their home in new jersey and hauled away a new

bmw, but the couple denies any wrongdoing. it all started when she broke down on the side of the highway, he used his last $20 for gas. it was such a great story. so sad for it to end this way. good to hear he will get all the money raised for him regardless. a day after a health scare on a flight to the u.s., it happened again. twice. >> passengers on board two separate american airlines jets got sick on thursday. now the cdc is coming in, trying to figure out what's going on here. here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: the new scare at another major american airport after 12 passengers complained of flu-like symptoms. 250 passengers and crew held as a precaution. they were inbound from paris and munich. but the sick passengers were returning from celebrating hajj in saudi arabia.

this on the heels of a flight from dubai quarantined at jfk. that plane packed with more than 500 people, some also returning from the hajj. tests showed the sick passengers on that emirates flight did have the flu. the passengers here in philadelphia complained of sore throats and coughs while in customs. all the passengers have been released. eva pilgrim, abc news, philadelphia. a recent flight to hawaii was anything but a trip to paradise. >> passengers were asked to improvise when two of the bathrooms malfunctioned. the other started to overflow. they were told to relieve themselves in bottles or plastic bags.

>> american says the problem was caused by a diaper that was flushed down a toilet. >> bottles or plastic, as if those bathrooms on the airplane aren't bad enough. now we're reduced to bottles and plastic bags. >> one woman reportedly said what you mean i got to pee in a bag? >> by the way, we've got the mug there. coming up in the next half hour. the big announcement about next year's oscars. but first, burt reynolds and his reflections on his life and career just before he died on "world news now." > but first, burt reynold and his reflections on his life and career just before he died on "world news now." gives skin the moisture it needs and keeps it there longer with lock-in moisture technology skin is petal smooth after all, a cleanser's just a cleanser unless it's olay.

♪ eastbound and down ♪ loaded up and truckin' ♪ that is the theme to "smoky and the bandit." one of the 1970s hits that made burt reynolds a star. >> known for his wit, stunts, and that mustache. reynolds died yesterday in florida at the age of 82. >> did cletus call yh-huhy?

>> well, i used to do some crazy things. i used to. >> reporter: he did some crazy things, and america loved them. his starring role in "smoky and the bandit" and so many roles before that. burt reynolds with his good looks and wit, his trademark mustache. and who could forget his role in "deliverance." >> we beat it, didn't we? >> you don't beat it. don't beat this river. >> reporter: raised in florida, he was a star athlete. reynolds earned a football scholarship to play at florida state, but his dreams of playing professionally ended with a knee injury after a car accident. he would turn to acting, there were plays and television. he was one of the most popular leading men in the '70s and '80s, but his most memorable role was always that one

opposite sally field. >> sorry, i don't want to get married. >> terrific, that makes two of us. >> reporter: the two would share a romance offscreen. he would also date farrah fawcett, dinah shore and his long-time love loni anderson and later in his career, a comeback, "boogie nights." it would earn him an oscar nomination and golden globe. and reflecting on his life, he wrote, i always wanted to experience everything and go down swinging. so far so good. nobody had more fun than i did. >> i just go from place to place, do what i do best. >> what's that? >> show off. >> yeah. you do do that well. >> and burt reynolds' ex-wife loni anderson said quentin and i

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it is time for "the mix." we're going to start things off with sir paul mccartney. >> this is actually really cool. >> he is performing a free concert on youtube tonight. >> the whole thing starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. the former beatle will play songs from his whole career, including his new album, "egypt station". it will be broadcast from new york, but of course you can watch it anywhere you can access youtube. he'll follow the likes of springsteen, kanye west, bon jovi, they've all streamed these kinds of shows, but he is expected to have the largest audience to date. >> i hear it's at some mystery location in new york. >> his concerts sell out.

it's a chance for fans to get a cool look at him without having to sit online forever. got to check this out, too. this dad, real quick. he does a parody to maroon five's animals. four daughters under five, one more on the way. >> so cute. politics and foreign wars ♪ ♪ all the weather, all the scores ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka take it kermit! ♪ if you're an insomniac ♪ and a good night's sleep you lack ♪ ♪ do the world news polka ♪ on banjo and accordion ♪ the folks love every note ♪ but when we sing, it sounds like there's a frog stuck in our throat ♪ ♪ every anchor guy and gal do the world news polka ♪ vepe gayefor

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this morning on "world news now," all eyes are on hurricane florence, churning in the atlantic, expected to bring dangerous surf and riptides this weekend. will it track toward the u.s. meanwhile in the west, a growing wildfire has a major interstate shut down. also, the president responds, offering his latest statement on the book by bob woodward and the op-ed by the insider. many in washington looks for clues about who wrote it. and new this half hour, the long wait is over. especially in philadelphia. >> eight months after the eagles won the super bowl, they kicked off the brand-new nfl season,

and they weren't the only ones who had a good night. serena williams advances at the u.s. open. and burt reynolds on what he would have done if he hadn't become one of the biggest stars of all time. plus, his true feelings about that photo that defied the '70s. a macho man on a bearskin rug. it's friday, september 7th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> a macho man on a bearskin rug, huh? >> yeah. >> i never thought we'd start a newscast with that, but okay. >> we just did, didn't we? >> we're going to take a look at burt reynolds and his amazing legacy, but first we look at the weather. >> florence has been rated as high as a category four. right now it's a very strong tropical storm and expected to get stronger today. >> florence could bring rough seas and surf as far north as massachusetts.

>> the so-called delta fire near redding has expanded and interstate 5 is completely shutdown until at least a little later today. >> meteorologist melissa constanzer is joining us. >> no help here for the fire danger for the west as high pressure stays in control. we'll be cranking up the heat right on through the weekend. in the midwest we have lots of rainfall. friday, saturday, sunday, some places will pick up three to six inches here in dark green. then the atlantic. we're watching florence, and all this week it's going to work its way to bermuda. we'll have to see if it takes a turn to the east coast or heads out to sea. let's go now to president trump railing against the "new

york times" op-ed that depicts him as an amoral leader, this as the white house scrambles to find out who that anonymous writer is. >> during a rally in billings, montana, he says it backfired because he was picking up a lot of support as a result. and he urged the paper to reveal who wrote it. >> the latest act of resistance is the op-ed published in the failing "new york times" by an anonymous, really an anonymous, gutless coward. unelected, deep-state operatives who defy the voters to push their own secret agendas are truly a threat to democracy itself. >> meanwhile, a parade of senior administration officials have come forward to deny writing the piece. >> reporter: an incredible one-two punch that sent the

white house scrambling. first the new book by bob woodward, depicting a white house in chaos. then an anonymous op-ed in the "new york times," allegedly written by a senior administration official backing up woodward's book with claims that a group of, quote, unsung heroes are working to stop president trump from making potentially disastrous decisions. there is finger pointing. officials frantically trying to figure out who wrote that piece. text messages were circulating containing the phrase "the sleeper cells have awoken." sarah sanders blasting the anonymous author as a coward who is recklessly tarnishing the reputation of those who work for the administration. all day, members of the president's cabinet issuing public statements denying they wrote the piece. even the first lady chiming in writing in a statement, to the writer of the op-ed, you are not protecting this country, you are sabotaging it with your cowardly actions. but in nearly every statement,

the key fact is anonymous, it was published and appeared in the "new york times." there hasn't been as much focus on the substance of the piece and the troubling picture it paint of this administration. karen travers, abc news, the white house. and the battle over the supreme court is shifting to outside witnesses today after the president's nominee wrapped up his final 12 hours of testimony. brett kavanaugh faced a barrage of questions about everything from abortion rights to racial profiling as democrats and republicans faced off over access to his records. here's terry moran. >> reporter: a fiery start to the hearing. [ shouting ] >> reporter: but then democratic senators joining the resistance, drowning out the protesters with their own dramatic stand. cory booker apparently flouting senate rules by introducing

confidential e-mails, one dealing with the issue of racial profiling post 9/11. >> i openly invite and accept the consequences of my team releasing that e-mail right now. >> reporter: booker's fellow democrats vowing to stand with him. >> count me in. >> count me in too. >> reporter: but republicans later claiming it was all a show. those documents had been released. so democrats turn to confronting kavanaugh on abortion where he wrote i'm not sure that all legal scholars refer to roe as the settled law of the land as the supreme court can always overrule its precedent. democrats wonder if that was a hint he would overrule roe.

>> i think my comment and e-mail is that may be overstating the position of legal scholars. >> reporter: it's a subject they hammered away on, kamala harris. >> can you think of any law that gives powers to the government to make decisions about the male body? >> i'm not thinking about any right now, senator. >> reporter: democrats face an uphill battle. they need republican votes to block kavanaugh. there's no sign of that. and in fact, they're on the verge of losing moderate democrats joe manchin, heidi heitkamp, both of whom say there's nothing they see in these hearings that would disqualify kavanaugh from the supreme court. terry moran, abc news, capitol hill. the white house wants to end limits on how long immigrant children can be held. under the 1997 flores agreement, children are generally released to adult relatives held for about 20 days. the white house says flores slows down asylum request processing and it would deter

illegal crossings. democratic lawmakers in delaware bucked the trend and chose an incumbent. tom carper easily won. i has never lost an election since his first campaign 42 years ago. scott walker won. he will face lisa blunt rochester. cbs is in settlement talks to part ways from its embattled ceo. it could pay les moonves $100 million. $100 million to leave. this follows a bombshell report in "the new yorker" magazine that he sexually harassed several women. he says he regrets any behavior that need women uncomfortable, but he denies any physical

assaults or retaliatory actions. next year's oscars will not feature a controversial category. >> it creates challenges for movies already released. it was seen as a way to boost declining ratings. but the show will be shorter, just three hours. it will be february 24th in l.a., and you can watch it right here on abc. >> i do think "black panther" would have won that category. most popular? good bet. given the week that his father-in-law's had, maybe this was some sort of omen for jared kushner. >> the presidential senior adviser showed up for nafta negotiations ready to work, and then -- >> whoopsy. >> hello? >> anybody there? >> the door was locked. so he waits, and he waits. and he waits. >> awkward. >> an a little chuckle out, and he takes out his phone.

so what, was he trying to look busy? >> right? >> or was he texting someone? hey, dude. >> open the door. >> open the door. >> don't you have that person on speed dial you can call when you need a person to talk to in an awkward moment? >> you don't need someone on speed dial. you just, you know. >> and there's nobody on the phone. >> okay. bye-bye. >> i have to work on that, that was good. >> love you. see that? just like that, i took a very important phone call. >> done. coming up, football is back. the nfl season is officially under way, but fans in philadelphia had to wait a bit longer than expected to see their team take the field. and ryan reynolds is at it again, dishing out compliments but also throwing some shade. got it all in "the skinny." you're watching "world news now." t also throwing some shade. got it all in "the skinny." you're watching "world news now."

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♪ ♪ all right, so apparently it is not always sunny in philadelphia. a powerful thunderstorm meant a delayed start to the first game of the nfl season. some fans cleared the stadium last night.

others were willing to wait patiently for the game to begin. >> he's like, i want to see some football! >> he came prepared. >> the opening night always means the defending super bowl champions will be on the field. >> that means the vince lombardi trophy was in the house. and the eagles got out to a pretty good start defending their crown. >> and philly did just enough to get by. jay ajayi sprinting for the touchdown here. that was with about two and half minutes left to play in the game. eagles over the falcons, 18-12. >> late game, too. tiger woods is looking like he's made another stop at the fountain of youth. >> he shot a 62 in the first round of the bmw open championship. his lowest opening score in 20 year, also his best round since he won a tournament in august of 2013. he's tied for first with rory mcilroy.

and then serena williams has six u.s. open titles. but she hasn't been to the final since finishing her three-peat. >> the drought is over. she's advanced to her ninth u.s. open final with a straight set win last night. the match took just 66 minutes. williams meets japan's naomi osaka. osaka said all she ever wanted to do was play serena. >> oh, really? it's going to happen. >> and we'll get a look at what it's like on center court on monday. >> is that kendis? >> that's kendis. >> can he play? >> i'm going to bet no. >> but he'll probably make it look good. >> i'll bet no on that as well. when we come back, burt reynolds on a bearskin rug. >> and a new offer for jeffrey owens, "the skinny" coming up next. when we come back, burt reynolds on a bearskin rug. >> and a new offer for jeffrey owens, "the skinny" coming up next.

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♪ skinny ♪ skinny ♪ just give me the skinny it is skinny time, and we are celebrating the life of burt reynolds this morning. >> so many people are remembering the '70s sex symbol who was nominated for an oscar for "boogie nights", but we are also learning things we may not have known. >> for example, he said if he hadn't become an actor he would have become a football coach. he was a running back and almost made it to the nfl and admitted to having a bit of plastic surgery to fix a saggy eyelid. >> and there's what he said about what might have been the most epic photos of all time. this 1972 -- >> hey. >> cosmo centerfold, burt on a bearskin rug. he called it, actually, one of his biggest mistakes. >> ooh. >> he said it undermined the respect he earned in his performance in "deliverance". >> he also got the snl

treatment. he was played eight times by norm mcdonald, including in this skit for "celebrity jeopardy", one of my personal favorites. >> you buzzed in. >> no, i didn't. >> yes, you did. >> that's your opinion. >> i hate my job. mr. reynolds, it's still your board. >> well, give me ape tit for $200. >> it's not ape tit. it's a petit -- never mind. >> those skits are so good. and norm mcdonald actually called reynolds a childhood hero. >> he's the reason he wrote that famous skit. >> so good.

>> hilarious. >> on twitter, ryan reynolds posted this, his deadpool imitation saying he did it first and best and naked. >> but ryan isn't always so nice on the twitter. "deadpool 2" was nominated for a people's choice award and he posted this. so honored by all the people's choice noms. feel degree to write us in for best family film because watch your blanking back, paddington. >> you don't want to upset pardonington bear. #hard stare. and what a week for geoffrey owens. in a new article he said he was afraid of embarrassing his son. his son sent a text telling him how proud he was of him. >> and tyler perry came in with

an offer, an acting gig for owens. and now we're learning about a new offer. nicki minaj stepping up wants to give owens $25,000. she called him a legend and said she wanted to personally donate that money to help him out. >> why don't you get your famous cousin to help him out. >> who's that? >> don't play dumb. >> the resemblance is uncanny. uncanny, people. >> i don't -- >> can we see a side by side, please? come on. call up your brother and tell him all about geoffrey owens. and while he's at it, tell him we want him to perform on "world news now." >> i don't see the resemblance. i get this every single day. >> oh, my god, it's so ridiculous. >> can we get a closed mouth smile, please?

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>> everything so far that i've seen out of this book doesn't depict what's going on in the building behind me. >> president trump is slamming the "new york times" and the unnamed administration official behind the scathing op-ed as gutless. the anonymous writer claims to be part of an internal resistance working to save the country from the president's impulses. >> day three of brett kavanaugh's hearings getting off to a fiery start. senator cory booker releasing controversial e-mails from kavanaugh's time inside the george w. bush white house. >> nike revealing its controversial new ad featuring colin kaepernick. >> believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. >> fellow athletes praising the campaign and its star, the list of supporters including giants like lebron james. >> i stand with nike all day

every day. a new jersey couple who helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for a homeless man, that couple is facing accusations that they used that money on themselves. >> they were managing the rest because the veteran struggles with drug use. bobbitt says he's only received $75,000. >> here we go. >> no! >> honey mustard and regular mustard on there. >> yes! >> reviews? what say you, sir? >> it's okay. >> that face. >> you know what? it wasn't -- i think the honey mustard actually made it a little better. not bad. >> get ready, chicago, this one's coming back, chicago deep dish with honey mustard. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for

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making news in america this morning, president trump's late night campaign rally intensifying the search for the senior official who wrote that scathing op-ed in "the new york times." now we're hearing the white house has a list of suspects and this morning, the new call to use a lie detector test to find the anonymous person. the brett kavanaugh confirmation hearing takes a dramatic turn, the confidential documents released and democrats volunteering to be expelled from the senate. was it all just a stunt? remembering burt reynolds. >> sorry, i don't want to get married. >> the mustache, the women, the legacy, what the hollywood icon was doing right up until the week before he died and the starring role he said he always