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this floating shack was a this floating shack was a teenager's home for seven weeks. he's been drifting in the seas off guam untnay stped pichiup buth doesn begin to tell half the amazing story. the 49-day ordeal was a real-life version of the life of

pi. it started when strong winds ripped and broke the rope keep thing fishing shack in place. >> the shack doesn't have steering so he kept floating for 1200 miles. all the while he was fighting to survive and hoping a passing ship would help. help finally came from a panamanian vessel after more than 10 ships had passed him by already. they got close enough to toss a rope but it didn't reach the shack so they kept trying. >> they captured it all luckily. but rescuers said he was so weak he almost let go. crew members managed to grab one of his hands and pulled him on to their ship. look as it played out. >> once he was on board that ship, the ship started making its way towards japan where he'd be able to get checked out and head back home event teal

indonesia. he has to be so weak. he's been out there for 49 days. >> still walk a little bit. crew members ghaave the 19 year old the first decent food he's seen in nearly two months. he fished and cooked by burning the shack's wooden fences and drang sea water by filtering through his shirt. that's amazing for a 19 year old and crew members even gave him a haircut. they made the to japan early this month. >> finally reunited with his family a little over two weeks ago in indonesia and appears to be doing really well. that's remarkable for him to be out there 49 days, survive and be smart about it. >> true story. it's reminiscent of an ordeal i went through recently. we went boating and it was all fun and games.

until the boat stopped working. >> that's scary. >> so we're still stuck in the sound like three hours later and when that photo taegs this was at 4 1/2 hours that help finally came and we were rescued but it could have been me and aldi just out there. in the middle of the sound. oh, man. it was all fun and games until we ran out of alcohol. >> you made it back safe. thanks for sharing. when we come back we're headed to the ballroom for the season premier of dancing with the stars are. ballroom for the season premier of "dancing with the stars." >> "the skinny" is next. the stars." >> "the skinny" is next. . ab the lubrication you want nothing you don't

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including this guy. ♪ >> john snider of of "dukes of hazard" fame played out the nostalgia with emma there. to the theme song around an orange dodge charger as well. i think he did pretty well. the judges scored him an 18 out of 30. >> and paralimpic skier made her debut as the show's first ever blind contestant. she and partner ardem racked up a score of 18. and grocery store joe is back along with his pro partner, jenna. they dance a quick step to fish out of water.

they racked up the lowest scores. just 14 out of 30, proving once again joe can't score at all. wasn't he on bachelor in paradise as well? >> yes. >> i think that was an appropriate song. >> "fish out of water?" >> yeah, he wanted to be known as dancing joe. >> oh, yeah. not so much. >> no. >> too soon. it still hurts for somebody right behind you. >> there were top scorers. tanash and brandon. set to "i'm a lady" earning them an impressive 23 out of 30. they were great. she's danced before. >> she's a little bit of a

ringer and steal thing show last night the former nfl star, demarcus weir and lindsey pulling off on amazing cha-cha set to florida's sensation' and he can't afford a shirt, clearly. >> he needs to be able to move. and perhaps the most bazar moment of the night was this oright here. so excited though. radio star, bobby bones, after one of the most innerjtic numbers. he threw himself around on the stanl, can kept going. at one point even falling down. he was really excited. dancing with the stars. >> despite being rough around the edges, he and sharna a sol id20. pretty exciting.

quick shot of meghan markle here, playing basketball in heels. >> she's so down to earth. in heels. she's so down to earth. >> are those stilettos?

okay. so from whitney hous okay. so from whitney houston to christina aguilera and lady gaga, we've seen legendary versions of the national anthem. >> but this 7-year-old, yes, just 7 may have secured her safl spot on a that list. >> the tiny but mighty 7-year-old singer from los angeles, muleah emma. >> reporter: before a packed stadium full of major league soccer fans. ♪ oh say can you see by the

dawn's early ♪ >> reporter: the players begin smiling and look at his face when it hits him. ♪ we watched were so gallantly streaming ♪ ♪ and the rocket's red glare the bombs bursting in air ♪ gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ >> reporter: we learned she's been singing since she was just one. before singing to the crowd, she sang to this lamp and told us she did not want to mesup that

song. >> because it's a really special song to america. ♪ oh the land of the free the home of the >> thank you. >> bravo. absolutely. >> fantastic. i'm teaching my son the national anthem. he's seven. i would love to match them up. >> to completely embarrass your son by this young lady. >> he'll do thestastic. mazing. >> announcer: this is abc's

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good morning. in for diane macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson. not going anywhere. that's the declaration from the supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh. he went on live tv to deny sexual misconduct allegations by two women. republicans are dismissing the claims as a smear campaign. and his second address to the u.n. general assembly. they'll have say he will address the threat iran poses to peace around the world. and an incredible rescue at sea. a 19 year old floating in that wooden shack for 49 days.

his ordeal spans more than 1,000 miles right there in the middle of the pacific. and not everything that happens in vegas stays in vegas. celine dion says her stint in las vegas will end next june. she's been performing there since 2003. those are some of your stories on this tuesday, september 25th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." the one-stop tour ends in vegas. j-low's wrapping things up in vegas and celine. >> her show will not go on. i think brittany's still there. >> we still have good singing there to watch in vegas. or good lip sinking might be the case. bill cosby's day of recing. reckoning. they're asking to send the

81 year old away for up to ten years for his conviction. but cosby's attorneys say he's too old and frail to serve that time. sfwlrks bill cosby's sentencing hearing begin with a debate over whether they could deem him a sexually violent predator. the designation would make cosby subject to mandatory life-time counsel and community organization of his whereabouts. >> what was offered through the with witness was that he should be classified as a sexually violent predator. >> reporter: attorney gloria alred representing some of the more than 60 women accusing cosby of sexual misconduct. >> mr. cosby should not be

treated differently because he is a celebrity. >> reporter: the now 81-year-old former comedian convicted in april of aggravated indecent assault for drugging and sex wall assaulting constan in his home in 2004. he's always maintained any were consensual. >> he ruined my life at 17 years old. i have nightmares about it this very day and i want them to go away, just like him. >> reporter: we learned the judge will be making his decision without hearing from cosby himself. that's according to his lawyers who say cosby will not be speaking. in fact they say whatever the outcome, it will be appealed. oour thanks to elizabeth. brett kavanaugh refusing to step aside in the face of sexual

misconduct allegations that could derail his nomination. >> in a rare move kavanaugh and his wife appeared on television. he made it clear that he's not going to withdraw and insisted he was a virgin during the years in question. >> i've never sexually assaulted anyone. i did not have sexual intercourse or anything close to sexual intercourse in high school or for many years thereafter. i'm not going to let false accusations drive us out of this process and we're looking for a fair process where i can be heard and defend my integrity, my life-long record. >> the president and republican leadership are accusing democrats oof a smear campaign and announcing there will be a vote on his nomination in the near future. his first accuser, christine

blasey ford is scheduled to testify thursday but her legal team is expressing concern she won't be treated fairly. and deputy attorney general rod rosenstein is scheduled to meet with the president. cable news was captvated as rosenstein went to the white house for meetings with the chief of staff, john kelly. jonathan carl has more sfwlrks deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein was summoned to the white house. sources told us he was expecting to be fired. on cable news, a frenzy of speculation. >> clearly this is a fast moving situation. >> we are now on rosenstein watch. >> rosenstein putting out this idea that he's expecting to be fired, maybe trying to stave off a firing. >> reporter: he's been in hot water since the new york times

talked about he talked about recruiting cabinet members to remove trump by invoke thiing t 25th amendment. >> but will you fire rod rosenstein? based on this treachery? >> i haven't got all the facts but certainly it's being looked at in terms of what took place. if anything took place. and i'll make a determination some time later but whereby don't have the facts. >> reporter: the president's two top diplomats were asked if they had talked about removing the president from office. >> no one is question thing president lat. >> i find the question ludicrous. i've never heard anyone talk about it, joke about it, whisper about it in anyway. >> reporter: he could not agree with the white house on the specifics of his resignation. he spoke with the president by

phone and met at the white house with chief of staff john kelly, who walked him out to his car as a smiling rosenstein went back the justice department, still on his job, at least for now. >> i'll be back thursday and when i get back -- i spoke with rod today and we're going to have a meeting thursday when i get back the white house. >> reporter: if rosenstein leaves office, the russia investigation will by -- until a replacement for rosenstein is in place. and also in washington d.c. serious questions need to be answered after an elderly man was rescued five days after the fire. flames swept through a public housing complex for seniors last week wednesday.

you see the marines helping. they were from a nearby barracks. officials thought everyone was accounted for but when an engineer searched the building, they found a 74-year-old man sitting alone in his apartment. he didn't suffer any injuries but hospitalized for observation. it's been 11 days since hurricane florence made land fall. >> in south carolina history. a surge of water is moving down the rivers and new heavy rain storms appear to be on the way. paul. >> reporter: good morning. the problem with this low pressure system that it may strengthen as it gets closer to the north carolina coast where we don't need anymore water. we're expecting wet weather curtacy of the cold front that's going to create that opportunity. for tuesday, chicago, detroit,

indianapolis and that storm then shifts over to the east and will target d.c. to syracuse and montreal into tuesday evening. nba media day, well t brought the first official siting of lebron james in a lakers uniform. >> the king posed for pictures in the gold and purple jersey there. three months after trading in the wine and gold of his home town, cleveland cavaliers. james said the lakers have a long way to go before they can challenge two-time defending champions, golden state warriors. but he is on the team and he's proud. he's happy. >> he looks good in the yellow. >> a change of pace. andy murray has been impressive with three grand slams in his career. >> but the former world number one will have to -- work on his hand-eye coordination when it

comes to awards. murray had this fail, dropping a commemorative plate he received in china. one of the british tabloids called the wrong kind of smash. he apologized a lot. they promised they would get him another plate. they're like this is really a treasure piece of chinese history. taken from dinesty to dynasty for hundreds of years and we want to present it to you. >> well -- true. >> antiquities abuse. >> you would have thought they would have secured the plate though in that packaging. >> so we blame the giver? all right. >> he didn't know. they'll get a new one. it's all right. new hope for people who have been paralyzed. a new therapy is helping people walk again. and the 3 year old boy who got the surprise of his life

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that young woman being taken down after refusing to give her name when the cops asked her about having alcohol on the beach, she's been indicted for aggravated assault of police officer and other charges. the officers were cleared of any wrong doing. a dallas police officer is facing manslaughter charges and she's been fired as well. >> allegedly shot and killed her upstairs neighbor thinking he was in her apartment. >> reporter: 30-year-old amber guyger was fired. the police chief saying it found adverse conduct. jean's family has been pushing for the officer to be fired all along. >> i will not sit back and see that justice does not prevail. >> reporter: guyfwrger's

determination. she said she returned home after a shift and mistakenly walk under to his apartment thinking it was hers. she thought her home was being burglarized. the police chief pledged a thorough and transparent investigation. >> we have a lot of questions that are unanswered. allow us to get to the bottom of those. >> reporter: a four-year veteran face as charge of manslaughter and currently out on bail. over the weekend, jean was buried in his native saint lucia. marcus moore, abc news, dallas. electrical stimulation may bring new hope to people who have been paralyzed in accidents. >> separate research at the university of kentucky and mayo clinic say it comes from

implants near the spinal cords. they still need walkers and physical therapy but one of them says being able to move on her own gave her a big lift. when she got the implant, she says she cried tears of joy. she's now nicknamed that implant junior. coming up the new energy building around the cavanaugh hearing. why most victims of sex crimes say they have a good reason to keep silent. u're watching "world news now."

early morning look at early morning a look at the capitol. and brett kavanaugh will focus on sexual misconduct algagszs. >> today a number of victims are feeling empowered to share their own stories. >> i know because i did not report my own rape and it took me almost four decades. >> reporter: an emotional plea, a plea for understanding.

>> i hid my shame deep inside my rib cage. >> reporter: voices in solidarity with christine blasey ford and deborah ramirez. two women can coming forward allegations against supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh. he's denied the allegations against him. it's a national conversation, sparked partly because of president trump's comments. >> to see what's going on is very sad. you say how come somebody didn't call the fbi 36 years ago? you could say when did this all happen? what's going on? >> reporter: and "i have no doubt that if the attack on dr. ford was as bad as she said charges would have been immediately filed with local law enforcement authorities by either her or her loving parents." that a flash point where

survivors broke down why telling their truth can be so complex. >> even telling my story online i'm told i'm a liar, people threaten and harass me. every survivor has a story of that where people try to flip the blame. >> it's really a problem and it can be super damaging. >> reporter: in today's crowd 25-year-old emily, her safl survivor of sexual assault. she asked us not to release her last name. she was just a sophomore in high school when she says she was sexually assaulted by someone she viewed as a mentor in her community. >> people that i told would say did you say no or how did you say no? did you cry? did you scream? and i feel like -- the issue is i didn't want what took place. the issue is i was 15 and he was in a position of power and i didn't want anything to occur. >> reporter: she says it took several month businessfos befor

her friends and took years before she accepted what happened. thousands have took to social media. >> sexual abuse and sexual harassment are the most ununderreported crimes. very few get prosecuted. when women do come forward, we look at the victim and what she did or didn't do, much more than we look at the perpetrator and what he did or didn't do. >> reporter: for many survives their mesnl was clear. we believe the women. for emily, dr. ford and ramirez's courage to speak is already an enormous step. >> i would say thank you and we hear you, and believe you. >> for "nightline" in new york. >> the #me too

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it is it is time for this happened and we're going to start with an unusual sport and an unusual happing that took place in porch fwl. portugal. the sport of paddle. it's sort of like a game of tennis. so it's a combination of tennis and racket ball. so you're in closed in glass and that spanish player just slammed through the glass. there at the world -- yeah. at the world paddle tournament. he tweeted that he's doing better than you would think judging by the images.

he says i'll be back soon diving head first for every ball. you would think this would happen more often but that was quite hit on his part. >> all right. well, this next story a fire station in north carolina came to the rescue of the 3 your old's birthday party. after all the birthday party guests cancelled at the last minute, his mom called the station that morning asking if she could bring the todilar to the see the fire engine and explained that all but one of his birthday gelss cancelled and they celebrated with him. take that, jackson's friends. >> and in case he ehad problem blowing out the candles, they had plenty of hoses and water to help him out. strange sitings in the mean time in the u can k. this dash cam video capturing

what appears to be a man -- no. it's not that it appears. it's actually a man in the middle of an intersection driving a bumper car. it doesn't actually look to have one of those pole mounted like things. not sure exactly how he's getting it to move. >> right. how is he driving it? maybe he powered it with something else? >> could be a betry. but they could take several hours for those to charge. this was shared on this kid's facebook. he was confused like many of us are. but if there was an accident, there wouldn't be any problem whatsoever. he's got plenty of bumper >> smart. we've seen dogs wearing jackets and sweaters, dogs in strollers. but how about a dog at nail salon? yes. did he wait his turn?

he's living his bes the apartment building where the fire was. when things like this happen, i think you find a new perspective on life. hi. red cross put us in a hotel so we were able to stay together.

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now" brett kavanaugh says he's t supreme court nominee taking the rare move and sitting for a tv interview. along side his wife he strongly denied the sexual misconduct allegations by two women and one of those women is out with a new message of her own. rivers still rising in some parts and now the news that no one wants to see. more rain is on the way. plus the story behind this shocking image. a baby found crawling across a busy road. this morning what was the baby doing there? as we heard from the man who plucked the child from danger. and it's a title no music artist sets out to achieve.

one massive hit and then nothing from "i'm too sexy" to "ice ice baby" we're counting them down because it's one-hit wonder day. ♪ anything less than the best is a felony ♪ >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >> i think so but it lasted a while. >> just because it lasted like decades that -- maybe it was not as much a one-hit wonder. >> and it's still played at weddings and events. >> and every september 25th when we celebrate one-hit wonders. >> it's catchy. >> billboard designated today the special day. we're going to find out what yours are and share ours. we're going to start with the embattled supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh on tv vowing he will not withdraw. >> kavanaugh sat down with a

rare interview telling fox news he never sexually assaulted anyone and claims he didn't have sex at all during his high school and college years. >> kavanaugh's wife vouched for him saying it's not consistent with her husband's character. >> reporter: with his wife, ashley, by his side, an emotional brett kavanaugh speaking to fox news. >> i'm not going to let false accusations drive us out of this process. and we're looking for a fair process where i can be heard defending my integrity, my life-long record of promoting dignity and equality for women starting with the women who knew me when i was 14 years old. i'm not going anywhere. i never sexually assaulted anyone. i did not have sexual intercourse or anything close to

sexual intercourse in high school or for many years thereafter. >> so all these years in question, you were a virgin? >> that's correct. >> reporter: and it comes from deborah ramirez, a former mate of ckavanaugh's at yale university. she says she and kavanaugh and friends were playing a drinking game in a dorm room. he acknowledges gaps in her memory but does recall being on the floor slurring her words when a male student exposed himself close to her face. the new yorker said it could locate no witnesses that could point her at the party. >> i asked him myself are you sure this was brett kavanaugh that you heard about? he said i am 100% sure. >> reporter: it all comes as

judge ckavanaugh and dr. ford prepare to testify thursday on capitol hill. >> i have not questioned that perhaps dr. ford at some point in her life was sexually assaulted at some place by someone. but what i know is i've never sexually assaulted anyone. >> i look forward to a vote and for people to come utof the woodwork from 36 years ago and 30 years ago and never mention it, all the sudden it happens. in my opinion it's totally political. >> reporter: both scheduled to testify on thursday. it will be just dr. ford followed only by judge kavanaugh. she had wanted to call witnesses. republicans said no and so it wiel ewill be just he said, she said. >> and we will be watching.

in the meantime protesters have been converging on capitol hill. >> more than 100 were arrested in the rotunda and outside the office of republican senator, susan collins who cann be a key swing vote. they're accusing republicans of rushing to avoid the truth. >> both of these women are coming forward with allegations that i think the judiciary committee should hear and hear fully. >> reporter: and mitch mcconnell. >> this is what the so-called resistance has become. a smear campaign pure and simple. aided and abetted by members of the united states senate. >> as for dr. ford she still says she plans to testify thursday and in another letter

her legal team says the plan for the hearing does not appear designed to provide dr. ford with fair and respectful streemt. treatment >> the embattled number two justice department official went to the white house but president trump was here in new york for the u.n. general assembly session. they'll now meet thursday. >> i spoke with rod today and we're going to have a meeting thursday when whereby get back the white house. we want to have transparency, openness. >> reporter: the fate of deputy attorney general rod rosenstein is hanging in the balance. that meetings causing mayhem in washington. rosenstein was headed to the white house expecting to be fired as the man in charge of the ongoing russia counsel investigation. rosenstein has continued draw thing ier of president trump.

it appeared the straw that broke the camel's back was last week's bomb shell story saying that rosenstein as proposing the idea of secretly record thing president and possibly looking to invoke the 25th amendment to have him removed from office. members oof the president's cabinet are denying that ever happened. >> no discussion with me about the 25th amendment. >> i'm not aware of any cabinet members that are talking about that. it's completely and totally absurd. >> reporter: he issued statements saying the report is inaccurate and that there's quote no basis to invoke the 25th amendment. bill cosby will be give an chance to speak in court before he's sentenced for trugidruggin sexually assaulting a woman.

they claim the 81-year-old entertainer is too old and helpless to have life behind bars. and they'll decide whether to declare him a sexually violent predator. the rain dumped earlier this month is making its way down the waccamaw river. it's the worst flooding in eastern south carolina since at least the american revolution and more rain is on the way from another tropical disturbance. good morning, paul. >> good morning. there's a low pressure system getting a little too close for comfort. that's late tuesday going to wednesday. bringing showers and thunderstorms to a coast that's already been tenderized too much by florence. and throughout the ohio valley,

heavier showers courtesy of this cold front. it's going to bring possibility of flash flooding. kendis, stephanie. >> people in the upper midwest will have to watch out. well, the president has a shiny new ride while he's here for the united nations general assembly. this is the newest model of the beast. >> a cadillac limousine. it's load would armor and thick glaz. it's believed all that protection pushes the car's weight to nearly 20,000 pounds. >> gm won the contract to build the beast. an exact replica that rolls in the president's motorcade. he prefers the suv. it's not often you see him in the stretch limo or the beast. >> not at all.

i haven't seen this rolling around d.c. and a lot of times when i've been part of the pool, team of reporters that follows him, you're right, this isn't what is lead thing way. but it certainly is a safe car. >> it will look wonderful in a garage in washington d.c. coming up the top one-hit wonders of all time and what could be the most terrifying mascot in all of sports. gritty has made his debut and people are being pretty honest how they feel about it. and the investigation in new jerseys to how this baby ended up in the middle of a busy road. we'll hear from the driver who came the baby's rescue. ho came to the baby's rescue. you're watching "world news now." a driver who came to the baby's rescue. you're watching "world news now." p driver who came to the baby's rescue. you're watching "world news now." e driver who came to the baby's rescue. you're watching "world news now." a driver who came to

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good tuesday morning. turning to the desperate search for a missing boy in north carolina. >> so the fbi's joined two dozen other agencies in the search for the 6-year-old boy.

he does not speak, he has autism. >> reporter: the search intensifying for a missing north carolina boy with autism. the fbi joining police searching for 6-year-old maddox who was last seen in this park saturday with his father and another adult. his father says the boy took off running and disappeared into the woods. >> we want to do everything posable to find maddox. >> reporter: more than 100 authorities searching 1400 acres by air, boat, and on the ground using k9s, officers even look engin dumpsters for any sign of the child. police say they're not release thing names of the parents out of respect for their privacy. >> they've been very cooperative with us as we're trying to find their son. >> reporter: wearing an orange shirt sayingium i'm the man. they're playing recordings of

his parents voices in the park, hoping he'll respond. >> that's so sad. hopefully they find him okay. now to an absolutely head shaking moment on a new jersey street and it's under investigation. >> that's a baby crawling across the road in the town of lakewood. it was shot by a stunned cory canon on his way to work. canon, who's a new dad said his own daughter was on his mind as he jumped to action. >> it was a shock to the system to see that for the simple fact that my baby was the first thing i thought about. >> a woman at the baby's home said the child got out by accident and police and child services are understandably investigating. that's quite an accident. >> and a lot of times you hear this happing with toddlers because they're cure wrs and unlocking doors. but with a baby that's crawling -- >> and it's a busy roadway as

you can tell. well, a parking fail that looked more like bumper cars has gone viral. >> the driver on the right had issues backing out of the space. first she replaced the hubcap, then bang under to its side. she tried to rub out the big scratch. you have to spit on your hand first. it took several minutes for her to get free. wow. good job though with the parking. >> she made it. and she was considerate though. she was trying to -- >> just imagine her in a parallel parking spot. coming up next one-hit wonders. >> we're celebrating one-hit wonder day with the top hits of all time. so ready for this segment. 's coming up. " time for whitestrips.

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passion ♪ so that is vicki sue robinson with with what ended up it ces as only hit. national one h-hit wonder day. >> i didn't realize that was a one-hit wonder. >> but when you think of who is vicki sue? and testing our knowledge of matching the song with the artist. >> we're not going to be very good at this. we're being put to the test of the top three songs on vh 1's list of top one-hit wonders. from number three. ♪ >> know it. >> so obviously it's "come on eileen." it's where all my friends curse at their parents for naming them

eileen. >> it's a great song. >> any guesses? >> about what? >> who sang the song. >> dexy's midnight runners. >> really? >> i read it right on the screen. >> good. what's the next one? ♪ oh tainted love oh tainted love ♪ >> jack, can you read it on the screen? of course "tainted love." >> interesting. what is -- >> oh, there are kids in the video. okay. >> a little creepy. >> okay. >> all right. >> getting creative. who is it? >> number one on the list, .tainted number one for vh 1.

♪ >> macarana. do you remember the moves? m >> los del rio. i was close. back in 1991. they actually played it that democratic national convention, the best video on youtube from way back then. it got everybody going way back then. >> it's time to reveal our own favorite one-hit wonders. i'll go first. don't look at the prompter ♪ new kids on the block had a bunch of hits chinese food ♪ ♪ makes me sick >> is it lfo? >> yes. 1999, summer girls, lfo, summer songs. so happy. >> my favorite.

♪ take on me >> it's either the name of the group or ah-hah. >> 1984. >> an oprah moment. ah. 1984. >> an oprah moment.

♪ i'm a barbie girl in the ♪ i'm a barbie girl in a barbie world matching plastic it's fantastic ♪ barbie girl from aqua. >> you're fantastic for choosing that. >> when you listen to the lyrics for this song, you're like all right. wouldn't necessarily work in this day and age. something else that possibly won't work in this day and age. >> i have a one-hit wonder. 99 balloons, belinda, 1993. the philadelphia flyers with their new mascot. have you seen gritty? >> here he comes.

hello. whoa. >> whoa. so hockey season is almost time to get underway. >> he's going to scare the kids. >> the internet has not liked it. they say part bear, part orangutan. and another person says flyers, you may want to fire entire marketing department. looks like a homeless mascot. which is an insult to homeless mascots. >> muppets meshed together. just different features from random muppets. >> so gritty made his debut. nailed it with the gun. >> that was probably part of his routine. >> first night on the ice. >> they get a little better on that. >> you got time to practice,

right? >> he looks between baba dukebaa and fraggal rock. 300 words have been added to the scrabble dictionary. like ew. yes, e-w and it's joining a list of other two-letter words. other words that were added, besty. twerk. >> twerk can get you good points. >> twerk, yes. really good ones on here. >> make sure you have an impressive cheeseburger down the street from us here in new york. it's actually a cheeseburger pizza. that is disgusting. it looks like a diseased burger. it is 40-pound cheeseburger pizza. frulayers of pizza dough and

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>> this morning on "world news now" brett kavanaugh's takes on the alfwalegations being levell at him. denying two claims and admitting to being a virgin in high school and college. the dallas police officer who shot and killed a man in his own apartment has learned her fate. she says that she thought the apartment was her own. the investigation is not over yet but police chief is not waiting to make her decision. and new this half hour the amazing survival story of a teen lost at sea. >> he spent 49 days in his fishing hut as it floated on the open ocean through wind, rain and high waves.

boats passed him by but lucky for him, one stopped. and it's back, the season premier of "dancing with the stars." and see how the new cast did. plus see who went crazy and landed on their butt. that's later in the skinny. it's tuesday, september 25th. ♪ >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> nothing says fall is here like seeing that season of "dancing with the stars" back with us. it was a fun night. an action packed night. we're going to start this half hour with the all-out effort to salvage brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination sfwlp with his wife by his side refusing to bow out. president trump fired off a late-night tweet saying democrats are working

derohis nomi >> reporter: judge brett kavanaugh is breaking his silence in an interview with fox news. >> i know i'm telling the truth. i know my life-long record and i'm not going to let false accusations drive me out of this process. i've never sexually assaulted anyone. i did not have sexual intercourse or anything close to sexual intercourse in high school or for many years after >> so for all these years in question, you were a virgin? >> that's correct. >> reporter: as republicans mount an all-out defense against the two women accusing him of sexual miscontukt. >> judge kavanaugh's an exceptional person and i'm with him all the way. >> the truth is i've never sexually assaulted anyone in high school or otherwise. i am not questioning and have

not questioned that dr. ford, perhaps at some point in her life was assaulted by someone in some place but what i know is i've never sexually assaulted anyone. >> reporter: kavanaugh says he wants fairness. >> we're looking for a fair process where i can be heard defend my am tintegrity, my life-long record. >> and kavanaugh's roommate says kavanaugh and his friends were capable of the actions she it scribed. he says he knew debbie ramirez in college and she stood out as being exceptionally honest. he says kavanaugh was a heavy drinker, even by the standards of that time. he described him as normally reserved but became aggressive

and belligerent when he was very drunk. just two days before she's scheduled to testify, attorneys for christine blasey ford are questioning whether it will be fairly. >> more than 100 protesters were arrested at the capital prr. for key republican senator, susan collins, the political pressure came right to her doorstep. protesters demanding she vote no on brett kavanaugh or else sfwlp do i feel pressure? sure. but i don't feel pressured to make a decision until i'm ready. and by the way there are seven of us undecided. it's not just me. >> both these women are bravely coming forward with allegations and i think the judiciary hear

fully. >> reporter: mitch mcconnell blasting democrats for playing politics. >> this is what the so hfr called resistance has become, a smear campaign, pure and simal, aided and abetted by members of the united states senate. >> reporter: in a letter christine blasey ford writing while i am frightened, please know my fear will not hold me back from testifying and the chairman "ps i look forward to your testimony." >> and he says there will be an upor down vote on judge kavanaugh's nomination quote in the near future. in the meantime president trump plans to meet with rod rosenstein this thursday. the deputy went to the white house yesterday with many

expecting him to resign. but he left and even got a public handshake with john kelly. you see him there leave thing white house yesterday. rod rosenstein that is. and the president expected to speak later today to address the u.n. general assembly. >> and his second address to the united nations general assembly. in last year's speech he called kim jong-un "rocketman." he will shine a light on the threat he believes iran uses. and he's expecked to defend his america-first agenda. and leaders in puerto rico are slamming him. he says he's against puerto rican statehood. while those that have been critical of him remain in office. trump and the island leaders have clashed over the response

to hurricane maria. the governor called the comments insensitive and disrespectful. the officer charged with fatally shooting a man in his own apartment was fired. she was charged last week with manslaughter. she allegedly says she miss took his apartment for hers, one below. and guyger is free on bond. she can appeal the firing. the company that's helping millions lose weight is no more. the company name is just ww. >> what does that mean? >> weight watchers? yeah. they shortened it. they say the new name reflects its focus on overall health, not just losing weight. the company's stock is up around 60% this year.

and it's up about 570% in the past two years. >> part of that is the oprah effect. and satellite radio company, sirius xm is buying pandora for about $3.5 billion. but it's not expected to effect what you listen to for now. the deal allows sirius to expand beyond cars and into homes and other areas. so tomorrow k pop's super group live from time's square and they're used to see thing boys spreading their wings. and colorful music videos as you can see. >> they appeared in front of a more subdued audience. they spoke at the u.n. general assembly about its love myself initiative for young people.

>> no matter who you are, where you're from, your skin color, gender identity, just speak your sl. find your name and find your voice. >> speak yourself? is that right? >> that's so poetic. like i'm seriously in tears. speak yourself. so find your name and find your voice by speaking yourself. that member that spoke also called on young people to speak out on global issues. >> speak yourself. >> speak yourself. find your name, find your voice. >> right. so this is interesting because it's part off a new unisex partnership generation. >> it's a bunch of boy bands from korea. it's a boy band from acanria.

korea. >> whereby know. education, equality, speak up. thanks, guys. >> they've got choreographed dance moves. coming up the amazing story of survival of a teen lost at sea for seven weeks. >> how he managed to survive floating aimlessly for 1200 miles. fishing hut. >> and speaking of speak up yourself. >> the pint size singing dynamo who just put herself on the map was all over twitter yesterday. this is one of the most powerful performances we've ever heard of the star spangled banner. more is coming up on "world news now." more of her is coming up on "world news now." is coming up on "world news now."

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this floating shack was a this floating shack was a teenager's home for seven weeks. he'd been drifting in the seas off guam since mid-july until a ship finally stopped to pick him up. the 49-day ordeal was a real-life version of the life of pi.

19-year-old aldi from indonesia. strong winds broke the rope. >> the shack doesn't have steering so he kept floating for miles. help finally came from a panamanian vessel late last month after more than 10 ships had passed him by already. they got close enough to toss a rope but it didn't reach the shack so they kept trying. >> we see it all play out. but rescuers said he was so weak he almost let go. i mean this was dramatic and pulled him on to ship. >> once he was on board that ship, the ship started making its way towards japan where he'd be able to get examined, check itted out, head back them to indonesia eventually.

you see him get on all. he's been throughout for 49 tase. crew members also gave the 19 year old the first decent food he'd seen in nearly two months. while drifting he caught fish and cooked it by burn thing wooden fences and drang sea water by filtering through his shirt. that's amazing for a 19 year old. and crew members even ghafb him a haircut and finally made it to japan early this month. >> just a little over two weeks to go in indonesia. that's remarkable to be out there for 49 days, survive and be smart about it. >> it's reminiscent of an ordeal i went through this past weekend. it was all fun and games until

the boat stopped wirking. >> that's scary. >> so i posted like we're still stuck in the sound like three hours later. this is at four and half hours that help finally came and we were rescued. but it could have been just me and aldi just throughout in the middle of the sound. it was all fun and games until we ran out of alcohol, then it was ugly. >> that was a tough trip. thanks for sharing. when we come back we're heading to the ballroom for the season premier of dancing wi"da the stars". ars." >> "the skinny" is next. the stars." >> "the skinny" is next. . about it ky natural feeling the lubrication you want nothing you don't get what you want

♪ skinny ♪ ♪ skinny the skinny the skinny it is a very special tuesday skinny because we are going to start with the new season of "dancing with the stars." >> part one was a jam packed two-hour glittery extravaganza with a few others that need to

pick up their game, stick around, including this guy. ♪ >> john snider of "dukes of hazard" fame he played up the nostalgia with emma there. the fox trot to the '80s theme song around an orange dodge charger as well. i think he did pretty well. the judges scored him an 18 out of 30. >> and paralimpic skier made her debut as the first ever blind contestant. she and partner brought the house down as they also racked up a score of 18. >> and the former bachelorette contestant, grocery store joe are back. they dance a quick step to "fish

out of water." just 14 out of 30, proving once again joe can't score at all. wasn't he on "bachelor in paradise" as well? s, he did a . >> i think that was an appropriate song. he felt very uncomfortable. when he first met his dance partner said he wanted to be known as dancing joe. >> not so much. >> super bowl ii and then it happens. there were top scores. tanash and brandon. they hit the stage with a high energy jive to "i'm a lady." they were great. she's danced before. >> so she's a little bit of a

ringer and stealing the show last night the former nfl star, demarcus weir and lindsey set to florida's "sweet sensation." and he can't afford a shirt clearly. >> she needs to be able to move. squin perhaps the most beiar moumt moment of the night radio star, bobby bones after one of the most energetic numbers. kept going. at one point even falling down. he was really excited, pumped. ey scored a sol id20. part two airs tonight.

quick shot of meghan markle here. look at that. playing basketball in heels? >> she's so down to earth. she's so down to earth. in heels. she's so down to earth. >> are those stilettos?

okay. so from whitney hous okay. so from whitney houston to christina aguilera and lady gaga, we've seen legendary versions of the national anthem. >> but this 7-year-old girl, yes, just 7, may have secured herself a spot on that list. >> the tiny but mighty 7-year-old singer from los angeles. >> reporter: before a packed crowd of major league soccer fans, this girl standing not far from the l.a. galaxy soccer

team. z ♪ can you see by the tondawn'sds early light ♪ >> reporter: the players begin smiling and look at his face when it hits him. ♪ were so gallantly streaming and the rocket's red glare ♪ ♪ the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night ♪ ♪ that our flag was still there ♪ >> reporter: we learned she's been singing since she was just one. before singing to that crowd, she sang to this lamp. and she told us she did not want

to mess up that song >> because it's a really special song to america. ♪ and the land of the the home of the >> thank you. >> bravo. absolutely. >> fantastic. i'm teaching my son the national anthem. he's seven. i would love to match them up. >> to completely embarrass your son by this young lady basically. >> he'll do the harmony. >> i'm sure and she'll do the -- >> she was fantastic. >> amazing. >> announcer: this is abc's

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good morning, america. breaking overnight, supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh breaks his silence. >> what i know is intimidated and will not withdraw his nomination amid new accusations of sexual misconduct. this morning, a new interview with kavanaugh's college roommate. why he says he believes the accuser. a new call for deputy attorney general rod rosenstein to be impeached. what happens if the man in charge of the russia investigation is ousted from his job. we look at who may replace him. protecting your paycheck. this morning, an alert from the fbi. how hackers are trying to gain access to your direct deposit. new details about the