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we're back with breaking news overseas. we're back with breaking news overseas. a plane crashing into a lagoon in the south pacific nation of micronesia after overshooting the runway. the passengers and crew members are reportedly safe. crews used dozens of boats to reach those who were stranded as the plane was sinking. >> no serious injuries reported. at the time, the weather was extremely bad at the time of the crash. back here at home, we're learning about a deadly crash in south carolina. >> the plane overshot the runway and crashed through a fence, killing two people. >> reporter: a terrifying sight at a south carolina airport, this plane split in two as firefighters hosed down the wreckage. >> they are off the runway in the embankment, engines running. >> reporter: landing at the

greenville downtown airport when witnesses say it appeared to touch down without a problem, but for some reason the plane did not stop. it barrelled down a 200-foot safety area that includes a steep embankment. >> unfortunately at this airport there was a ditch right at the end of the runway. as the airplane went off the end of the runway, it came down into this ditch and hit the lip of the berm. that force itself broke the airplane in half and caused the damage and the fatalities. >> reporter: the plane crashed through a fence and its nose slammed on to a road, breaking it apart. >> it broke off just behind the cabin. still attached by some of the electrical wires and cables but the cabin has definitely broken apart. >> reporter: the guy pilot and co-pilot did not survive. two other passengers, a married couple, are recovering in the hospital this morning. officials say it's the first deadly crash at this airport in nearly four decades. it appears the crash did not happen because of an issue with the runway or the weather.

>> the real mystery here is that this happened on a bright sunny day. clear. no clouds. no rain. usually when you see airplanes run off the end of the runway, there is some sort of weather involved. if it's rain or it's wind. >> apparently that was not the case this time. the plane was leaking fuel, prompting fears of water contamination. authorities will now try to figure out what caused that crash. we're getting a look at video from an asteroid 100 million miles from earth. a space probe sent back these images from the rocky, boulder-covered surface as it moves through space at more than 50,000 miles per hour. this is the first up-close video of an asteroid, by the way. two rovers landed on the rock a week ago. the asteroid is believed to be 4 billion years old. >> very cool. >> amazing. when we come back, why it's a beautiful day in tom hanks' neighborhood.

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♪ ♪ skinny ♪ give me the skinny well, i'm sorry, kendis -- >> finally, yeah. skinny and she still loves "the skinny" music. it is time for "the skinny" here on a friday and we're starting with yet another amazing transformation for tom hanks. >> he's been walt disney and, of course, who can forget captain chesley "sully" sullenberger. >> but do you think he could pull off this guy, mr. rogers? it is a tough act to follow. >> although they do look similar. >> not at all. >> just a little bit side by side. >> now the big reveal, shall we? >> yes! so excited for this movie. >> wow, it's tom hanks stepping out of his trailer on the set of his upcoming biopic about the pioneering children's tv host. >> sony pictures revealed the movie will hit theaters in october of next year.

a fun fact, tom hanks at 62 years old now is 22 years older than fred rogers was when "mr. rogers' neighborhood" first aired. >> lost me with the math. next to an even more stunning case of celebrity look-alikes. >> we all know rachel mcadams from her character we love to hate, "mean girls" regina george. images are going viral of another young lady who looks so much like mcadams. the collective wisdom of the internet is insisting it is actually her. >> here she is. on the right and on the left. 16-year-old clarice muller who is first runner up for miss teen namibia. what do you think? >> i can't tell which one is rachel from -- >> on the left was rachel. yeah, they look a lot alike. spot-on. >> hopefully she's nicer. next to jason biggs who is making us all break out into a

sweat this morning. >> the "american pie" actor pulled on a pair of tube socks, plum shorts and headband sporting the classis raisin bran character. >> it's all for a new promo for the cereal, but it's also serving to show off the 40-year-old's amazingly toned physique. >> biggs also showed off just how nimble he is with crunches and high kicks and just kind of laying around. he wears it well. >> it has a super bowl ad written all over it. it also seems like tmi in some of those kicks. >> he's flexible. finally, the new development this morning with macaulay culkin. >> the actor is best known for playing kevin mcallister, "home alone." the 38-year-old who has been making cameo appearances on tv

shows as well as forming his tv-themed pizza comedy rock band. >> now he's turning to twitter to apparently book his next audition. tweeting to j.k. rowling, can you write me into the next movie? i'm macaulay culkin. you write me into the next movie?

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believe it or not, this was already a week jam-packed with news headlines before the kavanaugh hearing. >> yeah, y'all, last week has been the longest year, from president trump's wild press conference at the u.n. to tiger woods' big comeback. here now our "friday rewind." >> tiger woods' big comeback. the greatest golfer of a generation returning to the top, winning his first tournament in more than five years, overcoming serious injuries and personal setbacks to take home that huge win. >> you could see the emotion pouring out of him. you know how big this was for him. it's been a long, long drought. >> locked up, sentenced to at least three years in prison,

taken away in handcuffs. the fall from grace for america's tv dad. >> finally bill cosby has been unmasked and we have seen the real man as he is headed off to prison. >> the now 81-year-old is the first celebrity of the #metoo era to be sentenced to jail. president trump delivering his second address to the united nations general assembly today and what he boasted of then drew laughter. >> reporter: president trump opened his speech to the u.n. with what's been a surefire applause line at his political rallies. >> in less than two years, my administration has accomplished almost more than any administration in the history of our country. america's -- so true. [ laughter ] didn't expect that reaction but that's okay. >> reporter: for his part, the president was asked about it a short while ago and he said that everything went according to plan. >> president trump's solo news conference was a no holds barred candid riff that stretched for about 81 minutes. >> the guy looks totally

stunned. have you ever been picked before for a question? >> yes, sir but not from the president of the united states. >> from where? >> from north of iraq. i'm a kurd. >> good. great people. great people. >> thank you, sir. mr. president -- >> are you a kurd? >> look -- >> there is a lot to unpack there. >> we're still unpacking everything from that press conference and from the testimony yesterday. >> it was a busy week. >> it really was. you know, i was joking that it felt like a year, but there was a lot that took place in this past year that was a week, indeed. >> absolutely. let's clean it all off and start a new week. it's going to be a big week ahead. let's start fresh. >> yes, voila. friday. all right. that's it for this half hour. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. informing insomniacs for two decades.

good friday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm stephanie ramos in for diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines at this hour from "world news now." hard to watch. that's how president trump described the senate hearing where supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh angrily denied that he sexually assaulted christine blasey ford. this half hour, we'll hear from a 76-year-old woman who called into a national news program saying the hearing prompted her to share her own story of assault. overseas, a major terror plot may have been foiled. at least seven suspects are now under arrest. the details just coming in from western europe straight ahead. a miracle landing in the south pacific. a boeing 737 overshot the runway and crashed into this lagoon in micronesia.

boats were used to rescue 47 people as the plane was sinking. no serious injuries were reported. in california, police officers swarm the malibu mansion where cher lived. they're apparently looking into the drug-related death connected to the son of her assistant. the singer was not at home at the time. those are some our top headlines on in friday, september 28th. from abc news, this is "world news now." well, we begin this half hour with the senate republicans' effort to get brett kavanaugh on to the supreme court. the first vote could be held just hours from now. >> yeah, that's true. that's when the senate judiciary committee, 11 republicans and 10 democrats will meet. they're expected to vote on kavanaugh's nomination. >> those senators heard drastically different accounts of the summer of 1982 from dr. christine blasey ford and from kavanaugh.en he

said." the newspaper then asking now what will senators say? abc's dan harris shows us highlights from the hearing. >> reporter: after weeks of anticipation and negotiations, dr. ford walked into the senate judiciary hearing room at 10:00 this morning. >> i am here today not because i want to be. i am terrified. i am here because i believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened to me while brett kavanaugh and i were in high school. >> reporter: it was the first time america has heard ford's voice as she described in graphic detail what she calls an attempted rape at a small house party back in the summer of 1982. >> brett groped me and tried to take off my clothes. he had a hard time because he was very inebriated and because i was wearing a one-piece bathing suit beneath my clothing. i believed he was going to rape me. i tried to yell for help.

when i did, brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling. this is what terrified me the most and has had the most lasting impact on my life. it was hard for me to breathe and i thought that brett was accidentally going to kill me. i don't have all the answers and i don't remember as much as i would like to. >> what is the strongest memory you have? >> the laughter. the uproarious laughter between the two and their having fun at my expense. >> reporter: while the republicans sat in silence, the democrats heaped praise on ford. >> you are opening up to open air hurt and pain that goes on across this country. and for that the word i would use, it's nothing short of heroic.

>> braveryontagious. indeed, that's the driving force behind the "me too" movement. >> reporter: by the time brett kavanaugh walked down the hall to testify holding his wife's hand, many were predicting his nomination to the high court was all but dead. >> this confirmation process has become a national disgrace. you have replaced advise and consent with search and destroy. >> reporter: kavanaugh came out swinging. he defended himself, displaying not only seething anger but also anguished emotion. >> i've never sexually assaulted dr. ford or anyone. again, i am not questioning that dr. ford may have been sexually assaulted by some person in some place at some time. >> reporter: the judge did what few, if any, supreme court nominees have ever done, engaging in bare-knuckle partisan politics. >> this grotesque and coordinated character assassination will dissuade competent and good people of all political persuasions from serving our country. >> reporter: just this week, two more women, deborah ramirez and

julie swetnick, have acced during high school and college and given sworn statements. kavanaugh has also denied their allegations. >> judge kavanaugh, thank you very much. hearing adjourned. >> reporter: as the hearing drew to a close, it became very clear that the white house was pleased, president trump tweeting, judge kavanaugh showed america exactly why i nominated him. his testimony was powerful, honest and riveting. democrats' search and destroy strategy is disgraceful and this process has been a total sham and effort to delay, obstruct and resist. the senate must vote. a committee vote is scheduled for tomorrow morning and a vote from the full senate may happen as soon as next week. dan harris, abc news, new york. >> the emotional hearing made the partisan atmosphere of the senate even more intense. >> we get some analysis right now from abc's mary alice parks. >> good morning, kendis and stephanie. by the end of the day, it seemed

like a tale of two different victims, judge brett kavanaugh and professor christine blasey ford. which one of the two seemed wronged seemed to depend on which side of the aisle the different senators sat. >> you have given america an amazing teaching moment. you have inspired and you have enlightened america. >> your brilliance shining light on to this, speaking your truth is nothing short of heroic. >> i cannot imagine what you and your family have gone through. >> i'm sorry, judge, for what you and your family have been through. >> with the 2018 midterm elections a month away, republicans in the room kept the fight very partisan and political, attempting to skip over the idea of who they believed and blasting their democratic colleagues for how the last few weeks transpired. for democrats, though, and democratic voters, professor ford's testimony likely will end up a rallying cry going into

elections in november. a boost for female voters, perhaps, and those candidates already fired up this year and fighting for more female representation in washington. ford's humility, clarity and remarkable steadfastness inspiring many and cementing her place in a long line of other brave women who have come forward this year during the "me too" movement. washington state senator patty murray tweeted that she first decided to run two decades ago after she saw how anita hill was treated. hill famously testified against then supreme court nominee clarence thomas about harassment she felt. ten years from now, brett kavanaugh might be sitting on the supreme court as justice brett kavanaugh, but there also might be more women inspired like senator patty murray running and winning and there on capitol hill. kendis? stephanie?

>> reactions to professor ford's testimony filled social media, as you can imagine, with many messages from sexual assault survivors, sharing their stories for the first time. calls to the national sexual assault hotline rose 147% during that hearing. >> and one woman who is 76 years old called into c-span during the hearing with a powerful account of something she experienced decades ago. here is a listen. >> yes. i'm a 76-year-old woman who was sexually molested in the second grade. this brings back so much pain. i thought i was over it but it's not. you will never forget it. you get confused and you don't understand it but you never forget what happened to you. without my family, i would never have been able to go through this, and now i'm 76 years old and i thought i was over it until i heard that it happened to someone else, and it is just -- it is such a shame.

>> such a moment there. the woman who identified herself as brenda from missouri also told c-span that since her attack she's battled a weight problem because she was so afraid someone was going to hurt her. >> and the just -- so brave of her to come forward and just to call in and share her story. professor ford's accusations against brett kavanaugh also brought back memories for fox news anchor chris wallace. >> this was quite a moment. before the hearing wallace talked about his own family, revealing that two of his daughters told him stories he had never heard before about things that happened to them in high school. wallace said his daughters' stories should remind us not to disregard professor ford's accusations. interesting to hear it from chris wallace. interesting to see it play out there on the president's favorite network as well. well, coming up, why the walls seem to be closing in on tesla's ceo elon musk amid a justice department investigation and shareholder lawsuits.

the s.e.c. is now filing its own lawsuit against musk and tesla's response next. and what is yes? the question posed to a woman in the audience by a contestant on "jeopardy." that's coming up. you're watching "world news now." oming up. you're watching "world news now."

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authorities in western europe say they've foiled a major terror plot in the netherlands. dutch officials say seven men were arrested in two towns, including one about 65 miles south of amsterdam. the alleged ringleader who is from iraq reportedly wanted to attack a large event and cause mass casualties. prosecutors say the suspects were searching for ak-47s, handguns, hand grenades and explosive vests and wanted to train with those weapons. the suspects are all between the ages of 21 and 34. it does appear as if the government is trying to drive elon musk out of his job. the securities and exchange commission wants musk removed as tesla's chairman and ceo. he's accused of stock fraud. the s.e.c. says musk lied when he claimed in a tweet last month that tesla had funding available to go private. the move briefly drove up tesla's stock prices.

well, in a statement, musk called the government's move unjustified and said he would never compromise his company's integrity. tesla's stock is now down this morning. well, a florida man left his appearance on "jeopardy" last night as a winner, even though he came in second place. >> alex trebek was just getting to know the contestant when the contestant came up with a question of his own. for someone in the audience, his girlfriend. >> i just wanted to say one quick thing and ask maria schaffer right there -- >> who is maria? where is she? oh, hello, maria. >> if she would make me a winner today and marry me? will you marry me? >> yes. of course. >> did they play the think music? she probably answered too quickly.

>> she answered very quickly. but alex was like it doesn't work because you didn't answer in the form of a question. so they're not engaged after all. all right. coming up, the history made on capitol hill. >> the two emotionally-charged testimonies that appear to have deepened the political divide in america. you're watching "world news now." test test

the u.s. capitol in the early morning hours, as you can see, where a lot of action expected today. of course yesterday we had the emotional testimonies that played out on capitol hill. both of them fraught with accusations of denials, yelling, some tears as well. >> the hearing in which christine blasey ford accused supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault sparked outrage and evoked sympathy, but for many it still left many questions unanswered. >> i am here today not because i want to be. i am terrified. i am here because i believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened to me while brett kavanaugh and i were in high school.

i was pushed on to the bed and brett got on top of me. he began running his hands over my body and grinding into me. brett groped me and tried to take off my clothes. he had a hard time because he was very inebriated and because i was wearing a one-piece bathing suit underneath my clothing. i believed he was going to rape me. i tried to yell for help. when i did, brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling. this is what terrified me the most and has had the most lasting impact on my life. it was hard for me to breathe and i thought that brett was accidentally going to kill me. i don't have all the answers and i don't remember as much as i would like to. >> what is the strongest memory you have? >> the uproarious laughter between the two and their having fun at my expense.

>> how are you so sure that it was he? >> the same way that i'm sure that i'm talking to you right now. just basic memory functions. and also just the level of norepinephrine and epinephrine in the brain that sort of as you know encodes -- that neurotransmitter encodes memories into the hippocampus, so the trauma-related experience is then kind of locked there where as other details kind of drift. >> i'm asking you to address this new defense of mistaken identity directly. dr. ford, with what degree of certainty do you believe brett kavanaugh assaulted you? >> 100%. >> i thank you very much for your testimony. more importantly, for your bravery coming out. >> i've never sexually assaulted anyone. not in high school, not in college, not ever. i am not questioning that dr.

ford may have been sexually assaulted by some person in some place at some time. this grotesque and coordinated character assassination will dissuade competent and good people of all political persuasions from serving our country. a democratic senator on this committee publicly referred to me as evil. evil. think about that word. and said that those who supported me were, quote, complicit in evil. >> what you're saying, if i understand it, is that the allegations by dr. ford, ms. ramirez and ms. swetnick are wrong? >> that -- that is emphatically what i'm saying. emphatically. >> have you ever engaged in sexual behavior with dr. ford, even if it was consensual? >> no. >> judge kavanaugh, will you support an fbi investigation right now? >> i will do whatever the committee wants to --

>> personally, do you think that's the best thing for us to do? you won't answer? >> look, senator, i've -- i have said i wanted a hearing and i said i welcome anything. i'm innocent. >> if you wanted an fbi investigation, you could have come to us. what you want to do is destroy this guy's life, hold this seat open and hope you win in 2020. this is the most unethical sham since i've been in politics. >> this is not a good process but it's all we've got, and i would just urge my colleagues to recognize that in the end we are 21 very imperfect senators trying to do our best to provide advice and consent. in the end there is likely to be as much doubt as certainty going out of this room today. >> a lot of people are wondering what exactly jeff flake thinks. we'll find out a little later on

today. coming up, kevin hart takes us to night school. >> see why critics are giving his latest comedy a failing grade. school. >> see why critics are giving his latest comedy a failing grade.

it is time for insomniac theater and we're checking out two movies opening at the box office this weekend. >> we start with an animated comedy adventure, it's called "small foot" and it spoofs the big foot legend when a young yeti voiced by channing tatum finds something he never thought existed, a human. >> it's a terrifying creature with perfect white teeth and breath that smells minty fresh and the only hair it has on its entire body is on the top of its head. >> stop it. you're scaring him. >> hey, don't be scared. look, it's just a story. everyone knows that the small foot isn't real. or is it?

oh, that's nice. real nice. way to scar them for life. >> i've got two young kids at home so this is right up my alley. also starring the voices of james corden in this movie, lebron james and danny devito. "small foot" is scoring a 75% on rotten tomatoes but critics are still mixed. one writes, a confused plot in an overcooked question-everything message ruined this otherwise cute high-concept cartoon. in the "hollywood reporter" says it carries sufficient charm and a bit of unexpected depth to justify its breezy existence. >> your weekend plans made. next to a more grown-up comedy starring kevin hart.

he loses his job as grill salesman in night school and finds he can't land a job in finance because he dropped out of high school so he goes and gets a ged. >> how are you feeling today, teddy? >> i'm feeling fine. >> what's the capital of belgium? >> waffles? >> what? >> run! >> don't you run from me! >> he's so little. >> what is the capital of belgium? >> i don't eat breakfast. i don't know. >> that is not an answer. >> pretend you're dead. >> get back here! >> so of course starring tiffany haddish and the critics giving "night school" a flunking grade, scoring only a 24% splat on rotten tomatoes. owen gleiberman calls it a bloated trifle that is the laugh equivalent of high-fructose corn syrup. that's not that bad. peter travers, our friend, says it gets an "f" for effort. but effort starts with "e." >> that's true. i'm so surprised. they're so good together. they've

this morning on "world this morning on "world news now," the historic hearing that is dividing a nation. >> americans coming away with vastly different opinions on who to believe, judge brett kavanaugh or professor christine blasey ford. >> i am terrified. i am here because i believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened to me while brett kavanaugh and i were in high school. >> i'm not questioning that dr. ford may have been sexually assaulted by some person in some place at some time. but i have never done this to her or to anyone. that's not who i am. it is not who i was. i am innocent of this charge. >> this morning, the breaking developments from capitol hill.

>> we now know when a vote will be held and this morning some of the most influential senators are chiming in. have they changed their minds? plus, from watching on the train to watching in the doctor's office. americans far and wide share their stories on how they viewed this historic hearing. and the impact as a sexual assault hotline sees a massive surge in calls. a closer look at how the contentious hearing could change america this morning on "world news now." we do say hello to you, everybody, on this friday. we begin with the next steps for brett kavanaugh. the senate judiciary committee is meeting in a matter of hours and a vote on his supreme court nomination is expected. >> that follows the emotional testimony of dr. christine blasey ford, who testified that she's 100% certain that it was kavanaugh who sexually assaulted her while both of them were teenagers. >> kavanaugh angrily denied ford's claim. accusing democrats of trying to destroy his reputation.

>> the hearing lasted nearly nine hours with millions of people watching wherever they could. abc's emily rau begins our coverage. she's on capitol hill this morning. good morning, emily. >> reporter: good morning, stephanie and kendis. the day started with christine blasey ford saying she was terrified to testify and as the hours ticked by, the political divisions became more and more apparent. brett kavanaugh's first accuser, christine blasey ford, took the oath and publicly told her side of the story. >> i believed he was going to rape me. brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling. this is what terrified me the most and has had the most lasting impact on my life. it was hard for me to breathe and i thought that brett was accidentally going to kill me. >> reporter: republican senators

deferring their allotted time to veteran sex crimes prosecutor rachel mitchell. democrats asking again and again if blasey ford was sure it was kavanaugh who attacked her. >> what you are telling us is this could not be a case of mistaken identity. >> absolutely not. >> what degree of certainty do you believe brett kavanaugh assaulted you? >> 100%. >> reporter: but kavanaugh also certain. >> i'm not questioning that dr. ford may have been sexually assaulted by some person in some place at some time, but i have never done this to her or to anyone. >> reporter: at times tearful, kavanaugh then visibly angry. >> this whole two-week effort has been a calculated and orchestrated political hit. this is a circus. >> reporter: some senators unleashing their own frustration. >> this is the most unethical

sham since i've been in politics. >> reporter: president trump tweeting shortly after the hearings wrapped up, judge kavanaugh showed america exactly why i nominated him. going on to say, the senate must vote. and as of right now, the senate committee is set to vote on kavanaugh's confirmation later on this morning. at least that was the word from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell as he was leaving the capitol late last night. kendis and stephanie? >> emily, so many dramatic moments from those nine hours. clearly, though, a dif ferent tone from the first end and the back end of the hearing. >> reporter: definitely, kendis. it really changed. you started off with christine blasey ford, who was for the most part emotional but calm and collected, and then as the day went on, especially when judge kavanaugh took the stand, he was very angry at certain points, crying at others. his wife seated just behind him was also holding back tears. you saw the exchange there in part from senator lindsey graham. some of the senators on the committee also really unleashing and showing just how angry they were as well.

incredible to watch as the day progressed the change in the tone and the overall atmosphere in that room. kendis and stephanie? >> and emily, there are still multiple accusers who have said they are ready and willing to testify before the committee. is there any sign that or anything else might happen before the committee votes on kavanaugh's confirmation? >> reporter: so many senators were fielding questions last night about that, if anything else might happen. for the most part, they would answer we're moving ahead with a vote tomorrow. that seemed to be an answer in itself. now, one thing, close to midnight, the american bar association did issue a statement saying that the confirmation of brett kavanaugh should be delayed until an fbi investigation has been re-opened. a huge statement from that body, but still no word on if it will have any impact. back to you. >> emily, thank you. another long day there on capitol hill. >> yes, indeed. a key figure, by the way,

looming large over the hearing was mark judge, brett kavanaugh's high school friend who professor ford says was in the room when she was assaulted. >> late last night, mark judge wrote to the senate judiciary committee saying, as a recovering alcoholic and a cancer survivor, i have struggled with depression and anxiety. as a result, i avoid public speaking. he went on to say, i do not recall the events described by dr. ford in her testimony. >> okay. so the question now is whether testimony from professor ford or judge kavanaugh persuaded any committee members to change their votes. >> barring a last-minute change, a recommendation vote is set for later this morning with republicans on the committee holding an 11-10 majority. >> well, i'm optimistic. i thought the judge did well. we gave dr. ford a chance to have her say and i think it's time to vote. the longer that the nomination remains open, we know that more and more of these scurrilous, anonymous and uncorroborated

allegations will be made. >> judge kavanaugh acquitted himself incredibly well. just a terrific here is who i am, here is the way i've lived my life. dr. ford, i think this process -- she got hijacked by this process. >> it is striking how many survivors of sexual assault are watching and are choosing this moment to come forward with their accounts, and i -- i think that speaks to what a public service is being done here by having a measured and a respectful hearing of dr. ford's allegations. >> it's been so long that we've heard and we haven't heard under oath several other witnesses. no, we should hear them in person to have -- and then have a vote. >> we'll have much more on the historic kavanaugh hearing coming up. but first, the other big story we're following this morning. >> the nearly week-long search

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we're back with new details about a police shooting in nashville. a white police officer has been charged with criminal homicide for the fatal shooting of a black man in july. video shows officer andrew delke firing his weapon as daniel hambrick was running away. hambrick was shot three times, twice in the back and once in the back of the head. police say hambrick was armed. officer delke is expected to plead not guilty. he's been released on $25,000 bond. now to that tragic discovery west of charlotte, north carolina. police have found the body of 6-year-old maddox ritch in a creek. the devastated community held a vigil for the little boy last night. maddox had autism and was nonverbal. >> authorities searched for him for nearly a week. they're now trying to determine the cause of death. abc's steve osunsami has more.

>> reporter: we are outside the park where police were looking for 6-year-old maddox ritch. he is the boy who was diagnosed with autism who went missing saturday after his father lost track of him in the park behind me that is still sealed off. police made an unfortunate discovery, they found his body in a creek that is about a mile from this location we are at right now, and the creek leads from the park. police are saying that it's entirely possible that he walked from the park to the creek. he was found submerged in the water, but they at this point are not ruling out the possibility of foul play. the parents have been notified, the medical examiner is now going to take over this case. police say the investigation continues. steve osunsami, abc news, gastonia, north carolina. >> our thanks to steve, who has been covering it from the very beginning there. we turn now to the bay area in california, where 17 people have been charged in a massive

robbery scheme targeting apple stores. >> prosecutors say groups of suspects wearing hoodies would go into the stores, grab display items and take off. detectives say the men got off with more than $1 million in merchandise. eight of the suspects are under arrest, nine others are still on the loose. >> it is fall so it's apple picking season, but that's a different sort of apple picking, i think. >> completely different. not encouraged. >> no. well, week four of the nfl season began in los angeles last night. the rams and vikings combined for 69 points. >> but the high-scoring game came down to defense. minnesota was down by seven points late in the game when former redskins and their quarterback kirk cousins had the ball knocked out of his hand. that seemed like forward motion. >> yeah. >> no? not so much. >> maybe not. the rams held on and recovered to win 38-31.

if it was the patriots, he would have gotten that call. >> right. that fumble by cousins was the game's only turnover. you know what they say, kendis, if you win the turnover battle, you usually win the game. let's go inside the numbers. while the teams were getting the 69 points we mentioned, they amassed exactly 1,002 yards of offense. talk about running wild. by the way, i looked it up. this was the vikings' first game in los angeles since 1993. that is crazy, isn't it, kendis? it's insane. thanks, jack. >> jack was planting. >> thanks, jack. what do you mean? i was just looking down here. i'm all in. >> you just have sports knowledge. >> sports knowledge. >> yeah. as you know, this is kirk cousins' first season there with the vikings. >> yeah. it is. >> speaking of kirk cousins, 42 points in some fantasy leagues.

nothing compared to jared goff. he got 54. >> jack, you're the best. congrats to both teams. >> this is off the rails, like a senate hearing all of a sudden in here. we are following some developing stories overseas. coming up in our next half hour, the incredible images after a plane crashed into a lagoon. it looks just like the miracle on the hudson river years ago. how everyone survived. and up next, how everyday americans have been reacting to the brett kavanaugh hearing on capitol hill. that's coming up next on "world news now." "world news now." coming up next on "world news now."

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a live look at the nation's capital on this friday morning. a live look at the nation's capital on this friday morning. weather, by the way today, 76 degrees in d.c. it was quite heated in that testimony room yesterday. >> absolutely. we witnessed history. >> absolutely. many americans from coast to coast were riveted by it. they were watching history as it played out on capitol hill. >> absolutely. now many americans are finding themselves even more deeply divided on what he said versus what she said. here is abc's linsey davis.

>> reporter: throughout the country, from hospitals to classrooms, in the air, underground and around the world -- [ speaking foreign language ] >> the stakes are high. >> let's listen in. >> reporter: supporters of both judge brett kavanaugh and dr. christine blasey ford taking to the streets. >> hey, hey, ho ho, kavanaugh has got to go. >> reporter: highlighting the bitter partisan divide in our nation. >> we are here today in support of brett kavanaugh. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: filling the hallways of the senate and spilling out on to the sidewalk. more than 50 people arrested on capitol hill. the explosive hearings gripped the nation. >> if i could see her right now, i would tell her, i believe you. >> i don't think brett kavanaugh had any part of it. >> reporter: and a press conference on capitol hill where survivors and advocates shared reactions and personal stories. >> i thought dr. blasey ford was

powerful, she was sincere, she was heartfelt. >> today's hearing, dr. blasey ford's testimony gives me great hope that the next person who comes forward and discloses their survivorship will be believed. >> reporter: one of the speakers, 25-year-old emily, herself a survivor, now an advocate. just hours after dr. ford's testimony, emily speaking out, recalling anita hill. >> professor anita hill, we still hear you. we still see you. and we always believed you. >> professor, do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god? >> i do. >> reporter: it was a day that echoed another moment in history when americans were riveted by the testimony of a woman before the senate. >> my name is anita f. hill. >> reporter: in 1991, anita hill testified under the hot glare of television lights and 14 men at a supreme court confirmation

hearing. alleging that judge clarence thomas had sexually harassed her when they worked together in the 1980s. >> are you a scorned woman? >> no. >> reporter: thomas denied the claims and went on to be confirmed by a close 52-48 vote. >> do you swear that the testimony -- >> reporter: now 27 years later, history repeating itself. another woman once again before some of those same senators on the judiciary committee. but now a very different response than before. >> you can make a case that anita hill might have been the first little seed of "me too" because she did have the courage to come out and say what had happened to her. >> reporter: today, the effects of the #metoo movement -- >> i am a survivor myself. >> reporter: -- on display in the most unlikely of places. >> three guys grabbing at me. >> reporter: stunning moments broadcast live on c-span as women called in to share their

own stories of survival. >> i'm a 76-year-old woman who was sexually molested in the second grade. this brings back so much pain. >> those women now feel like, okay, i've said this now and i want to be recognized, i want to be heard, and if they feel like they're not heard in this confirmation process, i think they'll want to be heard in the election. >> bravery is contagious. >> reporter: and it seems it was. today the rape abuse and incest network reporting a 147% increase in calls. >> i think we are in a watershed moment in our society. historically, rape is the most underreported crime in our country. that is changing. we know now that women are femo cfobout congorse belie lied. >> ror ath may bring some lyemary countr

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this morning on "world news this morning on "world news now," new reaction to the brett kavanaugh hearing on capitol hill. we're now hearing from a widely respected moderate senator. why he's siding with kavanaugh over professor christine blasey ford. and also this half hour, what's next on capitol hill and how much of an impact the hearing will have on the nomination process going forward. and new this half hour, the stunning crash. >> the details are just coming in after this passenger plane slammed into a lagoon in a scene that is reminiscent of the miracle on the hudson years ago. and later, the big announcement from hollywood. the actor who has been tapped to portray mr. rogers. a big welcome to the neighborhood on "world news now." this is friday, september 28th.

"wld news now." is >> what would mr. rogers have thought of that hearing yesterday? he'd probably just be, oh, my god, what has the world turned to? >> and he'd probably be very positive about it as well. >> he'd be horrified what has happened to our country. >> but he'd probably have a positive message to put out there about how we can move forward. >> yes. yes. all right. >> mr. rogers, that was my guy back in the day. >> he was. he was quite the guy. all right. we're going to start with the senate judiciary committee that is expected to vote on brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination during a meeting this morning. >> president trump tweeted shortly after kavanaugh's hearing ending saying, judge kavanaugh showed america exactly why i nominated him. at a fund-raiser last night he called the hearing hard to watch and said kavanaugh is a great guy. >> so it all started with christine blasey ford's accusation that kavanaugh assaulted her during the summer of 1982 when they were in high

school. kavanaugh claimed that is not true. during his statement to the committee, he attacked democrats for trying to destroy his family. >> during the hearing, dozens of people opposing kavanaugh were arrested outside the supreme court. our coverage starts with ford's testimony. abc's terry moran reports. >> reporter: before a packed hearing room in an extraordinary time, she raised her right hand and swore to tell the truth. >> my name is christine blasey ford. >> reporter: after days of partisan wrangling and fierce debate, the floor was now hers. >> i am here today not because i want to be. i am terrified. i am here because i believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened to me while brett kavanaugh and i were in high school. >> reporter: in her own voice, interest ford telling the senators that judge kavanaugh and his friend mark judge sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers at a small

gathering of high school students. >> early in the evening, i went up a very narrow set of stairs leading from the living room to the second floor to use the restroom. when i got to the top of the stairs, i was pushed from behind into a bedroom across from the bathroom. i was pushed on to the bed and brett got on top of me. he began running his hands over my body and grinding into me. i believed he was going to rape me. >> reporter: dr. ford says she ran from the house and never spoke of what happened there for years. >> i was too afraid and ashamed to tell anyone these details. i convinced myself that because brett did not rape me i should just move on and just pretend that it didn't happen. >> what is the strongest memory you have? >> the laughter. >> reporter: before the hearing, republicans were suggesting that perhaps dr. ford was mistaken about just who attacked her. democrats asked her again and again. >> what you are telling us is

this could not be a case of mistaken identity. >> absolutely not. >> reporter: republicans asked no questions, they delegated their time to a veteran arizona sex crimes prosecutor, rachel mitchell. she didn't question whether dr. ford had been assaulted, but she did ask why none of the students dr. ford said were at the party have said they remember it. >> are you aware they said that they have no memory or knowledge of such a party? >> yes. >> reporter: as republicans just sat there in silence, democrats heaped praise on the witness as she held back tears. >> you are a true profile in courage. >> you have inspired and you have enlightened men in america. >> reporter: and when it was over, a gracious moment from republican chairman chuck grassley. >> thank you very much for your testimony. more importantly, for your bravery coming out and trying to answer our questions as best you could remember. >> reporter: terry moran, abc news. >> there was a sharp contrast in

that hearing room between dr. ford's time in the hot seat and that of judge kavanaugh's. >> committee republicans, all of them men, as you can see there, looked on as the prosecutor they hired, rachel mitchell, questioned ford. and then judge kavanaugh took his turn. that's when republicans finally joined in the questioning. here is mary bruce. >> reporter: any message for dr. ford? gripping his wife ashley's hand, judge brett kavanaugh walked past the cameras into the senate committee. >> do you affirm the testimony you're about to give before the committee will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god? >> i do. >> reporter: then in a voice filled with anger and emotion, he proclaimed himself an innocent man. >> the day after the allegation appeared, i told this committee that i wanted a hearing as soon as possible. this confirmation process has become a national disgrace. >> reporter: judge kavanaugh blamed a, quote, frenzy on the left. >> a democratic senator on this

committee publicly referred to me as evil. evil. >> reporter: he said the hearings will leave a scar on the country. >> this whole two two-week effort has been a calculated and orchestrated political hit fueled with apparent pent up anger about president trump and the 2016 election. >> reporter: still, he vowed not to give up. >> i will not be intimidated into withdrawing from this process. >> reporter: then choking back tears, he said he never sexually assaulted christine blasey ford. >> i'm not questioning that dr. ford may have been sexually assaulted by some person in some place at some time, but i have never done this. >> reporter: building his case, judge kavanaugh produced his evidence, calenders from the summer this assault allegedly happened. he says he was never at the party dr. ford described, that it would have been on his calender. >> if it was a weekend, my calenders show that i was out of

town almost every weekend night. >> reporter: once again, republicans let that veteran prosecutor rachel mitchell handle much of the questioning. >> have you ever engaged in sexual behavior with dr. ford, even if it was consensual? >> no. >> reporter: but democrats demanded that judge kavanaugh call for a full fbi investigation, something president trump has refused to order. >> why would you resist that kind of investigation? >> senator, i welcome -- i wanted the hearing last week. >> reporter: finally, republicans who sat quietly for most of the day unloaded. >> if you wanted an fbi investigation, you could have come to us. >> reporter: now, as of right now, the senate judiciary committee is still slated to vote on judge kavanaugh's nomination here later this morning and republican leader mitch mcconnell has made clear he plans to bring kavanaugh's nomination up for a full senate vote very soon. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. >> our thanks to mary. you saw the democrats there calling for an fbi investigation into ford's claims. well, overnight the american bar association also called on the

committee to delay their vote until there is such an investigation completed. >> for more on all of this, we're joined by abc's emily rau on capitol hill right now. emily, what's next for the senate judiciary committee? >> reporter: well, stephanie, so many people directed questions at senators in light of the other accusers that haven't spoken publicly, they wanted to know, will we hear more testimony from anyone else? but most of the time we saw republican senators respond to those questions with, we are going ahead and going with a vote tomorrow, meaning today, later on friday. so that seemed to answer the question in its own way, saying -- signaling the -- really echoing what president trump said in his tweet, that the senate must vote. they are moving forward. now, we haven't heard any reaction since that notice from the american bar association, but for now it seems that that vote will go on as scheduled later on this morning. >> absolutely. emily, it's clear the political

divisions in washington bled into yesterday's hearing and this whole confirmation process, but what have you heard, what's the general message from both the democrats and republicans on this? >> reporter: going back and reviewing all of the sound, you know, all of the testimony from today, nine hours of it nearly, you see a couple of themes emerging. all day the democrats asked repeatedly about an fbi investigation. they directed criticisms to the president and to the senate committee. the chairman and also directly to kavanaugh, trying to get him to say that he would support an fbi investigation. so they are saying there is not enough information, whereas the republicans are saying, okay, ms. ford testified, that's fine, but we are moving forward and there is not enough evidence to corroborate her story. kendis and stephanie? >> yeah, so many people were moved by what they saw and what they heard yesterday during that hearing. now we're learning that some organizers of the "me too" movement are planning a protest today? >> reporter: yes. so many people weighing in on social media, the "me too" movement a big factor here. and people are now trying to mobilize supporters into

everything saying stop kavanaugh. so organizers with the "me too" movement have called on supporters to go out at noon time today on friday to their senators' offices and say, show your senators their constituents do not want this kavanaugh confirmation to move forward. kendis? stephanie? >> all right. emily rau joining us from the capitol, where it's early in the morning but still a lot of raucous being made there in the background. our thanks to you. >> reporter: thanks. >> long day and night there. brett kavanaugh's confirmation to the supreme court is expected to hinge on the votes from moderate republicans. >> most of them seem to be in favor of his confirmation, like senator bob portman who says in part, i believe my job is to assess the facts we have before us and that's difficult when no corroboration exists regarding this allegation. in america, there is a presumption of innocence when there is no evidence to corroborate a charge. i support his confirmation.

coming up, frightening images coming in from that plane crash overseas. the american-made plane that overshot the runway triggering a desperate rescue. what we're just learning about the crash and the survivors. >> that's coming up. you're watching "world news now." the crash and the survivors. >> that's coming up. you're watching "world news now." hat's coming up. you're watching "world news now."

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we're back with breaking news overseas. we're back with breaking news overseas. a plane crashing into a lagoon in the south pacific nation of micronesia after overshooting the runway. the passengers and crew members are reportedly safe. crews used dozens of boats to reach those who were stranded as the plane was sinking. >> no serious injuries reported. at the time, the weather was extremely bad at the time of the crash. back here at home, we're learning about a deadly crash in south carolina. >> the plane overshot the runway and crashed through a fence, killing two people. >> reporter: a terrifying sight at a south carolina airport, this plane split in two as firefighters hosed down the wreckage. >> they are off the runway in the embankment, engines running. >> reporter: landing at the

greenville downtown airport when witnesses say it appeared to touch down without a problem, but for some reason the plane did not stop. it barrelled down a 200-foot safety area that includes a steep embankment. >> unfortunately at this airport there was a ditch right at the end of the runway. as the airplane went off the end of the runway, it came down into this ditch and hit the lip of the berm. that force itself broke the airplane in half and caused the damage and the fatalities. >> reporter: the plane crashed through a fence and its nose slammed on to a road, breaking it apart. >> it broke off just behind the cabin. still attached by some of the electrical wires and cables but the cabin has definitely broken apart. >> reporter: the pilot and co-pilot did not survive. two other passengers, a married couple, are recovering in the hospital this morning. officials say it's the first deadly crash at this airport in nearly four decades. it appears the crash did not happen because of an issue with

the runway or the weather. >> the real mystery here is that this happened on a bright sunny day. clear. no clouds. no rain. usually when you see airplanes run off the end of the runway, there is some sort of weather involved. if it's rain or it's wind. >> apparently that was not the case this time. the plane was leaking fuel, prompting fears of water contamination. authorities will now try to figure out what caused that crash. we're getting a look at video from an asteroid 100 million miles from earth. a space probe sent back these images from the rocky, boulder-covered surface as it moves through space at more than 50,000 miles per hour. this is the first up-close video of an asteroid, by the way. two rovers landed on the rock a week ago. the asteroid is believed to be 4 billion years old. >> very cool. >> amazing. when we come back, why it's a beautiful day in tom hanks' neighborhood.

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♪ ♪ skinny ♪ skinny ♪ give me the skinny well, i'm sorry, kendis -- >> finally, yeah. skinny and she still loves "the skinny" music. it is time for "the skinny" here on a friday and we're starting with yet another amazing transformation for tom hanks. >> he's been walt disney and, of course, who can forget captain chesley "sully" sullenberger. >> but do you think he could pull off this guy, mr. rogers? it is a tough act to follow. >> although they do look similar. >> not at all. >> just a little bit side by side. >> now the big reveal, shall we? >> yes! so excited for this movie. >> wow, it's tom hanks stepping out of his trailer on the set of his upcoming biopic about the pioneering children's tv host. >> sony pictures revealed the movie will hit theaters in october of next year.

a fun fact, tom hanks at 62 years old now is 22 years older than fred rogers was when "mr. rogers' neighborhood" first aired. >> lost me with the math. next to an even more stunning case of celebrity look-alikes. >> we all know rachel mcadams from her character we love to hate, "mean girls" regina george. images are going viral of another young lady who looks so much like mcadams. the collective wisdom of the internet is insisting it is actually her. >> here she is. on the right and on the left. 16-year-old clarice muller who is first runner up for miss teen namibia. what do you think? >> i can't tell which one is rachel from -- >> on the left was rachel. yeah, they look a lot alike. spot-on. >> hopefully she's nicer. next to jason biggs who is making us all break out into a

sweat this morning. >> the "american pie" actor pulled on a pair of tube socks, plum shorts and headband sporting the classic raisin bran character. >> it's all for a new promo for the cereal, but it's also serving to show off the 40-year-old's amazingly toned physique. >> biggs also showed off just how nimble he is with crunches and high kicks and just kind of laying around. he wears it well. >> it has a super bowl ad written all over it. it also seems like tmi in some of those kicks. >> he's flexible. finally, the new development this morning with macaulay culkin. >> the actor is best known for playing kevin mcallister, "home alone." the 38-year-old who has been making cameo appearances on tv shows as well as forming his tv-themed pizza comedy rock band. >> now he's turning to twitter

to apparently book his next audition. tweeting to j.k. rowling, can you write me into the next movie? i'm macaulay culkin. ulkin. you write me into the next movie?

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believe it or not, this was already a week jam-packed with news headlines before the kavanaugh hearing. >> yeah, y'all, last week has been the longest year, from president trump's wild press conference at the u.n. to tiger woods' big comeback. here now our "friday rewind." >> tiger woods' big comeback. the greatest golfer of a generation returning to the top, winning his first tournament in more than five years, overcoming serious injuries and personal setbacks to take home that huge win. >> you could see the emotion pouring out of him. you know how big this was for him. it's been a long, long drought. >> locked up, sentenced to at least three years in prison, taken away in handcuffs. the fall from grace for

america's tv dad. >> finally bill cosby has been unmasked and we have seen the real man as he is headed off to prison. >> the now 81-year-old is the first celebrity of the #metoo era to be sentenced to jail. president trump delivering his second address to the united nations general assembly today and what he boasted of then drew laughter. >> reporter: president trump opened his speech to the u.n. with what's been a surefire applause line at his political rallies. >> in less than two years, my administration has accomplished almost more than any administration in the history of our country. america's -- so true. [ laughter ] didn't expect that reaction but that's okay. >> reporter: for his part, the president was asked about it a short while ago and he said that everything went according to plan. >> president trump's solo news conference was a no holds barred candid riff that stretched for about 81 minutes. >> the guy looks totally

stunned. have you ever been picked before for a question? >> yes, sir but not from the president of the united states. >> from where? >> from north of iraq. i'm a kurd. >> good. great people. great people. >> thank you, sir. mr. president -- >> are you a kurd? >> look -- >> there is a lot to unpack there. >> we're still unpacking everything from that press conference and from the testimony yesterday. >> it was a busy week. >> it really was. you know, i was joking that it felt like a year, but there was a lot that took place in this past year that was a week, indeed. >> absolutely. let's clean it all off and start a new week. it's going to be a big week ahead. let's start fresh. >> yes, voila. friday. all right. that's it for this half hour. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for twdecades. informing insomniacs for two decades.

morning america." making news in america this morning, historic hearing. judge brett kavanaugh's nomination hanging in the balance after explosive and emotional testimony on capitol hill. >> i was too afraid and ashamed to tell anyone these details. >> i have never done this. to her or to anyone. >> new reaction from the contentious hearing plus we know when kavanaugh's confirmation vote will take place. who are the undecided votes weighing the judge's fate? a captivated nation from subways to doctors' offices, how the country stood still to watch the hearing and the immediate impact, the sexual assault hotline seeing a massive surge in calls. breaking overnight, a plane lands in the sea. small fishing boats racing to