this morning on "world news now," crucial interviews have begun as the fbi looks into the past of judge brett kavanaugh. the president and democrats lashing out at each other over the weekend and white house aide kellyanne conway with a startling moment of her own. new details in the mystery explosion. three people dead after a car explodes on a city street, rocking a neighborhood. the new leads investigators are looking into. and new this half hour, dramatic new video and new details coming in from that plane crash off the coast of micronesia. tger geinto the and jennifer lopez caps off her las vegas residency with a star-studded final performance, singing out her heart and

looking fantastic. she had a packed audience and it included an old flame. we'll tell you who later in "the skinny." it's monday, october 1st. ♪ from abc news, this is "world news now." i was watching lynda lopez's instagram story all weekend long. >> our gateway to j. lo. >> two degree of separation to j. lo. she just had -- i kept seeing guest star after guest star on stage. >> who wasn't there? >> exactly. >> where was our invite, lynda? i'm coming at you girl. >> it was very cool. we're going to start this half hour with president trump taking aim at democrats as the fbi begins its week-long investigation into brett kavanaugh. >> after reluctantly ordering the background probe, the president says the fbi has free rein. he continued to vigorously defend kavanaugh as he addressed supporters in west virginia and accused democrats of being politically motivated. here is abc's tara palmeri. >> reporter: this weekend,

president trump slamming democrats, defending judge kavanaugh at a rally on the road. >> the entire nation has witnessed the shameless conduct of the democratic party. they've been on a mission to resist and obstruct and destroy. you see that over the last four days. >> reporter: democrats on the attack as well, now questioning judge kavanaugh's temperament after thursday's testimony where he showed flashes of anger. >> this confirmation process has become a national disgrace. you have replaced advice and consent with search and destroy. >> reporter: democratic senator chris coons telling "60 minutes." >> it made me wonder about his suitability to serve on the bench. >> fear that has been unfairly stoked about my judicial record, revenge on behalf of the clintons, and millions of dollars in money from outside

left-wing opposition groups. >> reporter: that comment raising eyebrows from republican senator jeff flake who ignited the fbi investigation. >> the part he talked about the mention of the clintons, i didn't like either. it seemed partisan, but, boy, i'd have to put myself in that spot. i think you give a little leeway there. >> i think the democrats could have avoided all of this. >> reporter: and a startling moment, the president's top aide kellyanne conway criticizing democrats while saying this -- >> i feel very empathetic, frankly, for victims of sexual assault and sexual harassment and rape. that -- i'm a victim of sexual assault. i don't expect judge kavanaugh or jake tapper or jeff flake or anybody to be held responsible for that. >> reporter: conway said she's empathetic to victims of sexual assault but that they should be heard in a courtroom and not a partisan hearing. earlier this week, she came to dr. ford's defense, saying she shouldn't be insulted or

ignored. tara palmeri, abc news, the white house. >> the fbi has conducted its first interview with the second accuser, the yale classmate who accused brett kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. sources say deborah ramirez stood by her claim that kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a dorm room party. she reportedly gave the agents a list of witnesses to corroborate her story. so far attorneys for christine blasey ford say she has not been contacted by the fbi. ford has already testified at length about her allegations that kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were in high school. fired fbi director james comey believes the fbi is up to the task despite the time constraint and divisive political climate. in "the new york times," comey criticized putting a seven-day clock on the kavanaugh investigation but he did say agents could quickly interview scores of people and follow leads unless they're limited by the trump administration. comey said one week to find facts is better than no investigation at all and he

added that it's not as hard as republicans hope it would be. the massachusetts senator elizabeth warren acknowledging that she is seriously thinking about taking on president trump in 2020. warren was asked about a possible white house run during a town hall meeting over the weekend. she said it's time for women to go to washington to fix our broken government. >> after november 6th, i will take a hard look at running for president. >> warren there saying after november 6th she'll take a hard look at running for president. now, she has frequently clashed with president trump and is currently running against a former trump campaign official for a second term in the senate. local and federal authorities are still scouring allentown, pennsylvania. they're searching for more clues in the blast that rocked that city. it left three people did including possibly the person who caused the explosion. here is daria albinger. >> reporter: powerful images of that deadly car explosion in allentown, pennsylvania, show flames erupting from the burning

vehicle, debris strewn everywhere. 911 calls coming in just after 9:30. >> we just had an explosion south of chew street. >> we're getting multiple calls. >> reporter: authorities saying three men died in the blast. >> we have a high degree of confidence that the perpetrator was probably killed in the incident. >> reporter: but revealing few other details, including the men's identities or the motive but calling the explosion a criminal incident. the blast rocking a downtown neighborhood, shattering windows, frightening residents. >> i just heard a big explosion. it scared me. i thought it was a house that blew up. >> reporter: the atf and fbi on the scene all day sunday blocking off the area around the charred vehicle. authorities saying this was an isolated incident yet asking those who live nearby to shelter in place. >> the safety of this community is the highest priority for all of us involved, and, again, at this time, we believe that there is no ongoing threat.

in thene displaced by the explosion. daria albinger, abc news, new york. well, today marks a dark chapter for this country. the anniversary of the las vegas concert massacre. there are now 58 crosses in a public memorial near the iconic welcome to las vegas sign. that's one cross for each of the people who died in that attack. more than 800 others were either injured or hurt while they ran away there. there are a series of events to mark the anniversary today, starting with a sunrise remembrance service. the country star jason aldean played an emotional concert over the weekend in california and dozens of vegas survivors there were. aldean, of course, was on stage at the route 91 harvest festival when the gunfire started. elon musk is out as chairman of tesla. he's also paying half of a $40 million penalty to settle a lawsuit filed by the government.

the suit claimed that musk misled investors with a tweet that said he was considering taking tesla private. the money will go to investors who were harmed. california governor jerry brown's signing of the nation's toughest net neutrality law drew an immediate lawsuit from the trump administration. the law requires internet providers to maintain a level playing field on line. but the justice department's lawsuit claims it creates an unnecessary burden for those providers. the suit claims that goes against the government's wish to deregulate the internet. now to one of the coolest things you will see all day, a music video in space? >> in space! space station commander gave his own version of a farewell tour from high above the earth yesterday. now, he isn't just the leader of what will end up being a 197-day 83-million mile mission, he's also the lead singer of the station's astronaut band because that's a thing.

take a listen. ♪ 16 times around and round the sun comes up the sun goes down on everybody's lives ♪ ♪ the world goes fast as we float slow ♪ ♪ the stars above the earth below ♪ ♪ we look down to see the sky >> it is pretty cool. so drew and the other two men on the spate station return to earth on thursday. >> i love he had an original song even. >> you had a previous astronaut who did a music video, lip synced to a david bowie song while he was there in space. drew wrote this himself and put the video together himself. he's excited to be back in houston. he should be back by friday. >> i was getting a jim croce kind of vibe. >> strumming along. >> drew, you made one new fan. three new fans. >> pretty cool. >> very cool. best of luck. coming up, the dramatic new video from that plane crash overseas.y saas they leapt into

and later, ariana grande's fiance breaking his silence about a prenup. we'll have that in "the skinny." you're watching "world news now." atching "world news now." later, arian ariana grande's breaking his silence about a preup into. we'll have that in "the skinny." you're watching "world news now."

we're getting our first look this morning at dramatic new video from that plane crash in the south pacific. >> that was video captures a nearby team of u.s. navy sailors who raced to the wreckage, pulling passengers to safety. here is abc's erielle reshef. >> reporter: this dramatic newly released video. a view from u.s. sailors as they conduct a daring sweep of this partially submerged jetliner. several boats pulling up to the windows of the 737. >> there is a badly injured guy on the other side. >> reporter: watch as the navy divers wade onto the wing, searching the air niugini airliner. the flight came down short of the runway friday, crashing into a lagoon. >> we came in low. we came in very low. i thought we landed hard until i looked over and saw a hole in

the side of the plane and water was coming in. >> reporter: authorities initially saying everyone made it out alive but fears one male passenger may be missing. seven of the 35 on board reportedly taken to the hospital. >> i'm alive. that's an extremely good thing. >> reporter: the investigation into what caused the plane to crash is ongoing. four people remain in the hospital. erielle reshef, abc news, new york. now, the boy scouts are morning the tragic death of a scout at a beach in western michigan. >> 12-year-old gage wilson was buried under a sand dune. crawled into the hole but it collapsed. investigators say two other scouts who had been with him didn't notice wilson was missing for nearly 30 minutes. the soccer star cristiano ronaldo calls a rape allegation against him fake news. >> the claim comes from a 34-year-old las vegas woman. the news first came out last year but the accuser hadn't come forward until now.

the mareportedly accted a $375,000 nondisclosure agreement but she now wants to void the deal. when we come back, j. lo runs into an old flame. and the groom who drove himself to his weekend wedding. "the skinny" is next. groom who drove himself to his weekend wedding. "the skinny" is next.

♪ we can get right ♪ we can get right "the skinny" starts with j. lo. ♪ we can get right "the skinny" starts with j. lo. a great way to start a monday. a shout out to her ex-boyfriend from the stage. >> it all happened saturday night during the final performance for her las vegas residency. j. lo ended her three-year-long residency with a star-studded audience to say the least. >> then this happened. >> no! >> the big embrace. after j. lo -- j. lo spotted diddy, formerly sean combs, puff daddy, all of those, in the

audience and sang directly to him. >> it all happened in view of her current boyfriend alex rodriguez. that image is just seared into our minds. >> also on stage with her this weekend, ja rule joined her, ll cool j. was there. >> all the latest names. >> all the folks from the '90s were there. it was cool. a good step back through her career. >> very cool. congratulations. now to gwyneth paltrow. >> she tied the knot over the weekend in a star-studded wedding. anyone who wasn't with j. lo was with this couple. >> apparently brad couldn't get

a ride to his own wedding. here he was spotted driving himself to the event in a red suv. >> a man of the people. among the a-listers in attendance were the couple's good friend jerry seinfeld, stephen spielberg, robert downey jr. and, of course, the bride's mom. >> can someone get jerry seinfeld a driver? he's always behind the wheel. the happy couple showed off their understated yet classy gold bands on instagram. she famously became uncoupled. >> now she's recoupled. i do love love. so congrats. now we have another love story, pete davidson from "snl" fame. he poked fun at his own whirlwind romance with ariana grande. >> it happened when colin brought the 24-year-old comedian on to discuss his engagement to the pop star. >> what's the prenup situation?

>> well, obviously i wanted one, you know, so god forbid -- god forbid we split up and she takes half my sneakers. no, look, i'm totally comfortable being with a successful woman. i think it's dope. i live at her place. she pays like 60 grand for rent and all i have to do is stock the fridge. yeah. >> it's a good deal. it was a whirlwind romance. pete then joked he came up with a way to make sure that ariana has a reason to stay with him for life. he said he switched her birth control with tic tacs. not creepy at all. >> a little creepy and probably not smart. >> no, not at all. >> word to everyone, don't do that. >> so our favorite actor ryan reynolds is back at it. >> love him. >> trolling his wife on instagram as well. >> his wife blake lively. this happened over the weekend where lively posted a risque

photo for her more than 23 million followers, showing the mother of two pressed between the legs of a naked man serving her a martini. everyone had that photo on their instagram, am i right? >> it was her effort to promote her new movie, "a simple favor." but in typical "deadpool" fashion, ryan reynolds commented, "he seems nice." >> so good. >> seems like a nice guy. >> seems really nice. bring him home. now we have prince william who has met his match. >> the duke of cambridge has been wrapping up a tour of africa to learn more about wildlife conservation on the continent. this weekend he visited a town in kenya and their local soccer team. >> that's where he met this guy, get this, his name, prince william. sharing a hug with his namesake. the team also presented william with his own official soccer jersey. >> that's pretty cool. >> yeah, really cool. >> he said he's been enjoying the break from the kids. he's been sleeping.

>> getting to play a game of football. >> while kate is back at home in england with all those youngsters. we'll be right back.

so with that fbi investigation now under way, clearly it was a busy weekend in the news. >> from "snl's" take on the brett kavanaugh hearing to president trump's comments about falling in love with kim jong-un. here now is our "weekend rewind". we begin tonight with breaking news in the fbi investigation into supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. authorities are now contacting possible witnesses as they probe allegations of sexual assault and misconduct against him. abc news has confirmed that investigators interviewed deborah ramirez, a yale classmate who has accused kavanaugh of exposing himself at a dorm party. >> i think you're trying to portray him as a stumbling, bumbling drunk, gang rapist who in high school and college was bill cosby. six fbi background checks over the years would have uncovered

this. >> reporter: the death toll rising this morning in indonesia after friday's earthquake and ensuing tsunami. more than 800 dead and hundreds more injured. i like him. he likes me. i guess that's okay. am i allowed to say that? and then we fell in love, okay? no, really. he wrote me beautiful letters. and they're great letters. >> reporter: a 13-year-old boy rushed on to shore after being attacked by a shark is recovering. >> i'm asking for a helicopter. we need to air lift somebody out after a shark attack. >> reporter: the teen diving in california on opening day of lobster season when the shark latched on. >> he was yelling, i got bit, help, help, help. >> reporter: in new york city, panic in central park, confusion erupting at the global citizens festival when people heard what they thought were gunshots. thousands running for cover, many in tears. that loud noise turning out to

be from someone stepping on a bottle and popping it. a false alarm, although that fear was very real. >> i heard that sound, first gun shot and everyone whooshed and started huddling and going down. >> i'm usually an optimist. i'm a keg is half full kind of guy. dr. ford has no evidence, none. meanwhile, i've got these. i've got these calenders. these beautiful, creepy calenders. >> he did a good job. >> "snl" was amazing. matt damon there as brett kavanaugh, like, i love beer. it was an epic, epic -- >> they had a lot to work with. >> yes, they did. no doubt. that's it for this half hour. this is abc's "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades.

making news in america this morning, several developments overnight as the fbi investigates supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. his second accuser, now turning over potentially crucial evidence. also another yale classmate coming forward this morning. what he is disclosing about kavanaugh's drinking and why he says kavanaugh has not told the truth. new video of the indonesia tsunami just seconds before impact. this morning, the aerial view of the devastation. the rescues and stories of heroes as the death toll climbs. why a warning system that was supposed to be in place never got built. the stun