good monday morning. i'm kendis gibson. good monday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm lynda lopez in for diane macedo. here are some of the headlines we're following on "world news now." brett kavanaugh is preparing for his first day on the supreme court and he's keeping his pledge to hire all women clerks. meanwhile, maine senator susan collins is defending her yes vote that put kavanaugh over the top. panic during a lil wayne concert in atlanta. you can see it there. the rapper rushed offstage during his performance after reports of shots being fired. police are not confirming any gunfire, but that didn't stop hundreds of people from racing for safety. at least a dozen were injured. a reported tornado touched down in fairfax, oklahoma about 60 miles northeast of tulsa. the storm toppled trees and

power lines, several homes and businesses were damaged but no injuries reported. and what went up came down successfully as planned for spacex. for the first time, a first stage booster off a falcon 9 rocket returned to earth on the west coast. you see it going up there. those are some of our top stories on this columbus day, october 8th. from abc news, this is "world news now." and we begin this half hour with the newest addition to the supreme court. brett kavanaugh just a day away from taking his seat alongside the other eight justices. >> kavanaugh was sworn in by the chief justice john roberts over the weekend. there will be another ceremony at the white house tonight. after weeks of squabbling, protests and sexual misconduct

allegations, last-minute backing from the republican senator susan collins sealed kavanaugh's victory. collins told "60 minutes" last night she is very confident she made the right decision. >> i would have voted no if i disbelieved judge kavanaugh. i just did not think that it was fair to ruin the life of this distinguished judge and his family over allegations that cannot be proven. >> meanwhile, kavanaugh met with his four law clerks, who are all women. that makes him the first justice to have an all-female staff. kavanaugh had pledged to make a special effort to hire women. and president trump is taking aim, in the meantime, at the republican senator lisa murkowski from alaska for breaking with their party to vote no. >> and west virginia senator joe manchin, the only democrat to vote yes, is facing backlash from both sides. abc's brad mielke has more on the political ramifications. >> hey, guys. yeah, this was a tough decision for several senators. first there was the question, who are you going to believe?

then there was another question lingering, when's your next election? red state democrats had to decide, do you defy the president? republicans like susan collins and lisa murkowski aren't running again until 2020 but each saw busloads of female constituents make the trip to washington. so i asked abc news political director rick klein and our political analyst cokie roberts, how do they choose, why do these senators vote the way they voted? >> you have to look at the internals of the senate, and rick knows this very well. when you get to a point that it's clear that kavanaugh is going to be confirmed, at that point, if you're the minority leader you say to joe manchin, go ahead and vote for him because i don't want to lose the seat. and your vote's not going to make any difference. if you're susan collins you say, you know, do i want to stay in the senate? if i do, i better vote for him because i will not be nominated again. i'll be challenged in a primary and lose. it's very much the individual

dynamic as well as the overall dynamic of the senate. >> and some 2020 races might have already started. former u.n. ambassador and national security adviser susan rice now says she might be interested in running against susan collins in 2020. we will have a lot more on brett kavanaugh's confirmation later this morning on "start here." check it out on apple podcasts or your favorite podcasting app. kendis? lynda? >> brad, thank you. the first lady melania trump is back at the white house after her four-nation tour of africa. she left the continent after visiting children, delivering a message of caring and hope. in the meantime, what she wore came under some controversy. here is abc's jordan phelps. >> reporter: melania trump wrapping up her first major solo trip as first lady with a message for africa. >> we care and we want to show the world that we care. >> reporter: an ocean away from her husband, the differences between the first couple were on full display in the global spotlight. >> i have my own voice and my opinions.

it's very important for me that i express what i feel. >> reporter: melania trump highlighting the positive impact of u.s. aid. funding her husband has sought to cut. children in malawi waived american flags and sang a celebratory song to welcome the first lady to a school that receives u.s. funding. in ghana, melania trump cuddled a baby boy at the hospital and reflected on the history of slavery to a former prison for slaves after they were shipped across the ocean. the first lady went on a safari in kenya and got an up-close look at conservation efforts, but got perhaps too close to one baby elephant that nearly knocked her over. in contrast to her husband who has made it easier to import elephant tusks and other body parts from certain african nations. that white helmet she wore on her safari sparking controversy on its own. the style associated with the

colonialulic her outfit in egypt, a tie and pants, was interpreted by some as a message on women's rights. like the time she wore a jacket that read "i really don't care. do you?" but standing in front of the great sphinx in egypt, the first lady was in no mood to discuss her fashion choices. >> i want to discuss about what i do, not what i wear. it's very important what we're doing with u.s. aid and what i do with my initiatives. i wish people would focus on what i do, not what i wear. >> the first lady's visit evoking memories when president trump used a vulgar slur to refer to some african nations. the first lady says no one brought that up on her trip. she says she never heard the president use that term in the first place. kendis and lynda? >> jordan, thanks. our tom llamas travelled with the first lady. you can watch his interview this

friday during an abc news special at 10:00 p.m., 9:00 central. now to that horrific deadly crash of a limousine near albany, new york which is raising questions this morning about the safety record of the limo company. 20 people were killed when the limo ran a stop sign, crashed into a parked suv and ended up in that ditch. now, government records show the limo company has been inspected five times in the last two years. after those inspections, vehicles had been taken out of service four times. the victims in the limo were traveling to a birthday party for one of four sisters who were killed. many of their friends also did not survive. >> she was just a great human being all around. like, she just wanted to make sure everyone was happy and she was the peacekeeper of the family. she was the best sister i could have ever had in my life. and i'm so grateful that i had

her and i will cherish her memory forever. >> a pair of newlyweds also among the victims. the national transportation safety board is investigating the crash, which is the deadliest transportation accident in the u.s. in nearly a decade. tropical storm michael could become a category 2 hurricane before it slams into florida's gulf coast later this week. >> michael is expected to make landfall wednesday with winds of up to 100 miles an hour. accuweather's paul williams has more. >> good morning. with michael comes flash flooding, mudslides, gusty winds and rough seas. michael was strengthened to a category 1 into the gulf, possibly even a strong category 1 or a weak 2 by the time he makes landfall in florida. with that in mind, the remnants of michael will shift over towards south carolina and north carolina, causing a problem with the florence recovery effort. michael will by midweek track right along the east coast. monday we have snow throughout wyoming going into the dakotas

and portions of montana, strong storms in between. kendis? lynda? >> clearly a busy day today in the weather department. paul, thank you. a united nations report out today paints a dire picture about climate change. it claims if greenhouse gas emissions continue at the current rate, there will be worsening food shortages and wildfires among other effects as soon as the year 2040. the study estimates the damage would cost more than $50 trillion. it says only an unlikely transformation of the world's economy in the next few years will avoid the most serious damage. well, lots of hairy four-legged friends filled a small town in arkansas this weekend. >> so, perryville, about 35 miles outside little rock, home to fewer than 1,500 people, but it wants to be the goat capital of the country.

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learn how to prevent your child's next asthma attack. i feel like because even one attack is one too many. you do not wan you do not want to do this. trust me. >> drop it. >> all right. have it your own way. >> what the hell is that thing? >> "venom" combined with "a star is born" for the best october weekend at the box office ever. >> sony's creature feature nab theed the number one spot.

followed by bradley cooper and lady gaga in "a star is born." "small foot" took third place. >> it may have taken second place at the box office, but lady gaga's "a star is born" is already generating some oscar buzz. >> yep. she sat down with abc's michael strahan, opening up her chemistry with her co-star and director. playing a part that took her back to her roots as a young star. >> the movie marks a career milestone for both actors. for cooper, his directorial debut. for gaga, her first leading role. >> the kernel of this movie was really just a love story, you know, and two people honestly in love with each other and what that means. >> i did a cancer fundraiser. i performed that night and bradley was in the audience. the next day he wanted to meet me. he came over and, you know, i looked in his eyes and i just had an instant connection with him, and we were so comfortable together. he made me feel so comfortable. he said to me, do you mind if we sing together? i said, sure. and then he opened his mouth to

sing. ♪ ♪ >> i was blown away by his voice because he sings from his gut. he sings from his soul. i was overwhelmed with his ability to tell a story through his voice. that's why i wanted to do this, was because i believed in him so much. >> and cooper believed in her too. >> it's one thing to be talented and then to harness that talented. i'm just so glad that god gave her the talent that she has and he chose her because that's quite a vessel to go through. because it's really what you do with it. she's such a beautiful human being. ♪ longing for change >> their mutual admiration and respect for each other was evident in their performances, culminating in one pivotal scene. >> when we sing "shallow" -- ♪ in the shallow >> in that moment, all i had to do is go, oh, i'm on set. i'm an actress.

bradley cooper, even though he's my friend, my dear friend, i was able to go, oh, my gosh, this is new. this is real. this is something i've never done before. that's where i drew those circumstances from. >> much like the actors, the characters form an immediate connection. >> i don't sing my own songs. >> why? >> i just -- i just don't feel comfortable. >> why wouldn't you feel comfortable? >> well, because, like, almost every single person that i've come in contact with in the music industry has told me that my nose is too big and that i won't make it. >> your nose is beautiful. are you showing me your nose right now? >> yeah. >> you don't have to show it to me. i've been looking at it all night. >> oh, come on. >> you're stripped down. you're bare for the world to see. >> that's who ally is. she has a talent but has also completely given up on herself. she's so different from me. i really believed in myself when i started out.

i'm going to do this. my friends called me gaga. yeah, i'm gaga. >> the night after you stopped filming, you went back to the blonde hair because that was something else different in the movie about you. >> yes. people will understand why when they see the film why i wanted to escape from ally very quickly. but i was foolish to think that changing my hair color would do that. you know, watching the film again, i'm right back in there in that character. she's still very much inside of me. >> for "nightline," i'm michael strahan in new york. ♪ in the shallow, shallow we're far from the shallow now ♪ >> our thanks to michael there. bradley cooper, props to him. not only did he direct, he did some acting, some singing. reviews have been mixed but a lot of people saying not bad.

might see them at oscar time. coming up, was it a case of saturday night fever? >> why the lights on the empire state building appeared to go haywire. next. building appeared to go haywire. next. building appeared to go haywire. next.

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it is time for "this happened" on a monday, and it really kind of sums up this incident that took place in china. so this one bus driver decided to take a shortcut. >> yikes. >> didn't quite work out very well. oh, man. look at that. so -- yeah. so she took an underpass that was too low for the roof of this 47-seater bus here. the footage here taken moments after the collision. >> that roof came right off, it sheared right off. >> it showed that passengers who were dazed and confused from the

wreckage. okay. get this, miraculously none of the 27 passengers or the driver were killed, though two people were taken to the hospital. but i don't think she'll be taking that route anymore. >> i wonder if she said, hey, that bridge looks a little low. >> yeah, at what point do you realize? it's a good thing that it turned out all right. here is something funny that happened right here in new york city. the empire state building lights up every night, most nights with different colors, depending on if it's a holiday, a different team wins. saturday around 11:00 p.m., the lights started going haywire. even two helicopters were circling around the empire state building. so new yorkers took to twitter to go, what's going on here. >> go home, empire. you're drunk. >> they thought the empire state building was drunk or, you know, perhaps someone was programming it wrong. but the leading theory seems to be that a music video was being shot and it was eminem. >> oh, really? >> yeah, his music video being shot.

they also spotted guillermo from "jimmy kimmel live" hanging down stairs spotted doing something. people also thought maybe aliens were landing. eminem video or that. >> that must have been the craziest scene. you see the empire state building going haywire. you see guillermo there on a saturday night. >> i also saw eminem. >> nope. clearly i'm the drunk one here. i'm going to go home. this scene in britain over the weekend. about 1,000 dogs and their owners marched on britain's parliament protesting the brexit. beards against brexit. okay. >> protesting brexit. >> yeah. so they even had a pee station. several pee stations there where dogs were encouraged to pee on famous members there. boris johnson among them. >> by the way, they called this protest the wooferendum. why do british people name things so much better than we do? we wouldn't do that. in australia, a big birthday

party there. >> aww! >> for the animals there at the melbourne zoo.

this morning on "world news now," the deadliest transportation accident in the u.s. in nearly a decade. >> the search for answers after a limo crash leaves 20 people dead in upstate new york, including two newlyweds. new details about the company's safety record plus the reason why limos don't have to meet the same safety guidelines as cars. state of emergency. tropical storm michael expected to grow into a hurricane. heading right there toward the florida coast. the timing of the storm and the new warning right now. newly confirmed supreme court justice brett kavanaugh prepares for his second swearing in ceremony later today at the white house. this morning, the senator who helped put kavanaugh over the top explains why she feels, quote, very comfortable with her decisimix," the new

flavor of potato chips. bet you can't just eat one. bet you can't -- >> bet you can. >> bet you can eat just one. whole new meaning on this monday, october 8th. from abc news, this is "world news now." the debate about potato chips later on. but as we welcome lynda, we're going to start with the horrific limo accident in central new york state that left 20 people dead. >> investigators are trying to determine why that limo blew through a stop sign and crashed into a parked suv outside a store. one witness said the crash sounded like an explosion. >> the victims include four sisters and their friends traveling to a 30th birthday party. we're now learning the company operating the limo has a troubled safety record. abc's maggie rulli is on scene. reeling after the country's worst transportation accident in nearly a decade. >> need multiple ambulances.

>> reporter: 20 people killed at on an upstate new york highway when officials say just around 2:00 p.m. saturday, a limousine blew a stop sign, plowing into this parking lot slamming into an unoccupied suv and into this ditch. >> i heard screaming. i could see this large van and really wrecked. >> reporter: two pedestrians and all 18 people inside that limo were killed. >> i actually have five nieces, but they were the four youngest. and they're all dead. >> reporter: barbara douglas says they were celebrating her youngest niece's 30th birthday. >> 20 fatalities is just horrific. we look at everything. we cast a very broad net to seet >> reporter: the ntsb is now on the scene sifting through the wreckage and investigating how a joyride in that limousine, a modified 2001 ford excursion, could have ended so tragically.

just before sunset yesterday, more than a dozen investigators were down in that ditch where the limo crashed. they were taking photos, looking into any possible angle, trying to find out how such a tragic accident could have ever happened. the ntsb says they plan to stay here on the scene for at least five days. kendis and lynda? >> our maggie rulli there on the scene in schoharie. investigators are looking into several things, including we do know the d.o.t. records on this company shows it owns three vehicles. in the past two years they've been inspected some five times, resulting in vehicles being taken out of service four of those times. >> gives you pause and makes you wonder about those bigger vehicles. >> apparently it's an unregulated end of the industry. you know when you hear about these sorts of accidents, it will probably be a tragedy because it's usually a wedding or some sort of celebration. >> a large group of people who were close. >> yes, indeed. we're going to move on to the breaking news we're getting

out of atlanta in the overnight hours. chaos breaking out at a lil wayne concert. >> crowds were sent running after reports of shots being fired at the a3c festival. police have not confirmed any gunfire. others have described it as simply an altercation. dozens were injured in the mayhem as people tried to jump over fences to flee. the gulf coast is bracing for tropical storm michael. michael is expected to grow into a hurricane by tomorrow morning. it could hit florida as a category 2 hurricane by wednesday. >> a state of emergency has been declared already for parts of the florida panhandle. accuweather's paul williams is tracking the storm for us this morning. paul, good morning. >> good morning, kendis, lynda. well, michael will strengthen, more so as he's leaving the yucatan peninsula right into the heart of the gulf of mexico. expected to strengthen to a category 1 by early tuesday morning. with the lack of shear, expected to bring about problems with coastal flooding in florida, isolated tornados, damaging winds near landfall. unfortunately, michael when making landfall will veer right

over towards south carolina. so the florence recovery will be affected and hindered as a result of these flash flooding rains. lynda? kendis? >> paul, thank you. a powerful tornado ripped through northern oklahoma. several homes and businesses in the town of fairfax have been damaged and widespread power outages were reported. debris on the road forced authorities to shut down a highway. power lines were also knocked down in a nearby town but no injuries were reported. the newly sworn in supreme court justice brett kavanaugh will be sworn in again tonight. this time it's a made for cable news event at the white house in prime time. kavanaugh took the oath over the weekend following a bruising confirmation battle. maine's republican senator susan collins is speaking out about her critical vote, saying she's very comfortable with her decision. abc's tara palmieri has more. >> reporter: newly sworn in justice brett kavanaugh ready to take his seat on the high court.

but still facing a divided nation of angry protests and fierce opposition, a prominent congressional democrat threatening to open an investigation into the accusations of sexual misconduct and perjury if their party wins back the house in november. president trump accusing the democrats of playing politics. >> democrats have become too extreme and too dangerous to govern. republicans believe in the rule of law, not the rule of the mob. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: republicans hoping the battle over kavanaugh will ignite the base and stave off a blue wave in the midterms. >> so i want to thank -- i want to thank the other side for the tactics that have allowed us to kind of energize and get involved our own voters. >> reporter: lawmakers on both sides already feeling the political backlash. president trump told "the washington post" that republican senator lisa murkowski of alaska will, quote, never recover for siding against kavanaugh and will lose her senate seat in 2022. >> i thought it was very, frankly, disgraceful.

i've done so much for alaska. i was shocked to see her vote. >> reporter: democrats may also target moderate republican senator susan collins of maine who cast a crucial vote for kavanaugh. >> i do not believe that brett kavanaugh was her assailant. >> so -- >> i do believe that she was assaulted. i don't know by whom. and i'm not certain when. >> reporter: kavanaugh, a known conservative, shifts the court's balance. something then candidate trump pledged would lead to a change in abortion law. >> do you want to see the court overturn roe v. wade. >> if we put another two, maybe three justices on. that will happen, in my opinion. i am putting pro-life justices on the court. >> reporter: senator collins said kavanaugh told her the law won't change. >> does the president now expect we are going to see roe v. wade overturned? >> both justice gorsuch and justice kavanaugh in their respective nomination hearings

said that roe was settled law. >> reporter: tara palmieri, abc news, the white house. secretary of state mike pompeo is describing his latest meeting with kim jong-un as good and productive as a conversation. north korea's news agency is calling sunday's talks in pyongyang productive and wonderful. pompeo says kim agreed to allow inspectors into a key nuclear testing site that the north reportedly destroyed, but no date was announced for a second summit between kim and president trump. authorities in haiti fear the death toll could rise after saturday's earthquake and sunday's strong aftershock. at least 12 people are dead, including a young boy. nearly 200 people are injured. the 5.9 magnitude quake and the 5.2 aftershock were centered in a remote area in the north where several homes were destroyed. the united states has offered help with relief effort. an unidentified nonflying object is stirring some curiosity in south carolina. it washed ashore on seabrook island. it's a little over 5 feet tall

and feels like soft foam. you get the perspective there with that photo. local officials are asking residents for help figuring out what this is. there have been guesses ranging from a buoy to a ufo. i would definitely go in the ufo category. >> it clearly broke off the millennium falcon. it's a piece when they destroyed the death star. >> yes, it is. it's weird. it looks like some sort of space junk, indeed. >> or like a cover of a car. >> yeah. one family in southern louisiana got quite a surprise at their front door. look at this massive alligator. walks up to their front door then just got comfortable. >> nope. the shocked homeowner called police. officers arrived and took some pictures, of course, of the gator. their online caption, "you never know what you may -- what may

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on the north side of chicago. agents from the fbi, atf and dozens of local detectives are hunting for that masked man. he's suspected of shooting and killing two men with the same gun 36 hours apart. authorities say the video of the suspect was taken just moments after he shot a 73-year-old man who was walking his dog. police say they've investigated hundreds of tips. at least $16,000 in reward money is now offered in that case. health officials in minnesota have issued an alert to doctors after six children in the state have been diagnosed with a rare polio-like disorder. >> it appears it first looks like the common cold but can then lead to paralysis and there is no cure. here is abc's janai norman. >> reporter: an outbreak of a mysterious disease is leaving health officials baffled and children like 7-year-old quinton hill partially paralyzed. quinton spent two weeks in the hospital undergoing a battery of tests before being diagnosed with acute flaccid myelitis or

afm, a rare and serious condition that typically strikes children. >> the challenge with acute flaccid myelitis is because there isn't a particular germ or pathogen that we know that causes it and there isn't a treatment for it, it's really pretty challenging for public health to address. >> reporter: the minnesota health department says they see it maybe once a year but have had six pediatric cases reported in just the last few weeks. the cdc estimates less than one in a million people will get afm each year but have seen an uptick in cases since 2004. there are a variety of possible causes but no known cure. >> it starts off as a common cold, but if you suddenly have weakness in your arms or your legs, slurred speech, facial drooping, see a doctor right away. >> reporter: after a frightening few weeks, quinton's dad says he's starting to get his strength back. >> quinton's super resilient.

if anybody's going to get it back, we firmly believe he will. >> reporter: quinton's dad says he's adjusting to not being able to use his left arm and they are optimistic he will recover. janai norman, abc news, washington. >> our thanks to janai. coming up in the next half hour, the colossal prank pulled off by that street artist banksy. how he rigged one of his paintings to self-destruct just moments after someone paid more than $1 million for it at auction and how much the painting could now be worth. but first, the battle in texas stretching into overtime. that's next on "world news now." 's next on "world news now." overtime. that's next on "world news now." alice loves the smell of gain so much, she wished it came in a fabric softener too. [throat clears] say hello to your fairy godmother, alice. oh and look they got gain scent beads and dryer sheets too!

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mcgregor fight over the weekend. >> the fight started in the octagon but it quickly spilled out into the arena. here is marcus moore. >> reporter: moments after winning the highly anticipated match, khabib nurmagomedov vaults over the fencing. a brawl erupts in the stands. watch closely as it devolves into chaos in the octagon, too. watch the man in the red shirt scaling the cage, punching mcgregor. it was pure pandemonium. police later detaining three men, reportedly members of nurmagomedov's team. >> it's bad. there is going to be an investigation by the nevada state athletic commission. these guys are in big trouble. >> reporter: the undefeated russian athlete apologizing but pointing the finger at mcgregor's corner. >> he talked about my religion. he talked about my country. he talked about my father. he came to brooklyn and he broke bus. >> reporter: khabib nurmagomedov referencing this wild incident when mcgregor threw a dolly at his bus.

he also tries throwing a metal railing. mcgregor pleading guilty to disorderly conduct. the fighter reacting to this weekend's match, ready to go another round. writing, quote, good knock. looking forward to the rematch. the ufc president said after the match that mcgregor declined to press charges and all three men who have been detained have been released. marcus moore, abc news, los angeles. >> so that's what it was all about? the bus' revenge? >> he remembered to bring that up. yeah, he did. >> revenge for the bus. all right. let's move on now to a texas-sized nfl battle and epic overtime play when houston's deandre hopkins, he's just slippery. >> oh, check it out. that spinning run thing he just did. that put houston in field goal range. then the texans won it thanks to their kicker.

the final score, 19-16. >> that's too bad. >> yeah. let's hear it, though, for vikings defensive lineman linval joseph. he caught it out of the air. can we see this? >> go linval. go linval. go, big fella. you got it, big fella. >> then he's off to the races. >> somebody get him some oxygen. >> i got this. don't worry. joseph, nearly 330 pounds of him was looking like a world-class sprinter. the vikings beat the defending super bowl champs 23-21. houston fans can cheer on the astros this afternoon as they try to eliminate cleveland. this is in the national league. the braves, in the meantime, needed to beat the dodgers to keep their season alive. >> a solo home run in the sixth, that was the game winner. the braves won it 6-5. >> the brewers are heading to the national league championship after sweeping the rockies. home runs helped in their 6-0 victory.

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i use tide to get out those week old stains and downy to get it fresh and soft. you are free to go. tide and downy together. and it's time now for "the mix." take a look at these 2-year-old twins. they have our favorite costumes of all year. they decided to dress up like doc and marty mcfly and it is adorable. they even built a tiny little car to drive around in. one of the greatest films. >> these kids in dustin, florida. >> i will never be this creative a parent. >> not at all. >> even to make it if i even thought of it.

and here is a snack that might have you feeling the holiday seasons, not a pumpkin spice latte. in britain, they have made christmas tree flavored salted chips. or crisps if we want to correctly call them. >> thankfully they are salted. >> they are made in iceland and they are flavored with pine oil. i saw someone on twitter try them and say potato chips with a hint of air freshener. and then um, good. >> because that's exactly what you want. >> so strange. in the meantime in japan, you know the hello kitty thing is popular there. this one is awesome. mascot drummer, so this is yungo starr which is a play off ringo starr of course. >> the mascot for what?

>> for a town in japan. so it is a mix between an apple and a cat. >> i will say the moves are pretty good. he has worked with other celebs like members of a japanese rock band. >> and apparently one of his drum videos went viral. he has an apple cat meme. >> he's huge. wow, he is actually pretty good. >> he's legit. the mascot is legit. in the meantime, in south africa, you know rhinos aren't necessarily known to be really friendly adults, but here you have a couple rhino babies just kind of playing. >> maybe they get harsh when they get older, but when they are baby rhinos, they just want to run around. >> and especially more adorable when they are inside an enclosure and nowhere near you. this is at a south african animal sanctuary where people admire from afar.

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this morning on "world news now," a dangerous new storm headed toward florida. tropical storm michael expected to make landfall as a category 2 hurricane. we hear from florida's governor and what he is urging families to do. new details overnight about the young victims of a limo crash in upstate new york. two newlyweds are among the 20 people dead. the sister of one victim explains when she knew something was horribly wrong. also new this half hour, banksy strikes again. >> how the elusive street artist managed to rig one of his paintings to self-destruct after selling at auction for more than $1 million. the surprising impact on the painting's value. and the major headline this morning about the future of 007 actor daniel craig.

we may not know who the next "james bond" will be, but a producer is now saying who it will definitely not be. that story ahead in "the skinny." it's monday, october 8th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> do you have a preference on who you think it should be? >> i was good with daniel craig, to be honest. >> daniel craig was awesome. with the last movie he was like, you would have to take my next three first born kids in order for me to do this -- >> right. they'd have to back up the brinks truck, which i think they did. >> they backed up the brinks truck and he was all of a sudden a yes. we'll get to that in "the skinny." we're going to start with the state of emergency for the florida panhandle. >> michael could make landfall as a category 2 hurricane wednesday. it may lash western cuba with flash flooding and mudslides and gusty winds.

>> florida's gulf coast is facing powerful winds and coastal flooding. the governor has a stern warning for residents. >> we know that storms like michael can be absolutely devastating and life-threatening and that's why we all have to take this very seriously. families should take this opportunity to get three days of food and water and make sure all medications are ready. check on your neighbors and listen to local officials. >> this is the 13th named storm of the season. forecasters say michael's menacing winds could reach 100 miles an hour by wednesday. >> let's go to paul williams for the latest. >> good morning, lynda, kendis. going into monday, we are expecting for michael to stay very strong, bringing with it the likelihood of mudslides and gusty winds and rough seas. as it moves out into the warmer waters of the gulf and there is no shear to cut it down. possibly a category 2 before reaching landfall on wednesday.

we're looking for florida, coastal flooding and isolated tornadoes associated with the impact of michael. looking for the remnants of michael over towards the carolinas where the recovery effort is still in full swing. this is going to bring with it drenching showers, bringing with it more flooding. >> might still be a tropical storm by the time it hits the carolinas. our thanks to paul. our other big story this morning, the investigation into that deadly limo accident near albany, new york. we're learning more about some of the 20 people killed and there are questions this morning about the safety record of the limousine company. >> reporter: this morning, a community left reeling after the country's worst transportation accident in nearly a decade. veigatora limousine 20 people ran a stop sign, plowing through an intersection and slamming into an suv parked at a restaurant. >> i heard this loud bang and then i heard screaming. i walked up and i could see this

large van, very unusual looking vehicle in the bushes and really wrecked. >> reporter: two pedestrians and all 18 people in the limousine were killed. >> 20 fatalities is just horrific. >> reporter: barbara douglas who lost several relatives in the crash says the limo was carrying the group of people to a 30th birthday party. >> i had four nieces. they're all dead. they were in there. >> reporter: among the victims, axl and amy, newlyweds, erin vertucci and shane mcgowan and adam and abby jackson, who leave behind a 4-year-old and a 16-month-old. corina says she knew something was wrong when her sister wasn't texting her back. >> i had been texting her all day. not even because -- i was never worried about amanda. she was so headstrong and so wise beyond her years. you just didn't really worry about her that much. i knew something was off when she wasn't replying to me right away.

>> reporter: the vehicle was a modified 2001 ford excursion like this one seen on the company's website. department of transportation records indicate the company has a troubled past. in just the last two years, the company has been inspected five times, resulting in vehicles taken out of service four out of those five times. we should mention the ntsb has not commented on the limo's speed or what may have led up to that crash. there is also no word yet if the passengers were wearing seat belts. another swearing in ceremony is being held at the white house tonight for supreme court justice brett kavanaugh ahead of his first day on the job tomorrow. kavanaugh officially took the oath for the high court after squeaking by with the slimmest vote margin in nearly 140 years. republican susan collins says she's comfortable with her decision to support kavanaugh despite the sexual assault allegation that nearly derailed his nomination. >> this is a case where there is an incident that happened

allegedly 36 years ago. where there is no corroborating evidence. and it is not fair to brett kavanaugh for this to be disqualifying in the absence of evidence. >> he's going to be on the supreme court with a huge taint and a big asterisk after his name. the partisanship that he showed was astounding. >> democrats are threatening to target collins when she's up for re-election in two years and both parties are hoping the contentious battle over kavanaugh will energize their voters. a top vatican official is now slamming the archbishop who rocked the church by accusing pope francis of ignoring sexual misconduct claims by a u.s. cardinal. allegations that the pope was covering up for former cardinal theodore mccarrick are blasphemous and a political

setup. he acknowledges that mccarrick faced disciplinary measures for alleged misconduct before pope francis took office. we turn now to the mystery involving the disappearance and alleged murder of a reporter who wrote for "the washington post" and other publications. the saudi journalist was last seen visiting the saudi consulate in istanbul. he was a sharp critic of the saudi kingdom. abc's jennifer eccleston has more. >> reporter: mounting fears over the fate of this "washington post" journalist, missing in turkey since tuesday after entering the saudi consulate in istanbul. living in exile, he was last seen allegedly trying to obtain a document certifying he had divorced his ex-wife so that he could marry his turkish fiance. a friend of the writer recounting disturbing details he claims came from turkish officials, that the saudi

national and vocal critic of saudi rulers was allegedly killed inside the compound. what was explained to us is this, he was killed. make your funeral preparations. saudi officials firing back, calling the accusations baseless. then inviting some journalists to select rooms inside the consulate, saying they've got nothing to hide. "the washington post" friday printing a blank column with his biline, writing in a statement, "if the reports of his murder are true, it is a monstrous and unfathomable act. jamal was or, as we hope, is a committed, courageous journalist." that fiance telling abc news she believes the journalist is still inside the consulate and turkish officials vowing to unravel this bizarre case. jennifer eccleston, abc news, london. apologies are being offered by school officials in jackson,

mississippi all because of their high school halftime performance. students dressed as doctors and nurses holding s.w.a.t. team members at gunpoint. it was performed in the small town of brookhaven, mississippi, where two officers were killed in the line of duty just days earlier. the band's director has been placed on leave pending an investigation on how this was planned. last week we told you about joseph grundl, the domino's worker who stopped an alleged kidnapping by calling 911 after a woman had mouthed "help me" as he made a delivery. >> well, it turns out grundl is a big taylor swift fan and planned to attend her concert in arlington, texas last friday. swift's people found out about it and gave him a backstage pass. he even got to take a picture with taylor swift there. >> i have to say, she's very good about that stuff. also, how does she know

everything that happens in the news? >> yeah, exactly. >> did you ever notice she always finds out about every fan. >> yeah. she'll make good on them. it's weird. >> it's cool. >> it's coming up, what spacex has ju the successful launch and landing overnight that didn't happen in florida. and why the buyer who dropped more than $1 million for this painting is going to need some glue and perhaps a bigger wallet. you're watching "world news now." now."

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ignition. lift-off. ignition. lift-off. >> lift-off it is. this is a first for spacex on the west coast. the company successfully brought one of its first stage boosters back to earth there in southern california. the previous landings, by the way, were in florida. the launch sent an argentinian satellite into orbit. spacex has now successfully launched 35 rockets in the last 21 months. tina turner now has a very real answer to her hit song "what's love got to do with it?" the answer would be everything, especially for her husband edwin bach. she reveals she underwent a kidney transplant last year.

>> her husband donated the organ that saved her life. the 78-year-old turner also wrote about other health struggles, including a bout with cancer and a stroke that left her unable to stand. >> that's amazing. >> yeah. turning now to the eye-popping stunt inside that auction house in london. >> just moments after a painting by the elusive street artist known as banksy sold for $1.4 million, the painting slipped through a built-in shredder that had been concealed inside the frame. here is zachary kiesch. >> reporter: the setup that shook up the art world. the british graffiti artist banksy is known as a conversation starter, but all the chatter is about his gallery painting of the iconic girl with balloon. it sold in london for a reported $1.4 million. but seconds after the sale, this happened.

first, the beeping of an alarm and then the mounted canvas disappears and emerges from the bottom of the frame, shredded. the auction house caught off guard by the stunt scrambled, saying online it appears we just got banksy-d. the street artist seemed to relish the buzz. hours later, revealing how he pulled it off, saying a few years ago i secretly built a shredder into a painting in case it was ever put up for auction. some experts say the move will make him money. >> that stunt, i think, has added a minimum of $5 million to his back pocket. >> reporter: banksy's popularity has grown around the world by using his paintbrush as a tool to address social injustices both inside the world of art and beyond. zachary kiesch, abc news, new york. >> additional $5 million? >> did that guy say $5 million? do we have a shredder around here? >> i can paint something. >> that is weird. anybody for $5 million? >> double the price. there it is. who knew?

it's art. all right. when we come back, the quick hello and good-bye for two young hopefuls on last night's premier. anybody for $10 million? >> quadrupled. >> i'm going to keep going. >> "dancing with the stars juniors." also who the next james bond won't be. "the skinny" is next. be. "the skinny" is next. n't have t. with always my fit, also who the next james bond won't be. "the skinny" is next. better cove means better protection. always

♪ skinny ♪ give me the skinny it is "skinny" on a monday. we're going to start with the premier of "dancing with the stars juniors." >> it was adorable and a night of epic performances hosted by season 25's hosts with olympic figure skater adam rippon, al chmerkovskiy and "la la land" choreographer mandy moore. >> so finishing at the top of the leaderboard last night, stevie wonder's son, and the pro partner there.

they had an energetic little jive, as you can see. scored a -- wow. home boy's got moves. >> he's good. i told you it was adorable. >> 24 out of 30. >> look at them. >> wow. >> also finishing with a 24, "stuck in the middle" actress and her pro partner with their amazing cha-cha. she is, oh, my gosh -- >> it's kind of cuter than, like, the real one, the adult version of "dancing with the stars," i have to say. so the "masterchef junior" winner showed she could heat it up in the kitchen along with lev there. their cha-cha, though, only landed a 15. >> here comes honey boo boo. their high-spirited salsa only scored them 19. >> but the colors --

>> the colors, they were so cute and so into it. this is going to be heartbreaking. that's what i can tell you about this show. >> that's the thing. you can't really be tough with the kids, can you? >> you can't. >> tripp palin, grandson, of course, of sarah palin along with pro partner hailey scored only a 17 for their foxtrot there. >> at the end of the night, two couples were given the boot, addison and lev along with tripp palin and hailey. they look like they're going to be heartbroken. how do you eliminate these kids? >> only if you're a heartless soul. oh, well. next, a bombshell revelation about the future of 007. >> speculation has been reaching a pretty high pitch over who will take over as the next james bond as daniel craig's tenure as the sixth bond approaches its final curtain. >> now one of the bond's top

brass is saying who it definitely won't be. it won't be a woman, producer barbara broccoli tells "the guardian," quote, bond is male, he's a male character, he's written as a male. >> so it's not going to be a female. she also added, we don't have to turn male characters into women. let's just create more female characters. which is a good point. you've had a lot of movies like the ocean series, "ghostbusters," that have all been redone with female characters lately. next, to the embarrassing "wheel of fortune" fail. >> it happened late last week when contestant melody had only one letter left to solve the puzzle to win big, but here's what happened -- >> bridal and gold shower. >> sorry. jen, it's your turn. >> i'd like to solve. >> okay. >> bridal and cold shower. >> yeah, that's what it is. >> i would have -- that is awkward.

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♪yeah! ♪he would be a less wrinkly, and winning at life.♪ in case you missed the headlines this weekend, we got a brand-new supreme court justice, of course, and "snl" took notice. >> there was also a record-tying field goal in the nfl. here now, our "weekend rewind." >> i will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh. i worry that departing from this presumption could lead to a lack of public faith in the judiciary and would be hugely damaging to the confirmation process moving forward. >> the nomination of brett m. kavanaugh of maryland to be an associate justice of the supreme court of the united states is confirmed.

>> there have been protests in washington and several cry breaks here at cnn. it's a somber day for many americans. we now go live to dana bash who is with senate republicans. >> don, i'm here in the gop locker room where the mood is nothing short of euphoric. >> woo! we're going to kavanaugh this tonight! let's ralph until we boot! >> i don't always agree with what he tweets. i tell him that. i give him my honest opinion and honest advice. sometimes he listens and sometimes he doesn't, but i have my own voice and my opinions, and it's very important for me that i express what i feel. >> details now about the shocking prank at a london auction house just after a painting by the secretive street artist banksy sold for $1.4 million, half of it slipped through a shredder. you see it there in the frame.

>> the auction house seemingly unaware of the stunt. saying online, it appears we just got banksy-ed. then revealing in an instagram video how he booby trapped the painting. a few years ago, i secretly built a shredder into a painting in case it was ever put up for auction. it's end over end. and this kick is good. >> he did it. >> unbelievable! the crowd still can't believe it. >> you know, i'm a guys' gal, okay? i can party with the big dogs, you know, whoop whoop. we're going to have fun tonight. >> that's our girl. our one girl! >> our one girl! it kind of looked similar to that, i guess. >> very creative to put it in a male locker room. >> so today's a big day. huge holiday. columbus day. >> happy colum this is abc's "world news now" informing insomniacs for

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making news in america this morning, a birthday celebration turning tragic when 20 people die in a limousine crash. >> this was one of the biggest losses of life that we've seen in a long, long time. >> what we're learning about the victims and new questions this morning about the limo company's safety record. tracking michael. the powerful storm gaining strength in the gulf of mexico. >> this storm will be life-threatening and extremely >> the warning from officials and the storm's latest track. medical mystery. the illness that could leave children paralyzed. a spike in cases baffling american doctors. what's behind the sudden increase? plus, an urgent warning omst