boyfriend, madison? >> because i like boys. [ laughter ] >> well, she hasn't learned they have cooties yet, huh? >> no. >> wait until i tell daddy. >> oh. [ laughter ] >> she doesn't care for too long. she's got daddy wrapped around her little finger. >> like a boy boy. >> she had a talk with zoe from i am zoe. >> zoe -- >> no, you're not. >> zoe is keeping his friends -- like we're just waiting for it. >> because i like boys. >> mama, no. ain't playing, nothing funny. >> he does not approve. >> you're too young, friend. [ laughter ] i'm a tell your daddy, friend. uh-huh. [ laughter ] >> listen to zoe. just listen to zoe. >> listen to dr. juju.

>> got bit by a mosquito. had an allergic reaction and her eye got really swollen. there they are in the hospital but she's not the patient. she's the doctor today. >> hey, daddy, okay. [ indiscernible ]. >> time to change the diaper, dad. >> change my diaper? >> they're getting younger and younge >> and continue to bring you the latest. law enforcement officials in michigan recovered 130 children in a single day. >> this was called operation mi safe kid and was aimed at locating victims of sex trafficking. half of them from the detroit area alone. many of the missing kids are runaways. abc news has obtained part

of the limo's inspection report. the vehicle had six violations last month, including a faulty brake system monitor. state officials say the limousine should have had an out of service sticker. relatives of the driver who was among the 20 people killed say he was assigned an unsafe vehicle. limo owner, prestige limousines, says the problem was fixed. gas prices are spiking up, reaching a nearly four-year high, up more than 90 cents from last year. analysts say prices will continue to increase for awhile. here is some more bad news, the average cost could soon hit $3. >> also bad news, a lot of platforms closed down right now because of that storm so that will just impact prices over the next few weeks. when we come back, the american music awards. >> that's right. we'll check out the big winners and the big moments and the red carpet fashion. "the skinny" is next. out the big winners and the big moments and the red carpet fashion. td skinny is next. dress

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so it is time -- subtle. we've got the grammys in the winter, vmas in the summer and in the fall it's all about the american music awards. >> american music awards, he said. last night did not disappoint. abc's will ganss here with a full report. >> we're going to talk fashion in a minute. this is a nod to one of the major trends of the night. feel free to -- yeah, it was such a fun night. it's the award show we've been waiting for. like i said, fashion coming up in just a second, but first, the performances that set the stage on fire and in some cases literally last night. taylor swift opened the show with a red-hot performance of "i did something bad." complete, of course, with a giant cobra. that whole snake theme is still going real strong for her. yes. and later in the night, taylor broke the award -- broke the record for winning most american music awards by a woman ever. the record was previously held

by whitney houston. now she's only two awards behind michael jackson for the all-time record. >> what? come on now? >> yeah. tay-tay. >> don't pass mj. >> cardi b brought down the house with her performance of "i like it," which she performed for the first time on television. >> oh, that's true. >> i want to take a second to look at this. see if you catch taryn's reaction in the audience. >> that's all you need to say. >> exactly. >> look at everything happening. >> there are no words. >> seriously. >> amazing. >> it starts out where i don't think these edibles are working and by the end of it they're like, oh, wow, that's what it's turned into. >> exactly. i mean, the fireworks -- >> i mean, she rides by on a bike at one point. >> it was just everything i needed from an american music awards performance. >> that song is fire and the dress. i don't even -- i can't even. >> i can't even is exactly how

-- >> lynda is fan girling big time. >> another fan girl moment, though, panic! at the disco. i loved their tribute to queen. ♪ ♪ >> their front man brendon urie is just so talented. >> doing the whole "bohemian rhapsody," that's no joke, man. >> yeah, it's surprising they had time left in the show. that's a good, what, three-hour song? >> honestly i could have watched it for three hours straight. we also need to shout out j. lo's powerful performance of "limitless." >> not the first song sia has written for her either. ♪ look at me i'm unlimited ♪ look at me now >> it's so similar to a sia performance also. >> yeah. >> except that we can see j. lo's face. >> you can see j. lo's face.

>> kind of a dead giveaway. >> and j. lo's moving. >> she wasn't the only one shining at the amas, though, her sequins were one of many shiny moments. you got to go back to taylor swift in balmain. >> are those the balmain? >> why do we know it's balmain? >> because i did my research, kendis. have you seen my jacket? obviously the trendiest person we know. carrie underwood in a black gown with what else, sequins again. the detailing by stephen kalil. >> how do you know all this stuff? >> because i'm a very good journalist, i guess, that's exactly what it is. my favorite accessory, the baby bump. it's the first time she's walked a carpet since she announced that her and her hubby, former nhl star, are expecting their

second baby before carrie goes on tour next year. >> so cute. >> she said it had been a struggle for them to have this child. that's great. >> she performed last night as well. killed it. so gorgeous and emotional. we want to check out post malone's custom sky blue suit. the western style. >> do you like this? >> had a massive snake embroidered on the front as well as his own monogram p & m and the face accessories he takes with him everywhere. >> the tattoos. >> we got to talk tracee ellis ross, who was on fire all night long in the fashion department. her hosting duties, she knocked those out of the park as well. here she is on the carpet in a power suit. all night, every single one of her fierce outfits she announced at the beginning of the show were designed by black designers. >> very cool. and who you are wearing?

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>> the 24-year-old -- >> the zaddy or the daddy? >> i mean -- it's amazing. >> he looks good. he looks good. by the way, "top gun: maverick" is set to hit theaters june 2020. when the third comes out, he'll be riding a wheelchair. >> for the third installment. now to news for fans of the '70s abc hit show "fantasy island." brace yourselves. there is going to be a "fantasy island" movie. wait for it, michael pena is going to star as mr. roarke, the character made famous by ricardo. welcome to fantasy island. does anybody remember? >> i don't think so. ran here on abc from 1978 to 1984 focused on a mysterious island where visitors could live out their fantasies but often at a steep price. production for the film begins in january.

who is going to play -- >> tattoo? i don't know. i remember my mom would let us stay up, watch the love boat and "fantasy island" on the weekend. >> saturday night tv was a big thing. >> that was our thing. what could will smith possibly top after jumping out of a helicopter over the grand canyon for his 50th birthday? >> smith shared clips of himself on instagram doing a dance number for the upcoming flick "student of the year ii" in mumbai. >> it was something on his bucket list. he said he always wanted to make a cameo in a bollywood film. >> that is awesome. back here at home, we're getting a closer look at barbara bush's surprise wedding. >> her twin sister jenna bush hager sharing stunning photos

from their family home in maine, including that one and a portrait with former president

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it could save your life. know more. good morning. i'm linda lopez in for diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." the breaking news, hurricane michael is now a category 4 hurricane and heading for landfall today in the florida panhandle. the maximum sustained winds right now are 130 miles an hour with higher gusts. the search is on for a new ambassador to the united nations. nikki haley says she's out at the start of the year. could ivanka trump take on the job? the president's eldest daughter says thanks but no thanks. for the second time in less than three weeks, the boston red sox got to dance at yankee stadium. this time the sox are celebrating their first trip to the american league championship

series since 2013. how do you like that, yankee fans? and taylor swift has made history, becoming the most decorated female artist in the history of the american music awards. artist of the year, tour of the year, favorite pop-rock album. she's the winningest award person. those are our top stories on this wednesday, october 10th. ♪ ♪ from abc news, this is "world news now." taylor swift winning it all. people losing it all. the new york yankees, how about them yankees? >> yeah. >> five more games than the nationals did. >> too soon. >> read the top story. >> thank you. we go to our top story right now. congratulations, boston. because we're going to start with the breaking news on hurricane michael. >> it's now a category 4 storm.

it's making landfall in the florida panhandle sometime around midday today. its sustained winds are now at 130 miles per hour with even stronger wind gusts. the national hurricane center is also warning of a life threatening storm surge. >> the hurricane center saying it was a category 4 and is strengthening. gulf shores is what you're looking at right now. it is already feeling the effects of the storm. some roads have been closed because flooding, of course, expected. >> mandatory evacuation orders have been issued. residents boarded up their homes and businesses before leaving. some shelters are already full but officials are worried that not enough people are evacuating. abc's victor oquendo has more. >> reporter: the main concern here along the coast, storm surge, possibly 12 feet of it. that means this entire area would be underwater.

this water would push right up over this little sea wall. just to give you an idea, this gazebo would be entirely underwater as well. that park, this little neighborhood, those houses, just beyond all that, downtown apalachicola, that would be flooded as well. you see there are a lot of boats still here but we have seen a number of boaters coming in making those last-minute preps, doing what they can to either secure their boats or get them out of harm's way, taking them out of the marina, down the canal, up the apalachicola river, further inland to safety. we're also seeing people just helping their neighbors. the winds are starting to pick up a little bit. we've had a few showers but we are expecting the brunt of the tropical storm-force winds to hit later on. mandatory evacuation in franklin county. they are busing people out of towns, getting them to shelters, places like that. they're calling it a one-time opportunity. something that a lot of people here need to pay attention to. again, the main concern is the storm surge. victor oquendo, abc news,

apalachicola, florida. >> it's not just the florida panhandle coast that is in danger from hurricane michael. >> no, not at all. paul williams to give us a sense of what's ahead. >> well, what i'm sensing is i've been doing some calculations since our last report. we're at 130-mile-per-hour winds so it's a category 4 hurricane. i continue to be concerned about this strengthening more because you add sun on top of this thing it's like adding water on to a grease fire, it spreads and becomes even worse. we're looking at 130-mile-per-hour winds. the movement is actually to the north at about 12 miles per hour. leaning more so towards mobile, alabama actually. because of the girth of the storm in excess of 400 miles in diameter, it's just so big. now it is just so powerful. so it's already a category 4. as it moves further, it's going to stay a category 4. as it begins to make landfall,

it's expected to become a strong category 4, not necessarily a 5, but at least a strong category 4 by the latest calculations we have. one quick note about the storm surge. we're looking at between 6 to 10 feet. >> and we know it's headed up that track you showed us earlier right into the carolinas, charleston, wilmington in that area, that just was dealing with hurricane florence. is there anything different about this storm that those areas need to worry about? >> it's kind of a back and forth. it's a gemini effect. on one side, florence was a problem because florence slowly moved across south carolina. now, as far as michael's concerned, it's a fast mover but because michael is such a fast mover, it has more of a punch as it pertains to the winds, hence the category 4 and getting stronger. >> and a category 4 or 5 storm has never hit the florida panhandle before. this could be a very, very dangerous day for many of those folks there. paul williams, thank you. and we know it's a category 4 right now because of the hurricane hunter planes.

they fly straight into hurricanes to gather data used in the forecast. >> and they tell abc's david muir that michael is different in the way that it's getting stronger. >> richard, thanks for joining us. i know you've been flying up, observing this hurricane from above. tell us what you've noticed so far. >> well, unfortunately, david, one of the things that we are noticing is that the environment around the storm is, indeed, becoming more conducive for intensification. we were hoping that would not be the case, but that's bad news for the folks who live on the florida panhandle. the storm is continuing to strengthen with the very warm waters of the eastern gulf of mexico. i'm afraid that the forecast of continued intensification is really likely to occur. >> as you watch this hurricane intensify from where you're at, richard, what would you say to

folks back here on the coastline who are preparing for this hurricane? >> i would really beg those people to listen to what emergency management folks are telling them. if they live in a storm surge prone area, this is the time to leave because this is not a storm to try to ride out. we're talking about a very, very large storm surge and additionally there is going to be a lot of damage inland probably from this storm because of the very high winds. >> reporter: david muir, abc news, new york. president trump talked impeachment during his latest rally but he didn't sound worried at all. he appeared in front of a large crowd in council bluffs, iowa, calling this an historic week for america. the president again slammed democrats over the brett kavanaugh nomination. he also laughed with the crowd about how talk of his possible impeachment seems to have disappeared. >> last week they're saying we'll impeach him. impeach him for what? for what?

besides that, i have to go first, right? don't i have to go -- even though we've done nothing wrong, other than create one of the greatest economies in the history of our country. [ cheers and applause ] >> the trip was his fourth to iowa since entering the white house. he called on the crowd to get out and vote for the state's republicans next month. kim jong-un has invited pope francis to visit north korea. south korea's president plans to formally extend the invitation during a meeting next week with the pontiff. no pope has ever visited the north, mostly due to its history of human rights violations and suppression of religion. meanwhile, president trump says he wants to hold a second summit with kim after the midterms. back here at home, america's biggest stars lit up the stage last night at the american music awards. >> taylor swift kicked off the show with her hotly-anticipated performance of "i did something bad." she then went on to make ama history, scooping up awards for artist of the year, tour of the

year and favorite pop-rock album and becoming basically the winningest female in music award history. she surpassed whitney houston. >> she wore a mirror ball on set. gladys knight led an all-star tribute to the queen of soul, aretha franklin, with a really good rendition of "amazing grace" before being joined on stage by several others. panic! at the disco did a great job as well. >> they paid tribute to queen with a stunning cover of "bohemian rhapsody." >> beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. great tributes overnight. >> brendon urie really getting it done. >> the lead singer there of panic! all right. coming up, we're going to switch gears right now and to the growing health concern. the rare disorder among children leading to partial paralysis has now spread to more than a dozen states.

and later the meteoric rise of one of pop's newest and most powerful voices, dua lipa. you're watching "world news now." deny ♪ are a i'm alex trebek, here to tell you about the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. a price you can afford, a price that can't increase, and a price that fits your budget. i'm 54. alex, what's my price? you can get coverage for $9.95 a month. i'm 65 and take medications. what's my price? also $9.95 a month. i just turned 80. what's my price? $9.95 a month for you too. if you're age 50 to 85, call now about the #1 most popular

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kind of looks artificial, right? >> it's pretty. >> it's time for twix, nature's twix. this is actually stunning footage of arrival of fall in new hampshire. the colors, not just the usual reds, yellows and golds but also violets, lavenders and even teal. >> i love seeing that. we're not getting a lot of that in our area right now with the miami-like weather we're still enjoying in october. >> not complaining. you get the sense this is the early stages, though. >> i like to see some fall, though. turning now to that growing medical scare for parents of young children. >> a rare complication that arises from certain viruses causes partial paralysis and it is so spreading across more than a dozen states. here is clayton sandell. >> three new suspected cases if pittsburgh. >> couldn't move his neck and then his left arm. >> reporter: joining a recent spike in minnesota of acute flaccid myelitis or afm.

it causes paralysis, trouble swallowing and breathing, even slurred speech. health officials worried about rising numbers, at least 38 cases in 16 states. 14 just this year in colorado. doctors say the most likely culprits are common viruses. many patients recover fully but francisco, diagnosed two years ago, still can't walk and relies on a ventilator. >> long term i think that this is going to always be with him in one way or another. >> what do you tell worried parents? >> i tell worried parents is that thankfully this is a relatively rare condition. so even though enteroviruses are very common, acute flaccid myelitis is very uncommon. >> reporter: doctors are urging parents to be on the lookout for symptoms, especially sudden weakness in limbs, headaches or even trouble breathing and get medical help fast. clayton sandell, abc news, denver.

>> it's still frightening even though you do recover from it. it sounds like a parent's nightmare. they're saying make sure your kid is up to date on all of their vaccinations. police released a video of the suspects stealing several items from the property here. the owners return home and confronts them. so he tries to remove the keys from the car -- >> but then he gets into the back seat of that car that is trying to take his property and the robbers end up driving off with him in the car. police say they beat him while they were trying to steal his cellphone. they allegedly wanted to throw him out of the car but he convinced them he would get out if they stopped and he managed to escape without any injuries. >> just let it go. >> just let the stuff go. >> if they want it that bad, you know, it's all right. man. >> that's the first thing you

learn, just let them take it and be safe. well, no one won that mega millions jackpot last night. that means the top prize on friday will be $548 million or maybe even more as more tickets are sold. >> four tickets did win the second prize, a mere $1 million. they were sold in california, colorado, pennsylvania and probably a gas station in wisconsin. and coming up, one of america's hottest new talents. >> what's behind the rise of dua lipa. that's next.

♪ one kiss is all it takes falling in love with me ♪ that is dua lipa singing "one kiss." taking the world by storm these days. one hit at a time. >> she's one of pop music's newest and most popular voices. zachary kiesch caught up with her on tour. ♪ one kiss is all it takes

falling in love with me ♪ >> she's arguably one of this year's biggest pop music disrupters, dua lipa. the british-albanian singer performing her songs at the american music awards. her self-titled album due lila. "dua" means love in albanian. produced six singles. including this year's boyfriend breakup anthem "new rules." ♪ three, don't be his friend ♪ you know you're going to wake up in his bed in the morning ♪ ♪ if you're under him you ain't getting over him ♪ >> the visually addictive music video has become one of youtube's most watched of all time. >> this is 1 billion. >> 1 billion-plus youtube views on this one. that's stupid, man. >> it is. >> that's crazy. >> it is crazy.

>> an aspiring artist from childhood, she was told early on she didn't have the voice and that's when she went all in with training and study and eventually posting youtube videos covering other artists. here she is as a kid singing alicia keys' "no one." ♪ no one, no one, no one >> i thought it was the easiest i could reach out to was social media. never had that justin bieber effect that i was hoping for, but it definitely created a form of -- then i started getting some, like, messages from producers and people saying, hey, if you want to come and use the studio, you can come and write. that's how i started. >> reporter: but being on the road can be tough. >> pixie and i are basically tour wives. pixie finished photography at university and i didn't have a tour photographer and i said, oh, my god, it would be amazing if you came on tour with me. literally a week after, she got on the tour bus and joined us.

>> reporter: later that day it's back to work as dua heads out to the lalapalooza music festival. thousands of fans have been waiting hours. the band performed its ritual. and then it's only her. and the people. ♪ tell me i've changed but i'm the same me, the same me ♪ ♪ inside ♪ >> reporter: connected by the music and the moment. for "nightline," i'm zachary kiesch in chicago.

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"weird science." this is really weird. apparently science can answer why a certain woman would pick a certain guy. >> well, female guppies at least. fish. >> yeah, because fish with bigger brain -- guppies with bigger brains. >> the female guppies. >> the female guppies with bigger brains have shown a preference for more cleverly males while those with a smaller showed no preference at all. >> the females with bigger brains found the bigger and stronger and more colorful males where the ones with the smaller brains took any male fish swimming along.

>> what does that say about our bumbler choices and our tinder choices of the world? >> hopefully this does not apply to humans. >> interesting, though. we've got a life hack i've never heard of before. you've heard most of these before. if you never want to use an iron again, which i can't fathom because i love ironing. i iron my jeans and my friends make fun of me. is that weird? it's not weird. you have to iron everything. i was taught by my mom, lupe. apparently if you throw ice cubes in your dryer with your clothes, you never need to iron again. it can only be like three ice cubes. you don't want to drown or electrocute your dryer. it will have the same ironing effect. i don't buy it. they're not perfectly pressed. >> that's the thing, we're very obsessed with ironing so that is not considered a done job for me. maybe for like a college kid. >> right. or people running out to the store or something.

>> yeah. >> also, you need to have a washer and dryer in your apartment. for me in new york -- >> lupe would not prove, right? tell them, mom. >> mama would not approve. okay. so we think pumpkin spice is all the rage and relatively a new thing. apparently, it is not. >> not invented by starbucks. >> no, not at all. 3,500-year-old pumpkin spice may have been discovered. archeologists find the earliest use of nutmeg as a food product dates back to 3,500 years ago on a small island in indonesia there. the nutmeg was found as a residue, by the way. >> in biblical times. >> yeah, moses was hanging around back then. >> enjoying a pumpkin spice latte, apparently. science telling us today you may think your dog is smart. turns out, not that special. dogs don't know what you're talking about. >> come on. >> we long suspected it and it's

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this morning this morning on "world news now," hurricane michael barrelling closer to the florida panhandle. >> the monster storm is expected to turn into a powerful category 4 hurricane before it makes landfall just hours from now and its impacts are already being felt. michael's new track just in. paul williams standing by live. the president in campaign mode taking new shots at democrats and even joking about impeachment. plus, the change in his cabinet and what ivanka trump is saying about being the next ambassador to the united nations. well, millions of us like to binge watch our netflix favorites but is there such a thing as netflix addiction? the first of its kind case has reportedly been treated. signs to look out for ahead. and the biggest stars in music hit the stage at the

american music awards. taylor swift, mariah, j. lo among them and new mama cardi b. oh. it's wednesday, october 10th, and cardi's there. let's hope there wasn't a fight. ♪ ♪ from abc news, this is "world news now." >> the spanish part because it's a big chunk of that song. i like it. >> some of it i can make out. >> is it like cosa. which is things, right? >> there is a lot going on. >> oh, wow. he likes all the latinas. all right. we'll break down the amas a little later on this morning, but we're going to start with the very latest on the advisory on hurricane michael. it could reach category 4 before it makes landfall today. >> it's expected to slam into the florida panhandle this afternoon, but as you can see on the satellite, the outer bands

are already coming ashore. >> looking live at gulf shores, alabama right now, you can see the wind is starting to pick up a little bit. a hurricane warning is in effect across more than 300 miles of the gulf coast. thousands of gulf coast residents are heeding the mandatory evacuation orders but some are staying. abc's victor oquendo has more from tallahassee. >> reporter: the ferocity of hurricane michael seen firsthand on the high seas. the awesome display of raw power captured in slow motion. those outer bands lashing the "empress of the sea" cruise ship. >> there were 13 to 15-foot swells. heavy rains. lightning out in the distance. >> reporter: michael now taking aim at the gulf coast. the surf already churning near key west. in cedar key, sirens announced mandatory evacuations. in the storm zone, shelves are emptying. supplies dwindling. first responders filling the

tanks of their ambulances. florida's governor calling the storm monstrous. >> this storm is dangerous. if you don't follow warnings from officials this storm could kill you. >> reporter: in apalachicola, ben is getting his boat to safety. >> why is it so important to get it out of here. >> i don't want it to sink. i just hauled it back to georgia and rebuilt the thing. >> reporter: the view from space massive. michael is now some 400 miles across. the storm already wreaking havoc in central america. heavy rains and mudslides in el salvador and a race to save the driver of this ambulance in nicaragua. more than a dozen killed in the region. back here in florida, we found les stephenson boarding up his tallahassee music supply store. what time will you close up shop? >> as soon as we finish these boards. >> reporter: he's taking this seriously. this is the first time he's had to do this in more than 30 years. the major concern inland like here in tallahassee, for

example, those dangerous and destructive winds. trees will come down, power will get knocked out for days, maybe even weeks as michael rips through florida and several other states. victor oquendo, abc news, tallahassee. >> our thanks to victor. now let's get a check on where michael is headed and how much rain could fall. >> accuweather's paul williams joins us live with that. good morning, paul. >> good morning to you both. listen, we are going to have big problems with michael because in all honesty, michael is now targeting a very delicate part of florida right now. right through tallahassee, where a lot of folks typically run for help. now we look for heavy rain to push into even southern portions of georgia. look at this. we're expecting michael to be upgraded to a category 4. michael strengthened faster, quicker and became more girthy or wider than expected initially. we're looking for it to be a category 4 by wednesday afternoon, wednesday evening and then it will make its way inland and slide across areas already tenderized by florence, particularly south carolina and north carolina.

this storm is continuing to lift its way towards the northeast. we're seeing the outer bands introducing themselves to the coastal region of florida. let me show you just how powerful this is. i want you to think of this storm as a big spoon stirring up something in the middle of a bowl. it's stirring up wave heights of up to 20-plus feet and it's still getting stronger. >> yeah, and that's the troubling thing. how powerful do we expect the winds to be when the storm hits? and the storm surge as well. >> well, the thing that -- it reminds me what happened with katrina to a certain extent. it initially hits with powerful winds, we're looking at possibly 120 to 140-mile-per-hour winds initially. we're watching out for prolonged power outages, structural damage, isolated tornadoes. even as you move into south carolina, we could see 60 to 80-mile-per-hour winds. >> paul, how bad do you think

those power outages are going to be for folks? >> we're talking about massive problems. we're talking about widespread problems. panama city, tallahassee. here is the sad part, even sadder. you see all the orange? regionally speaking, power outages creeping all the way up into south carolina where they just got that power back up and running. >> you know it's really bad when you've used every bit of the coloring on your marker there for your graphics. >> color all up -- >> unfortunately it's that kind of storm. when you go category 4, you use all the crayons in the box. >> yes, you do. all right. our thanks to paul williams. turning now to politics. president trump is taking new shots at democrats for their actions during brett kavanaugh's confirmation hearings. >> last night he spoke at a crowd there -- in front of a crowd in council bluff, iowa, calling on them to support the state's republicans in the upcoming midterms. he had a few laughs with the audience about his own possible impeachment. >> last week they're saying

we'll impeach him. impeach him for what? for what? besides that i have to go first, right? don't i have to go -- even though we've done nothing wrong, other than create one of the greatest economies in the history of our country. [ cheers and applause ] >> the president mocked senator dianne feinstein's denial that she leaked christine blasey ford's letter. the crowd responded with "lock her up" chants, referring to senator feinstein. >> all right. didn't brush that off. the rally came amid speculation who will be the president's new ambassador to the united nations. nikki haley surprised many by announcing she's stepping down as of january. haley denied talk of a presidential run in 2020. her resignation letter indicates she's moving to the private sector. now, one name did emerge as a possible replacement, yeah, the first daughter. her father, ivanka trump's father, the president, said she

would be great but it might cause too much trouble. >> the people that know, know that ivanka would be dynamite, but, you know, i'd then be accused of nepotism, if you can believe it, right? yes. >> ivanka quickly ended those rumors that she might take the post. she tweeted, "i know that the president will nominate a formidable replacement for ambassador haley. that replacement will not be me." well, a mystery in northern california. is marvel superhero thor on the loose? >> who else could have grabbed this from a community center about 60 miles north of san francisco? it is a 20-foot-long, 6-foot-high 1,000-pound hammer. police in healdsburg say it went missing over the weekend, friday or saturday. >> they didn't notice it missing. detectives say whoever took it dragged it across a parking lot, probably put it into a truck. that was part of an art display

and it's worth $15,000. >> okay. it has a little bit of value as well, but 1,000-pound hammer? >> nobody noticed if it went missing friday or saturday. >> no witnesses, no leads, surveillance video hasn't helped as well. quite a mystery. coming up, the first day of work for america's 114th supreme court justice, otherwise known as brett kavanaugh. he measured up on his first day on the job and what he had to say about being a team player. and what taylor swift did last night at the american music awards that no other artist has ever done. and remember, you can find us on facebook, wnnfans.com and on twitter @abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." now." news now."

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we're back with chilling surveillance video from a smash we're back with chilling surveillance video from a smash and grab robbery at a jewelry store in houston, texas. police are searching for four suspects who smashed glass cases and grabbed bags of jewelry in august. a store employee suffered a broken jaw and a bone fracture near his eye while he was trying to stop the robbers. >> you see them kicking that person there on the ground.

the person slowly getting back up. >> a $5,000 reward is being offered. and turning now to washington where the supreme court's newest justice started his first day on the job. >> brett kavanaugh heard two cases on tuesday and in contrast to the open hostility that gripped the capitol last week, yesterday was business as usual. here is abc's emily rau. >> reporter: justice brett kavanaugh took his seat on the supreme court, his bitter confirmation fight behind him. with his family in the courtroom, he heard his first oral arguments. neither case is especially controversial. kavanaugh asked his first question about 15 minutes into the argument. >> on the supreme court, i will seek to be a force for stability and unity. my goal is to be a great justice for all americans. >> reporter: as the junior justice, kavanaugh is seated next to justice elena kagan who actually hired him to teach at harvard. kagan and the other seven justices were present last night at kavanaugh's ceremonial swearing in ceremony at the white house.

despite the divided court with five conservatives and four liberals, the justices have a tradition of civility. before taking their seats, each justice shakes the hand of every other justice. that's 72 handshakes. >> the supreme court is a team of nine and i will always be a team player on the team of nine. >> reporter: and kavanaugh made good on a promise he made during his confirmation hearings. >> i'm proud that all four of my newly hired law clerks at the supremcourt are women. a first in the history of the supreme court. >> reporter: at the start of session, chief justice john roberts made a brief statement welcoming kavanaugh to the court. while there were fierce protests during his confirmation hearings, there were no demonstrations inside the court. emily rau, abc news, washington. >> so it's over, after 89 days, from naming to the confirmation. >> first day on the job. it comes quickly. the midterms are less than a month away and some citizens are

heading to the polls for early voting. >> voters in ohio, indiana and arizona can cast ballots in person starting today. early voting started on monday in iowa. recent polling shows that americans are much more eager to vote than in previous elections. the midterm is on november 6th. sears is reportedly preparing for a bankruptcy filing that could come as early as this week. >> "the wall street journal" reports that the struggling retailer has hired advisers to help with the proceedings. the struggled retailer has $135 million in debt that is due on monday. sears is discussing options, including having its chairman pay the debt. sears still has 900 stores nationwide. and up next, music world remembering the queen. >> see the touching tribute to aretha franklin at the amas. that's next on "world news now."

♪ don't ♪ don't know what i'm supposed to do ♪ ♪ baby i'm in love with you ♪ ♪ i'm in love, it's true i like. >> yeah, very pretty mariah carrie there in hot pink everywhere, performing her new

single "for the first time." >> one of the ones that people are talking about this morning. here is a recap. ♪ they say i did something bad >> taylor swift in her first award show performance in three years kicking off the 2018 amas singing "i did something bad" but she was just getting started. more taylor in a moment. host tracee ellis ross with an epic opening number. made styling mom diana proud. cardi b won the night's first award then did this ♪ ♪ >> a show stopping performance of her hit "i like it." taryn killam also liked it. there were cameos. macaulay culkin, still alive. so is lenny kravitz. post malone debuted his new haircut but no new face tattoos. there were more epic performances, mariah carey. carrie underwood.

♪ round and around and around they go ♪ >> and missy elliot, with a familiar face, whose rendition of "work it" went viral. she, too, was there. back to t-swift winning several awards including artist of the year. she touched on politics. >> you know what else is voted on by the people? it's the midterm elections on november 6th. get out and vote. i love you guys. >> the amas paid tribute to queen. ♪ he's just a poor boy from a poor family ♪ >> and the queen of soul, aretha franklin. gladys knight leading the star-studded "amazing grace." ♪ how sweet the sound ♪ look at me i'm limitless >> you know you're a triple threat when you're performing your new song from the movie

you're starring in. looking at you jennifer lopez from your new movie "second act." >> there was a lot of bling in that performance. >> very sparkly. >> very sparkly for j. lo there. awesome tribute to aretha franklin there. >> seeing gladys knight. every day you see gladys knight is a good day. >> gladys mentioned she is fighting cancer right now as well. >> however, i feel there was not enough cardi b in that whole recap. this "i like it" performance. first of all, her whole dress/outf thing was amazing. it took over the entire stage. taryn saying it all right there. >> the song of the summer and it still continues into the fall. >> i mean, she's queen. love her. >> there was no fight backstage. >> apparently very peaceful.

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the mix on a wednesday. >> could this be the first ever case of netflix addiction? do you get addicted to your netflix shows, kendis? >> i get addicted to some of the things we do with netflix. >> in india, there is a 26-year-old man being treated for possibly the first case of netflix addiction. he was watching more than seven hours a day. every single day. and reportedly to escape from the stress he felt from being unemployed. i think also what would help that stress -- >> looking for a job. >> but whenever his family pressured him to, you know, go out and earn a living or saw his friends doing well, he would

sink deeper into the netflix. he is actually getting treatment for it now. psychologists are helping him. doctors are helping him. >> it's that deep? >> he has to do five minutes of breathing exercises every hour throughout the day. while it's not recognized, netflix addiction, as a condition, a lot of people who use netflix can attest to it being an addiction. >> does he close his eyes, try to go to sleep and hear the netflix -- >> you know what the worst part is? you're watching a show and it's been so long and it says, are you going to continue watching? don't judge me, netflix, yes, i'm going to continue watching. gender reveal parties have been all over the place. this is a unique twist on one. this mom expecting here in the balloon pink or blue. not knowing the results. but wait. there is nothing. wait. >> y'all are stressing me the -- out.

>> oh, it's a boy. >> a trick to play on an expecting mom. popping a balloon. >> they're expecting a girl. >> is it going to be blue or pink inside? it's nothing. so, you know, the aunt's over there in the corner. >> what do you do? >> that's the reveal. >> she was keeping the secret all that time. >> it's a boy. >> congrats. santa claus, believe it or not. they're all getting together and going in for training. this is happening in japan. santa clauses are training with ninjas because they need ninja skills to get through the holiday season. >> why? >> you've got to sneak into a house, slide down a chimney, learn to do things that are super on the dl. so they go there and get the training. they listen to the ninja instructor first and then they, you know, go for it. this little girl here trying to stop mom from stealing food.

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this morning this morning on "world news now," hurricane emergency. monster storm michael is bearing down on the gulf coast. authorities taking no chances, ordering mass evacuations and telling people to brace for the worst. accuweather joins us live. more than 120 missing children have been found safe during a single day. they were found in a sting operation aimed at finding victims of sex trafficking in this country. new this half hour, meet the infant who is hitting the road and already going places. >> she's set to visit nearly every american state and has proof. and the star-studded spectacular at the american music awards. taylor swift opening the show and racking up a bunch of awards.

cardi b rocking the stage just months after giving birth and panic at the disco channels queen. "bohemian rhapsody." a complete wrap up coming up in "the skinny." it's wednesday, october 10th. ♪ can't do this to me baby from abc news, this is "world news now." who knew panic at the disco could rock it like queen. >> i didn't realize the kids knew about "bohemian rhapsody". >> i'm sure some of our interns who are like who? >> scratching their heads. we want to begin with the breaking news. we're just getting word that the storm, michael, has turned into a category 4 hurricane. as you can imagine, coastal communities right now are on alert. like gulf shores, alabama, expecting a life-threatening storm surge, heavy winds and rainfall. landfall is likely around midday today.

>> you can see the fully formed eye of the storm and the outer bands that are just now coming ashore. >> hundreds of airline flights in and out of northern florida have been canceled already and panhandle airports are closed. the airlines are waiving many of their rebooking fees. abc's elizabeth hur has more. >> reporter: hurricane michael intensifying in the florida panhandle, preparing for a monster storm. >> this storm is dangerous and if you don't follow warnings from officials, this storm could kill you. >> reporter: michael's power already on full display off the coast of cuba. for hundreds of passengers on board this cruise ship, all safe but still in awe. >> we battled 13 to 15-foot swells last night. there were heavy rains at points. there was lightning out in the distance. >> reporter: the storm already leaving central america devastated, killing more than a dozen in the region.

here in the u.s., most residents in michael's path are heeding the warning from officials to be prepared. stocking up on food and water while moving anything and everything out of harm's way. >> i don't know what to say. i just got back to georgia and rebuilt the thing. >> reporter: across florida, there are voluntary and mandatory evacuations with officials stressing their concern is the storm's surge. >> the potential of 12 feet of storm surge in some areas is just deadly. you're not going to survive this. don't take a chance. >> reporter: officials said all day if you have been ordered to evacuate and have not, come later today it will be too late. calling the storm the most destructive in decades. kendis and lynda? >> elizabeth, thank you. in fact, some roads are already closed in anticipation of that storm surge flooding. >> paul has the latest right now. as you mentioned, there is that

breaking news development with the storm. paul, it's not good news. >> no, it's not. this is -- we don't have access to the sunshine which typically helps to fuel these storms. we're talking about 130-mile-per-hour sustained winds. the location is at 27.7 north, 86.6 west. that's the eye. and it's moving directly to the north at about 12 miles per hour. so it looks like it's going to be more of a direct hit, getting a little bit closer to mobile, alabama. so now as we take a look at this, we're talking already about a category 4. initially we think we'll wait until it gets access to thermodynamic energy and get a chance to strengthen to a 4 in the afternoon. it's already there. the sun is not there so this is going to stay possibly stronger than barely clipping that category of category 4. at 130-mile-per-hour sustained winds. it's a category 4, but i think it can possibly get stronger than that. >> that's scary.

we're talking about the florida panhandle, paul, but you're saying there could be problems for the track in the carolinas, charleston, wilmington, those areas have something to worry about. >> yeah, they do, because of what's going to happen after michael hits. first of all, we're looking at that storm surge, rough seas and rip currents. we're looking at a surge of 6 to 10 feet. that's the push. remember the big spoon analogy we used last time? the storm is stirring up 23-foot wave heights. we're looking at that as the beginning and the rainfall is going to be tracking towards the northeast, bringing with it flash flooding. we're looking at a storm max of possibly 12 inches of rain and that's reaching into portions of south carolina. >> paul, i know we're saying it's a category 4 right now and expected to make landfall by midday. do we expect it to be this powerful of a storm or even more powerful when it hits the gulf coast? >> i think it's -- right now since it's kind of moving faster -- >> is there anything that might shear it apart? >> no. we don't have the shear there

because you have to remember shear -- a lot of people talk about that, shear is more like kryptonite for a storm. so when you have shear, it helps to take away from the strength. this storm has no shear. that's why it's continued to be a flooding threat even going into the carolinas after it hits. it's just that powerful and no shear to stop it. >> wow. monster storm heading to the u.s. a lot of people's lives are in danger this midday. our thanks to paul. and an october surprise no one seems to have sensed was coming as left the white house looking to replace another cabinet official. >> yeah, the u.n. ambassador nikki haley is leaving her post and the announcement sparked speculation that one of the president's children may take the job. here is cecilia vega. >> reporter: she's a one time critic of the president's who went on to become one tof the fw in his cabinet. a hawk who championed america first. >> for those that don't have our back, we're taking names. >> reporter: but just four weeks before the midterms, nikki haley announced her surprise resignation.

president trump called the cameras into the oval office and made a show of it. >> i thought this would be an appropriate way of doing it because when you write it out on a piece of paper that, you know, ambassador haley will be leaving and you say nice things, people say, well, what's going on? >> reporter: the announcement reportedly even caught some top administration officials off guard. though the president says haley actually broke the news to him six months ago. from haley herself, no concrete explanation on why she's leaving. >> no, there is no personal reason. i think it's very important for government officials to understand when it's time to step aside. >> reporter: and even before reporters could ask, she made a point of saying this -- >> for all of you that are going to ask about 2020, no, i am not running for 2020. i can promise you what i'll be doing is campaigning for this one. >> reporter: her good-byes singling out two people, both right there in the room. >> i can't say enough good things about jared and ivanka.

jared is such a hidden genius that no one understands. and ivanka's been just a great friend. >> reporter: and in the washington buzz among the names being floated as a possible haley replacement, ivanka trump. >> how good would ivanka be? the people that know, know that ivanka would be dynamite, but, you know, i'd then be accused of nepotism, if you can believe it, right? >> is it a serious consideration? >> i think ivanka would be incredible. it doesn't mean i'd pick her because i'd be accused of nepotism, even though i'm not sure there is anyone more competent in the world but that's okay. >> reporter: it seems ivanka trump has taken her name out of the running, she tweeted that the president will nominate a formidable replacement and, quote, that replacement will not be me. nikki haley will stay on the job through the end of the year. the president says he has a list of five names he's considering. >> never a dull day at the white house. our thanks to cecilia there. we're going to switch gears and move to that 5-month-old

baby who is really going places. take a look at harper yates, less than two weeks from becoming the youngest member of the all 50 states club. her parents and her have spent the last four months on the road across the country. >> they snapped a photo of that little cutie whenever they reached a new state. harper reaches her 50th state, which is vermont, on october 18th. they are australian but they live in canada where harper was born. >> so harper's confused. >> has she hit all the provinces yet? we don't know. coming up, tom cruise just like we've seen him before. this iconic photo from "top gun" in 1986 is how most fans remember him. he's striking that pose again. just wait until you see what he looks like 32 years later. and the big stars and the even bigger acts at the american music awards.

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now on track to make landfall midday today in the florida panhandle. the breaking news, it is now a category 4 hurricane packing sustained winds of 130 miles an hour. the troubling news, the national weather service is warning that michael is extremely dangerous and is expected to get even stronger before landfall by midday today. you can see the winds starting to pick up on the gulf coast. we continue to keep an eye on that storm. >> and continue to bring you the latest. law enforcement officials in michigan recovered 123 children in a single day. >> this was called operation mi safe kid and was aimed at locating victims of sex trafficking. half of them from the detroit area alone. many of the missing kids are runaways. abc news has obtained part of the limo's inspection report. the vehicle had six violations

last month, including a faulty brake system monitor. state officials say the limousine should have had an out of service sticker. relatives of the driver who was among the 20 people killed say he was assigned an unsafe vehicle. limo owner, prestige limousines, says the problem was fixed. gas prices are spiking up, reaching a nearly four-year high, up more than 90 cents from last year. analysts say prices will continue to increase for awhile. continue to increase for awhile. here is some more bad news, the average cost could soon hit $3. >> also bad news, a lot of platforms closed down right now because of that storm so that will just impact prices over the next few weeks. when we come back, the american music awards. >> that's right. we'll check out the big winners and the big moments and the red carpet fashion. "the skinny" is next. the big winners and the big moments and the red carpet fashion. td skinny is next. dress

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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i like it like that okay. so it is time -- subtle. we've got the grammys in the

winter, vmas in the summer and in the fall it's all about the american music awards. >> american music awards, he said. last night did not disappoint. abc's will ganss here with a full report. >> we're going to talk fashion in a minute. this is a nod to one of the major trends of the night. feel free to -- yeah, it was such a fun night. it's the award show we've been waiting for. like i said, fashion coming up in just a second, but first, the performances that set the stage on fire and in some cases literally last night. taylor swift opened the show with a red-hot performance of "i did something bad." complete, of course, with a giant cobra. that whole snake theme is still going real strong for her. yes. and later in the night, taylor broke the award -- broke the record for winning most american music awards by a woman ever. the record was previously held by whitney houston.

now she's only two awards behind michael jackson for the all-time record. >> what? come on now? >> yeah. tay-tay. >> don't pass mj. >> cardi b brought down the house with her performance of "i like it," which she performed for the first time on television. >> oh, that's true. >> i want to take a second to look at this. see if you catch taryn's reaction in the audience. >> that's all you need to say. >> exactly. >> look at everything happening. >> there are no words. >> seriously. >> amazing. >> it starts out where i don't think these edibles are working and by the end of it they're like, oh, wow, that's what it's turned into. >> exactly. i mean, the fireworks -- >> i mean, she rides by on a bike at one point. >> it was just everything i needed from an american music awards performance. >> that song is fire and the dress. i don't even -- i can't even. >> i can't even is exactly how -- >> lynda is fan girling big time.

>> another fan girl moment, though, panic! at the disco. i loved their tribute to queen. ♪ ♪ >> their front man brendon urie is just so talented. >> doing the whole "bohemian rhapsody," that's no joke, man. >> yeah, it's surprising they had time left in the show. that's a good, what, three-hour song? >> honestly i could have watched it for three hours straight. we also need to shout out j. lo's powerful performance of "limitless." >> not the first song sia has written for her either. ♪ look at me i'm unlimited ♪ look at me now >> it's so similar to a sia performance also. >> yeah. >> except that we can see j. lo's face.

>> you can see j. lo's face. >> kind of a dead giveaway. >> and j. lo's moving. >> she wasn't the only one shining at the amas, though, her sequins were one of many shiny moments. you got to go back to taylor swift in balmain. >> are those the balmain? >> why do we know it's balmain? >> because i did my research, kendis. have you seen my jacket? obviously the trendiest person we know. carrie underwood in a black gown with what else, sequins again. the detailing by stephen kalil. >> how do you know all this stuff? >> because i'm a very good journalist, i guess, that's exactly what it is. my favorite accessory, the baby bump. it's the first time she's walked a carpet since she announced that her and her hubby, former nhl star, are expecting their second baby before carrie goes on tour next year.

>> so cute. >> she said it had been a struggle for them to have this child. that's great. >> she performed last night as well. killed it. so gorgeous and emotional. we want to check out post malone's custom sky blue suit. the western style. >> do you like this? >> had a massive snake embroidered on the front as well as his own monogram p & m and the face accessories he takes with him everywhere. >> the tattoos. >> we got to talk tracee ellis ross, who was on fire all night long in the fashion department. her hosting duties, she knocked those out of the park as well. here she is on the carpet in a power suit. all night, every single one of her fierce outfits she announced at the beginning of the show were designed by black designers. >> very cool. and who you are wearing?

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