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erielle, good morning. stomach pain, and constipation. some side effects can lead to dehydration, now more than two weeks since jamal khashoggi disappeared, we're learning that he told his fiancee to call two people as he walked io the saudi consulate which may worsen kidney problems.scerotw. warning her to call if he got into trouble. ♪ oh! oh! oh! ozempic®! ♪ that was (vo) ask your healthcare provider "the washington post" publishing if ozempic® is right for you. a final written by journalist jamal khashoggi we're back with a real received a day after he was reported missing in istanbul. street fight near cincinnati. khashoggi writing about the police responded to these bucks importance of a free press and going antler to antler. warns that governments in the middle east have been given free rein to continue silencing the the officer denied getting in the way of the dueling deer. media at an increasing rate. now disturbing details are very smart there. emerging about what happened he decide instead to let nature take its course. inside the saudi consulate. the two eventually called it a draw, ran off into the woods. one of khashoggi's closest we now turn to the friends telling abc news they nationwide search for a missing not only killed him in the girl from wisconsin. consulate but also in a barbaric we're now learning that her parents were shot and killed in way. their home. picshe was likely security officials said they do inside that house at the time. abc's alex perez has the latest. ha aio, he says, turan kislakci tel deils about the night turkish offici reveal when 13-year-old jayme closs khashoggi walked into the hek t vanished. investigators believe she was home when her parents were

killed. were her parents shot to death? turkish authorities say the audio recordings indicate a hit squad beheaded and dismembered >> yes. her parents died from gunshot khashoggi. wounds. turkish authorities released the pictures of 15 saudis they say that's why we were ruling this a traveled to istanbul the day homicide. there was no gun found on the khashoggi disappeared. also reporting among the scene. >> reporter: police say they suspects is an autopsy expert our miafr a he family's home and several others have ties to suspicious call was made to 911 the saudi crown prince including around 1:00 a.m. monday, but the one man pictured in boston, houston and madrid with the girl was nowhere to be found. prince. police say no one spoke to the president trump says the prince dispatcher, but the commotion and saudi king both deny having any knowledge about what they heard on the call leads happened to khashoggi. all this as the president and o them to believe jayme was home at the time of the call and that emphasize the importance of the wherever she is right now, she's in danger. relationship between the u.s. since her mysterious disappearance, police canines and forensic experts have been and the oil rich ally. >> i'm not giving cover at all. with that being said, saudi combing the scene for clues. arabia's been a very important more than 200 investigators now ally of ours in the middle east. >> reporter: and president trump said we'll likely know by the working the case around the clock chasing down some 400 tips end of the week who is responsible for khashoggi's death. he's expected to be briefed from across the country. >> i just want to bring jayme home. today by secretary of state pompeo. that's what i want. kenneth. >> reporter: alex perez, abc >> janai norman following the d news, barron, wisconsin. thank you. special counsel robert a reality tv doctor from mueller is expected to issue key california and his girlfriend findings in the russia have made their first court investigation shortly after the

appearance. they're now accused of drugging midterm elections next month. and sexually assaulting at least seven women. bloomberg reports the conclusions will cover the dr. grant robicheaux and cerissa biggest issues including riley were released on bail possible collusion and obstruction of justice. after pleading not guilty.comin. sources say president trump's legal team also believes mueller's probe is winding down. a senior official at the the couple has denied all treasury department is charged allegations of nonconsensual sex. they're due back in court in with leaking confidential january. banking information linked to another possible setback for key figures in mueller's new york prosecutors in the investigation. sexual assault case against natalie edwards allegedly shared harvey weinstein. they say a detective urged one of weinstein's accusers to sensitive material about paul delete information from her manafort, rick gates and others phone. the d.a.'s office says the with at least one reporter. as speculation builds about whether he'll run for president detailed improper conduct was sent in a letter to weinstein's in 2020, former vice president lawyer but prosecutors insist joe biden says he hopes the case against weinstein is still moving forward. democrats won't try to impeach president trump right away if they take control of the house. there's a new explosive biden tells cbs, democrats threat northeast of should wait for robert mueller to wrap up his investigation and philadelphia stemming from an investigation into a series of homemade bombs. the owner of a chemical company mueller should not be rushing to and his girlfriend are already facing charges for a series of small explosions, and now give his report. >> i think it should be issued when they finish the investigation. investigators are warning that i've been around a long time. you wait till the investigation homemade bombs could still be is finished. scattered throughout the area of bucks county. prosecutors claim the couple you don't put an arbitrary end to it. once joked about the bombings.

nobody was injured in those you wait till it's finished and explosions. turning to sports, the red let's see what it has to say. >> biden also criticized sox are onwi from the wo president trump saying he, after an epic game against the quote, seems to have a love affair with autocrats. astros, a home run by jackie bradley jr. was crucial to meanwhile, earlier this week, biden, who is 75 years old, said boston's victory for the second his age would be a legitimate game in a row, and one inning issue for voters to raise if he after that, boston's steve decides to run for president. breaking overnight, the former president of usa pearce went head over heels into the astros' dugout trying to catch a foul ball. gymnastics has been arrested. steve penny accused of tampering with evidence during the the final score was 8-6. investigation into team doctor larry nassar who is now behind bars for molesting hundreds of and here in new york, the girls. knicks and one of their fans had a pretty great opening night. penny, who was forced to resign last year, allegedly tried to one they'll surely remember. during an early time-out in the hide documents related to game, the fan nailed a shot from half-court, swish, nothing but nassar's activities in texas. net. if convicted, he could face ten guess what that earned him? years in prison. ten grand and it may have we turn now to canada becoming the largest country to legalize marijuana for inspired the knicks. they were initially losing at the time of the shot but ended recreational use. there were so many sales on the up winning the game by 19 first day, there's already points. concern about supplies running out. and swish. nothing but net. >> i love seeing when that happens. and u.s. border officials have >> that's incredible. >> that is epic right there. >> that's good momentum for the issued a warning to all americans heading north. team. >> and i would never be able to pot smokers in canada celebrating legal weed.

>> using debit to buy weed was different. >>he knick that was pretty cool. you know, i'm used to paying >> yes, definitely. with cash. >> reporter: at british columbia's only sanctioned store, customers lined up to get all right, well, coming up, the number one american city for people looking for a new job. their first legal marijuana but first the debate or complete with the health poy ainganinhe middle of an aisle. warnings. >> just all the varieties there and bye-bye, birdie. and everything, it was just a we take you inside the big big sensory overload. >> reporter: stores in several yellow costume as the man behind big bird signs off after 50 years. provinces are already concerned stay with us. we'll be right back. . about supply because demand is so high. and it's not just stores we'll be right back. as the man signs off seeing booming sales, after 50 years. we will be right back. . digital sales are also sky ( ♪ ) high with more than 5,000 orders on one cannabis store's website mike: i've tried lots of things for my joint pain. in a matter of hours. the legalization could bring an now? watch me. ( ♪ ) estimated $400 million in tax revenues per year. prime minister justin trudeau joni: think i'd give up showing these guys says regulating weed will take how it's done? please. profits out of the hands of real people with active psoriatic arthritis criminals. and also allow the government to more effectively stop kids from are changing the way they fight it. getting their hands on it. they're moving forward with cosentyx. >> we are lifting the prohibition. it's a different kind of targeted biologic. it's proven to help people that's what legalization is, to find less joint pain enable us to implement a and clearer skin. comprehensive and far more effective system of strict don't use if you are allergic to cosentyx. regulatory control that will

before starting cosentyx bring regulatory control -- reri you should be checked for tuberculosis. in place when it comes to an increased risk of infections consuming marijuana in canada. and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor if you have an infection just hours after it became legal, winnipeg police tweeted or symptoms of an infection. or if you have received a vaccine, or plan to. this image of the first ticket for driving while smoking along if you have inflammatory bowel disease with the message, just like alcohol, consuming cannabis is legal, and like alcohol, wis inpaccui:eactions consuming it in your vehicle is not. the ticket shows a nearly $700 r less joint painammatory and clearer skin, fine, about $500 in the u.s. ask your rheumatologist about cosentyx. ask your rheumatologist this is secret clinical. and at the border, a new warning from american federal agents. this is not secret clinical. >> the transportation of secret clinical. marijuana to canada and from not secret clinical. a single use of secret clinical canada to the u.s. would be illegal in both countries. is the same as two uses of the leading invisible solid. >> meanwhile, there is a growing demand for marijuana twice the sweat protection, secret clinical. professionals in canada. one college has started a you know doc how can i get whiter, brighter teeth.. program preparing students for careers in the cannabis and the dentist really has to say let's take a step back industry. people in central texas are bracing for more rain amid historic flooding. and talk about protecting your enamel. rivers and lakes are overflowing it's important to look after your enamel because it's the foundation for white teeth. to near record levels prompting evacuations, and today i believe dentists will recommend pronamel authorities will be opening an unprecedented number of strong and bright because it's two fold. it strengthens your enamel, floodgates to ease pressure on the mansfield dam near austin. but then also it polishes away stains for whiter teeth.

the llano river rose 35 feet in just one day. so it's really something that's a win-win time now for a closer look at the forecast for this for the patient and the dentist. thursday morning. ♪ good morning. she's doing it again. the tremendous amount of no cover up spray here... flooding is still continuing in texas. cheaper aerosols can cover up odors, we have a surge of moist air burying them in a flowery fog. coming off the gulf, and it's switch to febreze air effects! going to enhance the rain febreze eliminates even the toughest odors from the air. density throughout central portions of texas, so we have freshen up, don't cover up. febreze more rain that's on the way, not only for thursday, friday, now we lean into saturday with tropical moisture adding to this deluge of heavy rain that will cripple travel from 35 all the way along i-20 as well and then we're looking for a cold snap to really hit the northeast hard. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. ♪ sunny days sleeping the cloudn characters on tv. coming up, the breaking >> after nearly five decades on lottery news overnight with that "sesame street," the original huge powerball jackpot up for puppeteer who played big bird is grabs. retiring. >> no winner just yet. caroll spinney says big bird also ahead, a real-life game helped him find his purpose. of dodgeball as these metal balls come flying down a street he also played oscar the grouch crashing into cars. as well. now at age 84 he says he's ready

to turn the characters over to and the new surveillance video as police search for a missing postal worker who is younger performers. >> this diagram shows what it three months pregnant. takes to bring big bird to life. so, don't show this to the kids. spinney says the physical requirements had become too difficult and for the last three years he's only provided big bird's voice. >> and smiles to everyone. >> yes. next we turn to a little bit of a potty training controversy, shall we say. it's stirring up a debate online. >> this photo here of a mother potty training her daughter in the aisle of a plane is going viral. most of the comments online call it disgraceful and disgusting. >> but a few women are expressing sympathy for the mother's predicament. hmm. and at least one person [cell phone beeps] wondered, though, what would have happened if the plane encountered a little bit of turbulence. >> i think it could have been so hey! [police whistle blows] [horns honking] woman: hey! much worse. >> it would have been worse if the potty hadn't been there. [bicycle bell rings] if that didn't upset your turn here. stomach, you should know that buffalo wild wings is getting in on the pumpkin spice craze. there. yeah, they're now serving wings covered in what they call barbecue pumpkin ale sauce. . >> okay, so, critics online

quickly pounced on this idea, but those who tried these wings give them a thumb's up. i'll have to go try them. [indistinct announcement on p.a. system] even the most avid burger lover like this one over here may suffer some nightmares after eating this burger and maybe a little bit of indigestion too. >> burger king's new nightmare king features a quarter pound beef patty, a chicken fillet, melted american cheese, thick cut bacon, onions and to top it so, same time next week? well, of course. all off with some creamy mayo announcer: put away a few bucks. feel like a million bucks. all between a glaze green bun. for free tips to help you save, >> i'm calling it the franken go to ♪ feed the pig bun. burger king worked with sleep specialists and found the amount of nightmares increased by 3 1/2 times for those who ate one of these before bed. i think it wasn't just nightmares that increased. >> you know what, challenge accepted. >> all right, kenneth. it's up to you to let us know. s increased by 3 1/2 times for those who ate one of these before bed. i think it wasn't just nightmares that increased. >> you know what, challenge accepted. >> all right, kenneth. it's up to you to let us know. xy pill for psoriatic arthritis.

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it will be around throughout the entire commute this morning. temperatures in the mid-40s to mid-50s. it's a little chilly outside. this afternoon we will rebound from mid-60s to upper 60s along the coast. low to mid-70s around the bay. low to mid-80s in our inland neighborhood. coming up next, kick it over to sue and see what's going pittsb bart parking lot because of evacuation centers there. if you're headed to that station, you might want to be dropped off. parking is very limited. 14-minute drive across the bay from 880 towards 101. your commute on the goldern gate brdge. earlier barrier work has been picked up. two lanes in the south and four lanes to the north at this point. they will reconfiguration that for your commute. >> okay. thank you, sue. more on the breaking news in the east bay. a fire in a gas line has 4,000 people evacuated from their

homes this morning. >> this happened last night after a fire started in a utility point. there is a half-mile radius that are off-limits this morning. that amounts to 1,400 homes. some are the pittsburg station. some are concord church. that is where we find amy hollyfield. amy. >> reporter: hi, reggie. yeah, there are about 164 people staying here at the calvary temple church. they were asked to open up and they said absolutely. people inside, red cross to help. they brought in cots so everyone would have a place to sleep. sit kind of noisy in there, but they are doing what they can with limited notice. last night a utility vault in bay point that houses valve for the pipelines caught fire. a por el on th

ructure tess fire ener in the ee >> risk of explosion does exist. and for that reason, be if it's a caution, we are asking people to evacuate. we don't know if that's the worst case, if it will be the outcome, but it certainly could be. we strongly recommend anyone to evacuate immediately if they haven't already done so. >> reporter: bart put out a tweet overnight. they are worried parking will be limited so drivers are encouraged to use another station or get a ride to bart. this church ordered breakfast meals from denny's and will pick them up at 6 kh:30. they are doing what they can to keep people comfortable. live in concord, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you,he in wityo long

night for all of those people who had to leave their homes. let's get an update on weather and traffic wre