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this is incredible cell this is incredible cellphone video that captured a vintage airplane landing on a highway outside of los angeles. the world war ii plane you saw there bounced before skidding along its nose and bursting into flames after skidding along the median. the pilot was the only person on board. he survived. that crash backed up traffic for more than three hours. a canadian rapper john james is dead after an accident while filming a music video in british columbia. >> he was walking on the wing of

a small plane when he fell. he walked too far out on the wing sending the cessna into a spiral. the pilot was able to regain control but no one else was hurt. the rapper didn't have time to pull his parachute. >> james switched from extreme sports to music after numerous injuries but extreme stunts were still clearly a major part of his music career. he was only 34 years old. and nbc's megyn kelly has apologized after suggesting that it's okay to dress up in blackface for halloween. kelly raised the issue on a segment of her morning show. and she questioned why it was considered racist when a reality star darkened her skin for a diana ross costume. >> what is racist? you get in trouble if you're a white person who puts on blackface for halloween or -- back when i was a kid that was okay as long as you were

dressing up as a character. >> well, the backlash was immediate on social media over kelly's comments. kelly's comments. she quickly acknowledged that she had made a mistake. in an e-mail to her nbc colleagues writing in part, i realize now that such behavior is, indeed, wrong and i'm sorry. the history of blackface in our culture is abhorrent. the wounds too deep. >> in that e-mail kelly said she's never been a pc person but understands she needs to be more sensitive in this day and age. >> as nbc have pointed out, she's had some controversial comments, including on the record saying santa claus is definitely white and jesus is white. when we come back, see who toppled the key record held by the beatles. >> and the star challenging kendis. "the skinny's" next. "the skinny's" next. challenging kendis. "the skinny's" next. ick masks, hydrating facial mist, and brightening eye cream.

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hit the notes and you have the dance moves. >> i've got -- i can do that. >> you have the dance moves? >> no. >> starting with a major celebration for britney spears. >> barely a week after inking a brand-new las vegas residency deal, she is celebrating another milestone. >> all right. britney tweeted this throwback video marking exactly 20 years to the day of the release of "baby one more time." the rest history, of course. >> spears tweeted, "it's hard to put into words what today means to me. thank you to my amazing fans who have been there for me since day one." >> wow. i remember the video like it was just yesterday. next to another major musical accomplishment by drake. >> the rapper has just broken a billboard hot 100 record that was previously held by the beatles. >> the song "mia" featuring drake has now given drake his

12th top ten spot. >> drake's record-breaking feat is thanks in large part to the success of his fifth studio album "scorpio" from which "god's plan" spent 11 weeks at number one. >> and of course, "in my feelings," which spent ten weeks at number one. the annual title benefit concert happened just a few hours ago. >> some of the biggest names in music came together to bring awareness to our criminal justice reform. lil wayne was there performing something from "carter v," his latest album. >> nick jonas performed "levels to your love." >> miss lauryn hill showed up -- >> on time? >> she was scheduled to be at last year's title but she finally showed up performing "that thing." >> and rapper meek mill brought out social media sensation

shiggy, holding a dance-off on stage. if you remember shiggy went viral this summer when he started the "in my feelings" challenge. our producer brianna stewart caught up with him on the black carpet. he had this message for kendis. >> hey, kendis, i'm going to tell you, you need to do the shiggy dance, okay? before i have to come up to abc and make you do it, all right? >> you heard it. it's time. >> all right. it's time to do it. the challenge is almost over. you got to do it before it gets really cold. >> you can be the last one. >> they're teaming up. the challenge has been done over. it's now up to -- we're now on uproar. >> are you going to do it? >> i will follow you. i'll follow your lead. >> we won't be doing it. so we won't be doing it. >> you did throw that challenge. >> i'm throwing it back at him. it's now part of the uproar, lil wayne, you know? >> there is always a new

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♪ i want to be rich ♪ i want to be rich ♪ oh, i want to be rich ♪ i want to be rich i love that both of us looked at each, who is that? our producer greg is like -- of course. >> yeah, duh. >> after weeks of mega millions jackpot climbing to the stratosphere, the powerball is not far behind. jackpot fever showing no signs of slowing down. >> but if gambling isn't your thing, how about an app that feels like playing the lottery but actually building up your savings account. >> that's not as fun. >> that's smart. here is adrienne bankert. >> reporter: not everyone views

the lottery so positively. the lottery system has been derided as a de facto tax on the poor while a gallup poll shows a higher percentage of upper income families report buying lotto tickets in the past year. lower income families spend on the lower tickets like scratch-offs. the problem is getting people to save instead of spend on high-stakes lottery tickets. >> saving is the antithesis or opposite of fun. >> reporter: it's why entrepreneur michael and his team saw an opportunity to create grand. >> we're grand. we make saving feel more like winning. >> reporter: an app that lets people feel like they're playing the lottery but designed to get them to save. >> almost think of a gummy vitamin for your finances almost. you're doing something you don't want to do and makes it fun and

tasty and incentivizes you to do it. >> reporter: the weekly prize ranges from $1,000 to $25,000. funded by a $2 fee from users. every dollar a user saves is an entry to their weekly jackpot. >> instead of spending $10 at the liquor store on powerball tickets, i just saved $10 of my own money. >> reporter: if you don't win, the money remains in your account. for the hopeful moms in new york who spent tens of thousands on lottery tickets, their billion-dollar hopes are hanging on just six numbers. >> hope right here. it's good luck. we need everyone to touch it for good luck. >> reporter: i'm adrienne bankert in new york. >> so the first step is you link your bank account with the app and then you specify how much money you want to set aside each week. so each dollar you save is an entry into a sweepstakes. you can get extra money. you can refer friends, get extra money. >> it is still a lottery system that you're trying to get into. >> yeah. >> you want possibly win a lot more. but you're setting aside money. >> save your money. >> all right. i'll still try the 1.6 billion. >> yeah.

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good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm janai norman. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." former hurricane willa is now a tropical storm but it's moving quickly across mexico and will bring heavy rain to texas later today. the forecast ahead. the supreme court's first female justice sandra day o'connor says she's stepping away from public life. o'connor says she's been diagnosed with dementia and it's likely to progress to alzheimer's disease. she served on the court from 1981 to 2006. and the world series is advantage red sox. boston strikes first blood in the fall classic, beating the dodgers 8-4 at fenway park. l.a. is hoping to even things up tonight in game two. there is at least one

winning ticket drawn in the mega millions lottery sold in south carolina. the jackpot was worth $1.6 billion. you can try again tonight because the powerball lottery is worth at least 620 million. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, october 24th. from abc news, this is "world news now." we were not among the winners. 34 of us put our money into a pool because that's -- the pool is where you win. they won 11 cents apiece. >> 4 bucks. there you go. >> that's it. >> that's all right. we've got some family in south carolina. we begin this half hour with severe weather on the move. >> the storm that was hurricane willa has lost strength but gained speed. it is now a tropical storm moving quickly northeast across mexico, as you can see there. the center is expected to reach texas later today but its rain

bands are already there. >> willa pounded the mexican resort town of puerto vallarta as it made landfall last night. the beach practically disappeared there as the huge waves slammed ashore. let's get the complete forecast from from accuweather's paul williams. paul, good morning. >> good morning, kendis, janai. now that willa's hit, it will be ripped to shreds by the mountainous region as it rips across mexico but not enough. a tremendous amount of heavy lane throughout texas, causing flood risk in areas that are already flooded in the first place, aggravating that situation. aggravating another situation, the michael recovery effort in florida will be impacted by the flash flooding from this same storm and the rains will even reach into portions of tennessee. kendis? janai? >> all right. it's going to be with us for quite a few days. our thanks to paul. saudi arabia is facing some of its harshest criticism yet over the death of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. president trump calling it the worst cover-up ever. d get this, khashoggi's son was called to the royal palace

to shake hands with the man who may have had his father killed. here is abc's ian pannell. >> reporter: the bereaved son summoned to meet saudi rulers apparently so they could offer condolences, even those his father's body is still missing. jamal khashoggi was a critic of theirs. his son under a travel ban because of that. the faces say it all. and although the king and crown prince have said they knew nothing of the plot to kill his father, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle claim the orders must have come from the top. here in turkey, where the murder happened, the president dismissing saudi claims the death was accidental, saying -- the information and evidence we've gathered shows that khashoggi was the victim of a murder, which was savagely planned. the president denouncing the saudi cover-up. >> they had a very bad original concept. it was carried out poorly. and the cover-up was one of the worst in the history of

cover-ups. whoever thought of that idea i think is in big trouble. and they should be in big trouble. >> reporter: now visa restrictions and potential sanctions for 21 saudis. and secretary pompeo saying this won't be the last word on the matter. but for now no sign the u.s. is holding the crown prince of saudi arabia responsible for this murder. ian pannell, abc news, istanbul, turkey. the migrant caravan moving through mexico seems to be shrinking drastically. at one point it was estimated to be more than 7,000 people strong. overnight, mexico said that number has dwindled to about 3,000. some migrants have applied for refugee status in mexico. others have agreed to just go home. president trump is now admitting that there is no proof to back up his statement that there are middle easterners among the caravan.

a viral outbreak that experts say should not be deadly has killed six children in new jersey and a dozen more are sick. all the children were patients at a pediatric center in wanaque. doctors say they became ill from adenovirus. the bug usually causes flu-like symptoms but the children all have weak immune systems. multiple reports say recent investigations revealed infection control issues at the facility. the center has been told not to admit new patients. a bit of sad news about the former supreme court justice sandra day o'connor. she says she's been diagnosed with dementia and it's likely to lead to alzheimer's disease. abc's emily rau with the details. >> reporter: retired justice sandra day o'connor says she is suffering from the initial stages of dementia. she wrote she wanted to, quote, be open about these changes. and while i am still able, share some personal thoughts. she added, how fortunate i feel to be an american and to have been presented with the remarkable opportunities available to the citizens of our country. o'connor was nominated to the court in 1981 by president

ronald reagan who was fulfilling a campaign pledge to name the first female justice. >> i don't care who you are, it's a difficult, unpleasant experience for the nominee. >> reporter: she served for a quarter century, retiring in 2006, leaving to take care of her husband john who was diagnosed with alzheimer's disease. after his diagnosis, she worked tirelessly to urge congress to spend more money on alzheimer's research. since leaving the court, o'connor was presented the medal of freedom, heard cases in courts of appeals around the country and in a 2010 interview with abc, promoted the teaching of civics to students. >> barely 1/3 of americans can name the three branches of government. >> reporter: chief justice john roberts called o'connor a trailblazer and a, quote, towering figure in the history of the united states and, indeed, the world. in her letter, o'connor said she hoped others would take the lead in promoting civics and that she would be watching from the

sidelines. emily rau, abc news, washington. an advocacy group says it found traces of a pesticide in every oat breakfast cereal it tested. the environmental working group says residues of glyphosate were found in quakers and cheerios. it has been linked to cancer. the group says general mills brushed off their findings. amazon go has now gone to california. >> the state's first go location is open for business in san francisco's financial district. that brings the grand total to three nationwide. amazon hopes to open as many as 3,000 of the cashier-less stores by 2021. reports say there is a go store planned for new york city here across from the world trade center. a sea lion on the go, in the meantime, in san diego. >> but it wasn't going as fast as some people might have liked.

that sea lion flopped its way into the street in point loma on monday and stopped traffic. at one point, bystanders serenaded it with the song "kissed by a rose" by seal. >> oh, i get it. >> officials aren't sure how the 160-pound animal made it on to the road. a group from seaworld managed to capture it, get it into a nearby pool out of traffic. a back scratch there. >> yes. >> -- that other seal song -- >> which is? >> "crazy." >> crazy? i don't remember that. >> that's a mic drop moment from the back row. >> thank you, jack. yeah, not bad. >> any other seal songs while we're at it? >> read the tease. >> read the tease. coming up, the wild story of two expectant parents in minnesota. she was just days away from giving birth when he suffers a cardiac arrest. she saves his life with cpr but then he's placed in an induced coma.

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breaki breaking news overnight from outside boston. these incredible images of a massive fire at a landmark church there. flames destroyed the first baptist church in wakefield. officials think that fire was sparked be a lightning strike. witnesses say the flames and smoke from the 150-year-old church could be seen from a neighboring town. fortunately no one was hurt. southern california firefighters performed a daring rescue of a window washer seven stories above the ground. the scaffold had crashed to the ground in santa ana but his safety harness left the man dangling up there. the technical rescue squad had him safely on the ground in about half an hour. so the number of unvaccinated children in the u.s. is on the rise despite increased efforts for early immunization. >> overall health care coverage across the country is high, but a large number of kids who skipped their shots were uninsured. in addition to health insurance, the cdc blames the falling

vaccination rate on a lack of access to doctors in rural america. so this is a story i feel like everyone will just love. it's a story about a young couple in st. paul, minnesota, that will likely share this story for generations to come. >> okay. here it is. an expectant mother gives cpr to her husband before he slips into a coma from which he wakes up just in time to watch his son being born. wabc's diana williams with the amazing story. >> reporter: at 39 weeks pregnant, ashley getty and her husband andrew knew they were going to the hospital but they didn't imagine it would be for this. last tuesday, ashley woke up to what she thought was andrew snoring. >> he was not snoring, he was gasping for air. >> reporter: she immediately called 911 and the dispatcher started walking her through cpr. >> i started cpr on the bed. they had me counting out loud. i don't feel like i was counting for very long before the first responders showed and up took

over. >> reporter: first responders used a defibrillator to shock andrew's heart and rushed him to the hospital. when he arrived, the situation looked grim. >> we were preparing the family for the worst. >> i was very scared. >> reporter: doctors put andrew in a medically-induced coma and tried to prevent brain damage. all ashley could to is wait and hope. >> i kept telling him the whole time he was asleep or in his coma that i was not going to have this baby until he woke up. >> reporter: incredibly, andrew woke up the next day and he was fine. >> he knew what his baby's name was going to be and he said lennon. that was one of the first questions you had answered. >> reporter: and just over 24 hours later, ashley was induced. doctors discovered andrew had a condition that causes an abnormal heart rhythm. that caused the emergency. doctors say ashley's quick actions saved his life. >> i don't think andrew would be here today if it wasn't for the actions of ashley. >> he's coming home and that's really the only thing that matters. >> they're all going home. our thanks to diana williams.

that choked you up. coming up, the singer elle king opens up about her battles with substance abuse and depression and about reconciling with her famous dad. you're watching "world news now." my teeth are yellow. time for whitestrips. crest glamorous white whitestrips are the only ada-accepted whitening strips proven to be safe and effective. and they whiten 25x better than a leading whitening toothpaste. crest. healthy, beautiful smiles for life.

♪ x's and the o's they haunt me like ghosts they want me ♪ ♪ to make them all ♪ they won't let go there is nobody even doing the walk of shame in the early morning hours. >> oh, my goodness. so it was that song "xs and os" topping the charts that's launched elle king into overnight success. >> it was the sweet success that quickly turned sour. >> reporter: it was this mega hit that made elle king a star.

♪ xs and the os they haunt me >> reporter: her soulful voice and that track earning her two grammy nominations. >> i went from being nobody and playing really, like, small clubs to, like, the exact, like, talk about 180, you know? ♪ respect yourself >> reporter: but she's done a lot of living since. now at 29 years old, she's been married and divorced and she's got a second album to tell the tale. ♪ it just hurt too much but i'm fine ♪ ♪ i'll fix it all when i'm sober ♪ >> reporter: in songs like "sober," elle revealing her battles with sexual abuse and depression. >> what have you learned? >> i learned i'm a lot stronger than i thought i was. i've learned i can have boundaries and that i can say no to things and to people. and that i do have enough respect for myself and my body

and my time and my spirit. learning to say no is a huge thing, a huge thing, and it's really -- it's an uncomfortable thing. i'm, like, getting red in my face right now. >> reporter: elle has learned a lot about herself, life and love since her brief and she says tumultuous marriage. to cope, elle says she turned to drugs and alcohol. she became depressed and was diagnosed with ptsd. but ultimately she says it was her band and her music that saved her. ♪ i don't need nobody >> can we talk about the last track on the album? >> "little bit of loving." >> i'm not broken. >> that song came to me in, like -- i was very lost at that time and i was really struggling with ptsd. somehow this song just came to me. >> used to seeing your face on "rolling stone" yet, does it get old? >> no, it's an honor if any

magazine wants to put you in it. if "rolling stone" wants to review your album, that means people out there who listen to music is listening to your record. >> her famous factor rob schneider is listening, too. on "gma" sending her a surprise message. >> i love you. i'm so proud of you. >> it's a relationship that evolved from childhood when she first made a cameo alongside him in "duce bigalow: male gigolo." >> my dad was following his dreams for a long time. we kind of met in the middle and we're like, whoa, let's drop that [ bleep ]. let's enjoy each other. i love you. we look alike. i don't know. my dad just showed up for me in such an incredible way when i was really needing him and we have just become best friends. my dad was pretty big, you know, when i was a kid. >> huge. >> everywhere we go, my dad is still like, whoa, you can do it! every show someone shouts you can do it or rob schneider at me. i used to get pissed, but now i'm like, yeah, dude, that's my

dad. i don't know, i'm really proud of him. there is a lovely warm encouragement that comes from both ends of us. he wants to see me succeed. i want to see my dad succeed. he's really funny. i would never tell him this but i think he's kind of smart sometimes. ♪ >> reporter: now a little older and much wiser, elle is hoping to prove to everyone that the best is yet to come. >> have you reached your own mountaintop or what's next for you? >> i don't know. i don't know. i think aren't you always kind of climbing a mountain. if you reach the top, wouldn't you want to climb another mountain? i would just assume that that's what it would be like. >> reporter: for "nightline" in brooklyn. ♪ natural and pretty girl >> she definitely has a unique voice, i would say. >> she does. she definitely looks like her dad. >> she really, really does. >> she started in 2005 at the

age of 16 doing gigs around new york with a fake i.d. to get in. >> all right. old hat now that she's at 29. she's a vet. coming up, we're going to get weird-er. going to get weird er.

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they say the whole process is about humans having as little input as possible in the finished piece. >> and people will spend money on this. >> people will spend money on it. it's framed and signed with a math formula that was used to create it. >> so was that banksy painting. we saw how that worked out. fascinating find in the black sea. the oldest in tact shipwreck was discovered. the 75-foot greek trading vessel was found lying whole with its mast, the rudders -- >> that is very cool. >> the rowing benches. it's been there probably 2,400 years when it went down. it was found in a well-known graveyard of the sea where some 60 other vessels were discovered. what would take them this long? >> you know, all -- looking at that, all i think is that kate should have saved jack. she should have jumped over on that door and saved jack. that's all i can -- >> kate got her jewelry and she

was like, beh. >> beh. next to a groundbreaking moment. a robot rings the closing bell at the new york stock exchange for the very first time. so, you know -- >> all about a.i. >> robots are doing big things these days. they used a two-finger gripper from robotech. this basically marked the five-year anniversary of robo global which launched the world's first robotics automation a.i. index. it's called a collaborative robot or cobot. that market is expected to grow by 34% in 2025. robots are doing big things. >> now that they've taken over the stock market, we're all done for. >> and art. >> yeah, exactly. something cool crossing in colorado here. >> whoa. >> they're used to wildlife in this part of colorado. this is in the town of evergreen, but they had their morning commute that was a little delayed because of the

elk crossing. the herd of elk. >> are we doing "weird science?" >> this is environmental science. >> oh. okay.

this morning on "world news now," someone is a whole lot richer. >> the mega millions jackpot climbing to $1.6 billion. the drawing just hours ago and we've just learned someone has the winning numbers. also happening now, hurricane willa is slamming mexico and will bring days of rain to the u.s. first in texas then the east coast, which is cleaning up after severe storms, including tornadoes and a waterspout. a malfunctioning escalator sending people spiraling down, several injured when that subway escalator collapsed. and for "star wars" fans, this is the best spot in the galaxy. the largest private collection of merchandise anywhere. we're headed to rancho obi-wan

on this wednesday, october 24th. from abc news, this is "world news now." ♪ ♪ that's a very stiff -- have you seen the cantina? it's just as stiff as i am. y'all, somebody just became our best friend. >> somebody out there. >> somebody just became our best friend. >> somebody out there has some new nieces and nephews. >> exactly. jack won in the mega millions. >> congratulations, jack. >> $4. >> thank you. 4 bucks. i'm staying, though. i'm staying. >> also, our pool, 34 people were in it -- >> $4. >> 11 cents apiece, mark included. congratulations. we're going to be around for a little while. but here's how it all played out. of course we had the mega, mega jackpot. >> the mega millions. >> biggest in history. >> right. so those winning numbers, 5, 28,

62, 65 and 70. the mega ball last night was 5. >> the jackpot worth $1.6 billion, of course. so far we've been told there is at least one winning ticket. it was sold in south carolina. >> now, there hadn't been a mega millions jackpot winner since july 24th. that's a stretch of 25 drawings. because there is a winner, friday's drawing will be a measly $40 million. >> a mere $40 million. if you're looking for a consolation prize, tonight's powerball jackpot, though, is at least $620 million. wow. the grand prize in that lottery hasn't been won since august of this year. >> last night's lottery the largest lottery ever. >> the largest lottery ever. some places have been reporting slowly, but, you know, hopefully we'll find out who it is and where it is in south carolina. all right. but since we're all still here, let's turn to the other breaking news overnight, the nasty weather in the northeast and southwest. >> yeah, a system in southern new england spawned at least one confirmed tornado and several

funnel clouds, damaging homes, trees and power lines. no injuries were reported. >> for awhile, it appeared game one of the world series was in jeopardy. major league baseball tweeted these time lapses of storm clouds moving over fenway park. willa, the category 3 storm packing 115-mile-an-hour winds but should be weakening rapidly very soon. >> it brought huge waves to resort town puerto vallarta's beaches. you see that there. landfall was about 150 miles north in a rural area. next stop for willa, texas. >> accuweather's paul williams has the details. good morning, paul. >> good morning, kendis, janai. willa moving quickly across mexico and will drag its misery into the heart of texas. it will inspire more in the way of flood risk because the flooding there will be aggravated even more because of heavy rainfall. the same heavy rainfall will carry over to the deep south, atlanta, jacksonville, mississippi, new orleans and the michael recovery in florida will

be impacted by the soaking rain. if that's not enough, it will live on to actually cause problems with the florence recovery throughout south carolina with localized flooding as this storm begins to make its way along the east coast, it may actually threaten to give us a problem with a nor'easter up in the northeast late in the work week because how things are setting up with the jet stream and this low. kendis? janai? >> a very early nor'easter. paul, thank you. we turn now to president trump who is trying all that he can to keep his party in power. now, the president campaigns for republicans in tight midterm races. he's making promises and claims that he just cannot back up and he's defending calling himself a nationalist. here's jonathan karl. >> reporter: president trump is campaigning as if his own name is on the ballot. at least ten rallies planned between now and election day. and he's got a new brand for himself. >> you know what i am? i'm a nationalist, okay? i'm a nationalist.

>> reporter: nationalism is a racially loaded term. in the oval office, he was asked if he was trying to appeal to white nationalists. >> i've never even heard that. i cannot imagine that. you mean i say i'm a nationalist -- no, i never heard that theory about being a nationalist. i've heard them all. i'm somebody who loves our country. >> reporter: as he makes the final push, the president is unleashing a torrent of exaggerations and claims that just aren't true. for example, on taxes -- >> we're going to be putting in a 10% tax cut for middle income families. it's going to be put in next year. 10% tax cut. >> reporter: but a tax cut would have to be passed by congress and congress isn't even in session next week. in fact, republican leaders say they know of no such tax plan. on health insurance, the president is making this claim -- >> we will always protect americans with pre-existing conditions.

we're going to take care of them. some of the democrats have been talking about ending pre-existing conditions. >> reporter: it's actually republicans not democrats who voted to end obamacare, which requires insurance companies to cover people with pre-existing conditions. and then there was this, the president's alarming claim that riots are breaking out in california. >> i don't think we like sanctuary cities up here. by the way, a lot of people in california don't want them either. they're rioting now. >> reporter: but there are no riots. >> you said californians are rioting over the sanctuary city issue. where? >> many places in california want to get out of sanctuary cities. >> the president has also been saying that there are, quote, middle east people in the caravan of honduran migrants working their way through mexico. he was asked if he had any proof of that and he said, quote,

there very well could be. when a reporter interjected and said there is no proof. the president said, there is no proof of anything. there is no proof of anything but there very well could be. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >> and president trump says he'll probably meet with russian president vladimir putin next month in paris. putin proposed the meeting to national security adviser john bolton, who is in moscow to talk about trump's decision to withdraw from a landmark nuclear arms treaty. trump and putin met last july in their summit in helsinki. they're both heading to paris in a few weeks for a ceremony marking 100 years since the end of world war i. >> all 12 current or retired supreme court justices have issued statements praising sandra day of o'connor after she announced her dementia diagnosis. she was the first female justice on the court serving from 1981 until her retirement in 2006. she was often the deciding vote on important cases during her tenure.

she said she's in the early stages of dementia, probably alzheimer's disease. her late husband also suffered from alzheimer's. asian markets traded higher overnight. the dow plunged more than 540 points early in yesterday's sessions. traders were selling because of concerns about president trump's trade policies weighing on profits and an economic slowdown in china. by closing, the three major averages mostly recovered. and target has a holiday present for shoppers. the retailer is offering free two-day shipping on any item with no minimum purchase required. the goal is to compete with rival retailers like walmart and amazon. the deal applies to purchases made between november 1st and december 22nd. all right. so it is one down, three to go for the red sox in their world series matchup with the dodgers. >> boston and l.a. met in game one last night in fenway park. the sox were up one in the seventh until eduardo nunez slammed one over the green

monster. nice catch there by a fan. that made the score 8-4. that was the final. game two is tonight in boston. >> well, the win puts congressman joe kennedy iii a step closer to a free dinner. he bet the fellow democrat adam schiff of california a seafood meal on the series outcome. a boston win gets kennedy's office a sushi dinner. schiff's office gets a shellfish meal if the dodgers take the series. >> say that three times fast. >> schiff's office gets shellfish. >> schiff's office gets shellfish -- oh, wow. all right. you get it. coming up, that scene from rome overnight. the investigation in its early stages into what caused this to go so horribly wrong. the new details we're now learning this morning. and calling all "star wars" fans. we're checking out the largest private collection of "star wars" merchandise under one roof. you're watching "world news

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>> reporter: at this early voting location in suburban atlanta, it's at least an hour and a half to snake through these lines on a good day. >> i'm voting republican. >> reporter: across the state, they've never seen this before. already a record 600,000 people have voted. >> is there any race, you think, that is driving this the most? >> i think the governor's a hot race right now. >> reporter: democrat stacey abrams would become the first black woman governor in america if she wins. a big reason for the high turnout. "rolling stone" has released audio of the man she's running against. republican brian kemp is on tape saying that the high early voting concerns him. >> they have just an unprecedented number of that, which is something that continues to concern us, especially if everybody uses and exercises their right to vote. >> reporter: the problem is that kemp is also the current secretary of state who supervises elections. >> i think it's a conflict of interest. i don't think he should be in a position to make any decisions relating to elections at all.

>> reporter: kemp is already accused of stalling 53,000 voter registrations, most of them black voters, because of mismatched addresses, names spelled incorrectly or using jon instead of jonathan. sabina moore says it's happening to her. >> i'm not giving up. i'm going to be counted. >> reporter: she showed us her license and registration which match. but the state's records show a different address and her vote was refused. brian kemp says he's just following the law. kemp has been saying that abrams is too extreme for georgia, but the flag she watched burn in 1992 wasn't the current georgia flag, it was the old flag that included the stars and bars, the confederate battle emblem which many across this state felt was racially offensive. that flag was changed in 2001. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> abrams pointed out kemp, her opponent, voted to have that flag changed way back when.

coming up in our next half hour, the massive inferno that destroyed this landmark church. what we're finding out about what sparked the fire. but first, we're geeking out about anything and everything "star wars" as we go inside rancho obi-wan. that's next on "world news now." that's next on "world news now." . you don't have to. with always my fit, try the next size up and get up to 20% better coverage day or night. because better coverage means better protection. always

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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the music kind of goes to that guy that is carrying the golf -- the hotdog stands right about now. he's going the wrong way. so, of course, there is no mistaking that signature cantina music from "star wars." >> this morning we're bypassing that cantina, taking a hard-left at what used to be alderon and coming in for a landing in petaluma, california. that's where clayton sandell has discovered the largest private collection of "star wars" merchandise. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

>> reporter: hey, gang, it's clayton sandell at abc news. we are here in petaluma, california today. we have come to the mecca for "star wars" fans. it's called rancho obi-wan. it's the largest collection of "star wars" merchandise anywhere in the world. it's a nonprofit museum. they're now celebrating their 20th year. >> welcome to rancho obi-wan. >> hit me with some stats. >> okay. we've got all the original action figures here. the vintage action figures. that's really how people started collecting. we've got things from all over the world. japanese chewbacca that says "stoom trooper." >> how many pieces do you think you have? >> we think we have over 400,000 separate items. giant lego pieces, darth vader, r2-d2. a bb-8 focused collection. we love bb-8s. this is probable 1/10 of the stuff they've made for bb-8 and

yet it is a lot. you can buy colgate dental cream with an action figure. unfortunately, the action figure is the character with the worst teeth in "star wars." i do have embroidered toilet paper. i have one that says "storm pooper" and one with yoda that says "wipe, you will." >> people want to know how you got all of this stuff. >> i am not independently wealthy. i've spent all my money for the last 41 years on "star wars" memorabilia. it awakened the kid in me again. i was 31 years old when "star wars" came out. it was like, i can be a kid again. i can go into the toy store. i can buy stuff that as a kid i couldn't. some people just have the collecting gene. and i know i've had that since i was a kid. it's having a piece of the movie that you can have with you. in the early days, of course, there was no home video, so the

toys represented the only thing you could have, the toys and the comic books. now it's a matter of nostalgia and third generation of "star wars" fans watching the movies, watching the tv shows, you name it. >> there is just an incredible amount of very cool stuff here, and the best part is rancho obi-wan is open to the public so you can come here and check it out for yourself. i'm clayton sandell in petaluma, california. and watching abc news live, you are. sorry. i had something stuck in my throat. >> aww, clayton. so that dude, he's a philadelphian -- >> that dude. used to be a reporter for "the wall street journal." >> used to be a reporter. he does some writing still. his title -- he had a title -- he actually worked at lucasfilm. >> he has toilet paper -- >> storm pooper.

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town in belgium, and as such, they really were rocking out in belgium for the anniversary. they held a celebration with a big blue cake. not everybody was wearing blue. well, the band was. the daughter of one of the creators was there on hand for it. they had, like, creepy stuffed smurf figures as well. >> but no one inside of a smurf costume that we've seen yet? >> there was that one. yeah, okay. wow, they even have their own little village there. happy anniversary, smurfs. >> happy anniversary. so there is this craze catching on. it started in russia and then moved to china where you've got these kids, these elite youth who are basically just flaunting their wealth. it's a new challenge, the falling stars challenge, and, look, it's like they fell out of their expensive car. some out of a private jet.

and just dropped all of their very expensive items all around them just to flaunt their wealth. "the south china morning post" says a woman was fined in shanghai when she fell out of her aston martin. some others were fined for disrupting traffic when they tried to do it. then you've got some people who see this, of course, and are like, wait, i don't have money like that, but i'm going to make fun of this. they're just regular people who fell and, you know, dropped their tools. dropped their everyday items. >> oh, wow. >> mmm-hmm. >> so his protein mix. pre-workout. awesome. so there is a woman who got on facebook from oklahoma who put out an appeal to everybody, saying do not feed her dog. ignore her pet who she claims has a tendency to sneak out to a nearby mcdonald's to bag a free meal. now, she shared the photo of her dog princess there explaining the dog liked to walk to mcdonald's in order to be fed burgers by customers.

she's not even a stray dog. she pretends to be a stray. >> the dog is a scammer.

this morning on "world news now," the deadly outbreak involving children. a virus which is said to be highly contagious is now being blamed for the deaths of at least six children at a pediatric center and dozens more are infected. breaking overnight, firefighters battling a massive fire at a historic church. flames and smoke could be seen from a neighboring town. and new this half hour, the fiery plane crash on a major highway. >> the vintage plane going down just before rush hour. the wreckage in flames. backing up traffic for miles. miraculously, the pilot survived. check your mega millions ticket because someone has the winning numbers. ♪ people let me tell you about

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lincoln, about 40 miles east of birmingham. the car's driver was killed. the school bus was carrying more than two dozen members of a roanoke, alabama high school football team. eight students were injured. the cause of that crash in its early stages of an investigation. a virus being described as common is killing children in new jersey. so far six patients at a pediatric center have died because of the bug. at least a dozen others are sick. doctors say the adenovirus usually leads to flu-like symptoms but all the children at the center have compromised immune systems. meantime, multiple reports say medicare investigations the last two years uncovered infection control issues at the facility. here is abc's whit johnson. >> reporter: scrutiny descending on this new jersey medical facility. a viral outbreak spreading through the center killing six, sickening 12 more.

>> this virus is an incredibly common virus, causing upper respiratory infections. it's rare to see fatalities from such a common virus. >> reporter: the center for nursing and rehabilitation has been instructed not to admit any new patients while the health department determines what caused this shocking illness. an initial inspection revealed minor hand washing deficiency. the facility reporting a severe case of adenovirus hitting the pediatric unit on october 9th. on the website, the facility says they provide long-term care for medically fragile children. their immune systems severely compromised. the new jersey department of health saying the combination of a worse strain of adenovirus together with a fragile population has led to a more severe outbreak. >> this is highly contagious and can absolutely cause severe disease. >> reporter: the center releasing a statement saying it continues to fully cooperate with the agencies and has sought out their medical guidance with

respect to the virus. >> the new jersey health department is now on site conducting surveillance, inspecting the facility, working with the staff and implementing new safety procedures to try to prevent this outbreak from spreading. whit johnson, abc news, haskell, new jersey. well, the southwest is also seeing some extreme weather. >> willa is now a tropical storm passing over mexico on its way to texas and the gulf coast. it's weakening rapidly with miles of just -- winds of just 45 miles per hour. however, it is moving more quickly. >> another system brought this to the phoenix area. flooding, hail, thunder and dust storms as well. look at that. but texas will see willa's effects today. >> accuweather's paul williams has more. paul, good morning. >> this is a storm that needs to die but simply won't die a quick death. although it's going to be ripped apart tremendously as it moves across the mountainous region of mexico, but watch how it lives on, bringing tropical moisture into texas, flooding there

already aggravated even more because of heavy rainfall. then it moves over to the deep south. the michael recovery in florida will be impacted. flash flooding across mississippi, alabama, georgia, tennessee. travel delays. then it lives on right along the east coast. florence recovery impacted in south carolina with localized flooding all along the east coast. then there is more. the storm sets up for this weekend. the low pressure system will be moving up to the north. chilly air behind it. we could see soaking rain or rain to snow in higher terrain, a possible nor'easter. kendis? janai? >> paul, thank you. the city of austin and central texas is already under a boil water advisory from the heavy rain last week. salt and debris from flooding have overwhelmed the water's utility filtration system. the city is also asking residents to custom their personal water use by 15% to 20%. saudi arabia is facing more fallout over the murder of "the washington post" columnist jamal

khashoggi. khashoggi's son was summoned to the royal palace to accept condolences and shake hands with the saudi crown prince. the man accused of ordering his father's murder. the saudis insist khashoggi's death was an accident. turkish president said it was a savagely planned murder. and president trump is now calling it the worst cover-up ever. >> nothing that they've done has gone well. it certainly has not been spoken of properly. they did the wrong thing in even thinking about the idea. they certainly did a bad job of execution and they certainly did a bad job of talking about it or covering it up. >> well, the state department is revoking the visas of 21 saudis suspected in khashoggi's death and the secretary of state mike pompeo says it won't be the last word on this matter. but so far there is no sign the u.s. is holding the crown prince personally responsible. university of utah senior lauren mccluskey is being remembered as an outstanding student athlete who loved to sing.

mccluskey was murdered on the salt lake city campus by her ex-boyfriend. authorities say he had been living a double life before killing himself. clayton sandell reports. >> reporter: lauren mccluskey did everything right when her relationship went wrong. >> possible shots fired. >> reporter: but the family of the 21-year-old university of utah senior is planning her funeral. >> this isn't right. you know, i don't really have any words. >> reporter: a track team standout, mccluskey went to police earlier this month when she found out her boyfriend, 37-year-old melvin rowland, lied to her about his name, age and past conviction for sex crimes. she broke it off but police say rowland came back. mccluskey was on the phone with her mom. suddenly i heard her yell, no, no, no, her mother says. i thought she might have been in a car accident. >> shots were fired. we did locate the female who was found deceased in a vehicle. >> reporter: officers spotted rowland. police say he ran into a church, shooting and killing himself.

>> police say detectives were working with mccluskey to build a case against her ex-boyfriend before she was murdered. people who knew mccluskey held a vigil near campus on tuesday night. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. a judge in washington state was forced to jump into action in his own courtroom. two inmates were being led out of the courtroom when, look there, they bolted for freedom. the courtroom deputy had to stay to guard other inmates so the judge chased down the two guys. look at him running down the stairs. >> what? >> they didn't get far. >> they kept going. the judge tackled them. >> they are back in jail. >> i mean, props for trying. >> both of them make a break for it. ♪ ♪

time -- time now for the royals down under clip of the day. >> it's a remix. >> yes. >> is that you on the mixer, jack? >> seriously. >> all right. it is that time. prince harry and his wife meghan on day nine of the most excruciating royal tour ever. >> is it only day nine? >> it has been the longest year-long tour. that means they're in fiji right now. >> yes. this morning meghan ended her visit to a market early because of concerns about crowd management. that is a nice dress. there were no such concerns when the royal couple attended a traditional welcome ceremony where harry pounded a traditional drink before a crowd of about 15,000. >> he's pounded a few drinks before. >> also guests of honor at a state dinner held by fiji's leaders. >> she looked beautiful as well for that state dinner. meantime, back in jolly old london, princess kate -- or kate was the star of the show last night at a banquet held at buckingham palace. that diamond tiara looks familiar. kate wore the same one worn by princess diana so many years

ago. >> they looked fantastic. i love seeing this royal tour. keep it coming. >> more tomorrow. coming up, the swift apology from megyn kelly. why the talk show host was forced to send an apology e-mail to her nbc colleagues. and if you can remember when britney spears rocketed to stardom with "baby one more time," you, me, all of us are officially old. that song is now 20. that's ahead in "the skinny." you're watching "world news now." ♪

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this is incredible cell this is incredible cellphone video that captured a vintage airplane landing on a highway outside of los angeles. this is incredible cellphone video that captured a vintage airplane landing on a highway outside of los angeles. the world war ii plane you saw there bounced before skidding along its nose and bursting into flames after skidding along the median. the pilot was the only person on board. he survived. that crash backed up traffic for more than three hours. a canadian rapper john james is dead after an accident while filming a music video in british

columbia. >> he was walking on the wing of a small plane when he fell. he walked too far out on the wing sending the cessna into a spiral. the pilot was able to regain control but no one else was hurt. the rapper didn't have time to pull his parachute. >> james switched from extreme sports to music after numerous injuries but extreme stunts were still clearly a major part of his music career. he was only 34 years old. and nbc's megyn kelly has apologized after suggesting that it's okay to dress up in blackface for halloween. kelly raised the issue on a segment of her morning show. and she questioned why it was considered racist when a reality star darkened her skin for a diana ross costume. >> what is racist? you get in trouble if you're a white person who puts on blackface for halloween or -- back when i was a kid that was okay as long as you were dressing up as a character.

>> well, the backlash was immediate on social media over kelly's comments. she quickly acknowledged that she had made a mistake. in an e-mail to her nbc colleagues writing in part, i realize now that such behavior is, indeed, wrong and i'm sorry. the history of blackface in our culture is abhorrent. the wounds too deep. >> in that e-mail kelly said she's never been a pc person but understands she needs to be more sensitive in this day and age. >> as nbc have pointed out, she's had some controversial comments, including on the record saying santa claus is definitely white and jesus is white. when we come back, see who toppled the key record held by the beatles. >> and the star challenging kendis. "the skinny's" next. "the skinny's" next. challenging kendis. "the skinny's" next. ick masks, hydrating facial mist, and brightening eye cream.

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>> it's only so good if you can hit the notes and you have the dance moves. >> i've got -- i can do that. >> you have the dance moves? >> no. >> starting with a major celebration for britney spears. >> barely a week after inking a brand-new las vegas residency deal, she is celebrating another milestone. >> all right. britney tweeted this throwback video marking exactly 20 years to the day of the release of the rest history, of course. >> spears tweeted, "it's hard to put into words what today means to me. thank you to my amazing fans who have been there for me since day one." >> wow. i remember the video like it was just yesterday. next to another major musical accomplishment by drake. >> the rapper has just broken a billboard hot 100 record that was previously held by the beatles. >> the song "mia" featuring drake has now given drake his 12th top ten spot. >> drake's record-breaking feat

is thanks in large part to the success of his fifth studio album "scorpio" from which "god's plan" spent 11 weeks at number one. >> and of course, "in my feelings," which spent ten weeks at number one. the annual title benefit concert happened just a few hours ago. >> some of the biggest names in music came together to bring awareness to our criminal justice reform. lil wayne was there performing something from "carter v," his latest album. >> nick jonas performed "levels to your love." >> miss lauryn hill showed up -- >> on time? >> she was scheduled to be at last year's title but she finally showed up performing "that thing." >> and rapper meek mill brought out social media sensation

shiggy, holding a dance-off on stage. if you remember shiggy went viral this summer when he started the "in my feelings" challenge. our producer brianna stewart caught up with him on the black carpet. he had this message for kendis. >> hey, kendis, i'm going to tell you, you need to do the shiggy dance, okay? before i have to come up to abc and make you do it, all right? >> you heard it. it's time. >> all right. it's time to do it. the challenge is almost over. you got to do it before it gets really cold. >> you can be the last one. >> they're teaming up. the challenge has been done over. it's now up to -- we're now on uproar. >> are you going to do it? >> i will follow you. i'll follow your lead. >> we won't be doing it. so we won't be doing it. >> you did throw that challenge. >> i'm throwing it back at him. it's now part of the uproar, lil wayne, you know?

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the lottery so positively. the lottery system has been derided as a de facto tax on the poor while a gallup poll shows a higher percentage of upper income families report buying lotto tickets in the past year. lower income families spend on the lower tickets like scratch-offs. the problem is getting people to save instead of spend on high-stakes lottery tickets. >> saving is the antithesis or opposite of fun. >> reporter: it's why entrepreneur michael and his team saw an opportunity to create grand. >> we're grand. we make saving feel more like winning. >> reporter: an app that lets people feel like they're playing the lottery but designed to get them to save. >> almost think of a gummy vitamin for your finances almost. you're doing something you don't want to do and makes it fun and tasty and incentivizes you to do it. >> reporter: the weekly prize ranges from $1,000 to $25,000. funded by a $2 fee from users.

every dollar a user saves is an entry to their weekly jackpot. entry to their weekly jackpot. >> instead of spending $10 at the liquor store on powerball tickets, i just saved $10 of my own money. >> reporter: if you don't win, the money remains in your account. for the hopeful moms in new york who spent tens of thousands on lottery tickets, their billion-dollar hopes are hanging on just six numbers. >> hope right here. it's good luck. we need everyone to touch it for good luck. >> reporter: i'm adrienne bankert in new york. >> so the first step is you link your bank account with the app and then you specify how much money you want to set aside each week. so each dollar you save is an entry into a sweepstakes. you can get extra money. you can refer friends, get extra money. >> it is still a lottery system that you're trying to get into. >> yeah. >> you possibly win a lot more. but you're setting aside money. >> save your money. >> all right. i'll still try the 1.6 billion.

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america this morning. making news in america this morning, america's new billionaire. >> the mega number is 5. >> the breaking news coming in right now about the $1.6 billion mega millions jackpot. record turnout. the surging number of americans voting early ahead of the high-stakes midterm elections. what it means for democrats and republicans and the key moment in a governor's race that could make u.s. history, the candidates facing off, one under fire for flag burning. new details this morning about the medical facility where six children died from an outbreak of a flu-like virus. what parents need to know. plus, we hear from the pilot who survived this stunning plane crash on a busy los angeles freeway.