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harassed and emotionally abused her for nearly a decade and ruined her acting career. weinstein's lawyer called the accusations preposterous. dozens of women have accused weinstein of misconduct, including sexual assault. google employees around the world are expected to walk off the job today. they're protesting the company's handling of sexual harassment cases. this follows a "new york times" report that google allowed top executives accused of sexual misconduct to leave with generous severance packages. organizers have reportedly organized a list of demands including pay equality and an empowered chief adversity officer. now to a supreme romance. sandra day o'connor rejected a marriage proposal for her then classmate william rehnquist. they would later serve on the supreme court together. he was chief justice and she was the first woman appointed to the nation's highest court in 1981. >> their romance is revealed in a new book, "first" is its title. it's set for release next year.

rehnquist put his proposal in a letter asking, sandy, will you marry me this summer. despite the rejection, she remained close with him throughout his life. >> that was the problem, you don't propose in a letter. >> in a text? >> press the flesh. got to do it in person. >> that was the problem. oh, well. an airline worker in kansas city picked a bad spot to sleep off a long night on the town. >> a piedmont airlines employee dozed off in the cargo hold of an american airlines jet on saturday. by the time he woke up he was in chicago. >> wow. >> police brought him in for questioning and he apparently told officers, look, officers, i was hungover, i took a nap on the job. you know how it is. he was not arrested but he has been suspended pending an investigation. >> he's lucky he's alive. >> yes, that's very true. >> because the temperatures up there -- >> very cold. >> uh-huh. that's one way to get over a hangover. he lucked out. the hold was pressurized and

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♪ skinny ♪ just give me the skinny it is your "skinny" on a thursday here. we're going to start with a very celebrity halloween. >> the stars, of course, are just like us, except many more time, more money. a few other things. we could go on but who has time. this year it's really showing in their halloween costumes. take a look at this, justin timberlake and wife jessica biel, they crushed the competition this year, sharing this instagram snap themselves and 3-year-old son silas dressed as characters from where else? the lego batman movie. >> could ily jen -- kylie jenner inside a giant pink barbie box with the caption life in plastic. it's fantastic". >> that was actually very clever. >> it is very clever. i'll tell you, a lot of people

have done the barbie thing. beyonce has done it. >> not original. >> nicki minaj has done it. >> you keep track of these. >> sadly. >> take a look at mariah carey and boyfriend brian tanaka. they dressed up as sexy nurse and sexy doctor. next, justin bieber has a new reason to love himself. >> the biebs has been looking a bit shaggy lately. ♪ my mama don't like you and she likes everyone ♪ >> with those golden locks starting to get a little unruly, according to some. >> now he's apparently buzzed it all off and he's debuting his new do at disney world in orlando. >> do we like it? >> i don't really, you know, i mean, it's okay. >> okay. of course disney part of the same folks who sign our checks. are we sure this is justin bieber this time? because earlier in the week we got punk'd.

>> oh, is that right? >> we thought it was justin bieber eating a burrito the entire wrong way and it wasn't justin. >> it was not him. >> yeah. >> maybe we need some authenticity for this one. >> yes, indeed. bieber shared that selfie on instagram and for good measure, also on twitter. thanks. next, jennifer lopez is giving the whole world a new view of her booty, posing half naked for her "in style" magazine. >> she raised the bar for the naked dress. j. lo posed in this glittery emerald green cape with the image tweeted out by valentino. >> she appeared to be wearing nothing but the cloak and, of course, a pair of gold stilettos because -- >> because. thursday. >> what else do you wear with that? >> oh, really? >> why did we have to do the banner? i guess we needed to. not mad at j. lo. 48. looking good. she spoke to "in style" magazine

about her body image and how it helped influence a long overdue embrace of curves. quote, in my family, curves were glorified and part of the culture. >> she wears it well. >> j. lo with all those curves and me with no breaks. >> i got it. next -- >> i thought that was an original. next to a bombshell revelation from priyanka chopra about her fiance nick jonas. >> telling ""entertainment tonight"" that she did not make the first move, he did. >> the first move was in the form of a text. chopra tells "e.t." jonas said in that text, quote, i think we should connect. >> easy peasy. over the weekend the bollywood star treated to a swanky bridal shower. because she says tiffany is one of her favorite brands. so just goes down like that. >> so that's the key?

i think we should connect. >> next time you got to use that, kendis. >> that's the easiest pickup line. i'm sure it won't work. all right. coming up, keeping halloween special. >> for the kids. special. >> for the kids.

halloween is, of course, the halloween is, of course, the holiday for children. dressing up, playing make believe and then all that candy. >> and now a growing number of communities are coming together to make all children feel special on halloween. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: 5-year-old blake from prospect, ohio, born with spina bifida, he is wheelchair bound. this year blake's parents got an idea and grandpa gary got to work. in the garage for days taking a cardboard box and creating a school bus. on the side, blake county schools. blake helping grandpa with the finishing touches. >> ready? one, two, three.

>> reporter: the bus is ready. >> let me see. come here. let me see. there he is. the big school bus. >> reporter: blake and his bus pulling into school. his parents, his grandpa checking in with us. >> just to see him happy means the world to us as his parents. >> reporter: across the country, making sure every child gets a halloween. in grand rapids, michigan, at this rehabilitation hospital, 6-year-old alex is now piloting his plane. 6-year-old olivia is a mermaid. and divia, who is she? >> rihanna. they held a "star wars" parade in san diego. 6-year-old branson west getting a surprise from spider-man. >> he deserves to feel special. he really does. >> reporter: because after all, one spider-man can't do it all on halloween. >> looking good. our thanks to david muir.

before we go, we have to share one final halloween costume that is out of this world. >> andrew guy built this "star wars" star destroyer costume for her son aiden and just got -- look at that, a load of the lightning alone. >> look at that. >> and the back.ing alone. >> look at that. >> and the back. aiden's dad says it took him several months of planning and construction. the scaled down star destroyer even includes a hidden speaker that blasts the imperial march. >> can we hear that? okay, we can't hear that, but that does look awesome. >> we assure you -- >> i have to make sure my son does not see that because when he sees just the generic costume i got -- his name is also aiden and he was a storm trooper. i just bought, you know, on amazon. nothing creative. nothing, you know, diy about that. >> you ordered it october 30th on prime. >> made it just in time. >> of course, aiden's dad has been sweating over that costume for months.

>> and it paid. it looked good. it paid off. >> as long as they're happy with it. don't miss our updates on

good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm linsey davis. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." five days to go. president trump is ramping up his hard line stance on immigration, slamming the migrant caravan and vowing to send up to 15,000 troops to the border. he's delivering his message directly to supporters. making stops in eight states before election day. funerals for three more synagogue shooting victims will be held today while they're alleged killer is arraigned. he has been indicted on 44 counts, including murder, hate crimes and weapons charges. strong winds in barcelona pushed a large passenger ferry off course and into a crane on this dock. it fell over sending workers

scrambling. four containers also fell off the ferry and burst into flames. no one was injured. and the royals' tour is finally over. harry and meghan's 16-day attempt at reconquering the south pacific for england is now over. they've boarded a flight back to the uk. those are some of our top stories on this thursday. it is november 1st. from abc news, this is "world news now." we will miss talking about harry and meghan. it's been fun watching them. >> i'm sure they're glad to get back. she's pregnant. she's ready to put her feet up and relax. >> 15 days. get out of those heels. we're going to start this half hour with a countdown to the midterm elections. the president on the warpath against immigration and the media. >> the president saying there must be a wall of people as migrant caravan makes the trek to the u.s. critics say the president is

spreading fear and lies. and this is what he had to say when abc's jonathan karl asked about his campaign pledge to never lie. >> i remember, you remember well on the campaign, you made a promise. you said, i will never lie to you. so can you tell me now honestly, have you kept that promise at all times? have you always been truthful? >> well, i try. i do try. i think you try, too. you say things about me that are not necessarily correct. do i try and i always want to tell the truth. when i can, i tell the truth. sometimes it turns out to be where something happens it's different or there is a change, but i always like to be truthful. >> right after that interview in florida, the president stepped on to the stage and suggested the media had inflated the number of people who came out to protest his visit to pittsburgh this week following the synagogue massacre. breaking overnight, the university of maryland head football coach is out of a job just a day after the school cleared him to return to the sidelines.

>> it all stems of the death of an offensive lineman in may and the outrage around campus in the state that the head coach might have been on the sidelines this weekend. abc's brad mielke has more. brad? >> yeah, guys, this was a terrible story that seemed to get darker and darker. first, you had a young man die after suffering heatstroke at a practice. then you had players start coming forward and saying this whole place is toxic. a report from espn quoted unnamed players saying coaches would belittle them, threaten them, push them past the line. one student athlete was allegedly mocked after he passed out from a drill. the school concluded there were abuses but no toxic culture and the coach d.j. durkin was being unfairly blamed so they reinstated him. adam rittenberg told me that maryland was outraged. >> there was a lot of criticism from politicians, from maryland governor larry hogan put out two separate statements saying the board needed to reconsider its

decision. the student government president told me that they scheduled a rally on justice for jordan and to protest the return of d.j. durkin. there were going to be protests at saturday's game against michigan state. certainly tremendous backlash. while it's low in conjunction with others, university of maryland college park decided they could not continue with durkin as the coach. >> both denied fostering a toxic atmosphere or pushing players past a line physically. we'll have a lot more on the fallout at maryland later this morning on "start here." check it out on apple podcasts or your favorite podcasts apps. kendis? linsey? >> brad, look forward to hearing that. now to the deadly new york mystery. the body of two sisters bound together with duct tape found floating in the hudson river. they are 16-year-old tala and 22-year-old rotana farea. they were saudi nationals living in virginia. authorities say they were probably alive when they entered

the river. police are treating their deaths as suspicious. there are reports that the sisters requested asylum and that the saudis had just ordered them and the family to return to the kingdom. human remains may help solve a 35-year-old mystery. the bone fragments were found during construction work at the vatican's embassy to italy. they may be those of teen girls missing since 1983. the two 15-year-olds disappeared six weeks apart. investigators say it will be at least a week before they know the age and gender of the remains. breaking overnight, a major development in this week's plane crash in indonesia. today navy divers recovered the black box from the lion air jet on the sea floor. and indonesian television station aired footage of the two divers placing a bright orange device into a large container. the plane crashed early monday morning just minutes after taking off from the city of jakarta, killing nearly 200 people. abc's bob woodruff is there.

>> reporter: indonesian investigators are hoping pings detected at sea could help lead them to the most crucial element needed for their investigation, the black box. divers already bringing back shiploads of debris and also body bags. identifying the first victim, a 24-year-old woman, one of the 189 on lion air flight 610. this video given to abc showing passengers boarding an hour before the tragedy. one man showing us this for photo. he is on the left but took a different flight. those three in the middle feared lost. the boeing 737 max 8 which plunged 13 minutes after takeoff was in service for only two months. lion air claims a mechanical issue the day before the accident was resolved. now, authorities appear to be ruling out terrorism, leaning towards technical failure, but with these types of aircraft in use in the united states, the

race is on to find out what brought down that plane after it left the airport. bob woodruff, abc news, jakarta. scientists now say the earth may be more sensitive to fossil fuel emissions than previously thought. a study finds that oceans have absorbed 60% more heat in the past quarter century. they warn that may make it more difficult to deep global warming under control and within safe levels this century. to do so, emissions from human activities must be reduced much more than previously estimated. the world's largest statue is now on display in india. the bronze monument is called the statute of unity and it honors the leader of the indian independence movement. the statue stands 597 feet, which is nearly twice the height of the statue of liberty. if you include lady liberty's pedestal. in three years, india plans to open another statue that is even taller and it costs millions and

millions of dollars to build. there are a lot of people -- >> if you build it, they will come. >> i guess so. there are a lot of starving people in india. >> this is what they decided to spend their money on. >> this is what they decided to. but interesting. all right. coming up, megyn kelly's public exit from nbc. how she is now fighting back after reports that she was demanding millions to stay quiet. what her lawyer is now saying. and then it is now november world vegan month. and in observance, we are visiting a spot that makes vegan ham and, yes, vegan hotdogs. we may try it. i don't know. we'll see. you're watching "world news now." come back and see. i don't know. what is that? >> what is that? >> what is that? there's a lot to love about medicare. there's also a lot to know. part a that's your hospital coverage, part b is all the doctor stuff... the most important thing to know? medicare doesn't pay for everything.

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29 points in the one-point l.a. win. l.a. will take it at this point. turning now to the increasingly bitter and public breakup of megyn kelly and nbc. >> her show was cancelled after those remarks she made about blackface. tensions are rising as both sides square off against her exit. here is abc's eva pilgrim. >> hello, everyone. >> reporter: just days ago, nbc axed her talk show. now megyn kelly is fighting back after reports she was demanding millions to stay quiet. her attorney blasting the network for not refuting what he called false media reports that she asked for the more than $34 million left on her contract. kelly's show cancelled after she shared her views on blackface. >> what is racist? you do get in trouble if you are a white person putting on a black face. or a black person who puts on white it is face for halloween. back when i was a kid, that was okay as long as you were

dressing up as like a character. >> reporter: her "today" co-host quickly speaking out. >> while she apologized to the staff, she owes a bigger apology to folks of color around the country. >> reporter: and now a group of high school students from kelly's old school are calling her out in an op-ed published by nbc news. we weren't alive when megyn was in high school, but in the recollection of many of our parents who grew up around here, it was not acceptable even in the 1980's town that she knew. at fox news, kelly had a history of racially charged remarks. >> for all you kids watching at home. santa is just white. jesus is white, too. >> nbc executives were aware of per his ter and they decided to risk it and now it has blown up. >> eva pilgrim reporting. >> nbc responding saying, quote, we respect the confidentiality of the process and will have no comment until it reaches its conclusion. now to some good news for fans of "jeopardy" and "wheel of fortune." the hosts, pat sajak, vanna white, alex trebek, they're going to be on the air three 2022. all three have renewed their contracts.

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during the month of november, at least, which is designated as world vegan month. >> yes. we envision a world without meat. at least one chef here in new york has figured out a way to make vegan ham and hotdogs. will ganss tasted it all out. >> they're delicious. i can't wait for you to try them. being i binged 97 pounds of bite-sized snickers yesterday for halloween, i figured i can give the vegan thing a try at least for one meal. take a look. serena williams, vegan. tom brady and gisele bundchen, vegan. meghan markle, part-time vegan. in honor of world vegan day, i decided to channel my inner queen bey and go vegan for at least one meal. one of the year's trendiest vegan dishes is this -- >> oh, yeah. >> yeah, you may be wondering how a ham can be vegan. well, it's not, and that's not a

ham. it's a watermelon and it's the creation of will horowitz at duck's eatery in manhattan. >> we're serving up hotdogs. >> demand for meat-free food increased by 987% last year. chef will has added some gorgeous and vegan meals to his menu. as an added bonus, chef will included a carrot hotdog for us. >> we're going to do the exact same thing we've been doing for many, many years to our actual real hams and hotdogs and sausage. we're going to do it to these vegetables right now. >> while he took care of the watermelon -- >> it's as simple as peeling off the rind. >> -- i took care of the carrot. >> you had an entire watermelon and here i am still peeling 1/3 of this carrot. >> reporter: but peeling is only step one in long process. >> what we're about to do with them is going to be very, very different than anything anyone's ever seen before.

>> it's a transformative process. >> it's a very transformative process. >> reporter: then for the brine made of salt, black peppercorn and ash. yep, ash. >> it's a little sciencey. it's going to react with the pectin inside this fruit and help us build a skin on it. that's what's going to help us do this amazing but incredibly weird process. >> reporter: weird but worth it. a soak in a bit of rosemary and garlic. for that thanksgiving face lift, some butterball botox, if you will, chef will scores the watermelon. >> it's also going to allow a lot of that smoke to really penetrate on the inside. >> reporter: and into the smoker they go. flash forward eight hours and four hours for our watermelon and carrot respectively and they're ready. >> i think he's got this all under control. >> master chef over here. >> it's beautiful. you see that? it's actually starting to bubble

up. that's the crazy magic of it. whoever thought the carrot would bubble up as if it was an actual sausage. that's the fun that we're -- >> it's crazy. >> no faux ham is complete without gravy. >> a little lumpy but you're doing a fantastic job. >> a little lumpy. >> reporter: listen, some people prefer their gravy lumpy. anyway, time for the taste test. >> this is incredible. it's so good. >> this is, i mean, still a watermelon, but it's smokey, savory, a little salty. that's kind of the beauty of it. >> wow, that's incredible. >> reporter: so maybe my one vegan experience didn't turn me into beyonce, but i would definitely go back and see if rounds two or three of vegan dishes could at least make me destiny's vegan stepchild. >> it's a whole new world for watermelon. >> and carrots.

>> give me a little bit. >> dig in. >> i think i am going to try. >> you have to. >> so you have the hotdogs, which look like hotdogs, as you can see. >> that's a carrot. >> what is this? >> watermelon, radish. it looks like roast beef, right? >> this is watermelon? >> uh-huh. this is the watermelon ham. obviously i'm going back for more. what do you think? >> it's pretty good. >> the chef is right there off camera. i'll try your hotdog. >> this is pretty tasty. >> not bad, right? the crazy thing is the smoke. it, like, really gets in. >> the smoke really does get in there. is there a difference between vegan and plant-based diet or is plant-based just the pc term to say, ooh, i'm on a plant-based diet now? >> i think that's just what fancy instagram people say. >> stop talking about gio benitez like that. >> he's not here to defend himself. >> for me, if it tastes good, i'm in.

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say about the halloween antics, starting with our costumes. naturally we weren't going to stick to only one look. take a look at these getups. like did you see this one, will? will is with us. inspired by the adamms family. people may not have noticed but we had two different wednesdays. that was wednesday number two that was there. a lot of people said it has inspired them to binge watch "the addams family." >> this look was definitely out of this world. a pair of astronauts, here we go, appropriately delivering strange science news. >> and, of course, madea and little red riding hood. >> that's my favorite, the madea. >> although somebody said i look like the grandma. one twitter user says you and your costume has me cracking up on the treadmill out of control. i think i look more like wanda. you remember wanda, of course, from "in living color." how you doing? >> loved it.

>> looking fun. >> you seemed to lose control, though, of your situation there. the curves were, like, a little bit much for you to maintain. >> they were at my ankles. they were. >> you had cankles, but -- >> they were. they were my butt. this next video apparently gave a lot of viewers some nightmares. me being chased through abc news headquarters by michael myers. one twitter user wrote, now that's acting. another saying i would have peed my pants. >> a few of our viewers noticing something very interesting. >> i didn't notice it. >> the hole in kendis' pants presumably from all that running around. >> they pointed it out. >> there is the evidence. >> i busted my seam. >> that's dedication to your craft. >> that is dedication. >> meryl streep is shaking. >> acting. >> i really like the facial

expression there, too. you really got in to character. >> that's awesome. too. you really got in to character.

this morning on "world news now," just five days until election day. >> yeah, the president is among the high-profile campaigners crisscrossing the country and he's just talked to abc news about his pledge to send troops to the border with mexico. it's a plan that even some democrats are now getting behind. voters in one state might see oprah winfrey today. she is going door to door for one candidate and she's talking about the push to get her to run against president trump in 2020. boston is celebrating another epic championship but also has some explaining to do this morning. this is why we can't have good things, boston. the world series trophy damaged. >> you break it, you buy it. >> uh-huh. if you're still in the halloween spirit, stick around

for the woman who says, listen to this, she is engaged to a ghost. you heard it right, a ghost. i guess he's sitting right there next to her. it is thursday, november 1st. from abc news, this is "world news now." that's not awkward at all. >> that's a new one. >> it is a really new one and a weird one. just imagine the phone call that her dad got when the ghost was trying to get permission to propose. >> i can't even. i don't even know where you're going with that. >> i don't know as well. all right. we'll get to that a little bit later. let's start this half hour with president trump who is stepping up those warnings about immigration and launching more attacks on the media. all of this in the final stretch to election day. >> at a rally in florida yesterday, the president claimed democrats want to bring caravan after caravan of immigrants into the country and he accused the press of sowing division and anger. former vice president joe biden also hit the campaign trail, attending a rally in missouri

for senator claire mccaskill, who is locked in a tight race. >> speaking of missouri, the president is heading there for a rally tonight. one of ten campaign stops in eight states before election. >> he is now doubling down on a pledge to end birthright citizenship and vowing to send up to 15,000 troops to the border. here is abc's mary bruce. >> reporter: heading out to make his final push, president trump is ramping up his polarizing rhetoric on immigration, now ordering a massive troop surge to the border. >> the active duty military, you know the law, you're the president. they can't arrest people crossing the border. >> well, it depends. national emergency covers a lot of territory. they can't invade our country. you look at that, it almost looks like an invasion. it really does look like an invasion. >> reporter: up to 15,000 military personnel, that's roughly the same number of troops serving in afghanistan. three times the number deployed to iraq. that caravan of migrants fleeing

poverty and violence still some 900 miles from the u.s. border. >> you have caravans coming up that look a lot larger than it's reported. i'm pretty good at estimating crowd size. they look a lot bigger than people will think. so we'll find out. >> reporter: in states the president wants, some democrats tell me that they embrace the president's tough line. >> i think the president needs to use every tool at his disposal to make sure the border is not overrun. >> reporter: the president also doubling down on his pledge to do away with the right to citizenship for any baby born in the united states. >> i'd rather do that through congress because it's permanent. we can certainly do it through -- i really believe we can do it through executive order. >> reporter: most legal experts and even republican house speaker paul ryan say that's unconstitutional. one red state along the border, beto o'rourke calls the president's immigration push pure politics. >> he tries to stoke paranoia and fear about a group of migrants who are still hundreds

of miles, weeks away from the u.s.-mexico border, if they even make it this far. i think he's trying to play upon the worst impulses of this country. >> reporter: the president's push to end birthright citizenship is putting some republicans in a tough spot. the republican candidate in missouri josh holly tried to walk a fine line. on the one hand declining to say whether or not he agreed with the president on ending birthright citizenship but also making clear he doesn't think the constitution can be changed by executive order. mary bruce, abc news, the white house. >> our thanks to mary. you saw some of john karl's interview with the president there. john also asked the president if he kept his campaign promise that he will never lie to the american people. the president said, quote, when i can, i tell the truth. sometimes it turns out to be something different happens or there is a change but i always like to be truthful. one candidate in a key race is hoping to benefit from the oprah effect. oprah winfrey is joining georgia's democratic candidate

gop governor stacey abrams. oprah is hoping to sway enough voters to make abrams the first black female governor in the united states. oprah has made it clear she herself is not making a run for the white house, but the "new york times" says her best friend, gayle king, is still urging her to challenge president trump. >> not willing to let that go just yet. >> no, not at all. a federal grand jury has now formally indicted the man accused of the pittsburgh synagogue massacre. the 44 counts against robert bowers include murder, hate crimes and more. he could face the death penalty or life imprisonment without parole plus an additional 500 years. bowers is being arraigned today and held without bail. three more funerals are scheduled today with the final one on friday. a mafia hit-man who hated rats is the prime suspect for the murder of the notorious crime boss whitey bulger. bulger died just hours after being transferred to a new prison in west virginia. his death is being investigated

as a homicide. abc's daria albinger has more. >> reporter: investigators are now trying to determine if notorious boston mob boss james "whitey" bulger was whacked behind bars. just 24 hours after being transferred to a new prison in west virginia, he was found severely beaten according to "the new york times." officials telling "the times" he was attacked with a padlock stuffed inside a sock. >> you're going to be responding to the maximum security. they advise cpr in progress. >> reporter: bulger was known as a snitch, an fbi informant who provided information on his rivals. a key suspect in his death, mob hit-man freddy geas, serving a life sentence as the same prison at bulger. bulger spent 16 years on the run with his girlfriend until their capture in 2011 in santa monica. he was responsible for at least 11 murders. one of the victims of bulger's

gang, deborah davis, killed when she was just 26. her brother appearing relieved bulger is now dead. >> he didn't deserve to live, i mean, that guy was just -- he was no good from the day he was given life. >> reporter: bulger's attorney now blaming the federal bureau of prisons, saying they turned a life sentence into a death sentence. daria albinger, abc news, new york. overseas stock markets are generally higher. both the dow and s&p 500 were up about 1%. the nasdaq gained 2%. tech stocks rebounded but october was still one of the worst months on wall street in years. general motors is offering buyouts to more than 1/3 of its north american salaried workers. the news comes as gm reported $2.5 billion in third quarter profits. it also follows a june warning that the trump administration's steel tariffs might lead to job and wage reductions. the buyout affected about 18,000 workers. breaking overnight, the university of maryland has fired

head football coach d.j. durkin one day after his reinstatement. durkin was taken off administrative leave tuesday. that followed a probe of alleged bullying in the program after offensive lineman jordan mcnair's death during a practice. durkin's planned return to the sidelines sparked criticism from players, students and state lawmakers. maryland's president says the firing is in the school's best interests. baseball hall-of-famer willie mccovey has died at the age of 80. the first baseman and left fielder spent most of his 22-year career with the san francisco giants. he was named rookie of the year back in 1959 and ten years later was national league mvp. he was a six-time all-star and still attended giants games. the team says he had ongoing health issues. all right. before wednesday's red sox victory parade, police had two messages for fans, pretty easy, act like you've been there

before and no alcohol on the route. >> okay. so i'm sure they did both in boston. it makes sense. fans tossed full cans of beer to the players as they made their way through the streets on the duck boats. that's all good and everything. some were caught but one open can splashed the manager alex cora and his daughter. >> and there was then damage done to the world series trophy. a flying beer can took out some of the flags. they were only bent and it turns out so was the person who threw it. >> yeah. the 19-year-old alleged can tosser who hit cora, by the way, was arrested. a police report says he was holding a can of natty light, natural light. are there no standards in boston? >> that's what you're upset about, the kind of beer that he was drinking. not that he had the beer or he threw it. what would satisfy you?

>> even a samuel adams. it's boston. >> listen up, boston, you got to pick better beer to throw. >> by the way, the young lady is doing okay. all right. coming up, it's every hunter's worst nightmare, getting shot by your own dog. but it happened. to that guy. and he's okay and he's talking about it. >> lived to tell. >> and what happened. the dog is not snitching, though. plus, take a look at these stunning images of the moment a car slams through the front of a liquor store and what happened to the man inside the store? and do remember to check out our behind the scenes pictures and images. we have lots from our halloween extravaganza @abcwnn on instagram. extravaganza @abcwnn on instagram.

we, this is a wild scene. stunning video, really. it's coming from michigan where that car crashed through a liquor store. authorities say the driver hit a man who was delivering supplies and he has broken bones and internal injuries as a result of this.

the driver is facing multiple charges, including driving under the influence of a controlled substance. the parents of the three children run down while boarding a school bus say they will never go back to their home. there are just too many reminders, toys, artwork and photos. >> the alleged driver of that pickup truck who hit them faces reckless homicide charges. abc's alex perez has more from indiana. >> reporter: our first look at those chaotic moments in rochester, indiana. first responders on the scene. the hood of the pickup that hit the children mangled. >> i knew it. i knew i heard the school bus. >> reporter: horrified neighbors rushing outside after hearing the crash that killed twin brothers xavier and mason ingle and their sister alivia while walking to their school bus. the driver of that pickup truck, alyssa shepherd charged with three counts of reckless homicide. she told investigators she doesn't normally take this road. she had three kids in the back

seat and saw flashing lights but by the time she realized it was a school bus, it was too late. growing issues about the safety of that but stop. the siblings' uncle says the family had contacted the district in the past about moving the stop away from the road. >> there is plenty of room for the school bus to pull in to pick up the kids instead of asking them to walk across the highway. >> reporter: the children were crossing this busy road where the speed limit on this stretch is 45 miles per hour. a 2018 national survey of school bus drivers found that on a single day, nearly 84,000 vehicles pass their busses illegally. in lee county, mississippi, another child struck and injured while getting on the bus. school officials have announced they will be moving that bus stop. instead of stopping on this busy road, it will now wind its way through the side streets of this neighborhood. alex perez, abc news, rochester, indiana. >> we should mention, a fourth child not related to the other three is in stable condition.

a 9-year-old boy in mississippi also was struck and killed while boarding a school bus. that driver is facing charges as well. now to an incredible story. a hunter became the target when he was shot by one of his dogs. >> sunny gilligan says his rottweiler mix charlie got a paw caught in the trigger of a shotgun. >> when he tried to get charlie free, the gun went off. gilligan suffered serious injuries but he says charlie is still a good dog. >> what a story. >> yeah, it is. charlie is a good hunting dog. different sort -- >> depending how you look at it. coming up in our next half hour, the frightening ferry accident overseas. what we're learning about what caused this ferry to collide with a crane, toppling it over and sparking a fire. but first, pot yoga. >> did you mean not hot yoga?

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♪ that is what we called our spooky happy halloween music. >> that's what they were saying. i didn't know what that was. >> not too scary. >> i see. >> as we take a look at the empire state building on a spook-tacular night. showing off the witches, jack-o-lanterns and ghosts.

perfect backdrop for the parade. across the hudson river from manhattan in new jersey, there is a yoga studio that is offering a little value added to its yoga sessions. >> how about a little cannibis with your workout? practitioners swear by it and in new jersey it's perfectly legal. here is stefan kim. >> reporter: think of it as yoga on steroids. >> i don't know what to expect. >> reporter: or in this case the exact opposite of steroids because this is meant to calm you down, way down. >> a little olive oil, a little bit more dense and it has an herby taste. it's good. >> actual remedy for high blood pressure. >> reporter: you're watching yoga students in hoboken taking cbd. unlike thc, it is marijuana's won't get you high sibling. all the rage these days for its therapeutic properties and it is

legal in new jersey. >> i am really open. >> reporter: this cbd yoga class taught by this boyfriend/girlfriend duo. they say it is about deepening your connection to yourself. >> some people it takes them awhile to get that self-awareness. trying cbd before yoga you get to feel relaxed right away and feel awareness. we apply it topically. if you have any ailments or soreness or injuries, that can be relieved. >> the cbd calms you down and really allows you to go deeper into your practice. >> reporter: as soon as new jersey's marijuana legalization moves forward, they plan to incorporate the use of the traditional marijuana plant as well. >> they complement each other so well and it enhances. they both enhance each other. >> reporter: stefan kim, channel 7, eyewitness news.

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all right. time for "the mix" on this thursday. you know the term getting ghosted? >> yes. >> so it's when somebody just kind of disappears out of your life. >> new meaning here. >> this has new meaning. a woman in england, 30-year-old woman, says she is engaged to a phantom, to a ghost. this is her on the right there talking all about it. her name is amethyst realm. and she tells the morning tv show there that she has had 20 paranormal lovers throughout her life but she took a recent trip to australia and was walking through the woods and all of a sudden there was this one paranormal figure, thing, being

that she just fell for. she says she's now engaged to her ghostly lover. they plan to get married next summer. apparently when he proposed, he did not get down on one knee because he doesn't have -- >> he doesn't have knees. >> yeah, the ghost doesn't have knees. >> so i guess he was there sitting next to her on the coach, right? but we just couldn't see. >> he doesn't have a name. she hasn't named him yet. she plans to have babies with the phantom. >> and how does that happen? we have to have cameras for that. >> oh, man, that would be -- that's some kink. >> freaky. and that would be -- >> what's really going on beneath the sheets? >> yes. >> get it? >> because he's a ghost. >> you know? i'll be here all week. ♪ all right. i love the music. yes. >> i'm not like those other phantom guys. all right. switching gears here. remember when we told you that

kfc was going to give you $11,000 towards college for the first person who had a baby on september 9th and named them harland? well, it has happened. >> oh, harland rose. >> i like the name. it turns out harland is the first name of colonel harland sanders, kfc's founder. so kfc is making good, paying up and the baby has received $11,000 for being named harland. i like the name. cute little girl name, harland rose. props to nigel richards who has won the scrabble world championship. he's done it several years in the past. he did it this time as well in french. >> and he doesn't speak french. >> he doesn't speak french. he's won the french championship before. he just kind of memorized all of

it. >> i'm super impressed with him. >> yeah, absolutely impressive. a police dog and a spooky spirit outfit. >> oh, there he is.

this morning o this morning on "world news now," breaking overnight, the major reversal at the university of maryland. officials planned to keep the school's embattled head coach after the death of a player but then came a tidal wave of backlash. what that coach told his team just hours ago. the president is in a mad dash to election day with planned stops in eight states. overnight he's defending his controversial plan to send troops to the mexico border. he's also insisting to abc news that he does try to tell the truth. and new this half hour, the passenger ship collision. >> the strong winds pushed the massive ship into the dock and that started a chain reaction, even a fire. you'll see how it all played out. and, yes, we still have a

bit of a hangover from halloween, but wait until you see our top picks for celebrity halloween costumes. here's a hint, it's not any of the stuff you're watching on tv. >> oh, look at you. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh. >> our eyes. linsey davis is jealous that she didn't see all of that. it is thursday -- we've made it to november. from abc news, this is "world news now." yeah, proud moment there. i think i'll add it to my resume tape. >> baby's got back. >> back and then some. but we're here to start the half hour with the breaking news, 24 hours of turmoil for the university of maryland and its football program. >> five months after a player's death during practice, head coach is out. it took durkin's reinstatement and the outrage it sparked on campus for the school to finally

let him go. >> reporter: months of upheaval and backlash for the university of maryland have come full circle as its head coach is left without a job. fired just one day after being reinstated. it all began back in may with the death of offensive lineman jordan mcnair. the 19-year-old suffered heatstroke during a workout and died two weeks later. that led to coach d.j. durkin being placed on leave as investigators looked into whether the staff contributed to mcnair's death while bullying players and fostering a culture of humiliation and intimidation. then tuesday the flash point, claiming the program's culture did not have a direct link to mcnair's death, sparking outrage from his parents. >> it just didn't help. it didn't help at all. >> i feel like i've been punched in the stomach and somebody spit in my face. >> reporter: student and faculty leaders, even state lawmakers, demanded the school reverse its decision. some players even walked out of a team meeting. lineman ellis mckenney tweeting

his anger, saying a group of people do not have the courage to hold anyone accountable for his death. if only they could have the courage that jordan had. it's never the wrong time to do what's right. one maryland state lawmaker called the decision to retain durkin an embarrassment. then late wednesday, the reversal. school president wallace lowe, who has already agreed to step down next year over the scandal, has announced he's firing durkin. saying in a letter, this is a difficult decision but it is the right one for our entire university. >> there will be no third chance for any of those involved to get this right. >> durkin was in the third year of a five-year $12.5 million contract. he's said to receive $5.5 million as part of a buyout. >> not a bad buyout after all. turning now to president trump who is sprinting state to state in the run-up to the elections that could shift the balance of power in congress. >> last night, the president's campaign blitz took him to the battleground of florida.

in an exclusive interview with abc's jonathan karl, he was asked about a 2016 campaign pledge on truthfulness. >> i remember, you remember well on the campaign, you made a promise. you said, i will never lie to you. so can you tell me now honestly, have you kept that promise at all times? have you always been truthful. >> well, i try. i think you try, too. you say things about me that are not necessarily correct. i do try and i always want to tell the truth. when i can, i tell the truth. sometimes it turns out to be where something happens or there is a change. i always like to be truthful. >> the president always likes to be truthful, the headline there. he also took the stage to urge supporters to vote republican and he warned without proof that if democrats take control of congress they would open the borders to illegal drugs and immigration. >> the president's comments came hours after he announced he would send as many as 15,000 troops to the mexican border and

he issued fresh warnings about migrant caravans heading to the u.s. >> you have caravans coming up that look a lot larger than it's reported. i'm pretty good at estimating crowd size. i will tell you, they look a lot bigger than people think. you look at that and it almost looks like an invasion. i think so. when you look at some of them, some of the people inside the caravan, i think it could be considered an invasion of our country. >> the closest caravan of migrants is nearly 1,000 miles away but the president is denying accusations that he is fear mongering on immigration. >> speaking of that, the president is under fire for tweeting a racially charged campaign ad that demonizes immigrants. the controversial video shows a mexican man who was convicted of killing two california police officers after entering the country illegally. the ad says the democrats let him in. it then shows images of the

caravan of central american migrants heading to the u.s. and asks, who else will they let in? democrats say the ad is a sign of desperation. the pittsburgh synagogue massacre suspect will be in federal court for arraignment today. a federal grand jury indicted robert bowers on 44 counts, including murder and the obstruction of the free exercise of religious freedom. meanwhile, funerals are also scheduled today for three more worshippers shot and killed last saturday. pennsylvania has not yet charged bowers, waiting for the federal case to proceed. federal prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty. prosecutors in kentucky have not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty against the man accused of opening fire in a grocery store and killing two people. the grand jury has indicted gregory bush of two counts of murder and one of attempted murder. both of the victims were black. bush is white. kentucky does not have hate crime charges but the justice department is looking into them. new york authorities are investigating the gruesome deaths of two sisters.

their bodies were bound together with tape floating in the hudson river. the sisters left saudi arabia in 2015 and moved to northern virginia. abc's david wright has the details. >> reporter: a mystery on the hudson. two bodies recovered a week ago bound together at the wrists and ankles with duct tape. >> feet taped. taped up and facing down. >> police now believe they were alive when they entered the river. >> we've made significant progress in piecing together pieces of this puzzle. >> reporter: the nypd has positively identified the victims and released these photos. 16-year-old tala farea and 22-year-old rotana farea, living in fairfax, virginia. there are reports that the sisters asked for asylum and the saudi government ordered the whole family to return home, detail the saudis deny. police are treating the deaths as suspicious but say it's too early to call it murder. investigators haven't yet ruled out the possibility it was a

suicide or an accident. this is where the bodies were found and investigators say they have a pretty good idea where they may have entered the water. authorities now canvassing the area looking for video or witnesses to help solve the mystery. david wright, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to david. severe storms are moving across the west gulf coast. the system spawned a number of tornadoes in south texas. this one was in katie and one of several in the houston area. others were reported further east north of beaumont. no injuries or significant damage were reported. you can see right now the system is in louisiana and mississippi. dozens of mississippi counties are under tornado watches overnight as are 20 parishes in louisiana. they're also seeing severe thunderstorms and rain. a woman made her own delivery in a supermarket checkout line in russia. >> the lady you're about to see here on the left wearing the red jacket is pregnant. while she's waiting to pay, she

collapses to the floor when she realizes the baby was on the way. her cashier acted as a midwife. another worker and two other customers then stepped in to help. >> some of the customers actually just kept on going about their business. 11 minutes later the baby was born. paramedics arrived a few moments later. >> wow. >> yeah. that's -- i just love that the folks were still kind of going through -- >> got to get my milk and eggs. >> i've got dinner. this dinner won't cook itself. >> cleanup in aisle 5. >> exactly. the cashier says no one who helped out had any medical training. there was just no time to ask for a doctor. >> and mom and baby are said to be -- >> doing all right. >> just fine, right? >> healthy as ever. coming up, the frightening scene that played out at a major harbor. what we're finding out that caused this ferry to slam into that crane.

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♪ strong winds are being blamed for this chain reaction strong winds are being blamed for this chain reaction accident at the waterfront in barcelona, spain. a passenger ferry crashed into a crane on the dock toppling the crane. several containers then fell from the ship and burst into flames. the ferry was also carrying both passengers and vehicles. amazingly no one was injured. >> an ironic name on the ferry there. >> "excellent." >> not so excellent landing there. former movie mogul harvey weinstein is facing yet another accusation of sexual misconduct. >> a 16-year-old model and aspiring actress claims in a lawsuit that weinstein sexually assaulted her back in 2002. she also alleged that weinstein harassed and emotionally abused her for nearly a decade and ruined her acting career. weinstein's lawyer called the

accusations preposterous. dozens of women have accused weinstein of misconduct, including sexual assault. google employees around the world are expected to walk off the job today. they're protesting the company's handling of sexual harassment cases. this follows a "new york times" report that google allowed top executives accused of sexual misconduct to leave with generous severance packages. organizers have reportedly issued a list of demands including pay equality and an empowered chief adversity officer. now to a supreme romance. sandra day o'connor rejected a marriage proposal for her then classmate william rehnquist. they would later serve on the supreme court together. he was chief justice and she was the first woman appointed to the nation's highest court in 1981. >> their romance is revealed in a new book, "first" is its title. it's set for release next year.

rehnquist put his proposal in a letter asking, sandy, will you marry me this summer. despite the rejection, she remained close with him throughout his life. >> that was the problem, you don't propose in a letter. >> in a text? >> press the flesh. got to do it in person. >> that was the problem. oh, well. an airline worker in kansas city picked a bad spot to sleep off a long night on the town. >> a piedmont airlines employee dozed off in the cargo hold of an american airlines jet on saturday. by the time he woke up he was in chicago. >> wow. >> police brought him in for questioning and he apparently told officers, look, officers, i was hungover, i took a nap on the job. you know how it is. he was not arrested but he has been suspended pending an investigation. >> he's lucky he's alive. >> yes, that's very true. >> because the temperatures up there -- >> very cold. >> uh-huh. that's one way to get over a hangover. he lucked out. the hold was pressurized and heated. all right.

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♪ skinny ♪ just give me the skinny it is your "skinny" on a thursday here. we're going to start with a very celebrity halloween. >> the stars, of course, are just like us, except more time, more money. a few other things. we could go on but who has time. this year it's really showing in their halloween costumes. take a look at this, justin timberlake and wife jessica biel, they crushed the competition this year, sharing this instagram snap themselves and 3-year-old son silas dressed as characters from where else? the lego batman movie. >> kylie jenner inside a giant pink barbie box with the caption life in plastic. it's fantastic". >> that was actually very clever. >> it is very clever. i'll tell you, a lot of people have done the barbie thing. beyonce has done it. >> not original. >> nicki minaj has done it.

>> you keep track of these. >> sadly. >> take a look at mariah carey and boyfriend brian tanaka. they dressed up as sexy nurse and sexy doctor. next, justin bieber has a new reason to love himself. >> the biebs has been looking a bit shaggy lately. ♪ my mama don't like you and she likes everyone ♪ >> with those golden locks starting to get a little unruly, according to some. >> now he's apparently buzzed it all off and he's debuting his new do at disney world in orlando. >> do we like it? >> i don't really, you know, i mean, it's okay. >> okay. of course disney part of the same folks who sign our checks. are we sure this is justin bieber this time? because earlier in the week we got punk'd. >> oh, is that right? >> we thought it was justin

bieber eating a burrito the entire wrong way and it wasn't justin. >> it was not him. >> yeah. >> maybe we need some authenticity for this one. >> yes, indeed. bieber shared that selfie on instagram and for good measure, also on twitter. thanks. next, jennifer lopez is giving the whole world a new view of her booty, posing half naked for her "in style" magazine. >> she raised the bar for the naked dress. j. lo posed in this glittery emerald green cape with the image tweeted out by valentino. >> she appeared to be wearing nothing but the cloak and, of course, a pair of gold stilettos because -- >> because. thursday. >> what else do you wear with that? >> oh, really? >> why did we have to do the banner? i guess we needed to. not mad at j. lo. 48. looking good. she spoke to "in style" magazine

about her body image and how it helped influence a long overdue embrace of curves. quote, in my family, curves were glorified and part of the culture. >> she wears it well. >> j. lo with all those curves and me with no breaks. >> i got it. next -- >> i thought that was an original. next to a bombshell revelation from priyanka chopra about her fiance nick jonas. >> telling ""entertainment tonight"" that she did not make the first move, he did. >> the first move was in the form of a text. chopra tells "e.t." jonas said in that text, quote, i think we should connect. >> easy peasy. over the weekend the bollywood star treated to a swanky bridal shower. because she says tiffany is one of her favorite brands. so just goes down like that. >> so that's the key?

i think we should connect. >> next time you got to use that, kendis. >> that's the easiest pickup line. i'm sure it won't work. all right. coming up, keeping halloween special. >> for the kids. the kids. special. >> for the kids.

halloween is, of course, the halloween is halloween is, of course, the holiday for children. dressing up, playing make believe and then all that candy. >> and now a growing number of communities are coming together to make all children feel special on halloween. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: 5-year-old blake from prospect, ohio, born with spina bifida, he is wheelchair bound. this year blake's parents got an idea and grandpa gary got to work. in the garage for days taking a cardboard box and creating a school bus. on the side, blake county schools. blake helping grandpa with the finishing touches. >> ready? one, two, three.

>> reporter: the bus is ready. >> let me see. come here. let me see. there he is. the big school bus. >> reporter: blake and his bus pulling into school. his parents, his grandpa checking in with us. >> just to see him happy means the world to us as his parents. >> reporter: across the country, making sure every child gets a halloween. in grand rapids, michigan, at this rehabilitation hospital, 6-year-old alex is now piloting his plane. 6-year-old olivia is a mermaid. and divia, who is she? >> rihanna. >> they held a "star wars" parade in san diego. 6-year-old branson west getting a surprise from spider-man. >> he deserves to feel special. he really does. >> reporter: because after all, one spider-man can't do it all on halloween. >> looking good. our thanks to david muir.

before we go, we have to share one final halloween costume that is out of this world. >> andrew guy built this "star wars" star destroyer costume for her son aiden and just got -- look at that, a load of the lighting alone. >> look at that. >> and the back. aiden's dad says it took him several months of planning and construction. the scaled down star destroyer even includes a hidden speaker that blasts the imperial march. >> can we hear that? okay, we can't hear that, but that does look awesome. >> we assure you -- >> i have to make sure my son does not see that because when he sees just the generic costume i got -- his name is also aiden and he was a storm trooper. i just bought, you know, on amazon. nothing creative. nothing, you know, diy about that. >> you ordered it october 30th on prime. >> made it just in time.

>> of course, aiden's dad has been sweating over that costume for months. >> and it paid. it looked good. it paid off. >> as long as they're happy with it. don't miss our updates on

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