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thousands of structures are destroyed. but because the fire zone is too hot and dangerous to enter, they don't have an exact number. >> planes are also racing across parts of southern california fueled by high winds. >> julia weiden joins us. >> the fire weather danger continues in california as we'll see gusts up to 50 miles per hour through this afternoon. they should ease off tonight. temperatures frigid in the east. we are looking at lake-effect snow across the great lakes, several areas seeing one to three inches. and the same system will bring soaking rains to the northeast as we head through this afternoon and tonight. kendis, marci? >> quite a cold blast for much of the northeast and central states as well, julia, thank you. the so-called dancing fbi agent had a date in court.

>> chase bishop entered a not guilty plea to a second degree assault charge. this video showed him doing a back flip at a denver nightclub in june. his gun fell to the floor and fired as he picked it up. the bullet hit another man in the leg. he is still recovering. bishop returns to court in january. get ready for a ban on some forms of e-cigarettes. >> the fda is planning to restrict some with pre-flavored pods. e-cigarette use is up 77% among high schoolers and 50% among middle schoolers in the past year. all right, we found the key. feeling more rested after you sleep may come down to drinking more! >> woo! >> yeah, woo. >> cheers. that's an important comma in the script. more water. >> oh.

>> that's boring. >> researchers found people who got at least eight hours per night released more of a hormone that controls hydration. those who get six hours or less each night feel sluggish because they are dehydrated. the solution apparently is drinking more water when they're awake. >> okay, but then you have to get up in the middle of the night. >> exactly. >> it's a no-win situation. >> which is why you just drink more alcohol before bed. you dehydrate yourself. a magic elixir. >> mm-hm. >> i'm doin' it. >> sure. >> he's hittin' the bottle again. vodka. >> see how i did that? >> easy as that. >> that was great. when we come back, major celebrity life changes for meg ryan, gabriele union and chris pratt. and the life-changing event we call the victoria's secret fashion show.

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♪ skinny ♪ skinny ♪ just give me "the skinny" an action-packed "skinny" for this friday and big life changes for big stars. >> starting with meg ryan, queen of rom-coms, from "harry met sally" to "sleepless in seattle." >> or as andre mentioned, who? >> never heard of her. >> it's good to be 22. he said in my ear i have no idea who this is. ryan shared this image with one word, "engaged." it seems her on again, off again relationship with john mellencamp is on permanent on. >> this will be his fourth marriage. >> no more. andre, john mellencamp, do you know who he is?

never heard of him. okay. cool. next for gabriele union and dwyane wade. >> they have welcomed their first child together. a baby girl thanks to a surrogate. >> the couple shared the happy news on instagram with family photos from the hospital. >> very cute. >> the baby girl's name has not been shared just yet, it's the first for gabriele. now to chris pratt. >> their divorce agreement is forcing them to live within five miles of each other until their son finishes sixth grade. >> they are on good terms, i guess they have to be. >> i think they went on couple's date. >> that's a good match. next, the event we've all been waiting for. >> all of us? >> all of us. >> all of us have been waiting for this. >> do we have your attention? >> believe me. >> the annual victoria's secret fashion show. >> after spending two years

abroad, the event landed back here in new york city to be exact. i'm surprised you showed up to work. >> we tried to get into this, literally, we did. but they knew better. the restraining order would only keep us to brooklyn. it was a touching night marking the end of an era for one victoria's secret angel. adrianna lima who used the night to hang up her wings and walk a really, really long catwalk. she was made a household name by >> ime?a's secret. well, in many households. also there was kendall jenner and these are names i don't know. >> what? >> they were back on the runway flexing their top model status. >> it airs december 2nd at 10:00 p.m. eastern pacific time.

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>> reporter: pam posted pictures on social media. she also called police. >> everybody who knows me was prayin'. please let her get her car back and let it be in good condition. >> reporter: she was hopeful someone would see it. >> i have peculiar markings on my car. >> reporter: she thought that would be the way this car would come home. >> i get this post back, saying they saw my car out in sheppardsville. >> reporter: but wednesday after work -- >> it was about 2:40. >> reporter: -- she had just finished a walk when she saw the stolen car. it was parked on her street. >> i just couldn't believe it. >> reporter: and inside -- >> an apology note was in the car. >> reporter: -- a hand-written apology placed inside the car. >> return to the scene of the crime. it's like, who does this, you know? >> reporter: the apparent thief only got so far before regret rolled in. >> i'm really sorry, because i understand how hard it is not to have a car. so i brought it back.

>> reporter: trying to make this wrong right. >> i know this won't fix it, but oh, well. >> reporter: for this owner, apology accepted. >> he just needed to borrow a car, but he brought it back. so it's all good as far as i'm concerned. he made it right. >> like are there no zip locations -- >> call an uber if you have somewhere to go. i wonder if there was an explanation. it was kind of a long letter. >> first of all, who writes letters anymore? and then -- but i guess a car thief does. and it was really, really lengthy. >> i'd be interested. what is the real reasoning? >> it was nice. what we meant to say, that's great. >> oh. isn't that a sweet thief? this is abc's "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades.

good morning. good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> remembering all 12 of those lost. police say it was a marine combat veteran who opened fire. a full report ahead. fled their homes and thousands of structures have burned to the ground. the latest details ahead. sources say robert mueller is writing his final report on the russia investigation. and protesters rallied against

his new boss, matthew whitaker. but he is not expected to recuse himself. the president leaves for france to mark the end of world war i. he will attend a military parade during his trip. he likes military parades. those are some of our top stories this friday, november 9th. from abc news, this is "world news now." we have a big holiday, veteran's day here on sunday in the u.s. a lot of activities taking place this weekend. but we're going to start this half hour with the latest from southern california. those people massacred at the southern california bar packed with country music fans, just out there for a good time. >> friends, relatives and strangers gathered in thousand oaks last night to remember the victims who were enjoying just a fun night out when that lone shooter opened fire before apparently turning the gun on himself. kayna whitworth has the details from thousand oaks.

>> reporter: this video capturing the moment. watch as the camera shakes. that piercing sound, it's gunfire. 12 killed, including a police sergeant. >> he died a hero. because he went -- he went in to save lives. >> reporter: jason coffman, his son cody, one of the victims. >> last thing i said was son, i love you. that was the last thing i said. >> reporter: the shooter, now identified as 28-year-old ian david long, a veteran. >> he turned to the young cashier, and he shot her. >> in a split second, everyone yelled "get down". and everyone pretty much piled on top of each other. >> we tried to get behind something. >> we tried to take cover. >> by the grace of god, i was able to get to the front door.

i saw him at the front door. i'm lucky enough to be alive. >> reporter: lucky to be alive. a sentiment once again shared by far too many young people. >> i'm too scared. >> reporter: nellie wong's night was all about celebrating. it was her 21st birthday. the alleged shooter's motive unknown. long, a marine combat veteran served for five years. his mother's facebook page proudly shows photos of him in uniform. he served a tour in afghanistan as a machine gunner. one shows him at a music festival. in honor of the fallen sergeant, hundreds lined the streets to pay their respects. ♪ amazing grace >> reporter: vigils in honor of those lost.

>> we hold the hands of everyone in our community, and we come together to move forward and overcome evil with good. >> reporter: among the other victims, 18-year-old alaina housley, a freshman at pepperdine university. her family says alaina was an incredible woman with so much life ahead of her. and justin meek credited with heroically saving lives. blake dingman was 21. his girlfriend writing my heart is hurting more than words can say. i cannot believe you're gone. jason coffman showing a picture of his son cody. at the time still searching. a few hours later, his worst fear confirmed. >> we did just get the news he was one of the 11 that were hit and killed. only him and i know how much i love, how much i miss him.

oh, god, this is -- >> reporter: i'm kayna whitworth in thousand oaks, california. >> thousand oaks, california joining the now long list of places in the u.s. that have experienced mass shootings. we keep hearing this question, is there anything that can be done to keep this from happening again. >> it is top of mind for so many people, including our own brad mielke who's been talking about it. good morning, brad. >> back in the '80s and '90s, we would see this type of mass shooting about once every four years. this year we've seen it four times already. the question is, what do you do? he said one thing that has worked is red flag laws where law enforcement works with mental health experts to determine who is at risk. but they don't always get the resources they need. >> resources are a big issue

here. resources for inpatient, outpatient mental health. technical assistance that helps communities develop these threat management capabilities. but the sad fact is this is not a priority for the current administration. all i can say is if i was still working at the department of homeland security, my advice would be don't spend the money sending the military to the border but take that money for threat management in the communities. >> there are questions whether law enforcement should also be in the business of dying nosing bad guys as well as catching them. we will have a lot more on the state of gun violence in this country on "start here" later this morning.

>> we are always reexamining our laws after these situations and nothing gets done. fast moving fires erupting in separate areas of california. at least two of those fires are burning north of los angeles. the other is racing through butte county in northern california. that one has virtually destroyed the town of paradise in the sierra nevada foothills, forcing the entire population from their homes. at one point the flames moved so quickly some people jumped from their cars and ran. and in ventura county, wildfires burned more than 15 square miles and leveled one home in a matter of hours. evacuations are under way. we have live pictures in the overnight hours. several homes are burning right now in the simi valley area of southern california. you know this area. >> i do. and fires tend to die down in the middle of the night.

we're seeing these kinds of flames and this kind of activity is really telling. it will likely only pick up again during the daylight hours. >> meteorologists were telling us that 50-mile-per-hour winds are expected for much of california through the rest of the afternoon hours. so this is going to be a long fight for these firefighters. >> absolutely. >> those flames erupting overnight. we also have new details in the missouri duck boat tragedy from back in july. prosecutors say the captain never told passengers to put on their life jackets during that severe storm. kenneth mckee was indicted yesterday on 17 counts, including negligence. 17 people died, including nine members of the same family. >>itie the suv they say was used to kidnap a girl in lumberton, north carolina. a man is shown walking near the girl's home shortly before she vanished. they want to talk to him but

they are not yet calling him a person of interest. the philadelphia orchestra is singing the praises of a long-time music teacher who remembered the group in her will. >> jane passed away at the age of 90 last year but left more than a little something behind for the musical group. >> $20? >> no, how about $4.7 million. yeah, you heard that right. a friend said she was flabbergasted because she didn't live like someone who really had all that much money. >> $4.7 million. >> she was a music teacher. apparently, she was just stashing it away, little by little and for a good cause. >> a great cause, but it also means that we need to be music teachers, all of us. >> how musical are you, though? >> yeah. >> maybe, maybe not. >> i can't carry a tune in a bucket. >> no $4.7 million donation coming from kendis. sorry.

protest nationwide to keep robert mueller's russia investigation up and going. and how's this for a stress reliever? puppies! lots of them. and all of them are gathered in one spot, just for your selfies. we'll explain later this half hour. will ganss will join us. who's a good boy? >> you are.

traffic in and around bo traffic in and around boston was backed up for hours. >> ooh. >> after, oh, man, this truck slammed into the roof of the tip o'neill tunnel, spreading debris all over the roadway. police cited the driver for operating a vehicle that was too tall and too wide. wow. >> that's what boston needs is something to stop up traffic there. >> yeah. turning to the growing outrage of acting attorney general matthew whitaker w ination. >> thousands rallied against any interference in the special counsel robert mueller's probe.

whitaker, rudy giuliani and chris christie are on the short list to take over sessions' place permanently. ruth bader ginsburg is in the hospital for fractured ribs. >> she suffered the injuries in a fall at her office. ginsburg says she has no plans to retire anytime soon. she expects to spend at least five more years on the bench. once upon a time there were three bears. >> okay. >> and one of them tried to bite a man in north carolina. >> i don't like this story. sonny pumphrey. oh, man. sonny! he was blowing leaves in his driveway when he turned around and saw the bears. he yelled and two of them ran off as they would. but one came right at him and grabbed sonny and bit him, but let him go when he punchedt the nose. >> sonny! >> way to go, sonny. >> scrappy.

he doesn't look like the kind of guy who would have it in him. >> you get sonny angry and it becomes cloudy. coming up, puppies and selfies. >> they go together like peanut butter and jelly. now we will tell you where you can find them under one roof. >> will found somebody to make out with. >> oh. >> sorry. will's here. know what turns me on? my better half, hors d oeuvres and bubbly. and when i really want to take it up a notch we use k-y yours & mine. tingling for me, warming for him. wow! this holiday season get what you want

all right, we are back with something warm, fuzzy and heartwarming. >> yes. >> but besides will ganss. >> he's pretty heartwarming. >> oh, you guys. >> nothing says warm and fuzzy like puppies. so a puppy papa. say that five times fast. >> puppy papa. >> yeah, a puppy popup. a paw-pup. as if the puns alone weren't enough to make me want to go to this place. when i found out what they give back to the furry community i had to go. take a look.

you're my best friend, i think you're my best friend. at the appropriately named human's best friend, it doubles as a way to find adorable, adoptable pet a forever home. >> we have about 13 total rescue groups. you can come and interact with adoptable dogs and learn about the organization and make a difference even if you don't adopt. >> reporter: enter google, my dedicated canine counterpart. he's 10 1/2, but he's a playful pooch at heart. but before we could begin exploring human's best friend, i needed to make sure google was in peak condition. it's important to stay hydrated as google is demon with some liquid courage of the

h2o variety we hit the ground rolling. first stop, the backyard which offered plenty of photo ops for google, who was more into the cameras than he was to me. not that i'm bitter or anything. but luckily, he had a chance to redeem himself in room number two. the doghouse. >> the popular lady and the tramp moment where you can sit with the dog and have dinner and take some photos. ♪ >> reporter: so how'd it go? like most of the dates i've been on recently, he left real quick. had to go explore some other options. so it feels real familiar, google, thank you. but at least wagging when he saw the cameras. after a quick snack in the bone bar -- it's vegan. very instagram of you to go vegan. i knew that google was influencer ready.

don't call me on the kim k fact, but one thing i know for sure. google was a bone-a-fide star. these two sassy sisters showed up and showed off in this rainbow tunnel, as did i. and they let loose in the toy pit and in the water bowl room. but the message of the final room, paw print hill, proves that sometimes the bark is more important than the bite. >> explains adoption, fostering, volunteering and ways that can you help the many, many dogs that need our help. >> reporter: thank you so much for one, having us. i've had the best day of my life. and two, for the important work that you're doing in helping these dogs, sure, they can bark but can't speak for themselves,

for giving them a voice and hopefully finding them a home. >> google. >> google is about the cutest thing i've ever seen. >> and guys, an important pup-date if you will. since we shot this piece, google's found a forever home. he was adopted, and he has a fur brother and a new mom and a family and a home. so we are so happy for google. >> so anyone who fell in love with google, you are out of luck with adopting him, but there are so many cuties in there. >> humans best friend is open through next week. >> he tucked the tongue in for the picture. >> he knew he was going to be on tv this time. >> what was more fun, this or if they had a golden girls popup for you? >> oh, my gosh. that's the hardest question i've ever been asked. can we like combine them? i go with four dogs and their names are sophia, blanche, rose. >> there you go. very, very cute. i love the popup idea.

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sound that says the weekend is upon us. "insomniac theater" theme there. >> we start with a crime thriller that is a sequel to "girl with a dragon tattoo." claire foy stars as a hacker vigilante who tries to extract vengeance for battered women. >> he won't hurt you again. >> isn't this his wife? if anything unexpected should happen to her, this video will be sent to him. >> who are you!

>> critics not loving the girl in the spider's web, giving it a 47% splat on rotten tomatoes. it was called a disappointingly bland return for everyone's favorite scandinavian pansexual goth vigilante cyber sleuth. and peter traverse writes, a killer claire foy makes the part her own. >> he always tries to look positively at these movies. next, benedict cumberbatch voices the grinch. it's the third screen adaptation of dr. seuss' book. this one stays true to the original, only with more story and more gags. >> i know what to do. i'm going to steal their christmas.

this perfectly recreates the mating call of the reindeer. >> sorry little goat. i was looking for -- [ scream ] >> critics are mixed though on the grinch. they're divided as well. they're giving it a solid 60% on rotten tomatoes. one writes, don't expect this to be the start of your family's newest holiday viewing tradition. but another calls it a vibrant, amusing cg animated feature. >> did it need a makeover? the original was so good. >> it really was, and so was the one afterwards. >> it's cool to have a cg, i guess. >> benedict cumberbatch. he sounds next.

this morning on "world news now," the community coming together. >> the people of thousand oaks, california sharing their grief during an emotional vigil just hours ago in the wake of another horrific mass shooting. we're learning more about those who were lost and those who survived. some with ties to the mass shooting in las vegas. we're live in california. also breaking right now, california wildfire growing at this hour. one near the scene of that shooting rampage. another has already destroyed hundreds of buildings. a town called paradise destroyed. s prenck s the new acting attorney general. this as the man himself, matthew whitaker, says he has no plans to recuse himself from mueller's russia investigation.

and -- >> artificial intelligence anchor, this is my very first day. >> the robots have finally taken our job. artificial anchors are now a thing. it's friday, november 9th. >> i will work tirelessly to keep you informed. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> all of a sudden i'm starting to look at different anchors differently, are you an a.i.? >> i don't know what you're talking about. >> my favorite news anchor. that's so weird. that's so real. >> so weird. >> we'll figure that out in a little bit, but we're going to begin with the new details from yet another community shattered by a mass shooting. >> hundreds of mourners gathered in thousand oaks last night at a vigil for the 12 victims.

many of them college students who were enjoying country music at the popular bar when they were gunned down. thousands stood along the route of a hearse carrying a veteran sheriff's deputy shot and killed as he responded to the attack. >> and plenty of people lined up to donate blood for those injured. we begin with josh einiger. ♪ amazing grace >> reporter: this time it's thousand oaks, california. the latest vigil in the latest city. 12 people killed with a gun by a lone gunman. the sheriff struggled to recount the impossible conversation with his widow. >> i said to her, because of ron, many lives were saved. and she looked at me through her tears and said he would have wanted it that way. [ gunfire ]

>> reporter: the gunfire went on forever at the borderline bar and grill until finally, silence. and a frantic escape. >> run, run, come out this door! >> we've got multiple people down. we need a lot of ambulances. >> reporter: when it was over, 12 were dead, including sergeant ron helus and 11 patrons. this man lost his son cody. >> how much i miss him, oh, god. >> reporter: the fbi descended on the home of the suspect, 28-year-old ian long, a former marine machine gunner. neighbors say he suffered from ptsd, sometimes overcome with fits of rage. >> the walls were kicked in. you know, he was just -- couldn't control him. >> reporter: his glock pistol was purchased legally but he was using an extended clip that was illegal in california. in thousand oaks, they aren't

thinking about the gunman at all in this moment of darkness. >> the dawn will break because we are thousand oaks strong. >> and that was josh einiger reporting. let's go to jory rand who is live at the scene. and we've seen that chilling video from inside. do we know what authorities hope to learn from that? >> reporter: well, it's certainly going to serve as just another piece of the puzzle. the ventura county sheriff's department poring over the crime scene. they'll be looking at potential surveillance cameras to find out how this attack went down. of course the fbi at the shooter's home today taking out boxes of data and electronics they could find in his house trying to find out what the motive was behind this horrific shooting. >> over the past 24 hours, friends of the victims have returned to the scene of that shooting not far from where you're standing right now. what are they saying to you?

>> reporter: it has been tough. we have seen several come by this scene. several crossing the police line to place flowers as close as they could get. we spoke to one man leaving for the navy shortly. he worked at the borderline bar and grill and quit his job and ended up training one of the victims who lost their lives in this attack, just wanting to return to the area to pay their respects to those lost, really at a loss of what to do. wanting to help but not knowing how. just hurting right now, doing whatever they can to hope their community. >> jory, thank you so much. investigators are focused on the gunman. he was known to authorities and had been cleared after a mental health evaluation in april. >> joining us to talk about the investigation is a former fbi official steve gomez. we're learning the shooter used one handgun and used that magazine clip that we were

talking about. what does that say about intent? >> well, what it says is that he intended to kill as many people as possible when he went into this bar. the extended clip. there's also been reports that there were more than one magazine when he reloaded. so he might have reloaded once, maybe twice, which further meant that he intended to commit as much carnage as possible and so now it's a question of was he targeting a certain individual there or maybe the bar itself? was there something that created some sort of conflict? that's something that will come out of the investigation. >> and the shooter was a former marine. how do you think his training helped him to carry out this horrific shooting? >> well, for one, he is accustomed to shots being fired. because when you shoot your weapon, it's very loud. and i haven't heard any reports that he had any earplugs or anything like that. so he's accustomed to that kind

of loud noise going off. and so when he goes into this bar, he's able to shoot as many rounds as possible. and he's probably not even flinching. he's going one by one. and that's very scary. because the people inside there, the victims, they are not expecting these shots. and they're being hit and now they're trying to figure out what are they doing. he knows what he's doing and that's a very scary situation that they were in. >> many are talking now that he may have suffered from ptsd after his time in afghanistan. but this seems so premeditated. do you see cases where there's ptsd and you premeditate something like this? >> usually it will involve something that is causing the individual to go into the violent mode. something triggers them. they flip the switch. it's a matter of what was that? did he have a girlfriend that there was a dispute, and maybe he suspected she was there? or maybe some friend or co-worker that he was having a dispute and he thought they were going to be there? that's something that the investigation's going to have to

check into. what was the cause for him to go to that particular bar and shoot up so many people and then ultimately he died and we still have to figure out how he died. but the motive for him going to that particular bar is what's so important for us to understand what happened and why it happened. >> so many questions. steve, thanks so much. >> the ventura county sheriff calls every officer who ran into the borderline bar and grill a hero. >> sheriff dean says there is no doubt that helus saved lives by rushing into the bar and engaging the gunman. and he spoke about the 54 year old deputy. >> reporter: what can you tell us about sergeant helus. >> 29 year veteran of the sheriff's office. a father, husband. really cared about his people. trained them really hard so they would always be safe. a wonderful relationship with

his wife. sadly talked to her right before he went into that, ran into danger. he responded on the scene, he was on the phone talking to her like he does several times a night. he said i love you, honey, i got to go. i got a call. and jumped in with that high patrol officer. >> reporter: did i read you are supposed to retire? >> tomorrow at midnight. >> reporter: is it impossible to wrap your head around what happened? >> it's difficult because i've been doing this for 41 years and you don't leave things unfinished. i think we look at the core and see if there's a way we can stop it. we try to make sense of the senseless. >> that's key right there. the active shooter drills that so many have gone through taught them how to run quickly and saved lives. we move on to the other major story this morning. also from california.

explosive wildfires breaking out in northern and southern california, sending tens of thousands of people from their homes. >> in northern california's butte county, flames swirled into a firenado at one point, shooting high into the sky. fire officials say the town of paradise is virtually destroyed. thousands of structures burned to the ground, and all 27,000 residents ordered to evacuate. >> paradise is near the city of chico, about 180 miles northeast of san francisco. and abc's will carr is there. >> reporter: we're in butte county, we are surrounded by flames. you see frames shooting out of the home next to me. it is the campfire. the homes next to us have completely gone up in flames. this looks like a scene from armageddon. as we are walking along, you can feel the heat coming off of these homes. this home already burned to the ground.

what looks like a tree that is still burning here. all of those homes in the background on fire right now. this is really something to see. fire crews have been doing everything they can. but they ran into red flag warning conditions throughout the day. that means these winds were incredibly high. there was low humidity, and bone dry conditions out here. this is pretty much a perfect combination for these fire conditions, and this is what you see. this community has burned to the ground. everything here is gone. in butte county, will carr, abc news. >> and keep that image in mind where you see him there. it looks like it's nightfall. >> right. >> that was shot in the afternoon. >> incredible. >> will carr reporting from northern california, and the wind-driven brush fires are burning in southern california as well. one of them, this is horrible. not too far from thousand oaks where the shooting took place. >> those flames exploded in the hills of ventura county burning thousands of acres of dry brush.

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this morning on "world news this morning on "world news now," breaking news. an out of control wildfire consuming a northern california town. possibly thousands of people forced from their homes. >> some of those fires burning near the scene of the mass shooting. the sheriff taking the stage. he was supposed to retire today. and we're learning about the victims. many of them very young. their parents demanding action. and new this half hour, a car thief's change of heart. >> so a woman who had her car stolen called police and posted

about it on social media three days later. wouldn't you know it, she finally spotted it, and the last thing she ever expected to find inside the car. it is friday, november 9th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." let's get right to it, it's a very, very busy friday after capping a really busy week. and we're going to start in california where fire crews, already exhausted from one of the busiest seasons ever are battling flames again. these are images coming in from southern california. the wind-driven brush fires have burned and shut down roads including the 101 freeway, this happening nearby where the shooting scene took place. evacuations are under way. >> those fires are raging nearly fles hturned a towinto

this fast-moving wildfire in california exploding in size, driven by winds in excess of 50 miles per hour, the so-called camp fire is burning the equivalent of 80 football fields per minute, forcing the evacuation of entire towns. residents rescued from their homes and people abandoning their cars on clogged roads. >> go, go, go, go, hurry up, people, it's getting hot! >> reporter: this man recording his escape in nearly blackout conditions. dozens evacuated from this hospital, where at least one building was consumed by flames after reports that some people were trapped in the hospital's basement. >> we've g four people tpp in the bement. looks like. th'rfendneath, b

>> reporter: new video showing the out of control inferno burning home after home. >> we lost everything. trailers, all our belongings. now we're on grinding rock just trying to save everybody's stuff. >> reporter: this swirling firenado. nearly 1,000 buildings could be damaged or destroyed in the town of paradise alone. >> fire crews are doing everything they can, but they ran into red flag warning conditions throughout the day. these winds were incredibly high. there is low humidity, and bone dry conditions out here. this is pretty much a perfect combination for these fire conditions, and this is what you see, this community has burned to the ground. pretty much everything is gone. >> reporter: this picture showing a mcdonald's before the fire and after. nothing left but the sign. these horses set free, but left behind to find their own way out.

and one more note about the camp fire. officials say it took less than eight hours for it to grow to 18,000 acres. that is larger than the entire island of manhattan. >> and those fires burning in southern california in the meantime are not far from that deadly bar shooting in thousand oaks where 12 people were brutally gunned down. >> mourners packed into prayer vigils to honor the victims and listen to messages of unity and hope. among them, officers devastated by the death of sheriff's sergeant helus. president trump ordered flags lowered after expressing condolences and acknowledging the bravery of law enforcement. >> the shooter apparently took his own life. he's a marine combat veteran who served in afghanistan. neighbors believe he suffered from ptsd. >> and it was college country music night at the bar when the

gunman starting firing. >> some of the victims in their 20s or younger. david muir has more. >> reporter: for so many families, an agonizing wait as we're now hearing about the lives lost. so many of the victims young, including 18-year-old alaina housley, there at the restaurant line dancing with her friends. her family saying alaina was an incredible young woman with so much life ahead of her. and 23-year-old justin meek. a recent graduate and worked as a social worker helping families and children with special needs. blake damon was 21. his girlfriend writing, i can't believe you are gone. dan henrique was a veteran who

served in 2007. and heartbreak for this man showing a picture of his son cody. at the time he was still searching. a few hours later, he learned he lost his son. >> we did just get the news he was one of the 11 that were killed. >> reporter: cody was his first-born son. >> only he and i know how much i loved him. >> reporter: a big brother, umpire for youth baseball, he was about to enlist in the army. >> he was on his way to fulfilling his dream of serving the country. >> reporter: in fact he says he spoke to his son cody as he was heading out. >> first thing i said was please don't drink and drive. last thing i said was, son, i love you. >> reporter: he had one last

message for his son. >> i just want him to know that he -- he's going to be missed. >> and you can tell he is going to be missed. by the way, there is a go fund me set up for his funeral arrangement. the initial goal was 10,000, and it's already surpassed that in obviously the last 24 hours. also among the victims was 27-year-old. >> a veteran who survived the las vegas festival massacre. his mother could not hide her anger when speaking to reporters. >> my son was in las vegas with a lot of his friends, and he came home. he didn't come home last night, and i don't want prayers. i don't want thoughts. i want gun control! and i hope to god nobody else sends me anymore prayers. i want gun control. no more guns! >> wow. the sentiment felt by a number of people.

>> absolutely a mother's rage and grief at the loss of her son right there. >> turning to the investigation in the meantime, a search for a motive continues. investigators are learning all they can right now about the gunman. >> and joining us is special agent steve gomez. what could have propelled a former marine to become a mass killer do you think? >> well, they talked about ptsd. and we've also seen a lot of active shooters that have had some kind of mental health issue, and this is becoming very pervasive over the last several years, and what i've experienced as far as working these types of cases in the private sector is it's very difficult to get somebody who has some kind of mental health issue to acknowledge they have the issue and to voluntarily agree to treatment. that's one of the biggest problems.

from what we've seen, the mother may have been having that kind of issue with her son, trying to get him to seek some help. and if he didn't want to do it and he wasn't committing a crime there really wasn't much that could be done at that point. >> steve, it's been two weeks since the kentucky shooting, the pittsburgh synagogue, the yoga shooting this past weekend and then this. is the coverage of all this contributing, is there some guy in his mother's basement who may have some ptsd issue that's watching this sort of coverage and saying -- and it acting as a trigger for them? >> i really think that the internet can take some of the responsibility for this. not necessarily the coverage that we see on tv, but the fact that the internet not only provides additional coverage, but there are also chat rooms, blogs and various sites that people go on where they either talk about their violence, talk about their tendencies towards hate.

they talk about different issues. they can figure out how to build bombs. they can figure out how to adjust certain machine guns, make them automatic from semi-automatic. there are various things out there on the internet that give people a forum to express their hatred, their intent for violence. and i think that's what's causing these people to turn down that path. and now it's a matter of the public, not just law enforcement, but the public as well to be on the alert, not just on the street but when you're on the internet and to look for people expressing those views and you have to report it. >> it does seem it is happening more and more often, and to have so many of them within the last weeks is egregious. thank you. there is more news ahead, including an update on the so-called dancing fbi agent. plus, the emotional end of an era for one very special victoria's secret angel. we will have that ahead in the skinny. you're watching "world news now." victoria's secret angel. we will have that ahead in the skinny. you're watching "world news now."

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this is the scene in paradise, california, a town in the sierra nevada foothills where fast-moving flames have forced the entire population, some 27,000 people to flee their homes. thousands of structures are destroyed.

but because the fire zone is too hot and dangerous to enter, they don't have an exact number. >> planes are also racing across parts of southern california fueled by high winds. >> julia weiden joins us. >> the fire weather danger continues in california as we'll see gusts up to 50 miles per hour through this afternoon. they should ease off tonight. temperatures frigid in the east. we are looking at lake-effect snow across the great lakes, several areas seeing one to three inches. and the same system will bring soaking rains to the northeast as we head through this afternoon and tonight. kendis, marci? >> quite a cold blast for much of the northeast and central states as well, julia, thank you. the so-called dancing fbi agent had a date in court.

>> chase bishop entered a not guilty plea to a second degree assault charge. this video showed him doing a back flip at a denver nightclub in june. his gun fell to the floor and fired as he picked it up. the bullet hit another man in the leg. he is still recovering. bishop returns to court in january. get ready for a ban on some forms of e-cigarettes. >> the fda is planning to restrict some with flavored pods. e-cigarette use is up 77% among high schoolers and 50% among middle schoolers in the past year. all right, we found the key. feeling more rested after you sleep may come down to drinking more! >> woo! >> yeah, woo. >> cheers. that's an important comma in the script. more water. >> oh. >> that's boring.

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♪ skinny ♪ just give me "the skinny" an action-packed "skinny" for this friday and big life changes for big stars. >> starting with meg ryan, queen of rom-coms, from "harry met sally" to "sleepless in seattle." >> or as andre mentioned, who? >> never heard of her. >> it's good to be 22. he said in my ear i have no idea who this is. ryan shared this image with one word, "engaged." it seems her on again, off again relationship with john mellencamp is on permanent on. >> this will be his fourth marriage. >> andre, john mellencamp, do you know who he is? never heard of him. okay. cool.

next for gabriele union and dwyane wade. >> they have welcomed their first child together. a baby girl thanks to a surrogate. >> the couple shared the happy news on instagram with family photos from the hospital. >> very cute. >> the baby girl's name has not been shared just yet, it's the first for gabriele. now to chris pratt. >> their divorce agreement is forcing them to live within five miles of each other until their son finishes sixth grade. >> they are on good terms, i guess they have to be. >> i think they went on couple's date. >> that's a good match. next, the event we've all been waiting for. >> all of us? >> all of us. >> all of us have been waiting for this. >> do we have your attention? >> believe me. >> the annual victoria's secret fashion show.

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and i'm thinking, where's my car? >> reporter: pam posted pictures on social media. she also called police. >> everybody who knows me was prayin'. please let her get her car back and let it be in good condition. >> reporter: she was hopeful someone would see it. >> i have peculiar markings on my car. >> reporter: she thought that would be the way this car would come home. >> i get this post back, saying they saw my car out in sheppardsville. >> reporter: but wednesday after work -- >> it was about 2:40. >> reporter: -- she had just finished a walk when she saw the stolen car. it was parked on her street. >> i just couldn't believe it. >> reporter: and inside -- >> an apology note was in the car. >> reporter: -- a hand-written apology placed inside the car. >> return to the scene of the crime. it's like, who does this, you know? >> reporter: the apparent thief only got so far before regret rolled in. >> i'm really sorry, because i understand how hard it is not to have a car. so i brought it back.

>> reporter: trying to make this wrong right. >> i know this won't fix it, but oh, well. >> reporter: for this owner, apology accepted. >> he just needed to borrow a car, but he brought it back. so it's all good as far as i'm concerned. he made it right. >> like are there no zip locations -- >> call an uber if you have somewhere to go. i wonder if there was an explanation. it was kind of a long letter. >> first of all, who writes letters anymore? and then -- but i guess a car thief does. and it was really, really lengthy. >> i'd be interested. what is the real reasoning? >> it was nice. what we meant to say, that's great. >> oh. isn't that a sweet thief? this is abc's "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades.

morning america." have a great day. making news in america this morning, fire emergency. the scene described as apocalyptic. tens of thousands of people fleeing their homes in northern california. >> go, go, go, go. >> this firenado in the distance. an entire town nearly destroyed. the latest from the fire zone and the big concern this hour. also right now, the search for answers after the nightclub shooting rampage that left 12 people dead. >> i hope to god nobody else sends me any more prayers. i want gun control. >> for the first time we hear from a man who was there and was grazed by a bullet. what he saw and what we're learning now about the shooter. was it doctored?