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annual tribute in light in lower manhattan surprising the former twin towers of the world trade center. dozens of 7,000-watt xenon bulbs shining four miles intthe light sky. >> that annual tribute of light is capping off a full day of ceremonies, memorials, and somber moments of silence on this 18th anniversary of the september 11th terror attacks. >> so many years later, so many of the victims' families are still feeling the pain of their loss. >> reporter: it's been 18 years since the horror played out on that clear september morning, 9/11. and every year we as a nation pause to remember. at the flight 93 nationa memorial in shanksville, pennsylvania, a mother touches her son's name. at the 9/11 memorial in new york city, this woman remembering her cousin, robert horohu jr. every year the bells at 8:46 when the first plane hit. and it never gets easier, the names. >> my aunt, for whom i named my

daughter after. susannah maria la tour. we love you forever. we miss you infinitely and our lives have never been the same. >> my father, favorite, martin dic has de mayo. we miss you, we love you, we know that you're proud of us. >> reporter: then there was this. last week nearly 18 years after the planes hit, firefighter michael hobbs' remains were identified. this was the wake for him in 2002. his wife erika, his son michael, just 3 years old at the time, wearing a fire helmet. now with those remains, 18 years later, his family again. his daughter kirsten. his widow. his son michael right there again. he's 21, in uniform, saluting. he's a corporal in the marines. the firefighters presenting michael with his father's

helmet. we honor that firefighter and his family and all of the families forever changed by 9/11. >> so much emotion remembering that day. all of those innocent people who lost their lives. all of the first responders who lost their lives trying to help not only in the immediate aftermath but in the years that followed. and the remembrances were not only here in the united states, but really around the world. there were firefighters from new zealand here performing a moving traditional haka to honor the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks. so much of the world sharing in the pain that americans feel stemming from those terrorist attacks on september 11th, 2001. >> that solidarity really being felt around the world. we'll be right back.

cameron mathison is opening up about a stunning health care, a tumor growing on his kidney that he says doctors consistently missed. scare, a tumor growing on his kidney that he says doctors consistently missed. >> it was only when he finally demanded an mri that doctors finally saw what mathison

himself suspected. >> reporter: he's been a soap opera star. a fan favorite on "dancing with the stars." and a "gma" contributor too. and the actor and tv host cameron mathison is in the battle of his life. >> i just felt like something was wrong. >> reporter: the 50-year-old opening up on the set of his hallmark channel "home and family" sharing his recent health scare. >> the radiology report said that there is a 4.2-centimeter mass on the right kidney that is consistent with renal cell carcinoma. i'm standing there thinking to myself, i know this is one of those dreams. i know i'm about to wake up. i really was genuinely trying to make myself wake up from that

moment, thinking that this is just so surreal. >> what was the first thing you thought about? >> my kids. i called my wife. that was tough. because at that time also, i didn't know anything. i didn't know if this was a death sentence. i didn't know if it had spread. i knew from the radiology report it hadn't gone in my lymph nodes but i didn't know much other than that. >> what did she say to you? >> first thing out of her mouth, which was amazing to me, was, we got this, we're going to beat it. right away, first thing out of her mouth. she just went into supportive there for me. g mode and being >> reporter: mathison says he spent years with specialists trying to figure out why he was having such pain and cramping in his abdomen. >> i was convinced that people thought i was a hypochondriac and i was nuts. i've been at this so long. >> reporter: ultimately his consistent discomfort motivating him to demand an mri and that's when doctors found the tumor. >> it was about four hours later. i got a call. i saw my doctor's number come up on my phone. i'm like, this isn't good. >> rorter:he doctors telling mathison they believe the tumor

has been growing inside his kidney for the last 10 years and crediting his healthy lifestyle for keeping the tumor so small. >> this has been in me minimum, minimum 10 years. >> a minimum of 10 years? >> likely longer. i don't drink. i eat incredibly healthy. i eat a very low-sugar, low carbohydrate diet. the things that likely in our best guess have helped it from spreading and growing even quicker. >> reporter: always maintaining a positive attitude, mathison is scheduled for surgery. >> you're going to have to be in the hospital for? >> two or three days, they say. >> you might be losing an organ. >> yeah, that requires -- i was like, really? do i have to stay a couple of nights? they're like, well, we may be taking kidney out of your body so you might want to stick around a little bit. >> reporter: mathison telling everyone to take control of their own health. >> keeping positive through all of this even when i didn't know what was going on. >> our thanks to kayna. cameron is telling people what

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test. test. test. ♪ it's time for "the debate of the day." we're starting off with a good one. >> yeah. >> so a new study looking to the potential effects of a 20% tax on sweets, basically a sugar tax to help lower the bmi, the body mass index of americans. >> they say with such a tax, snackers could lose .5 body mass index, that bmi, three to four pounds for a six-foot person. so would a sugar tax really help people lose weight this. >> yes. >> no way. >> jack is saying no way. >> i guess people pay for cigarettes, right? >> yeah, they still smoke them. >> it wouldn't make you think

twice? >> if they taxed me on sugar i'd be a broke man because i'm going to pay. >> yeah. i mean, i would think twice. >> that sundae at wherever, you're going to eat that sundae. >> right. on sunday. >> you're going for it. >> you don't care about a tax >> you think people can't be saved from themselves? >> i think people for the most part are going to do what they want to do, and if that means pay an extra 6 cents for something sweet that makes them feel good, i think they're going to go for it. >> do you think that the sugar tax would be a good idea? >> it -- i have no idea if it's a good idea or not. it wouldn't help people lose weight, let's put it that way. >> that was the question at hand here. >> now i've just got other questions. >> i know, she's got so many questions. on to the next one, which is, so you go to concerts. everyone's got their phones up, recording. the act, beyonce on the stage, you want to see it, you want to savor it, you want to remember it. madonna taking action, banning

phone no phones. no smart watches. >> at concerts. and actually so they actually put the phones in what's called a pouch or something like that where they will lock it up. then they'll give it to you after the concert. >> it's like what they have at schools, it sounds like. >> get the cigarette lighter out as well. >> what they have at schools to make it so the kids can't like get on -- jack? you know, i don't blame her. maybe she doesn't want all of her stuff leaking out. >> i understand, and i get tired of sometimes the people with the cell phones. >> all in your way. >> all up in your way. but if i paid hundreds of dollars to see you, then let me do whatever i want to do in that arena, and that's to record you -- >> i got it right here. >> hey, jack. >> wait till you see my dance number, jack, it's coming up. >> before we get to that, twinkies. peanut butter and pickle twinkies. >> there should be no debate, that's gross, that's nasty, uh-uh. get my reaction on the phone

with that, jack. i'm not eating a pickle twinkie.

>> this morning on "world news now, a severe weather outbreak on the move. >> powerful storms are moving across cervical states overnight. the same area hit by nearly a dozen tornados in a matter of hours. entire neighborhoods left in ruins. also this morning it's debate day in houston. the top ten democratic candidates will take the stage just hours from now in what could be the most heated debate yet. plus the crippling fear some people have over apple's new iphone. we'll explain. and it's the annual tribute to the victims of 9/11. twin beams of light shining into the heavens from lower manhattan. the most powerful beams of light ever projected from earth. we'll take a look at what goes into this enduring symbol on this thursday, september 12th.

good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us on this day after the commemorations on 9/11. so many tributes and very powerful indeed. we do begin with the severe weather in the plains and upper midwest overnight. >> this intense storm system is still threatening south dakota and nebraska overnight. with drenching rains and strong winds. >> the radar shows storms over much of the midwest stretching from montana to detroit where storms have knocked out power to thousands. >> this after three strong tornados struck south dakota's largest city within four minutes. abc's alex perez is there. >> reporter: families across the upper midwest bracing for a second night of severe storms. the dangerous weather striking south dakota's largest city in the middle of the night. tornado sirens sounding the alarm in sioux falls.

there are 77 of them across the city. officials say not all of them were activated, blaming human error. at least three twisters touching down in the city, all ef-2s. the one striking this hospital campus had winds up to 130 miles an hour. >> our staff was courageous. they had 10 minutes to wake up 102 residents, get them to the center of the building, and all are safe and sound. >> reporter: another ef-2 twister quickly tearing through this shopping complex. total devastation in just 60 seconds. kaylene's business destroyed. >> we can start over. nobody was hurt. and that's really all that counts. >> reporter: powerful winds sending a tree crashing onto charles roscoevic's home. >> i'm surprised the house didn't go down.

>> reporter: residents worried, watching the skies for more possible storms. you can see how powerful the winds were here, basically destroying this auto parts store. just a shell of a building left here with more storms on the way. officials here say they are taking steps to make sure those problems they had with the sirens don't happen again. alex perez, abc news, sioux falls, south dakota. >> our thanks to alex there. president trump is celebrating a supreme court ruling that allows the government to prevent virtually all central americans from seeking asylum in the united states. >> that means migrants who must pass through another country to get to the u.s. are required to first seek asylum in that country. the decision by the justices to reverse a lower court's ruling is temporary while appeal against the policy moves forward. the federal government is working to ban many of the flavors used in e-cigarettes. president trump made the surprise announcement during a meeting of top health officials at the white house. tobacco flavors will be exempted. the administration has faced increasing pressure from parents and others to do something with the president acknowledging

there is a vaping problem. >> we can't allow people to get sick and we can't have our youth be so affected. and i'm hearing and it that's how the first lady got involved. >> health officials are investigating nearly 500 cases of lung disease related to vaping products. at least six of the patients have died. many of the victims are teens. the democratic presidential hopefuls are set to square off in houston tonight. president trump is trying to steal the spotlight. abc news has learned the trump campaign is launching a negative advertising blitz ahead of the debate. that includes flying a massive banner over the city depicting democrats as socialists. there will be front-page print ads targeting former vice president joe biden and senator elizabeth warren. stand-ins for all 10 participating candidates took the stage at texas southern university for a dry run. as abc's mary bruce reports we'll have to wait and see if sparks fly between the front-runners. >> reporter: for the first time voters will be able to compare these two candidates side by side, standing right here will be joe

biden. right here next to him, elizabeth warren. these two candidates have wildly different campaign styles and visions for the future. we'll be watching closely to see if they attack each other. with warren on the rise will biden take some shots at her? will the other candidates too, like bernie sanders? he and elizabeth warren share many of the same positions but so far they've declined to go after eachther. standing next to them will be kamala harris and pete buttigieg. they are looking for a boost. there's candidates on the wings are in need of a jolt too. >> our thanks to mary bruce there in houston with the rest of our team. abc is hosting the debate along with univision. join us tonight at 8:00 eastern right here on abc. we'll have a post-debate breakdown on "world news now" tomorrow morning. the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks was a day of solemn remembrances and promises to never forget. >> victims' relatives read the names of loved one who died at the world trade center memorial site. many young children mentioned how they had never met their loved ones. >> former president george w.

bush was in office at the time of the attacks. he laid a wreath at the pentagon. his former dense secretary donald rumsfeld also attended. trump's visit was several hours before bush's. >> and the vice president was at a memorial near shanksville, pennsylvania. he said the memory of those on board flight 93 is carved into the hearts and memories of the american people. >> new york's tribute in light climbed into the sky overnight. it will remain that way until dawn this morning. officials in the bahamas say 2,500 people are missing in the wake of hurricane dorian. the prime minister addressed his people last night saying he expects the death toll of 50 to significantly increase. the names of the missing are being cross-checked with lists of those who evacuated or went to shelters. the prime minister said a future day of mourning will be scheduled in tribute to the victims. the final victim of the scuba diving boat fire off the coast of southern california has been recovered. that person's remains and those of six other victims logic identified using dna testing. 34 people were killed in the fire which is now the subject of

several investigations. work to recover what's left of the boat continues. the publix supermarket chain is the latest retailer to ask customers to keep all guns concealed in states that allow open carry in the wake of the mass shootings in el paso and dayton. the company said it's respectfully requesting only law enforcement officials openly carry firearms in its stores. publix joins wall matter of the, cvs, and several other retailers that made similar announcements last week. the maker of oxycontin has an agreement to settle lawsuits. pay more money than the company offered before. the deal includes less than half the states. purdue says it will work to -- continue to work with all the plaintiffs to reach a comprehensive settlement. last year's triple crown winner reportedly should have been disqualified. "the new york times" reports justify failed a drug test weeks before the kentucky derby.

the first race in the triple crown. the "times" says the california horse racing board dragged its feet on the test, then quietly dropped the case. >> too late, no take-backs, all done. hey, apple's new iphone may send some potential customers into therapy. the issue is the camera design of the cam ros on the pro and pro max phones. more than a few people on social media say the positioning of the three lenses triggers their trypophobia, fear of clusters of small holes. >> one expert said the images remind sufferers of visual characteristics of dangerous organisms such as poisonous animals. >> let's show to it you. put the video up. keep scaring the people. >> i saw this trending on twitter yesterday and i was like, wait a second, hold on, you guys. then looking at the pictures i was like, eww. >> i saw it yesterday. before i saw all the hoopla about it, i thought the same thing. i don't think that phobia. but i saw the small holes that

kind of creeps me out and i can't explain it, then bam. >> spidery, it's like something. >> there's just something about it that just -- and i will say -- sometimes when. >> especially that with the three and then those other small -- oh gosh. >> it's really weird. now that i think about it, i don't like those -- like if i go to the beach and like you pour some water on the sand or something -- >> it makes those little dots. >> i always smooth it out. >> yeah, because it's creepy. so they have a point. >> right? so they do. >> just saying. >> a little creeped out by it. >> to be fair, some people are triggered by bubble baths. >> the pictures are going to look so good. it's worth it. coming up, what you need to know about chocolate milkshake day. first, police have made an arrest after this video was seen across the country, a little girl nearly hit getting off the school bus. plus, the air scare for a planeload of passengers just minutes after takeoff. what caused flames to shoot out of that engine. just when you tht you were done painting...

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the two people aboard this small plane somehow survived the crash at an airport in boca raton, florida.

the single-engine piper had just taken off when it turned around and headed back. the pilot was a certified flight instructor. it's not known why he decided to turn around. the plane only made it as far as the parking lot. in houston, a driver being blamed for causing a collision with a commuter train. >> police say the driver ran a red light and was hit by the train which then pushed the car into a pole. the incident happened three weeks ago. amazingly the driver walked away from the scene with nonlife-threatening injuries. police are stepping up traffic enforcement near that rail line. an 18-year-old is under arrest in a near tragedy in houston that went viral. two weeks ago we showed you this when a car barely missed molina kirk taylor as she got off her school bus after her second day of kindergarten. only her mother's screams saved the 5-year-old. at the time police said they weren't able to make an arrest because she didn't capture who was behind the wheel. julio cores is now charged with reckless driving. he faces up to six months in

jail if convicted. the cleveland browns are in mourning after a deadly crash in ohio. defensive lineman chris smith's girlfriend was killed when she was hit by a car on interstate 90. smith's vehicle spun out early yesterday after blowing a tire and hit the median. petara cordero was hit by another car while standing on the shoulder. police say the other driver admitted they'd been drinking. no charges have been filed. smith and cordero had their first child just last month. tragic there. the former judge involved in the sexual assault case against the stanford swimmer has been fired from his latest job as a girls tennis coach. >> aaron persky was hired as a high school coach, but after outrage from parents and students, he was fired less than 24 hours later. persky was recalled as a county judge after sentencing then stanford student brock turner for six months in jail for sexual assault. a canadian budget airlinis apologizing after an air scare forced an emergency landing 10 minutes after takeoff. >> it happened when the edmonton-bound flight collided

with geese just minutes after lifting off in british columbia. >> reporter: this is what passengers saw just as they took off. >> fire, fire! >> reporter: recounting their fear. >> started seeing flames coming out of rightngine. >> reporter: moments later the 737 hit as many as four geese as it raced down the runway. >> bang, bang. the lights would come back on. this is strange. >> i started yelling, fire, fire >> reporter: it's called a compressor stall. the damaged engine still running. in essence backfiring with excess fuel. passengers worried whether they were make it back tuesday. >> i started texting my mom, hey, i was like, something's wrong with the airplane, i love you. >> reporter: once on the ground mechanics taking a close look at the engine on that jet, owned by swoop, an ultra low-cost carrier. the airline says it was able to refund or rebook the 176 passengers on board. the jet was taken out of service. bird strikes can be dangerous and they're not unusual. worldwide, there are 40 every day. david kerley, abc news, reagan

national airport. >> so scary. >> we've seen this before, again with bird strikes, with engines backfiring. we see that video, it's frightening every single time so i can't imagine what it's like for those people on the flight. again, no one was injured so that's good news there. coming up next half hour, the terrifying fall for one woman in hawaii. those frightening moments caught on a go pro camera as she tumbled down a 50-foot waterfall. but first the annual tribute in manhattan. what you may not have known about those two beams of light. about those two beams of light. you wouldn't accept an incomplete job from anyone else. why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase sensimist. nothing stronger. nothing gentler. nothing lasts longer. flonase sensimist. 24 hour non-drowsy allergy relief

on the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, hundreds of people gathered on staten island as you see there for a remembrance ceremony in the shadow of the tribute in light memorial near the site of ground zero. and here in manhattan that tribute in light is shining like a beacon overnight. in a few hours it will gently fade into the dawn. >> those lights have become such a fixture on 9/11, symbolizing where those towers once stood. this morning we're learning new details about those two giant beams of light. will ganss is here with more on that. >> good morning, you guys. good morning to all of you. while the 9/11 memorial is open year round, the tribute in light only occurs once a year and thousands make the trip to lower

manhattan to see it. as darkness falls on new york city this september 11th, a familiar sight illuminating the manhattan skyline. it's called the tribute in light, an annual commemorative art installation first seen on the six-month anniversary of the attacks and every 9/11 since. two separate beams shining from dusk to dawn, meant to honor the lives lost and celebrate the spirit of new york and its first responders. >> it makes me think of hope and that people of new york and people of the united states, no matter what happens, we can rise again. >> reporter: each of those beams comprised of 88 7,000-watt bulbs. on top of a local parking garage. those lights you can see echo the shape and orientation of the twin towers. they stretch four miles into the sky and are the brightest and most powerful beams of light ever projected from earth. it's no wonder the beams are

visible from more than 60 miles away. people in new york, new jersey, and connecticut able to spot the tribute in light from home. but so many more making the trip to manhattan to stand under the lights in person. >> it's emotional. in different aspects. but it just reminds me that at one point they tried to break us down as a country, but at the end we all became unified as one. >> the tribute in light symbolizing so much to so many different people. when we asked folks at the memorial to describe what it means to them specifically, the one word that we heard over and over again was "hope." >> they really are beautiful lights. you can see them on the monitor behind us. on 9/11, seeing all of the pictures and posts that people had on social media honoring that day, it really does take you back and just remembering the horror. but from it, so much hope and togetherness. >> so much came from it. and will, that piece, just seeing the people out there,

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♪ my milkshake brings all the ♪ my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard ♪ ♪ and they're like it's better than yours ♪ time for "the mix." we're mixing it up with milk, chocolate ice cream, as khalil said, the milkshake brings all the boys to the yard. it's national chocolate milkshake day. hold them up, everybody! everyone's got one back there. jack is already done. he said, next! tony, where's your milkshake? there it is. >> sofia the intern's got one, come on, come on. >> they can't see you yet there you go. >> hilarious. >> milkshake style. >> i'm not a fan of milkshake, guys, i'm sorry.

>> you don't get no milkshake, then, give me your milkshake. so anyway, milkshakes -- they're all cheering back there. i love the milk. she's against the dairy industry. she doesn't do the milk. but she eats -- >> milkshakes got their name by being served in bars, apparently. >> boozy milkshakes? >> they said milkshakes became a popular drink back in the '20s and '30s. when the sock hops were around, people also got a milkshake. i'm always on a thing. >> kenneth rarely eats on tv. >> because she doesn't do milk, meat, anything -- >> while i stuff my face, he won't. but then as soon as i don't he's all like, how dare you not partake. >> we need whole milk. we're built people around here, we need some milkshakes. >> look at these guys, they're just talking about the milkshakes. if you don't do milk or meat,

what is inside you? >> somebody tweeted, please tell your female anchor to eat some meat. no thanks, sir, i'm fine. so let's talk wedding dresses. you pay all that money and you wear it once. one woman said, not me. she spent $616 on the dress of her dreams and now it's her favorite recycled item. she decided to cut it into a mini dress and dyed it green. that looks fabulous. >> she's almost like tiffany haddish who wears that steve mcqueen -- >> alexander? >> somebody mcqueen. >> this woman said it was the first designer dress she tried on, and as soon as she put it on she loved it and it was too expensive to only wear once. so she made do and i think it looks fabulous. >> can we see these soccer fans singing to a baby? a group of croatian soccer fans. ♪ a bunch of men and a baby. >> i'm sure it smells like alcohol breath. >> they're all drunk.

>> also the cutest thing you'll see today, an alpaca getting a haircut.

this morning on "w this morning on "world news now," it's debate day. for the first time front-runner former vice president joe biden will meet senator elizabeth warren and the other top candidates in a one-night debate hosted by abc news. a couple of those democrats have already come face-to-face on a flight. also this morning president trump and the first lady jointly addressing the nation's electronic cigarette emergency. as he takes a stance, we're learning about an arrest related to vaping. new this half hour, a frightening fall caught on camera. >> a woman's go pro was recording as she fell off a cliff, plunging into the water and suffering serious injuries. we'll give you a closer look at this near-death experience. how kim kardashian managed

to make $2 million in a matter of minutes. and this morning she's now skimming off the profits. that's ahead in "the skinny" on this thursday, september 12th. good thursday morning. thank you for joining us. i had to think about what day it is. it's a very exciting day here at abc news. we begin this half hour with the democrats trying to unseat president trump going head to head tonight in debate number three. >> the podiums are in place at texas southern in houston, a historically black university, where the ten leading candidates will try to set themselves apart. as they headed to the debate, pete buttigieg and amy klobuchar ended up on the same flight. just one on reseparated the two.

buttigieg tagged the airline in the tweet saying quote, very funny, united. >> checkmate. president trump is refusing to be overshadowed. his campaign will fly a huge banner just before the debate depicting the democrats as socialists. abc's ines de la cuetara has a preview. >> reporter: it will be the first time the top ten democrats will be facing off on the same stage, on the same night. but this time senator elizabeth warren will be right by his side as she's been gaining in the polls. the three of them alone have just an enormous share of the democratic electorate right now. >> reporter: the abc news democratic debate comes as a new abc news/"washington post" poll shows the top five candidates -- biden, warren, sanders, harris, buttigieg -- all beating trump in one-on-one matchups. the president's approval rating is down 6 points from his all-time high of 44% in july to 38% now. trump's handling of the economy is also down 5% among registered voters. the president calling the

findings phony on twitter. the front-running candidates spending wednesday preparing for the big day, none of them holding any campaign events. andrew yang choosing instead to loot loose with a round of basketball. >> one of my favorite things to do on the road, because it gets the blood flowing. >> reporter: he's one of several candidates in need of a jolt, hoping the debate will upend the race. some democrats like representative lizzy fletcher are calling on the candidates to unite the country. the debate will start at 8:00 p.m. eastern thursday night and is expected to last three hours. janai and kenneth? >> all right, thank you ines, we appreciate it. guess what abc news is hosting the debate with our partners at univision. tune in tonight at 8:00 eastern. our powerhouse political team will be standing by. >> and of course we'll have wrap-up in the morning. stand-ins for each candidate took their places in a run-through as the producers put finishing touches on the primetime event. we'll hear from those doppelgangers later this half

hour. the trump administration is taking steps to battle the increasing popularity of e-cigarettes among teens. >> the president announced his administration plans to ban flavored e-cigarettes. studies show that sweet and fruity flavors appeal to teens and 1 in 4 high school students have used e-cigarettes in the past month. a wisconsin man has been arrested for allegedly manufacturing thousands of counterfeit vaping cartridges. the operation was allegedly being run out of an upscale neighborhood south of milwaukee. prosecutors say it employeas many as 10 people and made 3,000 to 5,000 cartridges a day. >> 1 in 4 high school students in the past month, that is remarkable. now to a victory for president trump, the supreme court clearing the way for the government to enforce a restrictive new immigration policy. the justices guy the trump administration the green light to block virtually all central

americans from seeking asylum in the u.s. for now migrants who must pass through another country to get to the border will be required to first seek asylum in that country. and president trump's push to make good on his campaign promise to build a wall is starting to take shape in yuma, arizona. a construction crew is putting up 30-foot-tall sections of fencing along a five-mile stretch of the southern border. the president said he plans to build up to 500 miles of fencing by the end of the year but critics say that goal is unrealistic. the chinese woman who was accused of illegally entering mar-a-lago has been convicted. guilty of trespassing at president trump's resort and lying to federal agents. she faces up to six years in prison when she is sentenced in november. a suspect is in custody after five people were stabbed at a construction materials company in tallahassee, florida. the man is charged with five counts of attempted murder and aggravated assault. he learned he might be fired and confronted management, but first he allegedly went outside and called his pastor, begging for forgiveness. >> reporter: tallahassee police say the stabbing spree at this workplace could have been much

worse if not for the heroic actions of co-workers who fought back. >> several employees armed themselves with whatever they could and tried to engage him. and actually held him at bay at one point while officers were arriving. >> 41-year-old antwann brown in custody. authorities say he clocked in at dyke industries but after some kind of dispute was told to clock out ay 8:20. 13 minutes later police receiving their first call about the stabbings. >> from what we know now, he appeared that he was actually -- had sought out certain victims. >> reporter: five employees were stabbed with what was described as a common pocketknife and transported to the hospital. one of them in serious condition but expected to survive. police say the suspect appeared to target specific people, but there is no word on motive. they say he only worked here for a few months but there were

never any issues until wednesday. former president george w. bush calls legendary oil man t. boone pickens bold, imaginative, and daring. >> pickens passed away from natural causes yesterday at his home in dallas. pickens also advocated for renewable energy, including wind power. he donated much of his wealth to charities. >> he wanted to enjoy the fun of giving away money. and seeing what happened with that money. scholarships, football stadiums, engineering schools, hospitals. >> he was just an old country boy from holdenville, oklahoma. but i can tell you, he could think his way around any nobel prize winner. >> pickens donated $100 million to oklahoma state university for endowed faculty members. the school's football stadium is named after him. t. boone pickens was 91 years old. president trump called the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks a day of personal and permanent loss for those who

lost loved ones. >> trump attended a ceremony honoring the 184 victims who lost their lives at the pentagon. vice president pence represented the administration at the flight 93 memorial near shanksville, pennsylvania. family members left flowers, american flags, and other mementos by the names of their loved ones at new york's world trade center memorial and the names of every victim was read out loud. >> my aunt, for whom i named my daughter after. we love you forever. we miss you infinitely, and our lives have never been the same. >> my father, firefighter martin nicholas demayo. we miss you, we love you, and we know you're proud of us. >> so emotional. overnight new york's tribute in lights soared into the sky, representing the fallen twin towers and those lights will remain lit until they fade into dawn this morning. >> to see people follow in the

footsteps of the loved ones they lost and become firefighters, first responders themselves, just incredible. >> and absolutely important to note, to remember all of those victims. but those first responders who rushed toward that scene in the midst of all of that chaos and horror, forever grateful for them also. coming up, one woman's terrifying fall down a waterfall. but first the new details we're hearing in those bombshell allegations against nfl star antonio brown. what his new head coach is now saying. and later in "the skinny," how lizzo is attracting fans of all ages. ♪ ♪ charmin ultra soft! it's softer than ever. charmin ultra soft is twice as absorbent

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♪la la la la la. we're getting our first look at a terrifying fall that a woman says changed her life forever. a gopro captured heather freezen's tumble down a waterfall in 2016. she slipped on a wet patch then fell into the water. she was under about 20 seconds before friends saved her. freezen suffered a collapsed lung and multiple broken bones.

that video hard to watch. >> it absolutely is, makes you cringe. this morning two people are dead after a cargo plane crashed near toledo. >> the accident sparked a fire that burned at least six semi trailers. the plane went down just short of the runway at toledo express airport, missing a major highway. >> no one on the ground was hurt. the victims, two men, ages 72 and 69, were the only people on the plane. new details surfacing in the bombshell allegations against nfl star antonio brown. >> his former trainer is now claiming he sexually assaulted and raped her. brown denies the allegations. now the head coach for his new team, the patriots, is responding. here's abc's paula faris. >> reporter: the patriots are standing by newly signed star wide receiver antonio brown, seen here practicing for the first time with his new team just hours after the bombshell news that he's facing a civil lawsuit alleging sexual assault.

brittany taylor, a former lsu gymnast who first met brown in college and later went on to train him, alleges three separate incidents of sexual assault in 2017 and 2018. she claims he even bragged about one encounter through astonishingly profane and angry text messages. taylor claims she told her mother and even a chef who worked for brown shortly after one of the incidents and that brown texted he was going to fire her. police reports were never filed for any of the allegations. it's unclear if the nfl will take action. >> we're taking it one day at a time. just like we always do. >> reporter: the team is not commenting on whether he'll play on sunday, but brown's power agent drew rosenhaus saying his client vehemently denies the allegations and will cooperate with any investigation. >> this is a money grab. in my opinion, this is a money grab. >> reporter: reps for antonio brown plan on counter suing brittany taylor. she's seeking unspecified damages, is demanding a trial, and is reportedly meeting with the nfl next week as the league is conducting its own

independent investigation. paula faris, abc news, foxborough, massachusetts. >> our thanks to paula. "real housewives" husband joe giudice should learn within a week if immigration officials will release him. >> he's been held since march when he finished his 41-month sentence. his lawyer argued in court giudice should go free because he's not a threat. a court ruled last year he should be deported to italy. in more reality tv news, today former "jersey shore" mike "the situation" sorrentino is set to be released from new york prison. he's served eight months for tax evasion. when we come back, lebron james' battle over taco tuesday. and the british royal doing something that's never been done before.

♪ skinny just g ♪ skinny just gimme the skinny time now for "the skinny." we want to start with celebrity s paying homage on 9/11. as well as making very public

shows of support. the new york mets wore these 9/11 themed cleats for their game against the arizona diamondbacks, which by the way they amazingly won with nine runs on 11 hits. >> wow. supermodel cindy crawford helped raise funds at cantor fitzgerald's annual charity day working the phones. >> across the pond at the firm's london companion event, prince harry manned multiple homes. images that are just now crossing our "skinny" international desk. >> busy desk. >> shows the sixth in line to the british throne throwing caution, tradition, and royal protocol to the wind by shutting his own door. >> okay, so it happened as harry arrived at the fifth anniversary of the invictus games in london, reaching out with a bare hand, no glove. >> no he didn't. >> grasping the door. >> wow.

>> giving it a royal shove. >> the move comes exactly 12 months after his wife, meghan, the duchess of sussex, did the very same thing. >> gasp! >> can you believe it? that american. >> what they're going to have to do with that hand now. >> what are they going to do to the door? the door shouldn't have the bare skin of a royal touching it. >> oh my gosh. >> take the door, throw the whole car way. >> that american rubbing off on them. you go, girl. >> my conspiracy theorist bells are going off here. >> he did it on purpose. >> a year ago when meghan did it, there was a big hoopla about it. she probably said, hey, honey, remember like a year ago? he was like, oh, yeah, i got your back. that's a real man right there. i like harry more now. >> love them. love the duke and duchess of sussex. back here at home to a quick and profitable payday for kim k. >> unreal. it seems her new skims shaper

line is such a hit she reportedly made $2 million in the first few minutes of her website going online. >> that according to tmz, those first-day figures reportedly unprecedented for the shapewear and underwear industry. skims' direct competitor, spanx, made $4 million in its first year of business. they're calling, what's your secret? >> i keep getting these ads when i'm on my computer for these spanx pants that they're kind of like leggings, it looks like. i'm real tempted once they've been on sale. get 'em, get 'em. i'm just saying, if kim doesn't have the spanx leggings. >> i know what to get you for christmas. >> thank you. >> a milkshake. next to a defeat for lebron james that shaped up to be a shrewd legal maneuver. >> the u.s. patent and trademark office has refused the star's application to trademark the term "taco tuesday," calling it a commonplace term.

>> you had to watch that right? >> yes. >> sounds like a defeat, right? apparently not really. a spokesman for lebron james tells espn that with the refusal, he actually accomplished his real goal, which was to get the government to say on the record that "taco tuesday" is a commonplace term. >> his family is adorable. so that means that not only is lebron james a genius, but going forward he cannot be sued for any future use of the term "taco tuesday." bron bron one, everybody else zero. >> there you go. >> smart. not mad at it. finally to rapper lizzo reaching across the generational divide. >> so her video has been viewed more than 36 million times. >> check out this lizzo fan busting out some moves of his own to a lizzo song playing on the speakers. he does the words. at a jonas brothers concert at penn state last week.

>> that video has been viewed more than 1 million times and lizzo herself is also loving it. apparently he took a dna test and found out he's 100% -- well, you know the rest. >> i don't, actually. i'm not that familiar with her music. >> twitter, tell her what it is. er what it is. i'm not that familiar with her music. >> twitter, tell her what it is. shhhh. i took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough.

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♪ it's just a fantasy it's not the real thing ♪ ♪ it's just a fantasy it's not the real thing ♪ some actors have been living out their own fantasies, simulating the real thing on a stage at texas southern university. >> they all participated as dress rehearsal stand-ins for tonight's democratic debate hosted by abc news. some of them could even be called doppelgangers. >> our houston station is there. >> minnesota senator amy klobuchar. >> reporter: the stage is set and your top ten democratic

candidates are here. >> we are tired of leaning on fossil fuels -- >> reporter: except wait, that's not bernie sanders, is it? and i have never seen julian castro in a track suit. >> i got a kick out of it but i didn't realize everybody else was going to get a kick out of it. >> reporter: abc news hired these local actors so producers could plan lighting and blocking techniques. we've got senator bernie sanders, senator elizabeth warren, former representative beto o'rourke, businessman andrew yang, former vice president joe biden, senator kamala harris, mayor pete buttigieg, senator amy blown aassure, former secretary of housing and urban development julian castro, and senator cory booker. >> it said all ages. >> reporter: the actors didn't know what they were applying for when they sent in head shots. >> i guess good looks and crazy

talk. >> it's been strange because a lot of it is improv work. they're asking us to debate and shoot us some questions that are serious to actual issues in america, like what's your favorite color, what's your favorite restaurant? >> the other day we were told we were being too funny, to tone it down a little. we were having fun coming up with wild random things to talk about. >> you don't have to do the accent, you don't have to choose to talk like him but you choose to? >> actually, i didn't know i could until they gave me this job and i said, let's try to be real if we can. >> reporter: sometimes casting just gets it right. >> how much fun are you having? >> oh, more than average. hi, everybody on there who's seen me in my other faces. hi. >> ha ha. that's pretty good. our thanks to ktrk. catch the big 2020 democratic candidates debate tonight starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern on abc. of course it will be moderated by david muir, george

stephanopoulos, linsey davis and jorge ramos. >> bernie sanders needs a little work, though. >> i would say it wasn't a dead ringer. >> got to throw the arms up.

happening now in america this morning, countdown to tonight's big debate. the top ten democrats on stage together for the first time. biden and warren in their first face-to-face showdown. the strategies. what to watch for and video of the candidates gearing up. beto on the drums. yang playing basketball. and two candidates sitting on the same plane to houston. the e-cigarette crackdown. president trump's new push to ban flavored products amid a surge in lung illnesses, but would a ban work? the questions this morning and the major bust targeting vape cartridges. the new parents describing a fertility clinic mix-up. this white couple revealing when