we're back with this terrifying video of a driver going the wrong way on a major interstate in charlotte. driver drove for at least 10 miles causing others to swerve out of the way. police threw stop sticks in front of the speeding car. eventually she crashed into a tractor trailer and hit an suv head-on. she died at the scene. police have no idea why that driver was going the wrong way. outrage is mounting over an incident of bullying at a middle school in southern california that turned deadly. >> a 13-year-old boy who had been the target of bullies died just days after being beaten in the schoolyard.

here is abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: parents protesting after that deadly school beating in southern california. a throng of them swarming the schools' superintendent and jeering. he had to be escorted by sheriff's deputies to a schoolboard hearing after a 13-year-old boy identified only as d i ego was pronounced clinically dead tuesday. the parents say not enough is being done to protect children. >> kids getting bullied and they're not doing anything. >> reporter: in that schoolyard standoff last week, did i ego is punched once. he staggers back and would never recover. at a vigil his friends mourning him for a sea of community members holding candles. so much pain in that community. one of the reasons they are holding another vigil there. now those two 13-year-old boys allegedly involved in the beating are both facing assault charges as juveniles. a third man has been arrested and charged in connection with mac miller's

overdose death. >> steven walter is suspected of selling the counterfeit pills to miller before his death. walter is accused of being the source of the pills that another man sold to miller. miller died in september of last year. he was just 36. the inventor of the labradoodle says he regrets created the breed. >> the first labradoodle was for a blind woman whose husband was allergic to labrador retrievers. the breed quickly became a sensation, spawning other designer dog mixes. >> now wally connors says he's opened pandora's box and released a frankenstein monster. he says the breed has a higher risk for mental or physical problems. >> wow. >> that's really unfortunate. coming up, how so-called bad moms are channelling their inner good moms. >> how they're banding together to tackle the ups and downs of motherhood. you're watching "world news now." . . wrong. new mucinex nightshift fights my cold symptoms

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t this morning, we're meeting a special group of moms who just want to have fun. >> it's a growing sisterhood of

women coming together to talk about the pit falls of motherhood and blow off some stea do it. >> it's ladies night out in des moines, iowa. but this crowd has something else in common. they're almost all moms. this venue holds over 2700 seats and the show is completely sold out. >> we're having a mom's night out. we don't need them. >> they're here to say christ tin and jen, the duo mind the series #imomsohard. >> we noticed online, nobody was talking about how motherhood is kind of -- >> oats, it's a [ bleep ] joke. i pooped by myself today. >> i didn't even know if i remember how to do it without someone staring at me. >> they're raw. they're real. they're fny >> my friend doesn't scream at you while you're screaming at

your kids. she offers to hold your coffee so you can use both hands. >> it's just all -- it's a wonderful irony. >> when mom wants a night off, she's practically a fugitive. >> everybody's looking for her all of a sudden. they're part of a wave of mothers who say they're parting with cultural norms, redefining what it means to be a good mother. clearly their message resonates. their youtube videos collectively have now over 9 million views. this is their second national tour. they have a comedy special on amazon right now and they're in development with warner brothers for a tv show to air on abc. away from the big screen, crystal romano may not be charging into war, but she's the first to tell you that she's engaged in her own kind of battle. >> you want avocado toast. >> freezer waffles? >> freezer waffles? >> the battlefield, her home on new york's long island and the

opponents are her own kids. >> i love them to death. they're so crazy. >> the 26-year-old is now a mother of four. her three older step kids and her son, 7-year-old cashton. she admits that a blended family can be hard to manage. >> it's tough. my step kids are teenagers so typical teenagers so they're very mouthy. oh, are you serious? >> she found herself looking for outlets and stumbled across this page, the bad moms of long island. >> i honestly just found the group by searching mom groups on facebook. >> crystal is now a moderator. >> i love that we're judgmental. a bad mom isn't a neglectful mom. it's just a mom that doesn't fit that cookie cutter mold of what sometimes other people tell you you should be. >> jessie created the group after her daughter olivia was born. >> if you're using formula, if you're breast-feeding, people have such strong opinions. they don't understand you don't have to give your opinion to everyone. >> she decided she needed to create a safer space. >> there really was a need for it. it took off.

>> now the group has more than 15,000 members. moms post stories and memes that are self-deprecating and funny. even a little rorchby. it's a place where moms say they can be themselves. >> a lot of times, moms say that their biggest thing about motherhood that's rough for them is losing their friends who are not mothers. so this is a really good opportunity for moms to meet other moms who are in a similar situation. >> from long island all the way to the heartland, moms all across america are joining together, ready to buck the image of how mothers should behave. >> i will huzzah to that. anybody else? for "nightline," i'm diane macedo in des moines, iowa. >> big thanks to our friend diane. >> i will tell you a cute story. one time we were down in times square and diane brought in her son, i brought in my son, because that's what working moms do. my son had his legal elmo doll and was trying to make her son laugh. it was very cute.

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promise you won't. >> have you seen judy? >> the critics certainly aren't forgiving, giving judy a certified 87% fresh on rotten tomatoes. renee zellweger performance miracles singing her heart out, baring her bruised soul by acting. david kaplan says we now have a front-runner for best actress at the next academy awards. >> singing her praises. that is fabulous. next to an animated adventure from dreamworks. "abominable" a lush childhood adventure in which three friends discover a baby yeti on the roof of their apartment building. but in trying to get him back home, they have to stay one step ahead of the evil burnish who wants to capture young everest. >> there are people looking for

you. >> go faster! >> you can do magic? >> this is amazing! >> this is impossible. >> i wish dad were here to see this. >> cute. and the critics were all happy to see this, giving "abominable" a solid 78% on rotten tomatoes. sarah stewart writes although the movie's conclusion may be foregone, it's still enjoyable getting there. andrew parker says, it's cute, enjoyable and has a lot of heart. could be a good one for the kids. >> great one for the kids. good one for adults, as well. >> could be a good one for you, kenneth. >> i may. i saw "it" last weekend so this could be quite the change. it was scary. i was scared. >> you cried. >> i didn't cry. >> don't be ashamed. show your emotions. men can cry. cry.

this morning on "world news now," president trump is lashing out. >> he says there should be a way to stop investigations into his phone calls after the release of the whistle-blower complaint after the white house is accused of a cover-up. also this morning, bracing for a blizzard. the first winter storm is set to hit this weekend. we have your forecast. plus, a baggage handler is under arrest. police say he stole $250,000. but where is the money. and an airline is introducing a new tool to help you pick your seat on their flights. the baby seat map. see how you can dodge sitting next to a small child on this friday, september 27th.

>> he doesn't look wliek a small child, i looked on the map but i still ended up here. >> she tries to dodge me every morning. when we were flying in and out of orlando that would have worked for us because the kids are everywhere because they're headed to the theme parks. >> so excited, still crying and yelling. i'm sure a lot of people will try to use that. we'll get to that in a moment. we begin this half hour with the explosive new revelations from that whistle-blower complaint accusing president trump of abusing his power for political gain. >> democrats on capitol hill say the allegations from an unnamed intelligence official gives them a road map for their impeachment inquiry. the acting director of national intelligence defended his decision to withhold the complaint, citing executive privilege. but he acknowledged the whistle-blower did the right thing. >> the complaint alleges the president's phone call with the ukrainian leader had white house officials scrambling to lock down the transcript of the conversation. democrats say it was nothing short of a coverup. abc's mary bruce has more. >> reporter: on capitol hill, the acting director of national intelligence grilled.

he was the one who kept the whistle-blower's report under wraps for weeks, going first to the white house instead of congress. he defended that decision. but when pressed, he also defended the whistle-blower. >> i think the whistle-blower did the right thing. i think he followed the law every step of the way. >> reporter: the whistle-blower claims multiple u.s. government officials informed him that the president of the united states is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 u.s. election. the whistle-blower goes on to describe the president's phone call with the ukrainian president zelensky. the white house released the transcript of that call and it showed president trump asked the ukrainian president to do us a favor and later urged him to investigate his political rival joe biden. pressed, the acting director acknowledged the whistle-blower's account did, in fact, match that transcript. >> would you say that the whistle-blower's complaint is remarkably consistent with the

transcript that was released? >> i would say that the whistle-blower's complaint is in alignment with what was released yesterday by the president. >> the whistle-blower goes on to say that some white house officials were deeply disturbed by the phone call and the likelihood that they had witnessed the president abuse his office for personal gain. and the whistle-blower alleges senior white house officials tried to cover it up. he writes that senior white house officials had intervened to, quote, lock down all records of the phone call, especially the word for word transcript, adding officials said they were, quote, directed by white house lawyers to remove the electronic transcript from the computer system in which such transcripts are typically stored and put it into a separate electronic system that is used to handle and store classified information. the whistle-blower says one official characterized this as an abuse of the system and that

other trump transcripts had been hidden before. the whistle-blower's complaint was submitted to the intelligence community's inspector general, who then determined it was credible and of urgent concern. but the acting director refused to forward the complaint to congress, instead acknowledging he called the white house first even though the complaint was about the president. >> so you went to the white house first. so you went to the subject of the complaint for advice first about whether you should provide the complaint to congress? >> there were issues within this, a couple of things. one, it did appear that it has executive privilege. if it does have executive privilege, it is the white house that determines that. >> but in this case, the white house, the president is the subject of the complaint. >> but many republicans were not having it. >> gentlemen, i want to congratulate the democrats on the rollout of their latest information warfare operation against the president.

>> but while blasting the democrats, there was little defense of how the president handled that call. one republican with this stark message. >> concerning that conversation, i want to say to the president, this is not okay. that conversation is not okay. >> reporter: and he's not alone. a growing number of republicans are voicing concerns. >> republicans ought not to be rushing to circle the wagons and say there's no "there" there when there's lots that's actually troubling here. >> reporter: he says he doesn't know who this whistle-blower is and he refused to say whether he discussed this matter with the president, saying those conversations are privileged. members of congress say they expect to question this whistle-blower sometime soon. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. >> as the prospect of impeachment looms president trump is lashing out in anger and frustration, taking aim at the whistle-blower and the unidentified white house aides. who provided the information oiled in the complaint. >> in private remarks at the

united nations, the president likened the source to a spy and suggested their actions should be punishable by death. >> i want to know who's the person that gave the whistle-blower, who's the person that gave the whistle-blower the information? because that's close to a spy. you know what we used to do in the old days when we were smart, right, with spies and treason? we used to handle it a little differently than we do now. >> democrats say the president's comments constitute witness intimidation and they're warning him to tone it down. also making news this morning, one soldier was killed and three others injured during a black hawk helicopter crash in louisiana. the crew was on a medevac mission picking up a soldier who suffered a heat related injury during a training exercise. no word yet on what caused the crash. an investigation is underway. the anti-defamation league is adding 36 new entries of hate symbols used by white supremacy groups. included among those is the okay sign illustrated with the fingers showing a w and a p to

indicate white power. another is the bowl haircut like the one sported by the white supremacist who shot and killed nine back people at emanuel ame church in charleston, south carolina, four years ago. the defense begins its case this morning in the trial of a former dallas cop charged with murdering her own neighbor in his own apartment. >> amber guyger fatally shot jean after mistaking his home for her own and believing he was a burglar. abc's marcus moore reports. >> reporter: prosecutors resting their case against amber guyger trying to recreate for the jury her fateful walk down this hallway ultimately to his front door. prosecutors comparing the view on his floor to the floor where guyger lived down below noting jean's distinctive red floor mat. >> was the floor mat the only one that was a bright red half circle in front of the door? >> yes, sir. >> i thought it was my apartment. >> reporter: in this dramatic body cam footage from the night of the shooting, you can hear guyger claim she mistakenly

entered the wrong home claiming she thought he was an intruder. guyger was equipped with pepper spray and her taser but she drew a weapon. the defense asking a fellow officer how he would react to a perceived deadly threat. >> when you're faced with deadly force you're going to go straight to which of these tools? >> if it was me, it would probably be the handgun. >> reporter: the defense is expected to start presenting its side of this case this morning and it is highly likely that at some point amber guyger will take the stand. as she tries to convince the jury that she feared for her life. marcus moore, abc news, dallas. >> thanks to marcus there. in the weather department, a major snowstorm described by the national weather service as historically significant is set to hit the northern rockies.

>> as much as 3 feet of heavy wet snow and blizzard conditions are expected for the plains, especially western montana. the storm is packing winds of up to 80 miles an hour and record cold temperatures which will likely last all weekend. >> forecasters say tropical storm karen has weakened so much that they expect it to be nearly stationary tonight before coming apart over the weekend. japan airlines is offering a new feature that shows passengers where babies are seated on the plane. >> the seating map includes a child icon when passengers are traveling with children under the age of 2. travelers are cheering the system on social media. >> the airline caution that is the feature may not be error free. the icon might not appear if a ticket was booked through a third party or if there was a last-minute change of aircraft. and that's just for those with children traveling under the age of 2, which i would argue would probably be better than if you're sitting next to a 4-year-old or 3-year-old. no offense to any 3 or 4-year-olds watching.

i'm just saying, you're the worst of the worst. >> there's something for the families as well. japan airlines giving them some perks, letting them take advantage of priority boarding, check strollers free of charge. >> that's what all airlines do. >> i thought about that, too, but, again, i don't have any kids. >> you're just trying to sell it. >> amenities or whatever like that. but i will say i'm the person who is like -- when my chair is getting kicked by the toddler, like i'm like -- i just do a little -- i don't know. i don't say anything. >> so you hope the parents are like stop kicking that, right? >> just the passive aggressive thing. like, oh. and i'm not looking at the toddler. i'm looking right at the mama and the daddy. get your child. coming up the pilot who dropped his phone from a plane and unbelievably got it back. first, the touching tribute from a son to his mother, prince

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east of san francisco. it's unclear if she died because she was hit by the truck or if she landed on it. strong winds are believed to have blown her off course. here in new york, a baggage handler for delta air lines has been arrested at his home over a missing stash of more than a $250,000 in cash. >> that baggage handler was taken into custody, but that money is still missing. >> reporter: federal authorities in new york city say a delta baggage handler is the culprit behind a massive cash heist at jfk airport. police arresting 40-year-old quincy thorpe at his home in brooklyn. but the more than $250,000 they say he took is still missing. >> he's denying it. they searched his home and car. they didn't find anything. >> reporter: the money was part of a cash shipment being loaded on to a delta flight bound for miami. when the flight arrived, the money was gone. we've seen baggage handlers behaving badly before. in 2013 new york port authority police set up a sting operation placing cameras in the holds of

planes, catching handlers stealing cash right out of a passenger's wallet. seven workers were charged. in this new case, police say they quickly identified thorpe because at around the time of the theft, thorpe went home sick. meanwhile, delta has launched an internal investigation and thorp has been released on bond. police in virginia are investigating a 12-year-old girl's allegations that her classmates pinned her down and cut her dreadlocks. >> kamari allen is black. she says her three attackers are white and have been bullying her since the school year started. the event allegedly took place monday on the recess of immanuel christian school in spring field. she says the boys called her ugly and said her hair was, quote, nappy. >> he put his hand around my mouth and they started to cut my hair

>> i never thought about bullying being part of this curriculum. >> amari says no teachers witnessed the alleged incident. her family met with school officials on thursday. they reportedly want the boys removed from the school and assurances this that won't happen again. police are investigating this incident. >> just awful. coming up in our next half hour, the school that's telling fifth graders they aren't allowed to date. first, prince harry's big day today in angola. what he's doing today in that african country that's being seen at a tribute to his mother, princess diana. ribute to his mother, princess diana. just wet, squeeze and erase icky messes in microwaves and on stovetops for an amazing clean, get the power of mr. clean magic eraser in new disposable sheets. your cold's gonna make you a zombie tomorrow. wrong. new mucinex nightshift fights my cold symptoms so i can sleep great and wake up human. don't eat me i taste terrible. fight your worst symptoms

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another british royal is about to get hitched. buckingham palace says princess beatrice just got engaged to her boyfriend edoardo mapelli mozzi. >> he's a millionaire property tycoon who comes from a family

of italian aristocrats. he's also the father of a toddler from a relationship that ended abruptly just months before beatrice announced they were dating. the happy couple is set to tie the knot next year. and in the meantime, another royal couple is on their road trip in south africa. >> and prince harry visited botswana. here is abc's maggie rulli in angola. >> reporter: prince harry solo in botswana. a place that holds meaning for him. >> i came here in '97 after my mum died. it was a nice place to get away from it all. now i feel deeply connected to this place and to africa. >> a touching tribute from his son to his mother as princess diana's legacy echoes throughout the royals tour, her presence felt here in africa. the family of three has now split up to cover twice the ground. with harry in botswana focussing on those charities he holds close to his heart.ing on those charities he holds close to his heart.

>> i don't think there's anybody who is not involved in conservation somehow or should be involved in conservation somehow. >> reporter: there in botswana, an organization he started to help young people affected by hiv and aids. an issue his mother championed, as well. their connection perhaps felt most profoundly at the next stop, an gola. princess diana's trip here became her lasting legacy. protected by body armor, face covered next to signs that read danger, sitting beside a young amputee who lost her leg. these iconic photos redefined how we thought about land mines. >> i was so horrified by the scale of destruction that i wanted to get a more in-depth insight into the situation. >> diana's ground breaking support turning what was a controversial issue into a humanitarian cause. diana never got to see her legacy fulfilled. she died just months before the ottowa mine treaty was signed by more than 120 countries. being here walking where diana walked, you can see the impact that her work has made.

now princess diana's youngest son is carrying on her legacy. harry will be here in angola. he's going to be walking down that same street his mother walked down. we were there earlier. when you're there, you can actually feel the weight of diana's legacy on that street. it is going to be an incredibly somber moment for him. it's also going to be a celebration. while he's there, harry will be celebrating the great work his mother did. maggie rulli, abc news, africa. >> it is incredible to see the images of past of princess diana and the work she did. harry seeing this as a solemn celebration of what he's doing today. >> really iconic images of princess diana. i love any chance we get to hear her speak and we're just reminded so much of why the world loved and adored her and all of the great work that she did. it's so fantastic to see harry following in his mother's footsteps. especially in this way. so we'll be looking forward to

that story. coming up, the pilot who's been reunited with the phone he accidentally dropped from a plane. >> "the mix" is next. a plain. >> the mix is next. . >> the mix is next. pla. >> the mix is next. plaje. >> the mix is next. e. >> the mix is next. ne. >> the mix is next. your cold's gonna make you a zombie tomorrow. wrong. new mucinex nightshift fights my cold symptoms so i can sleep great and wake up human. don't eat me i taste terrible. fight your worst symptoms so you can sleep great and wake up human. new mucinex nightshift cold and flu.

♪ time for "the mix" on this friday. we're going to start with a man who dropped his phone. this man was all the way up in the air. he was piloting a plane in iceland and then this happened here. >> beautiful. >> beautiful, beautiful. he was actually flying the plane, apparently. and then -- whoa! >> not so well. >> and it is gone. a year later a farmer found the phone, got in touch with the pilot, says here's your phone, everything's still intact. incredible. it was an iphone. there's a commercial there for iphone. >> apple. hello. so a purse that's really expensive, 1600 bucks and it doesn't function.

there are holes in so you can stick your arm in and carry it anyway you want like a clutch, but the brand specifically says the bag is not functional. everything was instantly fall out. >> apparently also falling out is $1600 you just wasted. you're going to lose that too because that bag is a little pointless. a lot of holes in that story. >> friday. >> polka. >> from the beergarden in new york's east village here are the ya ya yas! ♪ ♪

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this morning on "world news now," the impeachment battle is intensifying. president trump is dismissing the whistle-blower complaint that's sparked a firestorm he's found himself in and now he's taking aim at that person. the vaping health crisis is growing this morning. another person has died in connection to e-cigarette use. what the cdc is doing about the epidemic now. and new this half hour, a no dating policy. >> students in one school won't be allowed to date and those already in relationships will need to break up. the school's reasoning behind this and reaction from parents. plus, let's get live. jennifer lopez and shakira will be headlining 2020's halftime show. all eyes are on the she wolf and jenny from the block. with new reaction to their -- coming up in "the skinny" on

this friday, september 27th. >> tgif. we don't know the teams for super bowl liv. >> we don't need to. >> but we know it's going to be hot with j.lo on the stage. >> and shakira. >> hips don't lie. >> hips don't lie. >> no, they don't. >> happy friday. >> thank you for joining us. we made it to the end of the week. we begin this hour with president trump lashing out after a whistle-blower claims he abused his power and the white house allegedly tried to cover it up. >> the president facing the reality that he could be impeached suggested that aides who shared information with the whistle-blower committed treason. the acting director of national intelligence told lawmakers that

executive privilege prevented him from sharing the complaint that the president tried to get ukraine to interfere with the 2020 election. >> lawmakers are taking sides largely among party lines, but a few republicans are voicing concern. rachel scott is on capitol hill. >> reporter: the nation's top intelligence official pivot between lawmakers and the white house over a whistle-blower complaint. >> you went to the white house first, so you went to the subject of the complaint for advice first about whether you should provide the complaint to congress. >> if it does have executive privilege, it is the white house that determines that. >> joseph maguire, the acting director of national intelligence defending his decision to keep that complaint under wraps. at the center of the dispute, a july phone call between president trump and the president of ukraine where the president repeatedly urged him to investigate his potential 2020 rival joe biden and his son. the president defending that call. >> my call was perfect. >> but from his own party a few signs of wavering support. >> i want to say to the president this is not okay. that conversation is not okay. >> in the complaint the whistle-blower said white house officials were deeply disturbed and reported hearing that officials were directed to

remove the electronic transcript from the computer systems where they are normally stored. the president behind closed doors vented his frustration in this audio obtained by the l.a. times. >> i want to know who's the person that gave, the whistle-blower, who's the person that gave the whistle-blower the information? because that's close to a spy. you know what we used to do in the old days when we were smart, right? the spies and treason, we used to handle it a little differently than we do now. >> president trump has taken aim at the credibility of the whistle-blower but the acting director of national intelligence said he had no reason to believe the person who made the complaint had any intention of being disloyal to our country, adding the whistle-blower did the right thing by coming forward. >> nancy pelosi said the actions taken by president trump brings the country to a place that she hoped it would never be. >> pelosi told the audience she didn't think the founding fathers ever thought a president would do such a thing and said she doesn't take the impeachment inquiry lightly.

>> i know this is not a political occasion and i don't think the action of an inquiry is a political move. it's not about politics. it's not about partisanship. it's about patriotism. it's about protecting our constitution. this is not a celebration to say we've taken this step. it's a really sad step for us to have to take. but sadly, we had no choice. >> hillary clinton spoke at the same event last night saying, quote, the president poses a clear and present danger to our future and to our democracy. >> the trump administration is again moving to further cut the number of refugees admitted to the u.s. they're proposing a cap at 18,000 people next year, the lowest number since 1980.

5,000 spots would be set aside for persecuted religious minorities. the cap in 2016 under president obama was 85,000. one human rights group called the plan an unspeakable setback. federal health officials say there has been an alarming increase in the number of people suffering from a vaping related illness. >> the number of deaths linked to vaping nationwide is up to 13 as officials in oregon announced the passing of another person. vaping illnesses are being reported in just about every state. abc's steve osunsami has more. >> reporter: 35-year-old andrew doss is included in new alarming numbers. he's one of more than 800 people suffering from lung injury doctors are linking to the use of e-cigarettes. he says he started vaping in 2018 to help him quit smoking after 15 long years. >> it was definitely the most pain i've ever been through. if the lung collapse didn't cure me of wanting to vape, the chest tube definitely did. >> the cdc is now reporting 805 probably cases of vaping related lung injury across 46 states and the u.s. virgin islands. health officials still aren't sure what's getting people sick.

no particular product, company or chemical is currently to blame. while they figure it out, they say that anyone concerned should stop vaping. but they also don't want these same consumers to return to smoking. >> adults who use vaping products because they have quit cigarette smoking should not return to smoking cigarettes. >> reporter: the vaping industry says all of the regulation headed its way does little to stop the sale of illegal products which the industry says is responsible for all these illnesses. steve osunsami, atlanta. >> thank you, steve. general motors came under withering criticism when it cut off striker's benefits shortly after they hit the picket lines. some see gm's new move as a sign a contract with united autoworkers is getting closer. a union official says a deal could be struck as soon as this weekend.

a third parent has been sentenced in the college admissions scandal, receiving four months in prison after pleading guilty to paying $400,000 in bribes to get his son into georgetown university. he was also sentenced to 500 hours of community service and a fine of $100,000. sempervivo also faces possible restitution of georgetown. the maker of zantac is pulling it from drugstore shelves over concerns about cancer. the world wide precautionary recall includes branded and generic versions of the drug as well as over the counter and prescribed treatments. it comes after the fda warns of low levels of the carcinogenic chemical ndma. a new study finds women who bottle up their emotions are at higher risk of stroke and other cardiovascular problems. >> researchers say many women admit staying eye lent in their relationships in order to avoid conflict. they found that self-silencing

is leading to increased plaque build up in the neck and when the blood supply to the brain is cut off, a stroke can be the result. bottom line, ladies, let it all out. >> speak your mind. it's been a controversial week at one elementary school in southern indiana all because some teachers sent home a note to parents saying fifth graders had to stop dating. >> the kids at riverside elementary school in jeffersonville, indiana, were told they had to ends relationships by wednesday. some parents were alarmed and complained. >> the school district is trying to clear things up. it says the letter was taken out of context and that the teachers were only trying to protect their students from possible broken hearts. the district also says the rule was an attempt to minimize disruptions in the classroom. this is interesting all around. >> you're like oh they're kids so why is this a thing about the dating. i guess kids are doing everything earlier. >> then i'm also surprised why parents are like, no, let them date.

>> i wonder if the parents are not letting their fifth graders date but they just don't like the school telling them what their kids can and can't do. interesting.coming u wy're crying over spilled beer in new jersey. plus, the guy who was chasing jeopardy james's record, what happened last night in his 11th hour that ended his run. and later in "the skinny" why justin bieber is reaching out to his fans for fashion advice. he's wearing that ice cream cone. advice. he's wearing that ice cream cone.

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we're ba we're back with this florida police officer saving the life of an 82-year-old woman. she started choking on a piece of broccoli while dining in a restaurant. the boynton beach officer rushed to give her the heimlich man you'ver as she went pale and her lips turned blue. thankfully, the woman is okay this morning. customers saluted the officer as he left the restaurant. >> glad she is okay. i never liked broccoli.

what? >> broccoli is good. now to delivery truck that lost multiple cases of beer in freehold township, new jersey. >> beer is good, too. that created hazardous conditions on the roadway. the road was temporarily closed until the debris was cleared away. no word on what caused the incident but no injuries were reported. alaska 411 been is the passenger being compliant or is he secured? just for security purposes. >> he is actually flex-cuffed at this time and under control. so we have security secured the aircraft. >> that is the air traffic reporting as an alaska airlines flight was diverted to kansas city over an unruly passenger. the airline says the passenger threatened crew members and made verbal threats against the plane. the flight was headed to l.a. from new york. the passenger was taken into custody and the flight continued.

now to the guy who was gaining fast on jeopardy james. >> you know, jeopardy jason, a 43-year-old math teacher from albuquerque, new mexico. >> he had a 19-day half million dollar winning streak going into last night, becoming the third highest winner ever. he told abc news he tried out for the show eight times before securing a spot. >> i went to some quiz websites. i did some reading. i had like 90 episodes on my dvr and i watched a whole bunch of them just to get in the moment. i practiced buzzing. instead of sitting on the couch, i actually stood behind the couch and would answer in the form of a question. >> when it came down to the wire, the question, the eighth wonder by composer alan john and dennis watkins was about this building that opened in 1973. this happened. >> was he able to come up with the sydney opera house?

he picked the prado. no. that was a long time ago. it will cost you 1500. we're going to have to say good-bye to you and welcome a new champion. >> the prado. obviously it was the sydney opera house. >> obviously. >> he tried out eight times before, got all prepared and blew it on that. i'm just kidding. still walking with more than half a million dollars in winnings, nothing to sneeze at. i was totally kidding. hats off, jason. >> we know you only do well at that kids jeopardy. still, when it comes to jeopardy jason. he used that little toilet paper thing. >> i'm not helping you out while you fumble around for words. >> the toilet paper thing. >> the roll. >> the thing that spins. >> yeah. >> i'm not talking to you. >> i declare -- come on. >> when we come back the big news about next year's super

bowl halftime show. >> and the giant payday for jerry seinfeld and larry david. it's big, y'all. "the skinny" is next.

♪ >> ladies up in here, no fighting. time now for "the skinny." you know hips don't lie. >> big news from shakira and j.lo. j.lo posted this photo of herself posing with shakira saying they're co-headlining the super bowl liv halftime show in miami. >> mark your calendar for february 22nd, which is also shakira's 43rd birthday. >> so while the pair admitted they haven't really discussed what exactly they're going to do for the big show. during last night's thursday night football game, both had nothing but praise for each other. >> twitter has lots of praise. one person predicting a twerk fest. another tweet saying the whole game should be replaced with a four-hour shakira/j.lo concert. whoa, slow down. >> we said that same thing when

beyonce shut down the lights during that super bowl. >> yeah, she did. which one? >> the one in houston. >> si, si. >> texas. ♪ shakira shakira ♪ oh baby when you talk like that ♪ ♪ you make a woman go mad >> yeah. next a major payday for jerry seinfeld and larry david. >> we recently heard about netflix's five-year deal for all 180 episodes of "seinfeld" worth a reported half a billion dollars. >> now this morning, we're hearing just how much the show's creator, david, and seinfeld stand to gain from the deal. up to $125 million each. >> it's enough to make jerry seinfeld a billionaire. he's estimated -- his estimated net worth before the deal was $950 million.

>> it's about to be tipped right over to the billion mark with his friend, oprah. oprah is like, oh, welcome to the club. >> welcome to the club. next to justin bieber reaching out to his friends for a bit of fashion advice. >> he jokingly, we think, posted several colorful outfit options on instagram saying "help me choose a suit for my wedding." >> not the bananas. so which should he pick? aqua with bananas, white with red. rainbow stripes, black shorts, how about pink. >> bieber is set to marry haley baldwin for the second time on in a religious ceremony on monday. >> religious ceremony and he's going to pick one of those? come on, biebs. the 50th anniversary of one of the most iconic albums in modern music history. >> 50 years ago the beatles released "abbey road." their last recorded studio album together.

last night the remaining two beatles sir paul mccartney and sir ringo starr celebrated with a big anniversary party in london. >> it comes as cubans celebrate the anniversary in havana. dictator fidel castro had outlawed the beatles' music but the band became an underground phenomenon. castro eventually allowed cubans to openly enjoy their music. >> we're openly enjoying music and scarves. and finally in case you haven't checked your calendar, today is national scarf day. >> we all know who can rock a scarf like no one else. the lenny kravitz in that now famous photo -- can you hear me -- with an afghan wrapped around his shoulder. that's a whole comforter. >> that's why he's inspired our modest scarf. this is my eagles green. go eagles.

they won last night against the packers. >> this is just my ivory number. >> you know, just a light scarf because it's fall y'all. >> fall. get the pumpkins. >> enjoy your scarf sweater. >> those big scarves, you know you can't breathe under that. big scarves, you know you can't breathe under that. can't breathe under that.

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♪ ♪ listen boy i don't want to see ♪ listen boy i don't want to see you let a good thing slip away ♪ know i don't like watching anybody make the same mistakes i've made ♪ >> that was billy joel, topping the charts this week back in 1983, telling her all about it. >> this week, we had quite a bit going on to tell you about. here now is our weekly friday rewind. >> major breaking news from capitol hill. house speaker nancy pelosi has decided to open a formal impeachment inquiry into president trump. it comes in the wake of president trump's confirmation that he withheld military aid from ukraine about a week before the july 25th phone call with the ukrainian president where he encouraged the ukrainian president to investigate joe

biden and his son, hunter, who had business in the ukraine. passengers like these in new york's jfk airport finding out as they waited in line that the tour company that booked their flights and hotels suddenly shut down. hundreds of thousands potentially stranded around the company, abruptly went bankrupt. inside their out of this world under water bedroom that rents for $1700 a night recording on her cell phone when a surprise came to the window with a surprise came to the window at 30 feet deep. it was the love of her life with a ring and a message that said "i can't hold my breath long enough to tell you everything i love about you." after this wonderful moment, he drowned. the ceo of the resort said it was a fatal accident and weber died while free diving alone. his family, friends and fiancee are all heart broken. baby archie all smiles in his first official appearance on a royal tour. dressed in pinstripe baby blue

overalls matching mom's dress and dad's tie as he clutches onto mom. people inside tell us the royal family of three was joking around and comfortable. meeting arch bishop desmond tutu, an iconic leader of the anti-apartheid movement in south africa. >> you're jealous of these cakes, aren't you? >> they look delicious. >> i was in stitches. >> it was a busy week. you know how i'm feeling on this friday? like this. >> like you could celebrate. >> yeah! that friday feeling. >> it's fall y'all. we officially made it into a gif because it's a gift to all of you. use it how you please. tweet us on twitter. let us know how you're using this lovely gift. >> happy friday.

happening now in america this morning, was there a cover-up? the bombshell whistle-blower complaint about that call between president trump and the president of ukraine. this morning, the new report. why the white house kept a secret computer server for phone records, plus the new video emerging overnight. president trump seen addressing his supporters declaring we're at war. what he said about treason and the new time line in the impeachment investigation. what could happen by the end of october. also developing right now, the brazen heist at a major u.s. airport. $250,000 in cash stolen. an airline employee under arrest, but where's the cash? hospital mishap. a freezer failure at a top children's hospital results in a major setback this morning for