. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

some packs of cocaine proved to be life savers for suspected drug smugglers found in the pacific ocean.

the three men used those packs of cocaine as flotation devices until they were rescued by a colombian military crew. the three, who now as you can imagine face drug charges, had been in the water since saturday when their boat sank. officials recovered more than 2,000 pounds of cocaine. quite a tradeoff. what, biting your tongue? >> i am. also moving on, an indiana school district is facing the first of what will likely be several lawsuits after 16 students who were getting tuberculosis skin tests got insulin injections by mistake. >> school officials say those students were immediately hospitalized. at least one mother says her son was unconscious after getting the insulin. all 16 students are now out of the hospital and we're told they're okay, but parents say they're furious and they're accusing the school district and medical staff of negligence. in texas a different look at a controversial arrest that sparked outrage. >> police officers on horseback leading a black suspect on foot

through the streets of galveston. those officers were saying at the time. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> it's going to look really bad. >> reporter: police in galveston, texas, who have already apologized to the man you see being taken into custody, now releasing police body camera video of this august 3rd arrest that many are calling shameful. more than once you hear officers on horseback talk about how this is going to look as they tie a rope to the hands of their black suspect and march him through city streets. >> this is so bad. i'm glad you're not embarrassed, mr. neely. >> reporter: 43-year-old donald neely, living on the streets, has a history of mental illness and kept showing up at an office building wearing a welding mask. >> you want to make him walk all the way back? >> reporter: for reasons that aren't clear, the two arresting officers didn't call for a squad car, instead walked the man through town, creating a scene that many find racially offensive.

>> stay next to me, i'm going to drag you if not, stay next to me. >> reporter: after half an hour a squad car arrives to take neely to jail. the police chief is deciding whether these officers will be disciplined. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> our thanks to steve there. coming up, surviving what's being called intimacy anorexia. >> what every couple needs to know about sex and marriage. ♪ did you know even the cleanest looking cars can smell musty? that's because odors trapped in your car's soft surfaces get released, and are then circulated by your ac system. to stop the cycle of odors try febreze car vent clips. febreze stops the circulation of musty air by trapping and eliminating lingering odor molecules for up to 30 days of fresh, clean air. plus, they come in a range of scents including extra light. stop the cycle of odors in your car with febreze car vent clips. brand power. helping you buy better.

♪ maybe an everlasting love

♪ an everlasting love so tall so wide so high above ♪ all too often that everlasting love after a few years doesn't feel quite so tall, so wide, so high. >> it's being called intimacy anorexia, when a spouse or partner pulls away and you don't know why. the doctor who coined the phrase says there are solutions. here's abc's kaylee hartung. >> reporter: it's the million-dollar question. how much sex is normal in a relationship? >> when was the last time you had sex? >> um -- >> reporter: the phrase sexless marriage is reportedly one of the most googled phrases about sex and marriage with a reported 21,000 people searching the term every month. >> sexless marriages are in the millions. it's an epidemic. >> reporter: there are common reasons for a lack of physical intimacy in a marriage. stress, lack of communication, depression, lack of time, infidelity, aging. now doctors are also citing something new, intimacy anorexia.

>> they're too busy, they blame you, they withhold love, praise, sex. >> reporter: for heather and nathaniel, finding their solution for lack of intimacy in their relationship was 20 years in the making. >> when heather would bring it up i would be like, wait a minute, we haven't had sex in what? >> reporter: they spent almost 19 years in a sexless marriage due to nathaniel's hidden battle as an intimacy anorexic. >> i talked to nathaniel about it a lot, but he did start to blame me right away. >> reporter: heather says nathaniel's rejection of her attempts at sexual interest meat began from the moment they said i do. >> it was painful. when i would talk to friends about it they didn't understand. >> reporter: nathaniel admits he was in total denial of his wife's needs and turned to emotional and physical affairs to fulfill his own. >> i was absolutely the one pulling back, away, both sexually and with -- even relationally. >> reporter: on the brink of final separation, heather stumbled upon a website which outlined the characteristics of intimacy anorexia. >> i definitely felt for the first time ever seen and heard. >> reporter: after a year of

intensive counseling, the couple say they are now closer than ever. but admit their journey is a process. >> this year, right now, compared to last year, is like a different life. >> reporter: kaylee hartung, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to kaylee there. and really, just an interesting thing to take a look at, and the fact that i'm not married but i know it takes some work. and that's what i hear from all my married friends and for something like this obviously it's a serious thing for so many couples. >> i've never heard this term, intimacy anorexia. it can be rooted in one of three areas. biological, psychological, social. experts say couples need to work through this together. interesting. >> that makes sense, working through this together, getting some help possibly. we always say, consult your medical professional. this seems like this would be one if you are having issues. again, not the married one. you are. tell the people. ♪

reo tell you about the colonial penn program. if you and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. a price you can afford, a price that can't increase, and a price that fits your budget. i'm 54. alex, what's my price? you can get coverage for $9.95 a month. i'm 65 and take medications. what's my price? also $9.95 a month. i just turned 80. what's my price? $9.95 a month for you too. if you're age 50 to 85, call now about the #1 most popular whole life insurance plan, available through the colonial penn program. it has an affordable rate starting at $9.95 a month.

no medical exam, no health questions. your acceptance is guaranteed. and this plan has a guaranteed lifetime rate lock, so your rate can never go up for any reason. so call now for free information. and you'll also get this free beneficiary planner. and it's yours just for calling. so call now.

ok i'll admit. i didn't keep my place as clean as i would like 'cuz i'm way too busy. who's got the time to chase around down dirt, dust and hair? so now, i use heavy duty swiffer sweeper and dusters. for hard-to-reach places, duster makes it easy to clean. it captures dust in one swipe. ha! gotcha! and sweeper heavy duty cloths lock away twice as much dirt and dust. it gets stuff deep in the grooves other tools can miss. y'know what? my place... is a lot cleaner now. stop cleaning. start swiffering.

♪ ♪ it's time for "wait, what?" we're going to start with isabel albright. she lived a beautiful life. she passed away at the age of 102. her family celebrated her life. they were packing up her home. then they found, as they were squaring some things away with her estate -- they found a cable bill. >> the final bill from directv. >> that was charging her an early termination fee of $160. >> wait, what? >> yes. the last bill from directv, her family said, just seemed crazy. >> yeah, they said, she's gone, nobody's living here, we're selling the house, we have to pay to keep the service at a house that's not ours? and she died. >> and she died.

>> directv, come on. >> they said they have to pay it. maybe things will change when they say, come on. somebody calls directv and says, wait, what? you're doing what to that family? >> that's questionable. >> a boy scout gets all the merit badges. >> all of them. >> all of them. 138. harry goldberg is his name. you see all those pins he's got? all those badges? on his sash? he accomplished something that few have done, earning every single merit badge offered by the boy scouts of america. wait, what? how did he do it? goldberg worked for six years to earn them. boy scouts only offered 137, but the teen earned a computer merit badge before it was discontinued. some badges only took hours to complete while others took months. harry, nice job. >> speaking of the boy scouts, girl scouts, it's cookie time. it's cookie season. so make sure you find your nearest girl scout, get you some co >> get you some cookies. >> in a couple of weeks they're going to be here. they're going to be here. hey, should i move on?

toometesy ve like pictures, they have dolr >> license plates. >> license plates. on the dollar bills, especially money, people write notes on them, messages. there's a famous bar in siesta key, oyster bar in sarasota, florida, that put all these dollar bills up. it's known for that. >> dollar dollar bills, y'all. >> it's known for great seafood as well. when hurricane dorian happened, they decided to donate those dollar dollar bills to the relief effort. >> so they've been open for 16 years, and i mean, it's not only just dollar bills but 5s and 20s. for one month, 40 employees carefully removed the money off the walls. they ended up with almost $14,000. >> wait, what? >> yep. >> that's a lot of money. >> that's a whole lot of cash. >> love that so much, giving back.

this morning on "world news now," the uproar in dallas. >> protests just hours after the sentencing of a former cop convicted of murdering her neighbor, sentenced to just ten years behind bars. also this morning the impeachment battle. president trump lashes out demanding to meet the whistle-blower face-to-face. democrats are turning up the heat already, talking about scheduling an impeachment vote. the vaping crisis is growing. e-cigarettes now linked to at least 18 deaths. our correspondent goes undercough tore see firsthand how people under the age of 21 are getting their hands on them. get ready for an adventure worthy of "the goonies." meet the group of kids who helped police solve a mystery armed only with their bicycles. it's thursday, october 3rd. good morning, thank you for joining us. i love a good little mystery there. "the goonies," "stranger thin

we will talk about that in just a moment. we start with the anger and disbelief in dallas after the sentencing of former police officer amber guyger. >> dozens of protesters marched in the streets, demonstrating against the ten-year sentence guyger received for murdering her upstairs neighbor, botham jean. at least one woman was taken into custody. the scene outside was a sharp contrast to the one inside the courtroom where guyger was sentenced. >> botham jean's younger brother emotionally addressed guyger from the witness stand. a prosecutor called what happened next an act of healing and forgiveness. abc's marcus moore reports. >> reporter: the jury that convicted amber guyger of murder for killing her neighbor handing down their sentence. >> ten years imprisonment in the texas department of criminal justice. >> reporter: the ten years far less than the possible life behind bars the former dallas police officer faced. relatives of botham jean's family in tears. >> i forgive you. >> reporter: his brother asking the judge to hug guyger.

>> can i give her a hug, please? please? >> reporter: and he did. even the judge in tears. the two consoling each other. but outside the courtroom, his mother lashing out at police. >> if amber guyger was trained not to shoot in the heart, my son would be standing here today. >> reporter: the jury taking less than two hours to reach their decision. this after guyger's mother took the stand during sentencing hearing, asking for leniency. >> she wishes she could have taken his place. >> reporter: the former dallas police officer faced new scrutiny after prosecutors entered into evidence text and social media posts some have described as racially insensitive. the owner telling guyger the dog quote may be racist, it's okay, the former officer replied, i'm the same. supporters of that former officer relieved. as guyger prepares to spend years behind bars. and prosecutors had asked for at

least 28 years as that's how old botham would have turned on sunday. now guyger could be up for parole after just five years in prison. marcus moore, abc news, dallas. >> our thanks to marcus. also this morning the deadly crash of a world war ii-era plane at an airport in hartford, connecticut. >> federal investigators are on the scene looking into that crash that killed at least seven people. six others were on board, some of them were critical injured. the plane was part of a nationwide educational tour offering flights to civilians. it took off but suffered some sort of engine trouble and turned back to the airport before slamming into a warehouse. now to washington where president trump is on a rampage sounding off against the media, democratic lawmakers, and the whistle-blower at the center of the impeachment inquiry. >> democrats on capitol hill are undeterred with a member of the house oversight committee telling abc news a formal impeachment vote is likely before the end of the year. house speaker nancy pelosi said the president is running scared as the investigation digs deeper into his phone call with the ukrainian president. >> without evidence the president suggested that house

intelligence chairman adam schiff helped write the whistle-blower's complaint. the whistle-blower's attorney says his client drafted the complaint without input from anyone in congress. abc's jonathan karl has more. >> reporter: house democratic leaders threatened to subpoena the white house for a trove of information related to president trump's efforts to have ukraine investigate his political rivals. >> we're not fooling around here, though. we don't want this to drag on months and months and months, which appears to be the administration's strategy. >> reporter: among those watching, the president himself. fired off a furious tweet saying the democrats should be focused on building up our country, not wasting everyone's time and energy on bull. but democrats say if the white house doesn't hand over the information they want by the end of the week, the subpoenas will go out. >> will you cooperate with those subpoenas? >> well, i always cooperate. this is a hoax. this is the greatest hoax. this is a fraudulent crime on the american people. but we'll work together with

shifty schiff and pelosi and all of them and we'll see what happens. >> reporter: the president is stepping up his attacks on the still-anonymous whistle-blower who brought to light the phone call with the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, where president trump asked zelensky to do us a favor and investigate a debunked conspiracy theory about stolen democratic emails. also to investigate the business dealings of joe biden's son hunter. >> you look at the whistle-blower statement and it's vicious. vicious. >> reporter: the whistle-blower's description of the phone call largely matches the record of the call released by the white house. and the president was asked about the call today in a joint press conference with the president of finland, but it was hard to get an answer. >> the question, sir, what did you want president zelensky to do about vice president biden and his son hunter? >> are you talking to me? >> yeah, i was just a follow-up of what i just asked you, sir. >> listen, are you ready? we have the president of

finland, ask him a question. >> i have one for him, i just wanted to follow up on the one i asked you -- >> did you hear me? ask him a question. >> i will, but -- >> i've given you a long answer. ask this gentleman a question. don't be rude. >> no, sir, i don't want to be rude, i just wanted you to have a chance to answer the question that i asked you. >> i've answered everything. it's a whole hoax. >> reporter: the president has said he wants to meet the whistle-blower face-to-face. kyra phillips asked speaker pelosi about that. >> the president wants to interview the whistle-blower. he says he has the right to meet his accuser. your response? >> the president probably doesn't realize how dangerous his statements are when he says he wan texse whe whistle-blower is and those who may have given the whistle-blower that information. >> reporter: later speaker pelosi told george stephanopoulos she believes the president is qade against him, and he's scared. >> reporter: meanwhile the state

department's inspector general had a closed-door briefing on capitol hill and provided committee members and staff with documents that have been gathered primarily by the president's personal attorney, rudy giuliani, according to our sources those documents primarily dealt with ukraine and democrats. one democrat who attended the briefing described them as being related to debunked conspiracy theories. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. another person has died from the relatively rare disease, eastern equine encephalitis, bringing the total to at least ten people so far this year. >> the latest death from eee was reported in michigan, the fourth death in that state. the other deaths have all been in new england. eee is spread by mosquitos. the cdc is warning people they should use insect repellents and get rid of standing water to cut

down on mosquito-breeding sites. in oregon would-be car thieves got the shock of their lives and quickly learned they were on candid camera. >> a woman in beaverton and the guy who broke into her car found out her video security system works really well. he was more than a little surprised when the flash went off and it started recording as soon as he got inside early tuesday morning. he and his two accomplices are still on the run, but probably not for too long, because that is a very clear picture of that very surprised man. >> smile. >> the woman says the suspects didn't take anything but they still broke in. >> that's a good little system there. >> yeah, it is, activates when someone sits in the car. >> pretty good. coming up, america's favorite halloween candy state by state, and we've got a lot to talk about with the candy. >> we sure do. first, as the nation's vaping crisis expands, what we're finding out about stores selling products to underage vapors. our gio benitez goes on an undercover police sting. later, meeting a group of real-life goonies. what these kids did that may have saved a life.

we're back with these frightening images that show a bank employee fighting off an armed robber. police in abilene, texas, just released video of last month's struggle. the suspect forced the woman inside at gunpoint as she arrived for work.

moments after a co-worker arrived, she starts fighting back. she suffered minor injuries after being hit in the face with that gun that you see, and the the crook got away. indictments have been handed up against three men in connection with the death of rapper mac miller. >> miller died from drug overdose in september last year in los angeles. federal prosecutors say three men provided miller with cocaine and fentanyl-laced oxycodone pills that killed him. turn to the nation's growing vaping crisis. at least 18 deaths are blamed on vaping-related illnesses and more than 800 cases of lung injuries have been linked to vaping. >> almost half those cases involve people under the age of 21, which is the legal age to buy vapes in 18 states but many stores are not complaining as abc's gio benitez learned during an underage police sting. >> reporter: this video capturew

york. officers sending an agent into stores to try to buy vapes without i.d. >> if the establishment sells to the agent, we'll go in. he asks to buy a vape and waits to see if the salesperson asks for his i.d. like they're supposed to. suffolk police hit seven locations. five of them, like this store, did the right thing and refused to sell to the undercover agent. >> do you have i.d.? >> forgot it at home. >> i need i.d. >> yeah, really? >> i need i.d. >> reporter: minutes into the operation, an illegal sale. >> i mean, this just shows how big a problem this still is. >> no doubt, definitely. >> reporter: at two locations the 18-year-old was able to buy e-cigarettes. the transaction taking seconds. >> can i get pineapple? >> $10. >> thank you, have a good one. >> reporter: at this store -- >> can i get sticks, please,

mango? thank you, have a good one. >> reporter: turns out this place actually sold e-cigarettes to police twice before. when asked about why he sold to a person without i.d., the sales clerk said he looked older, like 30 years old, he was wearing a jacket. after the sale police moving in with a citation up to $2,000. what's going through your mind as you watch this? >> it's disappointing to see the noncompliance. some people have gotten the message, clearly some people have not. >> it just progressively got worse extremely fast. >> reporter: this 17-year-old is one example why police are taking these stings seriously. his vape use sent him to the hospital where he needed a ventilator just to breathe. >> it's a big deal. >> reporter: gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to gio there. it's so incredible how fast this all ramped up. >> absolutely. >> over the summer, into the fall.

and again, officials haven't connected any vaping products to vaping-related illnesses, this is all still under investigation. a lot of emphasis on those thc oils, though. >> right, and it's so hard to see those images, like seeing that kid coughing so hard in the hospital. we've seen other young people, some older people also, who have posted pictures or videos of themselves in the hospital as they're dealing with illnesses. that's why some states are taking serious action. massachusetts has banned all vaping devices. starting tomorrow new york will ban all flavored e-cigarettes. michigan did the same because so many health officials believe that young people are getting hooked because of those flavors and different things. >> california taking action as well. so a number of states jumping in and taking action on this. also an indiana school district is facing the first what was will likely be several lawsuits after 16 students who were getting tub close skin tests got insulin injections by mistake. >> school officials say those students were immediately hospitalized. at least one mother says her son

was unconscious after getting the insulin. all 16 students are now out of the hospital and we're told they're okay, but parents say they are furious and they're accusing the school district and medical staff of negligence. cannot imagine getting that phone call. coming up next half hour, the florida woman pulled over for speeding, but she had a really, really good excuse. but first, the real-life action adventure that looks like it was lifted right out of an '80s movie. what these kids did for a 97-year-old woman.

♪

♪ nothing gets us going quite like the music from that '80s classic "the goonies." >> makes you feel good, yeah. this morning we're hearing about what could best be described as a group of real-life goonies. >> good morning, guys. police are calling this group of kids junior detectives. mckenna, logan, hope, and cashton reminded us of a slightly more famous group of kid adventurers. it's an adventure fit for an '80s movie. stumbling upon a mystery. >> okay, this is what happened. they were playing at the park, they heard a helicopter, they

saw police. and then they decided to come back home and get me and logan to help search for the missing lady. >> reporter: police in roseville, california, looking for a missing 97-year-old woman who walked away from her retirement community near where these kids live. and right away they were on the case. >> logan came running in saying that he was on the search for somebody who was lost. >> reporter: no treasure map. just the essentials. >> we came prepared. >> snacks. i packed a whole bag. >> reporter: the search was on. >> by the bridge there's the gated-off area. and, well, me -- we tried looking there because we heard that she was a hider. so we tried. we went up the hill to get a good view but we didn't see anything. >> reporter: their adventure continued until they turned a corner on their bikes and -- >> we saw a lady walking and hope was like, that's her, that's her. >> we found her, we found her, over and over again, they were so excited and proud of themselves. >> and then hope called the police. >> reporter: law enforcement confirming the woman's identity and returning her safely home. so even though they may not have found one-eyed willie's lost

treasure, these real-life goonies proving that sometimes reality is even better than a hollywood happy ending. >> the main thing i was thinking about was helping our community to show people that the right thing to do is always help out. >> the real-life goonies' plans for after dinner? they were going to patrol the neighborhood again in case anyone else needed rescuing. >> oh, that's good. you've got to help out your neighbors, especially the elderly there. good lesson for those kids and everyone else. >> i was more a '90s kid. harriet the spy this reminds me of being a spy, they do similar things, right, rescue people. >> yeah. >> is that fair? are you agreeing with me or not? >> that's why i really call you nancy drew for some reason. >> nancy drew i could get down with too. i always wanted to take notes, spying on people, helping the neighbors, same thing. >> i love it. ghostwriter, that's another good one. >> i loved that one. state by state.ndyomg up candy coming up

state by state. it's the last thing i want to do. well i switched to swiffer wet jet and its awesome. it's an all-in-one so it's ready to go when i am. the cleaning solution actually breaks down dirt and grime. and the pad absorbs it deep inside. so, it prevents streaks and haze better than my old mop. plus, it's safe to use on all my floors, even wood. glad i got that off my chest and the day off my floor. try wet jet with a moneyback guarantee

about the colonial penn program. here to tell you if you're age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. a price you can afford, a price that can't increase, and a price that fits your budget. i'm 54. alex, what's my price? you can get coverage for $9.95 a month. i'm 65 and take medications.

what's my price? also $9.95 a month. i just turned 80. what's my price? $9.95 a month for you too. if you're age 50 to 85, call now about the #1 most popular whole life insurance plan, available through the colonial penn program. it has an affordable rate starting at $9.95 a month. no medical exam, no health questions. your acceptance is guaranteed. and this plan has a guaranteed lifetime rate lock, so your rate can never go up for any reason. so call now for free information. and you'll also get this free beneficiary planner. and it's yours just for calling. so call now.

♪ chocolate rain some stay dry and others feel the pain ♪ ♪ chocolate rain tay zonday for you. >> we were getting ready for the show, i'm not feeling chocolate candy now. >> i'm going to get rid of this. >> not the candy corn. >> get that out of here. who even eats candy corn? they only eat it -- >> throw it. >> uh-uh. i'll pick it up later. so halloween is what, three weeks away? is that right, guys? i don't know. >> three and a half. >> oh, yeah, i heard it's october 31st. we have the top halloween candy by state. you just eat up, eat your chocolate, nougat and all.

while you eat. every state, they looked at every state and found that, guess what, reese's peanut butter cups are the most popular candy in 12 states. >> mmm-mmm-mmm! >> the study showed that m&ms -- >> kenneth and i talked about our favorite candy on halloween and we agreed, reese's and snickers. >> that is very true. we didn't go for the minis. >> no, no, no. >> we got the big old giant -- you go to the big houses, kids, if you're up right now. >> tell them you live in the neighborhood if you have to, even if you don't. >> and you get the big bars. >> and also let's talk about when you eat a reese's. >> this is what we do. >> there's no wrong way to eat a reese's they say. >> i like to take this. eat it. uh-huh, uh-huh, yep, yep, yep. >> yes, eat that thing! >> for me it depends how i feel. >> the peanut butter -- >> what do you do? always do the same thing? >> i want to savor the peanut butter. >> how do you do it?

>> you lick yours. >> no, no, no. >> i just bite it. >> that's not savoring the peanut butter. no, no, no, you have to peel off the chocolate. >> what are you doing? >> peel off the chocolate, janai. >> from both sides -- >> meal off the chocolate. >> as jack cheers you on. >> play by play. >> that's what i do -- >> just the peanut butter. >> that's what i do with the minis. these are too big. >> if i'm really froggy i eat the side and let it melt in my mouth. >> oh my gosh. >> open the snickers. >> okay. >> we do the same thing, at least i do. >> what do you do? >> eat off the wrong side. >> she's a chocolate fiend. >> sometimes i only do half of it on the bottom, and the chocolate nougat, then the nuts and the caramel for last.

this morning on "world news now," looking for answers into a deadly plane crash. seven people killed when a world war ii-era bomber crashed minutes after takeoff. investigators on the scene overnight. new overnight, people protesting the 10-year sentence of a former dallas police officer convicted of murdering her neighbor. the jury reached a unanimous decision in less than two hours. when she could get parole. new this half hour, a teenager caught posing as a police officer. >> a real cop pulled up when he was carrying out a traffic stop. see what happened next. the star who's urging more men to paint their nails. why asap rocky is saying men should embrace nail art without feeling feminine. that's in "the skinny" on this thursday, october 3rd. you just took your red polish off, right? >> yeah, just right off, just -- no, i probably should have kept

it on. >> we'll talk about men and nail polish coming up. thank you for joining us this thursday morning. we do begin on a very serious note with a search for answers into the deadly crash of a world war ii-era plane. >> it slammed into a warehouse at the airport near hartford, connecticut, after a short flight. at least seven people on board were killed. this is what the plane known as a flying fortress used to look like. now federal investigators are looking into what caused it to crash. abc's whit johnson reports. >> reporter: the deadly crash rocking bradley international airport in hartford just before 10:00 a.m. >> b-17 has crashed, fire is seen, no other information is available. >> you said a b-17 aircraft has crashed? >> reporter: a vintage world war ii-era b-17 bomber crashing as it tried to land just after

takeoff. slamming into a de-icing warehouse. the plume of black smoke visible for miles. >> i said, hey, that plane is not lined up with the runway. i says, it's going to crash. >> reporter: multiple fatalities and at least six injured, taken to local hospitals, including two firefighters and a member of the connecticut air national guard. >> of the 13 on the plane, 10 were passengers who paid to take the ride, and three folks, aircraft crew. there was another person on the ground in the warehouse. >> reporter: according to flight aware, the aircraft departed bradley international at 9:48 a.m. eastern, reached an altitude of about 800 feet. only two minutes later, pilots telling the tower they had a problem. >> what's the reason for coming back? >> number four engine we'd like to return, blow it out. >> i commented to my associate then you could hear it sputtering and he wasn't

climbing any more. >> reporter: the bomber built in 1944, one of 18 that remain, part of an educational tour across the country offering flights to civilians. >> this airplane was not just old, it was ancient. so it's a real question for the faa, how old is too old? >> reporter: in 1987, the same b-17 bomber overran a runway in beaver falls, pennsylvania. 12 people were on board, three people injured. as for this crash, the ntsb is on the ground with a go team right now investigating the cause. whit johnson, abc news, windsor lots, connecticut. >> our thanks to whit. breaking overnight, at least a dozen paratroopers are hurt at a national guard training mishap in mississippi. >> it happened at camp shelby in hattiesburg. army officials say about 90 members of a combat team missed their landing zone during a training exercise, winding up in nearby trees. 12 were taken to the hospital. others who suffered minor injuries were treated at the scene. officials will conduct a safety investigation to determine what went wrong. protesters have been on the streets of dallas following the sentencing of former police officer amber guyger. >> dozens of people marched, sometimes blocking

intersections, while expressing their anger over guyger's 10-year sentence. for the murder of her neighbor, botham jean. at least one woman was taken into custody. in the courtroom jean's 18-year-old brother told guyger he didn't wish anything bad for her and he was permitted to give her a hug. the judge has drawn some criticism for this, also embracing guyger before she was let out of court. after the hearing jean's mother criticized the investigation of her son's death and the police practice of shooting to kill. in washington the impeachment inquiry that's throwing president trump into a tizzy marking a day at the white house with profanity, name-calling, and confrontation. >> house democrats say they're not fooling around as they look into a whistle-blower complaint about the president urging ukraine to investigate joe biden. they're threatening to subpoena the white house for information about the president's actions as the former u.s. special envoy to ukraine heads to capitol hill today less than a week after he abruptly resigned. >> in california congressman ro khanna says a vote on impeachment is expected by the

end of the year. here's abc's rachel scott. >> reporter: in washington the battle over impeachment inciting a feisty and fiery debate. >> they're a disaster. they're the do-nothing democrats. >> we see the actions of this president being an assault on the constitution. >> reporter: president trump in the oval office airing his frustrations, sharpening his attacks on the democratic lawmakers investigating his actions. >> we don't call him shifty schiff for nothing. he's a shifty, dishonest guy. >> reporter: the president reeling from a whistle-blower complaint alleging he abused his power by repeatedly urging the president of ukraine to help investigate his potential 2020 rival, joe biden, and his son. >> the call was perfect. >> reporter: that conversation triggering an impeachment inquiry into the president. listening in that day, his secretary of state, mike pompeo. >> i was on the phone call. >> reporter: but house democrats taking the first step on a long path toward impeachment are facing a roadblock. pompeo rebuffing their subpoenas for documents to have five current and former state department officials testify. >> we won't tolerate folks on capitol hill bullying, intimidating state department

employees. >> reporter: despite pompeo's objection, two former staffers have already agreed to come before their committees. back on capitol hill, house democrats gave a press conference and the president wasted no time weighing in, using profanity in one of several tweets he fired off attacking democrats. in an exclusive interview with abc's george stephanopoulos, house speaker nancy pelosi said the president is using his attacks to divert attention. >> i think the president knows the argument that can be made against him and he's scared. >> reporter: kurt volcker, who abruptly resigned his post as u.s. special envoy to ukraine, will testify today behind closed doors to key house committees. janai, kenneth? >> our thanks to rachel in washington. the trump administration is planning to expand its collection of dna for migrants detained after crossing the border. >> homeland security is working on empowering immigration officers to collect dna samples from hundreds of thousands of people in detention facilities across the country and send those records to the fbi

database. immigration advocates are raising concerns about privacy. the state of alabama is reporting its first vaping-related death. health officials say a man died of lung disease linked to e-cigarettes. nationwide at least 18 people have died of vaping-related illnesses so far this year. the centers for disease control is set to update the number in an announcement later today. atm fees are on the rise, hitting record highs. the average cost for withdrawing cash from an atm not owned by your bank is $4.72. that's up 33% over the last 10 years. banks claim that with fewer americans using cash, they're forced to raise fees. ways to avoid those fees include using only your bank's atms and getting cash back when paying with your debit card. i can admit that a few times i've gone to cvs, walgreens -- >> i'll get a candy bar. >> and like $40, please. >> yep.

hey, the gap is closing between our texting and typing speeds. >> researchers in europe say we now type 70% as fast on mobile devices as we do on regular keyboards. the study says auto correct and other smartphone features have helped, of course. >> researchers say using both thumbs is the fastest phone typing method. one person in the study managed to hit 85 words per minute. that is not janai norman because she, and i know this from sitting next to her for so long now, she can hit about 125 words per minute. just texting away. >> i can -- i'm pretty quick with thumbs. >> you are. i recently got a new phone. >> oh, he's been dying to tell you that. i'm surprised it took you this long. >> so i had a really old phone. this thumb, i could text so fast. >> but it's too big. >> this other one, i'm like -- i'm like -- >> oh, the phone is so big. >> two hands. now i'm like a little kid.

a drink of water, like oh! >> yeah, no, i know. >> this is so big! >> the one that i've had since last year is also that big. a little bit of shade right there. but yeah, the two-finger type. i'm still a very proficient -- >> she also types really fast on the computer. >> you're a little slow. two-finger typing. >> i am not a two-finger typer. >> no, you're not. >> the average person texts 36 words per minute. >> thank you for that. that's good information to know. >> just so you know. test yourself at home. i'm going to do the test now, how quick do you text? coming up, the stunning surprise for deputies who pulled over a woman for speeding. and speeding is what prompted a woman in ohio to dress up like a unicorn. she's a mom with a message. what we're learning about one celebrity mom's insanely attractive bodyguard. we'll have that story in "the skinny." i'm alex trebek, here to tell you

about the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. a price you can afford, a price that can't increase, and a price that fits your budget. i'm 54. alex, what's my price? you can get coverage for $9.95 a month. i'm 65 and take medications. what's my price? also $9.95 a month. i just turned 80. what's my price? $9.95 a month for you too. if you're age 50 to 85, call now about the #1 most popular whole life insurance plan, available through the colonial penn program. it has an affordable rate starting at $9.95 a month. no medical exam, no health questions.

your acceptance is guaranteed. and this plan has a guaranteed lifetime rate lock, so your rate can never go up for any reason. so call now for free information. and you'll also get this free beneficiary planner. and it's yours just for calling. so call now. ...you discover paint bleed you under your tape...... not with frogtape! frogtape is the only painter's tape treated with patented paintblock technology. paintblock reacts with the water in latex paint to form a micro-barrier against paint bleed, giving you the sharpest lines possible. get professional results with frogtape... no messy lines, no paint bleed. for sharp lines every time, frog it!

you don't let a cold ruin your day. you take dayquil severe liquicaps and crush it. dayquil severe. the daytime, coughing, aching, stuffy-head, fever, sore throat, power through your day, medicine. there's a baby coming out. that's the reason i'm speeding, officer. >> a mom to be had a pretty good excuse for breaking the speed

limit in south florida, a tiny passenger was about to join her and her car. two sheriff's deputies realized quickly they weren't dealing with someone just trying to get out of a speeding ticket. >> when deputy robert pounds and sergeant david drux looked inside, they saw a woman in labor and her newborn already crowning. deputy pounds grabbed gloves and a blanket and let nature take its course. >> here we go. >> no sooner than i got there with the blanket, she was there. my concern was obviously with the baby. she grabbed my index finger with a firm grip, and i was happy for that. >> took less than two minutes for the baby girl to make her entrance. she and her parents are doing fine. >> good news there. a ve played out in albuquerque, new mexico, that resulted in the arrest of an 18-year-old man for impersonating a sheriff's

deputy. >> police say the man pulled over an suv, had flashing lights on his own vehicle, had a badge. but it was all a fraud. this morning the moment a real police officer in albuquerque stumbled upon a fake cop in the middle of a fake traffic stop. >> what's up, man? >> all right, i'm going to be straight-up honest with you, i'm not a cop. >> reporter: the scene playing out last month. an officer spotted a gray ford sedan with police lights behind that silver suv. the officer coming face-to-face with 18-year-old brendan wazinski who said he was a fellow brother in blue. investigators say he pulled over the suv for speeding. the actual apd police officer just wasn't buying it. >> can i talk to you for a minute? you say you work for apd sheriffs? >> yes, sir. >> you got i.d. on you? >> this is all i got on me, i'm underequipped. i was heading over to the courthouse.

>> reporter: the real officer called in the police say he told the officer he bought the badge online, then changed his story. >> you got this online? >> that was what happened -- it was my father's. >> reporter: within minutes of questioning the young man, some tears, and investigators say, a confession. >> brendan, step out of the vehicle for a second. face the vehicle. at this point you are under arrest, do you understand? >> reporter: the 18-year-old eventually getting a ride in a real police car and facing real charges for allegedly impersonating a police officer. and that charge in new mexico is for a first offense for a misdemeanor. and a big thank to our albuquerque station koa-tv for helping us with that report. when we come back, check your calendars. it's "mean girls" day. plus some love for betty white. "the skinny" is next.

♪ skinny just gimme the skinny ♪ skinny just gimme the skinny time now for "the skinny." everybody knows on wednesdays we wear pink. but this thursday morning we're celebrating "mean girls" day. >> fans of the cult comedy classic that came out 15 years

ago, you guys, can you believe that 15 years ago, they will be out in force. but in case you forgot why "mean girls" day is celebrated on this date each year, let cady heron and aaron samuels remind you. >> october 3rd he asked what day it was. >> it's october 3rd. >> to celebrate tina fey and busy phillips will host a watch party on facebook live with trivia, give-aways, and all the hot gossip. >> certain theaters across the country are screening the movie as well, which sounds totally fetch. >> that is so cool. >> oh my god, i just realized -- >> losers, we're going shopping. >> i just realized on this "mean girls" day, that's why your hair is so big, it's full of secrets. >> it is. it must be raining. i know. did you guys get all that? >> she loves "mean girls." >> i love "mean girls," i love that movie. >> i had to be told some of the

lines. >> you really -- you never saw it? >> i saw it. >> you didn't love it. >> just -- no -- >> shame. shame on you. >> i liked it, i didn't love it. next to the headline crossing our "skinny" international desk about cardi b, more specifically, look, international desk, her bodyguard. >> the rapper has been seen out and about during paris fashion week looking like a fashion plate herself, but her bodyguard price is giving her a run for the fashion money. >> according to price's instagram, he's the director of security at price protection services. it's unclear how long cardi b has been enlisting his services. >> i just want to help you out that it was "priceless" protection services. >> oh, oh. >> priceless. >> i was trying to look at this screen while also reading. >> she was so distracted. she had one eye up on that teleprompter, another eye down at mr. price there from

priceless protection services. >> you need protection, that looks like the protection to get. >> those eyebrows, mr. price. i am not giving you shade because he's big. i'm not trying to -- i don't want to see him here in new york like, what did you say about my eyebrows? i'm going to say, you looked surprised. next to the fashion statement from another rapper directed at the guys. >> asap rocky is a model for calvin klein and prada, as well as a fixture on the fashion runway circuit on both sides of the atlantic. he even started coordinating his manicures with his music. >> now telling "vogue" magazine he believes more men should be painting their nails, specifically embracing nail art. he tells the magazine, "i feel like men should be able to do nail art without feeling feminine." >> i agree. if you want to do that, do it. >> treat yoself. get a little manicure, gloss them up. >> that's right. >> get a little pedi. >> now to the hottest -- that is

right, take care of the toes. now to the hottest thing in not hollywood but washington, d.c. the weather. the d.c. council so fed up with the above-average temperatures that they tweeted this. today is the 61st time this year that it has been over 90 degrees in d.c., that's 60 more than we want or need, our support for hot and over 90 starts and ends with miss betty white. >> no matter your stance on climate change, it seems that everyone in the comments of this post agrees that the 97-year-old certainly is a national treasure. >> hot and over 90, that's right. finally, just in time for halloween, a piece of classic hollywood horror history has just sold at auction. >> it's probably the most famous ax in movie history, the one used by jack nicholson in "the shining." >> the ax has now sold for $209,000. >> here's daddy! >> all work and no play makes jack a dull boy. >> scary. the twins in the hallway?

♪ one in a million once in a lifetime ♪ ♪ one in a million once in a lifetime ♪ loving that jam. this morning we're hearing about a mom from ohio who truly is one in a million. >> yeah, when she saw how many drivers were ignoring the speed limit, blasting past her kid's school bus stop, she took matters into her own hands. courtney wheaton of our dayton station has more. >> reporter: tucked deep in centerville, a sight to see when driving down normandy. a suburban mom with a magical protest. >> i didn't know what else to do at this point. >> reporter: beth phillips blair is talking about speeders near her kid's bus stop. for two years she suits and up

fights back. music blasting, and signs in hand. >> a lot of people slow down and then crack up laughing because there's a 7-foot-tall giant unicorn waving at them and dancing. >> reporter: despite blair's best efforts, speeding remains a problem. we clocked someone going 42 on the road clearly marked 25 miles per hour. state lawmakers say the only thing that may put the brakes on this issue would be tougher penalties. >> it's not just a dayton issue, this is an issue across the state of ohio that we need to fix. >> reporter: bus drivers are on board. >> anything involving a bus student is an avoidable accident. >> reporter: kit parker appreciates the extra attention to speeding that comes with having a unicorn or mama bear on his routes. >> it's crazy how she dresses up, but it's not crazy because she's obviously concerned. >> reporter: concerned or crazy, blair is making a difference and people are taking notice. >> it's been pretty amazing. >> all the kids on the buses and all the kids going to and from school, they wave every single morning and get excited. a lot of moms who have dealt with the same problems on their streets honk and wave as they

get op >> and our thanks to courtney wheaton of our dayton, ohio, station for that story. that's really interesting because it's a fun, light way to bring attention to this. it reminds me of stories in local news where there are these problem areas, and what does it take? a kid getting hit? for local officials to step in and put in speed bumps or something? there are some ways to help. >> some measures. again, you mention, yes, it's fun to see her out there, whatever it takes to protect the children. but police, they do say they are concerned it could be a distraction as well. >> a big unicorn. >> it is working for that neighborhood and that mom just trying to keep her kids safe. >> hats off to you, mom.

making news in america this morning, protesters hit the streets after a former police officer is sentenced to ten years in prison for murdering her neighbor. the outrage on display just hours after what many are calling a powerful moment of forgiveness. the victim's brother hugging the former cop. the new message overnight from his mother and when that convicted ex-cop would walk free. the president lashing out. >> are you talking to me? >> attacking democrats using profanity as the impeach investigation takes a new turn. overnight, a new statement from joe biden. his message to the president plus the testimony expected today on capitol hill. the deadly plane crash at a major airport. a vintage plane falling from the sky killing seven people. how the other six people aboard