this morning on "world news now," deadly collapse. at least one person is dead after a hotel under construction in new orleans came crashing down. and there is concern more of the building could collapse. also this morning, the growing chaos as turkish forces go after the kurds, u.s. allies, in the fight against isis. now they're getting help from an american foe after president trump ordered to pull out more u.s. troops. new this half hour, a teenager going on a crash course. >> it left the vehicle he was driving standing vertically in a neighborhood. hear how this happened. and dolly parton hits a major milestone. the big celebration as the queen of country music celebrates 50 years as a member of the grand ole opry. her touching words ahead in "the skinny." plus we should find out if

jolene ever did take her man on this monday, october 14th. please don't take him just because you can ♪ good morning, everyone. do you know the answer? >> no, i don't. >> you don't? >> i wonder too. >> we say happy monday on what many call columbus day, others say indigenous people's day. >> it is also -- sorry. >> i was going to put you on the spot and say, which one do you say? just know your answer could spark a national controversy, go. >> no pressure at all. i've always known it as columbus day. >> all right, go ahead and tweet her, everyone. >> i was going to say, it's also national dessert day, no one can hate me for that. >> no arguments over that one. it's national dessert day, it's also a federal holiday as well. great to have liz hur here again.

excuse me, elizabeth. we're friends, i call her liz. professional, lith beth. i don't want people to call me ken, so sorry about that. >> it's a-okay. i'm liz. >> there's only one ken, he's back there always yelling at people. we do begin this half hour with a search for victims in the deadly hotel collapse in new orleans. >> crews are still on a rescue mission at the scene of the hard rock hotel tragedy as one person has yet to be recovered. meantime the body of one victim has been recovered and sent to the coroner to be identified. a second victim has not been removed. here's abc's marcus moore. >> reporter: a desperate rescue effort under way. a missing worker trapped inside the rubble after this shocking construction collapse caught on camera. >>he iuilding collapse at the hard rock cafe. >> reporter: the hard rock hotel under construction in new

orleans at the edge of the historic french quarter crashing down on saturday morning. the famed canal street closed. officials warning people to stay away from the area. fearing the entire building could give way. the rescue mission a dangerous one with an unstable structure. >> safety is top priority. rescue absolutely, but we cannot overestimate the structure being unsound, unstable, right now. >> reporter: the building crumbling in just seconds. you can see in this terrifying video workers on site running for their lives. >> look at those guys running. >> reporter: a cloud of debris engulfing bystanders on the ground. people in this trolley narrowly escaping. >> into the back! >> reporter: o'brien in that trolley watched in horror. >> when you stepped off the trolley car you couldn't see 20 feet in front of you. there was just smoke and debris everywhere. >> reporter: at least two dead, one body still in the wreckage. 30 more hurt, including one person working on the eighth floor, undergoing surgery on his leg. officials have brought in a third crane to try to stabilize one of the remaining cranes you see in the distance there. they fear it could fall as they continue this desperate search. marcus moore, abc news, new

orleans. >> marcus moore, thank you. turning to the intensifying impeachment inquiry taking center stage on capitol hill, with more officials poised to appear before lawmakers. >> the democratic-led house panel is conducting the investigation stemming from president trump's phone call to ukraine will hear today from fiona hill. she was the president's former top adviser on russia who left the national security council in august. >> gordon sondland, u.s. ambassador to the european union, is scheduled to testify on thursday against the wishes of the white house. sondland declared in a text message that there was no quid pro quo in the decision to withhold military aid to ukraine while asking its president to investigate joe biden. but he is expected to say that he was relaying president trump's words and did not know if it was actually true. kurdish officials have agreed to work with the syrian government to fend off turkey's devastating assault. >> the shift in alliance came hours after the u.s. announced plans to withdraw all american

troops from northern syria and bombs rained down on civilians in border towns, shattering kurdish families. >> as abc's ian pannell tells us, more than 200,000 kurds have been forced to leave their homes and hundreds have been killed. >> reporter: this video obtained by abc news appears to show the fury of the turkish attack on the border town of talabiad. president trump ordering the withdrawal of all u.s. troops from northern syria. just one week after his fateful call with president erdogan of turkey triggered a disastrous chain of events. the brutal assault of turkish forces targeting america's kurdish allies has left a trail of death, displacement, and destruction. hundreds are reported to be dead. some of those killed murdered at the roadside by radical islamist militias sponsored by turkey. many videos too graphic to show. one leading kurdish political leader dragged from her car and shot in the head. if verified, this is a war

crime.thtag of civilians. a convoy packed with civilians and journalists trying to enter a border town was struck by a turkish air strike. 11 killed, more than 70 wounded. turkey says it's battling terrorists and refuses to negotiate with the kurds. nearly 200,000 kurds are now displaced, driven from their homes. many who were guarding isis prisons and refugee camps holding isis sympathizers also forced to flee. at least 23 isis prisoners may have already escaped. hundreds of isis supporters broke out of their camp too. but the cost of this war only growing. we met this little girl, 8 years old, in a hospital bed. her leg blown off. her brother mohammad dead. her brother ahmed can't begin to describe what he saw. these children the victims one week after that phone call. ian pannell, abc news, on the

syrian/turkish border. >> our thanks to ian and his reporting. hundreds of migrants who formed a caravan in hopes of making their way to the u.s. have been stopped in their tracks. >> mexican officials rounded up the asylum seekers after they trudged about 20 miles north, many of them from africa, the caribbean, and central america. mexico has cracked down on caravans since president trump threatened to shut down the southern border. a texas investigation is under way into the deadly police shooting of a 28-year-old woman inside her own home. a vigil was held outside the ft. worth home of atatiana jefferson. the shooting happened saturday around 2:30 a.m. as police responded to a neighbor's call about the woman's front door being open. police responded to the home, looking into her bedroom window and shouting "put your hands up" before firing a single shot into the window. overnight the 911 call was released. >> calling about my neighbor. the front door's been open since 10:00.

i haven't seen anybody moving around. it's not normal for them to have both of the doors open at this time of night. i feel bad. had i thought called the police department, she would probably still be alive today. >> jefferson was reportedly playing video games with her 8-year-old nephew. the ft. worth police department says the officer, now on administrative leave, will be interviewed later today by internal affairs. in alabama, authorities are still searching for a little girl who was abducted this weekend. 3-year-old camille mckinney was kidnapped during a birthday party saturday in birmingham. the toyota sequoia believed used in the abduction was spotted 10 miles away from where the party was being held. police say they have detained a person of interest in this case for questioning but there's still no word on that little girl. tens of thousands of rescue workers in japan are again searching for survivors of this weekend's powerful typhoon.

the storm's heavy rains caused rivers to overflow, washing away homes and leaving a trail of destruction. more than 30 are dead and a dozen more are missing. many of the searchers are wading through muddy water, often up to their waist. back here at home, police in north carolina found an unbelievable scene at the site of a two-car accident. >> take a look at what happened to one of the cars. the nissan was left dangling, grille down, in telephone wires in raleigh. police say none of the three people inside was old enough to drive. amazingly neither they nor the driver of the other car was seriously hurt. but they've got some 'splaining to do. >> yeah, and i cannot believe no serious injuries. and how is that possible for a car to end up -- that is talent? >> yeah, i will say -- obviously some crazy things can happen, and those wires get involved and speed, you know, as well. things like this obviously can happen. but again, no one hurt, so that's good. no one seriously hurt. coming up, what to buy today to take advantage of those sales on this holiday.

first, the dramatic rescue as three police officers rescue a man from a car before it was fully engulfed in flames. later in "the skinny," why l.a. kings fans believe a blank space is preferable to seeing a taylor swift banner flying over the staples center.

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we're on the scene and i we're on the scene and it's really bad. >> is the person still trapped in the car? >> yes, he is, and the car is on fire. >> police in columbus, ohio, are praising three of their officers for saving a man from this burning car. they had to pull him out of the wreck by his legs, and just in the nick of time. the fire flared up and completely engulfed the car. the driver only suffered a broken leg.

"fortnite" appears to have gone down a black hole. online dark yesterday ahead of a new season. the entire map was wiped out early in the afternoon and left players staring at a black hole. at one point all the tweets on the "fortnite" twitter account disappeared. playstation issued a statement assuring fans that the game isn't gone for good. now to the holiday sales that started over the weekend and continued today at retail outlets from coast to coast. >> retailers rolled out the red carpet for shoppers slashing prices up to 70% on everything from clothes to mattresses. fall into autumn savings this holiday as stores say sayonara to summer and offer irresistible sales. >> this weekend's sales in some ways are a better value than black friday. >> reporter: discover deals up to 50% off on hiking, clothing, and outdoor gear at big rugged outdoor retailers. if you're in the market for a new mattress, save up to 60%. sears, jcpenney, and macy's are running specials. plus brands like nectar, layla, and dreamcloud offering hundreds off your purchase.

experts say back away from electronics and appliances until black friday and cyber monday when stores will offer the best deals. >> don't assume that the discount youan go up to a sales associate and ask them what other promotions are happening. it's called the charm discount for a reason. if you're nice to them, they'll probably tell you there's a friends and family extra 10% and you both end up happy. >> you going to buy some stuff? >> i may. i'm reading our notes here and learning, do not buy electronics, appliances, and autumn and halloween items. that makes sense. >> now that i'm no longer d.c.-based i've got some things to buy. >> there you go. >> i've got to jump on it. i don't go to the stores, i've got to do it on the apps and online shopping. >> i almost named stuff but good

for you. >> i went to a store last week and i stood in a line that was so long, i wanted to put the cart back and give up. i said, never will i sit back in this store, i'm going online. >> that's what everyone's doing. >> yep. >> i'm still old-school, i go to the stores. >> you do? >> i do. >> there you go. when we come back, dolly parton's milestone celebration. and why hugh jackman headed 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.

♪ ♪ skinny just gimme the skinny time now for "the skinny" on this monday starting with the major milestone for the queen of country. >> of course we're talking about dolly parton who celebrated half a century of being a member of the 73-year-old singer, songwriter, and actress first played the opry when she was just 13 years old. over the weekend she expressed her gratitude. >> you never know if your dreams are going to come true, and if they do, you wonder how people will remember you when you're older. and i'm older. and i'm seeing how people are remembering me. and that makes me feel very humble.

maybe i'll be around another 50 years, who knows. >> ah. she says she's older but she looks timeless. the two-night event featured performances from emmylu harris, toby keith, hank williams jr. favorite dolly parton movie, go. >> no, don't do that, i'm horrible with movi>>9 ♪ working 9 to 5 >> i knew that one. "best little whorehouse in texas." ever saw that one, burt reynolds? >> not yet. >> "steel magnolias." >> yes, yes, i've seen that. >> all-star cast. >> i was just going to say, 73? she looks fabulous. >> here's a little trivia for you. a song that dolly parton first sang, she wrote, sang by another big artist, it broke all types of records. >> oh, i know. a "bodyguard" song. you can sing it. ♪ and i will always love you dolly would be very happy with that rendition. >> absolutely. wow. that is one amazing story,

but i'm going me to th next one. i saw this video and my jaw dropped. we're talking about the birthday surprise for cardi b. >> the rapper received two titanic-sized heart-shaped diamond rings from her husband, offset. she could hardly contain her emotion before blurting out "i deserve this, i love you, husband." >> offset also shared a raunchy tribute video. >> raunchy. >> for her birthday that featured that -- no, we cannot show it on network tv. and if you're wondering -- look at that ring. cardi b turned 27. and of course that's what you get when you're 27 and you're cardi b. >> i did not know that -- so my mother had a big birthday over the weekend on saturday. happy birthday to my mom. i didn't know that she was in the same sign category with cardi b. like just one day before. cardi b, my mom. >> wondering where you were going with this. >> they're sign sisters. >> happy belated birthday to

your mom too. >> yes. next to the possible bad blood between taylor swift and fans of the l.a. kings. >> there is a permanent t-swift banner hanging from the rafters inside staples center next to the lakers banner and retired jerseys. >> fans of the city's pro hockey team don't want to see it, saying not only is the banner an eyesore, they believe it contributes to the years of bad luck for the franchise not having won a playoff series since it went up back in 2015. >> so the kings are now complying with fan demands to turn that banner into, wait for it, a blank space by covering it up for big hockey games. >> jack, so do you believe about these superstitions when it comes to these sports teams here? >> i do not. >> you do not. >> you think they should not be blaming taylor? >> if i was taylor swift, i would be offended by that. >> yes. >> i'm sure they would be. >> uh-huh. >> what they need to do to win a

playoff series is either score more points or score more goals. >> there you have it. >> get over it. from professional hockey to college football, an unlikely mascot at ohio state. >> of course the buckeyes are fierce rivals of the university of michigan wolverines so it's a rare sight to find a wolverine on the osu campus. >> but here is one, hugh jackman in columbus for his world tour needed to hit the gym during his down time, so what better place than ohio state? >> you know hugh jackman, he's wolverine, played him a bunch of times, tweeted out these photos as a thank you for his awesome training session. there you go. >> there you have it. sometimes even the tooth fairy needs a little help. >> over the weekend it was dr. oz to the rescue helping the 6-year-old daughter of alec and hilaria baldwin ease out tooth number two. >> the good doctor shared this video on instagram as he used a string to yank that sucker right out. >> that scared me. >> it comes as the baldwins revealed the sex of their fifth child in a touching gender

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age 8. >> he doesn't have anyone to carry on his last name, and he raised me. >> reporter: the two have developed such a close bond over the years, george decided to legally change his last name to honor his stepfather. >> i want his legacy to live on, i don't want it to end with him. so dad, i decided to change my name from george andrew grimwade to george grimwade musto. >> reporter: george always knew the truth in his heart, now he was ready to show the world the truth on his jersey. >> i love you so much, and you really do mean the world to me. i'm so happy i can take on that last name with mom. >> reporter: just before the game, father and son together for a talk they'll never forget. >> you know how much i love you, right? >> yeah. >> how i'll always treasure the time i have with you? >> yeah. >> that you're my world? i got my last name changed. >> reporter: george showing his dad the paperwork. >> i'm now george grimwade musto, look at my jersey. >> reporter: and his new jersey. this big offensive lineman

showing his biggest muscle, a great big heart. >> i love you so much, dad. >> reporter: he was raised right. how do we know? it says it right there on his jersey. >> you're my son. >> i love you. >> i'm okay. i'm okay. >> our thanks to tom there. what a moment. >> beautiful. beautiful. and the father's reaction there, just speechless at first, then -- oh my heart. so warmed by that story. and -- oh wow. >> there's so much in a name. and obviously for him to raise him at a young age. >> since 8. >> since 8 years old. when it comes to blended families, we know there's all types of families out there. for this one, it's beautiful to see him honor his stepfather, now his father.

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because even one attack is one too many. breaking news in america this morning, crisis in syria. hundreds of isis prisoners escaping as turkey marches deeper into syria. gruesome reports of mass atrocities by arab militias. the former u.s. allies, the syrian kurds, now striking deals with vladimir putin and bashar al assad as american troops pull out. the biggest concern right now. also breaking overnight, new information about the woman shot and killed by police in her own home. >> put your hands up. show me your hands. >> what she was doing the moment police responded to the report of an open door in her house. hotel collapse disaster. >> oh, my god. >> the urgent search in the heart of new orleans' french