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? in less than 100 days, that house right there will have a new occupant. 25 days now from election day. as many national and city polls begin to shift in hillary clinton's favor, iowa is one place where donald trump has been enjoying a consistent lead. >> while iowa's republican elected officials stood firmly behind the nominee, the stakes are still very high for trump in the hawkeye state. abc's kevin traverse has more. >> reporter: it's a must-win state for donald trump. >> we're going to win iowa. >> reporter: the latest polling here shows trump with a 4 point lead. iowa's demographics seem to favor trump with 92% white, a

of residents have a college degree, and trump's running mate, mike pence, on the trail tuesday. >> i choose to stand with donald trump. >> reporter: some republicans are backing away after trump's latest controversies, incoming house speaker paul ryan. voters here told us, they don't care. >> trump and pence don't need them. they don't need their backing at all. it's the american people that voting. >> reporter: the battle for iowa's six electoral votes could be organization. >> hillary clinton is doing a much better jo supporters and mobilizing them, thus, much more likely to vote on election day. donald trump is not putting in that effort right now. >> count on your support? >> reporter: at a phone bank in des moines, they are focused on early voting. >> we are, right now, in a tight race in iowa. >> reporter: it's big here. nearly half the ballots cast in 2012 came before election day, and as of last friday, democrats have an edge in the number of early ballots requested. >> are you here to vote?

to vote early. satellite polling locations like this one on the campus of iowa state university in ames. a steady stream of students making sure they are eligible to vote and casting their ballots. >> we have worked very hard to get students registered ahead of time. >> reporter: hillary clinton does not need iowa to win the white house, but this state is a clear sign of how donald trump's election night is going. if he loses here, diane and kendis, he's likely short in the key battleground states he can't afford to lose, diane, kendis? >> that's why they are hitting up all the battleground states in the next three weeks. thank you, karen. coming up, the growing phenomena of urban angling. >> why so many sit dwellers are now casting their lines in the city's busiest waterways. you're watching "world news now."

? ? nitty gritty band. i know this song. >> fishing in the dark. there's something fishy going on in the waters -- get it? fishy? talking about fishing. it's going on right here in new york city. a growing number of people doing what was unthinkable in the

the manhattan's east river to get a closer look at the fishing fishermen who have taken up some urban angle. >> reporter: it runs through the heart of new york city. bordered by factories and highways, fed by the most polluted creeks in america. a famed final resting place, a punch line for generations. >> the east river? the most contaminated? >> reporter: forget that. we're going fishing on the east river. welcome aboard the capital princess, this is your assistant captain, will, speaking, we're going to catch serious fish. >> reporter: it's the ultimate in urban angling. fishermen casting lines in the shadows of some of new york city's most soaring skyscrapers, some even eating the catch. more on that later. the best way to learn about it is do it, right? my first few minutes on capital princess was anything but smooth

there was not a lot of instruction. i just got the pole, and i guess, when there's fish, there's fish. you don't wait around, you know? ? except for me, everything but the fish were biting. i'm so good at catching whatever we don't want. time to call in the experts. luckily, for me, fellow fishermen had experience up share sleeves they were willing to share with me. >> i started fishing at 5 years old. my father took me down and i've been fishing ever since. >> reporter: and after a little one on one instruction from the pros -- >> don't shoot this part. he's doing it for me. it was time to see if i knew what i was doing. >> reel it in reel it in. >> reporter: how many pounds? >> four pounds. >> four?

weight calculations were a little off, but it was the confidence boost i needed. in fact, i felt like, well -- >> i'm the king of the world! >> reporter: and back to reality. it was time to see if this king of the world could fly solo and hook a titanic catch all by myself. >> all right. >> that's a fish! reel it in. reel it in. don't reel, don't reel, don't reel! don't reel! it's a bass! he's got a striped bass. >> reporter: my catch of the day a striped bass, was really a catch of the month -- or longer. >> this is how we do it on the capital princess. >> yeah! >> hey. >> people spend a half a lifetime and don't do what you did in a matter of moments. >> i can't believe it myself. i think -- i'm learning from the best here. i think it has a lot to do with who is helping me out and less to do with me. >> well, it's a great crew, and i got to hand it to them.

>> here we are, reeling in bass, you know, keepers, not keepers, everything. a little bit of everything. yet, we're 20 minutes from grand central station. >> we are. >> oh! >> reporter: despite the proximity to the traffic and skyscrapers, the water is clean and fish is fresh enough to eat. back on land, our urban anglers can't wait to cook their catches of the day. will gans, abc news on the east river. >> that was a huge bass. >> it was a huge bass. nice job. seriously hoping there's no food that's brought on set right now. >> you're not going to test? >> i'm not testing that out. >> one of the fisherman on the boat, afarnt parentally he uses his catch frequently to feed some elderly around new york city, people that are less fortunate, and he will cook it

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>> not bad. now to an awkward moment. a big whoops before a high school volleyball game as the recording for the national anthem failed. >> failed. but a brave girl stood up and saved the day. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: friday night lights, san antonio, texas, the sport? women's volleyball, but when the home team, the huskies, lined up for the start of the game, no national anthem. the cd player broke. huskies had a ringer on the team. ? so proudly we hail ? ? at the twilight's last gleaming ? >> i've been singing since i could start talking, and i've been in choir since the third grade. >> reporter: senior maria garcia. >> i didn't feel nervous. i felt excited. ? the land of the free ?

the ball. ? and the home of the brave ? >> they had, like, all smiles on their faces, some teared up, and just that feeling i can give to people, that emotion, that was so exciting. >> reporter: david wright, abc news, new york. >> and now the moment you've been waiting for, kendis is giving us his rendition. >> no, no. we don't want to see that. >> no. note >> really? we're going to do that? we got to get to the part. ? never going to dance again ? ? >> you think that was better, jack?

this morning on "world news this morning on "world news now," donald trump fighting back against new accusers. >> two women claiming to be groped by trump years ago are speaking out in a new report by "the new york times." we'll hear how both the trump and the clinton campaigns are reacting to the new story. in the war torn country of syria, the desperate effort to pull a child from the rubble interrupted as another air strike hs running for cover. it's the stream of the latest just as another horrible scene from the region. a recall on air bags that could explode. safety information withheld from studies, and millions of cars contain these air bags. we'll tell you which models. and slow and steady. it is the epic matchup that's the stuff of fables. the tortoise versus the hare. brace yourself for all the

on your marks, get set, it is october 13th, thursday. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> don't want to show the ending to it. >> so much suspense. >> but there's so much suspense looking at that. >> it reminds me of your sloth, actually. >> that -- that race starts out slow and then peters out. >> that's pretty much it. >> we're going to start, though, with explosive, new allegations against donald trump. women coming forward with advances from incidents that allegedly happened several years ago. >> donald trump threatening to sue "the new york times" after recording accounts of two accusers. a 22-year-old receptionist working at trump tower in 2005 when she tells the paper that trump kissed her on the cheek and then directly on the mouth the first time she met her. >> and jessica lead says trump groped her on a flight back in

hand up her skirt. >> it was a real shock when all the sudden his hands were all over me. he started encroaching on my space, and i hesitate to use the expression, but i'm going to, and this is he was like an octopus. it was like he had six arms. he was all over the place. >> we should point out, both women are hillary clinton supporters, and they never reportedly alleged sexual assaults to authorities, but they say they told friends and family members about it. >> trump, though, is categorically denying the allegations and demandin his campaign spokesman released a statement saying in part, quote, this entire article is fiction, and for the new york times to launch a completely false coordinated character assassination on mr. trump on a topic like this is dangerous to reach back decades trivializes sexual assault. and sits a new low for where the media is willing to go in an effort to determine this election. >> the clinton campaign pouncing on this referring to the behavior as disgusting, and

everything we know about the way donald trump has treated women. >> trump is facing allegations of inappropriate behavior from a former beauty contestant. >> this as he increases his attacks against hillary clinton and his fellow republicans. abc's ket kenneth moten on the political beat this morning. >> reporter: donald trump in florida, upset he didn't get more gop support after the second debate. >> wouldn't you think that paul ryan would call and say, good going? >> reporter: trump accused house speaker paul ryan of conspireing against him. >> but there's a whole deal going on. >> reporter: trump spent the rally time hitting hillary clinton. but trump can't dodge his past of hitting on women from his 2005 crude comments to trump once telling howard stern how he had free reign at his beauty pageants. >> i go backstage before a show, and everyone's getting dressed and ready, and i'm allowed to go in. >> reporter: a former miss arizona who is a conservative went public with kcbs in los angeles. >> our first introduction to him

naked changing into our bikinis. >> reporter: the trump campaign says the accusations have no merit. >> you know, it's not only women he's disrespected, he's insulted practically everybody. >> reporter: hillary clinton dealing with the wikileak release of e-mails claiming that her campaign received the information. and the information was already available to the public. with stops in colorado and nevada wednesday, clinton is trying to capitalize on gop divisions. >> the last thing we need in our country are more bullies. we should be drawing people towards us. >> reporter: clinton is putting pressure on republican candidates to clarify their stance. they are either with donald trump or against him. as for the latest e-mail hack involving wikileaks, her campaign says the fbi's investigating. diane, kendis? >> kenneth, thank you. and we heard a lot about the gender gap in this election season, and now we have an example of just how much it might impact this election from our partners over at 538.

several october national polls and found if only men were voting donald trump would win in a landslide with the electoral college with 450 for donald trump and 88 for clinton. the landslide is larger in reverse if only women voted. the map almost all blue giving clinton 458 electoral votes for trump's 80. breaking news overnight. the u.s. military fired on rebel sites in yemen in retaliation american warships in that region. the pentagon confirms cruise missiles were launched early this morning, targeting three radar sites controlled by yemeni rebels along the red sea coast. military officials believe all three targets were destroyed. the pentagon adds it will continue to respond to future threats on military as well as commercial ships in the red sea and elsewhere in the world. iraqi forces gearing up to retake the city of mosul which

more than two years now. artillery and armored vehicles have been arriving as cheering onlookers lined the roads, but the operation is complicated by new demands from neighboring turkey which is insisting on playing a key role in the offensive. baghdad objects saying its forces should be in the forefront. we're seeing dramatic video showing the moment of a deadly air strike on a syrian city of aleppo killing at least 15 people and leveling several buildings. part of the biggest market district in the eastern part of the city. that area has been the target of a russian backed syria offensive since the collapse of a cease fire last month. back to this country with the latest on the deadly plane crash in connecticut. officials now confirm that the flight instructor and his student fought inside the cockpit and that the instructor was unable to regain control before the crash. now the crash does appear to have been a suicide attempt by the student and terrorism ruled out. we have the latest from elizabeth hur. who has more on the

>> reporter: investigators taking pictures and gathering evidence at the scene of the fiery plane crash now confirming this was no accident. >> information indicates the plane crash was intentional, but i want to be crystal clear, the circumstances beyond that are still being investigated. >> reporter: the plane had taken off from an airport in hartford, connecticut, when just before 4:00 p.m. tuesday afternoon, eyewitnesses say they saw the plane plunging into a busy street and taking down utility poles and power lines. >> three poles, when it hit the last one, just boom. >> power went out at work and everyone ran outside. >> reporter: on the ground, the plane narrowly missing a van carrying a mother and her children. >> sidewalks were full, businesses were full, and heavy amount of traffic. the fact that there were not more casualties as a result of the incident is amazing. >> reporter: as for the two men on board, a flight instructor

student, abc news learning the student died in the crash. a jordanian national attending a flight school nearby. officials are searching his connecticut apartment and questioning roommates, but so far, no official word on a motive. police will only say they are not ruling anything out. kendis, diane? >> elizabeth, thank you. now to the weather. hurricane nicole set to hit bermuda today. this is what the storm looks like from the international space station. it's now aat with sustained winds of 130 miles per hour. airlines have cancelled flights to bermuda and cruise ship visits are being delayed. schools and businesses closed until nicole passes. and as flooding in north carolina shows no signs of easing, officials there ordered thousands more residents to evacuate their homes. the movement of the flood waters is called a slow motion disaster. some communities in the eastern part of north carolina are in danger of being cut off as more bridges in the area close. many of the rain swollen rivers aren't expected to crest until tomorrow or saturday and the

already at least 38 people. breaking news from boston where two police officers were shot, one critically responding to a report of a person with a gun last night. in east boston when they came under fire. it appears a domestic dispute led to the call. one suspect shot dead at the scene and another in custody. murder charges have been filed against a man prosecutors say killed two palm springs police officers. john felix is an ex-con and known gang member and expected to be arraigned today. authorities say felix specifically targeted the officers for death. >> this individual wanted to kill police officers. he armed himself with a weapon to kill police officers. he put on a vest so that he would be protected so he could kill police officers. >> prosecutors say they will decide in the coming weeks

a public funeral for the officers is scheduled for next tuesday. independent autopsy conducted for the family of a black man shot and killed by a charlotte police officer shows he suffered fatal gunshot wounds to the back and stomach. the shooting of keith scott touched off days of violent protests in charlotte. scott's family members says they were forced to have an independent autopsy because medical examiner refuses to release any information. the embattled ceo of wells fargo stepped down. john stumpf was under fire about the phoney account scandal, and sena among lawmakers who demanded he resign. warren tweeted he should still face a department of justice investigation. stumpfwalks away with 20 million dollar pension and more than $100 million worth of stock. so we rarely have the time to show you an event, an entire race from beginning to end, but this time we do. voila.

>> the epic battle of the tortoise and the hare. and they are off. >> the hare with the early lead, but the tortoise -- extra confident with a break, just the same as the story goes. >> the hare was in serious smack talking. the hare cracking under the pressure. >> but is he hustling, folks? just hustling. is he going to take the lead? the tortoise and the hare, coming to life again. and crossing the finish line and the tortoise! and the tortoise, oh, wins. >> oh, the humanity. all the bookies just tossing up their papers, just, no, no, no, no, we had the hare. oh! we need a rematch. >> frank was disappointed, by the way. >> frank, your rabbit. >> he did not like the results of that competition at all. he's challenging the tortoise to a rematch. >> we'll have the continuing coverage of that coming up. that was in thailand, by the

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the national highway traffic safety administration accuses tennessee air bag parts maker of stone walling its investigation into a fatal crash this past summer. the agency is looking into several incidents of exploding air bags including one in july the manufacturer of the air bags is ark, automotive based in knoxville. the agency says failed to report crash test results. the investigation is focused on the inflaters similar to those involved in the tacata recall in 2014. >> what's similar between them is using the same type of propellant and overpressurized causing shrapnel to cause

investigation believe to be in older gm, hyundai, fiat and more chrysler and kia cars, but officials tell abc news they don't know exactly which models are affected. turning our focus now to another major recall, involving samsung galaxy note 7 smart phones. >> owners of the original and replacement phones are told not just to unplug and power down, but return phones after packing them into special fireproof boxes. here is abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: samsung sends customers these prepaid fire resistant return kits. this man posted a video of his online. inside? thermally insulated packaging and protective gloves. on the outside of the box, a warning. >> forbidden for transport by aircraft. >> reporter: meant for ground transport only. >> put the note 7 inside the static shield. >> reporter: because the phones are now considered fire hazards, the company is telling everyone to power down immediately.

watch as this woman in hawaii walks into a room with a galaxy note 7 with billowing smoke. seconds later, she faints. samsung is currently in the process of receiving back 2 million phones worldwide, but concerns is of those who do not return them and take them with them in cars, trains and plane. linsey davis, abc news, new york. coming up in our next half hour, a tim tebow in his own words replaying the moment he helped a fan who fell over right in front of him. but first, could the air you breathe be slowly killing your the new warning for people who live in cities and other polluted areas. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now"

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this morning on "world news this morning on "world news now," new accusations against donald trump. several women say the republican presidential nominee made unwanted sexual advances on them. the trump's campaign calls it fiction. we'll have the full story in just a moment. breaking news, u.s. retaliating overnight against multiple missile attacks by rebels in yemen. new video released by the military shows the american assault. we'll have the late, b offensive. and new this half hour, tim tebow opens up about praying over a baseball fan who had collapsed in the stands. >> what the newly minted minor league baseball player is saying this morning about the fan's health scare and why he dropped everything to rush to the man's side. forbes is out this year with the highest paid dead celebrities. so who landed at the top of the list?

and we'll tell you how much he made last year. you might think he's a smooth criminal. on this thursday, october 13th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now". >> somewhere. somewhere. >> i don't know that's a list i want to be on. it's great to make a lot of money -- >> i don't think a lot of people are aspiring to make that one, at least not yet. >> absolutely. let's talk about the presidential race, shall we? donald trump accused of doing what he described in that lewd recording that shook up the campaign. >> two women are now accusing trump of groping and kissing them without consent. they tell the "new york times" separate incidents occurred the first time they met trump. the alleged incidents happened years ago. now his campaign is firing back, demanding a retraction, even threatening a lawsuit. here's abc's dan harris. >> reporter: hours ago, the "new

online featuring jessica lead, a former businesswoman, who says she sat next to a young donald trump on a flight into new york city in the early 1980s. >> somehow or another, the armrest in the seat disappeared, and it was a real shock when all the sudden his hands were all over me. he started encroaching on my space. and i hesitate to use this expression, but i'm going to, and that is he was like an octopus, like he had six arms. he was all over the place. >> reporter: lead said she did not report trump's alleged behavior to anyone. >> in the late 60s, 70s, and 80s, the culture instilled on us it was our fault, the attention we received from men, that we were responsible for their behavior. you didn't complain to the authorities. you didn't complain to your

you just bucked up and you went on. >> reporter: she tells the "new york times" she is a clinton supporter, and trump's campaign says the entire article is fiction, and for the "new york times" to launch a completely false, coordinated character assassination against mr. trump on a topic like this is dangerous. sources say donald trump's team is drafting a lawsuit against the new york times for defamation. dan harris, abc news new york. trump is also facing allegations of inappropriate behavior from an ex-beauty queen. >> former miss arizona is says donald trump walked into a room with partially clothed contestants for the miss usa pageant and said it happened back in 2001 when trump owned the pageant, of course, and described feeling helpless. >> our first introduction to him was when we were at the dress rehearsal half naked changing into bikinis, to have the owner come waltzing in when we're naked or half naked in a very physically vulnerable position

work for him telling us to go fawn all over him. go walk up to him, talk to him, get his attention. >> dixon's allegations are strikingly similar to a scenario trump once described to howard stern more than a decade ago on his radio show, but trump says her claims have no merit. hillary clinton's campaign is doing some more damage control amid release of more hacked e-mails. the e-mails from the clinton campaign chairman john podesta a batch of e-mails published yesterday by wikileaks. urging clinton to reach out to prominent latino politicians including former new mexico governor bill richardson. that e-mail makes reference to, quote, needy latinos and one easy call. podesta is blaming russians for the hacking saying they're conspireing to help trump. the fbi is looking into that hack. breaking news from the defense department this morning.

u.s. military has retailuated for attempted attacks on u.s. warships in the red sea. military officials say tom hawk cruise missiles were launched early this morning targeting three radar sites controlled by yemeni rebels along the red sea coast. they believe the targets were destroyed, and they'll continue to respond to future threats on military or commercial ships in the red sea and elsewhere in the world. more breaking news from boston, back here at home. boston police officer fighting for his life after being shot. another offi in the incident when police responded to reports of a man with a gun. police original asked residents in the east boston neighborhood to shelter in place as they search for the suspect. they said the suspect was killed later, and the situation is under control. new details about a plane crash on a busy street in connecticut. officials confirm that flight instructor and his student fought inside the cockpit and the instructor was unable to regain control before the crash. the crash appeared to have been

terrorism has been ruled out. he was killed in the crash, a native of jordan. the instructor is still in the hospital. thousands more residents in north carolina have been ordered to evacuate as the flooding situation there grows more dangerous. that flooding, of course, caused by hurricane matthew which is now being blamed for at least 38 deaths, most of them in north carolina. abc's phillip mena flood zone. >> reporter: the death toll rising in north carolina, along with the water. >> my brother is in none of the shelters. >> reporter: fearing the worst for her brother, ralph, who refused to evacuate the hard hit town of lumberton. >> i'm saying that he stayed behind in the house and maybe the water didn't crawl up so high. >> reporter: finally learning her brother is safe as the disaster unfolds in slow motion. some like this woman and her family sleeping in their vehicle. >> i'm ten weeks pregnant, it's

a cat. >> reporter: rivers at record levels, still rising. overrunning this town of goldsboro. emergency operations still underway. the death toll in the state now at least 20. phillip mena, north carolina. abc news. an arizona woman under arrest this morning accused of conspiracy to commit terrorism. she was taken into custody after federal and local law enforcement agents served warrants on two locations. they're not releasing anymore information at this time but sources tell abc phoenix affiliate that she's been complaining on facebook that she was denied visitation to a state prison complex. trial of a georgia man accused of leaving his 22 monthe resumed after a four-daybreak caused my hurricane matthew. justin harris is facing felony murder among other charges because prosecutors say he deliberately left the little boy in the car for more than seven hours. harris' lawyers say it was an accident. another study is questioning

breast cancer screening. researchers concluded a woman is likely to be diagnosed with a small tumor that's not destined to grow than she is to have a true problem spotted early. the study results to the ongoing debate whether mammograms are necessary. as always, women should check with their doctor. we want to give some love to the nhl on its owning night and to one player in particular. we often talk about hockey during the stanley cup. this is definitely worth it. matthews. he's 19 years old. he was the no. 1 draft choice for the toronto maple leafs. last night, in his debut, all matthews did was score four goals. that's mama. his parents were in the crowd. his mother getting more and more emotional as the goals kept going. four is the most in a debut game in modern nhl history. the only downer, toronto lost the game, 5-4, but he scored two

>> the fact that they lost 5-4 and he scored every single one of the goals, unbelievable. i don't know his family minded the loss. they were probably just focussed on the goals. >> so excited for him. hat trick, please. >> game two's going to suck for him, though. it's all downhill from there. here's something to look forward to the when the nba season begins. underhand free throws. >> check it out. courtesy of the houston rockets, he's been shooting granny style since his time at the university of louisville and he's not stopping now that he's in the pros. he showed off his underhand method during houston's exhibition trip to china. they all loved it there. do we like it? >> i'm game. apparently, there's players that shoot much better this way. they just won't do it because they don't think it looks cool. >> it's not like -- >> so that begs to question,

granny style, if it upped your free throw percentage? >> absolutely. exactly. >> whatever works. >> not everybody would. >> after last season, the knicks are training everybody like that. ken bone probably shoots like that. >> i think -- if i were a basketball player, i s like that. i get better numbers that way than this way. >> really? >> though, i did play basketball for a short time. guess what? >> what? you did it over? >> yes. we're all learning. coming up, what would tebow do? he would shoot underhand if it was better. we'll find out in his own words. it's not about that, though. he's opening up about a frightening moment after a fan collapsed in the stands and how he rushed in to try to help. hear why he says he did it. you've heard of dead presidents, but now dead celebrities. forbes has the highest paid ones. can you guess who made it to the top of the list?

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>> both. wow. now to sports personalities starting with tom brady. the new england patriots' quarterback has been photographed with donald trump in the past. >> at his news conference yesterday, brady was asked a question about his long-time friend. >> how do you respond if your kids heard donald trump's version of locker room talk? >> thank you, guys, have a good day. >> just like that. >> yep. he was off. brady and trump have golfed together, and trump has mentioned brady's support on the campaign trail. >> brady, clearly, does not want to talk politics. >> didn't want to talk about it, yeah. another sports hero talking about a health scare about a fan collapsing in the stands. >> yeah. this is our segment about future hall of famers. images viral of tim tebow rushing to the aide of brandon berry who collapsed on tuesday. right after he played his first game in the fall league there on

tebow described to our sister network, espn, how he prayed over the man. >> looked like he was unconscious for a little while, and when he came to, the longer he was conscious, the more comfortable he got, but you don't know what's going on. time when he woke up, just try to be there for him until the paramedics show up, and, honestly, try to make him smile and take his mind off of whatever he was going through, just treat him normal like anybody else. if you can rag him, rag him, give him a hard time, talk about his mom, whatever it is, but in my opinion, when people are going through some really tough times, they still want to be treated normal. and they still want to be, you know, treated like a friend, not, you know, necessarily, you know, just coddled, but, you know, that's around here, georgia fan giving him a hard time and trying to take their mind off of that, you know what they're going through at the

>> how do you feel about that? come out of a seizure, and they are talking smack about your mama? >> i don't know. i was enjoying taylor swift in the background. he reportedly said the fan was diagnosed with a brain tumor earlier this year. >> berry is doing fine now at home after being released from the hospital, and, apparently, they talked smack being from rival schools. when we come back, this year's top earning dead celebrity. and whoopi goldberg's latest business venture that she hopes will bring joy to the world, not "the skinny" is next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our

? ? skinny, so skinny ? time for "the skinny," and topping the headlines this morning, the top paid celebrities in the here after. >> forbes is out with the annual list of dead celebrities who earned the most dead presidents. it's true. landing in third place, golf legend, arnold palmer, who actually just passed away 18 days ago. over the past 12 months, however, palmer made $40 million. >> number two on the list, peanuts creator, charles schultz. made 48 million in the last two years. >> blasting ahead of them, the king of pop, oh "smooth criminal," raking in $825 million last year, michael jackson, mostly through the

half share of the beatles off to sony for 750 million. >> rounding out the top five, elvis presley in fourth place and prince in fifth. >> prince is fifth, huh. all right. next, a month's long speculation is finally over. >> janet jackson confirmed her long rumored pregnancy at age 50 showing off her growing baby bump to "people" magazine. >> you will recall she was postponed unbreakable tour to focus on planni with her husband, a retired businessman. >> the five-time grammy award winner says, quote, we thank god for our blessing, and a source says she's doing well and resting until the baby's due and is already thinking about baby names. >> cool. congrats. >> congrats. next, hoping to spread serious christmas cheer, whoopi goldberg is launching a new fashion line, but not the kind most celebrities launch, it's ugly christmas sweaters. >> the kind ken bone would love. >> this is my fashion line. i'm jealous actually.

"the view" host entered into an exclusive partnership. are with lord and taylor. she says there's 11 styles with different styles and different names. >> there's santa love, the skirt the issue resembles a skirt. >> the sweaters retail for $139 and will hit stores november 1st. >> that one is -- >> interesting. >> it's something. >> yeah. finally, some exciting news for "star wars" fans. >> our parent company, disney, released the first movie poster for "rogue 1," and darth vader is looming over her shoulder. the death star and six of her costars. >> the movie poster release comes ahead of this morning's release of the film's very first trailer. look for that later this morning

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videos of aaron's cat doing everything from jet skiing to jamming out to have made his youtube channel a viral hit, but aaron is quick to admit that he is, of course, not the main attraction. >> this is prince michael here. he is the movie star behind aaron's animals. i got him years ago, and he was super chill, so i made videos. >> reporter: prince michael and the adorable cast of co-star critters are racking up millions of views, but aaron says it's not easy. >> the challenge with working with prince michael is he's a cat. sometimes he wants to film. sometimes he wants to swat at a bag. >> reporter: when you add in the other personalities -- >> there's a lot of egos involved. the most difficult was the house cat party video. it was an absolute mad house. >> reporter: relying on special effect and creativity to get the

>> there was a shot where he swallowed, and we used that to make it seem as though he was sad. >> reporter: now that the brand sponsorships are rolling in, he has more reason to smile. >> the brands i love working with the most are movie brands. one of our early videos was called fast and the furryist. our audience loved it because it's organic of what we've been making anyways. >> reporter: dan harris, abc news, new york. >> by the way, those funny cat loving people that we talked about before, dan harris is one of them. >> dan harris is one of them. >> he has said in the past, by the way, just so you all know, i love my cats. he said at the end of the story, he wasn't sure if it made him more or less proud. >> i'm allergic to cats. >> kendis the cat guy. you don't look happy there. even graphics couldn't make you

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the trump campaign is threatening to sue and is demand ing a retraction. >> and in a statement the trump campaign said, quote, this entire article is fiction. and for the new york times to launch a completely false, coordinated character assassination against mr. trump like this is dangerous, to reach back decades in an attempt to smear mr. trump, trivializes sexual assault and is a new low. >> pouncing on this referring to trump's behavior as disgusting saying, here, quoting them, sadly, it fits everything we know about the way donald trump has treated women. and hillary clinton's camp has also been hacked by the way, the chairman there, this time, it was his twitter account. a tweet from john podesta's account said he was switching teams and voting for trump. it's since been deleted. podesta is at the center of the latest wikileaks hack. more than a thousands new e-mails were just dumped yesterday. abc's cecilia vega has more on

>> reporter: they started lining up to vote in ohio. stacks of ballots ready to go in florida, and nearly half of the country voting is already underway. hillary clinton driving that message home in colorado. >> and, you know, your vote can make all the difference. >> reporter: the stakes so high, clinton telling "the new york times," i'm the last thing standing between you and the apocalypse. her team now trying to find its footing after wikileaks released thousands of campaign chairman's john podesta's hacked mails, nearly 12,000 exposing the inner workings of the clinton campaign. abc news has now authenticated these e-mails. trump pouncing. >> the e-mails show that hillary clinton's staff even has to give her secret notes on when she needs to smile. smile, hillary. smile.

urges clinton to reach out to three prominent latino politicians including former new mexico governor bill richardson, saying, quote, needy latinos and one easy call. podesta blaming the russians, saying they are conspireing to help trump. the fbi now investigating. vladimir putin -- [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: asking is it really that important who did it? it's important what is inside of this information. trump brushing off the attacks. >> ever notice anything that goes wrong, they blame russia. a russian did it. they have no idea. with putin. i don't know putin, folks, i promise. i don't know putin. >> reporter: he recently questioned whether there were hacks to begin with. >> maybe there is no hacking. >> reporter: the clinton team feels good about prospects here in the battleground state saying that colorado already has more democrats than republicans registered for the first time in this state's history. cecilia vega, abc news, pueblo, colorado. we're going to move on to some breaking news from boston

been shot. the officers we're told are in extremely critical condition after being hit several times. they responded to reports of a man with a gun when they came under fire last night. the police chief called it a domestic dispute gone bad. the suspect killed at the scene. police in portland, oregon used pepper spray to break up a demonstration at city hall and arrested nine people along the way. some protesters fought back throwing objects at officers inside and outside the building, protesters wanted to stop the city council from voti new police contract saying the current mayor should let the incoming mayor take up the issue in january after more public input. a new federal report finds that police in san francisco used force against blacks more than other racial groups, but the report says more research is needed to determine whether those figures reflect racism, discrimination, or other factors like a higher volume of calls. nearly half the san francisco's

and blacks make up 6%. an emergency school call from a shooting that claimed the life of a 6-year-old boy has been released. abc's gio benitez has more. >> we have an active shooter. we have a child down. >> reporter: the frantic 911 calls after a 14-year-old boy allegedly shot two students and a teacher at a south carolina elementary school. >> please hurry. there's one child shot. >> reporter: that child was 6-year-old jacob hall. >> please hurry. >> i promise youho coming as quickly as they can. >> reporter: police say after first killing his father, the teenager drove to the school and began firing wildly in the air yelling he hated his life, bullets striking jacob and another student and a teacher on the playground. fire fighter jamie tackled the teenage shooter. the fire chief and team at the school desperately tried to save jacob, but the damage was done.

the community honored him in a super hero themed funeral. they want to try him as an adult, but jacob's mother said she's already forgave him and her little boy would done the same. abc news, gio benitez, new york. well, wells fargo has a new leader this morning after the embattled ceo stepped down. john stumpf was under increasing fire over the account scandal. senator elizabeth warren was among many leaders who demanded that he resign. he pension and $100 million in stock. it's a big day for gamers and for sony. the company is releasing play station vr, that's virtual reality platform for the play station 4 video game console that comes out today. sony hopes tens of millions of play station users and competitive price makes it the leader when it comes to virtual reality experiences. play station vr will run you $400 and you need to have a play station 4 in order to use it. >> details.

supporters of an effort to make the south of australia free from porn turned out for a rally there. among those in attendance, 200 civic leaders who made a simple pledge. >> i commit that i won't view porn, and i will help create a city free of porn. >> they say pornography promotes domestic violence and exploits women. the mayor pointed out it was not a ban on porn. 75% of the city's residents are christians, but supporters say the campaign isn't entirely motivated by religion. beatles fans likely to have a new lego item on the gift list for the holiday season that may take them all the way back to early 1969. >> that item, a yellow submarine. you know the line, "we all live in a yellow submarine." >> think we hit it right there. >> not pitchy at all. >> we nailed it.

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? in less than 100 days, that house right there will have a new occupant. 25 days now from election day. as many national and city polls begin to shift in hillary clinton's favor, iowa is one place where donald trump has been enjoying a consistent lead. >> while iowa's republican behind the nominee, the stakes are still very high for trump in the hawkeye state. abc's kevin traverse has more. >> reporter: it's a must-win state for donald trump. >> we're going to win iowa. >> reporter: the latest polling here shows trump with a 4 point lead. iowa's demographics seem to favor trump with 92% white, a large rural population, only 26% of residents have a college

mate, mike pence, on the trail tuesday. >> i choose to stand with donald trump. >> reporter: some republicans are backing away after trump's latest controversies, including house speaker paul ryan. voters here told us, they don't care. >> trump and pence don't need them. they don't need their backing at all. it's the american people that voting. >> reporter: the battle for iowa's six electoral votes could be organization. >> hillary clinton is doing a much better job contacting her supporters and mobilizing them, thus, much mor on election day. donald trump is not putting in that effort right now. >> count on your support? >> reporter: at a phone bank in des moines, they are focused on early voting. >> we are, right now, in a tight race in iowa. >> reporter: it's big here. nearly half the ballots cast in 2012 came before election day, and as of last friday, democrats have an edge in the number of early ballots requested. >> are you here to vote? >> reporter: iowa makes it easy

across the state, satellite polling locations like this one on the campus of iowa state university in ames. a steady stream of students making sure they are eligible to vote and casting their ballots. >> we have worked very hard to get students registered ahead of time. >> reporter: hillary clinton does not need iowa to win the white house, but this state is a clear sign of how donald trump's election night is going. if he loses here, diane and kendis, he's likely short in the key battleou afford to lose, diane, kendis? >> that's why they are hitting up all the battleground states in the next three weeks. thank you, karen. coming up, the growing phenomena of urban angling. >> why so many city dwellers are now casting their fishing lines in the city's busiest waterways. you're watching "world news now."