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making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, manhunt over. the search for a fugitive on the run ending in an early morning shootout with police. scary sight. a packed passenger jet catching fire moments before takeoff. people on board using the emergency chutes and running to safety. caught on camera, rival biker gangs grabbing guns and knives, a terrifying look inside a wild shoot-out. and harrison ford and his halloween costume having laughs with jimmy kimmel and getting serious about his plane crash. good morning to you.
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we begin with that breaking news from kentucky. >> the search for an armed and dangerous fugitive ended just hours ago. police say that floyd cook was fatally shot during an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement officers who had found him after an intense manhunt. >> a convicted robber and rapist cook was wanted for shooting a tennessee police officer during a traffic stop saturday afternoon. he had been on the run since. >> something today drove him back out into plain sight where people could see him again. this is the first sightings that we've had of him officially confirmed since sunday, so, you know, whatever it was that drove him out whether it's the change in the weather, cooler temperatures, if he had been here six days, was he hungry, there's things we might never know the answer. >> thermal imaging helped them narrow the search area and got tips from people in the area who had seen him. more details later this morning on "good morning america." well, investigators now looking into why an engine on a passenger plane that was about
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to take off leaked fuel and then burst into flames. you. the panic in ft. lauderdale. the plane is engulfed in smoke and flames and bazi kanani with new developments. >> reporter: the panicked moments just before takeoff. >> reporter: passengers sliding down the burning plane's evacuation chutes then running to safety. >> i heard loud bang, turned around, saw the lights, saw flames, ran to the front of the aircraft. >> reporter: the emergency call just after 12:30 as the dynamic airways jet is taxiing for departure to venezuela. another pilot on the tarmac spots the problem. >> dynamic is out of the left engine, it looks like it's leaking a lot of -- i don't know if it's fuel. >> okay die nappic 4058, do you copy? >> yes, sir, we copy. >> reporter: ten seconds later
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>> i heard like a bump and i heard people screaming, running to the front. i'm like, oh, what's happening? so i turn around and look in the window and it's like flames all over the plane. >> reporter: within three minutes all 101 on board are off the jet. in mother minute the largest flames knocked down. >> all passengers are off the out. >> reporter: at least 21 passengers were hurt, mostly from bumps or falls during evacuation. airport officials taut their quick response as the ntsb and faa investigate this extremely close call. >> we averted disaster today. everything worked as it's planned and it's supposed to work. >> reporter: bazi kanani, abc news, washington. paul ryan is now speaker of the house and he told his colleagues the house is broken and he wants to fix it by restoring order and transparency. he promises no recripple nations for past disputes. ryan is the youngest house speaker in nearly 150 years getting the votes of all but
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his predecessor wishes him well. >> because hope always springs eternal and if you just do the right things for the right reasons, good things will happen and this too can really happen to you. god bless you and god bless our great country. >> john boehner said his congressional career was perfect despite twists. nancy pierre least cyst says he is the embodiment of the american dream. all about damage control for jeb bush a day after what many feel was a disastrous debate for him. bush denies his campaign is, quote, terminal. he told an interviewer just saying that is funny. he points out there's still about 100 days before the new hampshire primary. he's also defending the way he's running his campaign. >> i will campaign the way that i will govern, i will campaign with my arms wide open, with a hopeful optimistic message, not one that is trying to prey on
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people's fears. >> but in a private conference call to nervous donors bush reportedly admitted he has to do better. his rival marco rubio has had a fund-raising boost since the debate. and breaking overnight, the senate with a late night approving a two-year budget and debt deal on a 64-35 vote that keeps the u.s. from defaulting on its debt next week and should stop a potential government shutdown in december. the house approved the same budget agreement on wednesday, president obama now set to sign it today. american military jets were forced to scramble because of the russians. the white house says russian bombers were near the aircraft carrier "uss ronald reagan." russia's military has been protocols. secretary of state john kerry in vienna pushing for peace in syria. senior diplomats are there for talks. iran and saudi arabia will be
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fitting at one table. one noticeable absence, bashar al assad, his power is at the heart of the talks. crews will be back in rural pennsylvania continuing their work to recover pieces of that runaway military surveillance blimp. you hear that sound. that's the sound of state police officers firing shotgun rounds deflating it. they peppered it with about 100 shots. the sensitive electronic equipment that was on board has been secured. investigators are looking into why that costly blimp broke free in the first place. and a dozen people were taken from a palo alto, california, hotel to the hospital following reports of what was called an unknown odor. emergency crews arriving at the westin hotel search for the source of the odor which was not immediately clear. hotel guests were ordered to stay in their rooms, none of those hospitalized seemed to be
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a 10-year-old shark atang victim from hawaii is describing his ordeal. raymond was body-boarding on the western shore of oahu when he was bitten in the thigh. he was about 60 yards offshore waiting for a wave when the shark grabbed him then there was a struggle. >> just started kicking and dragging me under water and kicking again. then i was calling for help. it's not that bad. it wasn't that bad. >> the fourth grader says he'll be on crutches for the next couple of months. when asked about going back in the water, he says, no way. >> no way. >> can you blame him? >> no. >> ah. still ahead, more tricks than treat. why the cost of randy is on the rise just in time for halloween. passengers restrain a man on a plane. new details about the 9/11 references he made midflight. plus, knife, guns and chaos. new video showing a shoot-out
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at relapsing ms. a cross country american airlines flight was diverted to passenger. eyewitnesses say the pan got up from his seat shortly after takeoff from los angeles and went to the first class cabin. there he began to rant about the 9/11. other passengers and flight crew put him back in his seat until phoenix. >> poor guy needs help. i mean, but he scared the hell out of everybody. i think he scared me. >> it's fair to say. >> because, you know, we didn't know at first if he had somebody with him and he was very hostile to people with money. >> the unidentified man was taken for psychiatric
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there were 153 passengers. six crew members on board. they arrived in philadelphia about seven hours late. the number of americans filing for unemployment has hit a milestone. the monthly average number of jobless claims hit a 42-year low last week as employers appear to be cutting fewer jobs. 1,000. the jobless rate is now at a seven-year low at 5.1%. well, walmart and target are both launching their holiday shopping specials tomorrow. both target -- target may be going walmart one better offering free shipping on all online orders with no minimum purchase. walmart will still charge for shipping on orders of less than $50 and amazon, of course, you know, less than 35. >> get out your credit card, kendis, time to shop. >> can't afford you. >> that's what a lot of people say. macy's is sticking to its new tradition opening after thanksgiving dinner. its stores are opening at 6 p.m.
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some retailers including gamestop, lowe's and staples insist they'll be closed on the holidays. analysts had predicted that retailers serve discount shoppers including macy's, target and walmart they will be open on thanksgiving day. i like a good sale after my turkey. if you haven't picked up your halloween candy yet you may be in for more than a trick an a treat. prices are more than 4% higher than last year. that's because prices for sugar and cocoa are going up. if you wait just a little longer you may find a sweet deal at the last minute. >> okay, so wait till after -- >> you know i like to stock up after the holiday. candy is one thing you can't stock up before. >> might go bad. we'll see. when we come back, under arrest. a school bus driver accused of hitting a special needs student. the confrontation caught on camera. survival story. a man in his 70s stuck in an crash.
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conditions this morning, clear and dry for the eastern third of the country. flooding is possible across texas with wet roads all the way to the great lakes. rain also in the northwest, clear skies for california and the southwest. if you're flying airport delays possible in dallas, houston and los angeles. okay, so we move back to the headlines now and a new look inside that texas biker shoot-out last may. video leaked from the case files show the mopes of terror and chaos when gunfire breaks out. here's abc's ryan owens. >> reporter: as the cases against more than 100 bikers involved in a motorcycle gang shoot-out at this waco, texas, restaurant move forward, a stunning new look at the action in a series of videos apparently leaked from the case file. in one video the gunfire erupts just off camera but watch the reaction of the bikers, some grab gun, others hit the floor and crawl to safety. one surveillance camera catches a biker firing a shot toward the
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>> i just got a call from a passerby, thought they heard a gun gunshot. >> reporter: the videos obtained by cnn appear to be part of the evidence after the shoot-out left nine dead and 18 injured. waco police say they did not release the surveillance videos and whoever did may be in legal trouble. the videos also show terrified twin peaks employees running for cover. minutes later a parade of bikers surrendering with their hands up. these videos are being made public just as the grand jury down in waco hears all of the cases against all of those bikers and that's why police and the prosecutor are so upset. they're worried this leak could affect the outcome. ryan owens, abc news, dallas. a shocking incident aboard a school bus in central iowa. cell phone video appears to show a 61-year-old school bus driver assaulting a 15-year-old special needs student. investigators say the driver was upset with the student for not
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other students can be heard screaming at the driver to stop. the driver faces a list of charges including child endangerment. the student was treated by an ambulance crew but did not need hospitalization. a los angeles woman is terrified after catching her neighbor setting her minivan on fire. security cameras capture the scene. she walks up to the minivan and pours lighter fluid on it. a few hours later the neighbor returns and tries again. she and the neighbor were once friends. both the l.a. police and fire departments are investigating. an elderly kentucky man is recovering after spending five days trapped in his vehicle. police say wilbur harrod had driven off an embankment down 40 feet. frustrated family members had searched area roadways without any luck then a driver happened to spot the car wednesday just in the nick of time. >> to me somewhat of a miracle that he was spotted because i don't believe in his age and his medical condition he would have
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>> while, rescuers say the driver who is 77 was dehydrated and taken to the hospital. he was talkative with paramedics when they arrived. all right, up next in "the pulse," harrison ford wearing a hot dog halloween costume and talking about his plane crash for the very first time. and going viral, a baby, howling back at the dogs. bring us your aching and sleep deprived.
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>> if you knew that tom cruise was watching this, what would you say to him? >> an explosive look into the world of sign to go from the biggest celebrity to so publicly break with the church. the first look is on "gma" then the "20/20" exclusive tonight on abc. time for the friday "pulse" starting with harrison ford getting into the halloween spirit. the guy who plays han solo in "star wars" was on jimmy kimmel's halloween show last night. look at him. kimmel started the chat with comments about ford's costume. >> i'm a dog in a hot dog suit. >> i apologize. how could i be so stupid? >> what are you? >> i'm your lover. you don't remember me from the '70s? we had quite a thing. >> kimmel, of course, princess leia on a serious note ford told kimmel that he only remembers
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parts of his plane crash back in march. he says the last thing he recalls is hearing the tower suggestion about what to do and then not remembering anything for five days. ford also joked about the new "star wars" poster saying the reason luke skywalker isn't on it is because there wasn't room. >> there are a lot of characters on there. but i do relish his costume. ba-dum-dum. >> mustard, yeah, mustard. relish. >> i think we should move on to ghouls, ghosts and goblin, it's that time of year. wouldn't you say. >> yes. one smart little girl dressed as mini dorothy as you can see from "the wizard of oz" and wise beyond her years is just not having it. >> no thanks. >> what. >> that's freaky. >> what's freaky. >> that. >> what's freaky? >> smart little girl. we don't need that candy from there after stumbling across a
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scary scene. she waves her hand and says no thanks. she sashays away and over 100,000 views in just a couple of days. she's so adorable and makes a good dorothy. this is amazing, by the way, right above your head. >> oh. i didn't even know that. >> that's awesome. who says babies can't communicate? they let you know when they're hungry and when their diapers need changing and this little tyke had no trouble joining the family dog in a sing along. [ dog howling ] [ baby howling ] >> we don't know what they're saying or if they know what they're saying but pretty impressive. only five months old. >> seem to be having a good time. looks like a howling good time. >> oh, boy. >> on halloween.
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miralax. checking our top stories, a fugitive accused of shooting a tennessee police officer and firing at a kentucky trooper has been killed in a shootout ending a nearly week-long manhunt. new video shows the frantic scene at ft. lauderdale's airport as passengers evacuate a burning dynamic airways plane. an engine fuel leak led to the smoke and fire that engulfed that plane. paul ryan, the new speaker of the house, is promising to fix a broken system and get more accomplished. he's off to a good start practically every republican voted for him as their leader. looking at today's weather, heavy rain and possibly flash flooding in the northwest. thunderstorms from texas and louisiana up to the command border and temperatures dropping back to normal in the northeast. well, finally from us a late night comic's take on the news
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>> here now your "friday funnies." >> donald trump was talking to voters about how his life hasn't always been as easy as you think. >> you know, i started off in brooklyn. my father gave me a small loan of a million dollars. >> which trump used to write his name in gold on the side of his treehouse. >> you know how i know a million dollars isn't a small loan because that's literally how much people ask for from a genie. >> carson appeals to iowa's conservatives, iowa's evangelicals and both of iowa's black people. >> after falling behind dr. ben carson in polls donald trump said yesterday, i don't like being second. second is terrible to me. hey, believe me, third is even worse so melanne ya. >> i'm not leaving iowa. if i lose iowa i will never speak to you people again. >> he added but if i win, i will never speak to you people again. >> donald did openly attack ben carson on something he holes far more sacred than someone's
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religion, their level of pep. >> ben carson is super low energy, right? super. he's super low. >> he doesn't seem low energy to me. he seems high. not high energy, just high. >> many people know the story when i was 14 and i tried to stab someone. >> sure. sure. 14. i mean, that's when you're in your stabbing prime. when i was 14 i was on my high school stabbing team. >> but before i could stab him, i fell asleep and he fell asleep. >> the candidates will hold another debate this week. it'll take place in colorado. [ cheers ] which will get when stoners see ben carson speak and they'll be like, whoa, what is he smoking. >> the good stuff. >> daylight saving time this weekend. >> yes, an extra hour of sleep or if you're at the bars partying you get an extra hour. turn back those clocks at 2:00
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