this morning on "world news now," political battlegrounds. >> the war of words between donald trump and republican rival jeb bush in dueling town hall meetings last night. and more serious criticism for hillary clinton. firefighters killed. the developing story from the northwest where fires have gone from threatening to deadly. the unpredictable danger. from fame to shame. the subway sandwich spokesman pleading guilty to serious charges. new details about allegations of sex with an underage girl to child pornography and what's next for his marriage. and later stepping out. the professionals returning to the next season of "dancing with the stars." the dancers reveal their dream partners while keeping some big secrets. it's thursday, august 20th.

from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning on this thursday. i'm phillip mena. >> i'm reena inan dueling town hall meetings in new hampshire last night. donald trump launching an attack on jeb bush calling him unelectable. >> just down the road at his town hall, bush called trump a democrat and criticized his plan to deport millions of undocumented immigrants. and hillary clinton facing tough new criticism as boz zi kanani reports. >> a visibly frustrated hillary clinton after more questions about her e-mail server. >> we turned over everything that was work related. >> among democratic voters a cnn poll has clinton dropping to 47%, a neier row lead over democratic contender bernie sanders at 29%. analysts say it's a sign the e-mail controversy may be taking a toll despite her repeated denials of any wrongdoing. on the republican side, the first indication that donald

trump could be competitive in the general election. for the first time, the cnn poll finds trump within striking distance of hillary clinton just six points behind. ahead of his first town hall, trump of continued his tough talk on the issue that catapulted his campaign pressing stern immigration reform including revoking the citizenship of children of illegal immigrants born in the u.s. >> there's a very big question as to whether or not the 14th amendment actually covers this. >> his call for changing birth right citizenship now dividing the republican field. >> it would require a constitutional amendment which would take huge amounts of political will. i think we need to focus our political will on securing the border. >> reporter: in a new interview, donald trump says he's all in or all out in the race for the republican nomination and would not be willing to run for vice president. reena, phillip. >> thank you. we expect to learn much more

about jimmy carter's health crisis when the former president speaks today in atlanta. it was days ago he revealed he had cancer and that the disease had spread throughout his body. the former president did not reveal what kind of cancer but his brother, father and two sisters all died of pancreatic cancer. a developing story from egypt. a large bomb has explode this had morning in cro near a national security building. six people were hurt including a police officer. the blast tore off the front of the building. windows were shattered blocks away. glass was littering the streets. no claim of responsibility. devastating news from the wildfire zone. washington state. at least three firefighters battling a blaze in a remote part of north central washington have been killed. several others injured. one critically. the fast-moving fire was being punished by gusty winds at the time the firefighters were killed. one official called it "a hell storm." the fire forced the evacuation

of several small towns. air tankers have been used to help contain a growing fire near liver more, california. the plumes of smoke seen from miles around. at least one building has been lost, others threatened. the liver more national lab is nearby but the flames are not moving toward it. new details about the explosion that leveled much of a motel 6 outside seattle. crews searching debris say they found no bodies. the blast could have been deadly and credit for that goes to the quick thinking motel manager. here's abc's brandi hitt. >> reporter: an entire section of this motel six in bremerton, washington, demolished in seconds. >> motel six, report of an explosion at your location. >> an explosion heard miles away ripped through the building tuesday night. bathtubs and other debris thrown from the motel. >> i saw everything else blow straight up and start raining down. >> reporter: employees and guests first reported a large natural gas leak. >> i was breathing that gas.

i was, my room was completely full. >> reporter: but as manager tonya heins is being hailed a hero for pulling the fire alarm and evacuating the motel just minutes before the explosion. >> some of them may have children that are guests. i'm happy to see their little kids and see them all together. >> reporter: the blast threw first responders to the ground. two firefighters were hurt and a gas company worker trying to fix the leak was hospitalized with critical burns. >> when i watched the explosion, he was on that is retaining wall. and when it exploded, he disappeared. our prayers go out to his family. it could have been worse. >> among the 65 guests, two men remain unaccounted for. but after sifting through the rubble twice, firefighters found no one buried and they believe the men weren't in the building at the time of the explosion. one quarter of that motel is now gone. police are treating this explosion as a criminal

investigation until evidence problems otherwise. brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. oscar pistorius is released from prison has been put on hold by south african officials. the athlete was supposed to be freed tomorrow but the release has now been sent back to the parole board for a new hearing because of a procedural error. that hearing is unlikely to take place before tomorrow. a plan an caused of threatening to blow up the statue of liberty in april has been arrested in lubbock, texas. the bomb threat turned out to be a hoax. more than 3,000 tourists had to be haven'ted from the island. prosecutors say jason smith made the call from his ipad using the name of one of the conspirators of the 1993 world trade center bombing. smith is also accused of threatening to attack times square and kill police. now to the charges against subway spokesman jared foeg.the man at the center of one of the most success it will add campaigns will soon be heading

to prison for preying on young girls. his wife filing for divorce. >> reporter: the subway pitchman had nothing to say. escorted by police, pushing through a swarm of cameras. after facing underage sex and child porn charges in court. his attorney saying jared fogle will plead guilty in a deal that will put him behind bars 5 to 12 years. and fogle will pay as many as 14 victims $100,000 each in restitution. >> he will fully and completely acknowledge his responsibility for his wrongdoing. >> reporter: court documents say that from 2007 to june of this year, fogle used the internet to allegedly arrange and travel to new york city to meet up with underage girls, and received and distributed child porn. the executive director of fogle's anti-obesity charity was arrested in april. he's accused of sending fogle secret recordings of as many as a dozen young victims. he has not entered a plea. in a statement fogel's wich

saying she is shocks and disappointed and seeking dissolution of the marriage. the judge had fogel fitted with a gps monitoring device as he awaits his next court date. subway which had already ended the relationship with fogel in a tweet calling his actionsive excusable. alex perez, abc news, indianapolis. a possible interest rate hike was one of the reasons for a selloff on wall street. evidence from the most recent federal reserve meeting indicates a hike in rates could come as early as next month. but a hike could put off because some federal officials also seem concerned about some economic factors. all of that and the dropping price of oil hit all the major averages. the dow losing 162 points. apple stores across the country getting a makeover as ipod sales dip, they'll be moved to the side with headphones and accessories. one a hot seller. they're no longer in the middle of the store, mac books and computers. starting next wednesday gone are the ipad smart signs making room

for more sample products. all right. last week, we told you about wheaties beer. now something a bit darker >> for a second year in a row, a brewery in colorado is making what's called seriously count chock cue la beer. full boxes of the general mills cereal go straight into the vats. can you believe that? >> last year the brewery bought out all of the count chock cue la cereal in a couple supermarkets to make the brew. that upset some people. this year general mills delivered the cereal straight to the brewery so everyone can have their cereal and beer if that's what they want. you do not take count chock cue la from the shelves is unless you want a revolt on your hands. >> i think that's blas fas mus. >> what do you think that's going to taste like? chocolate beer? >> thereby strange combinations. i like my chock cue la with almond milk. is that a weird combination. >> not as weird as throwing beer

in there to replace the milk. >> there you go. >> i'm sure it's good though. >> may we'll try it. >> i will try it. coming up "the mix," would you stick 288 pencils in your hair? we'll show you a guy who did just that. >> a professional returning to the stage of "dancing with the stars." big surprises for the new season while the dancers are keeping some big secrets. caught on camera, a frightening scene for a family returning from vacation. intruders and gunshots in the house. find out who is being called a hero. >> remember, we are always posting behind the scenes pics on instagram, abcwnn. you're watching "world news now."

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well, surveillance cameras were rolling whether he that man in a red pickup truck pulled up to a 1200 pound atm, attached a chain. he yanked it away. but after all that effort, the thief didn't get one red cent. he dumped the machine by the side of the road where police later recovered it. the search is on for the suspect. after deadly incidents at movie theaters around the country, a theater chain has started random inspections of bags and backpacks. without saying what's behind the new policy, regal entertainment group says it's acting to ensure the safety of guests and employees. it admits its policy is an inconvenience believing cinema customers won't mind if it means better security. now to atlanta where police are seeking the public's help to find four teenagers accused of a

violent home invasion last sunday. >> the attack left a husband and father with gunshot wounds and has a neighborhood on edge. details now from abc's mara schiavocampo. >> reporter: atlanta police searching for this suspect and three accomplices seen in this surveillance video after a terrifying attack on a family. >> we're being robbed at gunpoint. >> reporter: they were just returning home from vacation sunday when mike lash was approached outside by teens, demanding to get into the house. >> he said, i can't let you, because my wife and my two children are in there. >> reporter: as mike struggled with the men, wife whitney calmly called for help. >> i just ran outside with my baby. there's a black young man at the front door. he just pulled a gun on my husband. >> reporter: but before police could respond -- >> go ahead and get the officers. you heard a shot being fired? hello, ma'am? >> my baby! >> reporter: mike shot in the leg and foot. the gunman even firing at

whitney as she ran from the home. mike is recovering from emergency surgery and the ordeal. mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >> what a frightening situation. i always wonder how i would react, what you would do. they acted quickly. crime stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for any details that could lead to arrest and conviction. >> you're right. that is be's biggest nightmare. that's why you see a lot of people arm themselves. you never think someone is going to come into your home while you're there. time and time again we continue to see that. at least of survived. he is recovering although he has suffered some serious nerve damage. still got a long way to go for recovery. but wishing the best for him. coming up in our next half hour, helping kids beat stress. millions of kids heading back to school, anxiety is at a yearly high. how to help kids stay happy and healthy. >> but first, dancing days with

here again. and the pros who will compete on this season of dancing with the stars is revealed. find out who will be heating up the ballroom including which fan favorite will be returning to the show. you're watching "world news now." "world news now"

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>> oh, that music can only mean one thing. breakout your spandex and your heels, shine them up. "dancing with the stars" getting ready for an all new season. >> the cast of celebrities has not yet been decided upon. however we do know which pros will be back to lead them onto the dance floor. abc's abby boudreau reports too. >> reporter: they're back. a sneak peek at some of this season's pro dancers. >> okay, let's go. wow. my gosh. >> leading up to "dancing with the stars" season 21. they're hitting the studio rehearsing the show's opening number for the first time. >> the first day of school. >> derek, whitney, peta, val, artem, mark, allison, shar na, and one big surprise. >> hi. >> hi. >> you're back. >> i am back. >> fan favorite karina smir negative. >> fans miss you.

>> i couldn't tell them i am coming back because i couldn't let the cat out of the bag but the cat is here senator defending champ ca val chmerkovskiy is also back. >> i want to do it again. >> val and cast mate artem more than ready to meet their new celebrity partners. >> we're kind of known to be the heartthrobs of the show and you know, we sexy seductive. >> if you don't say so yourself. >> if i may say so myself. but the truth is i'm not going to shy away from the fact that i love my parents, every single partner i have i love them unconditionally. >> i an closely guarded secret. >> they keep us in the dark more than anybody else. >> which celebrities will grace the ballroom. >> i know one person that i can tell you. >> i'll beat him up later and get it out of him. >> the dancers not shy about revealing their dream partners. >> zac efron. >> really? >> zack, you want to dance? >> i love it! >> i know that ryan gosling is a dancer. so i mean, the girl can hope.

>> shakira. >> john stamos. >> terry cruz. >> an hugh jackman. >> i even got my own private dance lesson. >> we're going to teach you. >> val and artem teach me the salsa. am i the luckiest woman alive? abbie boudreau abc news, los angeles. >> look at abbie. her little baby belly or baby bump and getting the salsa on. i love that. >> i have an embarrassing admission. i have yet to see "dancing with the stars." so i know i know. >> no, you don't know what you're missing. >> you got to let me know. tell me what i'm missing out. >> dance partner. >> you know your salsa. you always lead. now you got to work on your "dancing with the stars." >> it certainly looks intriguing. everybody is always talking about it. so i need to catch up. >>. other big news, len goodman is decid he's not going to be returning and focusing on the british version of the show and

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♪ and now it's time for "the mix." there is a channel on youtube that has even rolling stones saying it's like the must follow channel for the presidential elections because a bad lip reading. you got to collect this out. it's from the republican debates from earlier this month. >> whatever, look, it's a thing the tuna melt does to me. >> carson. >> ah. >> what you working on? >> a puzzle. oh. i don't know how to do this actually. >> we can move on. you're not missing any playtime. >> america. >> governor bush. >> what? >> okay. so obviously, this is a group that uses overdubbing over the actual event, and it makes

republican candidates sing songs, gives each other dirty looks. it's a big hit. more than 4 million people are subscribing to this channel. >> it's hilarious. they also do a football version that have, too. it's great. we didn't want to talk over it because it's that funny. let's move on now to world records. >> okay. >> there are all sorts of world records for all sorts of crazy things. there's not one yet for this. there is a young man who sticks pencils in his hair. 288 pencils he's sticking into his hair. we are spaedi ispieding it up f. >> did he break a world record? >> it's never been done. there's know real precedent for him. >> that's his real hair. >> a beautiful head of hair actually. what i think is the university of texas is not giving him enough class work clearly. >> maybe he's super smart and this is what he does with all

the extra energy and time. >> it's possible. he looks like a basement he's living in. i do not want to -- and there's his mom in the back helping out. really proud. she helps him. >> mom's invold too. >> exactly. where is the meat loaf, mom? >> speaking of students too, lots of cool cats going back to school. there's one cool cat that actually got an idea. this is in san jose, california. it's bubba. he doesn't have to raise his paw in class. he's allowed to freely roam the halls during class. and he's beloved over there at this high school. and you see him everywhere. he's sitting in class. he's got the lay of the land of this high school. allowed to do anything, including his own locker. >> they've got their own mascot. in the new york city, it is infamous for small apartments. check this out. nothing smaller than this. 100 square feet. tiniest apartment ever. >> how much is

this morning on "world news now," major developments from the northwest where the forest fires have gone from a dangerous threat to deadly. the firefighters killed in what's being called a hell storm. >> not again, the florida sinkhole that took a man's life two years ago has opened despite repairs. what is happening? new this half hour, a life-threatening hazard for golfers. >> they were playing golf when part of an airline jet fell from the sky heading right their way. their anger and relief. and later in "the skinny," your chance to own movie history. the house where "silence of the lambs" took place now on the market. should you make a killer offer? it's thursday it, august 20th. from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm phillip mena.