well, this morning on "world news now," super power showdown. >> president obama and russian president vladimir putin and their political clash over syria at the united nations. their tension and disagreements ahead of more meetings today. extreme weather. the drenching downpours and mud slides in the southeast. today's rainfall and the brand-new tropical storm plus the latest from accuweather. >> major league fight. that violent outburst caught on camera involving two washington national teammates. now one of them facing serious punishment. good note here. it's national coffee day. find out where to get your caffeine fix free of charge and a new kind of coffee that you can eat? happy day. it is tuesday, september 29th. from abc news, this is

"world news now." >> talk about caffeine chewing gum. a lot to share with you this morning. it is tuesday morning. i'm kayna whitworth in for reena ninan today. >> i'm kendis gibson. you know the whole thing about when you're doing your drinks with somebody else? >> cheers. >> you're going cheers, you're supposed to do it. >> really aggressive. >> you're supposed to do like eye contact. >> that's good luck. >> at what point does it become a loving look as opposed to an adversarial look? >> i don't know. you've got to dig deep into that one. >> adversarial with vladimir putin and the president yesterday when they were doing cheer. >> it wasn't coffee though. it was bubbles. >> and that's where we're starting today with the high stakes face-off at the united nations between president putin and as well as president obama. of course, they were clarking over the tensions with syria and the first formal meetings in two years. >> the first form the one. they shared several awkward moments.

this is what we're talking about. a glum handshake and this. they're calling it a steely eyed toast. i don't know. they delivered dueling speeches sharply disagreeing on the future of syria's leader. we have more from abc's jonathan carl. >> they're not known for their personal chemistry but obama and putin did get together tonight for their first formal meeting in two years. the face to face was just hours after the two presidents went right at each other on the world stage. obama slamming russia's invasion of crimea. >> we cannot stand by when the sovereignty of a nation is flagrantly violated. >> reporter: and vladimir putin, who likes to play tough guy and literally flex his muscles back home, is now making a move in the middle east, sending russian military equipment and troops to support syrian dictator bashar al assad who putin said today is doing more to fight isis than the united states. "no one," putin said, "but president assad's armed forces and kurdish militia, are truly fighting terrorists in syria."

obama says the opposite. that assad, backed by russia, is himself behind much of the terror. >> when a dictator slaughters tens of thousands of his own people, that is not just a matter of one nation's internal affairs. president obama has said he's willing to work with russia and even iran putin supports is syrian president assad. >> the overwhelming majority of deaths in syria have been attributed to president assad's forces, not isis. jonathan carl, abc news, new york. things could get heated on capitol hill today when the head of planned parenthood testifies for the first time since those secretly recorded videos. cecile richards is expected to tell lawmakers that donation of tissue from aborted fetuses is a minuscule part of its work providing health services for

women. the group has nearly 700 clinics but obtains fetal tissue in less than 1% of them. >> the debate over the funding had threatened to shut down the government. that doesn't appear likely. the senate easily passed a bill that will keep federal agencies operating through early december. the house is expected to approve the bill and is end it to president obama before the webs night deadline. >> experts so far giving a lukewarm reaction to donald trump's long awaited tax reform plan. some say the wealthiest americanss would pay less tax, no the more. elizabeth hur with the details. >> reporter: amid a shakesup in the race for the gop nomination, front-runner donald trump unveils his tax plan it outing it as simple and fair. >> it readeuces or eliminates most of the deductions and loopholes available to special interests and to the very rich. >> reporter: according to his plan, there be no federal income tax on individuals earning less

than $25,000 a year. or $50,000 for married coup ols. he says the highest earners will bls get a tax break from the current rate of nearly 40% to nearly 25%. >> in other words, it's going to cost me a fortune. >> reporter: the announcement kopts as the latest poll shows dr. ben carson trailing trump by just 1%. carly fiorina tied for third with florida senator marco rubio meanwhile on the democratic side, front-runner hillary clinton's lead is also sliding. as for the poll numbers, what's interesting to note here is the same poll shows clinton's lead expanding if you take biden out of the mix. either way, clinton's team says they always spec aid tight race. kendis and kayna, back to you. >> thank you so much. cnn saying it will allow vice president biden to participate in the first democratic presidential debate even if he decides that day to be a candidate. and this is because biden has already gotten at least 1% of

the vote in three polls. that the debate is october 13th in las vegas. there was quite a scare for travelers heading to ireland last night. an air ling gas jet had to return to jfk airport about 15 minutes after takeoff. the boeing 757 reported landing gear door problems and no flaps. the plane came in faster than normal and its brakes overheated causing a small fire in the landing gear. it was quickly extinguished. >> extreme sports star and tv personality killed in a sky diving accident in california. eric, ronner died after striking a tree. he was part of the group plating in the opening ceremony of a goal of event. witnesses say he slammed hard into a tree about 30 feet off the ground. once he was brought down, he was pronounced dead at the scene. the daughter of paul walker is suing porsche over the deadly scent accident that claimed her

father's life. he was killed two years ago when the porsche he was riding in crashed and burst into flames. his daughter claims the car suffereded from numerous design detects including safe guars to protect the people inside. she is seeking unspecified damages from porsche. >> turning our focus to the weather and the deep south will see more heavy rain to send the month. we're seeing some of this extreme weather's impact. a mudslide in western north carolina destroyed a parking lot. the tons of mud and pavement narrowly missing a homeless veteran living on the property. he heard a noise, grabbed belongings and fled. there are no reports of vehicles being damaged, as well. as much as eight inches fell in mobile, alabama causing significant damages to homes and apartments and even a college dorms. many roads and, paing lots flooded. more rain expected in the gulf region again today.

accuweather's molry cochran is tracking the system. the brand nufl tropical storms. good morning, molly. >> thanks, kendis pap we continue to watch tropical storm joaquin, likely to strengthen. it is over warmer water. either way going to be feeling impacts along the coast, rough surf and rip currents and could bring moisture to the northeast by the later half of the week. tropical moisture gets slurped in like a straw across the gulf coast, flooding downpours going to a potential tuesday into wednesday once again. kendis and kayna, back to you. >> molly, thank you. whole foods is cutting 1500 jobs in the next eight weeks. the chain says it's to lower prices and keep up with the competition. most mainstream supermarkets now offer organic foods, as well. whole foods says it expects many worker who's lose their jobs to find others within the company. until now, whole foods was considered to be one of the best

retailers to work for. >>. >> he we have something we can celebrate here today. all of us can. join us. it's national coffee day. >> yes. >> yea! whoo. >> plenty of chains want you to celebrate with them. let's start with dunkin' donuts where you can get a free medium cup of coffee or iced dark roast today. >> also at mcdonald's some locations are offering free small coffees and the aim deal at krispy kreme. >> starbucks is not giving its coffee away for free. shocking. and said it's using national coffee day to launch a new campaign in which the company will have a tree planned for every bag of coffee sold over the next year. seriously? >> i can digging that. >> yay. >> so also, if you don't feel like drinking your coffee because it's way too difficult, our friends at coffee day, 8:00 coffee are introducing these, they're afternated snacks.

i preopened mine because i was so excited. they're called coffee finns. it looks like a piece of chocolate. >> yeah, it does. >> i'm curious if it gives you a boost at all. but yeah. >> i'm going to try it. do you want half of this? it's like chocolate all the way through. >> it is chocolate all the way through. >> go for it and an see if you get a boost. >> we'll discuss that later. >> there are many. >> tastes like coffee. >> so three individually wrap ones are equal to a cup of coffee. >> it's really good. it tastes like chocolate and coffee together. >> we'll see how excited she is by the end of the newscast as a result of this. coming up "the mix," wait till you see how a guy tried to shoplift a power drill. it might it be painful to watch. >> also ahead from bolly world the amazing actress bringing her talents to america. >> and the major league fight

caught on camera, landing a promising player in deep trouble. is his punishment too harsh? >> don't forget to check out our behind the scenes pictures on instagram, abcwnn. you're watching "world news now."

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a woman is in custody after leading police on a wild high speed chase along several interstates often driving on the shoulders. speeds reaped more than 120 miles an hour.

wow. her vehicle flipping it over when she tried to exit a highway. then she ran but didn't get far before the cops can caught her. it all-starred when a local cop tried to ticket her for going 100 in a 45-mile-an-hour zone. >> wow. turning to sports here on monday night football, aaron rodgers to randall cobb show. the quarterback hooked up with his favorite receiver. on three touchdowns last night. rodgers hit two others with twouch down passes, as well. the chiefs scored a couple of times late in the game. green bay wins this one, 38-28. >> yeah, wasn't really all that close at all. >> aaron rodgers is incredible. >> so were the announcers. >> mvp last year. >> let's go to wabl now and very heated exchange between two teammates. washl nationals possible mvp

candidate bryce harper and jonathan papelbon first arguing then papelbon grabbing had imby the throat. >> they were quickly pulled apart. one of them benched for the rest of the season. here's david wright. >> reporter: a major league brawl. >> papelbon goes after him. >> reporter: bottom of the eighth. tie ball game. bryce harper pops out to left field. and doesn't bother to run quickly to first. >> something going on in the dugout. >> reporter: at the dugout, his teammate, relief pitcher jonathan papelbon, takes issue with that. after a heated exchange, papelbon attacks, grabs harper's neck. masn interviewed the players. >> like brothers fighting. that's what happened. >> the next day, you give each other a hug and say, hey, look, i'm wrong, you're right. >> reporter: but the team evidently sees it differently. >> we've suspended jonathan papelbon for four games without pay. >> reporter: earlier this season, papelbon beaned orioles third baseman manny machado.

papelbon is out until next year. david wright, abc news, new york. >> and i've got to tell you, i'm a personal friend of bryce harper. i've met bryce at his most raw. i was there, i was there when this shot was taken in las vegas for the espn body issue. he's actually a very, very nice guy. maybe because he didn't have clothes on and didn't have much protecting him. >> are you saying vulnerable? >> he's a nice guy. so coming up, one of bollywood's biggest stars now on american tv. meet pir ran ca show ra. she can't even walk down a street in india without being moved by adoring fans but she's no stranger to the u.s. >> and the new security feature on credit cards being mailed out all over the country. how they work and what you need to know that might add a little time on your next shopping spree. you're

okay. so she just landed the lead on a hit abc show, actress priian ca chopra. >> he's a global megastar. we are up "up all nightline" with nick watt. >> do you recognize this woman? probably not. not yet anyway. ♪ >> priian cap chopra is a bollywood superstar, box office gold over there. there are places on this planet she can't walk down the street without being mob bid adoring fans. an indian scalifer. >> miss world 1999 is miss india. >> a one-time miss world. >> absolutely delighted. >> she sings, dances and acts in bollywood blockbusters like

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okay. welcome back. time for the mix. and i want to introduce to you russia's newest opera star. the newest soprano singer. >> kidding. this guy's a shoplifter. this happens in russia. he brazenly grabbed a power drill and shoplifted it by sticking it in his pants. >> wait. >> he's not happy to see you. that's a power drill in his pants. >> he needs to get a pair of sweats or something. >> he walks out of there. they didn't notice it at the time. when the they looked at the surveillance footage they noticed and sent this video out. it became viral. police arrested him a day later. no word whether they found him in the hospital or whether he was singing soprano at ha point. >> that's good. i feel like they probably

watched that video and laughed for a very long time. hot air balloons. >> you've seen them. we want to show you one that looks very, very different. it's upside down. seriously if you didn't know this was okay, wouldn't you be freaking out? this is in las vegas. >> area. >> yes, there's all yens. no, so the balloon captured so much attention obviously because of the reason why it scares me. it's upside down. they called metro police in advance. it's complete with an inverted writing so it's built like that. has a cabin on the top and an upside down cabin on the top and the real one is on the bottom. >> only in vegas. so a few weeks ago, we were talking about curing and how they were introducing a new machine that allows you to make campbells soup in the curing. now they're doing something different. they have a new machine about $369 that allows you to make

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this morning on "world news now," the political promise from republican front-runner donald trump as polls tighten up even more, trump reveals specifics about who will get a tax break and who will not. >> an emotion apology. she helped two murderers break out of prison. and her tearful words to her husband and a judge. >> and new this half hour, mayhem on the streets blamed on a monkey. >> the adventure outside of his owner's home. how he ate his neighbor's mail, made a mess of a patrol car. we'll show you how that ended. >> and replacing jon stewart on "the daily show." trevor noah's first night at the anchor desk. so how did he do? that's in "the skinny" on this tuesday, september 29th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> and we say good tuesday mornin