this morning on "world news now" -- the democratic debate. the issues that drove the major candidates apart, and where they actually agreed with one another. the political surprises live from las vegas. breaking news. an unresponsive lamar odom rushed from a brothel to a nevada emergency room. the latest developments about the reality tv and former nba star. and new this half hour, a brush with death on a commute to work. >> the giant piece of scrap metal that smashed a woman's windshield. the investigation and the driver's disbelief. and later, donald trump is going to do something he hasn't done in 11 years. his plan to host "saturday night live." we'll look at his last performance in "the skinny" on this wednesday october 14th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now."

well, good morning on this very busy wednesday morning. i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm phillip mena. of course everyone talking about the big showdown in las vegas, where the democrats, they were butting heads. it was the first debate of the primary. >> despite a few sharp exchanges and disagreements, it was really no slugfest with the candidates largely toeing the party line on issues like immigration and fighting income inequality. it's your voice your vote now with more from abc's juju chang. >> reporter: right out of the gate the tough questions. >> lu say anything to get elected? >> reporter: anderson cooper asking hillary clinton about her recent flip-flop. from gay marriage to last week's trade deal. >> well, actually, i have been very consistent over the course of my entire life. i have always fought for the same values and principles. >> reporter: but the real sparks flying between the top two contenders, clinton and bernie sanders, going toe to toe for the first time. the first hot-button issue -- gun control. >> is bernie sanders tough enough on guns? >> no. not at all. >> what i can tell secretary

clinton, that all the shouting in the world is not going to do what i would hope all of us want, and that is keep guns out of the hands of people who should not have those guns and end this horrible violence that we are seeing. >> reporter: but the most dramatic moment came after she was pressed on her use of a private internet server for official e-mails. >> i did say it was a mistake. what i did was allowed by the state department, but it wasn't the best choice. >> reporter: and that's when sanders surprised the crowd with this. >> let me say something that may not be great politics. but i think the secretary's right. and that is that the american people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mails. >> thank you. me too. me too. [ cheers and applause ] >> i thought bernie sanders did very well. of all the folks on the debate stage tonight i thought he did the best. he was the most disciplined on message. he kept returning to the message. he was the most passionate about his message. >> i think seeing the first woman president would be quite a

change from the presidents we've had up until this point including president obama. >> i thought she looked as hillary always looks, which is she's very competent, very composed. >> reporter: the latest abc news/"washington post" poll showing clinton still enjoying an advantage over sanders. despite his recent surge. the super pac draft biden put out this campaign ad, using his own words from the last democratic convention to push him to run. >> it's about being able to look your child in the eye and say, honey, it's going to be okay. >> reporter: but the veep staying quiet, choosing to watch the action from home. juju chang, abc news, new york. and with millions tuned in to the television, many of them on social media, it was a night to remember. >> our coverage continues this morning live from las vegas with abc's brandi hitt. brandi, good morning to you. tell us, what was it like being there? >> reporter: good morning, reena. good morning, phillip. you know what, the mood here, everyone seems to be in a great mood following this debate.

most people when they talk about it here in the spin room, you can see it's now winding down, but most democrats say this was what they wanted out of the debate. fiery but civil. we saw some attacks when it came to policy. but nothing personal like we saw at least with the last couple republican debates. so overall the democrats here in the spin room came back saying they feel this was a win for their party, reena and phillip. >> and of course we can't let you go without talking about donald trump. he was of course among those watching. what was his reaction to the democrats? >> reporter: you know what? donald trump actually came up during the debate as one of the topics. even bernie sanders said if i'm elected president donald trump and the rest of his billionaires are going to be paying a lot more in taxes. so of course before the debate began donald trump put it out there that he was going to be watching, he was going to be live tweeting during the debate, and some of his responses online were "this debate is sad." he said "there's no star on stage." and he says the democrats' message was more free handouts

and that he could not wait to debate whoever becomes the democratic nominee. of course that would mean he's the presumptive republican nominee. of course donald trump said his speech today was probably more entertaining than anything you saw on that stage. reena and phillip. >> abc's brandi hitt live in las vegas. brandi, thanks so much. and our coverage of the debate does not end here. more highlights coming up in our next half hour. including additional insight about joe biden. on to some other news this morning. former nba and reality tv star lamar odom is being treated at a las vegas hospital after being found unconscious at a brothel. medics were called in yesterday when odom was found to be unresponsive. he was stabilized and driven to vegas because his 6'10" frame was too big for a helicopter. odom was married to khloe kardashian for four years. they divorced in 2013. well, now we have alarming news out of iran. state television says the country has successfully test-fired an advanced torpedo system.

there's no word on its range. and the report cannot be independently verified. iran's defense minister says no foreign power can prevent iran from improving its defense capabilities. meanwhile, iran's parliament has approved a nuclear deal with world powers. a top russian official says the dutch report into the downing of malaysian airlines flight 17 is biased and politically motivated. that report determined that a russian-made missile brought the plane down, killing everyone on board. months after painstaking work allowed investigators to reconstruct that aircraft. the new report did not determine who fired the missile. investigators are still working on that. another crash in florida, where at least three people have reportedly died. the tragedy happened late yesterday afternoon in the palm beach county town of palm springs. witnesses say the plane suddenly dropped out of the sky, hit two mobile homes, and then burst into flames. one resident says he fears his daughter was killed in the crash.

kansas city is mourning the loss of two firefighters killed when a burning building collapsed. abc's alex perez reports on the grief and the investigation. >> reporter: more than 50 firefighters battling this monstrous blaze near downtown kansas city. then ordered to evacuate. the firefighters make it out. >> command did you copy? major collapse on the west side. major collapse. >> reporter: but not far enough away. one of the walls pushing out 30 feet. trapping four firefighters in the rubble. kansas city's bravest racing to save their own. 17-year veteran larry leggio and 13-year veteran john mesh pronounced dead at the hospital. >> firefighter leggio leaves a wife, a mother and many immediate family members. firefighter mesh leaves a wife and four young daughters. >> they were both good men. they were hard firefighters. we know today they'd still do the same job again if they had to. >> reporter: the two other injured firefighters are

expected to be okay. across this city flags are flying at half staff to honor the fallen firefighters. this is the first time since 2008 a firefighter here is killed while battling a blaze. alex perez, abc news, kansas city, missouri. the former head of chicago's public schools is apologizing to students and teachers. barbara byrd bennett pleaded guilty to corruption charges, admitting she steered $23 million in no-bid contracts to her former employer. outside the courtroom she cheerfully said students and teachers deserved much more from her. prosecutors have agreed to a 7 1/2-year prison sentence. twitter is cutting back. the company is laying off more than 300 employees. that's about 8% of its staff. engineering will be hit hardest. the goal is to streamline twitter internally so it can move and adapt more quickly. analysts are divided on the move. it's one of the first moves by founder jack dorsey since he returned to twitter as ceo. advertisers still prefer facebook and google. all right. how about this?

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this was a scary incident on a high this was a scary incident on a highway near boston. a large piece of scrap metal came crashing down on this woman's windshield. the piece of metal fell off a tractor-trailer. the good news is it landed on the passenger side of the windshield where no one was sitting. the driver, a 48-year-old woman, says she had no warning. >> coming under the underpass, it flew out of a truck. sparks kind of flying from the truck. >> luckily, no one was hurt in the incident. police are seeking the truck driver who was behind the wheel of the truck that the metal flew out of. >> my goodness. all right. turning now to a landmark legal case and whether a gun store can be held accountable after a sale. authorities say a minor got an older friend to buy a weapon for him and that gun was then used to shoot two police officers. >> those officers suing the store for selling that gun. and a jury yesterday rendering a guilty verdict.

here's abc's pierre thomas. >> reporter: the jury was asked if badger guns was liable in the shooting of two police officers. >> the jury answered this question yes. >> reporter: the case began with ended violently with each policeman shot in the face, leaving them scarred physically and mentally. >> it felt like i didn't deserve to live anymore. i actually considered committing suicide. >> reporter: the officers deciding to sue the gun store where the weapon was illegally purchased. julius burton, the suspect who shot the policemen, was too young to buy a gun at the time. so he paid this man, seen here on surveillance tape, to legally buy it for him. it's called a straw purchase scam. according to the lawsuit, the gun store approved the sale despite a number of irregularities including that the man filling out the form first noted the gun was not even for him. the officers in milwaukee,

authorities claim badger guns was a rogue store, that between 2006 and 2009 more than 1,800 guns from that dealer were used in crimes. but gun store officials say they never intentionally sold to criminals. >> the last thing we want to do is put a gun in somebody's hands that has -- that's going to commit a crime. >> reporter: the gun store gets to appeal the ruling but the verdict could have far-reaching implications, with gun dealers across the nation on notice that they now have to be more careful about who they sell to. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> the two police officers were awarded $5 million in damages because of their severe injuries. and one of them has brain damage. yeah. and a destroyed eye from this. >> horrible, horrible case. well, coming up, donald trump returning to the network that recently gave him the boot. plus, see if you can guess who was named the sexiest woman alive. "the skinny" is next. "the skinny" is next. tt2watv#@6

♪ skinny ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny leading us off, the donald set to host "saturday night live." >> yep. trump will return to the "snl" stage. but more notably to the network that severed ties with him earlier this year. the iconic sketch show kicked off its 41st season by making fun of the republican presidential candidate and

included an impersonation by his democratic counterpart hillary clinton. >> nbc is being accused of setting a double standard, citing their dumping of trump's miss usa pageant earlier this year after racially insensitive comments he made on the campaign trail. but november 7th trump will return to host once again. >> if i turn away from the camera, your ratings will drop five points. watch. and boom, they're back. >> wow. >> oh, "snl." oh, boy. no doubt. hoping to feel the trump effect in the ratings game. but there's also another issue at play. >> the fcc's equal time rule. meaning that nbc is obligated to give other candidates air time. no word yet, though, if any other presidential hopefuls are taking nbc up on it. >> this video's actually from 2004, which is his last appearance. >> it's going to be good. >> he looked so different in that video, doesn't he? >> it's going to be good,

though. >> it is. all right. actress hayden panettiere has checked into a treatment facility for postpartum depression. the star of "nashville" gave birth to her first child last december with boxer wladimir klitschko. >> panettiere's tv character juliet also suffers from the condition. hayden has been open about her own struggles telling kelly ripa and michael strahan "it's really painful and it's really scary and women need a lot of support." >> yeah, as many as 1 in 7 american women suffer from some form of mental illness during or after pregnancy. >> it's so good to see someone in hollywood talking about it because i was just talking to another abc employee today who has a young child. people say how happy they are and how great it is and you feel like you've got to play that part, but there can be some dark moments, especially in the first year, and to have somebody like her come out and talk about it is really wonderful. >> it's important to know you're not alone. and jennifer lawrence is speaking out about the gender pay gap as it relates to her experience in hollywood. she reveals she found out through the sony hacking scandal just how much less she was paid

for her work on the film "american hustle" than her male co-stars. >> in an essay for lennyletter.com lawrence writes about her anger with herself over not negotiating harder and saying "i would be lying if i didn't say there was an element of wanting to be liked that influenced my decision to close the deal without a real fight. i didn't want to seem difficult or spoiled." >> lawrence closed the essay by declaring that she is "over" trying to find the adorable and likeable way to speak her mind. all right. the annual honor of sexiest woman alive as proclaimed by "esquire" magazine. >> this year the "game of thrones" star emilia clarke, the 28-year-old british actress. she is beautiful, come on. she appears in steamy photos, and is noted for the way she balances being friendly and fierce. that's a tough combo. >> yep. and next week clarke will receive "gq's" woman of the year award.

♪ you know what sometimes is really hard? finding clothes when you're pregnant that doesn't make you look like a tent. it's really hard to build a new wardrobe. you've got to have patience and of course money. >> but there are some ways to cut down on those costs. as abc's expectant chief meteorologist ginger zee shows us. >> reporter: from kerry washington's beautiful bump to the ever-elegant pregnant kate,

we love to see what the stars are wearing when they start to pop. but for those of us with baby on board and a budget, buying a whole new wardrobe for just a few months can sure make it tough to feel red carpet ready. >> this is all i have for maternity. none of this fits. none of that fits. this fits. and that whole closet over here doesn't fit. and i've got another couple months left. >> jerse is the pregnant woman's best friend. >> exactly. it's comfortable. it's loose. >> reporter: enter companies like nine for nine. they rent designer maternity clothing for up to 75% off the retail price. not bad when women can spend up to two grand on their maternity wardrobe. >> our average ticket runs between $90 and $100. and in that order they'll usually get four to five items. >> who is this specifically for? >> it's for anyone that's pregnant. even if you're a stay-at-home mom and you just want to put something on that makes you feel good on date night they can wear something for a month.

>> instead of buying this navy maxi dress for $175 i can rent it for 60 bucks for two weeks. thanks to maternity rental now i don't have to lose sleep over what to wear with this ever-growing belly. ginger zee, abc news, new york. >> do you know what else is really important that you probably can't rent? a good bra. you've got to invest in a good bra. >> is that right? i'll make sure to remember that. good bra when i'm pregnant. >> yes. because it's very important to make sure the girls are taken care of. >> noted. >> people kind of forget about that. >> noted. yep. there are websites -- thank you for that. that you can donate -- look at that, though. they look beautiful in that. >> they do. but it's important that pregnant women feel good in the clothes they're in because you don't feel the sexiest. >> absolutely. they're beautiful, though. >> don't miss our updates on facebook. wnnfans.com. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades. informing insomniacs for two decades.

making news in america this morning, showdown in sin city. the first democratic presidential debate with hillary clinton center stage. the moment getting the most attention involving clinton's e-mail controversy and what it means for joe biden's decision on whether to run. we're live with highlights and analysis. deadly attacks. emergency meetings under way right now after terror attacks in the middle east. the unrest showing no signs of slowing. breaking overnight, basketball and reality show star lamar odom rushed to the hospital found unconscious at a brothel. new details just in about his condition. scrap metal scare. piercing through a windshield. the close call for a driver.