this morning on "world news now" -- seeking unity on a divided capitol hill. >> yeah. congressman paul ryan is making a promise as he seeks the role of house speaker. his message for america and his deadlines for fellow republicans. deadly road rage. gunfire on a busy highway and the victim, a 4-year-old girl riding in a car with her parents. the outrage and the search for a suspect. demanding answers from the driver of a car who swerved into a motorcycle's path causing a crash. that driver speaking out. and his excuse you have to hear. hill valley, california on wednesday october 21st, 2015. >> it's "back to the future" day. the day marty mcfly launched into the future. we're looking back at how 1989 moviemakers predicted this very day.

that's right. it's wednesday october 21st. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." good morning, everybody. on this wednesday, on this "back to the future" day october 21st. i'm kendis gibson. >> i came in a delorean this morning. >> did you? >> yeah. >> and you still couldn't get anywhere in traffic? >> that's right. >> i'm sure you made it up to 88 miles an hour and got here in no time and the future has arrived. >> the future has arrived. also on capitol hill apparently. we didn't know who would be speaker of the house but a major power play has ended the battle for leadership in the house of representatives. >> many people saying that he is the future of the republican party. talking about former vice presidential candidate paul ryan. you see there. who says he would run for speaker. but ryan says he doesn't really want the job and would take it only if he has the backing of all fellow republicans in congress.

abc's kenneth mouton is in washington with the late-breaking details. >> i considered to do this with reluctance. >> reporter: congressman paul ryan finally says he's in, agreeing to seek the position of speaker of the house. the 45-year-old wisconsin lawmaker who chairs the powerful ways and means committee says he's willing to serve if endorsed by three major gop groups -- the republican study committee the freedom caucus and the moderate tuesday group. >> i think we are still an exceptional country with exceptional people and a republic clearly worth fighting for. the american idea, it's not too late to save, but we are running out of time. >> reporter: his decision comes at a pivotal point for the republican party, already in control of the house and senate, they're looking to reclaim the white house in 2016. but there's been feuding amongst the house ranks. >> how are you feeling today? >> just great. >> reporter: after speaker john boehner announced he was stepping down, his endorsement, california congressman kevin

mccarthy abruptly withdrew following comments about hillary clinton and the house benghazi committee. speculation grew about jason chaffetz who chairs the house oversight committee. but then a stunning announcement. >> i'm out and i'm in with paul. >> reporter: the big issue for ryan, can he unite the house gop in a time when it needs strong leadership? he gave his colleagues until friday to express their support. kenneth mouton, abc news, washington. >> well, speculation continues to swirl around vice president joe biden over his white house aspirations. biden has taken a number of not so subtle shots at front-runner hillary clinton over the past few days, and now he's backtracked on the version of the decision -- of his decision to go after osama bin laden. biden had long said that he was not in favor of the raid. but yesterday he said something entirely different. >> i told him my opinion, that i thought he should go but follow his own instincts. but it would have been a mistake. imagine if i had said in front of everyone don't go or go and

his decision was a different decision. >> the white house refused to say which of the biden versions is the correct one. not weighing in on that one. >> yeah, they're not weighing in. it's going to be a tricky situation. sounds like he's running. there's one less democrat, by the way, in the race for the white house this morning. talking about former virginia senator jim webb, who has dropped out but is considering a run as an independent candidate. webb never gained traction in the polls. he complained also about the lack of time to express his views during last week's debate in las vegas. webb served as secretary of the navy under president ronald reagan. an apparent case of road rage in albuquerque has left one person dead, a 4-year-old girl. the child's father says the other vehicle pulled up next to his and opened fire. both parents were inside the car. the little girl was the only one injured. the albuquerque police chief says he's seen children die in crashes but this was a first and he's very upset. >> this is a complete disrespect of human life, and we're

starting to see this throughout our nation. >> police are looking for the suspect but don't have many clues. they say they're getting a great deal of conflicting information. their investigation closed interstate 40 for hours. got some new details now in the fatal police shooting of a south florida man. he was killed while pulled over when his car broke down. the police chief is speaking out for the first time about the incident and says a handgun registered to the victim was found at the scene. here's abc's elizabeth hur. >> reporter: for family and friends of corey jones he did not deserve to die, let alone at the hands of police. >> i can't explain it. i cannot understand it. >> reporter: they say jones was a church drummer, a peaceful man, so they want answers as to how and why the 31-year-old was shot dead by police when his car broke down arly sunday morning. >> clean record. no criminal anything attached to

him. he's just been a lovely grandchild. >> reporter: according to palm beach gardens police in florida, at the time officer nouman raja was not in uniform, driving an unmarked police car. >> he stopped to investigate what he believed to be an abandoned vehicle. >> reporter: police say officer raja was in the area investigating a string of burglaries and he opened fire when he says jones, who was armed, confronted him. >> we have confirmed that palm beach county sheriff's office recovered a firearm from the incident. detectives have located paperwork showing mr. jones purchased the handgun three days before the officer-involved shooting. >> reporter: police say there is no dash cam or body cam video available of this incident, and so an independent investigation is now under way by the sheriff's office. and pending the outcome of their findings, officer raja has been placed on paid leave. kendis and reena, back to you. >> elizabeth, thank you so much.

st. louis area police are increasing patrols around predominantly black churches after six arsons in the past two weeks. authorities believe the fires are linked but aren't sure whether race has played a part in the arson. the aclu calls it domestic terrorism. the pastor of one of the churches is calling for a prayer meeting today at noon. >> if someone is attacking that or stepping on that, americans should come together in one voice and say this is wrong. >> the region of course has been rocked by racial tension since the shooting of a black teen last year. the churches include catholic, lutheran, baptist, and non-denominational congregations. a major health alert this morning. new breast screening recommendations from the american cancer society. it says women with an average risk for breast cancer should start annual mammograms at age 45 instead of 40 and women should get screened every other year starting at 55. the group also said it no longer recommends a clinical breast exam in which a doctor or nurse

feels for lumps. well, nasa says halloween is going to be a little more special this year because it will include a close call with an asteroid. no, we're not making this up. this massive speeding rock is set to zoom past earth at about 78,000 miles an hour next saturday. apparently, nothing to worry about. so it will be around 310,000 miles away. the asteroid was discovered this month. the next time it's expected to fly by, 15 years from now. >> so this is a frequent visitor. >> who needs a haunted house when you have a possible asteroid? >> yeah. and on halloween. oy. a couple of baseball teams are on the verge, as you know, of world series. and that's a perfect way to get into another short episode of "sports with reena." >> i like how you call it an episode like it's a telenovela. >> oh, it is. it is dramatic. >> here we go. let's start in the american league. right? the royals and the blue jays in toronto. it didn't take kansas city long to get going.

top of the first, ben zobrist puts them ahead 2-0 with a home run. k.c. would score four in the inning. in the second alex rios went yard. >> rivers. >> went yard for the royals. kansas city had scored two touchdowns while only surrendering a safety. final score royals 14 jays 2. we should mention that kansas city wraps up the series today. and then it was the mets and cubs in chicago. it was 1-1 in the third when daniel murphy of the mets did it again. home run for the fifth straight game. that tied the postseason record. the mets took the lead for good in the sixth, scoring on a two-out wild pitch. you got that, kendis? two-out wild pitch. they tacked on two more in the next inning, and that was enough. mets now just one win away from the series. after a 5-2 win game 4 tonight

folks. put on your tighty whities. >> or something like that. coming up in "the mix," we've got to move on. the software engineer who calls a cargo truck with no electricity his home. >> my episode's not done yet. you're already -- >> i learned so much from sports. >> all right. back to the future day. the very day marty mcfly visited the flying delorean. we look back as marty looked ahead. >> and the video along a texas highway showing a car mitting a motorcycle. the driver of that car speaking out from jail and he's offering an explanation. >> and i did have an update on the michigan state punter but it will have to wait. i want to remind you. wnnfans.com. lots of good details. and @abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." mucinex fast max. it's the same difference. these are multi-symptom. well so are these. this one is max strength and fights mucus. that one doesn't. uh...think fast!

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surveillance video shows the frantic moments inside a commuter bus before it bursts into flames in washington state. the driver asked passengers to leave the bus because of a fire. look at that. they exit as the flames start to spread. commuters line up along the side of the highway while the bus is engulfed in flames. the cause of that fire is under investigation. well, turning now to a terrible incident on a texas highway. a driver charged after swerving into a motorcycle, injuring two. but he claims it was an accident. >> he's defending himself now with a rather unusual excuse you might say. lauren zacalat from our dallas

station with more. >> have a seat right up here. >> reporter: 68-year-old william crum may be cuffed and in custody, but he didn't hold back when it came to his comments. >> i'm pissed off, just to put it bluntly. because the other guy didn't get charged with anything. and his own video incriminates him. >> reporter: in an unusual press conference set up at the hood county jail crum talked about his arrest and the charges against him. two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he was recorded on video swerving his car into two people on a motorcycle passing in a no-passing zone. >> you hit them! >> i don't care. >> reporter: he maintains swerving was a reaction to getting bitten by a spider. he tried showing us evidence of the bite. >> a lot of people say there is no way that that was an accident when they look at that video. >> well -- >> what do you make of the video when you watch it? from a different perspective. >> it was another person that actually wasn't inside the car, i would probably think the same

thing they did. >> what the hell is this dude thinking? how did he possibly think he was going to hit me and get away with it? >> reporter: eric sanders who was driving that motorcycle with his girlfriend on the back was thrilled to learn crum had been charged. his girlfriend had yet another surgery on her injured arm. crum says he would never hurt someone on purpose but holds back on saying he's sorry to sanders. >> if he hadn't have been breaking the law it wouldn't have happened. >> reporter: lauren zakalak, channel 8 news. >> not apologetic at all, that man. well, coming up in our next half hour, the college basketball sex scandal rocking the ncaa. the self-proclaimed madam allegedly hired to have sex with louisville players is speaking out. what she says really happened. but first, lace up your nikes and boot up those hoverboards. we're going back to the future. it was this day that marty mcfly caught a glimpse of 2015. so how much did the movie get ride? you're watching "world news now."

welcome to the scenery channel. >> i'm in the future. >> okay. so there might not be a scenery channel just yet. but there are some other things that "back to the future part 2" got right. like the cubs. they still have a chance. a tiny chance of winning the world series. >> okay. in addition to the cubs, marty mcfly hopped in a delorean to travel into the future, he arrived on this very day. october 21st, 2015. so why not celebrate? by riding along with abc's darren rovell in doc's time machine. >> hill valley, california at 4:29 p.m. on wednesday october

21st, 2015. >> reporter: well, we're finally here. the future as imagined in the 1989 film "back to the future ii." there are no flying cars, and "jaws" stopped way before 19. but the cubs could still win the world series this year. >> cubs win world series. >> reporter: and there are these. fully tricked-out converted deloreans on a side road off a highway in a dallas suburb made to look like the time-traveling vehicles that were used in the film. >> the thing is a hobby that turned into a crazy business. >> reporter: turning these vintage deloreans, a short-lived brand of the early '80s, into so-called time machines is the brainchild of bob mosley, a former restaurant owner who as a fan himself bought a delorean. >> the thing about it is if you own a delorean you're going to have to deal with "back to the future" references.

so everywhere i went somebody would say hey, mcfly, where's your flux capacitor? and because i have an engineering background i built a flux capacitor, i put it in the car, and reaction of people seeing it was so great that i just kept adding on to the car until eventually you end up here. >> reporter: selling the cars for up to $100,000 each. including celebrity customers like san antonio spurs guard tony parker. picking up a time machine on this day is ron laudner, the ceo of a telephone and cable provider in iowa. >> well, it's the iconic year, right? and the iconic movie vehicle. >> reporter: and of course when the car hits 88 miles per hour, the required speed to travel in time according to the movies, which are being rereleased -- >> 88 miles per hour! >> reporter: -- mosley has it rigged with all the bells and whistles. >> every single lights up. the dates change. speedometer goes to 88. so you really have the full experience of the time travel event. >> what do you think you? want to go for a ride? >> am i driving? >> no, i'm driving.

but i'll let you ride in the passenger seat. >> okay. all right. >> all right. here we go! >> 121 jiggawatts. >> let's see if you bastards can do 90. >> this thing is a dangerous responsibility because people are so busy trying to take a picture of it. for instance, this guy next to us he's taking pictures with his phone. sure, that's my stereo. ♪ >> reporter: for "nightline" i'm darren rovell in duncanville, texas. >> he got to ride in it. >> he got to ride it. >> i'm not picky. i would take a delorean, a batmobile or the knight rider car. remember with k.i.t.t.? >> you would take all three of them? >> i would take any of them. >> by the way, darren hasn't been seen since. >> really? he didn't return to work. >> disappeared. >> he has a good excuse. coming up, a google employee

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let's end this. ♪ time for "the mix." i've got to say this was a brilliant idea by a 23-year-old new google employee. he realized this -- the prices in silicon valley for living out there in mountain view is pretty expensive. so here was his concept. he's just going to post up in a ford truck outside the parking lot there. >> that car? living inside that car? >> he lives inside there. 128-square-foot. it has a bedroom, kitchen, hopefully not a bathroom as well. and that is where he lives. he says the idea came about when he was living -- he realized how expensive it is to live. so he spent $10,000 on a truck, and that is it. >> i guess you don't need heating in california, huh? >> not in northern california -- you need a little bit of heating. but i'm sure that it's all good

inside of that. but it's not really a room with a view, but there are many new yorkers looking at that going where do i sign up? >> and what do the ladies say when you invite them over? >> ladies love the couch. no, ladies love cool j. i always get that confused. >> the couch and cool j? >> yes. >> here's a sight to see over in california. you've got to take a look at this. 61 wingsuit skydivers. they set a world record. this diamond-shaped formation. it was a record. this is saturday over skydive perris 80 miles southeast of l.a. isn't it pretty remarkable? the old record was 42 flyers. in june. they upped it to 61. 12 nations participated in this from canada toing south africa to israel. looks like they kicked the record. they made it. this is 13,500 feet in the air. and they break apart at a little under 6,000 feet. >> very impressive.

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this morning on "world news now" -- joe biden backtracks. did the vice president support the bin laden raid or not? new insight about biden as america awaits his decision about a presidential run. reluctant paul ryan. the congressman decides he will run for the role of house speaker. but will his fellow republicans support him? and new this half hour, an unusual scene caught on camera at a busy airport. >> an anxious passenger trying to stop a plane. the newly released video and how it got that passenger in big trouble. and later, the actor known for movie magic as harry potter shares something very personal. revelations about daniel radcliffe in "the skinny" on this wednesday october 21st. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now."