this morning on "world news now," no holds barred. >> the gop candidates waste no time mixing it up on the debate stage. but the battle royale not as it was first billed as trump and carson take a back seat. live coverage of new political rivalries and fingers pointed at moderators. blimp blunder. the ultraexpensive military apparatus breaking free and floating away. the journey across several states, the power outages it caused and who is paying for the mess. serious accusations against an nba player in a jewelry store. was it an honest mistake or racial profiling? the calls to 911 and a new response from the store. and st"star wars" fan hit b the darkside of the force. what you cannot bring to the theater when the movie opens up in december. the impact on party plans for the big premiere unless you're in a galaxy far, far away.

that's "the mix" on this thursday, october 29th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> and we do say good morning to you. it is a busy thursday morning already. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. we're going to start with our lead story this morning. last night's republican debate. debate number three, it was much sharper toned for most of the candidates but not the front-runners. >> in fact, donald trump and ben carson almost seed to take a back seat. brandi hitt joining us live from boulder, colorado. good morning. >> good morning, reena and kendis. things still got a little heated last night here at the debate site. you can see the ten republican candidates on teenage get aggressive over tax reform and immigration. this was their biggest job interview with the american people. >> do you want to answer? >> round three and the gop presidential candidates didn't hold back in a debate focused on the economy.

>> this stuff is fantasy. >> ohio governor john kasich going directly after ben carson and donald trump's budget proposals. >> you can't do it with empty promises. >> i went into ohio where we had an $8 billion hole and now we have a $2 billion surplus. >> his poll numbers tanked. that's why he's on the end and he got nasty. and he got nasty. you know what, you can have him. >> carson has proposed imposing a flat tax but the moderators argued his numbers don't add up. >> the rate is going to be much closer to 15%. >> 15% still leaves you with a $1.1 trillion hole. >> you also have to get rid of all the deduction and hoop holes. >> marco rubio answered calls from his hometown newspaper to resign from the senate for missing too many votes. >> it's evidence of the bias that exists in the american media today. >> when you signed up for this it was a six-year term. you should be showing up to work. >> carly fiorina fiorina was questioned about her reported as ceo of hewlett-packard.

>> yes, i was fired over a disagreement in the boardroom. i will run on my record all day long. >> after infighting and aggressive questioning, ted cruz had enough. >> this is not a cage match. and you look at the questions, donald trump, are you a comic book villain, ben carson, can you do math, john kasich, will you insult two people over here, should be what are your substantive solutions. >> okay. >> reporter: and with ten candidates on that main stage last night, they were often fighting for time. arguing with each other. even arguing with the moderators, reena and kendis. things got a little confusing at times and they did get ugly. >> you saw unusual happen after the debate between donald trump and rand paul. tell us about that. >> yes, here in the spin room, i saw them hug. yes, donald trump and rand paul lugged and when you look at the last debate, the second debate, they went after each other and things got really ugly. don't know what happened between then and now but they didn't

attack each other on last night's stage. they hugged it out here in the spin room. >> bro hug. there was also quite a debate before the debate about the green rooms. what was the deal in. >> oh, yes, kendis. when all the candidates arrived here in boulder the day before the debate, two days ago, people were going into the green rooms and you had rand paul's one of his advisors checking out their green room which looked very scarce. there was a bathroom. and then looked at trump's green room which was very posh. it looked like a vegas casino. they're like what's going on here. oh, yeah. they complained but the paul staffers say the rnc fixed it so they were happy. they got a little better accommodations after they said something. >> and they took the green m & m's out of the bowls, as well. >> abc's brandi hitt live from the republican debate in colorado. thank you. we're going to turn our focus now to busy an's deputy political director, shushannah walshe with insight into last night's debate.

>> we love having you here. let's get to the moment between jeb bush and marco rubio. take a listen. >> because i'm a constituent of the senator and i helped him and i expected that he would do constituent service which means he shows up to work. marco, when you signed up for this, this was a six 0-year term. you should be showing up to work. what is it like a french workweek you get three days where you have to show up? you can campaign or resign and let someone else take the job. >> the only reason you're doing it right now is because we're running for the same position. >> fighting words. >> this was really the strongest moment of the debate. this was supposed to be jeb bush's breakout moment. we saw protege, one-time mentor, not anymore. and it said it was marco rubio who came out really strong. >> another target was by far the media last night. >> absolutely. >> ted cruz had a breakout moment. look at that and get your thoughts. >> the questions that have been asked so far in this debate,

illustrate why the american people don't trust the media. [ applause ] this is not a cage match. and you look at the questions, donald trump, are you a comic book villain, ben carson, can you do markets john kasich, will you insult two people over here, marco rubio why don't you resign, jeb bush why have you numbers fallen. how about talking about the substantive issues people care about. >> got a lot of applause. >> absolutely. we've heard these attacks before. they go over well with republican voters. going after the media. and again, we saw it tonight from ted cruz. i think we'll see these attacks go on throughout this campaign. >> there's another bush moment where he tried to assert himself over fantasy football betting and chris christie also weighed in. take a look at the exchange. >> effectively it's day trading without regulation at all. when you have insider information which has been the case where people use that information, use big data to try

to take advantage of it, there has to be some regulation. >> why are we talking about getting the government involved in fantasy football? we have, wait a second, we have $19 trillion in debt. we have people out of work. we have isis and al qaeda attacking us and we're talking about fantasy football? >> a lot of applause there on that one too. >> this is really the chris christie he's been down in the plos. we haven't heard from him recently. this is the chris christie that's been on the national stage for years. it reintroduces himself and reminds voters of his signature style. he needed a breakout moment and he got one tonight. >> we're going to see who gets a bounce. another debate coming up in a couple weeks. thank you, deputy political director shushannah walshe. anxious for being here. >> look for more coverage of the debate throughout the morning. we'll return to boulder, colorado live for more analysis. that's in our next half hour. >> we're going to move on now to the military facing some serious

questions about an expensive surveillance blimp that broke loose and drifted for hours. the $175 million 242-foot long blimp was floating bob a base in maryland when its tether broke and floated away. military jets scrambled to keep an eye on it. about four hours later, it deflated on its own and came back to earth in rural pennsylvania. >> so this protects the national capital region but it's a very sophisticated military technology, very classcified. the best capability in the world. >> yeah, during its flight the tether line that dragged behind the blimp took out utility lines leaving about 2700 customers with no power. military investigators will look into why the blimp's tether broke and why it deflated. and other news, a south carolina deputy fired after this video of him throwing a student went viral says he did nothing wrong. his attorney says ben fields believes his actions were justified and lawful given the

circumstances. the attorney says fields will make no statements while federal authorities investigate. yuan bane ser leaving capitol hill with one last victory, a budget deal. the house overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan.agreement that he helped create. the senate also expected to an love the bill which will prevent a 52% increase in medicare premiums. it also raises the debt ceiling till after the presidential election. the fer reserve is keeping interest rates low but indicates that there could be a change in december. the central bank sees improvement in the global economy. a key short term interest rate has been near zero since the financial crisis. investors seem to welcome the news that the fed thinks the economy may now be strong enough for a rate hike. the dow jones industrial average rose 198 points. well, the other game we were watching, game two of the world series last night. it certainly seemed to come off without a glitch. >> this time. >> it took till the fourth inning for the mets to open the

score. lucas due da knocking in daniel murphy. that was the royals' signal to get going and they did in the fifth scoring four runs of their own. kc tacked on 0 another three runs in the eighth for good measure. >> johnniquette toe was keeping the mets quiet. he pitched a complete game, two-hitter. the royals win game two, 7-1. game three is here in new york on friday night. and today's or wednesday's note of, i should point out had this kind of sums up game one and two. royal pain. >> oh. >> proving these mets ain't royal. >> uh-oh. >> we'll see. >> busting out the song lyrics. >> yeah. it's going to be -- we'll see if they can come back although back in 19 6 when they won the world series, they were down. >> so there's hope is what you're saying. > there is hope in the big apple. >> well, coming up, mistaken identity or racial profiling? >> the pro athlete shopping for a new watch.

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frightening moments after three people were shot at an indianapolis mall. one woman said she heard screaming and then deafening quiet. police say the shooter opened fire after an argument with one of the victims. the two other people were innocent bystanders. the shooter still on the loose. the victims recovering. >> paul ryan expected to be elected speaker of the house. ryan a former vice presidential candidate takes over from john boehner who is retiring from congress entirely. ryan called his selection as speaker a new day in the house of representatives. in chicago, former speaker of the house has suffered a stunning fall from grace. >> we're talking about dennis hastert who has entered a guilty plea in a criminal case involving hush money to hide alleged misconduct that dates back to when he was a high school wrestling coach. here's abc's brian ross. >> reporter: once a symbol of power and authority, a humbled dennis hastert came to court today in chicago to admit he broke banking laws as he paid millions of dollars in hush money to cover up a dark secret.

mr. hastert, do you have anything to say to your victims, sir? but by pleading guilty, the former speaker avoids having to publicly address the ghosts of his past. it all goes back to the 1970s, when hastert was a popular illinois high school wrestling coach and allegedly sexually abused several teenage boys on his team. >> these boys were 14, 15, 16 years old. >> reporter: jolene burdge told abc news her late brother steven was one of his victims, which he revealed to her when he came out as gay. >> i asked him, stevie, when was your first same-sex experience? i mean, he just looked at me and said, it was with dennis hastert. i know i was stunned. >> reporter: she says she was disappointed, but not surprised that hastert made a deal with the government. >> i think it's unfair, because he gets a pass and his victims didn't get a pass. they didn't get a choice. >> reporter: the crime that hastert pleaded guilty to involving banking loss carries a

maximum sentence of five years. yet, under his deal, the government will recommend that hastert serve at most only six months and probably in a halfway house, not a federal prison. brian ross, abc news, chicago. okay. we're going to switch gears now to a mission accomplished in low earth orbit. >> nasa officials say commander scott kelly and his coastronauts dr. well lindgren completed their first ever space walk yesterday. it lasted seven hours and 16 minutes. >> nasa says the two the completed a series of upgrades to the outside of the international space station. >> first up, the installation of the thermal cover on the station's alpha magnetic spectrometer. it looks at particle physics detectors and yes, i got a "c" in physics. >> you did very well saying that. scott kelly i was checking his twitter feed. he's prolific. he hasn't said a word since then into kendis, 7 1/2 hour space

walk give the man a break. give him a little break. check in tomorrow and see. >> he's already been in space 215 days. so good for him. coming up in our next half hour, that proposed megamerger between walgreens and rite aid. the $9 billion takeover would cut into competition. why are some experts saying the drugstore deal could actually save consumers money? and the nba star who says he was racially profiled at a high endule store. what store collection allegedly did to milwaukee bucks forward john henson next o

well, he's one of the nba's young rising stars. john henson recently signing a multimillion dollar contract with the milwaukee bucks. >> yeah, he's making headlines for what he says played out at a high end jewelry store in milwaukee. store clerks refusing to let him in, even calling the police. abc's mara schiavocampo with the story. >> reporter: nba star john henson called it one of the most degrading things he's experienced. >> they are at the front door. i don't feel comfortable letting them in. >> that 911 call placed by an employee at this milwaukee jewelry store. henson, a forward for the

milwaukee bucks has just signed a multimillion dollar contract and was hoping to buy his first rolex there. when he an wribed, employees called the police. >> i am hiding in the office. i don't want them to see me out there. >> reporter: police arrived questioning henson. finally telling employees there was nothing to fear. in a now deleted instagram post henson said the store needed to be called out. the store owner has now apologized saying the situation was the result of a series of unfortunate misunderstanding. >> he was sincere in his apology. and you know, he kind of knew that you know that shouldn't have happened mara schiavocampo abc news, new york. and according to the police report, there were robberies in the area. there were some concerns that that could happen in the past few years. they closed the store half an hour early. so people were edgy. >> interesting 911 calls there. coming up -- what you cannot take into the theater when you

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all right. time now for "the mix." as you know, bk and i have ticks to see "star wars" in december. on our ticket stub, it also says you cannot dress up in a mask and apparently, that is the case for a lot of people. as you know, many, many "star wars" fans have already bought their presay tickets to see the movie and are looking forward to it. in years past they have worn their storm trooper outfits and yoda outfits and such. if you take a look, cinemark telling them that they cannot wear their costumes and their full mask once they go to see the movie. >> not even the lightsaber? >> can't bring the lightsaber. sad times that we live in as you can understand. >> but the force will still be

with you. >> as you're watching it. just don't bring the force with you. >> got it. or your piece with you. >> exactly. well, police officers sometimes get a bad wrap for trying to break up a crowd. in d.c., there was a group of teenagers that started fighting and police found a creative way to do community policing. a danceoff. you see how that is? that officer you see was trying to break up a group of kids fighting. instead, this woman here taylor started playing nae nae and they had a danceoff. the deal was whoever won the danceoff would have to leave. so the officer would have to leave or the other group would have to leave. >> wow, watch him. >> look at that officer. she's got moves too. >> she really does. >> total movers. the officer a little bit embarrassed that this has gone viral. does not want to be named. kind i have slightly embarrassed but is this not a great way to show people how community policing can really make a difference? >> it really is. it's fantastic that the kids all got into it.

man, they're not letting up. those are quite some moves. >> the officer did get tired after awhile. she's competing with teens here. give her a break. >> a full flak jacket and still doing that into factor that in, right? >> hey, some great moves to show you. run the sound and then explain. ♪ i couldn't bogger to decide ♪ ♪ no, we'd rather head play >> so this is a group. it's the world's oldest dance crew from down under from new zealand. and anthey're a hip-hop crew that consists of 22 seniors. ages 68 to 96. can you imagine? >> wow. >> being able to do these moves at that point? the cool thing about it, one member is legally blind. one is deaf. two use hearing aids and yet, they can move like that. >> see? it doesn't matter. it's all in your head. >> it is. >> right? >> mind over matter.

this morning on "world news now," lashing out. the gop presidential candidates flipping the script and calling out the debate moderators and their line of questioning. live coverage on our new republican rivalries. >> chaos in school. the violence subduing of a high school student now costing a deputy his job and another incident across the country where three students are arrested for attacking their principal. >> and new this half hour, why sculpturers might benefit from a pharmacy merger. >> drugstore giants walgreens and rite aid set to merge. could prices be dropping with less competition? >> later in the "skinny" enough's enough. justin bieber's impatience bringing an interview to an abrupt end. what led to this drama? it is thursday, october 29th. from abc news, this is "world news now."