detained? >> he is under arrest. >> for what? >> reporter: the police had been called to the apartment after complaints about loud noise. as the encounter unfolds, the students immediately whip out cell phones and start recording from multiple angles. cell phones rolling, the students assert their rights, questioning the officers' authority. >> do you have a warrant? >> i don't have to have a warrant. >> reporter: finally, all hell breaks loose. the officers grab one student, pushing him outside. he's tased and beaten with a baton. a screaming female student is also dragged out. cell phone rolling. >> i just really hope that's on video. >> reporter: when it's all over the students post the videos on social media and the chief of tuscaloosa police took action, naming the officers. >> once i started receiving the videos and watching what occurred, i was deeply disturbed by it and disappointed. >> reporter: we're told several officers did have body cams and that police are reviewing the footage. it's unclear whether that video will help or hurt the officers.

pierre thomas, abc news, washington. there's encouraging news for jimmy carter. three months after telling the worl has cancer, a spokeswoman for the former president says he's responding well to treatment. and doctors have found no evidence of new tumors. carter is 91. he's being treated with radiation and a newly approved drug. president obama has become the first sitting president to grace the cover of an lgbt magazine. the president posed for "out" magazine which named him "ally of the year." the president talked about those who influenced his views on gay rights such as his mother and a gay professor. and he said the favorable attitude of young people toward gay rights gives him cause for optimism. fast food workers took to the streets yesterday to demand higher wages. organizers calling the protests fight for 15. a $15 an hour minimum wage. in many cities protests were

centered around mcdonald's restaurants and often snarled traffic. and in washington the workers got support from democratic presidential hopeful bernie sanders. and here's a special delivery. the postal service is apologizing for. oops. look at it again. surveillance cameras capturing a mail carrier togs a package onto the porch of the house. the box was dented but the vacuum supplies inside weren't damaged. the postal service describes its ongoing investigation of the incident as full and robust. well, snoop dogg has become the first celebrity to market a full self-branded line of marijuana. it's called leaves by snoop. it's now available at colorado pot shops. the line of products include eight strains of marijuana sold as prepackaged aiths, quarters and spices. also chocolate bars, gummies, and fruit chews. >> i wonder if they're going to have a black friday sale. >> oh. a little stocking stuffer there? >> after thanksgiving. that's actually brilliant.

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>> reporter: it's the most wonderful time of the year. 46 days ahead of schedule. >> let the holidays begin! >> reporter: the halls decked tonight at retailers across the country. >> there is no black friday. we are about to attend the funeral for black friday. now it is a black month of discounts. >> reporter: best buy announcing today that eight of its black friday deals are already available for purchase. one of this year's main attractions, bundling. free gift cards with purchase. like a $250 gift card if you buy the new samsung galaxy phone. at walmart the sales have already been running since the day after halloween. target for the first time ever launching ten days of black friday bargains starting the sunday before thanksgiving. shoppers will be able to preorder their doorbusters and also get some of those bundles like this $100 gift card if you buy an apple watch. >> this year stores are more desperate than ever.

sign for newsletters, follow them on twitter, you will be astonished the discounts that will come out. >> reporter: so how do you know if a deal is really a deal? well, as a general rule of thumb it should be at least 30% off or bundled with that free gift card. also, so many retailers this year are doing price matching. so if you do buy something early, keep track of it. keep looking at the price. because if it drops or someone's offering it for less, you should be entitled to a discount. but you do have to ask. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> good point, rebecca. you've got to always ask. i always don't do that. >> ask if they take american express, if they take visa. all the important questions. all right. coming up, two turkeys that aren't fearing thanksgiving. >> the pardoned birds, next on "world news now." because of a saggy diaper

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happening right now, this is a live picture inside of a movie theater in new york city. actor shia labeouf trying to watch all of his movies consecutively for three days in a row and stay awake. >> wake up. wake up. fight it. fight it. >> he had popcorn. and now he's -- i think he's taking a sip of a drink. >> oh, my gosh. i hope h makes it. >> we're going to see tomorrow. that is fascinating. finally, a tradition involving the white house. anrkeys destined for the holiday table. you're still into shia, aren't you? >> yes. each thanksgiving the president pardons two turkeys. and kabc's rob hayes reports on the birds that could make the presidential final cut. >> reporter: the holiday countdown is on. soon stores will be packed, trees lit and holiday cheer upon us. ♪ la, la, la, la

unless you're one of these guys, who generally are not looking forward to a prime spot at the holiday dinner table. >> they get eaten. >> reporter: but while roughly 46 million turkeys are headed to supermarket freezers, these two birds have i chance to go to the white house and not land on the president's plate. >> we have a flock of about 25. and then in about a week we're going to judge them. >> reporter: yeah, the top two turkeys, one winner, one alternate, will get a presidential pardon. a white house tradition for the past 25 years. though some say it has roots even deeper in the past. >> the tradition of birds visiting the white house began with president truman. except he didn't pardon them. he ate them. >> reporter: not anymore. these kids at brightwood elementary in monterey park got a chance to meet the turkeys, and they know that once the president gives the word the lucky two birds are sent off to a fancy turkey farm. >> they just run around, do whatever they want. >> reporter: but before they're pardoned the turkeys need names.

right now they're just called -- >> tom one and tom two. >> reporter: but the kids here have their own suggestions. >> party and animal. >> bob's burgers. >> beef basher. >> lunch and dinner. >> you may be wondering why are two birds sent to the white house? it turns out turkeys can be divas. it's always good to have an alternate. >> just in case one gets upset or is not behaving. you know, they have to be mannered to meet the president. and maybe one's just going to have a bad day. >> reporter: president obama's turkey pardon slated for the day before thanksgiving. these two, well, let's just say the heat is on. to make the final cut. >> gobble, gobble, gobble. >> reporter: rob hayes reporting for abc news. >> a lot of people are already starting to get their thanksgiving and turkey cooking -- mine is a tofurkey. >> that yard bird looks burnt. >> i just call it crispy. >> crispy, well done? >> that's the news for this half hour. >> remember to follow us

this morning on "world news now," looking for republican leadership. >> after a two-hour debate on economic issues the republican presidential hopefuls take aim at each other and hillary clinton. did any of the candidates come out ahead? we're live in milwaukee with insight. deadly crash. the jet that slammed into an apartment building, shaking an entire neighborhood. the search for answers in the burning wreckage. extreme weather. the powerful storm that brought snow and downpours to california. it's intensifying as it moves to the middle of the country. the warnings from accuweather. and later, war hero. the veteran nearly killed in afghanistan, overcoming so much to get ready for the paralympics. her amazing journey on this veterans day, wednesday november 11th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is