broken into, his wife on the ground shot in the head. and the couple's 1-year-old son, seen in this halloween photo, was home at the time of the shooting. >> amanda was an amazing person. she was good mother. and a good wife. they had such a happy family. >> reporter: the couple had moved to indianapolis just a few years ago to start the resonate church, and appeared to be in love. police are investigating another home invasion in the same area just hours before the shooting. >> our detectives are following up on several promising leads. this appears to be a random act. >> reporter: in a statement, davy blackburn said i have not only lost my ministry partner and support, but also my very best friend. investigators say no family members are considered suspects in this case as they now comb through footage that was captured on neighbors' surveillance cameras. reena and kendis? >> thank you so much. surgeons at the cleveland clinic are preparing for the first uterus transplant ever performed in the u.s. the surgery will allow a woman

who doesn't have a uterus, had it removed or suffered uterine damage to become pregnant. eight women from around the country have already started the screening process to become the first patient. the uterus won't be removed after a woman had children so that she could stop taking powerful anti-rejection drugs. sweden the only country where the transplants have been successful so far. a new government study finds a significant jump in the number of children with autism. it finds that 1 in 45 american children are autistic. about 2.2% that works out to be. but researchers warn other studies find the disorder is less common. well, police are crediting a philadelphia convenience store clerk for helping end a kidnapping. something didn't look right to him when a man and woman went to use the atm. he confronted the man, sheltered the woman in the store, and then called the cops. police say that the man had kidnapped the woman, a doctor, from a hospital parking garage and forced her to make

withdrawals at atms. it's amazing how alert that attendant was to know that something is wrong. >> glad to know she is safe after all that. if you ask most traffic cops, and they'll tell you they have heard every excuse in the book when they pull drivers over. >> but when a northern california officer hit this car, this was one of google's driverless cars. it turns out the officer stopped the car, no, not because it was speeding, but because it was goin too slow. 24 in a 35 mile-per-hour zone, causing traffic to back up. >> absolutely. so he -- didn't give him a ticket. >> google is going to have a ticket now. goto pay. coming up, just a couple of kentucky girls hanging out. >> i love this story. we're talking about jennifer lawrence and our own diane sawyer, the oscar winner, talking about her new attitude when it comes to hollywood. and the nation's newest medal of honor recipients simply selfless. but first, a chilly spot on the map. 13 degrees in anchorage. i'll be there in three weeks.

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. this army general has been removed from his post as top military aide to the secretary of defense. ash carter would only say there are allegations of misconduct against lieutenant general ron lewis. in word on what lewis might have done wrong. he has been reassigned while the army investigates. carter and lewis have worked together, though, for several years. a former army captain has been given the military's top honor not only for his extraordinary bravery, but for his personal sacrifice. >> he is known best by his friends as flow, but this morning the nation is calling him hero. >> reporter: as captain florent growberg received medal of

honor, friends had tears in his eyes. >> he says it was the worst day of his life and that is the stark reality behind these medal of honor semones. >> reporter: in afghanistan, he was escorting brigade commanders and an afghan general when he noticed a suspicious man walking backward. the former university of maryland track star acted quickly. >> flo sprinted toward him. he noticed an object under the man's clothing, a bomb. >> reporter: groberg and another soldier pushed the man away and to the ground where the bomb detonated. the action caused another suicide bomber's weapon to detonate prematurely, my job was simple, protect the principles. no matter the outcome. >> reporter: groberg's leg was severely injured, and four of his fellow soldiers died, though more would have been killed if groberg had not acted. >> he showed his guts. he showed his training. that's an american we can all be gratele for. >> reporter: but it seemed it was the faces in the audience more than the president's words that moved him.

>> i got four families that don't have a father, a son, a brother, you know. a husband. >> reporter: after the ceremony in appropriately gloomy weather, he paid tribute. >> this meld maeld belongs to the true heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice. >> reporter: groberg says he'll try to be a better american for the rest of his life because of those four individuals. reena, kendis? >> he's got such a great story indeed. >> and he spent three years recovering from his wounds at walter reed medical center. and that's where he met the president. but these guys return home from the war and they still carry so much with them. and jack, our producer upstairs saying it's pretty incredible when he went to the podium to speak to the media that he remembered all four names and he honored them, of those who have fallen. >> i'm sure he lives with their memories constantly. he is now medically retired from the army. >> what a true hero. well, coming up, the young actress making headlines for

taking on hollywood's pay gap. >> "hunger games" star jennifer lawrence opens up to our own diane sawyer about the trap women everywhere are facing. you're watching "world news now."

♪ okay. so she has made a name for herself on the big screen of course adds a warrior. and now she is making headlines off the screen as an activist. >> we're talking about "hunger games" star jennifer lawrence, bucking the system that made her a star. as she tells our own diane sawyer, she is taking a stand for women everywhere. >> reporter: jennifer lawrence, a dazzling hybrid. young, irreverent, and a hollywood powerhouse. the final games of the hunger games is about to arrive. she is katniss embodiment of strength in the face of fear. offscreen, lawrence herself has been making news in a kind of warrior challenge all her own. when hacked e-mails about her

movie "american hustle" revealed that she was paid less than her male costars, she wrote about it saying if she was honest with herself it was partly because she had fallen into a trap that women face, not wanting to seem difficult or spoiled, while men don't have to care. >> i felt like i -- i had to say something. because we need to talk about it. on average, women are paid 21% less than men. we can ask for the same exact thing that men do. and we do face the reality that we do get judged more. >> reporter: now several of her co-stars are speaking out for her, adding to the chorus of voices speaking for women everywhere. >> i would just hope that there is no longer a separation. oh, it's a female-driven movie. >> point down a little. >> reporter: we spent the day together. >> your form is just horrible. >> reporter: we are two kentucky girls born 45 years apart, eating hometown barbecue in my

kitchen. she also took me to new york's union square where ten years ago she was the new kid in town when a photographer wanted to take her picture and said okay. >> i'm only going to sign in the modeling agency if they'll let me act. which came out of nowhere. >> you were already making demands. >> i was already negotiating. >> reporter: a young woman who is already leaving a legacy, as a girl who awakened a generation of tiny fans, showing them what it's like when you believe in yourself. >> it was so much fun watching her and diane together. >> two kentucky girls hanging out together there. >> i actually thought diane had great form by the way with that bow and arrow. >> absolutely. we should point out that the final chapter in the hunger games opens up on november 20th. and, you know, in that interview, which was really a wonderful interview, if you get a chance, go online and look at it, jennifer lawrence says that she is just playing an actress on tv, but it really has

impacted the lives of young girls all over. >> it's true. and women everywhere as well. and she is raising a very important issue. and a lot of times it takes someone from hollywood to say something for the rest of the world to sort of pay attention. it's great that she is using her star power for such a great cause. >> yeah, it is. of course she is an oscar winner. she won best supporting actress for "american hustle." we'll see how the hunger games does at the box office and beyond. >> are you a fan? >> i got into it after the first one. >> and she is an incredible actress, i have to safe. i really enjoy watching her as well. >> and she is besties with amy schumer. >> yeah. >> coming up, what is happening at the box office this weekend? >> angelina jolie, brad pitt on the screen together. what diane keating is hoping will become the next christmas classic. it seems that every year,

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ditch the misery. let's end this. time now for our favorite segment of the week on insomniac theater, checking out two movies opening this weekend. >> first we start with a movie written by and directed by angelina jolie. essentially jolie's honeymoon project with co-star brad pitt. this is set in the 1970s. it's centering on an author with writers block and his former dancer wyche. with false eyelashes at a european seaside resort. ♪ ♪

>> mr. and mrs. smith it ain't. jolie says at its core, it's a movie about grief, but it's apparently the audiences who will be grieving. rotten tomatoes is giving it a splat with a dismal 26% approval. anand it's hard to find any critics who likes it. so get this. ap's jack coyle writes it's too langed which and artfully accessorized to work as intended. and more pointed calling it an unabashed vanity project that struggles to turn its own beautiful inertia into a virtue. >> okay, well, i do like ankle. >> and we like brad. up next, on a much lighter note, what is trying really hard to be the next holiday staple. love the coopers. it stars diane keaton. in typical fashion, the best laid plans fall comically short.

case in point, daughter killing time in an airport to pick up a stranger to bring home. >> just be my boyfriend for one night. >> oh, no way. >> there is no flights until morning. look at this. you're going to spend christmas by yourself eating dinner at wetsel's pretzels? you deserve a crazy pull out all the stops home-cooked meal and i can guarantee you that you would make my parents so happy. >> oh, something tells me he shows up. the star-studded cast including marisa tomei, alan arkin and the voice of steve martin apparently not quite enough to save this movie from itself. susan turner says slaus himself would walk out of the theater. but it may be too willing to jerk tears but its heart is in the right place. >> ouch. >> that's the news for this half hour.

good morning. this morning on "world news now," breaking news. the u.s. targeting the man known to the world as jihadi john. he was the masked man who became a symbol of isis after beheading an american and over hostages. u.s. officials now presuming he has been killed in a drone strike. breaking details from our brian ross team straight ahead. and donald trump on the attack, taking on his closest rival, dr. ben carson, even demonstrating a fake stabbing and asking how stupid are the people of iowa? plus, what the president thinks about trump's immigration plan. then big questions right now in italy. are italian olive oil makers trying to fool you when it comes to what is in their bottles? plus a "world news now" exclusive. an inspired story. we're going to catch up with the world's oldest yoga instructor. she is