closing more than 100 stores. prices at those stores, there are falling prices cut by 75%. shoppers in some small towns are furious saying the retail giant forced homegrown businesses outs and now wal-mart is leaving, as well. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: in the tiny coastal town of oriental, north carolina, they feel cheated by walmart. >> they don't care about rural america. >> the town depended on us. >> reporter: renee ireland smith took us to what's left of her family's grocery store that was forced to close in october after 45 years, because it couldn't compete with walmart's everyday low prices. she learned just two weeks ago that the walmart here is closing, too. >> we were fine as a town before they got here. but now we're broken. >> reporter: her anger is shared across america. 269 stores are closing for business reasons. more than 100 of them in our nation's smallest communities. that now have no nearby grocery stores or pharmacies. in fairfield, alabama, city leaders wonder how they'll pay the bills.

the walmart was 35% of the tax base. >> walmart puts a stronghold on any city when they come into that neighborhood and they tend to drive that little boy out of business all the time. >> reporter: the retailer says wal-mart will continue to invest in its future with plans to open more than 300 stores worldwide over the coming year. but only half of those stores will be here in the u.s. steve osunsami, abc news, north carolina. >> i had no idea about the smaller counties. >> we were fine before they got here. words to live by. but that is sad. i can understand why many communities feel cheated by that. >> absolutely. a 99-year-old woman she had a scare over an exotic animal. where else but -- >> it's my home state florida. they always make fun of me about this. have you heard of a kinkajou? apparently neither did she till she woke up with one on her

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this was terrifying for the driver. she made a lot of waves when the video was posted online for the world to see. >> the woman, a doctor is speaking out for the first time exclusively to abc news. we're up "up all nightline" with juju changing. > let him go. >> call 911. >> it's the drunken meltdown seen around the world millions of times over. >> serious lis? >> get some help. >> this is dr. anjali ramkiss n ramkissoon, a four-year resident from florida in the midst of what she says is an intoxicated temper tantrum. it's the latest humiliating moment gone viral. >>. >> i'm a five-foot girl that weighs 100 pounds. i'm getting really like belligerent right now. >> turning her into the internet's latest villain. >> i would not wish this on my worst enemy.

i've received death threats. i received messages people telling me you should kill yourself. you don't deserve to live. multiple messages saying you should have been raped that night. [ expletive ]. >> in the car! >> she sat down exclusively with abc news and admits she was having a bad night. >> when you watch the video, what goes through your mind? >> that person in that video is not me. i'm embarrassed. i'm so ashamed. >> there's a big difference between an excuse and an explanation. >> yeah. >> but what explains what happened? >> i was very upset. my father was actually placed in the hospital. i had just recently broken up with a boyfriend. >> literally that evening. > minutes prior to and that's why i decided to leave my car there. i had taken a couple drinks and trying to catch an uber to get home. >> the driver igor speaking to local station wtvj. >> she was erratic like screaming, cursing.

he waits for police to arrive. >> good night. >> that's when anjali says she starred tearfully trying to make amends. >> i apologized na night to him after we settled and i paid him for the damages. he accepted my apology. i was grateful he didn't press charges. >> a lot of people are saying because he didn't press charges, you're getting away with it. >> i don't believe i got away with it. >> once the video started exploding on the internet, the judge called her an arrogant drunk little brat that should be charged with assault and should not be practicing medicine. her employer jackson health system put her on leave pending an investigation. ramkissoon isn't the first person caught behaving badly with uber drivers. when benjamin golden was too drunk to give proper directions, his driver asked him to get out. >> get out of my car or i will call the police. >> that's when golden responded

with this. >> the physical assault landed him in jail. his lawyer said it was an isolated incident and he went on a televised apology tour. >> you know, i'm not that person. >> reporter: but he still lost his job. golden is now countersuing the driver for $5 million saying the driver recorded him illegally. ramkissoon says she's taking the larger lesson to heart. >> will you keep drinking? >> no, after seeing that, just the thought of alcohol gives me ptsd at this point. i don't even want to look at it, don't want to touch it, no. >> reporter: a sobering thought for all of us. juju chang, abc news, new york. i love that she's owning up to it. my good friend went through a similar thing last year when she yelled at a tro truck operator. >> from espn. >> from espn. we worked together years ago. where she got a lot of threats as a result of it, a lot of people calling her a brat. some of it wasn't deserved.

>> these twos different uber attacks, the one with the former taco bell executive and this doctor, two very different responses, one person is suing the male is suing and she came up on "good morning america," "nightline" and apologized. >> let's point out he apologed, as well and then lawyers got involved and he decided to sue. let's give her a week and see how it plays out into it didn't seem like she's going to go down that route. >> coming up, the newest star of the super bowl. >> meet mac, the baby clydesdale who is sure to steal the show with the commercials. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "wo

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this morning on "world news now," republican debate drama. >> donald trump refusing to appear at tonight's gop showdown because of the fox moderator. who's trying to convince him to show up asis rivals look for an edge. >> intense manhunt. the three prison escapees in southern california. new details and insight from investigators as they make several arrests. blizzard hero. a woman waiting for a kidney transplant gets good news from the hospital. it's time to operate. who saved the day during last weekend's snowstorm? >> and later, breaking bread with oprah winfrey. her weight loss success story that includes her favorite carb. it's thursday, january 28th. >> announcer: from