between his seat and the consul and fires three shots at joe mcknight, killing him. >> no word if he was trying to get into gasser's car. the sheriff said that gasser claims mcknight was threatening him while they were arguing, but also tells us that critical witnesses contradict parts of his story. here in louisiana, the use of someone is trying to get in your car. eva pilgrim, abc news, louisiana. also in new orleans, a man accused of gunning down a former nfl star will smith in a deadly case of road rage is on trial. hayes charged with second degree murder for killing smith. he claims he feared for his we've. smith's widow, woundsed in the shooting, took the scene yesterday describing how the incident spiralled out of

facing a lawsuit over handling over a alleged sexual predator. the suit claims the school took too long to investigate and discipline the now former student. the man allegedly went on to physically and sexually abuse at least four women. stanford released a statement that reads in part, we've acted in this case, and in all matters to protect our students. we have sympathy for the plaintiff in this case, but we will be vigorously defending the lawsuit as we believe the stanford acted with appropriate diligence and the constraints of privacy laws. angry moments on camera at the so-called at-right speaker at a texas university. richard spencer visited texas a&m tuesday night, the man captured on video last month shouting hail trump to a group in washington, d.c. spencer allowed critics to speak out and took audience questions from them, but one exchange nearly turned violent. >> all right.

no fighting. >> no, no, no. >> that woman asked another audience member a question when her microphone was snatched away. texas a&m did not invite spencer, that the invitation came from a former student who rented out the space. latest round in the legal battle between smart phone makers goes to samsung. the supreme court in a unanimous decision say samsung may not owe apple the ent damages for patent infringement. the appeals court used the wrong analysis to compute the award, but the supreme court did not weigh in on the specifics of that case. and we all like a good spirited competition. >> yes. >> and when it comes to food, i think i should have been involved in this one, but you can be the judge. last week, we showed you the anaconda burrito, three feet long, five and a half pounds, made in fresno meant to be

on his own just 13 minutes to eat the entire thing. >> wow. martinez is not a hungry diner, of course, but the 18th ranked competitive eater, and now the only in the world to eat this, but predictst he's not the last. >> oh, we should have challenged each other. anything, and i could have eaten the whole thing. >> he would have had that in two minutes. coming up, the construction crew in wisconsin that's building more than just apartment buildings. what the special group of men did for one of their biggest fans. it's melting hearts across the country. >> and opening her heart to fans in a new book, naomi judd shares ang sighty and depression struggles.

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naomi judd hid an unbearable pain trying to come to grips with a dark secret, and now she's opening up about it with her battle with anxiety and depression in the book called "river in time." here's abc's robin roberts. >> reporter: naomi's spiral began in 2011 during the judd's encore tour. documented in their reality show "the by forgiving, or whatever -- >> reporter: showing feelings. >> i feel so close to her now, closest i've felt. >> reporter: who was a teenage mom at 18 raised wynonna in hand to mouth poverty. >> from the the day i knew she existed, it's the two of us through the world, and through the decades, we grew up together because it was just the two of us, and i'm always telling her, if i had known better, i would have done better.

surfaced realities of the past rocked their relationship to its core. >> we both walked on egg shells. it was very uncomfortable, and we both were just absolutely raw. love her, but there are just times we need a break from each other. >> reporter: are you still on a break? >> yes, we're still estranged from each other. and that happens with mothers and daughters. >> reporter: depression worsened, alarming her husband >> reporter: she had to face childhood and confront a dark family secret. naomi said she was molested by her great uncle at three and a half years old. >> i was a cute kid. i smiled and laughed. i was very o bleed i can't. there's a photo in the book where typically i'm posing, hand on my hip, grinning for the camera, and then grand mommy judd made he stand next to uncle charlie, and personalities

hands like right here, and i look like i'm disgusted and terrified. >> when this happened to you and you went running to an adult, you were so hopeful they'd see fright in you and ask you, but they were not equipped? >> nobody was there for me, in a way, i had to parent myself, and raeld that i got a raw deal. okay. now the big girl, put big girl pants and deal with it. i started in therapy. i walked up to ashley's house, a mile that way, and i'd holler at her from her front step. she was home, came out, gave me a hug. >> reporter: one small, but meaningful steps towards recovery -- >> ashley and i are so stinking alike, we have the same mannerisms, we read a whole lot, both love new places. >> in another critical part of

years, larry. what advice do you have for someone who has a loved one with depression? >> get ready to walk that path with them because they are going to need you every minute. >> in sickness and in health. >> exactly. >> as for wynonna watching this, what will she think? >> i think she'll say, good for you, mom, for being willing to talk about the bad it comes, naomi is seeing the brighter side of life again. >> my everyday life is not only manageable, but it's even enjoyable once more. i laugh a lot. i told my story, and you can tell yours. you're not alone. i'm still here. >> reporter: i'm robin roberts in tennessee. >> great to see her doing well now, especially hearing her story. they say her depression got so

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they bought rich tickets to an nfl game so he could cheer on his beloved green bay packers. check it out. there they are, rich and his son right there at the game on sunday, and the packers won. >> yes! >> a good luck charm. >> rich is the boss. >> invite him back. >> they need that luck this year. >> next up, that universal truth that age is just a number. just ask 89-year-old joe from the paper looking for a new job. the war vet letting potential employers he cleanings, does gardening, diy projects, and anything else, but the line at the bottom -- save me of dying of boredom. the restaurant brought him in for his first ever job interview which he aced, and hiring him part-time to clean and prep for hungry diners, but 20 hours a week is not enough for joe at

of overtime. >> all right, go joe! >> age is a number. finally, look at this, a baby going viral. here's why. not only does it feature an exceptionally talented beat box r and adorable baby, but it's hilarious. trying to get the baby to beat box, and that's all he gets out. you know, i think that it's never too early to strain the next great world prodigy, but he might have started little early there. >> oh, i love it. >> she's got a little bit to go there with the hip hop rhythms, but swag like that can't be taught. she's born with it. >> that's so cute. she's picking it up, though. at least the general idea. >> how the events get started. >> that's not how eminem got started. >> you never know. thanks for being here in person.

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this morning on "world news now," the latest stop on the thank you tour. >> president-elect donald trump was back on the road last night thanking his supporters in the swing state of north carolina. he also laid out plans for the presidency while sharing the stage with his latest cabinet member pick. >> and amid some of the fiercest fighting in syria's torn and devastated aleppo as families return to find what's left of what were once their homes. tense moments on the campus of one of the country's largest schools. hundreds of students protested a white leader of the so-called at right speaking on campus. police in riot gear called in to keep the peace. more details on that story just ahead. get ready to rock out with