this morning on "world news now." double trouble as hurricane maria slams the caribbean. >> the hurricane intensified a few hours ago to a category five storm making landfall on the island of dominica. puerto rico in the destructive path this as the islands clean up from irma. several people are under arrest after confrontations with police, this after a student was fatally shot by police over the weekend. then house democratic leader, nancy pelosi angrily confronted all of this at an

what's sparking their outrage. and double the denim, double the fun? the life-long debate of light denim or dark denim is no longer, thanks to the double jean. if the look has you scratching your head, wait until you see the price tag. we'll get into that on this tuesday, september 19th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we do answer the questions of our times this hour, don't we? the definitive questions of our times are answers on this show. the double jean, i never knew it was a thing. but it has been a debate, go light or dark. >> no need to choose anymore. uh-huh, but we are going to start with a situation unfolding at this hour. hurricane maria slamming the caribbean. >> it has intensified to a category five with winds at 160 miles per hour. the latest target was the island

>> the prime minister of that island gave a terrifying account on facebook. the roof torn off his own home, at one point he posted this ominous message, rough, rough, rough. >> we saw these images of maria's ferocity on martinique. >> moving north, the u.s. virgin hin islands are preparing for its arrival. as much as 20 inches of rain could pound the island chain. >> maria is expected to arrive in puerto rico on wednesday, two weeks after hurricane irma killed at least three people there. >> and on the east coast of the united states, millions of americans are bracing for the effects of hurricane jose. >> right now it's category one, and its effects are felt in massachusetts, including those hit by hurricane sandy years ago. >> reporter: along the east coast, jose bringing angry surf and

>> i would stay out of the water today. the outgoing tide can suck you right out. >> reporter: the center of jose already offshore, already flooding roads in the outer banks. heavy equipment being used to build protective dunes. jose could bring winds topping 50 miles per hour and waves up to 15 feet to areas that were ravaged by superstorm sandy in 2012. >> we were concerned yesterday with just people walking along the shore line, be being hit bit shore break at high tide. >> reporter: many beaches banning swimming and surfing all together. >> you never know what kind of surprises are in store. we're going to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. >> reporter: another concern, beach erosion. the mayor here says this community and many others are in desperate need of more sand in torna order to protect homes and businesses. >> and hurricane maria is smaller than jose

potential for damage. >> the next few hours can be devastating for puerto rico. >> what we have now is a category five hurricane and maria. real quick note. maria was a category three and jumped from a three to a five, literally, within one cycle of information and we're expecting it to hit puerto rico as a category four at the very least. very strong winds accelerating beyond 156 miles per hour. so, as a category five, it will be downgraded to a category four as it moves across puerto rico. we're expecting a direct hit of puerto rico. we're expecting strong seas and gusty winds as a result of jose continuing to move to the north and will stay in the vicinity for the next few days. kendis, diane? >> we'll keep an eye on maria and jose. but next to

angry protests breaking out on the campus of georgia tech university. >> a police car was set on fire and two officers suffered minor injuries when a few dozen protesters marched to the school's police department. three were arrested. the violence followed a peaceful demonstration over the shooting death of scout schultz. that happened late saturday night. police say they opened fire when schultz refused to put down a knife and kept advancing on officers. a family attorney says schultz was having a break down and was suicidal at the time he was killed. and in st. louis a large group of protesters gathered outside a downtown jail demanding other dem stratders arrested on sunday night be released. there have been four straight nights of protests after the acquittal of a former police officer who shot and killed a black driver after a car chase. no word of arrests tonight. president trump is hours agr away from addressing the united nations general

he opened the week by calling on the agency to cut the bureaucracy and fulfill its mission as tensions escalate over kim jong un's rapidly-advancing nuclear program. >> and when the president delivers his speech, north korean diplomats will be in the front row. and that's because the united nations uses an alphabet cal system to determine seating and the country goes by dprk. abc plans live coverage of the president's speech this morning. and the trump administration plans to raise concerns with cuban officials this week about potential son eic attacks again diplomats there. at least 21 diplomats and families reported symptoms

heari hearing loss and brain damage. supporters of undocumented immigrants apparently aren't satisfied with a possible compromise over the so-called d.r.e.a.m.ers. dozens of them disrupted a news conference by house leader nancy pelosi, demanding comprehensive immigration reform. she was trying to announce the program to allow them to remain here. after an hour she just gave up. >> they said we have to have a conversation, but it was completely one-sided. they don't want any answer. when president obama, when we had the majority and president obama was president, we passed the d.r.e.a.m. act. it was a departure from what we always said. it's going to be comprehensive immigration reform, but we thought this is one bridge we can build to that comprehensive immigration reform. >> well, the protesters were chanting slogans like "all of us or none of us" and holding signs that said "fight for all

million." and a surprising link has been discovered between two suspects in a london subway bombing. the two had been fostered by the same family. >> reporter: caught on a security camera. look at that white bag he's carrying. 90 minutes late nr in that subw car, there's the remnants of the bombing in a white bag. the suspect on a second camera hasn't been named but abc has learned he is an iraqi refugee who came to the uk three years ago after his parents died. investigators were swarming over the row house in suburban london where the suspect lived for a time. the house's owners once honored by the queen because they'd severed as foster parents for 20 200 kids, including the second

suspect, believed to be yaya farook. >> the second time no police cars, it looked like undercover secret service kind of stuff. >> reporter: police were searching the home where farook was allegedly living yards from the heathrow airport. the explosive used was tatp. it's cheap, deadly and so unstable that terrorists have dubbed it "the mother of satan." terry moran, london. four of the students sprayed with acid in france are asking for forgiveness. they were attacked in marseille in the south of france. french officials say it was not a terror attack. the 41-year-old woman suffers from mental illness. the two americans say they are praying for her. firefighter

they are keeping a close eye on the jolly mountain fire but it's not expected to spread any further thanks to rain and cooler temperatures in the forecast. the fire was sparked by lightning over a month ago. it's now 40% contained after forcing evacuations and burning about 37,000 acres. let's it talk about monday night football. it was the giants hosting the lions, odell beckham jr. making his season debut after missing last week with an injury. >> marvin jones was hit for a 27-yard touchdown. then jamal agnew returned a punt 88 yards for a score. detroit goes 2-0 with a 24-10 victory. the giants fall to 0-2. not a great start for new york. what's going on? >> they're not good.

points. >> they're not winning. >> our in-depth sports analysis. >> deep analysis. >> thanks, jack. >> usually when you score fewer points than your opponent, you're going to lose. so write that one down. >> mind blown. that's why we go there, for the analysis. so let's give props in the meantime to a woman who did whatever she had to do just to finish a marathon. there she is. on the ground, barrel rolling. >> i like it. >> to the line. >> so the woman went down yards from the finish. she tried crawling but the gravel made that difficult, so she decided i'll just roll across the finish line. her finish time was three hours, 34 minutes, that was good enough to qualify for the boston marathon even though she rolled her way to the finish line. >> wow. >> bhab tmaybe the next time i race i'll try t

it may be faster than my attempt at running. >> she was doing pretty good until whatever. [ inaudible ] >> respect. i'm excited to hear her time in the boston marathon now. coming up, chips and snips, a new medical trend using the buddy system to help you man up. vasectomy parties or bro-sectomies >> yjack, you in? >> no. plus the driver responsible for a wild bus crash. you're watching "world news now." ant than your health. so if you're on medicare or will be soon, you may want more than parts a and b here's why. medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. you might want to consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan,

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we're back now with a deadly crash involving two buses in new york city. >> the driver of the bus was a former city bus driver, fired after it was revealed he was driving under the influence. >> reporter: the dramatic video shows the crash. a private charter bus slams into it, killing three, including the driver of the charter bus. first responders swarming

scene, 19 injured, including the other bus driver. some rushed away on stretchers. >> it was really bad. i felt the vibration in my truck. >> reporter: there's the bus and the store front. it's completely wiped out. one of the dead, a pedestrian who was penned in the initial impact of mangled metal. the front of the bus kbheetly destroyed. the spee dom ter is frozen at 60 miles per hour. >> it requires an enormous amount of speed. >> reporter: the driver has a d. i -- dui. investigators are focussing in on that driver and what caused him to crash. geo-bennie 'ti gio benitez, abc news, new york. a video goes viral showing a man wearing a

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♪ now it cuts like a knife ♪ but it feels so right ♪ yeah, cuts like a knife >> so, like that old '80s commercial used to say, my buddy and me, wherever he goes, i go. this is taking that to a whole new trend. >> vasectomies using the buddy system. talk about getting a little help from your friends. abc's nick watt has more on that. >> reporter: our cousin rob chose robes, slippers, super posh pizza and a sweet at the aka beverly hills. >> a great die version. >> reporter: and they're

>> snipping, bro-ing out. >> reporter: office mates, both have kids and don't want more. >> i'd rather be doing this with you than my wife, to be honest. >> seriously, looking at each other with a little tear, like a dog that was fixed. >> reporter: comradery, that's the idea. >> it's nearly time. >> let's go. >> who's going in first? >> i think it's me. ? we don't >> we don't do it at the same time, it's not a communal vasecretary any. >> it's eight minutes and i move like the wind. >> reporter: it was the dashing doctor's idea. >> the idea came to me while surfing. i always go with somebody else. when you're in an unsafe, uncomfortable situation, it's nice to have a bro around. astronauts don't go to space alone. >> reporter: he says guys who get snipped with a buddy get

the first was 2013 college buddies on a reunion. >> they were more busy catching up than thinking about their procedure. >> reporter: it's now a service helping men get it done. my wife's been nagging me to get it done. i've been sitting here with my legs crossed. i feel like i'll be less of a man when firing blanks. >> that's common. you need to get over it. >> reporter: they did, together. >> he lived! >> i was thinking of him the whole time, because oh, he's going to have to go through this. >> reporter: marcos and rob chose massage. >> you feel less masculine? [ high-pitched voice ] >> reporter: a vasectomy does not make your voice higher. it means one thing and one thing only. >> here's to firing blanks. >> firing blanks. cheers, thank you.

news, los angeles. >> cheers. i don't think jack is down. jack, you get pizza, champagne, limo, massage. >> how about watching football and getting a tattoo or something. >> a pro-secretary any, everybody.

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will be caused by a secret planet that will pass. >> what's name of that secret planet? >> it's called nabiru. >> that's worst thing in the world. if it does happen, the giants and jets won't lose again. >> there is that. >> except they have a saturday game now. so end of days september 23rd. it's been nice knowing you. >> smoke'em if you got'em? >> as if people need excuses for that. on to the dad bag, shall we? and that's right. i said dad bag. imagine a fannie pack that looks like a beer belly. i bring you the dad bag. >> that's a bag. >> the maker ever the dad bag claims to want a dad bod but not the health risks associated with drinking enough beer, presumably and eating enough junk food to get that. >> ah,

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this morning on "world news now." double hurricane threat. hurricane maria, strengthening to a category five monster storm and battering the already ravaged caribbean, this as hurricane jose is hugging the u.s. east coast. with dangerous winds, rip currents and heavy rain. in st. louis, demonstrators are calling for the release of protesters in jail during a fourth straight night of clashes over a judge's decision in a deadly police shooting. and new this half hour, the quick thinking commuter. >> a would-be robber handed her a note. saying two guns were pointed at her. hear what she did next. importantly inspired by a television show. and it's time to dust off your sequinned dresses and touch up on your spray tan.