this morning on "world news now." in the dark and under curfew. it's pitch-black in puerto rico after hurricane maria carves a deadly path of destruction across the island. and in mexico, we're watching the round the clock efforts after that deadly earthquake, including moments like this one, tense moments call for silence, whistles, while everyone nthen pauses to listen for clues as they try to save school children trapped under the rubble. and new this half hour, the first lady making good on one of her promises, to fight cyber bullying and does so on the world stage. >> hear melania about setting good examples for children.

and divas dining out. the chance meeting of two members of america's pop music royalty, britney and mariah. at one of the hottest spots and a table's hard to get there. who asked who out on this date? what did they eat? we'll have the details in "the skinny" on this thursday, september 21st. from abc news, this is "world news now." we do say good morning to everybody on this thursday. millions suffering following hurricane maria. >> all of puerto rico, 100%, is without power. kmum communications are also extremely limited. >> damage is being assessed in the virgin islands, urging travelers to postpone any planned trips until officials can discover the extent of the destruction. >> maria will continue moving north. right now it's not certain whether it will hit the u.s.

main land. >> the hurricane warning has been lifted for the island, but the dominican republic has storm warnings. >> and in puerto rico, the storm left behind a trail of destruction. joe torres has more. >> reporter: on the streets of san juan, cars and trucks swerved around downed trees. this is one of the people picking up the pieces after hurricane maria ripped apart his two businesses. >> i have two apartments. >> reporter: yes. >> also they destroy complete. >> reporter: what will you do next? >> i don't know, man. >> reporter: in other parts of the island, a different kind of destruction. flooding. look at the cars under water. rising water surrounded this restaurant. and streets and roads, overwhelmed by flooding. as gauges indicated more than 24 inches of rain in some locations.

back in san juan, natalia of swedes bore bor bo, new jersey rode out the storm as the storm wreaked havoc on the island. >> i was in panic mode. i was scared. i've never been through a hurricane. new jersey, we don't experience that. >> reporter: what was your fear? what was your worry? >> that i was going to die. >> reporter: we saw sheet metal wrapped around lampposts. traffic lights dangling by a single cable. trees, some uprooted, others severed. the governor issued an island-wide curfew, 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. every day through saturday. the goal is to get people off the streets so first responders, utility workers and others can do their jobs quickly and effectively. in

joe torres, abc news. >> and just about a 30-minute flight from where joe is standing, the governor of the u.s. virgin islands says he's praying for the strength to rebuild. >> officials are focussing on st. croix. communications are limited due to heavy rains and flooding. tourism officials are asking potential visitors to delay any planned trips until the islands can recover. >> dominica was the first island in maria's path. at least seven were killed on that island. one official described the country as being in a daze. >> public buildings are being used as shelters. the university school of medicine evacuating to neighboring st. lucia. now let's get the latest on maria's path from accuweather's justin povick. hurricane maria expected to strengthen through the d

notice the bending motion more toward the north this weekend. and that will produce dangerous swells, coastal flooding and rip currents throughout the southeast united states. notice the current forecasted track here at the cone. and that's what you need to focus on over the next several days. >> turning now to the desperate rescue operation following the powerful earthquake in mexico that brought down dozens of buildings and killed at least 230 people. >> search and rescue teams are clawing through debris to reach anyone who may be buried underneath. they're struggling to free at least one girl trapped in a building in mexico city where 21 children died. more than 50 people have been rescued from toppled buildings. at any sign of life, people gathered outside are given the signal to be silent.

then they make contact with the girl and realize she has two companions with her. what an ordeal there. >> that little girl is trapped under a granite table which is part of the reason they're having such a hard time getting her out, but that also may have saved her from the impact of the rubble in this case. let's get the latest from the fusion network. >> caller: in the case of the school, yes, we're still pulling kids out of the rubble. they found this girl. and they said there were also two other kids near her. and they were trying to pull her out. so, you know, there's still students trapped under the rubble. teachers as well. they have the death toll a few hours ago at 20 kids. still a lot of them missing. that's a tricky case, because the entire infrastructure collapsed. a lot r

be broken down and carried away. obviously, parents on edge, trying to figure out if it's one of their loved ones trapped. they're working non-stop. and today we had a little bit of rain, so that's always dangerous. it kind of complicates rescue efforts. so the more time passes, you can have rain, you can have bad weather, but, yes, it's a tricky situation. because in that case, the entire infrastructure collapsed. so they're working non-stop. but now they have cleared the area completely. volunteers cannot get through. people watching. what they're trying to do is just leave the extras to do their work. and i think the military for now has pretty much everything under control. >> all the crews definitely have their work cut out for them. those operating around that

until every victim inside is pulled out of the rubble. >> it will be a long, long road ahead. >> we will continue monitoring the earthquake and hurricane but right now we want to get to some of the other stories. president trump has reached a decision on whether or not to pull out of the iran nuclear deal but he's not ready to share it with the world or his closest advisers. secretary of state tillerson says the president has not informed him about his decision. in his u.n. speech, he slammed the iranian president and said the deal was one-sided. and embarrassing to the u.s. the iranian president fired back saying trump's comments were ignorant and hateful. and north korea is also responding to president trump's u.n. speech. that country's foreign minister is calling his threat to destroy the north the sound of a dog barking. as far as his calling him rocketman, he said he feel

sorry for his aides. the foreign minister addresses the u.n. on friday. >> melania trump condemned bullying. during her first speech at the united nations. she was the only speaker at a luncheon and joined by spouses, including the wives of presidents and the president of france. mrs. trump called on world leaders to step up for children. >> it remains our generation's moral imperative to take responsibility for what our children learn. we must turn our focus right now to the message and content they expose to on a daily basis through social media, the bullying, the experience online and in person. and the growing global epidemic of drug addiction and drug overdose.

in november to take on cyber bullying as a signature cause. many saw irony in that. after the speech, she was mocked on social media with some describing the president as the "bully in chief." now to north carolina where the saga of siblings who hadn't seen each other for 50 years reached an emotional conclusion. >> it might sound like you heard this story before. that was a different story yesterday. alan smith and bambi. they gave each other a big hug at the raleigh durham airport. both were given up when they were very young. >> when smith's adoptive father was on his deathbed, he told him he had a sister. she knew she was adopted 30 years ago and spent the last decades searching for her brother. >> what an emotional reaction to someone she hasn't met. >> so cool. we're hearing more and more of these stories. this is one of the positive effects of the internet, that people are able to exchange

sometimes you uncover these things. great that they got to finally meet. >> yesterday we had the couple that were living next door to each other. >> they were neighbors! >> had no idea they were long-lost siblings for 50 year. >> now they're making the most of it. coming up, america's most popular wedding songs. can you guess what are the top-requested songs when you want to boogie down at someone's wedding. believe it or not, it depends on what state you live in. we'll have that next in "the skinny." >> please say it's not train. but first. the ballpark scare for a little girl hit in the face by a line drive fly ball. the new questions, again, being raised about fan safety. but first, here's a look at today's forecast. "world news now" weather, brought to you by united health care. . b and want more coverage. guess what?

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we are closely watching hurricane maria for you, currently rushing past the dominican republic and on a path towards the turks and caicos. it has already left the entire island of puerto rico without power.

residents there scrambling to try to recover after much wind and rain which they're still dealing with now. back here on the mainland, a young girl got the scare of her life during a day out at the ballpark. >> she was let by a line drive foul ball, reportedly flying right into her face at 105 miles per hour. linsey davis has the emotional player reaction. >> reporter: a split second after the crack of that bat. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: it's clear a fan is hurt. yankees hitter todd frasier immediately shows concern. players on both sides look distraught, bowing their heads, some even crying. >> a little too graphic to show you. >> reporter: the injured fan, a little girl. the crowd calls for help. a medical team tends to the girl who's rushed from the is stands to the hospital. her condition unknown. a similar scene played out in july when a foul ball hit a fan in the head. and a

of a broken bat in may. shattered bats and foul balls have prompted some teams to extend protective netting. they are seriously considering extending the netting next season. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> and tad frasiodd frasier has 2-year-old daughter, so you can see why it would be emotional. the top three-requested wedding songs, next in "the skinny." requested wedding songs, next in "the skinny." working fast ins for clearly visible results in as little as 12 hours. t will it stop this teen from ugging hot sauce? ...oh jeremy. so let's be clear: clearasil works fast on teen acne, not so much on other teen things.

♪ skinny ♪ so skinny a good morning to you all. we're starting "the skinny" off with some hollywood celebrities supporting the victims of the earthquake in mexico and of hurricane maria. >> salma hayek is giving back to her home country, pledging $100,000 to unicef and its effort there in mexico and has taken to instagram to implore her followers to follow her lead. >> beyonce is sending

both mexico and puerto rico, paying tribute on her instagram account with black and white images of the puerto rican and mexican flags. >> and ricky martin canceled his upcoming concert in mexico city saying in spanish, his mind is in puerto rico. we are strong, we will rebuild together, united. next, two divas walk into a restaurant and the inner webs explode. >> britney spears and mariah carey bumped into each other during dinner at dantana's. in west hollywood? >> we have to say it dantana's. >> spears couldn't resist asking carey for a selfie. >> britney has credited mariah as one of her greatest influences since sky rocketing to fame in 1998. >> so many are wondering what they ate. no confirmation of what carey

ate, but spears shared this, it looks like a good steak. >> it's not bad. dantana's, by the way, it's four stars on yelp. clubby, eatery italian. >> why are you reading the yelp review. >> i'm surprised mariah didn't say "i don't know her." >> i don't know her, but i'll take a photo with her. next, to the music we love to hear at weddings. >> the geniuses at spotify have compiled a list of the most-requested songs at weddings in america. >> number three. ♪ give your heart to me >> all of me by john legend. >> it's not necessarily the song that the bride and groom dance to. but it's overall what's popular with the deejay set. >> but this one sounds like it's probably requested for the bride and groom to dance to. it's a good romantic song. >> and this one, it's a fun song. number two.

♪ fun to do ♪ hey, baby ♪ i think i'm going to marry you ♪ >> this is like the proposal song and marriage. >> okay. can you guess number one? >> nickel back. >> it is not nickel back. the number one most-requested wedding song. "thinking out loud" by ed sheeran. nice and romantic. ♪ take me to your lovin' arms ♪ kiss me to the light of a thousand stars ♪ >> we have to give it up. it was broken down by states. the number one song varies by where you are. we have to give it up to indiana, kentucky and north carolina. >> you have to get your, you know it happens at your wedding. ♪ ♪ boogie, boogie, boogie-woogie ♪

>> no, who's in? we're going up front? come on, let's do it. which way are we going? >> back and down. >> down. >> and now we turn.

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if you've got a life, you gotta swiffer ♪ you're an overcomer ♪ stayin' the fight to the final round ♪ ♪ you're not goin' under ♪ cause >> we here at abc news are celebrating a new chapter this the life of a member of our work family. robin roberts is marking the fifth anniversary of her li

>> happy birthday, robin. her donor was her sister. but many people don't find a donor in their own family. that's where the generosity of strangers comes in. >> he was a healthy boy. all of a sudden, in the middle of the night, he woke up with leg pain, and the following day we had to take him to the e.r. >> reporter: on his 4th birthday, a.j. and his family got a life-changing diagnosis. a.j. and his family immediately flew back to the united states for treatment. >> a.j. was so sick. the treatment was so intense. >> reporter: unfortunately in the summer of 2015, a.j. relapsed. >> at that point we knew that a transplant was really his only option. >> reporter: the family turned to be the match, and thankfully, they found a.j. a match, a 22-year-old woman. that's all the family knew at

the time. like a typical kid, a.j. found small moments of joy in his toys and even dancing. a.j.'s mom writing to her son's donor. >> thank you from the very depths of my heart. >> reporter: the transplant worked. a.j. was cancer free, and now meeting his donor for the first time face-to-face. >> a.j.'s match. [ applause ] >> reporter: something you want to say to her? >> thank you for saving my life. >> ah. robin asked her what made you want to be a donor? and her response was, because it's the right thing to do. >> ah, that's very nice. i would donate anything for you. >> really? anything?

>> well, depends on how much -- >> you said anything. you said anything.

making news in america this morning, puerto rico is devastated by hurricane maria. the entire island is without power. some airs ya are underwater and the storm is strengthening again. we have the new track on where it's heading next. overnight desperation. the search in mexico city growing increasingly frantic. survivors still buried in the rubble following that powerful earthquake there. new concerns about safety following the second death of a college football player this week. his teammates in shock and another school is mourning. and another cabinet secretary under pressure forced to justify why he took five flights on a private jet in just one week.