this morning on "world news now." the search for earthquake survivors is getting desperate. rescuers in mexico are jumping on any signs of life underneath the rubble as questions surface over the search for a missing schoolgirl who turned out not to exist. and we're getting new reports from puerto rico after hurricane maria tore through, leaving the island without electricity and very vulnerable now that food, fuel and supplies are running low. we'll keep an eye on where the storm is heading next. and new this half hour, more violent confrontations as people protest the turkish president here in the u.s. >> look at this. a man can be seen on video, getting punched and slammed as security rushes him away.

act. tossing objects at him. and tom brady can dodge 300-pound linemen, but can he really escape the sun? hear the secret he insists keeps his fair skin from ever getting burned, and it has nothing to do with sunscreen or sun block on this friday, september 22nd. from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everyone. growing frustrations in mexico as desperate family members of those missing after the earthquake. kin -- continue to demand answers. >> now there are complaints that family members are kept in the dark about search for their loved ones. the death toll has climbed to 270 people with more than 2,000 injured. >> and watch this new video, emerging in the moments after the

lines believed to have caused that explosion there. >> and a huge chandelier in a government building swayed and lost power as that quake hit, a magnitude 7.1. abc's carlos grande is in mexico city. >> reporter: days after a 7.1 earthquake rocked mexico city, many buildings here reduced to piles of debris. rescuers continue to pull survivors from the rubble. they pulled this woman out of a ceiling, her legs emerged first, then the rest of her body. more than 50 have been rescued so far. but for anxious family members desperate for news of missing loved ones, the wait has been agonizing. this woman saying i think that is what kills us the most. the desperation of not knowing. for days, searchers have focussed their attention on a ruined elementary school, painstakingly making their way through the rubble hoping to find anyone trapped inside. they signal for silence, listening tor signs of life. for some time believing a 12 year old girl was alive under that debris.

girl. all students had been accounted for, though 19 childrens and six teachers lost their lives there. thousands have been injured and the death toll now more than 270. rescue teams, first responders and thousands of volunteers doing all they can. >> we need to feel so good after 38 hours, continue to rescue people alive. >> reporter: a long road for recovery to that city and those who call it home. and mexican president nieto saying this work will continue as long as it takes and as long as they believe some people could be alive in the rubble. reporting from mexico city, carlos grande, abc news. and american experts, more than 60 members of the l.a. search and rescue team

they brought specialized equipment, some of which was developed after the 1985 quake in mexico city. search dogs are helping rescue dozens of people. one named frida has gone viral in her special booties and what they call doggles. frida has res queue -- rescued more than 50 people in disasters. now to the disaster of maria. winds are still topping out at 125 miles per hours. it's bearing down on the turks and caicos islands. which remain under a hurricane warning overnight. there's a tropical storm warning in the southeastern bahamas. the last target was the dominican republic, the country still being hit with torrential rains and high winds overnight. there have been gusts reported as high as 60 miles an hour. we're told it could be months before some people in puerto rico have power again. maria knocked out electricity to all 3.4 million americans living there. today fema is opening what it calls an air bridge to the island. military transports will bring in generators, water, food and temporary shelters

american airlines also plans to fly in supplies later today. and dominica's governor says they have no water, no power and no communications. roosevelt skerrit says there is almost complete devastation in some villages. at least is 5 peop15 people hav dominica so far. the prime minister was evacuated to antigua. the military launched an offensive days ago. iraq's military says they have taken back most of the country, about 90%, from terrorists. and in raqqah, the battle is in the final stages. that key city was once fully controlled by isis. coalition forces estimate that they have captured about 70% of the city. that has caused some isis fighters to simply surrender. the number of fighters still remaining in the city is less

it was about 3,000 when the offensive started in june. an ugly scene in new york city. new video showing protesters punched as they were thrown out of a speech by the turkish president. some demonstrators screamed that recep erdogan is a terrorist. and then they were grabbed by security. no arrests were made. part of his visit included a meeting with president trump. now the president described the two men as having a great friendship. thursday's protest comes four months after security officers attacked demonstrators outside the turkish embassy in washington, d.c. facebook has agreed to turn over more than 3,000 political ads to congress. the political ads were bought by a russian company and ran during the presidential campaign and

president trump or criticized hillary clinton. zuckerberg says he doesn't want is the their tools used to undermine democracy. >> we are in a new world. it is a new challenge for internet communities to have to deal with nation states trying to subvert elections. if that's what we must do, we are committed to rising to the occasion. >> zuckerberg says the company will be more transparent about its ads. they plan to hire 250 more people to work on election integrity. those ads have been handed over to robert mueller as part of the investigation. president trump is heading to alabama to attend a rally for luther strange. ahead of a gop runoff next week. the election is seen as a big test of the president's political influence, because he's backing the incumbent over an upstart candidate backed by some of trump's biggest supporters. former alabama chief justice roy moore is even favored by big names like sarah palin and steve bannon. and a disturbing study has been released about the flint

water crisis. as a judge decides whether the state's top health official should stand trial. health records show a dramatic drop in pregnancies and a spike in fetal deaths after the city changed the source of its drinking water which led to it bei being tainted by lead. babies born in flint were 5 ounces lighter than the state average. gatorade is being sued for being antiwater. the state of california filed suit over what's described as an antiwater video game. it featured usain bolt. he runs faster if he hits a gatorade icon but slows down if he hits a water droplet. gatorade has agreed to pay a $300,000 fine. interesting game there. and the drink from the death wish coffee company may actually cause death. the company has recalled cans of

because of the growth of botulism toxin. production has been halted and it won't start again until a new step is put in place. no illnesses have been reported. >> unfortunate coincidence with the name there. >> death wish coffee. a group of officers risk their lives at a roadside fire. two people were trapped in a burning car. and now they are hailed as heroes. the accessory that ryan gosling is now wearing that pays tribute to the great love of his life. we'll have that in "the skinny." >> me? >> uh, negative. but first here's a look at the forecast. "world news now" weather, brought to you by vista print.

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-- third quarter, but the niners came back and tied it at 41. but failed on a two-point conversion and then san francisco recovered and couldn't score. the rams hold on for a defensive struggle. 41-39. >> all right. >> in the highlighter bowl there. and four big league baseball teams are stepping up plans to extent protective netting in their ballparks. that comes after a girl was hit by a fly ball. she's all right. but it left the hitter who hit that ball in tears. many were emotional. protective netting will be expanded in san diego and seattle and denver. turning now to a group of police officers in atlanta hailed as heroes for their quick thinking in the minutes after a fiery crash. >> we're getting our first look at how they managed to free the victims trapped inside that car.

>> reporter: the two people trapped inside this crashed and burning vehicle are alive, thanks to the quick work of these atlanta police officers. >> get out! >> people in there? are there people in there? >> yes. >> reporter: in their police body cams you see them running with small fire extinguishers, trying to put out the car before it explodes in flames. >> oh, my god, the car's in flame. oh, my god. >> reporter: the doors are locked. the fire department is still on the way, and the victims have broken bones and are screaming. the officers tried breaking windows. officers daniel mccall, skillman, brooks and valentine were able to put out the fire in time. this was the car after the fire department used the equipment to get them out. >> i signed up for this job to help people. i never second guessed. >> reporter: the city is celebrating these officers. the two victims are still hospitalized in serious condition.

>> quick thinking on their part. when we come back, tom brady's secret to avoiding sunburns. >> and how ryan gosling has been paying homage to the great love of his life. >> his wife? his girlfriend? >> "the skinny's" next. s girlfriend? >> "the skinny's" next.

♪ skinny ♪ so skinny skinny time. and we start things off with a stunning claim by tom brady. >> the patriots quarterback is proving in his new book that he is immune to sunburn because he drinks two and a half gallons of water every day. >> oh. >> do you believe that? we know that he has a weird diet, an interesting diet, but this is really absolutely -- >> it's good for you, right? >> what are you doing? >> i'm finishing my five gallons for the day, because i missed yesterday. >> it's not just water. >> it's not just water? but i --

>> but i drank. i thought i was -- >> no. >> so i drank all this for nothing, is that what you're telling me? >> he goes on in his book if you read the fine details, it's to promote his electrolyte draughts. which he encourages readers to use in their own water. he puts it in the water. >> i didn't have time to raid the rest of it, i was busy drinking water. >> and heading to the bathroom no doubt. >> yeah, i'm going to have to take care of that in a little bit. >> the cdc recommendations for protecting skin from the sun do not include hydration. >> but -- do you know how much water i drank? okay. noted. >> wait until you find out about water weight. that's a whole another crazy thing. all right, next up, there have been quite a few michael jackson look-alikes over the years, but this next guy looks enough like the king of pop that some are wondering, could he be the real deal? >> look at that. >> oh, ho, ho!

>> that is not -- this photo of a man in a car, identifying him as her boyfriend. m.j., is that you? are you back? >> that is uncanny. >> that is crazy. so much in fact that it has google fooled. an image search using that photo generates 21.7 million results of jackson himself. >> google says once you put in that image, the best guess for this image is michael jackson. >> hard to blame google for that one. >> the twittersphere is loving this. saying he shouldn't take selfies while driving, he might get hit by a smooth criminal. >> another person asks -- ♪ did he rock with you all night ♪ >> this is my

another woman whose name happens to be annie says that the same person kept asking "are you okay "? ♪annie, are you okay >> want to be starting something? >> frank's favorite is "black or white." >> oh, ho, ho, get that? >> i see what you did there. >> like that? >> i see what you did there. >> a look alike. >> we'll keep frank on the desk for the next one. frank was confused by that guy as well, he thought he was m.j. >> do you think when he looks in the rear view mirror that he sees the man in the mirror, that guy? >> a tribute to man's best friend by the sexiest man alive. >> ryan gosling has been spotted wearing his dog's tag around his neck. >> he has not been seen with his 16-year-old terrier, george, since december

pictured taking his dog to an animal hospital, so he's been spotted wearing his dog tag at every social event since then. >> gosling has previously referred to george as the great love of his life, taking him virtually everywhere, even on the set. >> on the set? that's weird. to bring your pet onto the set? >> it's only awkward if it's a rabbit. >> frank resents that comment. >> frank resembles that comment. finally, if you could turn back time. >> that's right. madonna, kim kardashian, there was cher. one of the original hollywood a-listers, and she used to wear the most provocative outfits ever. >> now the 71-year-old admits to "people" magazine that while she no longer fits into her outfits from the '70s she refuses to throw them out. >> she used to be 106 pounds,

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flooding in every direction. >> the massive and deadly earthquake this afternoon, a magnitude 7.1, shaking mexico city, dozens confirmed dead, buildings coming down. at least 21 children and four teachers killed after an entire wing of an elementary school collapsed. rescue workers scrambling to find the missing. >> we've been here for eight hours watching rescuers. one thing they all say, they are not leaving here until they pull the last person out of that school. >> words of war, the world reacts to president trump's defiant america-first speech. where he hammered iran and threatened to totally destroy north korea. >> the united states has great strength and patience. but, if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. >> it was five years ago today that i had my bone marrow

transplant. treatment for cancer can lead to other serious medical issues. and that's what i'm facing right now. it is something that is called mds. >> a rare and deadly blood disorder that required an agonizing bone marrow transplant. >> my big sister is a virtually perfect match for me. and she is going to be my donor. she's going to be my donor. >> what's your message today? >> left foot, right foot, breathe, keep moving, keep believing that the best is yet to come. >> and robin said you only find a family member as a match in about 30% of cases so many people don't have that. so she's promoting an organization called "be the match", where you can fill out the application online, they mail you a kit where you swab and you could be in the registry to possibly be a match for someone else. >> that's it for this half hour. this is abc news "world news

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making news in america this morning, hurricane maria heading toward the u.s. mainland. the storm is gaining strength overnight after leaving widespread damage in puerto rico and the virgin islands. new video of rescues with three people on a capsized vessel. the storm's latest track and what it means for the u.s. the search for survivors in mexico. we have new video of people being pulled from the rubble alive three days after that earthquake. another surprise in the dramatic saga of aaron hernandez. new tests on the former nfl star and convicted killer's brain showed something that shocked researchers. was brain damage to blame for his behavior. the iphone 8 is available today