pitting nation against nation and it's not about the horsepower. it's about cars that require nor fuel. and later in "the skinny," politicacal punch lines. larry david as presidential candidate bernie sanders. the memorable laughs, how sanders is responding and the big question, will he be back on "snl" again. it's monday, october 19th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> hey, everyone. good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. thank you for joining us on back to work monday. >> larry david has to ce back. he was too good. you can't tell me he's not coming back. >> he was very, very good as bernie sanders. you know your campaign has made it when you get spoofed on snl. >> you're thinking was this the cnn debate for a second? it was pretty spot on. >> they did a good job. that was an anderson n cooper liness.

we'll get to that later on in the show. we want to talk a little bit about e real guys and young women running for office. it is heating up with a bitter war of words between two gop hopefuls as the vice president takes his time to make a decision. >> six of the republican candidates descended at megachurch in plan texas, making a personal appealal to thousands of christian conservatives. donald trump did not attend. he was too busy trading jabs with jeb bush. it's your voice, your voice. devin dwyer covering the campaign. >> jeb bush and donald trump going at it over 9/11. >> jeb said we were safe with my brother. we were safe. well, the world trade center just fell down. i'm not blaming anybody but the world trade center came downwn. when he saididweresafe, that's not safe. >> jeb bush fired back in a new campaign video and on-to-v. >> it looks as though he's an actor playing the role of

president not boning up on n the issues. >> reporter: it began last week when trump suggested in an interview that george w. bush might be to blame for the 9/11 attacks. >> when you talk about george bush, i mean, say what you want. the world trade center came down during his time. >> you can't blame george bush for that. >> he was president, okay? >> reporter: trump insists he wasn't placing blame but a tougher stance on immigration would have stoed the hijacks. >> i'm extremely tough on people coming into this country. i believe if i were running things, i doubt those families -- i doubt those people would have been in the country. >> mr. trump talks about "apprentice." >> on the democratic side, all eyes remain on vice president joe biden. >> maybe the greatest honor i have ever received in my public life. >> and still no word on the race for president. democratic front runner hillary clinton says he's not interested in adding pressure. >> i'm not in any way suggesting or recommending that the vice president accept any timetable

other than the one that is clicking inside of him. he has to make this decision. >> reporter: a decisioning that could come in the next few days. devin dwyer,]s(p abc news, washington. thank you so much, devin. the hioric nuclear deal with iran is now in effect, but the u.s. says it coulde months before sanctions are are lifted. iran must first prove that it is limiting its n nuclear program. the vice president of iran says his country is anticipating a tsunami of tourism once the sanctions are gone. >> a top al qaeda leader has syria. he was the highest ranking leader of the al qaeda spinoff group. the u.s. says hwas funneling recruits from pakistan to syria through turkey. he's the fifth senr ca ras san group leader killed in the past few months. as isiss continues to face a barrage of u.s.-led air strikes the iraqi be government is showing off attacks of its own. this is believed to be

government air strikes in the cities of tikrit and tamara north of baghdad. you can see smoke rising from houses identified as hideouts for extremists. israel remains on edge this morning racked by more deadly violence. a palestinian attacker opened fire at a bus stop kill agisraeli soldier and w wounding ten people before being shot and killed. israel put up a 15-foot high wall celebrating jewish and arab neighborhoods. attacks over the last month have claimed the lives of nine israelis a and 40 palestinians. a long time sheriff's deputy is beingu he was shot to death during a struggle. inveigators say he was monitoring a patient in a hospital in st. cloud when the struggle ensued. the suspect grabbed the deputy's gun and shot him to death. e suspect later died of a heart attack after beinging shot by a stun gun. a man hundred under way in florida after a deadly shooting

at a zombie themed street festival. a man was killed and five others wounded in fort myers sunday night sending revellers dressed as the walking dead screaming and running for their lives. >>ing about four or five shots at the same time. >> we started running becau we saw hoard of people running and heard two really loud bangsing. > 20,000 people had gathered for the event. the man killed has been identified as tyrel taylor, a local college football player. so far, there have been no arrests and no word on possible motive. >> for the sixth time this football season, a high school is mourning the death of a play. a 16-year-old junior from alto, texas, collapsed during a game on friday. on saturday the community returned to the stadium in his honor. ron claiborne has the story. >> reporter: in tribute and in grief, family and friends, classmates and teammates circlcled the football field where cameron mattheus collapsed moments after r telling e coach he didn't feel right. he was airlifted to a nearby hospital.

he died the next day. >> so many people gathering here, it's very fitting, at the football stadium, where he spent so much of his time. >> reporter: just weeks into the fall football season, mattheus is now the sixth player to die. although it's not yet confirmed his death isootball related. since 2005, the deaths of 36 high school football players have been attributed to on f field injuries. two weeks ago, 17-year-old kenny i died days after sustaining a head injury in a game in seattle. an autopsy concluded he died of blunt force trauma. catastrophic head injuries occur much more frequently at the high school level. one theory why -- few high schools have the sideline medical staff that college and pro teams do. >> they're still not getting the same medical care that the average college player is getting. >> reporter: with two more months of high school football, to play, the concern the likelihood there will only be more injured. ron claiborne, abc news, new york.

>> sad trend continuing there. oscar pistorius set to be released on parole from a prison in south africa tomorrow. the track star will have served one year of what was a five-year sentence for killing his girlfriend, reva steenkamp. when he leaves prison, he will be placed under house arrest. prosecutors are appealing the original verdict against him claiming it should have been for murder. that will be heard in court in two weeks. >> a powerful typho is heading to taiwan after leaving two people dead in the philippppines. thousands were displaced interest their villages and entire provinces are without power this morning. the typhoon came ashore with winds gusting up to 115 miles an hour. but it is much weaker now. back here now to the southwest where flood watches are in effect. as strong storms move across the region in phoenix, fierce wind blew this gas station canopy overer crushg the palms. no one was hurt. large hail battered the area collecting in pools and even on

the storm knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers at its peak. meanwhile, an early bst of rinter hitting the east already. frost and freeze advisories ached into the deep south this morning, but the northern edge of the country is getting the worst of it. as much as 9 inches of lake effect fell around syracuse. bringing down power lines and trees still covered in leaves. and in buffalo, the fans bundled up against the snow as the bills hosted the bengals. >> they're saying its too early. sticking with the nfl, quite a start for the n new york yankee slugger, alex rodriguez who is joining fox postseason baseball coverage. he was introduced yesterday on the pregame show on fox. >> and this happened. a-rod made himself comfortable by throwing a pass that broke a studio monitor. he tweeted i'll try not to break anything else. >> while you were gone, we had some fun with football and our

nervous that we were going to do this. as i'm throwing the pass, he kept saying don't hit the monitor. >> you threw a pa. those things are pretty expensive. there could be so many jokes about people saying that a-rod is clean these days. he is. he still has an arm of some sort. coming up in "the skinny," bernie sanders responds to jokes about his underwear. >> also ahead new rules for anne flying drones. . the guidelines coming out today. are they enough to keep the sky safe? and later the daring guy named ray who has made quite a name for himself by swallowing a sword 25 times a day. that's after a chihill on today's recast map. what do you think it would look like if there was a football that had taken out one of those. new york would be missssing, don't you think? >> i d't know. you could aim for orlando. >> "world news now" weather, brought to you by super polygrip.

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taking part in this one. it was first held in 1987. it happens every two years. the first cars are expected at the finish line on wednesday. >> interesting looking. now to new rules for drones set to be announced today after too many close encounters up in the skies. the government now cracking down. >> they're going to be keeping a close eye on everyone hon owns what really is expected to be a very popular christmas present. marci gonzalez has more. >> the faa announcing strict rst of its kind rules for the types of drones most popular with hbyist pilots confirming the agency will lay out regulations requiring all new buyers to regster their unmanned multi capitol teres. part of their effort to get the popular but problematic airaft undecontrol expected to be one the hottest gifts this holiday season. stipulates say as many as 750,000 will be sold by christmas.

the unmanned aerial vehicles have already proven to be dangerous with case aer case of airline pilots reporting drones flylying too close to their aircraft endangering passengers. >> it just popped up. >> some even impeding fire fighting efforts like this big fire back in july. >> sooner or later we're going to lose an airplane due to a drone collision. >> regulation pores commercial use of drones proposed by the faa earlier this year require a written test and limit flight to below 500 feet. >> the objective is to get people to fly where they're supposed to fly, keep them from flying where they're not allowed fly. >> mararci gonzalez abc news, new york. knowing what i want for christmas. coming up, eddie murphy does something he hasn'tone in decades. >> andernie sanders talks about what we've all been curiouous about, his underwear. that's next in "the skinny." >> you wanted to know? "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. certain habits

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as expected, he got plenty of laughs. >> but you know what w wasn't expected? comedian and seinfeld co-creator larry david played who else, bernie sanders. boy was he good. >> i own one pair of underwear. that's it. some of these billionaires they got three, four pairs. and i don't have a dryer. i have to put my clothes on the radiator. >> yesterday sanders was asked about the "snl" sketch on the campaign trail. and here's what he had to say. >> yes, last week, i bough my second pair of underwear. that's a joke. all right? please, , n't writit down. that was a joke. joke, joke, yes. >> three, four pairs. >> i can watch this over and over again. sanders also said he wants larry david to come on stage at his next rally saying "he does it better than i do." >> he does. he also added he has ample

have one suit wh elected mayor of burlington back in 19 1. >> we trust you, mr. sanders. we don't need proof. >> we don't want to know what type of underwear. to another snl alum made a lot of headlines earlier this year by appearing at the 40th anniversary of "saturday night live." last week murphy said he backed away from doing a bill cosby joke that same night. >> last night, murphy accepted e marark twain prize for american humor at the kennedy center and dusted off his old pudding pop joke and did a cosby joke among a series of others. >> it was the first time murphy has told jokes on stage since 1986. >> is that math right? >> that's insane. it will air on sunday night, november 23rd on pbs. i assume that's eith rawaw or dangerous. forget what they used to be called. >> you know someone else we haven't heard from in awhile? adele.

released a new album in nearly five years. yesterday a mysterious 30-second clip aired on british television with white lyrics 0 on black screen and an unmistakable voice singing them. hello, it's me i was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet to go over everything >> that does sound very much like adele. >> what do you think? is it new mus from adele's upcoming album? >> because she found love and you know, found happiness t that she wouldn't be all that good anymore. we will see. >> apparently adele's camp tells abc news "no comment about a new album." >> so it's her. and heads up. during a commercial break, during tonight's monday night match-up on espn, you will see the new trailer for pore "star wars."

>> the new york joints faces the philadelphia eagles but that's nothing compmpared to the galaxies aveled by the millennium falcon. >> check out the official theatric poster being released today. tickets for the film which hits theaters december 18th. >> kendis, i am not your pare. >> yes, you are not. nor my baby mama or nothing. coming up, swallowing

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abc's juju chang has more. >> reporter: brooklyn's coney island is full of attractions not for the faint of heart. but there's one act in the circus sideshow that tops them all. ray is the resident sword swallower. >> let's do it. >> reporter: it's is the ultimate don't try this at home. >> down the hatch. down thehecratch. >> reporter: during the course of a particular show day, he ll swallow a sword about 25 titimes. >> someone who says that i'm risking my health swallowing swords would be absolutely right because i am doing that every single time i swall a sword. i do it so i can entertain people. i have to defy death in the process, then so be it. >> reporter: believe it or not, more p people are willing to take that risk. showssike american horror story freak show have put the act back in the spotlight. seasoned performers and newcomers alike flock to the coy island sideshow school to

to them the $1,000 tuition fee is worth it to pick up the crets of the trade from the professor adam. >> what you're about to see is the most dangerous art known as sword s swallowin there's been ap ?t injuries. every so often, you'll hear of sword swallowers ripping their insides up. >> reporter: for the students, it's part of the draw. >> you have to be in control of something day, and it looks fantastic. >> you want to be nice and relaxed. >> they start slow with bent coat hangers. when they master that, they charge onto the heavy artillery. the stakes are high, internal bleeding, punctured esophagus, perforated lungs and death can all happen if something goes awry. but adam says they can get there with a little practice and a lot of determination. juju chang, abc news, new york. >> is it over? >> i'm totally creeped out by it. >> it's done in.

>> it is done. you can look again. throughout the story, reena was can we cut out of the story right now? >> i just can't watch. not on tv not at the show. not ever. >> don't miss our updates on facebook. no sword swallowing there. >> we promise that's it. no more sword swallowing.

no good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. here are some top stories we're following this morning on "world news now." another bold attack has rattled israel. jews and arabs facing off yet again. israel hastily erecting a wall to keep out attackers, raising fes this morning that the region could be on the brink of yet another round of heav violence. the nuclear deal with iran is now in effect but the u.s.

sanctions are lifted. iran must first show that it is limiting its nuclear programs. >> a powerful typhoon came ashore in the philippines. thousands trapped in the floodwaters. the storm is now heading toward taiwan. and millions of people in the eastern half of the country including the south are waking up to cold temperatures. . some are still shoveling out from the as much as 9 inches of snow. those are some of our top stories on this monday, october 19th. from abc news, this is "world news now." we say hello to you. we're going to get started with the latest wave of violence creating more instability in the middle east. >> palestinian and israeli forces clashed in the west bank sterday. troops responding to stone throwing protesters with tear gas and rubber bullets. and the violence took a deadly

latest. >> reporter: gunfire at a bus station in southern israel. an armed palestinian killing one israeli soldier and wounding almost a dozen others before being shot and killed. a foreign bystander was shot, brutally beaten and reportedly died of his wounds. it's the latest in two weeks of lone wolf attacks and growing clashes which israel accuses palestinian leaders of inciting. this has become a daily theme, almost, in the west bank. palestinians say it's motivated by israeli infringement at the holy al aqsa mosquand young anger erupting over israel's occupation. inerusalem, the city that israel calls its undivided capital, the divisions, physical and emotional, are growing between its residents. this wall went up just a short time ago here in this palestinian neighborhood, adding to the roadblocks that already surround it. measures that the israeli police

stop this wave of attacks but which also fuel the palestinian frustration and anger. as israeli residents worry about the next attack, many palestinians now show their i.d.s to leave their neighborods. stop and frisk is on the rise. the violence also boiling over to biblical sites. joseph's tomb in the w west bank which is referred by jews was torched by palestinians. with neither side taking steps to ease the tension here, sesecretary state john kerry is now getting involved. due to meet this week with israel's prime minister on thursday and with the palestinian president a few days later. alex marquardrdt, abc news, jerusalem. staying in the region, a top al qaeda leader has been killed in a u.s.-led drone strike in syria. the pentagon said sanafi al nasser was the head of an al qaeda cell which had been plotting attacks against the u.s. as well as europe. the u.s. with defefense sectary calls his death a significant blow. as isis continueso face u.s.-led air strikes, the ira government is showing off some

attatacks of i own. this video believed to be from the government showing an air strike on isis targets in the cities of tikrit and samarra north of baghdad. smoke you can see rising there from houses identified as hideouts for extremists. iraq is describing the strikes as painful and accurate. to politics now, fighting words from donald trump and jeb bush as the vice president remains mum about his next move. six republican candidates played to the same crowd in texas yesterday, trying to win over thousands of christian conservatives at a popular megachurch. the gop front runner found himself embroiled in a another feud here's more from abc's devin dwyer. >> reporter: a blame game over the nation's deadliest terror attack. donald trump suggesting he could have stopped the 9/11 hijackers. >> if i were running things, i doubt those people wld have been in the country. >> reporter: a bold claim challenged swiftly by jeb bush.

this new campaign video mocking trump and his ability to be commander in chief. >> he's an actor playing the role of a candidate for president. not boning up on the issues. report bush on the attack angered by the suggestion that george w. bush is responsible for 9/11. >> i'm not blaming george bush. but i don't want jeb bush saying my brother kept us safe. >> repeporter: mnwhile, joe biden nearing a decision on a 2016 campaign. perhaps the biggest sign he'll run, biden calling the president of the nation's's p powerful firefighters union. the president of the union telling abc news they discussed in detail a planned campaign strategy. biden holed up inside his delaware compound after telling a new york city audience o of the grief over his son's death. >> as my son beau used to say, just keep moving forward. >> reporter: his potential rivals are pushing forward on the campaign trail, and lampooned on "saturday nig live." >> i own one pair of underwear. thatat's it. some of these billionaires, they

got three, four pairs. >> reporter: larry david stealing the show as bernie sanders. a little humor ahead of a big week for democrats. hillary clinton seto of it before house republicans on the benghazi attacks. devin dwyer, abc news, the white house. the search continues for a gunman who opened fire at a street festival in fort myers, florida. a 20-year-old man was killed and five others wounded at zombie con saturday night. the shooting sent revellers dressed as zombies running for their lives. so far no word on a possible move. some new rules for those who operate drones in the u.s. will be flounced today. a movey the government to bring some law and order to what's been an unregulated activity. aditi roy has the details. reporter. the the government is set to

owners across the country requiring those operating the gadgets to register their devices. the registry, just the latest move to regulate an exploding market in unmanned aircraft. some of those drones posing real danger in the air and on the ground. >> someone will fly their drone and we'll lose an airplane. >> it jus popped up neath our nose. >> reporter: from close calls s with commercial jets, to whizzing drones forcing no-fly zones for firefighters out west. the rest of us on the ground, on guard too. just last month, drones crashed in new york and california. hitting children on the ground. an estimated 500,000 drones already in the air and now those skies are about to get a whole lot buzzier. another 750,000 dronesre expected to be sold this christs. those new rules on drones like this one could be in place by christmas. details of part of the government plan will be announced on monday. aditi roy, abc news, los angeles.

>> all of that would mean that everyone hon took part in a two-day drone racing event in l.a. will have to register their drones. participants tested their flying skills along a half mile course. as one says, it was a unique flying expience for those at the controls. >> it's in essence a virtual reality flight. they're flying from the camera in the nose of the aircraft and seeing thahat eithern monitors or in goggles and actually the aircraft. >> it was a rough ride for some of the aircraft sufferi some damage along the way. racing was wortht though. there was a $5,000 prize in cash and prizes available. >> interesting. >> not a fan of the drones. >> not a fan of the drones. >> you know what i do love is key we. you knowhat i love in key west is stone crabs. it's open season for it. they got off to a cracking good start over the weekend.

>> look at the outfit. >> the fifth annual stone crab eating contest. >> dozens of participants cracked their way through 25 stone crab claws each. penalties were assessed for any crabmeat left behind. >> a guy named aaron sutcliff won the solo competition finishing in 14 minutes. the fastest two-person did it in under nine minutes. >> have you ever tried to crack that stuff? >> no, i prefer to have mine partially shelled. >> i'm one of those, please, can you plse. >> do it for me. > do it for me. yeah. so coming , the chess teacher who saved his class from a life-threatening ordeal. >> also ahead, tracy morgan making us all laugh. the comedy on "snl" after he recovered, the comedian that is, after he recovered from a serious accident. >> pushing for positive change and safety in a c city known for its gun violence. program that's reshaping neighborhoods one kid at a time. but first our monday forecast

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and ha canoe is carrying a group of kids from inner city d.c. picked from neighborhoods with the highest homicide rates brought here by d.c. cops they hardly know. >> you guys hear that? >> no gunshots. no sirens. >> reporter: it's orientation day for one group in the city's youth creating change program. looking to transform the way more than two dozen teens vieiew police. >> climbing. > a themselves. 17ear-old tamaji edwards is backing in the serenity. >> peaceful. quiet. i like quiet. >> reporter: but only days later, tamaji is carrying t the casket of his cousin, a brother-like figure gunned down just across the d.c. line. >> you said someone got shot? >> yes, yes. >> reporter: at the funeral, a community leader chastises the young people.

>> do black lives really matter? >> telling them they're part of the problem. >> he would not be where he is if some of you would have said something to somebody who knew what was going on. >> reporter: the murder remains unsolved. as the nation's capital battles a near 50% increase in homicide.. >> so yeah, i need to start looking at spots that can be redone. >> reporter: even a ride with police for a community service project has its dangers. he and donye keep ducking into their seats. they're not playing games. >> those neighborhoods are actually you might say at war but theyey have a beef. >> a threat of violence these kids know all too well. how many of y you guys have heard gunshots in your neighborhood? >> all of us. >> reporter: how many know someone who's been shot or injured? >> all of us. >> reporter: to slow the violence, many believe the young people must start tthe trust police. >> some police think they can do

what had he want. and that ain't true all the time. >> people will be like, i don't want to workith the police but then when they get with us and interact and see we having fun and want to have fun just like them, we're just like them. >> five weeks in, the young people end up somewhere many never imagined. >> for a traffic light? >> the police training academy. >> let themm see what is like to be on a traffic stop. to be the police officer and stop a car. >> how fearful were you? >> i'm kind of fearful when he got out of the car like he came towards me. >> so now whenn you guys out there, the police just shot this kid, you can relate now saying you know what? there might be more to the story. >> reporter: over the weeks and months we followed the teens, we see a transformation. on graduation day at fedex field, there's now pride and that elusive trust with police. >> at first i ain't like them. now i look at them different. you feel like they took me in as

one of him. >> the young people are n embracing police trying to navigate the violence around them. >> you got to the keep moving forward and doing the best you can. >> pierre thomas, abc news, washshington. fascininating prram into it is an interesting program. i love the role playi that took place where they got to play the police officer a and see what sort of fear police officers deal with on a roo even traffic stop pre day. >> trading roles, rit? >> and there are many areas obviously we both lived in d.c., many areas that are goodd in d.c. but the violence is continuing in the southeast area where it is on the increase. it's a daily occurrence. >> what a great program. i hope other cities across the country try and use this one, as well. >> chicago needs it. coming up, a hero jumps into action in an unlikely place. >> the veteran that uses military training from 50 years ago to save children in a library. you're watching "world news now."

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they took the cue. they got up and ran out. just like little mice going down the hole, they were gone. >> reporter: the children, ages 7 to 13, all escaped unharmed. mom sandy rossi got out, too. >> our kids were definitely afraid and i was very afraid. >> reporter: vernon was all alone. then the attacker turned on him. >> he went overhand, i blocked with the left hand. >> reporter: brown is now charged with attempted murder. he was already facin22 counts of child pornography. >> i thought maybe i could persuade him just to give up the whole idea. that wasn't to be. >> reporter: vernon's hand was slashed in the attack but he's expected to make a full recovery. at church, the congregation greeted him as a hero. david wright, abc news, nenew york. >> and he celebrates his 76th birthday next week. >> just amazing that he decided to jump right into action right

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veterinary science at rutgers univerty as well as copresident of the bergen county chapter of the aspcpca. >> are you done? >> tracy morgan back at it. dusting off his old character brian fellow on snl over the weekend. >> so good to see him back. he was critically injured in a car wreck last year. it was unclear whether he would ever perform again. now he's proving he's tough, st as funny. sara haines has more. >> tracy morgagan returning to the "saturday night live" stage. >> people were wondering, can he speak? does he have 100% mental capaci. but the truth is i never did. >> paying tribute to the show that launched him to stardom. and rushed about i a group hug from his "30 rk" co-stars including tina fey and alec baldwin. >> good god, trace. >> i hello. it's me. astronaut jones. >> a night filled wh his most famous over the top characters.

>> i'm brian fellows. >> a heartfelt and hilarious comeback for thehe 46-year-old critically injured in a 2014 crash. >> this is a terrible accident. the car flipped. it's on its side. >> the collision with a speeding walmart tractor-trailer injuring the star and two others and killing a fellow comedian. morgan spending five weeks in the hospital. taking aong road to recovery. >> how you doing, trace? i. >> hey. hey, man. >> you look good, man. >> until you can be returned to your home, we are willing to help you,ive you food and water. in return we ask that you help broker peace. help us make. >> it was on the stage that made him famous where morgan himself said it best. >> i'm black and better than ever. >> sarah haines, abc news, new york. >> he does look fantastic. we also forget that jimmy mack, one of his mentors was killed in that dent so pretty remarkable to see how far he's come.

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facebook. this morning on "world news now," extreme weather as a wintry chill hits the midwest and northeast. >> the storm dumping several inches of snow, weeks earlier than usual to the powerful storm hitting the desert southwest. the pictures and the damage. international manhunt. the search for the notorious drug kingpin el chapo after his dramatic prison escapes months ago.

new details where he went. scary scenes at the annual zombie con gathering in florida. the fatal shooting that put real life fearr into e crowd. and double trouble on the beaches of hawaii. at first investigatorshought there were slims of two sharp attacks. now it appears something else from the deep attacked. it's monday, october 19th. . >> abc news, this isis "world news now." >> and we do say good morning to you u everyonen this morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. cold snap. >> yeah. yeah, , , itis. >> it always drives me nuts when it's cold outsi and the anchor on set wears sleeveless. who does that? >> because you have a warm heart. so it's warm inside. it's okay. this cold snap i was saying i have to do a speech later on this week at my alma mater. they got 68 inches of snow this weekend. i'm reconsidering that speech. it's a little too early for this.

a lot of people are dealing with it. >> it really is. i thought it might be a little bit warmer. ginger z did warn us it was going to be warmer. millions of people are in for a chilly commute later this morning. >> take a look at this. that's heavy snow falling in northern michigan, a keen repeatll the way to new engld. abc meteorologist rob marciano on the extremes from coast to coast. >> reporter: across upstate new york, a blast of winter bringing dangerous conditions alongng with it. more than 50 accidents in syracuse blamed in part on icy roads. up to nine inches of snow in some communities. and look at how fast the weather changed. just north of syracuse, this is what it looked like here last week. >> i woke this up morning and i thought it was christmas. >> reporter: enough for 3-year-old liannah ariola to build her first snowman. r mom telling us -- >> i have not seen this snow this early in a long time. >> reporter: that cold extending to michigan. temps in the mid-30s for these marathon runners in grand rapids. in nthern michigan, nearly a

half-foot of snow. and a fall wedding with a cold taste of winter. and in southern california, an winter el l nino preview has antelope valley residents cleaning up from you mud slides. >> >> very little we can recover. >> reporter: neighbors coming together. mosto not have flood insurance. >> you've just got to think about what you can do this hour, this moment, this day and then move on from there. >> reporter: harsh conditions and a rude awakening on both coasts. more of the el nino conditions expected in southern california and the immediate forecast for the colds enduring cold and snow, a nice little warmup come monday and tuesday. >> strong winds are moving across the southwesting with flash flood watches all the way to salt lake city. in phoenix, wind blew this canopy over crushing the pumps. no one was hurt. large damaging hail battered the areaollecting in swimming ols and lawns.

the ststorm knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers at its peak. >> we don't have the exclusive on this weather. take a look at this parts of the philippines recovering after a powerful typhoon came ashore. two people died and thousands were displaced by the storm with hour. entire provinces are said to be without power. the storm has weakened has it heads towards taiwan. it's expected to make landfall tomorrow. >> tensions continue in the middle east. a paleststinian aacker he opened pfeiffer fire kill agisrai soldier and wounding ten people before being shot and killed. israel put up a 15-foot high wall separating jewish and arab communities. a top al qaeda leader has been killed in a u.s. drone s strike in syria. the pentagon says sanafi al nasr

was the head of an al qaeda cell which had been plotting attacks against the u.s. and europe. the u.s. says he was funneling recruits from pakistan to syria through turkey. defense secretary calls his death a significant blow. mexican authorities maybe closing in on the escaped drurug lord known as el chapo. investigate erssay the notorious fugitive was recently hurt during an attempt to arrest him. more now from busy an's geo-ben any tez who has been on the case from the start. >> reporter: tonight, mexican authorities confirming joaquin el chapo guzman barely escaped an immense military operation where el chapo has his infamous cartel. the mexican government says the kingpin suffered "injuries to his leg and face" during that operation. residents in this village describing an all-out siege. this woman showing where she hid as bullets ripped through her home during a firefight. it's the closest law enforcement has apparently come to recapturing el chapo since his brazen prison break. abc news was the first american media inside the altiplano

maximum security prison. there's that surveillance camera. the surveillance camera, just released for the first te this week with audio captures el chapo removing his ankle monitor. he disappears into the shower. heust ducks and goes right ininto that le. all right, we're inside the el chapo tunnel. the freshly-dug one-mile-long tunnel. these are the stairs he uses to climb to freedom. and here it is. this is the house where he just walked into and disappeared. guzman's sinaloa carl is the largest drug trafficker in the usa and believed to be responsible for thousands deaths in this country. u.s. officials now offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the capture of the elusive el chapo. gio benitez, abc news, new york. a minnesota deputy sheriff was killed with his own gun by a hospitalized man. he was monitoring. police in st. cloud say the suspect got out of his bed and

struggled with the deputy before shooting him. hospital security officers then subdued the suspect with a stun gun and he died soon afterward. police say the suspect was not under arrest at the time and was not wearing handcuffs. >> this morning a killer remains on the loose after a deadly shooting at an annual zombie themed festival in florida. 20,000 people had gather for zombie con, many dressed like the living dead forced to run for their lives. when bullets started flying at the scene. we get more from abc's phillip mena. >> reporter: chaos in the streets of downtown ft. myers, florida. thousands of people running for cover saturday night after gunfire rings out at the annual zombicon festival. >> four or five shots at the same time. pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. >> be advised, everybobody's running down broadway, everybody's running. >> reporter: the ghoulish costumes, complete with fake blood, only adding to the confusion. >> we didn't know if it was real or fake, so we kind of ran and

were like, wasas that re? when we went back, people were screaming, no, it was fake. >> reporter: five people injured in the shooting. one man shot dead. >> we saw a guy, he was laying on the ground. he was obviously already passed. >> reporter: 20-year-old tyrell taylor, a football player at a local junior college, killed. investigators searching for his killer are also hoping the public can provide more clues. phillip na, abc news, new york. >> a swimmer is in critical attack of a savage attack by a shark this weekend. this latest incident happened off lana ki beach on oahu. both the mans legs werersly injured. a surfer was seriously hurt in what was thought to have bee another shark attack. it was later determined to be an eel that bit him. >> the american academy of pediatrics is taking a strong stand against drinking any

alcohol while pregnant and they say even women trying to conceive should abstain entirely. the group found fetal alcohol syrome is a vastly underrecognized caught of developmental delay and intelltual disability. a little pink pill dubbed as female vi aggragging is officially on the market but the world's first prescription drug tooost a woman's libido is not exexpected tfly off the shelves yet. researchers say it only works 13% of the time for women and can also cause severe side effects and can't be takenith alcohol or certain other drdrugs. those limitations could lead to the development of better treatment for women with a low sex drive. a rather unie new world record in the books. the reason for that, it's already been digested. >> here's why. it was the woworld's longest ba get. it was baked yesterday in milan, italy, using a specially dined portable oven which was moved

the baking tookearly seven hours because a baguette, get this 400 feet long. >> the record attempt was sponsored by the makers of nutella. love the good jar of nutella. afterwards, the baggette was certified and splatherred are the hazelnut spread and served. >> to hundreds and hundreds of happy people. anything with nutella is better. >> why have we never done this? this is the world's fair. it was at least the fourth world record declared during the six-month expo which included the longest pizza at nearly a mile long. we've got go to this next year. >> how have we not hosted the show from there. >> in e-year into coming up, grab your popcorn. it is sports with reena and a play na might behe most confusing in nfl history. not because she will be reporting it, but it will be confusing. > it will be clear when i explain. also a ahead, caht on camera.

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five members of one family died after their car went into a lake in tempe. both parents killed along with their three young children. investigators do not know what caused the crash or what led up to it. there are some witnesses who say it appeared intentional. and this from a road in texas. keep an eye on the motorcycle. the man driving it goes to pass a car which seems to swerve into the cycle's path sending the car and his girlfriend sliding along the road the bike's driver was along and caught, as well. anand police say that the car's driver may actually face felony charges. >> that biker was able to get up after that. incredible. we turn now to a wife and mother charged in a bizarre and really a twisted double murder plot in a story that is shocking a community in maryland. >> police y she orchestrated the kiing off her husband and another woman. they were both involved with. abc's mary bruce has the story. >> reporter: it's a twisted

bizarre story of love, betrayal and murder. a maryland woman accused of plotting to kill her husband and his lover. and police say she didn't do it alone. she, her 13-year-olold dghter and her daughter's 18-year-old boyfriend all charged with murder. >> it's very uncommon this type of a case. you mo, a love triangle gone very wrong. >> reporter: police allege 42-year-old ann and anstas stazdy enliststed her daughter's boyfriend to kill her husband of 18 years, anthony anastazi and 25-year-old jack rin riggs. >> the scene was staged well as a murder/suicide. the only reason we able to determine this was a double murder was because of good detective working. > people discover anthony in the couple's bedroom shot in the head a scene investigators say was carefully staged not carefully enough. a 458 caliber handgun next to his body not a match for ot .380

caliber shell casing found nearby. riggs who also lives in the family's home is found stabbed to death in her basement bedroom. while ann and anthony were both romantically involved with riggs, according to court documents, their marriage was fraught with conflict. >> recently the relationship between mr. and mrs. had seemed to cool down. >> cooling down so much that police say annnnent a series of test messages to her daughter and strauss covering the exchange of the gun transportation to the crime scene, and the spec discussion of two murders. police say strauss has admitted to the killings, both he and ann are being held here at this detention facility. both facing charges of first and seco degree murder. as for the 13-year-old daughter, she's being held at a juvenile facility also charged with first degree murder. anne arundel county, maryland. >> incredible story. >> fascinating case.

hour, the holiday season's hottt gift. we're talking about drones. before you shell out big bucks, some things you need to know before you take to the skies. >> but first, the major league playoffs and the deflategate rematch featured one of thee strangest plays in history. sports with reena next.

stations. this brings laughs to my face every time i see it. welcome back. is monday. that means a full segmentf expert analysis and play by play we call "spoports with reena." we sta with baseball. >> why not. that's where it is. the action, the mets looking to take a two-games to none lead in the national league championship series against the cubs.

on a cold cold windy night in queens, they got off to a hot start when david wright doubled in the bottom of the first. that put the mets up 1-0. next batter up, batter, batter, daniel murphy he founded his fifth playoff ho run. mets up 3 0i nil at that point. they went on to win 4-1. 4-1, kendis. >> against chicagonto game three tomorrow in chicago. >> big-time. >> looking forward to that one? >> yeah. we'll see how it all plays out. >> okay.y. in t american league, kansas city lds toronto, two games t none. their first, their game three is actually tonight. >> both series right now the are tied. >> yes. >> just the way we expected it to be into we like it to be draupic with sports. kind of like a spanish telenovela. next up, how about some football. last night, the new england patriots traveling to indianapolis to take on the colts in a deflategate rematch.

andrew luck and the colts stampeding for re-revenge. keeping pace with tom brady and -- >> what is that? >> what is that? what is that? >> pigskin, one of the most dumb founding plays in nfl history. lining up for the punt. colts shifted nine players toward the sideline then snapped the ball in the middle o of the field. not surprisingly, getting immediately tackled. it was the beginning of the end for the colts. >> it really was a dumb play. >> they dw it up. >> bottom line was they lose. 34-27. patriots stay undefeated. up next, the world cup. rugby of course, right? that's the other football. check out a play by new zealand better known as all blacks. julian sa have aia gets the ball and smashes through tee frenchmen. no pads. he scores. that's five points. all blacks a lot of them

embarrassing france 62-13. next week argentina against australia. i can't believe we covered rugby and didn't cover the michigan, pitch cuban state game. >> it was a grereat game. >> did you see it, jack >>ugby word cup. >> where is that poor punter this morning? can we track him down. >> all blacks. it was huge. >> i'm talking michigan. >> that has to be a first with sports with reena. what? >> the all blacks. >> the poor punter, we've got to track him down.til we hit ten thousand feet. i'm gonna take mucinex sinus-max. too late, we're about to take off. these dissolve fast. they're new liquid gels. and you're coming with me... wait, what?! you realize i have gold status? do i still get the miles? new mucinex sinus-max liquid gels. dissolves fast to unleash max strength medicine. start the relief. ditch the misery.

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beholdlook what he had carved out. farmers from scotland and he proposed to his fiance hailey and moefed into this will you marry me. >> how did she say yes? did she mow the lawn to say yes. >> that's a good point. we don't know if she the took took out the lawnmower or took out a bunch of corn be. >> an interesting wedding for those folk the blue jays were riding high going into the championship series they're in right now. this is how they ended it there with that well-known bat flip by joseba bautista after hitting that game winning home run there in their last series. one fan is so excited about this. we saw the guy who saved it into his chest. cool. one blue jay fan took it a step

>> the bat flipping and all. >> nice. >> cool. >> they're down two right now though. >> want to introduce you to the justin bieber fast food. apparently that's what one critic is calling it. it's a new berger by mcdonald's.

pork patty, bacon, lettuce, this morning o"world news now," political clash. trump's comments about 9/11 and who he says is responsible for the terror attacks. setting off a campaign firestorm between trump and jeb bush. football tragedy. the latest high school athlete to collapse and die during a game. the grief, the investigation and unanswered questions. >> and new this half hour, a race like no other through the desert. >> the automated challenge pitting nation against nation

horsepower. it's about cars that require no fuel. and later in "the skinny," political punch lines. larry david as presidential candidate bernie sanders. the memorable laughs, how sanders is responding and the big question,ill lry david be back on "snl" again. it's monday, october 19th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> hey, everyone. good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. we do thank you for joining us here on back to work monday. >> larry david has to come back. he was too good. you can't tell me he's not coming back. >> he was very, very good as bernie sanders. you know your campaign has made it when you get spoofed on snl. >> you're thinking was this the actual cnn debate for a second? it really was pretty spot on. >> they did a good job. that was an anderson cooper likeness there. we'll get to that later on in the show.

about the real guys and young women that are running for office. it is heating up with h a bitter war of words between twoop hopefuls as the vice president takes his time to make a cision. >> six of the republican candididates desnded at a forum at megachurch in plano, texas, making a personal appeal to,000s of christian conservatives. donald trump did not attend. he was too busy trading jabs with jeb bush. it's your voice, your voice. abc's devin dwyer covering the campaign. >> it's a feud few republicans expected to see. donald trump and jeb bush going at it over 9/11. >> jeb said we were safe with my brother. we were safe. well, the world trade center just fell down. now, am i trying to blame him? i'm not blame aganybody but the world trade center came down. when he said we were safe, that not safe. >> jebush fired back in a new campaign video and on tv. >> it looks as though he's an actor playing the role of presidennot boning up on the

>> reporter: the controversy ben last week when trump suggested in an interview with bloomberg tv that george bush might be to blame for the 9/11 attacks. >> when you talk about george bush, i mean, say what you want. the world trade center came down during his time. >> you can'tlame george bush for that. >> he was president, okay? >> reporter: tmp insists he wasn't placing blame but a tougher stance on immigration like his would have stopped the 9/11 hijijackers. >> i'm extremely tough on people coming into this country. i believe if i were running things, i doubt those families -- i doubt those people would have been inhe country. >> mr. trump talks about things as though he's still on the "apprentice." >> on the democratic side, all eyes remain on vice president joe biden. >> maybe the greatest t honor i have ever received in my public life. >> and still no word on the race for president. democratic front runner hillary clinton says he's not interested in adding pressure. >> i'm not in any way suggesting or recommending that the vice president accept any timetable other than the one that is clicking inside of him.

he has to make this decision. >> reporter: a decision that could come in the next few days. devin dwyer, abc news, washington. thank you so much, devin. the histstoric nucar deal with iran is now in effect, but the u.s. says it could be months before economic sanctions are lifted. iran must first prove that it is limiting its nuclear program. looking to the future, iran's vice president says his country is anticipating a tnami of tourism once the sanctions are gone. >> a top al qaeda leader has been killed in a drone strike in sya. sanafi al nasr was the highest ranking leader of the khorasan al qaeda spinoff group. the u.s. says he was funneling recruits from pakistan to syria through turkey. he's the fifth senior khoran group leader killed in the p past few months. as isis continues to face a barrage of u.s.-led air strikes the iraqi be government is also showing off some attacks an of its own. this is believed to be government air strikes in the cies of tikrit and tamar

north of baghdad. you can see smoke rising from houses identified as hideouts for extremists. israel remains on edge this morning racked by more deadly violence. a palestinian attacker opened fire at a bus stop killing an israeli soldier and wounding ten people before being shot and killed. israel put up a 15-foot high wall celebrating jewish and arab neighborhoods in east jerusalem. attacks over the last month have claimed the lives of nine israelis and more than 40 palestinians. a long time sheriff's deputy is being mourned in minnesota after he was shot to death during a struggle. investigatorors say heas monitoring a patient in a hospital in st. cloud when the struggle ensued. the suspect grabbed the deputy's gun and shot him to death. the suspect later died of a heart attack after being shot by a stun gun. >> a man t the hunt is under way in florida after a deadly shooting at an annual zombie themed street festival.

five others wounded when shots were fired at zombie con in mort myers saturday night sending revelers dressed as the walking dead screaming and running for their lives. >> about four or five shots at the same time. pop, pop, pop, pop. >> we started running because we saw a hoard of people running and heartwo really loud bangs. > 20,000 people had gathered for the event. the man killed has been identified as tyrell taylor, a local college football player. so far, there have been no arrests and no word on possible motive. >> for the sixth time this otball season, a high school is mourning the death of a player. a 16-year-old junior from alto, texas, collapsed during a game on friday. on saturday the community rereturnrned tthe adium in his honor. abc's ron claiborne has the story. >> reporr: in tribute and in ief, family and friends, classmates and teammates circled the football field where cam'ron matthe collapsed moments after telling the coach he didn't feel right. he was airlifted to a nearby

he died the next day. >> so many people gathering here, it's very fitting,g, at th football stadium, where he spent so much of his time. >> reporter: just weeks into the fallootball season, matthews is now the sixth player to die. although it's not yet confirmed his deatis football related. since 2005, the deaths of 36 high school foball players have been attributed to on field injuries. two weeks ago, 17-year-old kenny bui died days after sustaining a head injury in a game in seattle. an autopsy concluded he died of blunt force trauma. catastrophic head injuries occur much more frequently at the high school level. one theory why -- few high schools have the sideline medical staff that college and pro teams do. they're still not getting the same medical care that the average college player is getting. > reporte with two more months of high school football, to play, the concern the likelihood there will only be more injured. ron claiborne, abc news, new york. >> sad trend continuing there.

pistorius set to be released on parole from a prin in south africa, we are told tomorrow. the track star known as the blade runner will have served one year of what was a five year sentence for killing his girlfriend, reva steenkamp. when he leaves prison, he will be placed under house arrest. prosecutors are appealing the original verdict against him clclaiming ishould have been for murder. that appeal will be heard in court in two weeks. >> a powerful typhoon is heading to taiwan after leaving two -- at least two people dead in the philippines. thousands were displaced from their vils and entire provinces are without power this morning. the typhoon came ashore with winds gusting up to 115 miles an hour. but it is much weaker now. back here now to the southwest where flood watches are in effect. as strong storms move across the region in phoenix, fieierce wind blew this gas station canopy over crushing the palms.s. fortunately, no one was hurt. large hail battered the area collecting in pools and even on the lawns. the storm knocked out power to

tens of thousands of customers at its peak. meanwhile, an early ast of winter hitting the east already. frost and freeze advisories reached into the deep south this morning, but the northern edge of theountry is getting the worst of it. as much as 9 inches of lake effect snow fell araround syracuse, bringing down power lines and trees still covered in leaves. and in buffalo, the fans bundled up against the snow as the bills hosted the bengals. >> they're saying its too early. sticking with the nfl, quite a start t for the w york yankee slugger, alex rodriguez o is joining fox postseason baseball coverage. he was introduced yesterday on the pregame show on fofox. >> and this happened. a-rod made himself comfortable by throwing a pass that broke a studio monitor. he tweeted i'll try not to break anything else. >> while you were gone, we had some fun with football and our director sandy was getting nervous that we were going to do this.

as'm thrhrowing thpass, he kept saying don't hit the monitor. zoent hit the monitor. >> you threw a pass. those thgs are pretty exnsive. there could be so many jokes about people saying that a-rod is clean these days. he is. he still has an arm of some sort. coming up in "the skinny," bernie sanders responds to jokes about his underwear. >> also ahead, new rules for anyone flying drones. the guidelines coming out today and are they enough to keep the sky safe? and later the daring guy named ray who has made quite a name for himself by swallowing a sword 25 times a day. that's after a chill on today's forecast map. what do you think it would look like if there was a football that had taken out one of those. new york would be missssing, d't you think? >> i don't know. you could aim for orlando.

polygrip. this is a death defyfying ride for a boston man just after setting off in a qualifying round of a mountain bike competition in utah. loses control. crashes down the side of the cliff. his lmet camera recording it all from his viewpoint. this is unbelievable. the man actually gs up. gets back on his bike. >> no way. >> and then finishes the race. on than course, it's amazing any of the competitors survived. it's pretty remarkable. >> did he win? >> no word. but the fact that he got back up is pretty remarkable. >> that would be winning. a race of a very different sort is going on in australia called the world solar challenge. a nearly 1900 mile race from darwin to adelde. 46 solar cars from 25 countries

the race was first held in 1987. it happens every two years. the first cars are expected at the finish line on wednesday. >> interesting looking. now to new rules for drones set to be announced today after too.dangerous close encounters up in the skies. the government now cracking down. >> they're going to be keeping a clclose eye everyone who owns what really is expected to be a very popular christmas present. abc's marci gonzalez has more. >> the faa announcing strict first of its kind rules for the types of drones most popular with hobbyist pilots confirming on monday the agency will lay out regulations requiring all new buyers to register their unmanned multi copters. part of their effort to get the popular but problematic aircraft under control expected to be one of the hottest gifts this holiday season. estimates say as many as 750,000 will be sold by christmas. the unmanned aerial vehicles have already proven to be

dangerous with case after case of airline pilots reporting dron flying too close to their aircra endangering passengers. >> it just popped up. >> some even impeding fire fighting efforts like this big fire back in july. >> sooner or later we're going to lose an airplplane due to a drone collision. >> regulations for commercial use of drones propoposed by the faa earlier this year require a written test and limit flight to below 500 feet. >> the objective is to get people to fly where they're supposed to fly, keep them from flying where they're not allowed to fly. >> marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. >> all right. know what i want for christmas. coming up, eddie murphy does somethg he hasn't done in decades. >> and bernie sanders talks about what we've all been rious about, his underwear. that's next in "the skinny." >> you wanted to know? "world news now" continues

stations. skinny, so skinny leading us off, the buzz from this weekend's "snl." boy was it good. >> it was a good show. tracy morgan returning to the stage that launched his career. it w much anticipated, of course. tracy try upped really showing he's still got it after r near losing his life in an accident as expxpected, hgot plenty of laughshs. >> but you knowhat wasn't

expected? comedianan and "sefeld" co-creator larry david joined the democratic debate sketch playing who else, bernie sanders. boy, was he good. >> i own one pair of underwear. that's it. some of these billionaires they got three, four pairs. and i don't have a dryer. i have to put my clothes on the radiator. >> yesterday sders was asked about the "snl" sketch on the campaign trail. and here's what he had to say. >> y, last week, i bought my second pair of underwear. that's a joke. all right? please, don't write it down. that was a joke. joke, joke, yes. >> three, four pairs. >> i can watch this over and over again. sanders also said he wants larry david to come on stage at his next rally saying "he does it better than i do." >> he does. he also added he has ample supply of underwear but did only

have one suit when elected mayor of burlington back in 1981. >> we trust you, mr. sanders. we don't need proof. >> we don't want to knowow what type of underwear. to another snl alum made a lot of headlines earlier this ye, eddie murphy by appearing at the 40th anniversary of "saturday night live." last week murphy said he backed away from doing a bill c cosby joke that same night. >> last night, murphy accepted the mark twain prize for american humor at the kennedy center and dusted off his old pudding pop voice and did a cosby joke among a series of others >> it was the first time murphy has told any jokes on stage since 198 . >> is that math right? >> that's insane. november 23rd on pbs. i assume that's either raw or dangerous. i forget what they used to be called. his standup acts. >> you know someone else we haven't heard from in awhile? give us a little tease. adele. >> the british singer hasn't released a new album in nearly five years.

yesterday a mysterious 30-second clip aired on british television with white lyrics on a black screen and an unmistakable voice singing them. hello, it's me i was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet to go oveeverything >> that does sound very much like adele. >> what do you think? is it nenew music om adele's upcoming album? >> got to be. because she found love and you know, pound happiness that she wouldn't be all that good anymore. we will see. >> apparently adele's camp tells abc news "no comment about a new album." >> so it's her. and heads up. during a commercial break, during tonight's monday night football match-up on espn, you will definitely see the new

awakens." the new york giants face the philadelphia eagles but that's nothing compared to the galaxies traveled by the millennium falcon. >> check outhe official theatrical poster being released today. tickets for the film which hits thears december 18th. >> kendis, i am not yoyour fathe >> yes, you are not. nor my baby mama or nothing. coming up, swallowing

>> and why some people -- so way back before there were movies, america had to turn to other forms of entertainment. >> yes, like sideshows and these relics of the past are making a comeback with a lot of people paying good money to do the unthinkable to their bodies.

abc's juju chang has more. >> reporter: brooklyn's coney not for the faint of heart. but there's one act in the circus sideshow that tops them all. ray is the resident sword swallower. >> let's do it. >> reporter: it's the ultimate don't try this at home. >> down the hatch. down the scratch. >> reporter: during the course of a particular show day, he will swallow a sword about 25 times. >> someone who says that i'm risking my health swallowing swords would be absolutely right because i am doing that every single time i swallow a swsword. i do it so i c can enterin people. if i have to defy death in the process, then so be it. >> reporter: believe it or not, more people are willing to tak that risk. shows like "american horror story freak show" have put the act back in the spotlight. seasoned performers and newcomers alike flock to the coney island sideshow school to learn the hottest acts.

to them the $1,000 tuition fee is well worth it to pick up the secrets of the trade from the professor adam reelman. >> what you're about to see is the most dangerous circus sideshow, the art known as sword swallowing. there's been a few major injuries. every so often, you'll hear of sword swallowers ripping their insides up. >> reporter: for the students, it's part of the draw. >> you have to be in control of something dangerous and it looks fantastic. >> you want to be nice and relaxed. >> they start slow with bent coat hangers. when they master that, they charge onto the heavy artillery. the stakes are high, internal bleeding, punctured esophagus, perforated lungs and deathan all happen if something goes awry. but adam says they can get there with a little practice and a lot of determination. juju chang, abc news, new york. >> is it over? >> i'm totally creeped outy it. >> it's done? >> it is done. you can look again.

throughout the story, reena was can we cut out of the story right now? >> i just can't watch. not on tv. not at the show. not ever. >> don't miss our updates on facebook. no swordwallowing there. >> we promise that's it. no more sword swallowing. this is abc's "world news

two decades. good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. here are some top stories we're following this morning on "world news now." another bold attack has rattled israel. jews and arabs facing off yet again. israel hastily erecting a wall to keep out attackers, raising fears this morning that the region could be on the brink of yet another round of heavy violence. the nuclear deal with iran is now in effect but the u.s. says it could take months before sanctions are lifted.

iran must first show that it is limiting its nuclear programs. >> rescue efforts are under way in the philippines after a powerful typhoon came asho. thousands trapped in the the storm is now heading toward taiwan. and millions of people in the eastern half of the country including the south are waking up to cold temperatures. some along the great lakesing are sti shoveling out from as much as 9 inches of snow. those are some of our top stories on this monday, october 19th. from abc news, this is "world news now." we say hello to you. we're going to get started this half hour with the latest wave of violence creating more instability in the middle east. >> palestinian and israeli forces clashed in the west bank yesterday. troops responding to stone throwing protesters with tear gas and rubber bullets. and the violence tk a deadly turn in southern israel. abc's alex marquardt has the latest.

station in southern israel. an armed palestinian killing one israeli soldier and wounding almost a dozen others before being shot and killed. a foreign bystander was also mistaken for an attacker, he was shot, brutally beaten and reportedly died of his wounds. it's the latest in two weeks of lone wolf attacks and growing clashes which israel accuses palestinian leaders of inciting. this has become a daily theme, almost, in the west bank. palestinians say it's motivated by israeli infringement at the holy al aqsa mosque and young anger erupting over rael's occupation. in jerusalem, the city that rael calls its undivided capital, the divisions, physical and emotional, are growing between its residents. this wall went up just a short time ago here in this palestinian neighborhood, adding to the roadblocks that already surroundt. measures that the israeli policece tell us are necessary to try to stop this wave of attacks but which also fuel the palestinian

frustration and anger. as israeli residents worry about the next attack, many palestinians now show their i.d.s to leave their neighborhoods. stop and frisk is on the rise. the violence also boiling over to biblical sites. joseph's tomb in the west bank, which is revered by jews was torched by palestinians. with neither side taking steps to ease the tension here, secretary of state john kerry is now getting involved. due to meet this week with israel's prime minister on thursday and with the palestinian president a few days late alex marquardt, abc news, jerusalem. staying in the region, a top al qaeda leader has been killed in a u.s.-led drone strike in syria. the pentagon said sanafi al nasr was the head of an al qaeda cell which had been plotting attacks against the u.s. as well as europe. the u.s. defense secretary calalls his death a significant blow. as isis continues to face

strikes, the iraqi government is showowing off me attacks of its own. this video believed to be from the government showing an air strike on isis targets in the cities of tikrit and samra north of baghdad. smoke you can see rising there from houses identified as hiouts for extremists. iriraq is deribing the strikes as pnful and accurate. to politics now, fighting words from donald trump and jeb bush as the vice president remains mum about hinext move. six republican candidates played to the same crowd in texas yesterday, trying to win over thousands ofof christi conservatives at a popular megachurch. the gop front runner found himself embroiled in another feud. here's more om abc's devin dwyer. >> reporter: a blame game over the nation's deadliest terror attack. donald trump suggesting he could have stopped the 9/11 hijackers. >> if i were running things, i doubt those peoplele would he been in the country. >> reporter: a bold claim chalallenged sftly by jeb bush. in a new campaign video mocking trump and his ability to be

commander in chief. >> he's an actor playing the role of a candidate for president. not boning up on the issues. >> reporter: bus on the attack as he struggles in the polls angered by trump's suggestion that forme president george w. bush is responsible for 9/11. >> i'm not blaming george bush. but i don't want jeb bush saying my brother kept us safe. >> reporter: meanwhile, joe biden nearing a decision on a 2016 campaign. perhaps the biggest sign he'll run, biden calling the president of the nation's powerfulul firefighters union. the president of the union telling abc news they discussed in detail a planned campaign strategy. biden holed up inside his delaware compound afteter tellin a new york city audience of the grief over his son's death. >> as my son beau used to say, just keep moving forward. >> reporter: his potential rivals are pushing forward on the campaign trail, and lampooned on "saturday night live." >> i own one pair of underwear. that's it. some of these billionaires, they got three, four pairs. >> reporter: larry david

stealing the show as bernie sanders. a little humor ahead of a big week for democrats. hillary clinton set to testify before house republicans on the benghazi attack boston devin dwyer, abc news, the white house. the search continues for a gunman who opened fire at a zombie happy toed street festival in ft. myers, florida. a 20-year-old man was killed and five others wounded at zombie con saturday night. the shooting sent revellers dressed as zombies running for their lives. 20,000 people had gathered for the event. so far, there's no word on a possible motive. some new rules for those who operate drones in the u.s. will be flounced today. a move by the government to bring some law and order to what's been an unregulated activity. aditi roy has the details. >> reporter: the government is set to unveil new rules for drone owners across the country, requiring those operating the gadgets to register their devices. the registry, just the latest

move to regulate an exploding market in unmanned aircraft. some of those drones posing real danger in the air and on the ground. >> somody is going to fly their dne and we're going to lose an rpla sometime. >> it just popped up neath our nose. >> reporter: from close calls with commercial jets, to whizzing drones forcing no-fly zones for firefighters out west. the rest of us on the ground, on guard too. just last month, drones crashed in new york and california hitting children on the ground. an estimated 500,000 drones already in the air and now those skies are about to get a whole lot buzzier. anothe750,000 drones are expected to be sold this christmas. those new rules on drones like this one could be in place by christmas. details on part of the government'slan will be announced on monday. aditi roy, abc news, los angeles. >> all of that would mean that evyone hon took part in a

two-day drone racing event in l.a. will have to register their drones. participants testeted their ying skills along a half mile course. as one organer says, it was a unique flying experien for those at the controls. >> it's in essssence a vtual reality flight. they're flying from the camera in the nose of thehe aircrafand seeing that either on monitors or in goggles and actually piloting it as if they are in the aircraft. >> it was a rough riride for se ofof the airaft suffering some damage along theay. racing was worth it though. there s a $500 prize in cash and prizes available. >> interesting. >> not a fan o of the dres. >> not a fan of the drones. > i love game of drones. >> you know what i do love is key west. you know what i love in key west is stone crabs. it's open season for it. they got off to a cracking good start over the weekend. >> look at the outfit.t. >> the fifth annual stone crab eating contest.

>> dozens of participants cracked their way through 25 stone crab claws each. the idea was to do it in the fastest way. penalties were assessed for any crabmemeat left hind. >> a guy named aaron sutcliff won the solo competition finishing in 14 minutes. the f fastest two-person team did it in under nine minutes >> have you ever tried to crack that stuff? >> no, i prefer to have mine partially shelled. >> i'm one of those, please, can you please. >> do it for me. >> do it for me. yeah. so coming up, the chess teacher who saved his class from a life-threatening ordeal. >> also ahead, tracy morgan returning to what he does best, making us all laugh. the comedy on "snl" after he recovered, the comedian that is, afteter he recered from a serious accident. >> pushing for positive change and safety in a city known for its gun violence the program that's reshaping neighborhoods one kid at a time. but first, our monday forecast map.

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creditcards.com. a tragedy in minnesota. a sheriff's deputy was killed with his own gun by a hospitalized man that he was monitoring. police in st. cloud say the suspect got out of his hospital bed and struggled with the deputy before shooting him. hospital security officers then subdued the suspect with a stun gun. and he died soon afterwards. police say the suspect was not under arrest at the time and was not wearing handcuffs. >> it's evident that the u.s. is grappling with the surge of gun violence in our bigger cities and rising tensions between the police and the communities they serve. >> but there is a new program in our nation's capital trying to bring those tensns down and save young lives. here's abc's pierre thomas. >> reporter: it's a beautiful morning along the potomac river.

group of kids from inner city d.c. picked from neighborhoods with the higst homicide rates. they've been brought here by d.c.d. d.c. cops they hardly know. >> you guys hear that? >> no gunshots. no sirens. >> reporter: it's orientation day for one group in the city's youth creating change program, looking to transform the way more than two dozen teens view police. >> climbing. > and themselves. 17-year-old tamaji edwards is basking in the serenity. >> hear that? peaceful. quiet. i like quiet. >> reporter: but only days later,amaji is carrying the casket of his cousin, a brother-like figure e gunned dn just across the d.c. line. >> you said someone got shot? >> yes, yes. >> reporter:t the funeral, a community leader chastises the young people. >> do black lives really matter?

the problem. >> he would not be where he is if some of you would have said something to somebody who knew what was going on. >> reporter: the murder remains unsolved. as the nation's capital battles a near 50% increase in homicide. >> so yeah, i need to start looking at spots that can be redone. >> reporter: even a ride with police for a community service project has its dangers. tamajend donye keep ducking into their seats. >> you can't be seen up here. >> reporter: they're not playing games. >> those neighborhoods are actually you might say at war but they have a beef. >> a threat of violence these kids know all too well. how many of you guys have heard gunshots in your neighborhood? >> all of us. >> reporter: how many know someone who's been shot or injured? >> all of us. >> reporter: to slow the violence, many believe the young people must start to trust police. >> some police think they can do

what they want. and that ain't true all the time. >> people will be like, i don't want to work with the police but then when they get with us and interact and see we having fun and want to have fun just like them, we're just like them. >> five weeks in, the young people end up somewhere many never imagined. >> come on, man. for a traffic light? >> the police training academy. >> let them see what it's like to be on a traffic stop. to be the police officer and stop a car. >> how fearful were you? >> i'm kind of fearful when he got out of the car like he came towards me. >> so now when y you guys t thereear the news saying police just shot this kid, you can relate now the saying you know what? there might be more to the ststory. >> reporter: over the weeks and months we followed the teens, we see a transformation. on graduation day at fedex field, there's now pride and that elusive trust with police. >> at first i ain't like them. now look at them different. you feel like they took me in as one of him. >> the young people are now

embracinpolice trying to navigate the violence around them. >> you got to keep moving forward and doing the best you can. >> pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> fascinating program. >> it is an interesting program. i love the role playing that took place where they got to play the police officer and see what sort of fear police officers deal with on a routine track stop pre day. >> trading roles, right? >> and there are many areas obviously we both lived in d.c., many areas that are good in d.c. but the violence is ntinuingng across the anacostia river in the southst area where it is on the increase. it's a daily occurrence. >> what a great program. i hope other cities across the country try and use this one, as well. >> chicago needs it. coming up, a hero jumps into action in an unlikely place. >> the veteran that uses military training from 50 years ago to save children in a library. you're watching "world news now." "world news now" continues

it's one of the most unlikely stings for a knife attack inside a public library during a children's chess class. but luckily, their instructor was no ordinary teacher. >> he was a retired army veteran who just happened to have mastered knife training nearly 50 years ago. here's abc's david wright. >> units to the library. > reporte in a public library in illinois, a violentttack by a man wielding at least two hunting knives. >> they do have the knives. he has cut another person who has a pretty good hand injury. >> reporter: 19-year-old dustin brown allegedly burst in to the room skriming, "i'm going to kill some people." that's when he met his match. >> gooood mornin >> reporter: 75-year-old james vernon was teaching a chess class at the library. >> i thought first, this is a really bad halloween prank and then i realized this wasn't a prank. this was the real thing. >> reporter: the army veteran put himself between the would be attacker and the 16 kids. >> i gave them the cue. they took the cue.

they got up and ran out. just like little mice going down the hole, they were gone. >> reporteter: the cldren, ages 7 to 13, all escaped unharmed. mom sandy rossi got out, too. >> our kids were definitely afraid and i was vy afraid. >> reporter:r: vernon s all alone. then the attacker r turned ohim. >> he went overhand, blocked with the left hand. >> reporter: brown is now charged with attempted murder. he was already facing 22 c counts of chi pornography. >> i thought maybe i could persuade him just to give up the whole idea. that wasn't to be. >> reporter:ernon's hand was slashed in the attack but he's expected to make a full recove. at church, the congregation greed him as a hero. david wright, abc news, new york. >> and he celebrates his 76th birthday next week. >> just amazing that he decided to jump right into action right there. he's been a reretiree fowell

over a decade there. and he deserves the thanks of that congregation and many more all across this country. >> he retired from caterpillar in 2002 and underwent surgery to prepare his wounds. he sure has a fighting spirit though. >> yes, he does. worst halloween joke. >> coming up, tracy morgan triumphs. >> the comedian returns home to his "snl" roots to do what he

now." he lives in the desert and loves water. please welcome a camel. hey, who are you? >> i am jannie shan berg of the center and adjunct professor of veterinary science at rutgers iversity as well as

copresident of the bergen county chapter of the aspca. >> are you done? >> tracy morgan back at it. dusting ofoff his olcharacter brian fellow on snl over the weekend. >> so good to see him back. the comedian was critically injured in a car wreck last year. it was unclear whether he would ever perform again. now he's proving he's tough, just as funny. abc's sara haines has more. >> tracy morgan returning to the "saturday night live" stage. >> people were wondering, can he speak? does he have 100% mental capacity? but the truth is i never did. >> reporter: paying tribute to the show that launched him to stardom and rushed by a group hug from his "30 rock" costars includg tina fey and alec baldwi >> good god, trace. >> hello. it's me. astronaut jones. >> a night filled with his most famous over the top characters.

>> i'm brian fellows. >> a heartfelt and hilarious comeback for the 46-year-old critically injured in a 2014 crash. >> this is a terrible accident. the car flipped. it's on its side. >> reporter: the collision with a speeding walmart tractor-trailer injuring the star and two others and killing a fellow comedian. morgan spending five weeks in the hospital. taking a l long roado recovery. >> how you doing, tracy? >> hey. hey, man. >> you look good, man. >> until you can b be return to your home, we are willing to help you, give you food an water. in return we ask that you help broker peace. help us make contact with your earthlings and understand their strange ways. >> but it was on the stage that made hip false where morgan himself said it t best. >> i'm back and better than ever. >> sarah haines, abc news, new york. >> he does look fantastic. we also forget that jimmy mack, one of his mentors was killed in that car accident. so prettyy remarkable to see just how far he's come. >> he's come a long way. he sued walmart and he said

earlier that walmart did right by him in the settlement of that lawsuit. of course, he has a lot of scars but it was good to see he could lalaugh at i >> that's the news for this half hour.

facebook. this morning on "world news now," extreme weather as a wintry chill hits the midwest and northeast. >> the storm dumping several inches of snow, weeks earlier than usual to the powerful storm hitting the desert southwest. the pictures and the damage. international manhunt. the search for the notorious drug kingpin el chapo after his dramatic prison escape months s ago.

scary scenes at the annual zombie con gathering in florida. the fatal shooting that put real life fear into the crowd. and double trouble on the beaches of hawaii. at first investigators thought there were victims of two sharkrk attacks. now it appears something else from the deep attacked. it's monday, october 19th. >> from c news, this is "world news now." and we do say good morning to you, everyone, on this monday. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. cold snap. >> yeah. yeahah, it is. >> it always drives me nuts when it's cold outside and the anchor on set wears sleeveless. who does that? >> because you have a warm heart. so it's warm inside. it's okay. this cold snap. i was saying, i have to do a speech later on this week at my alma mater. they got to 8 inches of snow this weekend. i'm reconsidering that speech. it's a little too early for this. a lot of people are dealing wi

it. >> it really is. i thought it might be a little bit warmer. ginger zee did warn us it was going to be warmer. now this cold snap hitting earlier than usual. millions of people are in for a chilly commute later this morning. >> take a look at this. that's's heavy sw falling in northern michigan. a scene repeated all the way to new england. abc meteorologist rob marciano on the extremes from coast to coast. >> reporter: across upstate new york, a blast of winter bringing dangerous conditions along with it. more than 50 accidents in syracuse blamed in part on icy roads. up to nine inches of snow in some communities. and look at how fast the weather changed. just north of syracuse, this is what it looked like here last week. >> i woke this up morning and i thought it was christmas. >> reporter: enough for 3-year-old liannah ariola to build her first snowman. her mom telling us -- >> i have not seen this snow this early in a long timime. >> reporter: that cold extending to michigan. temps in the mid-30s for these marathon runners in grand rapids. in northern michigan, nearly a

and a fall wedding with a cold taste of winter. and in southern california, an winter el nino preview has antelope valley residents cleaning up from mudslides. >> very little we can recover. >> reporter: neighbors coming together. most do not have flood insurance. >> you've just got to think about what you can do this hour, this moment, this day and then move on from there. >> reporter: harsh conditions and a rude awakening on both coasts. more of the el nino conditions expected in southern califnia and the immediate forecast for the folks enduring cold and snow, a nice little warmup come monday and tuesday. >> strong winds are moving across the southwest with flash flood watches all the way to salt lake city. in phoenix, wind blew this gas station canopy over crushing the pumps. no one was hurt. large damaging hail battered the area collecting in swimming pools and lawns. the storm knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers at its peak.

>> we don't have the exclusive on this weather. take a look at this. parts of the philippines recovering after a powerful typhoon came ashore. at least two people died and thousands were displaced by the storm with wind gusts of up to 115 miles an hour. entire provinces are said to be without power. the storm has weakened as it heads towards taiwan. it's expected to make landfall tomorrow. another weekend of bloodshed in the middle east. tensions continue in the middle east. a palestinian attacker he opened fire at a bus stop wounding an israeli soldier and wounding ten people before being shot and killed. israel put up a 15-foot high wall separating jewish and arab communities. secretary of state john kerry is meeting with leaders on both sides later this week. a top al qaeda leader has been killed in a u.s. drone strike in syria.

was the head of an al qaeda cell which had been plotting attacks against the u.s. and europe. the u.s. says he was funneling recruits from pakistan to sysyria through turkey. defense secretary calls his death a significant blow. mcauthorities may be -- mexican authorities may be closing in on the escaped drug lord known as el chapo. investigators say the notorious fugitive was recently hurt during an attempt to arrest him. more now on who has -- from gio benitez. >> reporter: tonight, mexican authorities confirming joaquin el chapo guzman barely escaped an immen military operation near the sinaloa mountains, where el chapo has his infamous cartel. the mexican government says the kingpin suffered "injuries to his leg and face" during that operation. residents in this village describing an all-out siege. this woman showing where she hid as bullets ripped through her home during a fire fight. it's the closest law enforcement has apparently come to recapturing el chapo since his brazen prison break.

maximum securityrison. >> there's that surveillance camera. >> reporter: the surveillance camera just released for the first time this week with audio captures el chapo removing his ankle monitor. he disappears into the shower. he just ducks and goes right into that hole. all right, we're inside the el chapo tunnel. the freshly dug one-mile-long tunnel. these are the stairs he uses to climb to freedom. and here it is. this is the house where he just walked into and disappeared. guzman's sinaloa cartel is the largest drug trafficker in the usa and believed to be responsible for thousands of deaths in this country. u.s. officials now offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the capture of the elusive el chapo. gio benitez, abc news, new york. a minnesota deputy sheriff was killed with his own gun by a hospitaled man he was monitoring. police in st. cloud say the suspect got out of his bed and struggled with the deputy before

subdued the suspect with a stun gun and he died soon afterward. police say the suspect was not under arrest at the time and was not wearing handcuffs. this morning a killer remains on the loooose after deadly shooting at an annual zombie themed festival in florida. 20,000 people had gather for zombie con, many dressed like the living dead, forced to run for their lives when bullets started flying at the scene. we get more from abc's phillip mena. oh, my god! >> reporter: chaos in the streets of downtown ft. myers, florida. thousands of people running for covesaturday night after gunfire rings out at the annual zombicon festival. [ gunshots ] >> four or five shots at the same time. pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. >> be advised, everybody's running down broadway, everybody's running. >> reporter: the ghoulish costumes, complete with fake blood, only adding to the confusion. >> we didn't know ifif it was al or fake, so we kind of ran and were lik was that real? when we went back, people were

screaming, no, it was fake. >> reporter: five people injured in the shooting. one man shot dead. >> we saw guy, he was laying on the ground. he was obviously already passed. >> reporter: 20-year-old tyrell taylor, a football player at a local junior college, killed. investigators searching for his killer are also hoping the public can provide more clues. phillip mena, abc news, new york. a swimmer is in critical condition after a savage attack by a shark in hawaii this weekend. it was the sixth attack in the islands this year. this latest incident happened off lanikai beach on oahu. both of the man's le were seriously injured. a surfer was seriously hurt in what was thought to have been another shark attack. it was later determined to be an eel that bit him. in health news, an emphatic new warning about pregnancy and alcohol. the americaacademy of pediatrics is taking a strong stand against drinking any alcohol while pregnantnt, and th

conceive should abstain entirely. the group found fetal alcohol syndrome is a vastly underrecognized cause of developmental delay and intellectutual disabity. a little pink pill dubbed as female viagra is now officially on the market. but the world's first prescription drug to boost a woman's libido is not expected to fly off the shelves yet. researchers say it only works % of the time for women and can also cause severe side effects and can't be taken with alcohol or certain other drugs. those limitations could lead to the development of better treatment for women with a low sex drive. a rather unique new world record in the books. the reason for that, it's already been digested. >> here's why. it was the world's longest baugette it was baked yesterday in milan,

italy, using a specially dined portable oven which was moved along its length. the baking took nearly seven hours because a baguette, get this 400 feet long. >> the rord attempmpt was sponsored by the makers of nutella. love the good jar of nutella. afterwards, the baguette was certified and slathered with the hazelnut spread and served. >> to hundreds and hundreds of happy people. anytng with nutella is better. >> why have we never done this? this happened at the milan expo in 2015. the world's fair. it was at least the e fourth wld record declared during the six-month expo which included the longest pizza at nearly a mile long. we've got go to this next year. >> how have we not hosted the show from in? >> next year. right? >> yes. coming up, first grab your popcorn. it is sports with reena, and a play that may beerhaps the most confusing in nfl history. not because she will be reporting it, but it will be confusing. > it will be clear when i explain. also ahead, caught on camera. a collision on a highway between a motorcycle and a car.

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in tempe. both parents killed along with their three young children. investigators do not know what caused the crash or what led up to it. there are some witnesses who say it appeared intentionanal. and is from a road in texas. keep an eye on the motorcycle. the man driving it goes to pass a car which seems to swerve into the cycle's path sending the car and his girlfriend sliding along the ad. the woman suffered a broken wrist and deepp cuts to her arm. the bike's driver was along and caught, as well. and police say that the car's driver may actually face felony charges. >> that biker was able to get up after that. incredible. well, we turn n now to aife and mother charged in a bizarre and really a twisted double murder plot in a story that is shocking a community in maryland. >> police say she orchestrated the killing of her husband and another woman. they were both iolved with. abc's mary bruce has the story. >> reporter: it's a twisted bizarre story of love, betrayal and murder.

a maryland woman accused of plotting to kill her husband and his lover. and police say she didn't do it alone. she, her 13-year-old daughter and her daughter's 18-year-old boyfriend all charged with murder. >> it's very uncommon this type of a case. you know, a love triangle gone very wrong. >> reporter: police allege 42-year-old ann anastasi enlisted her daughter's boyfriend to kl her husband of 18 years, anthony anastasi and 25-year-olold jacquen riggs. >> the scene was staged well as a murder/suicide. the only reason we were able to determine this was a double murder was because o of good detective work. >> reporter: police discover anthony in the couple's bedroom shot in the head a scene investigators say was carefully staged not carefully enough. a .45-caliber handgun next to not a match for the 380-caliber

shell casing found nearby. riggs who also lives in the family's home was found stabbed to death iher babasement bedroom. according to court documents, while ann and anthony were both romantically invold with riggs, according to court documements, the marriage was fraught with conflict. >> recently the relationship between mr. and mrs. anastasi had seemed to cool down. >> cooling down so much that police say ann sent a seriries of te messages to her daughter and strauss covering the exchge of the gun, transportation to the crime scene, and the specific discussion of two murders. police say gabriel strauss has admitted to the killings. both he and ann are being held here at this detention facility. both facing charges of first and second degree murder. as for the 13-year-old daughter, she's being held at a juvenile facility also charged with first degree murder. mary bruce, abc news, anne arundel county, maryland. >> incredible story. >> fascinating case. well, coming up in our next half-hour, the holiday season's hottest gifts.

we're talking about drones. set to explode in ownership the next year. before you shell out big bucks, some things you need to know before you take to the skies. first, the major league playoffs and the deflategate rematch featured one of the strangest plays in history. sports with reena next. "world news now" continues after this from our abc ations.eatured one of the strangest plays in history. sports with reena next.

stations. this brings laughs to my face every time i see it. welcome back. it is monday. that means a full segment of expe analysis and play by playy we call "sport with reena." we start witith baseball. >> why not. that's where it is. the action, the mets looking to take a two-games to none lead in the national league championship series against the cubs.

on a cold cold windy night in queens, they got off to a hot start wh david wright doubled in the bottom of the first. that put t theets up next batter up, batter, batter, daniel murphy he founded his fifth playoff home run. mets up 3-l at that point. they went on to win 4-1. 4-1, kendis. >> against chicago into game three tomorrow in chicago. >> big-time. >> looking fororward to at one? >> yeah. we'll see how it all plays out. the cubs' year. >> okay. in the american league, kansas city leads toronto, two games to none. their first, their game three is actually tonight. >> both series right now the are tied. >> yes. >> just the way we expected it to be into we like it to be dramatic with sports. kind of like a spanish telenovela. next up, how about some football. last night, the new england patriots traveling to indianapol to take on the colts in a deflategate rematch. andrew luck and the colts stampeding for revenge,

keeping ce with tom brady and -- >> what is that? >> what is that? what is that? >> pigskinment one of the most dumbfounding plays in nfl history. lining up for the punt. colts shifted nine players toward the sideline then snapped the ball in the middle of the field. not surprisingly, getting immediately tackled. it was the beginning of the end for the colts. >> it really was a dumb play. >> they drew it up. >> bottom line was they lose. 34-27. patriots stay undefeated. up next, the world cup. rugby of course, right? that's the other football. check oua play by new zealand better known as all blacks. julian savaia gets the ball and smashes through three frenchmen. no pads. he scores.

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you have the caterers, of course, and all these different people. they brought in 120 guests, homeless people. it was a buffetet-style meal and threw this out. the mealal includesome salmon, some steak, and the giving didn't end right there. they've invited them to the honeymoon. >> oh, no, come on. >> that part i made up. mother and daughter are going to go on a much needed honeymoon. what a nicgesture to the homeless. >> what great karmin such a tragedy. it's heartbreaking. >> the groom was partying somewhere else. >> oh. well, speaking of marriages, here's an interesting -- leave it to the farmerers to comup with something clever as a marriage proposal. th farmer decided to carve right into the fields will you marry me. he tricked his girlfriend of seven years to come to a nearby hill overlooking this field and told her he neededed her hp to find the sheep and lo and

out. farmer's from scotland, and he proposed to his fiancee haley and mowed into ththis, "will you marry me?" >> how did she say yes? did she mow the lawn to say yes? >> that's a good point. we don't know if she the took took out the lawawnmower otook out a bunch of corn. >> be an interesting wedding for those folks. the blue jays were riding high going into the championship series they're in right now. ththis is hothey ended it there with that wellll-known b flip by jose bautista after hitting that game-winning home run there in their last series. one fan is so exciteabout this. we saw the guy who shaved it into his chest. cool. one blue jay fan took it a step farther by making g it into pumpkin.n. clever. >> the bat flipping and all. >> nice. >> cool. >> they're down two right now

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it. serb seb wan making news in america this morning -- fa freeze. a taste of winter in mid october. up to nine inches of snow in some areas. and the coldest temperatures in months. we're tracking it all. a new battle brewing i in the race for the white house. donald trump versus jeb bush. at odds over september 11th. and who is to blame for those attacks. the back and forth playing out in a series of interews and campaign videos. survival story.

this fiery airplane crash. >> it was so fast. >> so fast. >> it just happened too quick. >> detailing the quick thinking that kept them alive in an exclive interview. and "star wars, the force awakens." the just-released movie post. where you'll see the first full trailer today and when you can buy tickets. good monday morning, everyone. for millions of people this october morning, it sure feels like december has already arrived. >> yes, as frost and freeze advisories stretch all the way to the deep south. and upstate new york is already covered in heavy snow. it's dragging down powerlines. and trees still covered in leaves. >> the fans at week end football games shivered in the stands. in buffalo for the bills-bengals game, they bundled up. as the flakes came down. how long will it last? here's abc's stephanie ramos.

look a lot like winter. the weather is changing on us fast. just lt week, near syracuse, new york. this is what it looked like. a week later, this. >> i woke up this morning and i thout it was christmas. >> reporter: it may be october. but the coldest air mass of the season has already swept from the midwest into parts of the east. across upstate new york, a blast of winter brging dangerous conditions. more than 50 accidents in syracuse blamed, in part, on icy roads. snow collecting on this backyard deck. nine inches so far. another backyard buried under the snow. kids aren't complaing. >> i have not seen snow this early in a long time. >> reporter: the snow also falling early in parts of upper michigan. but in grand rapids, just plain cold. temps in the mid 30s didn't stop these dedicated marathon runners. >> it's good weather to run in.. this is great weather to run in. >> reporter: thousands of runners taking the cold weather in stride. forecasters say despite the

chilly temps and sw already falling in parts of the country, a first frost like this is not unusual. these cold temps will linger into today across much of the east. but here's some good news. it will warm up later this week. get ready to ditch the cold weather gear. sthanie ramos, abc news, washington. >> ditch them? i never broke them out. >> it'freezing in here in the studio. >> we didn't expect it to be this cold this early. there's also extreme weath in the southwest. phoenix has been pummeled by large, damaging hail. >>nd as you can see here, it was somewhere between the size of a quarter and a golf ball. the hailstorm kicked up the water in this swimming pool here. it looks like snow covered the lawn. >> on radar, you see the storms moving through arizona and the rockies. downpours expected today in n the pacific northwest from seattle to portland. now to the race for the white house heating up with bitter war of words between two gop candidates.

>> it's a new round of attacks on the republican side. donald trump and jeb bush sounding off about 9/11. it's "your voice, your vote." more from devin dwyer. >> reporter: it's a feud few republicans expected to see. donald trump and jeb bush going at it over 9/11. >> jeb said, we were safe with my brother. we were safe. well, the world trade center just fell down. >> reporter: jeb bush fired back in a new campaign video and on tv. >> it looks as though it's -- he's an actor playing t role of a conditioned for president. not boning up on the issues. >> reporter: the controversy began last week when trump suggested in an interview that george w. bush might be to blame for the 9/11 attacks. >> when you talk about george bush.. i mean, say what you want. the world trade center came down during his time. >> hold on, you can't blame him. >> well, he was president, okay? >> reporter: trump insists that he wasn't placing blame, but that a tougher stance on

have stopped the 9/11 hijackers. >> mr. trump talks abouthings as though he's still on "the apprentice." >> reporter: on ththe democric side, all eyes remain on vice president jojoe biden. >> it may be the greatest honor i have ever received in my public life. >> reporter: and still no word on the race for president. democratic front-runner hillary clinton says she's not interested in adding pressure. >> i'm not in anway suggesting or recommending that the vice president accept any timetable other than the onene that is clicking inside of him. he has to make this decision. >> reporter: a decision that could come in the next few days. devin dwyer, abc news, washington. turning our focus overas. another weekend of bloodshed in the middle east as tensions continue to escalate. a palestinian attacker opened fire at a bus stop in southern israel yesterday, killing an israeli soldier and wounding ten other people before being shot and killed. and israel put up a 15-foot-high wall separating jewish and arab neighborhoods in east jerusalem. secretary of state john kerry is meeting with leaders from both

sides later on this week. and in syria, a top al qaeda commander has been killed in a u.s. zone strike. sanafi al nazr was the head of a supersecret al qaeda cell that plotted attacks in the u.s. and europe. he was also involved in the group's finances. the landmark and controversial nuclear deal with iran is in effect. it could be months before the crippling sanctions are lifted on iran. iran has to prove to international inspectors that it's serious about cutting back on its nuclear program. even so, the iranian vice president says his country is bracing for a tsunami of tourism once the sanctions are gone. a minnesota town is mourning a sheriff's deputy who was killed with his own gun when a hospitalized suspect grabbed it. police? police in st. cloud say the suspect got out of his hospital bed and struggled with the deputy before shooting him. hospital security officers tased the patient. he later died. police say the suspect was not

under arrest at the time and was not handcuffed. > former n star lamar odom is said to be improving at a las vegas hospital this morning. he's been there since being found unconscious last tuesday at a brothel. a family member told us last night that odom is doing very well. on friday, reportedly speaking with family and gave a thumbs up. the results of toxicology tests which should shed light on his episode, are still pending. >>president obama planning an historic trip next year. he'll visit laos. the first american president to travel there. in 2012, hillary clinton became the first u.s. secretary of state to pay a visit since 1955. president ama has increasingly directed his foreign policy attention to countries in asia. well, coming up. happening today. a big change coming to the use of personal drones. and, aware. alert. now considered a hero. a woman's quick thinking stops a kidnapping. an offseason gig for alex rodriguez.

we'll talk about it. today, the government is announcing a plan to require people to register their drones. a task force is going to be created to implement the registry program. it could go into effect by christmas. an estimated 500,000 drones are already in the air. the skies about to get a whole lot buzzier. another 750,000 drones expected to be sold this christmas. the massive air bag recall is still growing. general motors is recalling

it's a small number. but the first to include 2015 gm models. certain buicks, cadillacs, chevy malibus have air bags that could explode when deployed. this after the 23 million vehicles already recalled for defective takata air bags. amazon is suing more than 1,000 people for posting fake reviews on its website. the company is targeting people who sell reviews on the website fiver.com, where people ok for odd jobs. in april, amazon sued several other websites for the same thing. most of them are now shut down. and, it was a weekend for "goosebumps" at the box office. the family-friendly horryorhorror flick starring jack black beat all thehe mpetition, taking in $23.5 million. that was just $2 million ahe of "the martian." "bridge of spies" starring tom hanks was third. >> "the martian" still doing very well. when we come back, hidden remains. a 400-year-old church suddenly reemerging. and hope fading for cubs

fans. another dominating performance by the mets.

>> there's always hope. this is a look at spectators at a houston air show. they watch as a skydiver fell to

earth, unable to steer because of high winds. three others were supposed to jump with him. the stunt was called off aer he had already taken the leap. he landed on a vendor's tent, breaking a limb, but otherwise okay. now for a look at morning road conditions. take extra caution from the southwest up through the rockies. wet roads possible from minnesota to michigan and south florida as well. if you're flying, airport delays possible in salt lake citynd miami. a killer remains on the loose this morning after a deadly shooting in ft. myers, florida, at a zombie-themed street festival. >> a 20-year-old man was killed and five others wounded at zombicon. the shooting sent revelers dressed as zombies running for their lives. 20,000 people had gathered for the event. there's no word on a possible motive. a texas teenenager is e sixth high school football player to die this season. 16-year-old cameron matthews was a junior in high school. during a football game friday night, he told teammates he felt dizzy and then collapsed on the sideline. he was air-lifted to the hospital where he died on saturday. the exact cause of his death is not yet known.

mourners returned to the stadium for a vigil saturday night. a couple from texas is telling their harrowing story of survival exclusively to abc news. as they narrowly escaped a fiery airplane crash. they were coming in for a landing in their small plane. this is just south of dallas. when something wasn't right. they were able to deploy a huge parachute which covers the entire aircraft. >> i thought there was something wrong with the plane. i was trying to control it. next moment, i saw the line. i realized, i went up to grab the handle for the parachute, but, my wife had already pulled it. parachute defifinitely sed our lives. >> wow. the parachute caught on power lines and prevented the airplane from ever making contact. the couple, by the way, can't wait to get back in the air with a new plane, equipped with a parachute, of course. re from an exclusive interview on "good morning america" today. >> what an ordeal. in california, a little girl is safe and back with her family

employee. teacher's aide sandra ferguson single-handedly foiled a kidnapping when she spotted a former student in a car with a strange man. the 11ear-old looking scared. after questioning the girl about the man, she bcked himn with her car. got the girl out, and called police. >> it was kind of like a superwoman power thing. it was like, wow, i can't believe i did that. >> i i'll buy at superwoman power thing. we like it. the 51-year-old man was arrested on attempted kidnapping charges. the girl was not hurt. just in time for halloween. a ghostly sight, you might say, at a mexican reservoir. check this out. a 16th century church submerged for years has reappeared. a lack of rain has drawn the water level down more than 80 feet. it's believed the church was abandoned when a devastating plague swept through. it's the second time in recent years that the church has been revealed. the lastst time thwater was so

absolutely freaky. well, now some srts. the american league championship series resumes tonight in toronto. the blue jays trail the royals, two games to nothing. >> and last night, right here in new york, it was game two of the national league championship series. and new yoyork nativjimmy kimmel threw the ceremonial first pitch. he actually did pretty well with his toss. we get details on the game and some football from our guys at espn. john buccigross. john anderson. new week is upon us. chilly over the weekend. the sports continued. >> we have game two of the nlcs. >> played outdoors. >> or patriots-colts. what should we start with? what do you think? football? you like the football? >> let's find out togeer. >> yes. the deflategate revenge game. there's the greatest living american, tom brady. the indy folks were creaeative. patriots trail, 21-20, coming out of the locker room in the third. ohtommy hit rob gronkowski. across the middle.

touchdown. his 60th. 60 times he's gotten to spike like that. pats up 27-21. would not trail again. tommy. looking, looking. legarrette bloununt. he's caught two passes this season. that one for a touchdown. the patriots won, 34-27. >> the first of his career. for legarrette blount. i'll shut up and do my own highlights. daniel murphy grew u up in florida. however, he doesn't mind hitting in the cold weather. he homers again. he's homered in four straight games in this post season for the mets. he's the greatest hitter in the world right now. >> yep. >> gets the mets off to a good start. they go on to win, they beat the cubs. they're up 2-0 in the nlcs. plus the next three games will be played in chicago. those fans will be loud. just like in new york. hey, they could win three in a row. it's happened before. also, the heat beat the hawks in a preseason game. that's what we gotot. >> thanks to the johns. new york yankees slugger alex rodriguez is joining fox's

after being introduced on that network's nfl pregame show, he proceeded to throw a pass that broke a studio monitor. >> a-rod was a high school quarterback and got a scholarship offer from the university of miami. he teted, i'll try not to break anything else. >> let's hope. and how is this for treating an injured player? this happened at a soccer game in greece. >> the stretcher bearer drops, twice on their own field. they just throw him down. but they get t to the si. a trainer from the player's team seems to say that something is wrong. they don't want to hear. it was really a tough day. it's just rough to watch. >> can we give them a red flag, a red card? >> yeah, you're right. >> it's pretty bad. well, up next in "the pulse." eddie murphy's return. the funnyman telling his first jokes on stage in nearly three decades. and terrifying crash.

down a cliff. it is time to check "the pulse." starting with what really was a big night for eddie murphy, accepting the nation's top award for humor. >> he was honored at the kennedy center lt night with the mark twain prize. he did something he's not done for nearly 30 years. standup. murphy surprised the crowd with an impersonation of bill cosby, pretending to be the disgraced comedian, refusing to give back his award. >> a change of heart from murphy since turning down the cnce to do cosby for the 40th anniversary special of "saturday night live." there was no bride or groom at a recent wedding reception. but the guests will always remember it. >> this is cool. the dwayne family bookd their

hotel. but days before, the groom called it off. >> boy, did this have a price tag. $35,000 nonrefundable. instead of letting the reception go to wawaste, thewaynes ditched the guest list and invited residents of a homeless shelter to enjoy the meal. what a great gesture. i love it. it's a great day for "star wars" fans. the hype machine is cranking up ahead of the new movie right about now. >> oh, looking forward to this one. the official theater poster was released. featured prominently were the likes of han solo, princess leia, and chewbacca. luke skywalker nowhere to be seen. >> interesting. and tonight, a new "star wars" trailer is released during half time of "monday night football." and tickets for opening night december 18th go on sale today. we should say "star wars" is a production of our parent company, disney. a death defying ride for a mountain bike competitor. he just seset off on qualifying round in the red bull rampage competition in utah en he lost control and tumbled down the

side of a cliff. >> his helmet camera recorded what he saw as he fell. coming to rest on a ledge. he got back up and got back on the bike and finishehed the ru he didn't qualify for the final round. seeing what they had to deal with, it's amazing any of them

>> more news after this. >>our top stories this morning. donald trump and jeb bush going at it again. this time, trump claiming 9/11 may not have happened had he been president. challenging bush's claim that his brother kept the country safe. and bush firing back with a new video. morere violencin israel. a palestinian attacker killed an israeli soldier and wounded ten people. and israel hastily erected a wall between jewish and arab neighborhoods in east jerusalem, hoping to stop the attacks. up to nine inches of snow on the grnd along parts of the great lakes this morning. temperatures in most of the east

will be below average. but a warmup on the way. and in today's weather. rain in the pacific northwest and in the rockies from montana to arizona. we move on to an amazing story of survival. an army veteran in illinois recovering at home following his heroic intervention against a knife-wielding assailant. >> he says some military training from decades ago helped him save a group of children. abc's david wright has the details. >> sending units to the library. >> reporter: at a public library in illinois, a violent attack by a man wielding at least two hunting knives. >> they do have the knives.. he has cut another person who has a pretty good hand injury. >> reporter: 19-year-oldustin brown allegedly burst into the room screaming, i'm going to kill some people. that's when he met his match. >> good morning. >> reporter: 75-year-old james vernon was teaching a chess class at the library. >> i thought first this is a

then i realized this was the real thing. this wasn't a prank. >> reporter: the army veteran put himself between the would-be attacker and the 16 kids. >> i gave them the cue and they took t cue. they got up and ran out. just like little mice down the hole, they were ne. >> reporter: the children, ages 7 to 13, all escaped unharmed. mom sandy rossi got out, too. > the kids were definitely afraid.. i was afraid. >> reporter: vernon was all alone. the attacker turned on him. >> he went overhand. i blocked with the left hand. >> reporter: brown is now charged with attempted murder. he was already facing 22 counts of child pornography. >> i thought maybe i could persuade him to just give up the whole idea and -- that wasn't to be. >> reporter: vernon's hand was slashed in the attack. he's expected to make a full recovery. at church -- >> take e a momentplease. >> reporter: -- the congregation greeted him as a hero. david wright, abc news, new york.

>> a hero as he should be greeted. >> way to go, vernon. his 76th birthday next week. and that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a fantastic start of the week, everyoyone. making news in america this morning -- fall freeze. a taste of winter in mid october. up to nine inches of snow in some areas. and the coldest temperatures in months. we're tracking it all. a new battle brewing in the race for the white hououse. donald trump versus jeb bush. at odds over september 11th. and who is to blame for those attacks. the back and forth playing out in a series of interviews and campaign videos. survival story.