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player with a promising future. abc's clayton sandell has the details. >> reporter: 9-year-old wyatt barber from ohio was running sprints with his team during football practice monday. later, mysteriously collapsing. coaches tried cpr, but despite no sign of a hit or tackle, number 56, just a third grader, did not make it. he's the eighth young player to die following seven high school player deaths just this season. >> he was a gift from god. >> reporter: kansas high school football star luke schemm, a healthy senior, scored a touch down and was tackled. >> it was nothing extraordinary or bad. >> reporter: he was flown to this denver hospital but is now brain dead. with about 1.3 million kids playing high school or youth football, the american academy of pediatrics is now out with new safety recommendations, calling on coaches and officials to adopt a zero tolerance for head first hits. 9-year-old wyatt's death is still a mystery.

we don't know, for example, if he had any pre-existing conditions. here in denver, luke schemm's family and doctors are desperate to understand how a seemingly ordinary tackle turned out so bad. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> very sad trend there. coming up, the beautiful story of a girl and her very big friend. >> they're incredible bond and how this great dane is helping her walk. you're watching "world news now." "world

well, anyone who grew up with a dog knows about the special bond between a child and their loyal pal. >> absolutely. and the young girl you're about to meet knows that just about better than anyone else. always having a best friend to lean on. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: meet bella and george. bella is 11 in the fifth grade, 43 pounds. george a great dane 131 pounds. >> i acts smaller than he is. >> bella was diagnosed when she was just 2 1/2 with a rare genetic disease that attacks the bones. there is no cure. before george, she relied on crutches or a wheelchair. but this year that all changed because bella met george at the

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♪ ♪ it all gets complicated ♪ and sometimes overrated >> get em girl, miranda lambert killing it last night at the cma awards. >> breakups never looked so good. many were buzzing about her ex-'s new relationship. she brushed off by rocking out. >> all the stars from the country music world were there including big names from the pop and rock world, as well. marci gonzalez was there for it all. marcy, morning. >> reporter: good morning. an unforgettable night here from reba to justin timberlake to the awards that brought some of the artists to tears. ♪ are you ready for the country are you red can i for me ♪

>> country music's biggest night ♪ ♪ ain't that america, you and me ♪ >> reporter: rocking and leaving the audience rolling. >> bruce jenner's a babe now. >> hey now. ♪ and trump's leading in the polls ♪ >> brad paisley and carrie underwood hosting the cma awards for the eighth year in a row, bringing laughs. between the star-studded performances -- little big town crushing it. ♪ i got a girl crush >> winning song, single and vocal group of the year. >> nashville, we love you. repeat wins for best new artist chris stapleton, too. >> this is unbelievable. i don't know what to say. i don't know what to think. >> ahead of the biggest honors of this memorable music-filled night in nashville.

♪ >> the cma award for entertainer of the year, goes to luke bryan. >> i love you, country music. i love you fans. >> a huge night for luke bryan and pore chris stapleton, the first time nominee unseated blake shelton for male vocalist of the year while his ex-miranda lambert took home female vocalist for the sixth consecutive year. >> marcy looking great. congrats to miranda. luke bryan tweeting what a great night. he had a fantastic night. it was actually a fun show. great to see all the stars and miss piggy there. >> i like that tennessee whiskey. >> tennessee whiskey is the song and a great drink. >> that's the in us for this half hour. >> remember to follow us online facebook.

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this morning on "world news now," new fears of terrorism in the air. >> the russian jet that crashed in egypt's desert. did an isis bomb bring down that plane? what u.s. intelligence is revealing. seemg on campus. the stabbing attacks at a california university and how police moved in, bringing an end to a horrifying ordeal. the latest on the victims and the suspect. >> consumer alert. he the potentially deadly toxin found in some types of fresh seafood. the public health investigation and an important decision expected today. and later, the big night in nashville. the cma awards from the emerging chris stapleton to justin timberlake's performance. we have industry insight you won't get anywhere else on this thursday, november 5th.

from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we do say good morning to you on this thursday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. strong implications of terrorism in that air disaster in egypt. >> this after intelligence officials are now saying the russian jet that broke apart mid-air and crashed in the egyptian desert was likely brought down by a bomb. the british took immediate action spending all of its flights to and from the sinai peninsula. then the irish followed suit. for from abc's brian ross. >> reporter: counterterrorism officials tonight say new intelligence makes them believe it was more likely that a bomb, not a mechanical issue, brought down the russian jetliner. seen in this new video taken moments after the crash. >> we have concluded that there is a significant possibility that that crash was caused by an explosive device on board the aircraft. >> reporter: officials in egypt

say investigators are looking for evidence that passengers in the back of the plane may have had injuries from an explosion includining shrapnel in their bodies as indication where a bomb might have been hidden. an isis connected group within hours said it was responsible. now the group has become the prime suspect and they have posted a second claim of responsibility. the russian flight left saturday from the sharm el-sheik airport in egypt where all flights to and everyone britain were the suspended after british officials. said they found extremely lax security there. >> terror groups working in the region have been working extremely hard to develop explosives that can be smuggled on to an airplane undetected. >> reporter: as u.s. and british officials demonstrated small amounts of explosives can cause cas catastrophic damage to a fuselage be. >> the aircraft would pull

apart. >> passenger planes remain a prime target of terrorists. a bomb brought down pan am 103 in '88 killing 270 people. al qaeda has since tried unsuccessfully with bombs hidden in underwear, a shoe and prettier cart ridges. for u.s. authorities, the concern is whether terrorists have developed a new explosive that can not be can detected by standard security procedures what they call the nightmare scenario. brian ross, abc news, new york. >> this really is a big deal. nearly a million british tourists visit egypt every year. the decision to ground the uk flights has left up to 20,000 of them stranded in sharm el sheikh. officials are now working to get them home on other flights. the government is advising against nonessential travel to that airport. now to the violence in this country. a five-hour standoff is over in san diego. [ gunfire ] >>s dos of shots were fired by a

xwunman and police officers shutting down streets and schools. incoming flights at the airport were also canceled. it ended when he surrendered. police say the incident began inside the apartment of the gunman's ex-girlfriend. >> also in california, a little bit further upstate, college student is dead and four people were stabbed. it happened on the smallest and quietest campus of the university of california system. abc's brandi hitt with these esdetails. >> there's a shooting, stabbing at uc-merced. >> chaos on the campus in central california. four people stabbed as officers rushed ot scene. >> i'm trying not to panic. i saw there was someone laying on the floor. >> it all happened around 8:00 a.m. near a classroom. police say a male student with a knife stabbed two fellow students and a staff member into the blade was about like that. >> john price says that's when his son byron a construction worker nearby rushed in and was

also stabbed in the stomach. >> he ended up going down on his back. he got stabbed but he was able to kick the guy in the ahead. >> of after a brief class, campus police opened fire killing the attacker. two of the victims were airlifted to the hospital. uc-merced now joining the growing list of college campus attacks. >> the suspect is down. >> just last month, a gunman killed nine people at this oregon community college. a stabbing spree on a texas campus two years ago left 14 injured. last year yet another attack at florida state university's library. students here didn't think their small rural campus would ever be targeted. >> you see familiar faces everywhere. it's unimaginable. >> uc-merced is now closed and all classes cab selled today as investigators try to figure out the motive an behind the stabbing sfrooe spreel. >> there is growing outrage in louisiana after a 6-year-old boy

was shot and killed by a marshall. he was riding in a car driven by his father being chased by the marshals. they open fire on that vehicle, hitting the first grader multiple times. the father was wounded on is in stable condition. the louisiana attorney general now looking into the case. mou to politics, donald trump at yet the center of another controversy. is he facing new criticism for retweeting a post showing jeb bush next to a swastika and in a mariachi outfit. trump claim ed did not see the attached images. this further angered hispanic groups pressuring nbc to be can he his appearance on saturday night live. carson is not laughing. >> i think the president sill is a very serious thing. i don't like making light of it liking thatting. > the two men will face off again next week in the fourth gop debate. fox business will announce the full lineup later today into this political note. facebook proving to be a very

important factor to presidential candidates, as well. ben carson has run 240 targets ads on facebook. pre member of congress is using figbook to reach voters. facebook executives a between january and october, there were 1 billion interactions on facebook about the campaign. a serious public health alert this morning. a warning not to eat crabs or raw crabs caught in california. public health investigators say it could be contaminated with dangerously high levels of domoic acid. it could lead to coma or extreme cases death. a state agency could decide to put off the start of the crab season because of the toxin, a blow to local businesses. >> we wait for them every november. we're not going to get any crabs, it's a bummer. >> specifically concerned about dun jojness crabs. toxin is deadly to marine

mammals. it yours can naturally in the wild. this latest massive bloom of this thanks to warmer temperatures that were brought by el nino. >> so it may soon cost a little bit more to get your thin mint fix. in some parts of the country into no, say it ain't so. those are the best ones. >> they're raising the price of girl scout cookies to $5 a box. that means the troops will get about 30 cents more per box. cookies were already $5 a box in some high cost of living places like california and hawaii. >> i want to make sure they're not decreasing the number of cookies as they increase the price. some products tend to do that. we're not having that, right. >> they wouldn't gyp us liking that. >> you're right. 30 cents more, folks. there were unusual guests at last night's country music awards. dozens of mascots from the country's major colleges were

will. >> i an couple showing off their moves outside the arena. others trying to look tough. by the time they got to the red carpet, everyone seemed to calm koun a bit. >> the oregon duck striking a pose. either carolina pirate had hugs for all the ladies. >> the mascots appeared on stage with brad paisley who was performing his song "country nation," which celebrates college football. >> everyone loves college football, don't you? >> everyone does. even with the rankings that came out yesterday which was a little controversial, why confidence alabama there, it was nice to see all the mascots come together in last night's performance. we'll have more on the cma awards including the emerging artists superstars on stage and our music industry insiders. >> also ahead, abe new way to get around congested new york city. the world's only jet pack. makes a big apple debut.

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protesting the lack of a contract for five years with no pay raise for the last six. now, inside negotiators for the school had made an offer that the union labeled completely inadequate. >> it's fair to say around here we don't usually cover much high school football here on "world news now." but we'll make an exception tonight. >> that's because of a great story about a coach in michigan who was looking to get back in the game and a man and a team that's rallied around him ever since. abc's t.j. holmes with the story. >> you just won the first playoff game in the history of benton harbor high school. >> reporter: meet the former big-time college coach who came out of retirement and turned a downtrodden high school team into a winner. >> a lot of people said you must be crazy. i probably am a little crazy. >> reporter: he had coaching jobs at places like michigan, western mish, navy and ohio state but he got board after retiring and took the head

coaching job at nearby benton harbor high school. the team hadn't had a winning season in 25 years and had never been to the playoffs. now they're on the verge of a division championship. >> i'm see young men with more confidence in themselves. that's rewarding. >> reporter: benten harbor is one of michigan's poorest towns. he says some of his players were with the bread winners in their homes. more concerned about their jobs than school or football. >> that was a difficult situation because they had to work. >> reporter: he provided job alternatives, set academic goals and instaled respect, discipline, and accountability. the players responded and began to flourish on and off the field. >> we need more coaches that care you and your family and what you're going through. >> reporter: their playoff run isn't over yet but he's already helped change their football fortunes and perhaps their lives. t.j. holmes, abc news, new york. >> i've said this on the show before. i believe teachers and coaches can have such instrumental

difference in your lives especially when you're in high school. they can help transform your path. >> they haven't had a winning season? 25 years and this guy comes in and makes that much of a difference. these guys are offensive juggernauts. 28-7 their last victory. coming up, aggravating calls from debt collectors. the crackdown from capitol hill. what lawmakers are doing to stop the harassment and protect consumers. >> but first, nashville's big night. the superstar winners, emerging artists and whattious tin timberlake brought it out stage. our music insider is here live. we'll get his take. that's coming up.

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your love to get me high ♪ >> yeah, there they are. justin timberlake and chris stapleton who stunned the cma awards last night with their best performance there and winning best vocalist of the year, chris and bringing down the house with that amazing performance there alongside j.t. >> that was one of the many moments from country's biggest night. here to break it down is our industry insider bruno del gra nads doe. >> hi, reena. >> what a great show. >> let's kick it off with chris stapleton. what can you tell us about his story? >> he's been around for a while as a songwriter and backup vocalist. but he had three nominations and he scored three wins last night. the funny thing is after the show, everybody's googling his name who he is. tremendously talented

inger/songwriter and the performance of the night was his and justin and everybody gave props to that into look at that performance with j.t. who is a tennessee boy. he joined him on stage and this was the performance that was getting a lot of buzz. why? >> it was so pure. it was blues. it was r & b. it was country. it was a little bit of americana if you think about it. it's all these different musical genres put together and executed beautifully. >> i want to mention carrie underwood tweeted her mom texted her after the performance and said i loved the opening but i'm sorry, i don't know the song that justin sang tonight. >> can't argue with mom. winning a very big prize, entertainer of the year. luke bryan. he's at the absolute top of his game right now. >> absolutely. 14 number one songs, 7 million albums. earlier this summer, he beat

dr. dre with his album. where does he go from here? i think it's possibly going the pop route like taylor swift or keying urban or blake shelton who have crossed over to television and become megastars. the sky's the limit for luke. >> you can't talk country music without miranda lambert. she won female vocalist of the year. she performed a killer -- her performance basically brought home the fact that country is the new rock 'n' roll. but yet, everybody, of course, was talking about what's going on with the breakup and you know the news breaking of blake and his new paramore. miranda is tremendously talented. this was her sixth win pore female vocalist of the year. she was up for entertainer of the year. that was huge. >> blake was in attendance.

>> let's talk about little big town's "girl crush." it's still fairly controversial. >> it was a controversial single when it was released. a lot of radio programmers refused to play it because they thought it was about a same sex crush. it's about jealousy and heart break. but there were problems with stations refusing to play it. in spite of that, it became a massive song through will the winter and spring. they're vindicated by winning single and song of the year in addition to vocal group. >> its an called "girl crush." >> yes. >> give us your prediction, who will be the one to look out for this year? >> sam hunt. the kid has sold 900,000 albums with his debut. he's going to be huge. >> i agree. many thought he would win the best new artist. he had a great performance, as well. >> what was the justin timberlake song, tennessee whiskey, girl crush and sam hunt.

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and now it's time for "the mix." nfl news. major breaking nfl news. >> yes. >> we have football players weighing in on whether a hot dog is a sandwich. >> this is serious. >> pretty serious. it started out with quarterback from the falcons matt ryan. kind of posed this question. it was picked up by a reporter andrew hirsch and then the bills weighed in, poled the locker room to find out is a hot dog a sandwich. listen? >> is a hot dog a sandwich? >> no. >> is a subway sandwich a sandwich. >> yes. >> is the bread cut the same way. >> no, it's a loaf of bread. >> no, wrong. >> yes, it is. >> it's a hot dog bun. >> not a loaf of bun. a piece of bread. >> wrong. >> a meatball sub is a sub. >> it's made out of the same

kind of meat a paddy is. >> it got heated. >> it got heated. i'm going to one up these boys in the nfl. if you think a hot dog a sandwich, is this? >> that's a wrap. it's a turkey wrap but it also has the bread around it. is a wrap a sandwich. >> assam on twitter points out, i hate to say this, if you take the bun off of a hot dog, what is? it's still a hot dog. >> okay. >> so even if you take the wrap off that -- >> if i unwrap this. >> now i'm confused. >> then what do i have? >> you have lunch. thank you. >> yeah, there you go. you got your protein for the day. look at this. we're going to continue to debate that. we encourage you online. take a look at this. this is a real-life ironman you might say. science fiction meets science fact in new york. yesterday with an aviator using

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this morning on "world news now," terrorism fears after the latest intelligence on the plane crash in the egyptian desert. is an isis bomb to blame? plus the race to get 20,000 stranded tourists home. trouble for trump. the controversial tweet from donald trump's presidential campaign and backlash over his plans to appear on "saturday night live." and who may be missing from are the next gop debate. >> new this half hour, lost and losing hope. after nearly a week in the wilderness. >> how a man survived without water and what he was forced to eat to stay alive in australia's outback. >> and later in "the skinny,"" love in nashville. what superstars blake shelton and gwen stefani are saying about their love life. quite the buzz at the cma awards last night. it's thursday, november 5th.

from abc news, this is "world news now." we do say good morning to you. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. we begin with the latest on that doomed russian passenger jet in egypt. british and american officials now saying a bomb is likely to be blamed. >> those intelligence officials are leaning heavily toward an act of terrorism as the cause of that crash, even though the official investigation is far from over. more now from abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: families grieve. bodies identified. all while egyptian authorities lead the investigation into what caused a russian passenger jet to break apart in the sky over the sinai desert. all 224 people headed back home to russia killed. now, u.s. and british officials say new preliminary information shows it is more likely a bomb, not a mechanical issue that brought down the russian jet seen in this new video taken moments after the crash.

>> we must suspend flights to sharm el sheik and advise against all but essential travel by air. the uk foreign secretary says in addition to halting flights, travel advice for uk nationals will also change after finding extremely lax security at the egyptian airport. the uk is now working with airlines to return the 20,000 british tourists still in the resort city of sharm el sheikh. >> terror groups operating in the region have been working extremely hard to develop explosives that can be smuggled on to an airplane undetected. >> the white house says the faa told airlines earlier in the year that u.s. civil aviation operating into, within or over the sinai peninsula is at potential risks associated with treemist activists. however -- >> there are no u.s. carriers that regularly operate out of the sinai peninsula. >> reporter: within hours of the crash, an isis connected group operating in egypt said it was

responsible. a claim initially disputed by u.s. officials. but now the group has become the prime suspect. the voice and data recorders from the jet are now being analyzed by russian, egyptian and other international teams. the cockpit voice recorder is partially damaged but investigators are working to get as much information from it as they can. back to you. >> reporter: a lot of people want to know what impact isis has in the sinai desert. the singh has a lot of extremiss and they had for many years pledged allegianceton al qaeda because that was their big funder. with al qaeda the way it is today, isis growing and having much more financial means, they've claimed allegiance to isis. a lot of people say isis has never had such a super strong hold in the sinai. so it will be interesting to see what comes out through intelligence of just how far their reach is and also in the past, al qaeda groups have been able to take down very, very small low flying helicopter. one incident actually. but to take down a jet through a

shoulder fired missile, they're saying it's like a bomb of some sort. >> it's not possible above 26,000 feet. they believe isis doesn't have the that sort of equipment. it is still a very volatile region though. >> it definitely is. but the good news for us here in america. u.s. airlines, faa saying that they are not taking any special precautions here. intelligence not indicating there's reason to be concerned on domestic flights. so that's good. we are going to move on to breaking news overnight in the mystery in the dark waters off new york city. a 911 call about a downed small plane sparked a huge search. that plane finally found by police and fire units. the pilot was killed. his single engine aircraft had taken off from philadelphia and was headed to portsmith, new hampshire. a five-hour stand off in san diego caused chaos and the closure of the international airport. [ gunfire ] you hear the end to it all there. it began with a domestic violence call. police were met with gunfire at

the apartment. streets were closed off. nearby schools went into lockdown. no flights were allowed to land at the airport. the suspect eventually tossed his weapons out of a window and surrendered. and in central california, a college student is dead after he apparently stabbed four other people on campus two of his victims were injured seriously enough to be airlifted to the hospital. the attacker was shot and killed by police. students at the university of california-merced are in shock. they never expected something like this at their small rural campus. the motive is unknown. classes today have been canceled. >> more disturbing allegations following that staged suicide but a chicago area police officer. sources tell our chicago station that the widow and son of joe gliniewicz are under criminal investigation. it apparently stems from the money that gliniewicz was embezzling from the police explorer unit he ran with his wife and several others. investigators say he spent the

money on mortgage payments, ravel and porn websites. >> gliniewicz committed the ultimate betrayal to the citizens he served and the entire law enforcement community. >> facing mounting pressure over the embezzlement, the officer staged a suicide to look like a murder. that rigged a massive search for the three men gliniewicz claimed were after him. donald trump is on the defensive after a controversial tweet about jeb bush and the pressure is mounting on nbc to drop ruch as guest host on saturday night live this weekend. all of this while ben carson is gaining some ground. it's your voice, your vote. here's abc's tom llamas. >> reporter: in new hampshire donald trump is still the best show in town. >> feels like a historic day. >> reporter: smiling for selfies, as he officially files to be on the primary ballot. >> well, this may be a very, very important signature or maybe not so important. >> reporter: but behind the scenes, his campaign dealing with a pr nightmare after trump retweeted this tweet. "adios jeb, aka jose."

the tweet also included these images. the bush family next to a swastika and jeb in a mariachi outfit. his campaign insists he did not see the accompanying image and the retweet has since been deleted. the episode further infuriating spanish groups protesting outside the saturday night live studios. hump hosts this week and in this promo, takes aim at the man who's become the toughest competition. >> because of equal time rules for television, mr. trump can only speak for four seconds in this promo. >> so let me just say this. ben carson is a complete and total loser. >> reporter: carson saying he won't watch him, and that hosting "snl" is not for him. >> i think the presidency is a very serious thing and i don't like making light of it like that. >> reporter: trump and carson will meet again next week at the next republican debate. and today we'll find out exactly who will be on that main stage. new polls show governor chris christie and mike huckabee might not make the cut. tom llamas, abc news, new york. senator bernie sanders is offering legislation that would

end the federal ban on marijuana. the democratic presidential candidate senate bill would repeal federal penalties for possessing and consuming pot. his proposal allows states to establish regulated marijuana industries without fear of federal interference. it's not expected to be a top priority in the senate. meantime, mexico's supreme court has ruled grow og, possessing and smoking marijuana for recreational use is legal. the ruling takes away the economic power that illegal pot gives to criminals. yesterday's ruling only covers those plaintiffs but if the court rules the same way in several other cases, laws could be changed to allow recreational use. >> our neighbors to the north, canada's new prime minister starts his full day of work today. justin trudeau promised to fulfill a campaign promise of set thing some 25,000 syrian refrgs in canada by the end of the year and he also vowed a

less controlling style of government. a 62-year-old man in australia says he wasn't tough during a six-day ordeal lost in the outback. reg fogarty says he survived because he was lucky. he and his brother were hunting a camel when reg got lost. he said he survived merely a week without by eating ants. i'd get hungry off of just drinking water. after being found by trackers, fogarty was philosophical about what's next. >> because i've come close to death, now i think i've got a new life. >> he says he ate a total of 30 ants while he was lost. fogartity was found more than nine miles from where he went missing. he understandably calls the whole thing the hardest week of his life. somebody put him on "survivor." >> australians take it to a whole another extreme. a seattle garbageman is the hero of the day after pulling treasure from the trash.

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well, the massachusetts woman behind the wheel of this car is one very lucky driver. wouldn't you say? that wood post came crashing through her windshield as she was on the interstate. police think the post came from another vehicle and was then catapulted by a tractor-trailer which ran over it. the woman was not injured. we've got news. don't be surprised if you start getting more annoying robocalls particularly from debt collectors. it's despite a new effort to try and stop them. >> yeah, those debt collectors have gotten permission to call you from an unlikely source. congress. abc's mary bruce has the story. >> i am the guy that is going to end your life. that's who i am. >> reporter: scare tactics to get people to pay up. >> why don't you just go jump in front of a train?

>> reporter: debt collectors continue to hound and harass. it's called predatory debt collecting and it's illegal. the federal trade commission announcing a major crackdown. at the same time, congress now giving federal debt collectors a pass, allowing them to once again start making those annoying robocalls, even to your cell phone. in a little-noticed amendment, slipped into the new budget bill. something some senators are trying to stop. >> congress is rolling it back, simply to nickel and dime farmers, students, taxpayers with harassing and abhorrent calls. >> reporter: so, what to do if you receive one of those nasty calls? report it. even if you owe debt. remember, if it's a threatening call, it's illegal. mary bruce, abc news, on capitol hill. that's good advice. thank you so much. coming up, the cma awards from the big winners to a joke played on blake shelton. >> and the actress who refuses to appear on stage with some members of the kardashian family.

that's next in "the skinny." family. that's next in "the skinny." >> "world news now" continues after this from our abc

♪ skinny, so skinny okay. topping our "skinny" headlines this morning, the newest hollywood couple and it is confirmed. >> gwen stefani and blake shelton officially dating.

>> both music stars spent the summer on the cover of the tabloids when they announced their respective marriages were ending and since then, "the voice" co-hosts have been spending a lot of time together. >> yesterday a rep for stephane confirmed the two are indeed dating. a big congrats to them. glad we ended speculation. the news was all the buzz last night at the cma awards. >> blake shelton was there, and his ex, miranda lambert was in the house, as well. obviously not together. miranda rocked out on stage though. she won for best female vocalist. before that, co-host carrie underwood and brad paisley used awkward tension to make a joke. >> you can't ignore the breakup that really rocked our world. the one that's on everybody's mind. two people in this very room whom we all know and love. >> is it me or -- does he not look well? >> kermit, miss piggy, we want

you to know that we love you both and we just want you to be happy. >> yes. >> on a completely unrelated topic, howdy, blake. >> i was nervous. i was nervous. that was a really funny way to play that off. i love it. >> that was a great way to get the show started. the elephant's in the room, might as well get it out there. so besides the jokes, there was plenty of music. oh, yeah. and awards to be handed out. luke bryan, he was the man of the year. entertainer of the year. >> that makes two years in a row for the superstar. >> the big surprise of the night, chris stapleton winning for best new artist male vocalist of the year and best new album. >> the former backup singer from kentucky brought on tennessee native justin timberlake to sing his hit "tennessee whiskey." ♪ you're as sweet as strawberry

wine ♪ >> they followed that up with timberlake's "drink you away." which is a great sing. so it kind of worked. >> download this one. australian actress and comedienne rebel wilson is like many of you, not a fan of the kardashians. wilson best known for her character fat amy from "pitch perfect" just launched a plus size clothing line but revealed something about some other famous fashionistas. >> she was asked to present with kendall and kylie jenner at the music awards. she explained why on an aussie radio show. >> not that you hate any of them individually but there's something that what they stand for is totally against what i stand for. they seem a bit superficial and ha their career is not really based on talent. >> individually she doesn't hate them but collectively. wilson did admit they're "super

popular," but she is more into personality and working hard for success. shots are fired between the ladies there. >> finally in "the skinny," a tennis superstar turned crime fighter. serena williams spent her life sprinting up and down tennis courts around the globe. training. that actually came in handy on tuesday. >> get this. she was sitting in a restaurant her cell phone on the next next to her when someone stole it and took off. huh-uh. she jumped up and quickly chased him down, earning a standing ovation in the restaurant. and she also posted this photo of her looking like super girl calling herself superena and parting words from this new crime fighting crusader. wouldn't you say? just because you're a lady, don't be afraid to step up to any challenge. can you believe she took off after that? >> good for her. i would never mess with serena williams. do you know how much she spent getting ready and getting in shape? if it was mine, i would have

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making news in america this morning, new evidence in the deadly plane crash in egypt pointing towards a bomb likely bringing down the jetliner. flights now suspended. tourists stranded. we're live in egypt with the latest. a new controversy surround donald trump. outrage growing over his "snl" appearance. the petition signed by half a million people plus the candidate likely left off the stage in the next debate. superhero on and off the court, tennis star serena williams chasing down a man who stole her phone. the big winners, highlights and best moments on the cma awards.