kelsey and christie are very tight, like best friends. >> i got to believe christie this is no big deal, 24 hours. last time you were with me this long was nine months. >> the handcuffs go on and it's go time. >> do i got to do anything? >> doesn't matter because i'm coming with you. >> this entire situation is just interesting. so the first hour they go and get a little microblading done. >> what are they going to learn about each other? think about that, they didn't really know. >> they said they have a really close knit relationship and know each other pretty well already. they're not really afraid of anything that may come out. mom's really attached to her cell phone. the entire day she's just on her phone either talking on it or working. here they head over to do a little bit of shopping, trying on shoes and clothes. as the ninth hour comes to an end they finish trying on clothes and the tenth hour rolls around time to shake a shower. >> not ideal. >> i'm not coming in there

either. >> bedtime rituals. >> before i go to bed i like to do yoga. >> and so now she has to figure out how to do yoga with her mom. >> yoga was not relaxing an that night. >> think of all the time you got to spend with your mom. this is one of those moments that you will never forget. especially if you lived through it. >> funny you say that, mom's a work atollic. even though we've gone into the night the 14th hour she still has buzz to take care of. as the 16th hour rolls around mom is getting her zs but daughter not so much. >> my mom gets up at 7:00 a.m. so i guess i'm getting up at 7:00 a.m. >> we're familiar with the tri guys they get up and head to brunch with them and it's all good, because mom likes to drink, too. she can put away bottomless mimoosas like the best of them. as the 24 hours comes to its completion. >> just showing a different

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this morning on "world news now," after hurricane irma, new images of the destruction left behind. >> in the florida keys, numerous homes are damaged or destroyed. nearly 5 million customers are without power and hear why many are waiting hours in line just to get ice. we'll bring you the latest. and the cleanup is under way in several states. in south florida, a striking image, a chain saw-wielding nun springing into action and cleaning up debris. dozens of firefighters battling a fire at a school named for a confederate general. and there's a new movement with an unlikely leader telling champagne lovers to stop

drinking from the glass. is it science or just that the glass is too dainty to drink. the brian ross unit at work on this wednesday, september 13th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> maybe it is better drank -- >> from the "world news now" mug. >> or from the box that it comes in. >> oh, yeah. all the best champagne comes from a box. >> we'll get to that investigative piece a little later on in this half hour. yeawe're going to start off with the miles of destruction left behind by hurricane irma and the residents making their way back home to their communities, many in shambles. >> people scrambling to fill up their tanks, waiting in long lines as you can see there, at a limited number of gas stations open for business. and irma has claimed at least 22 lives here in the united states, and president trump heads to

florida tomorrow. search and rescue crews are going door to door, looking for more victims in the florida keys, where nearly every house was impacted. >> abc's david muir was there. >> reporter: we were allowed to travel all the way to key west to survey the damage, working with the international guard unit out of macdill air force base. to go all the 20way to points south, giving them locations where to go. they're working together with an army national guard unit here. they have already witnessed the devastation. >> homes that people were trying to shelter in place in their homes was just not substantial for the type of weather that, that occurred here. >> reporter: it was not long before we witnessed the damage ourselves. boats dropped in the middle of the highway. power lines down, roofs ripped off. gas stations destroyed. but we are still told, the worst

of the damage is further south. the monroe county emergency management director on the tarmac where they are now accepting splice. you' -- supplies. >> you start getting down to mile marker 25,24,23, then you truly appreciate that a category four hurricane passed over that area. one out of every five houses is destroyed in that area. >> reporter: and on our journey, we begin to see it. in this neighborhood, the first structure, completely destroyed. the playground right beside still standing. further down the road, a car request its windows blown out. families who live here will come home to rooftops from their neighbors now in their front yards. this family stayed here and survived the storm. they tell us they found pieces of their home across the neighborhood. >> the roof is like, again, like three houses down, and the roof, i think it's right there. >> reporter: as we walk through, we see neighborhoods littered with trees, power lines everywhere you look. the mailbox in front of this

home, a signal of the ferocity of the winds that came through here. and as we walked through the yards, we can see neighbors in their back yards, much of their property now right out in the open. but by far the biggest concern here are the people who stayed behind who have not been accounted for. do you have a sense at all if everyone survived this? >> so we know for a fact that there's at least four identified and known casualties so far. >> reporter: and as we were driving through the keys, we witnessed the search and rescue teams now going door to door. this team from gainesville, their job to knock on the front doors. they tell us they have not found anyone yet. >> our david muir there getting a closeup look at the damage in the keys. and irma turned ice cubes into a hot commodity as supplies literally mell literally melted away. >> cars snaked around a parking lot, all behind an ice truck.

they're trying to get their hands on just one or two bags of ice. most of the ice that is available is going to hospitals, police and fire departments. and nearly 5 million customers are without power from florida through south carolina. crews have been working round the clock to try to restore the electricity. but with so many downed trees and power lines, it could take several weeks before everyone has power again. several people were running generators inside their homes have died from carbon monoxide poisoning. >> hear one woman who took cleanup efforts into her own hands. sister margaret ann was working with her chain saw when miami dade police shot this video. they posted it with the #miami dade strong. >> sister act indeed. in jacksonville, there's still plenty of drying out and cleaning up to do. a member of the fire and rescue squad was seen carrying a baby to an ambulance through knee-high water.

the city saw its worst flooding in nearly a century. residents are faced with a gigantic mess. >> and florida's biggest airports are open again and starting to ramp up capacity. the storm forced the capsulation -- cancellation of thousands of flights. the airport in key west is only open to emergency response flights. many caribbean islands struggle in irma's wake. >> the death toll in the island is up to 37 people. hundreds of tourists are trying to leave. and locals are trying to locate the bare essentials. >> almost everything is broken down. for our need, we need water and food. it's not no maybe. it's for sure. water and food. we departmeon't have that. >> french president emmanuel

macron got a first look at the situation on st. martin. he called the situation very critical and promised a speedy recovery. european governments have been strong to respond to the disaster in their overseas territories. and the phone lines are still open after a live telethon packed with celebrities. >> from oprah and cher to julia roberts. justin bieber was there leading a prayer. dozens of celebrities participated in the hand in hand, razihand raising money for those impacted by the storms. go to hand in hand 2017.com to donate. >> there's much more irma coverage ahead in the next half hour. we'll also have a closer look at how the virgin islands are coping with recovery. but wei want to turn to the other top stories.

the supreme court hand being the trump administration a victory. the travel ban. the case is still far from settled. justices are scheduled to hear arguments next month on the legality of the travel ban. in the meantime, the house has approved a resolution condemning white supremacists, neo-nazis and other hate groups. the joint resolution now heads to the white house for president trump's signature. the president has ten days to either sign or veto the bill before it automatically becomes law. and also on capitol hill, a special honor for the man who's turned a piece of american history into a pop culture phenomenon. >> tony, emmy, grammy and pulitzer prizewinner, lynn manuel miranda has been awarded. he says he was humbled inside the statuary hall.

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in tampa, dozens of firefight othe firefighters rushed to the scene of this school, named for robert e. lee. some are calling for the school's name to be changed. at this point, the fire is not considered suspicious. school was not in session because of hurricane irma. there will be no civil rights charges against six officers charged in the death of freddie gray. he suffered a broken neck in the back of a police van. his death sparked deadly violence. justice department prosecutors didn't find enough evidence to find the officers willfully

violated gray's civil rights. five of the officers will face internal disciplinary trials starting next month. and testimony is under way in the slenderman case. she was accused of slashing a classmate. her attorneys say she was suffering from a mental illness at the time of the stabbing and wasn't responsible. prosecutors say she had the mental capacity to know she was committing a crime. a cold case more than two decades old, two sisters disappeared. >> but detectives finally got a guilty plea. here's david kerley. >> reporter: for these young girls, 12 year old sheila, 10 year old sister kathryn, some justice, they were snatched from a maryland mall they had walked to more than 40 years ago, all these years later, this carnival

worker, now 60, faced a judge. the girls' parents and brothers there. thanking police and prosecutors who kept this cold case alive. >> they have treated sheila and kate as if they were their own sisters. or daughters. >> reporter: but there's more to this case. lloyd welch admits helping abduct the girls, transporting at least one body to virginia but denies raping or killing them. prosecutors suggest others involved in the killings are dead or a case could not be proven. >> we put one of the main perpetrators away for all intents and purposes the rest of his life. >> reporter: that's because he is already serving time for a separate sex crime and will be sentenced to 48 years for the killing of these two young girls. david kerley, abc news, was washington. and coming up, apple surprises fans with three new iphones. what you need to know to be the

first to get one. but first, we're one on one with sloane stephens. she explains why she was totally shocked by her win. that's next on "world news now."

having done this once, does it give you a hunger to do this again? feel this feeling again? >> of course, girl, did you see that check that lady handed me? like, yes! [ laughter ] >> sloane keeping it real. she's like, oh, my god, are you kidding me? sloane stephens there had ice running through her veins throughout the whole tournament until she got that $3.7 million check. >> not a bad chunk of change for a 24 year old, and that winning moment was certainly priceless. not just for sloane but for her mother as well. >> and robin roberts got to sit down with both sloane and mom. >> reporter: congratulations. >> thank you. >> reporter: has it sunk? >> i always wanted to win slam,

but i never pictured myself in that situation, the dramatic falling and all that. i never saw it. and when it happened i was like, wait, what do i do now? do i cry? roll on the ground? i'm not sure. i was so shocked. >> reporter: but also that moment when you acknowledged your mother. >> when i was 11 years old, my mother took me to a tennis academy. >> reporter: and you said that coach who said you would maybe division two. maybe. and your mom said, no. >> parents don't get enough cred i. i think if you have a parent that can support you in the best way possible and especially a sport. i just wanted people to know that your kid could be me, like if you just have an awesome parent. >> parents, that's what we do. we support, we love unconditionally. >> reporter: what was it like for you to see your daughter win? >> i watched every point, and it was just exciting, but i was so proud from the first point that she got out and fought, you know, that made me feel good, that she was on her way to her

goal. no matter what happened, she was there. she made it. >> reporter: how were you so calm sitting in the box? >> oh, maybe on the outside, but, you know, i do a lot of meditation, so i think, i breathe, i try to stay calm. >> reporter: mm-hm. >> and stay in the moment. >> were you counting down from a million? >> no. >> reporter: what do you mean? >> i played a match one time against someone, i was playing a really good player. and i was like, mom, you look so uncomfortable up there, what was wrong? were you okay? and she was like, no, no, i was fine. i was just counting down from a million. >> it's true. >> who does that? >> you just have to find a way to stay calm and stay in the moment. >> reporter: best day ever. >> seriously. do you know how many retweets that got? oh, my god. i like made it, seriously. >> reporter: this is what gets my. you won the u.s. open. >> this is insane.

so many people, like all these people, and i'm like, oh, my god, i love her, i love him, they know who i am, they know i exist. it was like the greatest thing ever. i asked her to design my wedding dress, she's like, of course. >> reporter: are you engaged? >> no! >> i love her. i think we might need a sloan stevens cut out. >> maybe we should go with that. and mom looks young, beautiful. >> i thought it was her sister. >> mom could be the girlfriend. she's made about $4 million. that was pretty much matched in one day. two weeks. >> she was pretty excited about the whole thing, understandably so, but well deserved. >> the ball people there get paid quite a bit. >> do they? >> well, in case you missed it, kendis and i tried our own hand at competing at the u.s. open. >> um. and we did great. look at that form. i was on vacation when this --

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so one of those long debates that has gone back for ages has finally been solved. how best to drink champagne. apparently we always go and put it in that skinny little glass and you know put one of our pinkies up and oh, my god, this is the best champagne i have ever had at brunch. >> whose voice are you? >> i don't know, somebody named serena having lunch with becky. >> okay. >> so apparently, the ceo of krug says you're not supposed to drink from a flute. it will not let you enjoy what's inside. good champagne, before anything is a good wine. >> right from the bottle?

>> yes. right from the box. right from the giant vat. don't do "the skinnthe skin y f. >> and use your mouth. >> that, too. all right, on to a guy whose luck may be turning, remember we showed you seth dixon as the guy who proposed to his partner in kansas city. and he apparently, the ring popped out during the proposal. it fell in the water. never to be found again. at least not yet. well, apparently, some friends have gone together and started a go fund me page for them. >> oh, okay. >> trying to help seth raise money for a new ring. last we checked, there was $261 toward the $4,000 they were trying to raise. but i'd like to point out that yesterday we were told that ring cost $3,000. >> wait.

>> it seems to be appreciating with every day that it's gone. >> inflation, no? >> diamonds do appreciate. i didn't realize they appreciated that quickly. >> that's great, $261. shut we donate a dollar to that fund? >> then we wouldn't have that for champagne. >> oh, sorry, good luck. this is kind of cute. this baby tries watermelon for the very first time. and becomes obsessed. first non-baby food for the little kid. >> adorable. >> here in utah and boom, quelled everything. >> all right, food can do that for you. apparently, that doesn't just apply to humans. i want to take you over to chile where there was an interview going on during their independence day, check out the side of the screen. on the right, a dog

this morning on "world news now." the miles of destruction left behind by hurricane irma. simply daunting. the cleanup is under way. millions though still without electricity, living in darkness, many without water. some evacuated residents are making their way back home to communities in shambles. and the dire situation in the caribbean islands, almost completely wiped out as devastation turns to despair. now they're issuing new calls for help. and new this half hour, cleveland rocks. the indians on a roll. >> they won their 20th in a row, setting a league record. see why there's little standing in their way as they try to extend the streak in just a few hours. and we get by ♪ with a little help from some of our favorite friends ♪

named justin bieber and oprah and a whole bunch of people. >> you're not friends with any of those people. >> they were on my tv. a highly concentrated collection of stars. reapedi reapeding -- reminding the country of the immense loss in the storm zones. here to check out how the biggest names got star struck backstage on this wednesday, september 13th. ♪ as you stand from abc news, this is "world news now." >> see, we hate what brought all these folks together, you know, the hurricanes. it's terrible, terrible destruction that took place, but, it is so heartwarming to see them all come together there in a room. >> all of those celebrities, all of the networks, also. the aftermath, disasters are never great. but the aftermath, you really see the power of people to come together. >> real unifying at a time the country needed it. and the reason is hurricane harvey and hurricane irma. and the aftermath. we're really getting a sense,

the full extent of its heart wrenching destruction yet to be unveiled. >> 25 percent of the homes in the florida keys where irma made landfall were completely destroyed. basically none were left unscathed. >> the death toll in the u.s. has now climbed to at least 22 with 15 in florida alone. nearly 5 million power customers remain without electricity in florida and georgia. south carolina and as far west as alabama. >> and president trump is heading to the storm zone tomorrow. marci gonzalez has the latest from naples. >> reporter: the start of the long road to recovery covered in sand and seaweed, strewn with wrecked boats. the first evacuees now returning to the florida keys to no power, sewage system or running water. fema saying a quarter of the homes there are destroyed. 65% severely damaged. >> we're going to start over. >> reporter: while in jacksonville, focussing on saving lives. the city flooded in the wake of hurricane irma. >> none of the places expected

what they got. >> reporter: what they got was damage in other parts of florida, the exhausting aftermath of this giant storm. long lines for gas and ice and widespread power outages. >> miserable. i mean, at night we can't sleep. >> reporter: one sign of progress, though, all the major airports here in florida have now reopened. back to you. >> marci, thanks. and the other threat lurking in the atlantic, jose, is not expected to hit the u.s. >> its only impact is expected to be high surf all the way into next week. at one time, jose was forecast to slam caribbean islands already devastated by irma. the situation on those islands very critical at this hour. abc's david wright has the details. >> reporter: on some of the hardest-hit islands in the caribbean, including st. thomas and st. martin, destruction is now giving way to despair. >> water and food. we don't have that. >> reporter: the u.s. military

has been scrambling to help stranded americans who faced a long wait. lieutenant colonel humberto has piloted several of the giant c-17s, packed with people. >> when they see the u.s. flag, it's like we're coming home. >> reporter: in some cases, cruise ships have come to the rescue. craig was stuck in st. thomas, hoping to get on a ship chartered by marriott, but his group was turned away. so the ship left with plenty of empty spaces. >> plenty of empty spaces. shut the lights off. left us there to get back. >> reporter: marriott says it wanted to help but its team on the ground was told by dock security they had no authorization to board additional passengers who were not on the manifest. the troops here say that the americans who needed rescue are now safely out.

the focus now turns to the desperate people left behind. david wright, abc news, san juan. >> our thanks to david right there in san juan. but across florida, the largest airports have reopened. and travel is getting back to normal. from miami to jacksonville, irma forced a complete shutdown of commercial air traffic that led to the cancellation of thousands of flights. key west is only open to emergency response flights. >> we have more coverage of irma this hour, including what celebrities are doing to help those in need. all right, we're going to move on right now. the president had a big meeting, a bipartisan dinner. they were talking tax reform. the three democrats invited were heidi heitkamp, joe manchin and joe donnelly, all up for reelection in red states. the president e

president easily won. the president stressed the need for tax cuts. they say they still need to see something in writing. and president trump is making it clear that the latest sanctions on north korea aren't tough enough. the sanctions in response to kim jong un's hydrogen bomb test target some of the north's revenue streams, but they don't include a crippling ban on all oil imports and falling short of what the administration is hoping for. >> we think it's just another very small step, not a big deal, i don't know if it has any impact, but certainly, it was nice to get a 15-0 vote, but those sanctions are nothing compared to what ultimately will have to happen. >> the resolution stopped north korea from importing natural gas. and bans its textile exports. even though it was watered down, it still left pressure on north korea without alienating china and russia. back here at home, hillary clinton is on a full tour to promote her new book about last year's campaign. she got a warm greeting here in new york city before signing

copies of "what happened." clinton accepts blame for what her loss and calls trump a clear and present danger to the country and the world. later today she'll appear on "the view" right here on abc. sarah sanders was asked if president trump was going to read clinton's book. she said she wasn't sure. and then sanders called it "sad", that the last chapter of clinton's life is going to be defined by propping up book sales and false and reckless attacks. seattle mayor ed murray has announced his resignation after a fifth sexual assault allegation was leveled at him. his cousin alleges that i sexually molested him as a child. murray denies the allegations but calls them politically motivated. he says his cousin's allegations stem from bad blood. let's head to cleveland. and to baseball. for those counting, it is 20

straight games that the cleveland indians have won. they got off to a good start. last night against detroit, getting a home run from franc francisco lynn dor in the bottom of the first. >> they went on to win it 2-0. number 20 in a row, ties the american league record which was set by the oakland a's. if they beat the tigers again this afternoon, cleveland would tie the 1935 chicago cubs for the longest continuous streak. >> impressive. jack, best team around? the indians? >> what's that? >> best team around? >> well, no. well, you know, they're trying. don't worry, they're trying. >> we'll have more extensive analysis from jack. but we also have more on big news from apple. >> yeah. >> the new fleet of iphones have been unveiled, but that's not the only product getting improvement. >> what's up with jim carrey.

the bizarre red carpet interview. that went viral after calling the event he was attending meaningless? and he's expressing other regrets, we'll get to that in "the skinny," but first, here's a look at today's forecast. "world news now" weather, brought to you by varidesk.com. to you by varidesk.com.

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a uc berkley police officer is now under investigation after being caught on camera, taking $60 out of the wallet of a hot dog vendor. the officer was writing up the citation against the vendor for selling hot dogs outside a football game without a permit. well, after much anticipation and speculation, the spaceship has launched with apple's first-ever product launch at its new cupertino headquarters, the unveiling of three new iphones. >> impressive technology. is it worth the hefty price tag? >> no. >> abc's -- okay. well, for you to decide, here's abc's elizabeth hur with the details. >> reporter: the wait finally

over for iphone fans. apple first unveiling the new iphone 8 and 8 plus, touting new glass body designs, cameras with new features, including portrait lighting. >> these aren't filters. this is real-time analysis of the light on your subject's face. >> reporter: as well as new motion sensors to support apps made for augmented reality. >> you can use this app to super impose the map on top of the sky as you're looking at it around you. >> reporter: changing the experience even for gamers. >> like you're not just controlling the game. you're in the game. >> reporter: and as expected. apple also introducing wireless charging. the price tag? no big surprises here. the iphone 8 starting at $699, the 8 plus, $799. then came this. >> one more thing. >> reporter: calling it the future of the smartphone, marking ten years since the first iphone was introduced.

>> this is iphone x. >> reporter: apple released the iphone x, priced at $999, with a brand-new edge to edge screen, new animated imoges that mimic the user's facial expressions and gone is the home button. >> the iphone x, your iphone is locked until you look at it, and it recognizes you. >> reporter: elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >> i've always wanted a poop imoji with my face on it. that would be great. is it worth it? >> i don't know. you're the one who gets them right away. i've still got my nokia brick phone. doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. >> i'll do a payday loan and he'll be able to get it in a couple years. coming up, what nicki minaj must do before getting on stage. >> and jim carrey gets weird on the red carpet. >> i didn't say anything.

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♪ so skinny okay, so we have a major overload this morning. normally, when just two of the people you're about to see get together, it is skinny worthy, but this morning, every famous person that you know is all in one place. >> that's right. they came together to benefit the victims of hurricane harvey and irma. george clooney was there, julia roberts, oprah, justin bieber, and that's just to name a few. >> so bieber did not perform. he did pray, though, and he had an interesting look with his aviator glassing and brett michaels bandana. >> beyonce made an appearance on tape saying natural disasters don't discriminate. >> ah, beyonce. >> but it was stevie wonder who kicked things off. >> and anyone who believes that there is no such thing as global warming must be blind or unintelligent.

lord, please save us all. >> i see what you did, there, stevie. >> blind. >> mm-hm. stevie then went on to perform "lean on me." >> usher and blake shelton also performed. they sang "stand by me." ♪ stand by me ♪ darling darling ♪ stand >> not bad. and darius rucker and demi lovato and brad paisley and cici winans "with a little help from my friends." >> such a great night of such great performances. >> and to bring all of that together literally in the last ten days or so. >> it was very quickly. the stars were also sharing some of the backstage moments. oprah posted this video just 20 minutes before the telethon started.

>> you can see the cast. everywhere she pointed there is a huge star, and justin bieber. it's amazing. >> oh. >> i love the biebs, you know that. actress lupita nyong'o posted this along side her a-list friends as well. >> some of the as far as were star struck themselves. next, we turn to jim carrey who has been making headlines for rather candid confessions. at the toronto film festival he admitted that turning down working with director spike jonze on the ace ventura 2 is one of the biggest career mistakes. >> so the pet detective sequel is widely seen to have fallen short of expectations. now carrey has been very open, giving this awkward red carpet interview during fashion week. >> i don't believe in icons. i don't believe in

personalities. i believe that peace lies beyond personality, beyond invention of the skies. beyond the red s that you wear on your chest that makes bullets bounce off. i believe it's deeper than that. i believe we're a field of energy dancing for itself. and i don't care. >> hmm. that's just about when the cush hits. so he was there promoting, you know, he's lately been promoting a documentary about andy kaufman who was, shall we say eccentric as well? >> yes, and he was known for the unconventional. so there are thoughts that maybe the unconventional interviews are all an effort to promote the film. >> that was an interesting interview. next to an interesting moment for fashion week that could have ended badly but thankfully did not. >> nicki minaj, the one thing she likes to do before she goes

on stage is eat popeye's. so as part of her rider, which is something many celebrities insist to have as part of their appearance, nicki's is to have popeye's chicken. and it prevented her from performing. >> she arrived there, and they didn't have the popeye's, and she said, you get me my popeye's chicken or i'm not going on. guess what, they got her popeye's. i'm with you, nicki. >> what's in your rider? >> i don't know, but the next time i come in here, there better be popeye's chicken. >> we have green m&ms for you. >> meanwhile, fergie is back. the duchess you already know. that's the name of the song. and it features a well-fed nicki minaj. >> it's on double duchess, 11 years after her first album. >> what do we think, folks? >> i like her voice.

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to learn more. go long. we received a call, a report of a person dressed as a clown, carrying a knife. >> i think it's, our society's going to pot. it's just really bad thing. >> police want to make it clear, there is no law against anyone dressing up like a clown and roaming a neighborhood. >> our friends at kabc covering the creepy clowns of bakersfield, california a couple years ago. and it happened in new york city, overseas in the uk. >> that was the stuff that made leo stalwart's career. it was an epidemic that thankfully ended and just when you thought it was safe -- wait, that was "jaws." >> not sharks. we're talking about clowns. >> right, because the wild

success of the reboot of "it" has made creepy clowns the it thing again. here's nick watt. >> reporter: the biggest september opening weekend ever. the biggest horror movie opening weekend of all time. >> well, i'm penny-wise. >> reporter: the stephen king adaptation about doubled its projected haul. why? maybe because it's such a scary clown. >> i think why there scary is they're familiar. there's this thing called the uncanny valley, the things that are familiar but are slightly off are offputting. >> reporter: the 1990s mini series of "it", pretty much did for clowns what sharks did for jaws. fed our fear. made worst by bart's creepy clown bed. >> you can nap yourself to sleep. >> reporter: american horror story, that weird clash of clown sightings last year.

dartmouth much d -- pd produced a bizarre psa. >> if you want to act like a clown, we have no problem treating you like one. >> reporter: now this. >> what's that? >> reporter: not everyone's lovin' it. the world clown association telling us, remember that these are all fictional characters. real clowns in no way compare to the horrific images created by special effect makeup artists for hollywood purposes. penny-wise, underneath, a nice-looking swedish actor. lovely on kimmel. >> i never really got into the idea of getting scared. >> me neither. it scares me. >> reporter: but seeing the man behind the makeup doesn't make penny-wise any less awful. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> looks like a pretty good movie. >> they're not that scary. >> not that scary. >> no, not at all. >> not too bad. no. >> where's my kiss!

making news in america this morning, the return to florida the keys after irma. residents are finally getting a look at the damage as rescuers go door-to-door searching for victims who rode out the storm. plus, a recovery in other parts of south florida. gas in short supply and the long lines to get ice. and the chaotic and dangerous situation in the caribbean. a storm nearly wiped out entire islands and now survivors fear they'll be forgotten. we have live team coverage on the recovery after irma. new this morning, cancer death rates falling dramatically. what's getting credit for the decline? and the chain saw wielding nun who is gaining fame after taking matters into her own hands in florida.