good monday morning, i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm erielle reshef in for diane macedo. a man inspired by isis was planning to detonate a weapon of mass destruction at a miami mall. but they believe he acted alone. a tampa neighborhood is living in fear after three people were killed in the past two weeks, apparently at random. residents held a vigil last night. the most recent murder occurred when extra police were in that area. the hearing for sergeant bowe bergdahl begins today. he left his post eight years ago in afghanistan before being captured by the taliban. he faces life in prison. a retired army captain is set to receive the medal of

honor for saving the lives of 60 personnel in a mission so secret it remained classified for decades. those are some of our top stories on this monday, octob october 23rd. from abc news, this is "world news now." our top story this half hour is a terrifying alleged plot against a south florida shopping mall. >> officials say the suspect was inspired by isis blue worki-but working alone. >> reporter: the fbi arresting an alleged bomber. 53-year-old vicente solano in federal custody after allegedly planning to blow up a huge shopping center with what authorities call a weapon of mass destruction. he had reportedly targeted the

dolphin mall, he acted alone, planning on detonating a fake bomb obtained from undercover agents, later talking with a confidential informant who contacted the joint terrorism task force about the attack plans. there's evidence online that solano made pro-islamic state videos but no indication he was directed by terrorists. dolphin mall confirms there is an ongoing fbi investigation but they'll not comment on this case. sources telling us that solano never had access to real explosives. and also in florida someone appears to be terrorizing one tampa neighborhood. there have been three murders in less than two weeks in seminole heights and there's no apparent connection between the victims. the most recent victim was only there by mistake. he'd caught the wrong bus. police are warning residents not to walk alone at night. but last night, people came out to express solidarity and grief

for the people who had been killed. and an ohio city is in mourning after the shooting death of a police officer. he was killed in girard, outside youngstown, ohio. he was shot while responding to a domestic call about an armed mab w man who had been drinking all day. his partner shot and killed the suspect. president trump is warning republicans that not passing the tax cuts will be felt in the elections next year. the overhaul promises to slash the corporate tax rate while offering relief to the middle class. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has acknowledged he's not sure where the president stands with the bipartisan legislation on health care. mcconnell says he's waiting for

president trump to tell him what kind of bill he will sign or that he must sign. and he's refusing to bring the current legislation to the floor without that support. the measure is designed to destabilize insurance markets by extending subsidies that the president has blocked. such a wonderful moment over the weekend. the five former presidents coming together for a special evening. the rare gathering saw politics take a back seat while raising $2 million to help americans recovering from the recent hurricanes. the special night included comments from the current chief executive. here's kenneth moten. >> reporter: in this current bitter and partisan political climate, this rare and historic sight of unity. the five living former presidents side by side at the concert to help millions impacted by the hurricane season, president obama, bush 43, bush 41.

a rare appearance for the 93-year-old who had a couple health scares earlier this year. >> i want to thank president george w. bush and george h.w. bush. >> reporter: the former presidents spotted grooving to the beat. surprise guest, lady gaga. ♪ give me a million reasons >> reporter: and a long list of music stars lent their voices. five presidents joined forces after irma hit texas and maria, the work continues. former president bill clinton made this comment about the current state of politics. >> if we just do what we ought to do and prove that the heart of america without regard to race or religion or political

party is greater than our problems. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: president trump even made an appearance to thank his predecessors. >> together we will recover. we will rebuild. and we will come back stronger and better than ever before. >> reporter: trump praised the ex-presidents in that video. but during this unity event, different words from the president who tweeted perhaps no administration has done more in its first nine months than this administration. we should mention before this concert, this effort by the former presidents had already raised $31 million for hurricane victims. >> our kenneth moten there in dallas for us. in the meantime, in ohio, the ohio state university is facing a federal lawsuit over its refusal to let white nationalist, richard spencer speak on campus. it follows his raucous appearance last week where protesters drowned him out. he they insist they value

freedom of speech. and lsu is reinstating its ban on alcohol. lsu lifted the restriction last week, but the president of the university said some students haven't absorbed the seriousness of the situation. 18-year-old fraternity pledge maxwe maxwell gruver died. the former fox news host reportedly settled a sexual harassment claim with liz wes w. fox news resigned the cable news host to a multi-year, multi-million dollar deal. in a tweet over the weekend,

o'reilly pro o'reilly promised to speak out on the issue today. another hollywood power player is facing a scandal. bugsy director is accused of sexually harassing over 30 women over the past years. they were approached in places like parks and covery centeffee. he calls the allegation impossible due to diabetes and a heart condition. one of the largest wall street companies have pushed out a tech fund manager. the company says it held an emergency meeting over the dismissals. a spokesman says the firm will not and do not tolerate this type of behavior. and tv's dr. phil may soon be facing a lawsuit over a minor collision he had in los angeles. it happened as dr. phil mcgraw

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through october 20th through november 11th. you may not even know about these recalls. >> it comes as ikea faces fresh fire. >> reporter: this 2-year-old killed, crushed by a dresser that fell on top of hem. joseph due deck's family say they had no idea that piece of bedroom furniture was recalled nearly a year earlier. idea ye ikea issuing that recall after deaths. all linked to dressers like this one toppling onto children. >> we do not think ikea's doing nearly enough. >> reporter: the recall offered consumers a choice of several remedies which are sell available today and which we have communicated via our website and social media campaigns. but with some families still one aware, some question whether more can be done. >> companies need to spend the same time, energy and money that

they spend to sell us products to get them out of our homes once they're found to be dangerous. >> reporter: check consumer protection websites. >> that little white card that comes with any big ticket purchase, send it back to the manufacturer. if there's a recall, they will alert you. >> reporter: before you buy items second hand, make sure they haven't been recalled. marci gonzalez, los angeles. >> definitely something many parents need to keep in mind. >> worst possible scenario. a new book, pulling back the curtain of "rolling stone" mag seas desh magazine. issed you. ah! i was in the tree watching you, and then i fell. i'm not eating pizza from the trash. then i discovered mucinex. huge difference.

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♪ if you start me up ♪ if you start me up ♪ i'll never stop ♪ if you start me up >> woo! >> now to an intimate look at the life of "rolling stone" founder. >> the book is called "sticky fingers." chris conley spoke with the author. >> reporter: with the founder and editor, "rolling stone" covered the rock 'n roll counter culture and the world we know now. he recognitells the professiona with unprecedented access in phenomenal detail in the

biography, "sticky fingers", highlighted as well, the star-crossed relationships with superstars his magazine covered, like john lennon. >> live in a new motion picture. >> reporter: whom he saw weeping in a theater, as the film "let it be" witnessed their demise. >> he gave him is essentially the exit interview, and it was john lennon pouring his guts out. >> reporter: he pushed mainstream stars to the edge, from brittany spears to jennifer aniston and david cassidy. what was the significance as your book covers david cassidy? >> david cassidy, nude on the cover of "rolling stone." he'd been a teen idol, on the partridge family, squeaky-clean.

nobody would have expected this guy to break out and become counter cultural. ♪ baby, we were born to run >> reporter: you think of bruce springsteen, he said it was a big deal in his life. >> huge. he was a generation of rock stars who grew up with "rolling stone", here's springsteen learning how to be a rock star from "rolling stone". >> reporter: elton john would come out in "rolling stone"'s pages. >> it was the truth. if you were going to come out and say something like that, be it in a great magazine like "rolling stone." >> reporter: in 1995, winner himself would come out. through it all was the complicated relationship between

winter and mick jagger. how would you describe their love/hate/bonding/anti-bonding relationship over the 50 year of "rolling stone"? >> i would describe it as a volatile partnership. in fact, he launched into, why did he call it that? why did he have to call it "rolling stone"? >> reporter: chris connolly, abc news, new york. >> why did he call it "rolling stone?" ? becau because the stones, mick jagger. >> but they held on to this disagreement? >> we didn't know that was the case, but the rolling stones was immortalized by that magazine. i went to a concert, and it was the best concert ever. ever. this is not as tangential but winter is not happy about the

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and "happy death day" with $9.4 million. >> and the oscar nominee did well, pulling in $3 million. every year thousands run the marine corps marathon in d.c. and one widow is turning the marathon into a salute to the marine she lost. >> reporter: wives of the blue angels, pulling off their own maneuver, to help a wife. >> glad it's done and really, really accomplished. >> reporter: her husband jeff, the father of their two small children was a pilot for the blue angels. he died on june 2nd last year doing what he loved. an incident covered right here on world news. a blue angels f-18 crashed near nashville, at least one team killed. they were prepping for an air show this weekend. >> reporter: before the accident, she says her husband had a challenge for her.

>> he had a conversation before he passed about whether or not i would be interested in running the marathon. and i initially said no. after he passed, i said i think i'm going to go run the marine corps for him. >> reporter: christina says she felt her husband guide her through the rigorous marathon training. >> i feel jeff sometimes. i have this thing with the number six pop up sometimes. i feel like that's him. it was his jet number. i went under an awning and pulled out my run tracker and i was at mile 6.66. and i was like, hey, money, sti -- honey, still doing it. >> reporter: though her husband couldn't be there, she could still hear his voice. >> he'd call me hoss. >> good for her fulfilling that promise. >> no doubt he was there in spirit with her. >> seeing the signs there, with the sixes. that

. this morning on "world news now," the manhunt for a possible serial killer. >> why authorities are looking for the person in this surveillance video. and president trump urging lawmakers to pass his sweeping tax cut bill, warning them if they don't, they'll pay the price in next year's mid-term elections. all of this as there are new questions about the deadly ambush involving the four special ops soldiers. in sports, a foggy night in foxborough. plus the quarterback suffering a possible season-ending injury. and why is this guy dressed as super girl? and when nature calls. the prime minister's dog lifts a

leg during the high-level meeting. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> doesn't matter if you are the leader of the free world. >> you're not immune to your dog's whims. >> absolutely. we are going to start with that manhunt, really a neighborhood gripped with terror. >> three people killed in the past two weeks. residents in seminole heights held a candlelit vigil amid fears that a serial kelliller m be stalking the area. >> victor oquendo is there. >> reporter: police blanketing the seminole heights neighborhood where three people with no connection were gunned down within weeks of each other. no leads other than this grainy video of somebody with a hoodie that they'd like to speak with.

>> i heard the shots. >> reporter: the first shots claimed the life of benjamin mitchell on october 9th. then monica's body was found on october 13th. and anthony was shot on october 19th after he got off on the wrong bus stop. we met his family as they brought flowers and balloons to the spot where he died. >> it's a shame that i won't be able to see him anymore or talk to him anymore. >> reporter: residents being told when they leave their homes not to leave alone. neighbors marching together over the weekend letting the killer know he's outnumbered. >> we're going to find this person. >> reporter: this memorial set up for the second victim, monica hoffa. the chief says anyone seen alone will be stopped and questioned. victor oquendo, tampa.

south of there, a man accused of plotting to blow up a miami-area mall will make his first court appearance today. officials say vicente solano was acting alone but inspired by isis and planned to detonate what authorities call a weapon of mass destruction. he acquired a fake device from undercover agents and purportedly made pro-isis videos. a warning for law makes if they fail to pass tax cuts. he urged lawmakers to approve the bill passed by the senate. it would clear the way for tax reform promising to slash the corporate tax rate and offering relief to the middle class. senate majority leader mcconnell says he's waiting for guidance from president trump as they struggle to find common fwrounld on health care. the president has sent mixed

signals. the president initially expressing support for the legislation then criticizing it. mcconnell acknowledged he's not sure what the president wants. >> well, what i'm waiting is to hear from president trump what kind of health care bill he might sign. if there's a need for some kind of interim step here to stabilize the market, we need a bill the president will actually sign. i'm not certain yet what the president's looking for here, but i'll be happy it to bring a bill to the floor if i know the president would sign it. they are looking for m, chuck s it would be a skprskproe mize. a heated back and forth between the congresswoman and the administration appears to be heating up.

here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: in florida, a tearful good-bye. sergeant la david johnson's pregnant widow, dressed in white kissed his casket, also white. the couple's two young children there as well. sergeant johnson was one of four soldie soldiers killed in niger on october 4th. >> we want to get the full, accurate story and get it right. >> reporter: republican lawmakers on key committees that oversee the military say they're not given a clear picture of what happened in my jeer. >> we don't know exact lly wher we are militarily. i didn't know there were 1,000 troops in niger. >> reporter: they saw the risk so low they did not use armored vehicles and did not have a drone overhead. months before this attack, the africa command warned congress

of increasing threats and complained about the lack of helicopters and drones, noting that only 20% to 30% of its intelligence, surveillance and recognizance needs were being met. quote, this limits situational understanding, support to operations and fails to offer threat indications and warnings. >> thank you all very much. >> reporter: president trump has yet to comment on the specifics of the ambush. instead, he continues to feud with the florida congresswoman who accused him of being insensitive during his phone call with sergeant johnson's quid ow widow. the congresswoman calls niger trump's benghazi. >> and the young widow is making an exclusive appearance on "good morning, america" today, speaking out about her husband and that controversial phone call with the president for the first time.

we'll hear from her. that's on gma this morning. the five living former presidents joined together over the weekend to help americans devastated by recent hurricanes. the rare event took place saturday at texas a&m university. both presidents bush join presidents clinton, carter and obama. clinton said the history of americans helping one another shows what can be done when we put politics aside. >> if we just do what we ought to do and prove that the heart of america, without regard to race or religion or political party is greater than our problems. [cheers and applause] >> president trump thanked his predecessors for their help in a recorded message. this concert raised $2 million, bringing the former president's combined effort to $37 million. classes are back in session

this week for more than 100 schools in puerto rico. some campuses of the university of puerto rico will reopen for the first time since hurricane maria slammed that island. students in san juan will also go back to class. right now 20% of customers have power. 72% have access to running water. back here at home, officials are issuing strong warnings about the fire danger conditions across most of southern california. a record-breaking heat wave with ultra-low humidity and wind. with humidity down, winds will be up and temperatures in the triple digits. and we learned two things about french president macron's dog.

he has a leg up on the situation. >> can you see him as he speaks with parliament members, the labrador mix may have hit the water dish a little too often before that meeting. >> it seems nemo couldn't wait for the walk that his boss usually takes him. nemo gave new meaning to presidential leaks. >> the leaks there. >> good timing. coming up, can cocktails make you smarter? okay. a new study suggests that alcohol in moderate amounts can help you learn a foreign language. we're going to study this one seriously in the mix. >> i believe it. but first the stunning new headline involving bill o'reilly, shelling out more than $30 million to settle another sexual harassment claim. why it's now raising tough

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♪ another bombshell sexual harassment revelation is rocking the media world this morning. >> former fox news host bill o'reilly reportedly settled that harassment claim for $32 million right before the network renewed his contract. here's abc's eva pilgrim with the details. >> reporter: amid growing backlash against sexual harassment in the work place, new information the fox news reupped their former star bill o'reilly, despite knowing he had just made a multi-million sexual harassment settlement. >> caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. >> reporter: the "new york times" reporting bill o'reilly personally settled a claim with lis wiehl for $32 million. then weeks later in february, the network re-signed their then

top-rated host for a multi-year, multi-million deal. >> they shrugged it off. they decided keeping their biggest tv star was worth more to them than actually doing something about sexual harassment. >> reporter: this just six months after fox news chairman roger ailes was booted amid a sexual scandal that rocked the network. 21st century foox saying they knew about the weil settlement and that o'reilly's new contract added protections. >> fox was representing to everyone publicly that the era of sexual harassment was done. they were scleening houcleaning. >> reporter: butt controversial host was fired in april after it became public that he paid off five other former co-workers over sexual harassment allegations stretching back a decade. o'reilly telling the "new york times" he agreed to these

settlements to protect my children. i fknew if we took it to court there would be three years of unrelenting headlines. and he says my investigative team has done a superb job exposing the lies. gretchen carlson received a settlement, tweeting nobody pays $32 million for false allegations, nobody. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. we move to that one to new sexual allegations. >> the man behind "bugsy" and "the pickup artist" is accused of harassing 38 women over the past 30 years. >> they say he approached them in places like parks and even at

the bank. he denies the allegations saying for the last 22 years, the claims are biologically impossible. two wall street executives at fidelity investments have been pushed out over sexual harassment claims. the firm says they simply do not and will not tolerate this type of behavior. coming up, it's a day conspiracy theorists have been waiting for for decades. the final batch of documents related to the kennedy assassination, about 3,000 pages in all, soon released to the public. but first, the world series is set. the astros will face off against the dodgers. see who vegas bookkeepers think will come out on top.

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los angeles. >> houston has only been to the world series once before. the dodgers haven't been in nearly 30 years. quite the matchup. >> the odds makers in vegas favor the dodgers at this point. they only lost once in the post-season. they're good. >> yeah, they are. but the astros are battle tested after a seven-game series against the yankees. game time temps are expected to reach the high 90s, if you can believe it in october. within of the hottest world series games ever. >> and the tickets going for more than $3,000 each. houston needs it. they haven't been in the world series since 2005. who do you have? >> i'm going to go with the astros, because i was born in houston. it's not all oklahoma over here. there's some houston in there, too. let's talk football. atlanta, relived the nightmare

with what was super bowl li. >> strange, strange weather. a thick cloud dropped over foxborough and pretty much mirrored the night for the falcons, wah, wah. he uses rob gronkowski as an escort to go in for the score, new england built a 23-0 lead on the way to a 23-7 win. elsewhere around the league, arizona and l.a. rams playing in london when this happened. not bad. arizona qb carson palmer is hit by the defensive tackle, palmer broke his left arm. he actually tried to go back in the game, but doctors said no, no, no. carson palmer will have surgery when the team gets back to the u.s. and may be out for the season. arizona lost 33-0. don't look now, but the rams are

good. >> palmer will be replaced by this guy. that's backup quarterback drew stanton yesterday, yes, it is. he dressed as super girl because of carson palmer. here's why. it's a game between the two of them. the arizona quarterbacks, the rules are a little sketchy to us. but carson picks the outfit. so we guess that means stanton lost a bet. >> it looks a little sexy, i like like it. now to buffalo. mike evans slamming into the sideline reporter for abc's powerhouse tv station, wham! >> yeah. evans went crashing into the sidelines. it knocked over jenna and her cameraman, which she managed to get up from this after smashing to the ground. the station tweeting this as proof that she is okay. thumbs up. >> good for her. and we leave you with this.

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♪ time now for the "mix." we're going to start with this. can drenching mainking make you? the answer is probably not. but -- >> drinking what? >> drinking alcohol. drinking alcohol cannot necessarily make you smarter but can enhance your ability to learn a foreign language according to a study of the university of liverpool. they studied those trying to learn dutch and their proficiency started to improve as they poured. >> based on the slurring? >> your inhibitions drop a little bit. you're not as nervous. when i started to learn hebrew, it was better when i had a glass

of wine. i'm believing you, whatever you say. >> i don't know anything i'm saying. i'm all for it. i'll take a few drinks. >> and learn a language. only if you are of age. this is creepy. we've seen surveillance videos before. this is at a pub in the south of london. >> stop. >> the owner put together all these images in a clip of the weird sightings that they've noticed there in the historic city of kanter bushy. staff have reported shadow the passing doors, glass flying off shelves and lights turning on mysteriously. >> no way. that umbrella opened with no one underneath it? >> that is just insane. >> we're going to go from creepy -- >> look at that move by itself. >> it gives me the chills. >> it is being moved by somebody who knows a second language. >> somebody from the beyond.

from creepy to cute. let's turn to this. this toddler is so adorable. you have to watch her membericing the pom squad or the cheerleaders. here she goes. beyonce has nothing on this toddler. this is in louisiana. she's absolutely adorable. >> she's cute. i like that the cheerleader are like, hit it. >> tha. >> shake it little one. some pigs are sharing the trolley here. >> don't forget the pug, kendis. >> with a pug, during a shopping trip. >> be still my heart. >> they were buying food for her rescue animals and decides, you know what? we'll pack the whole gang in the shopping cart. >> if anybody knows what to get me for the holidays, this. they're so

this morning on "world news now." we're watching the weather on two fronts as those powerful storms that ripped through the nation's mid section are now moving east. and california, the fire concerns are intensifying as winds are expected to pick up and temperatures set to hit triple digits. also following this, the hunt for a killer, as three victims are shot in the same florida neighborhood, the community fearing a serial killer may be stalking the area. we'll bring you the latest on the investigation. and new this half hour, the secret government files about to be released. >> thousands of unseen documents about the jfk assassination will be released after more than half a century. will they answer questions or fuel more conspiracy theories. ♪ i'm bringing sexy back >> and it's official, justin

timberlake is bringing his version of sexy back to the super bowl. remember the last time he brought it back there, 14 years ago, that was interesting. timberlake tossed overnight about what we can expect for his big show. and what about janet? will she be back? we'll answer the questions, we hope, on this monday, october 23rd ♪ from abc news, this is "world news now." it was the worst-kept secret all over the world. we all knew that he would be coming back to the super bowl. the question now is -- >> what kind of stunts will he pull off. >> exactly. we'll get to that in "the skinny." but we're going to start with the two weather fronts we are watching. the severe storm system moving across the nation's mid section and the triple fire threat in california. >> dangerous storms tore through part of the midwest yesterday spawning four reported tornados in oklahoma.

that included a confirmed ef-1 ripping the roof off a hotel and casino in norman during a beach boys concert. >> this raises the warning in california. triple digit temperatures, single-digit humidity rates. and gusty winds fueling at least one new brush fire. this fire broke out overnight in the los angeles area. here's rob marciano. >> reporter: lightning, lighting up the skies over oklahoma. this twister dropping down next to the interstate. >> look at that! >> reporter: just one of more than 50 reports of severe weather tormenting tornado alley. this. kfor news crew ambushed by a tornado, packing winds over 85 miles per hour. that same twister assaulting the river wind casino packed for a beach boys concert. rain gushing through the roof, spilling into the auditorium. outside, power lines and trees toppled. this building shredded.

torrential rain blinding drivers trying to get around. and large. hail to boot, blanketing the ground near elk city. and that same system moving east, causing flooding along the gulf coast. meanwhile, an extreme santa ana event setting up in california, temperatures in the triple digits. winds gusting to 60 miles per hour for extreme fire danger through at least tuesday. president trump is stepping up his feud with congresswoman frederica wilson. the president again calling the florida democrat wacky, tweeting that she is a disaster for her own party. it comes after she slammed the president's condolence call to a widow of a soldier killed in niger. meanwhile, congress is demanding answers for the conflict in niger that killed four soldiers. this morning, the future of a bipartisan health care bill remains uncertain.

senate majority leader mitch mcconnell admitting he's not sure what the president actually wants. mcconnell says he's waiting for the president to tell hem what kind of legislation he wants him to sign. he's refusing to bring the bill to the floor without the president's support. as it stands it would extend subsidy insurance payments that the president has blocked. he initially backed the effort before condemning it. a former retired general says the main threat to the u.s. may be the partisan politics. david petraeus was commenting on the conflict between john kelly and the congresswoman. he called it unfortunate. he told martha radatz, it's symptomatic of what's troubling the country right now. >> the most important threat is not russia, north korea or even isis. it's parochialism here at home, especially in this city, which is preventing us from resolving issues that could allow us to capitalize on extraordinary opportunities.

>> general petraeus went on to say that he felt that kelly, also a former general probably spent the weekend trying to move forward and focussing on what's important to the country overall. lawmakers in spain are expected to vote this week on their president's move to crush the separatist movement in the autonomous region of catalonia. nearly 500,000 protesters descending on barcelona to protest against plans to remove leaders of catalonia and impose control. the president of catalonia insists that the region will not accept direct rule. former president jimmy carter is offering to help with north korea. he told the "new york times," he would be willing to go there and meet with its leaders. the 93-year-old ex-president says he's worried about the escalating rhetoric and tension between donald trump and kim jong un. he did something similar 23 years ago despite objections from then president bill clinton. president carter says he has told national security adviser h.r. mcmaster that he's ready and willing to go right now.

japanese prime minister shinzo abe has gotten a strong endorsement from voters in that country's national elections. his coalition won a resounding victory giving him more time to push for changes in japan's constitution. he campaigned on japan's booming economy and hard-line stance against north korea. he's likely to become japan's longest-running prime minister. an official with the syrian democratic forces says they've gained control of the al omar field after a battle yesterday morning. the oil field was a major source of income for isis. back here on the home front, the tampa police chief is calling it the worst night mere. a series of what appear to be three random killings in the last two weeks. >> even a stepped-up police presence couldn't prevent the most recent murder. richard cantu has more. >> reporter: they walked through a dark neighborhood in spite of the danger.

residents, neighbors and relatives of victims marched through the section where three people with no connection were gunned down all within two weeks and ten blocks of each other. >> this is devastating. and it's sad. >> reporter: police escorting marchers to the place where anthony nalboa got off the wrong bus stop. >> he was right here. yet they kill him for nothing. >> reporter: they mourned, and they prayed. >> on earth as it is in heaven. >> reporter: the first shots rang out october 9th, claiming the life of 22-year-old benjamin mitchell. four days later, monica hoffa's body was found down the street >> there is no excuse for this. no one should have to go through this. >> reporter: police are still searching for the killer and the motive. right now the only lead, this grainy video of a person wearing a hood walking along a neighborhood street. police not even calling him a suspect but someone they'd like to speak with. >> we're in this for the long haul, we're going to find this person.

>> reporter: and warning residents not to walk alone when they leave their homes. police expected to address community fears at a meeting monday night. richard cantu, abc news, new york. and further north, police in orlando are investigating an extra special surprise that was included in one couple's order from amazon. the couple and her fiance were puzzled by how heavy the storage containers were until they opened the containers and found 65 pounds of marijuana. police have seized the pot. no arrests have been made. i didn't know amazon was offering that. >> i don't think that was intentional. i don't know. >> a lot of people are like, oh, sign up for amazon prime now. so the next time you and perhaps more than 200 friends are bored, you might want to take a leap. >> something tells me kendis and i are not going to try this.

this happened outside sao paulo, brazil. 245 people tied themselves together to bungee cords and to each other. there they are. >> a few people dropped into the water below. they were trying to set the record for the most people involved in a rope jump. >> and they did. >> yeah. about 12 miles of rope and 1,000 harnesses. >> the length people will go to or the heights people will go to to break a record. >> the previous record was 149 brazilians. >> no, no, no. and no. blowing the lid off the mother of all conspiracy theories. after more than half a century of secrecy, thousands of classified documents on the jfk assassination are about to be made public. and what you may not want to know about justin bieber. what he just did to himself. believe it or not, we're going to show you in "the skinny." but first, here's a look at today's forecast.

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well, people in west virginia warned to avoid exposure to this billowing smoke in the wake of a huge warehouse fire in the town of parkersburg. the old tool plant is being used to store plastics. the smoke could contain harmful particulates. the fire is expected to burn for several more days. the u.s. military is looking for a few good men or women with experience. president trump has signed an executive order allowing the air force to pull as many as 1,000 u.s. pilots out of retirement and back into ak testictive dut. it's part of a response to a shortage. but they say there is no plan to return those pilots for now. president trump is also pulling back the veil of secrecy on what some consider to be one of america's biggest unsolve the

mysteries. after decades of secrecy, thousands of classified documents on president kennedy's assassination are about to be made public. kenneth moten is in dallas. >> reporter: the mother of all conspiracy theories reignited, >> president kennedy has been shot in dallas, texas. >> reporter: with president trump tweeting, i will be allowing the long-blocked classified jfk files to be opened. the documents, many from the fbi and cia may reveal more answers about the shooting and the killer, lee harvey oswald. >> the lack of evidence has never stopped conspiracy theorists. >> reporter: the most recent abc/washington post poll finds 62% of americans think others besides oswald were involved. the commission finding oswald fired from his perch at the book depository, but the question at the center of the conspiracy, was there a second gunman on this grassy knoll? also fueling decades of speculation, texas nightclub owner jack ruby's shocking

murder of oswald on live tv. questions about the role of the cubans, the russians, the mafia, and even the cia. >> we'll find out what the fbi and cia knew about oswald and conditions disclose to the warren commission or the public over the years. >> reporter: joseph b. kennedy saying he was looking for more than just a tweet from the president. >> it would have been nice if there was some communication between this administration and the members of our family. >> reporter: experts say these documents could show that they had critical information that oswald was in mexico city before the assassination. something that could be quite embarrassing for the cia. president trump has until thursday to decide whether to keep some documents classified. kenneth moten, abc news, dallas. when we come back, new details about the super bowl halftime show. and the zombies are back. "the skinny" is next. next.

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the floor tonight ♪ >> he's got the suit and tie, he's got everything ready. breaking skinny news. justin timberlake confirming rumors that he will be headlining the super bowl halftime show. >> that means i'll be watching the super bowl. he sat down to give us an idea of what we might see and what we probably won't see. ♪ can't top the feelin' >> will you go back and watch all the super bowl half times that have been done before? >> i've already watched a ton of them to make sure that we're not pulling out any gags, you know, people are flying and lady gaga jumped from the top of the stadium or something? i don't know, man, i'm 36 now, i don't know how much of that -- >> you're a dad. you got a 2-year-old. >> i got to consider these things. >> so -- >> got to be responsible. he's a dad now. >> he is a dad now. another thing we probably won't see is that wardrobe malfunction. it's been 14 years since the infamous show, still no word on

whether janet jackson will be joining him on stage. twitter just erupted saying if justin is allowed back so is janet. >> well, and wardrobe malfunction was in air quotes there. he appeared with his boy band in synch. in 2002, it's hard to forget this. you see britney there. he is extremely talented. and with aerosmith and britney, by himself. >> he's great, but i think if justin is allowed back, there should be forgiveness for janet as well. but we have our date set in minneapolis, february 4th. here we go, the 100th episode of the "walking dead" kicked off last night, no spoilers, but in case you're one of the people like kendis and i who don't know what the show is about, it's about zombies and people running away from zombies

and about zombies blowing things up and running away from each other. >> it's hard to tell when the title is "the walking dead" what the show is about. of course there are many fans who took to twitter and shared their reaction to the first episode. let's see if we can make sense of what they're saying. some of the makeup is kind of interesting there. first up, quick recap here. from daryl who says, starring in a spaghetti western? that doesn't seem right. >> how about premiere in a nutshell, with more shots being fired, i guess we're getting that war they promised. >> we have no clue what happened. >> what did i just read? >> or during that episode whatsoever. apparently, though, there were some dead people walking around. >> and chasing each other. so the internet is losing its collective mind over justin bieber's new tattoo. the singer sharing the video

over the weekend with fans. the tattoo artist to the stars, keith "bang bang" mckurty worked on him for three days on this. >> the tattoos are cool, but the action angle is interesting. justin texted him saying he has a mustache on his belly and it needed more around it, more friends. mission accomplished. >> this is i guess what it used to be. bieber is in no way done with his tattoos. "bang bang" said he was going back soon, saying he did the bottom half of his front but still need to do the top of his front. >> i'm loving. >> "bang bang"? >> that and the fact that we're trying to read cool things right now. anyway. hollywood can be a pretty scary place, especially around this time of year, because it's almost halloween and the stars like to dress up. there's this. channing tatum as a unicorn.

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megared advanced triple absorption. ♪ i want candy ♪ i want candy >> who was it? i forgot. >> is that's a great question that i don't know the answer to. it's a great song. just a little over a week until halloween and the fall festivities are well under way as we know. check out this giant pumpkin race. growers in oregon hold their 14th annual pumpkin regatta across a lake. there were people in costume, including santa. >> it's too soon. it's too soon. >> never too soon for santa. >> as you know, we like to dress up around here. and sometimes the costume isn't right. that was the case with the spider dog. >> oh! no! >> named mars. he'll have to rethink that costume. the owner said the search for

mars' perfect costume does continue. >> maybe he should dress as venus. >> the dogs had their day to show off their halloween costumes at the 27th annual halloween dog parade in new york city over the weekend. >> more than 10,000 people and pets gathered for the festivities. adrian bankert was there. >> lucky girl. >> reporter: if you're a dog person, you might have been at this howling-good time. christmas rather than halloween? >> yes. >> reporter: thousands attending the tompkins park halloween dog parade where puppies stroll the cat walk, decked out in costumes of all kinds. tell me something. >> yes. >> reporter: did you come all the way here from dallas, texas to participate? >> i did. this is my third year. i built this in my hotel room. ♪ >> reporter: have you ever

entered a dog costume contest before? >> no, this is my first time. >> we didn't think this many people would be here. we're just blown away. >> pose for the camera please, so cute. >> reporter: the park so packed. still everyone applauding the 2017 champions. >> the best in show and first place winner is pauline tour bus. >> reporter: adrian bankert, abc news, new york. >> she's making her way through times square with a whole bunch of sight seers. >> the wrist to elbow. >> we'll see her next year at the westminster kennel club. don't miss our updates on facebook at wnnfans.com. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades.

making news in america this morning, a possible serial killer on the run. police calling it their worst nightmare. residents in one major city told not to walk alone at night. >> my wife is scared. >> this morning the one big lead in the case. and fighting words. new overnight senator john mccain takes aim at president trump and how he avoided vietnam. >> that is wrong. that is wrong. >> this as the president claims the congresswoman who slammed his call to a soldier's widow is the gift that keeps on giving. the jfk files. new insight into what may be revealed this week when secret documents about the kennedy assassination are released and why some may not be revealed after all. plus, justin timberlake. >> if w