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home, too, and tell us which parent are you? the parent whose child is an angel. >> my little david, oh no he would never do anything like that. >> then you've got the parent who always finds fault with the teach per. >> why would you give him homework on monday and turn around and give him more homework on tuesday, like what's your point? >> i will say these kids do get a lot of homework. my niece is only 5, she has a packet on the weekends. >> they have to watch youtube videos to figure out how to do it. >> might not be the teacher's fault. there's the parent who thinks they birthed a genius. >> she's very attentive and smart. we knew right away she would flourish. >> no doubt about it. >> meanwhile everyone is thinking your kid is dumb. >> or obnoxious. now this is where miss bailey comes into play. >> she did what? oh, you don't even have to finish telling me, because it's
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not going happen again, it's not going to ever, ever happen again. as long as i'm on this earth it will never happen again. you don't have to worry about it because i'm going to handle it, okay? >> boy do they. >> you got anything else you want to talk about? >> nope! >> now we've got the parents -- >> we're waiting on her father we want to get as a unit. we're happily married so we want to do everything together so if you could hold off, he should be here any minute. >> i feel like those people are really unhappy. >> take your perfect little life and shove it! >> happily married people, miserable. >> they're faking it, like to everybody thinkser this see
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so get ready to pay more to enter a national park. peak season fees at some parks are set to more than double. fees for private cars would jump from $25 to $70, and entering on foot would go from $10 to $30. if approved, they would take effect next year. in south africa, the fight is on to save an entire species. >> rhinos are best known for their horns and making them beloved across the world for ce centuries and putting them at risk for extinction. here's abc's bob woodward. >> reporter: this jarring scene is becoming more and more common throughout south africa. it may look like this animal is in distress.
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but farmers here claim this extreme measure may be the only way to save the rhino. what is clear is that national parks in south africa are under siege. all for this. worth over $300,000 on the plaqblack marquette. it's a brutal trade. kruger national park is ground zero. here's a spot. i see some bones. this is nothing new to this forensics team. it's their third crime scene of the day, and there is not much left to work with. what are you guys looking for with the detector? bullets. government data shows poaching incidents are up in south africa, to nearly 1100 last
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year. on average, three white rye nhi killed every single day, and experts believe they could be wiped out in the next few years. but there might be some hope. this is a bell 407 gt, an updated version of the army's kiowa warrior, used on the battlefield. but this one has a different mission. this is rhino 911. a non-profit, co-founded by fred keys, owner of bbm munitions, a weapons company based in nevada. >> when you travel across the country and see how vast the real estate is and the rhino is spread so far. if shots are fired, who's going to respond? right now no one except for rhino 911.
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>> reporter: along with his co-founder, a south african, niko jacobs, they're working around the clock to help wildlife. >> that's what we do. >> reporter: at times it looks like combat medicine. the veterinarian darting the rhinos from the air. he and his team must act quickly. operating on the wounded, right then and there. once the rhinos are given medication to reverse the anthese yeah, y-- anesthesia, y to be quick. but is this all for an altruistic love of wild animals? >> we are seen as part of the bigger picture, that the rhino can be the goose that's going to lay its own golden egg. >> part two of bob woodruff's report is next.
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we're back now with a closer look at what's being done to save rye nows from being poached into extinctione.
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>> before the break we show you what's being done to save the animals, but what about their future? >> reporter: this could become the new normal in south africa. herds of hornless rhino. >> we want our rye nhino to las long as possible. we want to be able to harvest horns as much as we can. >> reporter: many farmers say it's a no-brainer. even those like lynn mccalfish who once opposed it, has changed her mind. >> i will never get over it. >> critics will say that the dehorning min dehorning means you want to make money. >> dehorning is the last resort.
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we've got our backs up against the wall now. >> reporter: but dehorning entails a new threat. >> the minute the horn comes off the animal, the risk is immediately. >> reporter: you have weapons, everything else for protection. >> so everyone is armed. >> reporter: a young calf is up first. they dart it right away. but the mother needs a second dose. niko comes in for the dart and off they go. the horns are cut and sanded. leaving behind only a couple of inches. so it can regrow. >> it looks almost like, it's the same as if you were cut your nails. it has keratin in it. >> reporter: and just like the fingernails, the horn grows back, providing an inexhaustible supply of a commodity more valuable than gold. >> we are seeing that the rhino can be the goose that's going to
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lay its own golden egg. >> reporter: the debate has reached a boiling point on a lifting of a controversial ban that would make it legal to sell rye now horn internationally. >> it would be encouraging to see ministers standing shoulder to shoulder, how dare you come to africa and try to prescribe to us our conservation policies. >> reporter: many believe that lafti la lifting the ban will curb poaching, but not everyone agrees. >> individuals are banking on extinction. so we've seen a shift, gone from health to wealth. the reason the animal is being killed now is speculating on extinction. >> reporter: but with rhino horn demand at an all-time high, those not under lock and ckey they are rapidly going into
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♪ it's the little things in life ♪ ♪ >> and sometimes it really is the little things in life that make a big difference. >> like an act of kindness by a wisconsin police officer that was inspired by a kindness an officer showed to him when he was a boy. sarah thompson explains. >> reporter: daryl robinson couldn't be more proud to be a green bay police officer, but he's as humble as they come. as he takes us for a ride on patrol we get to see the same heart a little 8-year-old got to see after school on monday. >> that aspect of that kind of happened to me growing up, it
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touches my heart. >> reporter: howell elementary called police saying the boy was left aloing, no one to poiick h up. his mother was in jail. >> he seemed like he was in good spirits. he was playing around in the office. >> reporter: robinson found a mother for the boy's gra-- numb for the boy's grand fafather an asked when his birthday was, and took him to mcdonald's. the two simply talked. >> he was excited to hang out with a police officer and get away for a little bit. >> reporter: it didn't last long, but the entire time, robinson recalled memories of his own childhood. five years ago at his swearing-in ceremony, we showed you these pictures. retired captain bill boggle with daryl when he was a kid. >> i think i met him on one of my birthdays when i was younger.
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and i always came around. if i needed someone to talk to. >> reporter: now he wants to play it forward and try to follow up with the boy and be his mentor. >> i want an opportunity to do for another kid what he did for me. >> reporter: the department has been flooded with comments, from as far away as canada. some wanting to send the boy a birthday gift. robinson says i did what any officer would do. >> anything we could do to build that trust. and make those connections. it's great. >> reporter: sarah thompson, action2 news, green bay. >> pay it forward. >> yes, he did. so the police department posted this story on their website. and it's been shared more than 1800 times. robinson says he was surprisedly the outpouring of support. >> he did a good thing. >> that's it for this half hour. >> remember to find us on facebook at wnnfans.com.
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this morning on "world news now," a nail bi-biter in l.a. >> it turned into a battle in extra innings that stretched into the early morning hours of today. fans on the edge for hours. as both team ts wracked up a wod series record eight home runs. and president trump firing back from blistering remarks from republican senators. hear what he says about the civili civility. and amazon has a way to get packages delivered while you're away, but will everyone trust the technology? and see how one woman became the envy of every traveler on earth. not only did she pay a few bucks
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for the seat but got the plane to herself. flying like a high roller on this thursday, october 26th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> that's one way to fly. >> i think from now on that's the only way to fly. >> wow. did you need your pepto-bismol? >> what a game. >> it was a drama-filled second game of the world series. it did look more like batting practice at times. >> it started with vin scully to slow out the first pitch. he hurt his shoulder, so valenzuela came out to assist. >> so grab your blood pressure medication. houston hitting back to back home runs. but la., as you can see there, battled back tying the game up with a home run and a clutch base hit. game tied at five, hiding eadin
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the 11th, and it wasn't tied for long. >> see ya. >> charlie culberson brought them back within a run. that was it. the astros win a wild one. 7-6 in 11 innings. >> oh, man, it was unbelievable. we can go back to the marlins to tie the game, altuve, correa, the super stars stepped up. >> as if that's not exciting enough, this is the first time the astros have won a game in the world series in the team's 56-year history. game three is tomorrow night in houston. >> that's going to be exciting because think gey got swipept t time. >> we are really happy, because november 1st? free tau could cos for everythi.
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>> yay! >> da, da, da, da. >> you get a free taco. you get a free taco! >> not quite as exciting as a car. thank you taco bill. > -- bell. let's get over to politics after two senators slammed the president as reckless and untruthful. >> he bragged about the reception and called it a love fest. blaming the media for the way he is portrayed. cecelia vega was there. >> reporter: at the white house with his character under fire from fellow republicans, president trump brushed aside questions about whether it's time for him to be more civil. >> will, i think the press makes me more uncivil than i am. people don't understand. i went to an ivy like college. i was a nice student. i did very well.
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i'm a very tlept person. >> reporter: it comes in the wake of bliss tiritering attack two prom nints republican senators. jeff flake delivered this scathing rebuke on the senate floor. >> reckless, outrageous and undignified behavior has become excused and countenanced as telling it like it is. >> reporter: republicans say that politics in this country is in the gutter right now. do you agree with that? do you bear any responsibility for that? >> i think it's sad, but i think to a large extent in all due respect, i think the media causes a lot of it. but politics is a rough business, no question about it. >> reporter: the president's message, everything is just fine. his party loves him. his proof? the standing ovation he received from republican senators on capitol hill. he's now tweeted about it three times. with corker and flake out, are
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there any other republicans you want to see out of the senate? >> no, not at all. >> reporter: everybody's where they should be. >> we have a good relationship. the republicans are very, very well united. >> reporter: now he especially needs them to be united on tax reform. but his mixed messages on how to pay for the tax cuts frustrate even his own allies. the president has said definitively, there will be no changes to your 401(k), but a top republican writing the tax plan says actually, there could be changes, including how much people can contribute to that retirement fund. when asked about that, the president said this. >> 401(k)s to my are very important. and they're important because that's one of the great benefits to the middle class. >> reporter: but just seconds later, a muddy message. >> well, maybe it is, and maybe we'll use it as negotiating, bubut trust me. >> reporter: he addressed that ambush in niger. he said for the first time he did not personally authorize
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that mission. cecelia vega, abc news, the white house. >> thanks. and today president trump is expected to declare the opioid crisis a national emergency. the announcement comes two months after a recommendation to do so from a special commission convened by the president. advocates say it won't make a difference unless it's backed by money for addiction. and they say it's a disgrace that the clinton campaign partly funded a dossier. it was initially funded by a republican during the gop primary race. so far no comment from clinton, but her former spokesman says they did nothing wrong. wikileaks founder julian assange says he rejected the request for the missing e-mails. abc news has learned the hard drive is missing from the
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laptop seized in the shooter's hotel room. it's believed he removed it before shooting himself. counter terrorism official steve gomez details how it will impact the investigation going forward. >> it's a big setback. but what it does is causes a different type of investigation where investigators have to look at paddock's life going not just a couple years back but to his childhood. these killers have an agenda. they want to commit this violent act that's very significant. and by not having any kind of evidence left behind, it allows them to make one last statement to the public. based on the violence that they just committed. >> and a stride dent side note,e shooter's brother is now in custody. investigators found hundreds of images on a laptop. the arrest is not connected to the las vegas killing. police in louisiana are on the hunt for a gunman at a
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double shooting at grambling university. it's believed it started as a fight in a dorm room and that the victims knew the shooter. they have a nickname. security has been increased, but classes are in session. and the search for a killer in tampa, florida has prompted the mayor to say "bring his hid -- head to me." the only clue is a mystery person seen only on surveillance video. the only connection among the victims is that they all rode a county bus before being killed. record heat is driving wildfires in california. flames score offed fiched five before it was able to be contained. no structures burned and no
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injuries were reported. the causes are under investigation. the fcc is moving to make some big changes to media ownership rules. among the changes to be voted on next month, allowing companies to own newspapers and tv stations in the same city or multiple tv and radio stations in one place. critics say relaxing the 40-year-old rules would mean fewer diverse voices in the media. and new airport screening actions are going into place right now. they will affect more than 325,000 passengers. the measures include detailed inspections of electronic devices and screening interviews by airline employees. some airlines are now telling travelers to arrive at the airport at least three hours before their flight. the woman who took a trip to greece has a lot more legroom on the flight than she was expecting. >> her name is karen grieve, and she was the only passengers on board a flight from scotland to
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crete that seats nearly 200 people. that's not all. all the ticket cost was $61. >> what? >> she said the people at the gate told her this is your own private jet. >> not too shabby at all. she said the four-hour, 20-minute flight was the best of her life. here's the kicker. there were three people actually booked for the flight. the other two didn't show up. >> all right. so it wasn't a packed flight. but she still sat in economy. don't you think they could have bumped her up? >> i would have tried out every single first class seat. >> exactly. >> i'm sorry, ma'am. you're going to have to stay behind the curtain. >> all right, coming up. sometimes being on tv has its challenges. like when you're forced to eat something on camera, and your body has other plans. >> you have no idea what that's like. >> see what happened next in the mix. >> plus new developments in the mysterious disappearance of a california mom.
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you'll hair the moment her husband realized shy was missing. and a reminder to follow us on social media. you're watching "world news now."
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. check out this heart-stopping video of a car that came crashing through the wall of a maryland restaurant during lunch time of all teams. witnesses say people and bricks were flying, watch again. wow. about 30 people were inside the prince georges county restaurant at the time. ten were injured. no word yet on why or how the driver lost control of that vehicle. turning now to developments in the case of sherry papeony. she was abducted while jogging and found tied up alongside a highway. >> her husband's 911 call has been released along with sketches of the two well wanted for questioning. there's conflicting information about who police are really looking for. >> reporter: for the first time we're hearing the 911 call made to report hess his wife missing.
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the question of who abducted the young woman is what police are grappling with. >> i found her phone and it's got like hair ripped out of it. >> reporter: the sheriff's office releasing new sketches of the hispanic women suspected of abducting her. >> the officer embraced me, put his arm around me and said, you know, prepare yourself. they branded her. >> reporter: the sheriff's office also revealing that she was texting with a male acquaintance from michigan just days prior to her disappearance in an attempt to meet. that man was later cleared. law enforcement is concerned about possible inconsistencies in shari papeony's story. police say that they found dna
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of a female and a man on her clothes and her shackles. >> such a bizarre case. our thanks to matt gutman for that reporting. and coming up in our next half hour, a police officer allegedly caught stealing from an elderly man during a welfare check as a hurricane was hitting. plus the future of online shopping has arrived, just in time for the holidays. but will amazon's new key system unlock unwantnd visitors as well? an exclusive look next on "world news now." (coughah! i missed you! then i discovered mucinex. one pill lasts 12 hours,and i'm good. why take 4-hour medicine? one mucinex lasts 12 hours. let's end this. use pantene shampoo together with 3 minute miracle daily conditioner. their pro-v formula is like a multi-vitamin. making your hair 2x stronger see the difference when you add 3 minute miracle daily conditioner.
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♪ major key alert ♪ deejay colin >> you got the keys, keys, key, but you're not the only one. attention online shoppers. there's a new service that gets your packages delivered inside your locked home even when you're not there. >> a lot of people will have the keys. >> keys, keys, keys. >> it's called amazon key. rebecca v rebecca jarvis gives us an
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exclusive first look at how it works. >> reporter: it's the company known for revolutionizing delivery. but tech titan amazon is taking things a few steps farther, literally. delivering those packages not just to your doorstep but inside your home. it's called amazon key. here's how it works. the driver arrives and scans your package, which automatically sends an alert to your phone and a signal to the amazon cloud that unlocks the smart lock on your front door. at the same time, a security camera mounted in your home begins rolling so you have a record of the whole thing. so that i can return home to my package in my front enittry, which i've been following along on my phone, which has been recording from that camera. why is amazon doing this? >> well, we heard from customers, a lot of customers would love having their packages delivered in their home, even when they're not there. >> reporter: the free service is
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available for prime members. beginning november 8, in 37 cities around the country, with 85 million prime members in the u.s., spending an average of $1300 a year that's a lot of homes. >> as i'm sure you can imagine, some prime goieople are going t skeptical about a stranger going into their home. >> amazon is really focussed on safety and security. all of these drivers are the same drivers that you know and trust to deliver your amazon packages today. background checked and approved to deliver for aim somazon. >> reporter: if the cloud is something that keeps me from having someone come to my home or not with the smart lock like this, what happens if the cloud gets hacked? >> well, i can tell you that privacy and security is the most important thing that we're working on at amazon. so all of the devices are encrypted. >> reporter: the service is optional. could be one way to stop package
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theft. 23 million americans say they've had deliveries stolen from their doorstep. >> when i spoke with the amazon executives about this, they were saying this is not an experiment, this is something they really believe is going to be fund ammal to the way consumers shop in the fite and t -- future and the way they have things delivered to their homes. >> reporter: through the app, you can watch the delivery in real time. >> you see that the look ck is unlocked. she slips the package through the door. she can go oon with her day. >> reporter: rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> what do you think? >> a little skeptical about it. we've seen many videos like that, when people are it steali -- stealing from the home. >> there are always risks. it's free by the way, but you have to pay for the camera and
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♪ time for your thursday "mix", and what a solution they have found in this tiny town in iceland to people who are speeding through there. so they've come up with an innovative walkway. take a look. >> ooh. >> it's a 3d walkway. they did a creative paint job there. and apparently, not only does it slow down the pedestrian, people walking, but it gives a feeling of those people walking as if they are workialking on air. >> like they're floating. sounds pretty cool. >> but most importantly, it slows down all that car traffic that you see that small town has, all those people. >> all those cars. so many of them. >> it makes you think as if there's a speed bump coming up.
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but no, it isn't. >> very tricky. now they just need a few cars. over to denver, shall we? >> yes. >> and we all have good days and bad days, if you think you're having a bad day, this might make you feel a little better. someone came up with the brilliant idea that the news anchors should have to eat a carolina reaper chip, that by the way was the hottest chili pepper in the world. it didn't go well for natalie. let's just say that. she could not keep the chip down. she felt fine until she took a swig of her coffee and felt like everything was on fire. one of her co-workers says oh, natalie's losing her -- oh, natalie threw up. hide behind the devgs. had to call her out. >> why would you combine that pepper with coffee in the first place. >> i think maybe she thought it
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would help cool it. i don't know. even later she had chishlgslls, headache, felt like she'd been beat up in an alley. final thoughts, i wouldn't recommend it. >> this is why i do not eat on air. >> you did drink like an entire bottle of sriracha. now to the world's most expensive shoes. >> hmm. >> take a look at this. let me see. first off. >> do they come with feet? >> this is a designer -- >> it kind of looks like it. >> that's gold, the designer is holding the shoes. two large pink and blue diamonds. how much would you sghguess? >> $1,000. >> wow, you would suck at the price is right. $15 million. let's take a look at this hilarious cat and how he watches tv. it's that
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this morning on "world news now," the tough new airport screening going into effect today. major changes affecting passengers on all u.s.-bound flights. we'll bring you the details and what passengers can expect. president trump defends his civility, this as he sends mixed messages on 401 k plans. and new this half hour, an officer's welfare check on an elderly resident allegedly turned into a robbery. >> surveillance video shows an over rummaging around in the home. and later in "the skinny." the revelation about the dress we're getting. yes, that dress. that scarf that she wore in 1999 at the grammys.
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the original break the internet moment. this is thursday, october 26th. from abc news, this is "world news now." ♪ >> do you think jenny's still jenny from the block? do you think she still takes the six? i've been taking the four and the five for years. >> i think she probably doesn't spend a lot of time on the subway. but you can say jennifer lopez's dress and everybody knows what you're talking about. >> there's no doubt would it. >> it really created a big, big moment. but let's talk about a different transportation, not trains but the new security measures put in place today on all u.s.-bound flights which in some cases can result in interviews. >> some airlines are telling passengers to arrive at the airport at least three hours before their flights. david kerley has the details. >> reporter: the americans flying home from international
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airports could face new security interviews. every day, 325,000 passengers or 2100 direct flights to the u.s. from 280 airports. this is part of the enhanced security ordered by secretary kelly. >> unless we all raise our security, we'll find terrorists find and attack the weakest link. >> reporter: the u.s. is not telling airlines how to do it. many carriers have decided to conduct these short security interviews, which could be as simple as where are you traveling? who packed your bag? >> i think that's a very good thing at some of these locations. it's going to be seamless to the airlines accustomed to this kind of thing. president trump says the gop is well unified even after blistering attacks from two republican senators. >> he actually said the word unified i think 12 times during
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that press conference. the president addressed the stinging criticism from bob corker and jeff make. he focussed instead on the reception he says he received at a party luncheon, he tweeted three times that he got a standing ovation and the media is to blame for how he's perceived. >> well, i think the press makes me more uncivil than i am. you know, people don't understand. i went to an ivy league college. i was a nice student. i did very well. i'm a very intelligent person. >> there you have it. as republicans work to hammer out a sweeping tax reform bill, the president pledged again that 401(k)s will remain untouched. >> republican lawmakers have considered putting a cap on how much people are allowed to contribute to their fund. and the one writing the legislation says he's not taking it off the table as a way to raise revenue, but the president
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seems to send mixed messages on that. >> 401(k)s are very important. because they're one of the great benefits to the middle class. maybe it is, maybe we'll use it as negotiating, but trust me. >> the president also continues to refute the widow of a fallen soldier who said he couldn't remember her husband's name. he says he respects la david johnson's wife and family and insists he called him by his name from the beginning of the conversation and said he has one of the greatest memories of all time. >> humblebrag. after more than a half century of secrecy, the final batch of jfk classified files will be made public today. president trump tweeted his announcement of the release of more than 3,000 documents on the assassination of john f. kennedy. the jfk papers have fueled conspiracy theories for decades now. even after they found that lee harvey oswald acted alone. a 1992 law required the release
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of the files. within 25 years. and former president george h.w. bush is apologizing to actress heather lind as she accused him of touching her improperly while posing for a photo with him. >> a spokesman for the former president says that because he's confined to a wheelchair his arm falls on the quote, lower waist of the people standing when they pose with him. >> he says on occasion he patted women's rears in what he intended to be a good-natured manner. to anyone he offended he apologizes most sincerely. in puerto rico, the official death toll from hurricane maria has climbed to 51. be public safety officials say the last two died linked to infections due to water. the mayor of san juan says that the montana based company in charge of restoring power threatened to quit yesterday after she requested
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transparentsy from its no-bid, $300 million contract. last night, the company plieded to the mayor and people of puerto rico for making those comments. the search for evidence in the las vegas massacre has hit a roadblock. the hard drive from the shooter's laptop is now apparently gone. here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: abc news has learned exclusively that the hard drive is missing from the laptop computer found in stephen paddock's sniper's layer at the mandalay bay hotel. some suspect that he destroyed or intentionally hid the hard drive to keep law enforcement from information that may have told them why he killed 58 people and wounded hundreds more. >> he would want to erase his digital history so nobody could ever figure out how and why he did what he did. >> reporter: abc news has also learned that paddock bought software to erase his hard drive. more evidence of his meticulous
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planning. the fbi and las vegas police continue to interview witnesses and run down leads from across the country but have been frustrated by a lack of evidence pointing to a motive. >> we have found no signs of ideology or affiliation to any groups. >> reporter: stephen paddock's brother bruce arrested for child pornography, an investigation that began well before the massacre. authorities have interviewed hundreds of family, friends and associates but are no closer to finding a clear motive. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. the las vegas shooter's brother is now facing child pornography charges. a shooting is believed to have started as a fight in a dorm room. they have a suspect's nickname, security has been increased but classes are in session.
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>> alfred duprey and victoria mccurly are both 17 and charged as adults. police say they found threats in one of their diaries. they found a homemade device believed to be an explosive. authorities at the teens' high school called police when they received a tip. neither teen had previously been in any trouble with the law. support for legalizing marijuana in the u.s. has reached as you can imagine, an all-time high. according to a new gallup poll, it's at the highest level for support for legal pot since the question was asked 50 years ago. and in another first for gallup, a majority of republicans, 51% back legalizing marijuana. over all, 64% of americans favor legalizing pot. well, a high school golf player in massachusetts is showing the boys how it's done. 16-year-old emily nash plays on her school's boys golf team. >> she came in first place but wasn't declared the winner.
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because a rule says she can play on the team but can't be entered into any individual tournaments. what? >> i won a couple pretty big titles, like two-day tournaments and stuff like that. i wasn't aware that if i won i wouldn't get the title or the trophy. >> boo! >> emily said she felt better once she had the rules explained to her. >> well, we don't feel better now that we know the rules. she says she's looking forward to big state tournaments that are played in the spring. hopefully she can claim the titles for those. >> those rules were not written by women, i'll tell you that. >> all right, emily, we've got your back. now over to the world series. instant classic. last night between the avstros and the dodgers. what a game, picking up the action in the tenth inning, the score's tied at 3, the astros hit back to back home runs to take a 5-3 lead, but the dodgers tie again in the bottom of the inning. >> in the 11th inning, the astros got a two-run homer to take the lead.
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l.a. did get a run back with the game's eighth home run, which, by the way, was a world series record, but it wasn't enough. the astros win 7-6. game three is tomorrow night in houston. >> and here's a man who really got his money's worth. he was trolling stub hub when he found a pair of $9.08 a ticket. he went to the game and got to see this epic game for just over $9. and now he's going to get a free taco. >> we should mention that the beer costs more than that at dodger stadium. about $12 for two beers. >> you steal a base during the game, taco bell gives you free tacos. >> the competition to beat all competitions coming tomorrow morning on "world news now." it is our own high heel race.
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between the legend that is kendis and the tortoise. >> i never thought i would say this, but i like your high heels better than mine. >> they are amazon special $11. >> you are getting some whistles. >> yeah, i know. i wonder who won that race. that's coming tomorrow night. >> #journalism. >> peter would be proud. coming up, the problem with handshakes and why you might want to make sure the choreography is worked out with your teammates. and the video of a police officer that has an elderly man's family accusing him of theft during a hurricane. first here's a look at today's forecast. "world news now" weather, brought to you by sandals. it only takes a second for an everyday item
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accused of stealing from an 85-year-old man. you see the deputy, jason cook in uniform, walk into the home flashlight in hand. he heads into the bedroom, then the kitchen. opening up cabinets and drawers, even attempting to empty out a pill bottle. according to the family, he stole medication, money and jewelry, now under house arrest, charged with burglary and grand theft with a firearm. police saying, he had no business going in the home, going in when it was empty, using the garage entry code he overheard on his police radio during a call for help. the initial call, to check on 85-year-old mo rossoff. he was found on the floor and they took him it to the emergency room. he later died at the hospital. authorities are looking into if cook stole prescriptions from other homes as well. the deputy has a pain medication
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♪ ♪ i'm still, i'm still jenny from the block ♪ ♪ i had a little, now i have a lot ♪ >> we have jennifer lopez kicking off "the skinny" this morning because we're getting a whole new appreciation for how j. lo has shaped history. >> and it's all because of that dress. you know the dress. that dress. >> oh, yeah. >> oh, yeah. so the green donatella versace dress that she wore in 1999 was very popular. she saw donatella wearing it and decided she had to have it. and ever since then, red carpets have never been the same. >> a lot of skin on the red carpets. the look was parodied at the oscars later that year when parker tried to squeeze a replica.
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j. lo looked a little bitter than he did. the dress is the reason google created google images. apparently so many people were looking for specific pictures of the dress that they created a search engine to deal with that. >> amazing. >> and i have to confess i have google searched the dress. >> have you? >> yes. >> just for the heck of it? >> which is why -- >> by the way, here you go, thank you. "people" magazine also reports on the current status of the dress. it is currently hanging in jennifer's closet, not in the smithsonian. we need to get that fixed. it should be in the smithsonian. >> yeah. >> yeah. this is the longest i've ever heard "jenny from the block" since it first came out. >> it's on loop. >> oh, my gosh. no, no, make it stop. it was a little cooler at dodger stadium. >> oh, that worked.
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last night. but there was still plenty of heat in the stands. >> kate upton was there cheering on fiance, justin verlander. >> and there was another happy couple there, jessica biel and justin timberlake. possibly dreaming up his super bowl routine. >> and jerry seinfeld made the move. from brooklyn to l.a. he showed up to cheer them on. >> and tiger woods is not playing golf, so why not go watch baseball. >> yeah. >> what kind of seats did he have? is that up in the nose bleed? >> apparently. he did not have the larry king seats. we also kept seeing jason bateman in the crowd. >> oh, and that's fleet. >> yes, from the red hot chili
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peppers. the series moves to game three on friday. >> we'll see lots of celebrities there as well. >> hopefully another game as good as the last. next to the cleveland cavaliers and their elaborate handshakes. like many teams, they have routines require as much practice as their plays, you might say. >> but what do you do if you're new to the team like dwyane wade. he remembered his old hand shake with lebron james. >> but when he went to kevin love, it was like, let's have a handshake, buddy. but kevin love has plenty of handshakes that he did afterwards. we need to -- >> no. >> the this, it's the. >> okay. >> coming up. there you go. >> hey. that works. does that work? >> low five. that's my favorite move.
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i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. ♪ i got a whole lot of lovin' for you ♪ ♪ true, true lovin' for you ♪ i got a whole lot of lovin' for you ♪ ♪ i got a whole lot of ♪ for you >> dan brownback at the top of the list. >> and "it" is still hanging in there. the stephen king book from way, way, way back then. >> and england is still dead, according to bill o'reilly. >> we end this half hour with the death of a man larger than the history of music. fats domino. >> he was the father of modern rock 'n roll, here's david muir. >> once again, fats domino! ♪ i'm in love
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♪ >> reporter: in the 1950s and '60s, fats domino won so many hearts, 23 gold records, 65 million singles sold, and his biggest hit "blueberry hill." ♪ i found my thrill ♪ on blueberry hill >> reporter: even elvis called him the king. ♪ on blueberry hill >> reporter: he was self-taught, those triplets on "ain't that a shame." triple notes that would influence so many musicians afterwards. ♪ ain't that a shame >> reporter: he often sang about his hometown, new orleans. ♪ walkin' through new orleans >> reporter: he and his wife rosemary raised eight children. ♪ when the saints go marching in ♪ >> reporter: famously, a man of
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few words, that's domino, heard to express himself through song. ♪ go marching in >> you think back and kind of wrack your brain, i don't remember hearing him speak. you just heard him sing. thank god he did. what a force in music he was. >> 65 million singles. over three dozen top 40 charts hits and he dropped out of school at 14 to work at a bed spring factory. went on to spin 110 records. >> and so many are reacting to the death, l.l. cool j among them saying i remember listening to his music as a little boy. fats domino, he paved the way for so many. and so many others, harry connick jr. saying rest in peace, you helped pave the way. >> brian wilson, stephen king, samuel l.
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making news in america this morning, 401(k) flip-flop. president trump speaking about his plan to cut taxes amid growing confusion over possible new limbs on 401(k) contributions. two teens under arrest for an alleged murder plot. >> we don't want anything. i can't even do this right now. >> even the police are emotional. >> this morning, see the diary they found. >> trying to give the dodgers a chance. >> epic world series thriller. >> it's a one-run game. >> the astros and dodgers -- >> it is gone for a home run. >> -- batting their way through extra innings. 9 wild ending through the early morning hours of today and now the streak is now over. plus, say year krall controversy. what is forcing kellogg's to

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