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neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. >>> and there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this monday. the brutal hit in a high school football game. players going after a referee, tackle him to the ground. why police are now involved. >>> and, fire in the sky. this out of the world sight. >>> and a new clue that has rescuers hopeful about this whale. xarelto is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. xarelto has also been proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. i tried warfarin before, but the blood testing routine and dietary restrictions had me off my game. not this time. not with xarelto . i'll have another arnold palmer. make mine a kevin nealon. really, brian? hey, safety first. like all blood thinners, don't stop taking xarelto without talking to your doctor, as this may increase your risk of a blood clot or stroke. while taking, you may b

abc's neal karlinsky finds out what it feels like to have all your senses scrambled in a nearly superhuman brain. >> probabilities and disabilities. >> reporter: lee ursig is unlike anyone you'll probably ever meet. buckle up for a ride like none other into the mind of an accidental genius. >> you have a 2, a linear line of what-ifs in some theorietheo >> reporter: she's also an artist. >> what is the deepest -- >> reporter: a poet. >> within my memories i walk to the fourth of my mind. still i see nothing. >> reporter: and the way she sees the world is unlike anything you can imagine. and it all happened because of an accident, making her the only known woman in the world with something called acquired savant syndrome. described as vastly enhanced cognitive ability in areas such as art and math. and acquired savant syndrome when is you're not born with it, like lee. >> we're at split rock ranch. >> reporter: it was on this ranch in northwestern colorado, a place she no longer remembers, where her life changed forever. in 2009, lee, the ranch manager, who could care less about mathematical

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neal karlinsky, abc news, mountain view, california. >> i'm not so sold on this. i prefer e.t.. with a basket. >> the part that scares me is that they've had a dozen accidents in the six years of practicing it. but they say it's all because of humans. but you know, it's a good concept. they're going to continue to work at it. but it might be the way of the future. it allows you to drive and text. did somebody say road trip? >> not when you're in the front seat. >> why do i get to drive? women have come so far along and yet. i'm the driver. >> i'm scared of you driving. >> you should be. i try to practice like a new york cabbie. >> oh. >> announcer: this is abc "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. "world news now," informing ins >>> making news in america this morning, tracking the tropics. joaquin gaining strength overnight. who should be on alert. plus, another weather event happening right now. housing surrounded by water. a college campus flooded. we have the details. >>> breaking overnight, a georgia woman executed despite a plea for mercy from the pope.

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neal karlinsky, abc news, mountain view, california. >> better neal than us.ope to see you right back here tomorrow night. in the meantime, have a good evening. good night. >>> tonight the school bus confrontation between a coach and one of the players. >>> a brazen steps of a neighborhood cat from his own front yard. his owner makes a plea for go go's return. >>> the taterred flag that flies over a post office. the complaint that has gone unanswered for months. >>> legally, we can only show five seconds of this video, but you'll get the point. it shows a fight that broke out between a student and coach. >>> a teacher and coach has been put on leave after that video surfaced of him in a violent altercation with a student. it happened in a bus after a football game. laura anthony is live with the story tonight. laura? >> reporter: hi, dan. well, the football team, the warriors are practicing behind me as we speak. thier without one coach, carlos anderson. he did defend his character. as for his actions, the district maintains that they were unacceptable. it's a

>> neal karlinsky tonight.eal, thank you. >>> around the world tonight, and to an awful scene, a deadly stampede. hundreds killed on a sacred day in a sacred place. outside the holy city of mecca, millions making a pilgrimage on one of the holiest days of the year for muslims. tonight, the death toll rising. more than 700 dead. more than 800 injured. abc's alex marquardt reporting in from the region. >> reporter: they were muslim faithful from around the world, crushed to death, just outside islam's holiest city of mecca. more than 700 lost their lives, making it the deadliest tragedy there in 25 years. in the aftermath, lifeless bodies lining the streets covered in white sheets. and another 800 were injured, including two americans, among the more than 2 million who make the annual pilgrimage. witnesses say the stampede began when two huge waves of pilgrims converged in the valley of mina, at one of the sites that all pilgrims have to file through in a single day. one man saying, people were climbing over one

abc's neal karlinsky, simply putting on the seat belt. so, how did it go?eporter: here it just pulled up all by itself. at google's normally secret google x facility, the future is now. and it comes in the shape of this little round bubble of a car. google invited us to be among the first outsiders to ride in their prototype self-driving car. a ride like no other. we haven't gone very fast, though, i can't tell you how fast we have gone because there's no speedometer in here. there's no controls at all. we were on a closed course for a four-minute ride, filled with obstacles meant to simulate the real world. this is what the car sees, through a series of cameras, radars and lasers. it identified people, other cars, everything. apple, uber and tesla are said to be working on next generation cars. no steering wheel, just two seats and the hum of the electric motor. feel free to text and drive, or take a nap, for that matter. not coming soon, exactly, but according to google, sooner than you think. neal karlinsky, abc news, mountain view, california. >> better

for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, los angeles. >> what a brave teenager. >>> and we want to send things our national forecast. to you by volkswagen. you saw that graphic, fall arooichs wednesday morning at 4:21 a.m. eastern time. i'm not just ready for what comes after fall. >> don't even go there yet. >> i'm always ready for ron. >>> hello, again. >>> good morning, everyone. we begin with the pope's historic visit to cuba. hundreds of thousands of people expected to pack revolution square. he'll celebrate sunday mass. he'll then fly to washington on tuesday. >>> back in the u.s., the destruction from those two wild fires. authorities say 1,000 homes were lost in the two blazes. five people were killed and thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes. >>> in new zealand, a tiger attacked and killed a female zookeeper who was inside the animal's enclosure. the zoo has three sumatran tiger considered critically endangered species. >>> and finally, a love story caught on camera and heating up the internet. he wanted to propose to his high school sweetheart, als

for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, los angeles. >> what a brave teenager. >>> andover to rob with a look at our national forecast. >> we'll start you off in new york, a cold front coming through. much lower levels of humidity. important day today, because the run ten feed ten is a great cause. charity, you run 10k and 10 people in your hometown get fed. ginger zee is one of the hosts this morning. ginger zee is going to be at least walking in. go to their website to participate. look at these gorgeous temperatures. a great day for football. playing in east rutherford, see what the giants can do. a windy day across the pacific northwest. a little rain with this system, but wind is the greater concern. dropped levels of humidity. kicking up winds in the fire zone, it's going to be a little bit unnerving. so, hopefully, fire danger won't be terribly high. we're watching this thing in the tropics. now off the coast of the caribbean, they're going to fly a hurricane hunter into it. it has a decent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone. it should stay offshore with that

neal karlinsky, abc news, mountain view, california. >> i'm not so sold on this. i prefer e.t.h a basket. >> the part that scares me is that they've had a dozen accidents in the six years of practicing it. but they say it's all because of humans. but you know, it's a good concept. they're going to continue to work at it. but it might be the way of the future. it allows you to drive and text. did somebody say road trip? >> not when you're in the front seat. >> why do i get to drive? women have come so far along and yet. i'm the driver. >> i'm scared of you driving. >> you should be. i try to practice like a new york cabbie. >> oh. >> announcer: this is abc "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. "world news >>> good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm reena ninan. here are the top headlines we're following on "world news now." the head of planned parenthood in the hot seat for hours on capitol hill telling lawmakers videos released by an anti-abortion group were doctored. details straight ahead. >>> the e

for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, los angeles. >> what a brave teenager. >>> andover to rob with a look at our national forecast. >>> and all of ginger zooee is a host in new york city. she will be at least walk if you go i know ginger she will run this thing. up as, she is, go to run.com to if you want to participate. race will be happening throughout the fall. look at these gorgeous temperatures, my goodness, it will be a great day for football. they are playing in east rutherford see what giants can company. six in boston. sixty-fiveal tune a windy day in the the pacific northwest. rain with this system but winds will be great other concern. we have dropped humidity. picking up wind in the fire zones here, not going to be a little bit unnerving, and, the the more moisture then a month ago. hopefully, not terrible bad. we are watching this in the tropics. it is in the gulf of mexico crosses off florida peninsula and off the coast of the caribbean. they will fly hurricane hunt inner to it. decent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone here. it should stay off shor

here's neal karlinsky. >> reporter: rarely are so many products unveiled as much. but the new apple tv is what tim cook seemed most excited about. >> we're going to do something about that. >> reporter: the new black box putting games and other apps on your television. and a new way of searching. just your voice. show me arnold schwartzenegger movies. go to any game, or see stats as you watch. and the ipad pro, their biggest ever. and 3-d touch on iphones. and for a used iphone 6 in good condition, two websites offering anywhere from $280 to $485. and the one thing people consistently say they want the most never materialized. longer battery life for their phones. david? >> thank you. >>> when we come back, queen elizabeth making history. >>> and can you guess what the half-time act will be for the super bowl? a clue -- will he be coming back? >>> and the ref taken down by two high school players. should the entire team be punished? to feel this special... you need to eat this special. kellogg's special k... made with whole grains and fiber to help a body thrive. f

abc's neal karlinsky has more. >> reporter: two suspects behind bars after a dramatic chase through the streets of sandy, utah. police pursuing a pair of investigators say might -- who beliefs say might not have been caught except for a cool headed teenager. >> i heard someone knock at the door. >> reporter: it began inside this utah home. 15-year-old trinity home sick from school alone when she hears the terrifying sound of someone breaking in, realizing it's too late to run, she puts her phone on silent and sends a text message to her mother to call 911. >> i knew someone was trying to get in, so i started texting my mom. >> my daughter is home sick today and she just sent me a bunch of texts saying, mom, someone is in the house. i can hear them. they are right here. i can't talk on the phone. i'm freaking out. please send someone. >> reporter: trinity says she was afraid if she made any noise at all, even just a whisper, the men might hear and find her. >> they were so close to my room that i didn't want them to hear me. >> reporter: the 911 operator tells the mother to let police ha

for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, los angeles. >> what a brave teenager.k over to rob with a look at our national forecast. hello, rob. >> hi, again, paula. we start you off with new york with this cold front coming through. much lower levels of humidity. important day today, because the run ten feed ten is a great cause. basically, you run 10 k and 10 people in your town get fed. and our own ginger zee is one much the hosts for this event in new york city. she's going to at least be walking it. if i know ginger, she'll probably run the thing even as pregnant as she is. those races will be happening throughout the fall. look at these gorgeous temperatures. my goodness a great day for football. playing in east rutherford, see what the giants can do. 66 degrees boston. 65 in altoona. a windy day across the pacific north west. a little rain with this system. but the winds will be a greater concern. we drop the levels of humidity. kicking up winds in the fire zone. a little bit unnerving. but they've got a little more moisture than they had a month ago. so, ho

neal karlinsky with the video. >> reporter: tonight, this 16-year-old boy and his family say police roughed him up for no good reason. >> i was thinking, what have i done wrong? >> reporter: the video begins with the officer struggling with the teenager. >> the stop resisting. >> reporter: at one point, apparently hitting him in the face with his baton as the two tussle with it. but what you don't see, police say, is the teenager grabbing the officer's body camera. even swearing at him. refusing to cooperate when he was simply asked to move to the sidewalk while walking in a bus lane. >> you're pulling me for no reason, and you bring out your baton and you're hitting me. >> reporter: it comes at a time when police departments are under a microscope. caught on camera in a number of high-profile excessive force incidents. here, eventually, more officers arrive, put the teen on the ground and arrest him. >> if people would just comply with the lawful order from a police officer and try not to grab onto or take our weapons away, force would never have to be used. >> reporter: the 16-year-old wa

here's neal karlinsky. >> reporter: in what otherwise looks like a quintessential american suburb, tonight neighbors are embroiled in an ugly battle. suing to declare a child with autism, who lived here, "a >> for us this case is not really about autism as far as we're concerned. it's about the safety of our children. they were attacked on multiple occasions. >> reporter: the families who are suing say they don't blame the 11-year-old boy and they're not attacking autism. but they claim his parents didn't do enough to control their son and prevent him from hurting their young children. allegedly attacking them during a birthday party and repeatedly and at random while playing outside. >> all of the children here have witnessed so much violence. there was an increased fear in the kids. they didn't even want to step outside their house. >> reporter: the father of the boy who's being sued told the "san jose mercury news," "this has been pretty devastating for cope with it." autism advocates worry about possible backlash. >> i would hope the court doesn't rule against the family barrier. >> re

here's neal karlinsky. >> reporter: rarely are so many apple products unveiled at once. but the new apple tv is what tim cook seemed most excited about. >> the television experience has been virtually standing still. today, we are going to do something about that. >> reporter: the new black box putting games and other apps on your television. and a new way of searching. just your voice. show me arnold schwartzenegger movies. look at that. it works. you can call up a grid of every baseball game being played. go directly to any game. and see stats as you watch. and the ipad pro, their biggest ever. the new iphones including what they call 3-d touch. sensing how hard you press to bring up other options. none of these are cheap. which is why some stores are anxious to buy your old iphones. for a used iphone 6 in good condition, two websites offering anywhere from $280 to $485. of all the big announcements, the one thing people consistently say they want the most never materialized. longer battery life for their phones. david? >> maybe next time. thank you. >>> when we come b

neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. >> i could not imagine this. >> it's an insane story.y of these stories that we've talked about where you have airbnb people who just stay in a house forever. this takes it to a new step where they decide to start is heing off the items. this wasn't an airbnb thing but squatter starts selling their stuff. >> apparently the squatter can make an argument, there's an adverse possession statute if they continuously and exclusively possess the property for seven years, they can squat there. this guy was not there for seven years. it also depends on the state. >> an interesting law, as well. >> coming up, the comedienne claiming sensorship after she claiming censorship after she was thrown off youtube into and one direction to the old guys or one d teaches their fans about grammer. "the skinny" is next. >> i can't believe you're such a one d man. >> one d. >>> skinny, so skinny ♪ >> in "the skinny" this morning, the internet video star claiming she was kicked off youtube for fat shaming. >> we're talking about nicole arbour is a comedienne kno

neal karlinsky, abc news, mountain view, california. >> i'm not so sold on this. i prefer e.t. on a bike. with a basket. >> the part that scares me is that they've had a dozen accidents in the six years of practicing it. but they say it's all because of humans. but you know, it's a good concept. they're going to continue to work at it. but it might be the way of the future. it allows you to drive and text. did somebody say road trip? >> not when you're in the front seat. >> why do i get to drive? women have come so far along and yet. i'm the driver. >> i'm scared of you driving. >> you should be. i try to practice like a new york cabbie. >> oh. >> announcer: this is abc "world news now," informing insomniacs

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for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. >> our thanks to neal for that. >>> now to police body cameras very much in the headlines and new video this morning revealing the split-second decision so many officers have to make from their point of view. here's abc's pierre thomas. >> reporter: this cell phone video of two sheriff's deputies appearing to shoot a man with his hands up in san antonio caused outrage earlier this week. the two deputies didn't have any body cams. in fact only eight officers on the force do so local officials immediately approved $1 million for hundreds of body cams and dash cam, the goal to get them to all officers on the street. having as many perspectives as possible is critical in these high-stakes situations. check out this police dash cam when this routine traffic stop in trinity, texas, unexpectedly turns deadly serious as the officer draws his firearm pointing at the driver of the parked car. from that angle watch again, it looks like the officer aggressively goes for his gun with no provocation from the startled driver. but look clo

neal karlinsky took a ride. >> reporter: this might be the future. you could hear it humming.e were invited to the normally secret google x facility to be among the first outsiders to ride in their self-driving car prototype. >> there is no steering wheel in here. there is just -- >> car coming up. >> whoa. there's a car, we're dodging the car. we seem to be going slowly and trailing behind it. now, here's a guy with a bicycle. >> reporter: with a top speed of 25 miles per hour we were on a closed course for a four-minute ride filled with obstacles meant to simulate the real world. it's pretty spacious in here. there's two of us and there's just a go button and a stop button and that's all there is. one test car stopped suddenly midway but the rest went smoothly. it's no gimmick. google believes self-driving cars will be a reality a lot sooner than you think. >> we've been driving on public roads for, what, 1.2 million miles at this point so it's about 90 years of kind of normal human driving experience so it's getting really quite good. >> reporter: this is what the car sees

more now from abc's neal karlinsky. >> reporter: this morning, the final verdict in the long saga of amanda knox, italy at the highest court harshly describing prosecutors' amnesia and blameworthy owe migs of investigative activity. >> she is very satisfied and happy to read this decision. >> reporter: earlier this year the court ruled that knox didn't murder her college roommate meredith kercher. this new 52-page summary is their explanation citing stunning flaws andage absolute lack of biological traces of knox ever being at the murder scene. branded foxy knoxy, the seattle college student accused of brutally murdering kircher in perugia, italy in 2007. two years later she was convicted of murder along with her former boyfriend ralphffaele sollecito sollecito. knox freed but in 2013, knox was convicted of murder all over again. only to be found innocent once and for all by italy's high court this year. in a statement this morning, knox won't say if she plans to sue writing i will now begin the rest of my life with one of my goals being to help others who have been wrongfully accuse

for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, san jose, california. >> 968 million people.od job with that, neal. as we saw, jesse, social media had a field day with this. >> the world was coming to an end last night obviously and facebook down has been trending all morning and ironically trending on facebook and there have been some great ones on twitter. here's how george costanza passed the time when he couldn't surf the site. you have to stay home. you can't leave the house and then there's this meme about what so many people faced when facebook went down during office hour, people actually had to work at their jobs. they had to earn their own paycheck. >> the horror. >> where is the humanity, people? and then, of course, after office hours this tweet says that in mine months there gonna be so many facebook down babies. >> how long was it down for? >> it was minutes. >> like a few minutes. >> i have to admit -- >> i did. i refreshed my feed like five times. i did. i got caught in it. i kept refreshing >> that's where i drop the mike. >> when we come back a parenting ale