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. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everyone. >> we do say good morning to you. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm reena ninan. >>> we're going to actually begin with the breaking news out of oregon where one person has been killed in a shootout between the fbi and members of the armed group holding a federal wildlife refuge. >> we're getting word that the victim has been identified as robert lavoy finicum who had been acting as a spokesperson for this group. eight people have been arrested, including the leader, ammon bundy. abc's alex stone has the late details. >> reporter: the takedown did not happen at the wildlife refuge where militia members were holed up for three weeks, ready for a battle with law enforcement. instead, oregon state police and federal agents moved in as group leader ammon bundy and his followers were on the move, apparently driving to a meeting with locals. police conducted a traffic stop on oregon's highway 395, pulling over the vehicle bundy was riding in. law enforcement sources are telling abc news a person who died open fi

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning and happy new year, everyone. i'm phillip mena. >> i'm lauren lyster. i'm really enjoying celebrating the new year here with all these great party favors. we should wear on >> let's see how long we can get away before they tell us to take things off. >> you guys should tweet us your new year's get upups because we've got ours. we certainly do. with that we should get right to our top story and probably this is a little too light for it. a tense but so far uneventful new year's around the world. despite terror warnings people did turn out not letting threats ruin their situations. >> that's right. just hours ago at times square in new york was packed with a million revelers and 6,000 police officers. the live pictures here much different scene than last night. >> three, two, one. happy new year! >> it's finally 2016. and people around the world are ringing in the new year with those three familiar words. >> happy new year. >> happy new year. >> from a jam packed times square in new york all the way to the mosque c

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. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everyone. we begin with that breaking news from indonesia where explosions and gunfire have rocked an upscale neighborhood in downtown jakarta. police are treating the blast as possible terror attacks. >> one target of course, was a busy starbucks cafe. the moment of impact right there. witnesses say suicide bombers blew themselves up but there are other reports that indicate grenades were used in that blast. two other heavily armed attackers entered a nearby police station triggering a gun battle that left at least one police officer dead. >> at least three civilians were also killed but the death and injury tolls are still climbing. so far no one has claimed responsibility. but because indonesia is the largest muslim country in the world, it's a favorite recruiting ground for isis. we'll stay on top of the breaking story throughout the morning. >> and we also are tracking another breaking story, this one a happy one. one that had millions of americans dreaming of what could be. >> there are a

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. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we do say good morning. we've made it to friday. everybody, i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. we're going to begin with those clashes on stage at the republican debate. >> yeah, ted cruz taking heat from donald trump especially over those new york values. >> the seven candidates taking aim at president obama and hillary clinton. abc's bazi kanani is joining us with the details. good morning, bazi. >> good morning, reena. morning, kendis. even with fewer candidates on the stage, the debate was just as heated. donald trump even admitting at one point he is going harder after ted cruz on that birther issue because cruz is doing better in the polls. >> there's a big question mark on your head. and you can't do that to the party. you really can't. >> the constitution hasn't changed. but the poll numbers have. >> reporter: just seven candidates made the cut for the primetime showdown which largely focused on terrorism, immigration and the economy. the two front-runners donald trump and ted cruz, dominated muc

. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades. rming insomniacs for two >>> good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headline we're following on "world news now." >>> good morning, i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headline we're following on "world news now." >> residents on the northeast coast are bracing for a monster snowstorm. a foot expected in some places, along with high winds, coastal floods and beach erosion. >>> more than 20 dead in somalia. gunmen of al shabab had taken over a beachfront restaurant in mogadishu. >>> bernie sanders ahead of hillary clinton in the polls, health plan. clinton says he's out of touch with reality. >>> donald trump says ted cruz is going down. cruz says trump is too much twitter, not enough policy, all while republicans argue over which candidate would inflict less harm on the party. those are some of our top stories on this friday, january 22nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world

you're watching abc "world news now." >> "world news now" continues after this from our abc >> "world news now >>> foo fighters singing about heroes, of course. many of america's war heroes return home broken in both body and in spirit. they do find it difficult a lot of time to restart their lives. >> this is an incredible story about this one marine who found not only a new purpose but really a whole new family thanks to this very special group of people who offered him a second chance to find a new voice. here's abc's martha raddatz. you may say i'm a dreamer >> reporter: for tim donley, every new year, every new day is one he never thought he would see. four years ago, just days after marine was on his first deployment to afghanistan. >> we were doing a dismounted patrol through the village and the ied was buried in the wall right next to me. >> reporter: a bomb that would take both legs and seriously damage his right arm. for a gifted singer who loved to play the guitar, the injuries were almost too much to bear. >> 2 1/2, 3 months after i got hurt, i couldn't even listen to musi

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you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" abc stations. . >>> well, a heart health warning for women. a new statement from the american heart association says symptoms that can signal the need for immediate medical attention are different in women than in men. women may be more likely to have unusual symptoms such as shortness of breath, nausea or vomiting and back or neck pain. the statement goes on to say that women are also less likely to receive clot-bursting medication once they get to the hospital. >>> so let's turn now to a matter of the heart and the age-old struggle for many who are looking for love. >> and in today's increasingly hectic world, modern singles are finding growing difficulty in finding the one. with more and more turning to a new take on an old world idea of matchmaking. linzie janis. >> reporter: while millionaire matchmaker patti stanger has famously found love for the rich -- >> meet my millionaires. >> reporter: you could say anna is more a thousand dollar matchmaker. her matchmaking costs 3500 bucks for three m

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we do say good morning to you, everybody. i'm kendis gibson. >> always good to start a mornings with mj. >> michael jackson, absolutely. there's controversy. you know, about who they selected for this role. >> kind of interesting, yeah. >> one of the oscar controversies we've been talking about is there are no good roles for black actors. >> oh, kendis. >> and apparently, this is a good role for a black actor. >> interesting story though. we'll get to that in a bit. but another controversy that is surrounding tonight's gop debate on fox news. >> yeah. donald trump insisting he will not take part in tonight's debate pushing senator teds are you into center stage surrounded by the six other republicans. trump spoke out again last night. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: in iowa, a high stakes game of chicken. donald trump insists he's ducking the last gop debate before the caucuses, for reasons he outlined to bill o'reilly. >> i was not treated well by fox. they came out with this ridiculous pr statement. it was like dra

>> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations."world news now" abc >>> okay. >>> okay. so when you pick up your phone to dial 911, it's usually during an extreme crisis. and the last thing you would expect is no one picking up on the other end of the line. >> but that's exactly what happened in florida because the dispatcher on duty was apparently too busy trying to order pizza. here's abc's aditi roy. >> let me have one slice of cheese pizza. >> okay. >> let me have a lunch special. >> reporter: a broward county, florida, 911 dispatcher taking while on the clock. while she's ordering lunch for the office -- >> doctor couldn't hold him up, he dropped to the floor. >> reporter: an emergency at this optometry office. multiple employees try calling the dispatch center after a patient faints, but no one answers. >> first they called, from their office, no answer. i called from my cell phone, again, no answer. other people in the store tried calling and nobody picked up. >> reporter: the dispatcher, still on her eight-minute call, putti

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> making sure thayou're on your toes and you realize that it is friday. >> you're here to terrify everyone. >> i'm kendis gibson, everybody. >> and i'm kayna whitworth. our top story this morning is wall street. really got off on the wrong foot this year. >> we're keeping a close eye on the markets overseas at this hour. it's the worst start for the dow since 1896. the worst ever for the brother s&p 500. >> so you can blame the hit to your 401(k) on china. abc's marci gonzales has details. >> reporter: wall street stocks took a nose dive plunging 392 points, officially putting the market into correction territory. >> this is a weird start to 2016. >> reporter: it was the worst day for the dow in three months as troubles in china's economy sent jitters across the pacific. china's stock market slipped about 7% thursday after its currency fell to its lowest level against the dollar since march, 2011. trading in china was automatically halted setting off another slump in asian and european stocks. >> that will probably translate int

you're watching abc "world news now." >> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. >> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. as an american, it's hard to hear that we have a serious hunger issue in our country. and as a parent, it's even harder to hear that one in 5 of our kids struggles with hunger, especially when billions of pounds of good food are wasted every year. feeding america is a nationwide network of food banks that helps provide billions of meals to families in need right in your community. visit feedingamerica.org to support feeding america and your local food bank. together, we can solve hunger. together, we're feeding america. >>> foo fighters singing about heroes, of course. many of america's war heroes return home broken in both body and in spirit. they do find it difficult a lot of time to restart their lives. about this one marine who found not only a new purpose but really a whole new family thanks to this very special group of people who offered him a second chance to find a new voice. here's abc's martha raddatz. you may

abc. "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >>> good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >>> donald trump says he's out of tomorrow night's republican debate, slamming fox news for "playing games" and calling moderator megyn kelly a third rate reporter who shouldn't be allowed to participate. we've got some full details coming up. >> two people dead and three others wounded at a homeless camp near downtown seattle. police say the shooting was very targeted and they are searching for two persons of interest. >> the two anti-abortion activists indicted by a houston grand jury plan to turn both facing a charge of record. it's a felony. may have hit a wall. those sales grew at the slowest pace since the device was first introduced eight years ago. the iphone accounts for about two-thirds of apple's revenue. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, january 27th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everyone. w

you're watching abc "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. meatball on white! next! you want mustard on that or not! come on, come on. i haven't got all day here! it doesn't come with peppers! they're extra! hurry up.pay the lady! next! so that's what you want? next! while we're still young! you know you told me you wanted mustard. get outta here! time's up! back of the line! hey. excuse me. what! great sandwich. thanks. you didn't have to be so nice get outta here. >>> okay, so among those jazzy strains of '70s sit-com theme songs, "barney miller" was likely one of the most recognizable. >> abe vigoda became a persona larger than any of his own characters. he's died. abc's david wright looks back on his il trus lustrious career. >> if anyone wants to arrange a meeting -- >> reporter: his most famous role was sal tessio, the mobster who ends up betraying michael corleone. like. >> arrange security. >> reporter: abe vigoda wasn't sicilian. he was a russian jew. a theater actor, he went on to stardom on abc's "barney miller." as the c

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everybody. it's not monday anymore. it's tuesday. >> it is tuesday. >> i'm kayna whitworth. >> i'm kendis gibson. aren't you happy to be here on a "bachelor" post morning? >> i am so excited about that in particular. >> absolutely. >> yes. >> ben, our senior analyst is fired up about it. jack, is that just because there were twins involved? >> it's even better than the real thing. no doubt. >> we can't wait to get his expert analysis. >> what's in store for you. >> he's been watching it over and over in slow mo. >> i think he came in just for this. >> he had other stuff to do. be tuned in for it. >>> let's get started though with a familiar face who is back on the stump. of course, we're talking about bill clinton making his first solo appearances on behalf of his wife's presidential campaign. >> but the former president comes with his own baggage, too. abc's cecilia vega is covering the campaign. >> reporter: bill clinton kicking off 2016 in new hampshire. >> it's kind of scary this year. >> re