gio benitez, abc news, new york. >>> all right. well, when we come back some troubling news.mit the frog dating again. can anyone replace miss piggy in his heart? >> and a first look at "the danish girl," oscar winner eddie redmayne in a powerful new role. "the skinny" is next. >>> "world news now" continues after this from our ab ♪ skinny, so skinny >> in "the skinny" this morning, big celebrity dating news. after nearly 40 years, miss piggy, kermit the frog is dating again. this morning our first look at his new squeeze. here she is. denice. and like miss piggy, she is a pig. >> denise is reportedly an abc marketing executive working on the new primetime muppets coming soon to abc, and this could set up some fire works with miss piggy still in the mix, too. kermit is rushing to cool the flames tweeting, we're simply close friends. >> you know, he was going to get the show the to begin with. this was not necessary. this muppet show premieres later this month promising an adult version of the show generations have grown up with and focusing on the characters and their persona

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here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: friday night under the lights. evan murray, seen here in a previous game, commanding his new jersey high school football team to what fans hope will be another win. then in an instant, everything changes. the 17-year-old star quarterback from warren hills dying after taking hard hits on the football field. a mystery for days. now solved. just hours ago, an autopsy revealing the three-sport star died of massive internal bleeding from a blow to his spleen, which was already enlarged. >> it was overwhelming, quite frankly. we all dread such news. it was terrible. >> really, really kind and genuine kid. he had a good heart. >> reporter: during the game friends say murray took at least two hard hits. the last hit right in the stomach. murray walking off the field with help from teammates but collapsing in the sidelines. everyone a thumbs-up. just hours later, he would be pronounced dead at the hospital. the news bringing his teammates to tears. hundreds of kids and teachers mourning. especially murray's girlfriend. shar

a challenge ahead, david. >> gio benitez with us live tonight. thank you. >>> we also have a major development this evening in that case out of san antonio. the man, his hands in the air, but the view partially blocked there by a pole. two sheriff's deputies opening fire, he would later die. tonight word of a second video and authorities say it could reveal a crucial clue about what really happened. abc's matt gutman from texas. >> reporter: the cell phone video at the heart of this case showing flores's hands up but his left hand is blocked by that pole. tonight a second video is being examined but authorities are not releasing it. >> we believe that mr. flores had a knife in his hand. >> reporter: in that first video, the officer on the right seems to kick something away. was it a knife? >> the male that called it in assaulted his wife and child. >> reporter: flores seemingly running amok. >> he's trying to get into a patrol vehicle, suicide by cop. >> reporter: before it all ended. >> suspect down at this time, additional shots fired. >> repor

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he will truly be missed by all of us. >> reporter: gio benitez, abc news, fofl lake, illinois. >> one attack on a police officer near boston turned out to be a hoax. the officer himself accused of making the thing up. the 24-year-old rookie in massachusetts claimed a gunman fired shots into his cruiser before it crashed and burst into flames. police say the officer fired into his own car. the incident triggered a manhunt, shut down schools, put the town on lock down. he has been fired and facing criminal charges. >>> it's official. donald trump promised not to run as a third party candidate. in new york on thursday, amid much fanfare, the billionaire signed a loitty pledge. during the first debate, trump was the only candidate not to make the pledge. the front-runner now says he will support whoever wins the nomination. >> so i will be totally pledging my allegiance to the republican party and the conservative principles for which it stands and we will go out and we will fight hard and we will win. >>> later in the day, trump stumbled through an interview with a conservative talk show

gio benitez has more. >> the three suspects in the death of police lieutenant joe gliniewicz still at large. new audio obtained byw ls appears to capture gliniewicz's last call from this isolated back road. it all started tuesday. the lieutenant reported seeing the three suspicious men. he says he is pursuing them on foot into a swamp area and just moments later calls for backup. two backup units arrive on the scene and minutes later they find gliniewicz unresponsive on the ground about 50 yards from his car with a gunshot wound. >> send everybody you possibly can. officer is down. >> reporter: the shooting launching this massive manhunt from the air and from the ground. canine units and s.w.a.t. teams. investigators are now turning to the evidence. in fact, right here at the crime scene you can see them searching for any clues. the lead investigator saying they will turn over every leaf in this desolate swampy area. the widow of the fallen father of four speaking out for the first time at a vigil for her husband. >> joe was my best friend, my world, my hero, the love of my life for t

david. >> gio benitez outside chicago tonight. >>> we turn now to the race for 2016 this evening. taking a brand new turn, donald trump and a bold new pledge. you'll remember that first debate 24 million watching and the question, raise your hand if you won't promise not to run as an independent. >> raise your hand now if you won't make that pledge tonight. >> donald trump, the only one raising his hand then, to many boos in the crowd. tonight trump signaling a new pledge, ruling out a third party run if he doesn't win the republican nomination. abc's tom llamas with trump and the sign he held up today. >> reporter: tonight, donald trump saying what so many republican leaders wanted to hear. >> i will be totally pledging my allegiance to the republican party and the conservative p principles for which it stands. >> reporter: this afternoon, gop chairman reince priebus ducking into trump tower. no other candidate getting this type of personal attention. rival jeb bush mocking the whole affair tweeting out this photo, voted republican since 1972, and on the trail in new hampshire to

and gio benitez, leading us off. >> reporter: james blake, standing outside his new york city hotel when a plain clothes officer rushes up to him and tackles him. the nypd releasing this video tonight, showing the officer kneeling on top of him as he handcuffs him. people walking by. after about 40 seconds, he's led away. blake, once one of the world's top tennis players, telling our robin roberts about that incident. >> picked me up, body slammed me. put me on the ground, told me to turn over, shut my mouth, and put the cuffs on me. >> reporter: that officer, james frascatore. abc news learning that he's had four misconduct complaints. but an official says, only one was partially substantiated. >> i said, i'm scared. if i say something wrong, i'm sorry. but i think you have the wrong person. >> reporter: the nypd said it stems from a case of mistaken identity. in a credit card fraud investigation. police say blake looked like this man, seen on tmz sports. that man also turned out to be innocent, wrongly identified in that same investigation. >> you see the two photos together, the simil

abc's gio benitez outside chicago with what could be a crucial clue. >> reporter: tonight, detectives going door to door following new leads in the dramatic search for the three men police believe killed lieutenant joe gliniewicz, saying they've obtained crucial video. >> we have retrieved as late as last night what we believe to be some significant video. >> reporter: that video coming from a house near the area where the 52-year-old officer was shot and found dead. the lieutenant was shot way down there. in his last recorded call, he said he was chasing two white men and one black man. they could've run across this field over these railroad tracks and right into the view of a home surveillance camera right into this neighborhood. >> there is a good probability that they are still somewhere in the area. >> reporter: tensions are high here. overnight, a woman made a false report that she saw two men running. helicopters were launched and 140 officers scoured the area. this as gliniewicz's widow delivers an emotional message to the community. >> joe was my best friend my world, my hero

>> gio benitez live outside chicago tonight, thank you. >>> now to another developing story here this evening, the showdown in kentucky. inside a county clerk's office, it's now reaching a boiling point. that showdown over gay marriage. one county clerk elected there, defying the supreme court, turning away gay couples, refusing to issue them marriage licenses. now outside a firestorm, signs declaring obey the law. this evening that clerk saying she's obeying the law of god. now the debate, should she keep her job. abc's alex perez in kentucky with what the judge is now saying tonight >> under whose authority? >> under god's authority. >> reporter: today a tense standoff in a small kentucky town. county clerk kim davis refusing to issue any marriage licenses because of her religious objection to same sex marriage. david moore and david ermold, together 17 years, trying to get a license from davis ever since the supreme court made marriage a right nationwide. >> getting ready to go into the county courthouse. >> reporter: getting turned away again. and again. >> like i said, we are sti

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gio benitez, abc news, washington, new jersey. >>> also now this morning, volkswagen's emission can dal is now the subject of a criminal investigation. prosecutors in germany are looking into the actions of the company's former ceo who rye resigned in the wake of the scandal. he claims he had no idea that 11 million volkswagen diesels were outfitted with software designed to cheat the emissions tests. >>> your next razor may not have a blade at all. two swedish inventors claim the skarp laser razor, i said it right, will last for 50,000 shaves and doesn't irritate the skin at all. it doesn't need water. americans throw out about 2 billion disposable razors a year which end up in landfills. it's expected to go on sale next march. >> it's got a laser on it you going to give that a go? >> i just joined dollar razor club. >> you're way behind. attention fans an of oreos out there. there's a new flavor to attempt your taste buds. that flavor, is, do you want to give me a drum roll did the video already go? everyone saw it anyway? >> it's cinnamon bun oreos. the specifics, they are cinnamon f

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gio benitez on the scene again tonight. >> reporter: tonight police say hundreds of leads are taking them back to the crime scene and door to door so far they've interviewed 50 potential persons of interest. taking dna samples. to figure out the identity of the three men believed to have killed beloved fox lake, illinois, police lieutenant joe gliniewicz. >> individuals that we have been interviewing, we have been gathering dna from them. >> reporter: lt. gliniewicz' photo prominently displayed at the chicago bears preseason game last night. and word that investigators have received several new videos, some from traffic cameras, that may show the two white men and one black man suspected of killing gliniewicz. >> there are a mix of videos from residences and businesses. they are different cameras that are putting a storyline together. >> reporter: and on the eve of the holiday weekend, authorities say they'll be on alert for reports from residents who return to find their vacation homes tampered with. >> that's what we're hoping for, that they are still in this area, within our reach

and gio benitez, leading us off. >> reporter: james blake, standing outside his new york city hotel when an officer rushes up and tackles him. and then kneeling on top of him as he handcuffs him. people walking by. after about 40 seconds, he's led away. blake, telling robin roberts about the incident. >> picked me up, body slammed me, put the cuffs on me. >> reporter: that officer, abc news learning he's had four misconduct complaints. >> i said, i'm scared. if i say something wrong, i'm sorry. but i think you have the wrong person. >> reporter: the nypd said it steps from a case of mistaken identity. saying blake looks like this man. turning out also to be wrongly identified. >> the similarities are remarkable. >> reporter: new york city's police commissioner and mayor both apologizing. and tonight, blake tells us what happened to him is not uncommon. and he's determined to use his voice as a catalyst for change. >> thanks. >>> we'll turn to a possible break in the case in phoenix. this evening, a major development, inside the suv, a mother and son. we're tolthe son is a person of inter

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we begin here with abc's gio benitez and the damage already, as many now prepare for the hurricane next. >> reporter: tonight, parts of the northeast under water. >> about 30, 35 on the highway. portland, maine -- getting hammered! >> reporter: in portland, maine, roads looking more like rivers. >> reporter: this airport parking garage completely flooded. daycare. 23 kids age 4 and younger inside when water came rushing in from the drains. >> in a matter of ten minutes, we were completely underwater with a couple of inches. >> reporter: the children quickly moved upstairs, all safe tonight. in massachusetts, this woman carried from her car to the back of this waiting pickup. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: it's been a hellish 24 hours up and down the east coast. in frederick, maryland, hundreds of thousands of gallons water are being pumped out of the ymca. >> it could be days and weeks until we're back up and running. >> reporter: virginia's governor already declaring a state of emergency. meanwhile, just as the jersey shore is getting back to normal, a coastal flood watch issued. the thre

here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: tonight, a high school football team in tears after the shockingn death of its star quarterback, 17-year-old evan murray. >> really, really kind and genuine, genuine kid. he had a good heart. >> reporter: during the game, friends say murray took at least two hard hits. the last hit, right in the stomach. murray walking off the field with help from teammates, but collapsing in the sidelines, then getting up again to give everyone a thumb's up. but just hours later, he would be pronounced dead at the hospital. tonight, the autopsy report showing murray died of internal bleeding from a blow to his en, enlarged. >> the most frequent cause of an enlarged spleen in someone who's young is a recent mono infection, and a blow to an enlarged spleen can cause massive internal bleeding. >> reporter: it isn't known if murray had mono. but doctors say, if there's any chance your child has mono, they should be checked out before playing or practicing because the spleen, when enlarged, can drop below the rib cage and become vulnerable. he is the third high school

real madrid in benitez's first champion's league rivalry. madrid secured a crucial away win in group c. and it was a 3-nil win at home in group d. >>> the asian champion's league semifinals. aggregate from the first leg, they were allowed a life line after the first 12 minutes. the chinese side going in 4-2 on aggregate. >>> hong kong and south china have been knocked out of the tournament against malaysia. the visitors scored a 3-1 victory on the night after playing 54 minutes without their striker, figaroa who was sent off for elbowing an opponent. they took the match advancing to the semis for the first time in 43 years. >>> 2015 rugby world cup is just days away and organizers are promising the biggest in the tournament's 28-year history. they're expecting huge profits but insist they'll be redistributed into growing the game. here's more on that. ♪ >>reporter: the hype is increasing with the 2015 rugby world cup kicking off on friday. hosts england play fiji in the first match and they're urged to support their team by tweeting #we'reth

first gio benitez has the story. >> reporter: this morning, james blake one of the world's most legendaryayers speaking out after being detained by police. the 35-year-old harvard educated player says he was tackled and thrown to the ground by a plainclothed officer outside new york city's grand hyatt hotel and handcuffed for 15 minutes. >> it shouldn't have happened and it's something that we'll deal with with the police and find out what they have to say internally and, you know, hopefully there's video of it and peopl can see what happened. >> reporter: blake once ranked number four in the world suffered cuts to his left elbow and bruises to his right knee. new york city's police commissioner bill bratton says they are investigating the matter. >> just the nature of what he described is not what we do. not what we're supposed to do. we will aggressively address it. i will not tolerate any type of excessive use of force. >> reporter: bratton said one of the officers was placed on modified assignment after watching surveillance video. words of little solace to blake. what would you like

gio benitez reporting. 11 states have laws enabling the use of cameras on the side of buses to capture the violators and their license and send them a ticket in the mail. jonathan: scary to watch. soon you may skip the trip to chipotle to get a burrito fix. they are teaming one a food delivery app designed for college students to deliver worry toes, bowl and -- durry toes and bowls -- burritos and bowls so you don't have to go get it yourself. i will be on 100 campuses by spring. kimberly: maybe chipotle was the problem for the obese dog. getting a new leash on life. jonathan: vincent is a wiener dog. he recently weighed 40 pounds. he is double the size he should be. holy cow. >> did he eat another dog? we was dropped off at the pound after the owner died. so she is fostering him through k-9 angels rescue. >> actually, some people can be kind of mean. they tell me. they will say things like that is abuse. they think it's my doing. i'm trying to help the dog. but people can be harsh. jonathan: doing the right thing. vincent has already lost two pounds. kimberly: i can't believe he doesn