abc's clayton sandell is there. >> reporter: tonight the force is definitely with director j.j. >> who wants to see a new teaser? [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: after revealing the latest trailer today for the force awakens at a four-day-long "star wars" celebration in anaheim. fans say it's classic abrams them new teaser gives a healthy nod to old "star wars"s no stall gentleman, luke's voice and the moment that has the whole convention and now the internet buzzing. >> we're home. >> reporter: harrison ford as han solo on the big screen for the first time since 1983. >> i love you. >> i know. >> i'm crying. it's awesome. >> every time i hear the fanfare, i get chills and tear up. >> reporter: the biggest fans hundreds of them dress up. >> do you get a lot of requests for pictures? >> i do. i have today. >> shocking. >> over at the tattoo booth, you can take any character with you permanently. >> this is the scene where he's watching his homestead burn. >> reporter: most people here are pretty serious. although there are some jedis in training. >> what's darth vader do? >>

here's clayton sandell. >> here in cleveland tonight, mr. ringo starr!the fab four's last two members took the stage for a rare appearance as paul welcomed fellow beatle ringo into the rock and roll hall of fame. ♪ >> reporter: it was also a night for the young punks. the guys from green day inducted into the hall in the very first year they were eligible. ♪ >> reporter: the late velvet underground legend lou reed was honored. and miley cyrus introduced her idol, '70s rocker joan jett. ♪ i love rock and roll ♪ >> people did not think girls could play rock and roll, so to see that whole place standing up like that, it was acceptance and it was overwhelming. >> reporter: there are now eight new members of the rock and roll hall of fame including the soulful bill withers. ♪ ain't no sunshine when she's gone ♪ >> reporter: stevie ray vaughn and double trouble. along with the five royales, and the paul butterfield blues band. all of it celebrated in cleveland with live performances. ♪ >> it's always a thrill for me when i play with paul. >> reporter: on rock'

here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: a fire and brimstone breathing beast, quiet for more than 40 years, is now wide awake. that time lapse capturing super heated gases spewing six miles above southern chile. today's blast even stronger than yesterday, helping the volcano create its own weather, sparking these surreal swarms of lightning. 4,000 people scrambled to evacuate. a layer of ash coating everything for miles away and flights are canceled. tonight, chile's president has declared a state of emergency, while everyone waits to see what this unpredictable beast will do next. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> clayton, thank you. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday. the pregnant restaurant manager, fired after this moment. the company telling that woman to pay the money back after a robber steams nearly $400. >>> and the moment america gasped. the hero firefighter falling through the roof. there is news tonight about his condition, and a major development about how this fire started. the arrest tonight. >>> and then tonight, the diane

abc's clayton sandell does. he also remembers a certain gift.new trailer, too. ♪ >> reporter: along time ago, 1977, in a town not so far away this little guy unwrapped his very first light saber. and, yes, this young man is me. which is why today, i am throwing all journalistic objectivity out the window. i'm here as a fan at the "star wars" celebration in anaheim, california. and we all came to see this. starting with old "star wars" nostalgia. that's a crashed star destroyer. and there's that iconic now melted vader mask. and luke -- >> the force is strong in my family. >> reporter: his voice, anyway. but was that luke's hand and -- whose hands are these? >> my sister has it. >> reporter: but what really sent spines tingling including mine han solo and chewbacca. >> chewie. we're home. >> i just saw the trailer and it's awesome! >> reporter: and now a disclaimer. >> lucas film is apart of abc's parent company, disney. move along. >> reporter: clayton sandell, abc news anaheim california. >> we thank you for watching on a thursday night. i'm da

>> clayton sandell, thank you. >>> and tonight, the race for president. hillary clinton kicking off the campaign with a trip to iowa. late this afternoon, spotted in ohio at this chipotle. the restaurant revealing this surveillance shot today. and meanwhile, as she was ordering, a new face in the race. marco rubio announcing he is running. our exclusive with him just moments away but first cecilia vega is in iowa tonight. cecilia? >> reporter: good evening to you. hillary clinton is on the campaign trail tonight. but exactly where that trail is, no one seems to know. the day's only hillary clinton siting came here at that chipotle in maumee, ohio. grainy security camera images capturing the presidential candidate. she was wearing sunglasses and no one recognized her. clinton is on a two day stealth road trip traveling in this black van. it's just clinton, her team and a secret service detail driving along an undisclosed route though the midwest, to get here to iowa. along the way she's meeting what she calls "everyday americans." first stop, a pennsylvani

>> clayton sandell tonight from colorado. clayton, thank you. >>> and there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this tuesday from baltimore. every driver's nightmare on the highway. look at this. your car breaks down. another driver not paying attention, crashing right into you. tonight, how everyone survived this. the phone call that made the difference. >>> the big change coming to something that might be on your dinner table tonight. antibiotics used in chicken. >>> and the iconic song just about everyone has heard. remembering the voice behind an all-time classic. we'll be right back. nobody told us to expect it... intercourse that's painful due to menopausal changes it's not likely to go away on its own. so let's do something about it. premarin vaginal cream can help it provides estrogens to help rebuild vaginal tissue and make intercourse more comfortable. premarin vaginal cream treats vaginal changes due to menopause and moderate-to-severe painful intercourse caused by these changes. don't use it if you've

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it all began with our correspondent clayton sandell last week here, holding up a purple heart he found found something else. the rightful owner. >> reporter: a purple heart is one of the most revered military honors. and last week for a story, we bought one. at a military surplus store here in colorado springs. we started wondering about the name engraved on the back -- taft, m. joseph jr. but finding him got off to a rough start. i think he thought i was a telemarketer because when i called, he hung up on me. three times. so we tracked down his brother, who told us taft joseph was a young captain in vietnam. wounded in combat awarded that purple heart. but sometime back in the '70s it had gone missing. so we traveled to overland park kansas to pay retired lieu tent nant colonel taft a visit. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: taft suffered a head wound when his unit was attacked. >> it was pretty bad. i bled a lot. >> reporter: when his purple heart disappeared, his wife peggy bought him a new one. it wasn't the same. >> he would kind of say, that's not my purple heart. >> reporter: b

>> clayton sandell tonight in colorado. clayton, thank you. >>> around the world tonight, and to nigeria, word that 200 girls, 93 women, kidnapped by the terror group boko haram have been rescued by the nigerian army. we have reported on the other group of schoolgirls abducted more than a year ago now. nigerian officials believe they are not among those who have been rescued tonight. >>> to rome this evening. pope francis now weighing in on the wage gap, telling a giant crowd at st. peter's square it is, quote, pure scandal that women earn less than men, calling on christians around the world to demand equal pay for equal work. >>> and an unusually emotional day at the supreme court. the nine justices hearing a case on lethal injection. arguing a drug linked to several botched executions in oklahoma amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. tensions rising on both sides, conservative justice alito calling this "a guerrilla war on the death penalty." liberal justice kagan arguing most executions amount to "being burned alive

clayton sandel, abc news, overland park, kansas. >>> seniors at a norristown high school said seniorsy hope the mock crash and memorial illustrate the dangers of driving under the influence. it shows how easy it is to lose control of the wheel by texting or talking on cell phone. >> it's that we want to scare kids we want them to make smarter and better decisions not only for themselves, but everyone else on the road. >> sending a text takes your eyes off the roads for five seconds, 11 teens die everyday because of distracted driving. >>> another hour of "action news" straight ahead. here's some of the stories we're working on for you. three people are shot at delaware university. we're working on the investigation. >>> pennsylvania ballet pays tribute to one of america's most celebrated choreography. rming karen -- karen rogers has 6abc loves the arts. meteorologist david murphy will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast we'll be right back. are you so congested... it feels like that brick's on your face? try zyrtec®-d to powerfully clear your blocked nose and relieve you

clayton sandell has more. >> reporter: watch as this massive fireball erupts in southern california. injuring at least 11 people. according to officials. including one inmate at the fresno sheriff's gun range, in critical condition. >> he was blown away from the front loader. >> reporter: around:2:30 friday afternoon, this gas line bursts. spreading, terrifying drivers on this busy fresno highway. >> i don't want to die. i don't want to die. >> are we going to be able to get on 99? >> listen to it coming out of that pipe. >> reporter: witnesses saying they saw flames shooting up about 200 feet into the air. >> you can feel the heat. >> reporter: pacific gas and electric workers scrambling to turn off the line as fire crews and rescue crews rushed to the scene. >> very chaotic. but in the end, all of the emergency personnel in the area came through. >> reporter: the explosion now under investigation. according to the fresno fire department, a county worker's backhoe struck a 12-inch gas line, triggering the blast. for "good morning america," clayton sandell abc news, los angeles. >> a

clayton sandell with more. >> police say carlos luna-gonzalez told fake war stories, but his arrest isted for impersonating the best of the best. a navy s.e.a.l. he allegedly wore this s.e.a.l. uniform, even claiming he earned a purple heart, but his story didn't check out with a texas sheriff, a veteran himself. he set up a sting, allegedly catching gonzalez accepting a rifle if as a gift for his so-called service. he is now facing extradition from puerto rico. he enter hasn't entered the plea. >> he couldn't shine the s.e.a.l.'s boots as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: he was confront bade real veteran who noticed his uniform wasn't quite right. >> why is your flag so low on your shoulder? it should be up here. >> got me on that one, bud. >> reporter: this man wasn't charged but the federal stolen valor act makes it a crime to benefit from pretending to be the real thing. doug sterner helped to pass it. >> stolen valor is not a harmless crime. it's a lie. it's deception. >> reporter: you would think something as special as a real purple heart would be very difficult to get, but i

clayton sandell among them is with millions.r star wars fans were treated to the new trailer. >> reporter: the force is definitely with director j. j. abrams. >> who wants to see a new teaser? >> after revealing the latest trailer for the force awakens at a four-day longing star wars celebration in anaheim. fans say it's classic abrams. the new teaser gives a healthy nod to old star wars nostalgia. star destroyers, darth vader's helmet, luke's voice. >> i have it. >> reporter: and the moment that has the whole convention and now the internet buzzing. >> we're home. harrison ford as hans solo on the big screen for the first time since 1983. >> i love you. >> i know. >> yeah, i'm crying. it's awesome, awesome. >> every single time i hear the fanfare, i get chills and start to tear up. >> reporter: but the biggest fans, hundreds of them dress up. >> do you get a lot of requests for pictures? >> i do, yeah. i have today. >> shocking. >> reporter: this new trailer has sparked all kinds of questions about newcomers john boyega, daisy

clayton sandell has details. >> reporter: the testimony about that night is wrenching. >> i got down.everybody screaming. >> there was blood on the seats. >> reporter: and listening in court the killer's parents, robert and arlene holmes as prosecutors paint their son as a calculating monster who deserves to die. >> he would make himself feel better by killing people. >> reporter: the couple writing in the denver post have insisted their son, once a promising neuroscience student is not a monster. his mother publishing a recent book arguing mental illness changed his brain. anita bush lost her cousin. she believes holmes is acting. she's seen him smile and even laugh after the jury leaves the room. >> out of sight of the judge and the jury, there's a different demeanor. >> she says the prosecutor's accusation holmes took pain killers before the attack in case he got injured shows the detail of his planning. >> i don't believe he's insane. i think what everybody is facing in there is pure evil. >> reporter: the gunman shows very little emotion in court but wednesday, his mother did. sh

clayton sandell has the story. >> the moment deputies catch up with suspect eric harris on the streets tulsa, the worst should have been over. >> roll on your stomach. >> reporter: but this disturbing scene april 2nd was just beginning. i shot him. i'm sorry. >> reporter: that is the voice of 73-year-old volunteer reserve deputy robert bates apologizing after firing his gun instead of his taser. >> he dropped me. >> an hour later, harris is dead. the district attorney charged bates with second degree mon slaughter. >> it's a luger. >> harris ran from police after allegedly selling a gun to an undercover tulsa deputy. harris' family is speaking out. >> he's hollering out for help and there's no aid. you see the blood running out his side. >> reporter: the sheriff's department says in the heat of the moment, bates made a horrible mistake not realizing he had drawn his gun, even warning his colleagues just before pulling the trigger. >> now. >> i shot him. i'm sorry. >> reporter: then dropping the pistol, not expecting the powerful recoil of a gun. >> he knew that he erred. he knew that h

. >> clayton sandell reports. >> reporter: a purple heart is one of the most revered military honors.tory, we bought one. at a military surplus store in colorado springs. we started wondering about the name engraved on the back. taft m. joseph jr. i think he thought i was a tell marketer. he hung up on me three times. we tracked down his brother, who said he was a young captain in vietnam. wounded in combat. awarded that purple heart. some time in the '70s, it went missing. we traveled to overland park, kansas to pay him a visit. >> how you doing? >> reporter: he suffered a serious head wound in an attack. >> it was bad. i bled a lot. >> reporter: when his purple heart disappeared, his wife bought him a new one. it wasn't the same. >> he would say, that's not my purple heart. >> it's got my name on it. >> it's amazing. >> says for military merit, taft m. joseph jr. >> let me have a kiss. i'm so happy for you. >> reporter: nobody nose how that purple heart ended up in colorado. but it's finally back home. clanten sandell, abc news overland park kansas. >> a wonderful story. >> i love t

clayton sandell now. >> survivor is clear of the vessel. >> reporter: this is the moment louis jordan is fished to safety. nearly ten weeks after the 37-year-old's own fishing trip became a disaster. >> i woke up in the middle of the night. water was suddenly flooding the cabin. and the floor was the ceiling and the ceiling was the floor. >> reporter: jordan's sailboat, "the angel," is soon disabled and drifting. he has food but not much. surviving on pancakes, rainwater and fish he catches himself. >> the will to live is extremely stronger than you may think. >> reporter: with no sign of the boat, the search is called off in february. eventually he's down to his last can of tomatoes. that's when he sees it. >> and i saw its side and i said, "oh, that's it." >> reporter: picked up by a passing cargo ship, jordan calls his dad. >> hey dad. >> hey, louis. oh man, nice to hear your voice. >> reporter: their first words in more than two agonizing months. >> i was afraid that you guys were crying and sad that i was dead and i wasn't dead. >> we were. i thought i lost you. >> reporter: loui

here's abc's clayton sandell. >> we're in cleveland tonight mr.the last two members of the fab four took the stage for a rare appearance as paul welcomed fellow beatle ringo into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. ♪ tell me that you love me baby ♪ >> it was also a night for the young punks. ♪ i'm not a part of a red neck agenda ♪ >> the guys from green day inducted into the hall in the very first year they were eligible. the late velvet underground legend lou reed was honored and miley cyrus introduced her idol, '70s rocker joan jett. ♪ i love rock 'n' roll ♪ >> people did not think girls could play rock'n'roll. so to see that whole place standing up like that was, i don't know, it was like acceptance and it was overwhelming. >> reporter: there are now eight new members of the rock 'n' roll hall of fame including the soulful bill withers. ♪ ain't no sunshine when she's gone ♪ >> stevie ray vaughn and double trouble along with the five royales and the paul butterfield blues band all celebrated in cleveland with live appearances. ♪ i want to be your ma

clayton sandell, abc news overland park kansas. >> you know clayton actually found this originally.ported on the story about stolen valor, people who tend to be soldiers and members of the armed forces and he found this. and then decided to try and find the guy. >> the point being he was using that as an example how easy it is to acquire one of these things. it shouldn't be that easy. man, shoutout well done. clayton sandell on making this story happen. one of the best i have seen here at this network. love it. >> very good. you get used to food odors in your car. you think it smells fine but your passengers smell this.. eliminate odors you've gone noseblind to for up to 30 days with the febreze car vent clip. smells nice... so you and your passengers can breathe happy. >> important message for residents age 50 to 85. write down this number now. right now, people are receiving this free information kit for guaranteed acceptance life insurance with a rate lock through the colonial penn program. if you are on a fixed income learn about affordable whole life insurance that guarantees y

here's clayton sandell. >> reporter: meet the incredible hulk. aka akaahydun byars.saved his mother's life. >> hello? >> i don't know what mom is doing, but i need someone's help. >> reporter: his mom tara was having a diabetic shock. >> i called 911. >> is she sleeping? >> yeah she's sleeping but she just opens her eyes and she never answers me. she just kept looking and never responded. >> reporter: but just dialing that phone was tough. ayhdun's had ten surgeries. acting faster than a speeding bullet, he saved the day. do you have a super power? >> my super power is love and peanut butter. >> reporter: love and peanut butter. not even kryptonite beats that. clay son sandell, a bbc news colorado. >> thank you for watching tonight. we'll see you back here tomorrow. good night. this is "jeopardy!" please welcome today's contestants -- a government relations liaison from washington, d.c... a homemaker from cincinnati, ohio... and our returning champion -- a chef from steamboat springs, colorado... whose 5-day cash winnings total...

clayton sandell, abc news, colorado springs. >> happens a lot. >> it's hard to believe that it happensmany people. i think it was in an airport. he called that guy out. he couldn't answer any questions about the uniform. amazing to watch. >> hard to see because so many people worked so hard for the u.s. military. >> sacrificed and died for that uniform. >> yeah. >>> coming up here, those rob lowe ads, a lot of people like them. they are kind of quirky but not everyone is crazy about them. >>> and sofia vergara goes topless. oh, my. "the skinny" is up next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> why don't you take the first story. >> you don't want to take it, huh. >> i want to focus. i haven't seen the pictures yet. >> diving right in. going full skinny this morning started with the beautiful, talented sofia vergara topless. the "modern family" actress posed for annie leibowitz in "vanity fair" and revealed interesting things in her interview. she explains her most noticed asset is her most problematic. vergara said, believe

clayton sandell abc news centennial colorado. >> listen up parents. a new study points to you.it says you the distracted parent that's the reason why kids are suffering serious injuries on the playground. the study says the distracted adult makes young children those under 5 years old three times more likely to take dangerous risks on playground equipment. those risks lead to more serious injuries. the chief culprit of distraction, you guessed it your head is down looking at that phone. more than 200,000 kids in the u.s. every year are seriously injured on playgrounds. this makes sense. i see this actually a lot. i hope i don't do it that much. >> that much. >> i hope i could don't. >> but you the do do it. >> i hope i don't. i don't think i do. >> you know what was terrifying we were at a pool and i saw parents doing it. the kid's in the water. oh, boy. >> coming up segment she's loving. you should have heard her talking about it on the commercial break. breakfast in bred. >> for all you guys out there cooking in your underwear. chef mark bailey coming up. >>> time to get spic

clayton sandell, abc news centennial colorado. >> that will hero teacher in washington state who tackled a student gunman speaking out. britney olson insists he did what any of his colleagues would do. it was safety first when a 16-year-old fired a .357 magnum twice inside the school. his reaction prevented a tragedy possibly and maybe spared the suspect from being shot by police. >> i saw a weapon. he had fired it already. my first thought was keep him from firing it again. >> olson is uncomfortable he says with the word hero. nobody hurt. the student who was a recent transfer to the school is now in custodien an later told detectives he didn't plan to hurt anyone. >> olson insisted he acted on instinct. his wife said they discussed what he would do in a situation like this. he told her if i'm close, i'm going for it. she couldn't be any more proud of him. >> who knows what might have happened. but man, that story had a good ending. we'll see what happens to that young man though. >> many coming up, something truly tasty from the insomniac kitchen. >> extra ingredients to give your gril