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you have seen david muir at this desk and this chair so many times. you know his command and commitment to bringing you the news, and let me just say to you personally right here, i cannot wait to see you in high gear. let it begin. >> it's been an honor sitting across from you. >>> and when we come back, i want to take you behind the scenes here at "world news." talk about an honor. you have to meet some friends who are at the heart of this broadcast, and you will next. this broadcast, and you will next. spressure points on my tired, achy feet. i had no clue i was putting this kind of stress on my feet. i have flat feet. i found this out at the free dr.scholl's foot mapping center. in less than two minutes, i got my foot map and my custom number. i'm a 440. i'm a 210. 340. that number matched the dr.scholl's custom fit orthotic inserts with just the right support to help relieve stress on my feet. i'm a believer. go to drscholls.com for locations and save $10 baand frustrating. e tough. but now, there's a better way. introducing the first-ever raid d

. >> david muir near the front lines. >> abc's david muir leads our coverage once again tonight withnnecting us to each other and the events in our world that matter most. changing lives for the better. >> welcome home. >> hi, thank you. >> how are you? >> reporter: this is the strength of abc news and the tradition continues, this is david muir. >> abc's "world news with david muir." >> i almost got -- >> so excited for you. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> how does that feel for you? >> honestly, you know, chills, chills first of all, you know, jennings, gibson and sawyer walk down that hallway to that chair in that sun. and now high fashion is taking notice. cr fashion book putting out this spread pairing couture clothing from designers like gucci and david yourman with facekinis which you can get for under $18. but i had to know how does the everyday beachgoer feel about the facekini? do i still look cute? >> have you ever seen one of these before. >> only in like a wrestling match like nacho libre style. >> reporter: can you imagine if everyone on the beach was wearing one of these

. >> david muir near the front lines. >> abc's david muir leads our coverage once again tonight withs to each other and the events in our world that matter most. changing lives for the better. >> welcome home. >> hi, thank you. >> how are you? >> reporter: this is the strength of abc news and the tradition continues, this is david muir. >> abc's "world news with david muir." >> i almost got -- >> so excited for you. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> how does that feel for you? >> honestly, you know, chills, chills first of all, you know, jennings, gibson and sawyer walk down that hallway to that chair in that studio. >> now there you are. >> thank you, amy. >> and diane, if you're watching here this morning, you know how i feel about you. that was just incredible. just incredible. >> very exciting time. we want to share with you is this is the nicest guy in the business, a terrific writer, a total team player. we couldn't have a better team leader. >> we're in this together, right? you're not going to leave me alone uptown. >> so excited. that was amazing. all right. and also amazing tha

and david muir and our team on the syrian border.ard pickup trucks to work in the fields supporting their families. much more of david's reporting and the sliver of hope he discovered next week on "world news" with david muir. >>> and rains have been triggering flood rescues. it will be a soggy weekend for much of the country. ginger zee has the details. >> reporter: hail hammering the cars in north texas. more than an inch of rain falling near lubbock, texas thursday, in less than an hour submerging cars. obscuring intersections. this timelapse showcasing the train of rain shafts. and in eastern nebraska, flooding over fields and yards. more than four inches of rain dousing central and southern illinois. and in south dakota, the lone tornado. a precursor to what could be an active severe weather weekend. the threat growing from the northern plains saturday into a much larger area sunday. from wichita to duluth, an early warning going into this holiday weekend. >> and what a wild weather week we've had on both coasts. >> especially t

our cameras are right there, david muir and our team on the syrian border, where children board pickup trucks taken to work in the fields supporting their families at just eight, nine, ten years old. they come from middle east, middle class families. their parents once teachers, lawyers, and now they are the ones supporting their families. much more of david's reporting and a sliver of hope he discovered this week on world news tonight with david muir. >>> we turn now to a potential game changer for some 5 million americans, who suffer from congestive heart failure. news of an experimental drug so successful, that they stopped the study early finding the drug reduced the risk of death and hospitalizations due to heart failure by 20%. abc's senior medical contributor dr. jennifer ashton is here. jen, 20%. that is sizable. what makes this a breakthrough? >> it's a combination of two drugs, that really target the root cause of the problems that plague patients with heart failure. which is namely fluid overload. it kind of works like a one two punch against the hormonal domino effect. all

. >> here now, david muir. >> one family will never be together again. a beloved son gone, crushed under a $5,000-pound truck. and when investigators start digging, a shocking discovery. was there a deadly pattern after all? and tonight, a exclusive development. the daughter that says, i know what you did. and she has authorities in a second state listening, too. >> reporter: it was a cold november in upstate new york, those autumn leaves vanishing in the wind and a young father about to suddenly vanish too. it wasn't unusual to find 23-year-old levi karlsen tinkering away in the garage under a pickup truck. >> he was very good working on cars. he's very mechanical. >> reporter: and on one of those crisp fall days back in november of 2008, that's exactly where his father, karl, and stepmother, cindy, found their beloved son. only this time, levi wasn't working under the truck. he was trapped under it. and this was their desperate plea for help. >> 911. >> i think i need an ambulance. >> what's going on? >> the truck fell on my stepson. >> the truck fell

david muir and our team on the syrian border.ren board pickup trucks to work in the fields supporting their families. at 8, 9, 10 years old. coming from middle-class families. their parents once teachers and lawyers. now, the children are the ones supporting their families. much more of david's reporting and the sliver of hope he discovered next week on "world news" with david muir. >>> moving on to the severe weather. rains have been triggering flood rescues. the trouble is on the move tonight. it's shaping up to be a soggy weekend for much of the country. ginger zee has the details. >> reporter: hail hammering the cars in north texas. more than an inch of rain falling near lubbock, thursday, in less than an hour. submerging cars. obscuring intersections. this time lapse showcasing the train of rain shafts. and in eastern nebraska, flooding over fields and yards. more than four inches of rain dousing central and southern illinois. and in south dakota, that lone tornado. a precursor to what could be an active severe weather weeke

that has been helped by her replacement david muir.e of the time her news casts win is because david is filling in. abc believes they will be stronger with david muir in the chair. it's a big generational change. she's 68, he's about 40 years old. it's a once in a generation moment for abc to bring in a new anchor. >> well, i guess as a woman, it's kind of depressing to me there were no women considered for that role. do they have any women in the trenches at abc who could step into a diane sawyer shoe? >> three white guys at 6:30 p.m. i think there are some women. >> who. >> amy row beck is filling in tonight and tomorrow night and a number of women who could have sat in that chair and kept that audience and performed excellently. but they have been grooming david muir for a long time and the other only other real option they thought was george stephanopoulos who will still anchor big breaking news stories and stuff like that. may feel like a step backwards in terms of diversity at 6:30 p.m. in the all important chairs but it's a shor

david muir will be here anchoring "world news" on monday. >>> a surprise revelation from the white house in the battle against the brutal terror group isis. president obama said some air strikes in iraq have been effected not a solid strategy in place to fight the militants in syria. abc's martha raddatz in woash tonight. >> reporter: an imminent threat to every interest we have, the group the secretary of state vows will be crushed. yet today, president obama's language bore no resemblance to his cabinet secretaries. u.s. military action in syria is not happening any time soon. just days after authorizing u.s. surveillance flights over syria to identify possible isis targets the president is now taking a step back. >> first of all, i want to make sure everybody's clear on what we're doing now, because it is limited. the options that i'm asking for, from the joint chiefs, focuses primarily on making sure that isil is overrunning iraq. >> reporter: no strategy for isis. the primary focus now said the president is just protecting americans and infrastructure in iraq with a surprising ackno

we begin with abc's david muir. >> fly, be free!to the scene as suspender sporting alien in mork & mindy, the oscar winning actor and star that made us smile too many times to count. >> good morning, vietnam! >> reporter: robin williams died at 63 of an apparent suicide according to the marin county sheriff's department. a representative saying, quote, robin williams passed away this morning, battling severe deprgs of late. a trajic and sudden loss. the family respectfully ask for their privacy as they grieve during this very difficult time. the sheriff's department reporting around noon, a 911 call, a man found unresponsive in his home, pronounced dead at the scene. the coroner suspects it was suicide due to asphyxia, a comprehensive investigation must be made before determination is made. williams struggled with drugs and alcohol in early years and recently checked into a treatment center to maintain sobriety. a stunning sad ending for a comedian, actor, who could do it all. from forever young peter pan to outrageous nightclub own

i talked with abc news anchor david muir about the times square crash as it was happening this afternoon. >> great to see you as always. so many in san francisco have been here to times square and coming more on breaking news. two tour buses in that accident we're following in times square. we'll take you right to the scene tonight and also breaking tonight, what we're learning about the american two-star general gunned down. martha radiats standing by. >> and you're also reporting on something that must have stun some passengers. >> these are incredible pictures tonight. you'll see them right here. passengers on that plane were stunned when they looked out their windows and saw fighter jets escorting their plane. we'll tell what you this was all about coming up right here on "world news." >> david muir anchors "abc's world news" coming right up after this newscast at 5:30 here on abc 1. >> stay tuned for that. let's focus on the weather. kind of a vanilla sky out there. >> i like that. interesting sky out here tonight. cloudy and dreary one, but it's pleasantly cool here where i am on t

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when i talked with abc news anchor david muir about that earlier this afternoon. >> you know, cheryl, we're right there in the bay area with you tonight. what we're now learning about the final hours of robin williams's life inside the house. we'll tell you what our team has learned tonight. >>> also, the flooding emergencies in major american cities tonight. states of emergency. if you have a kid or a grandchild going back to school, a quiz for you tonight if you put hand sanitizer in their backpack, will it make a difference? the results are just in, and they're eye opening. >> wow. >>> and you also talk about video never seen before coming back to robin williams. >> this is a moment between robin williams and christopher reeve in a promise they kept to one another. and you'll see wit barbara walters. she joins me right here tonight. >> and world news with david muir is coming up after the newscast at 5:30 here on abc 7. >>> now abc news will have a special "20/20" report, the life and death of robin williams. you can watch it at 10:00 p.m. and our newscast at 11:00. >>> time now to

it's hard to believe, she once said, that it all happened to me. >> that was david muir reporting.ot of fans and friends and celebrities are reacting to bacall's death on twitter. >> her late husband humphrey bogart's estate confirming the news late yesterday saying, "with deep sore re yet with great gratitude for her amazing life we confirm the passing of lauren bacall." >> alyssa milano was one of the first to leave her tribute tweeting, "rest with the angels, lauren bacall." >> lynda carter summing it up "too much loss this week, rest in peace, lauren bacall." and there will be much more on bacall's passing coming up on "good morning america." >>> well, two german artists have claimed responsibility for removing those american flags from the brooklyn bridge last month replacing them with faded white flags. the artists, who are now in berlin, say the stunt was not anti-american but rather a celebration of public art honoring the bridge's german architect. the men provided pictures and video of the flags shot from the bridge to "the new york times." the new york police have not co

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here again, david muir. >> reporter: for most families, new year's day is a celebration.uld soon turn into the worst day of this mother's life. 12:24 that afternoon, kelly osborn gets a call from joe genoese, her daughter's fiance. >> he talked to kelly and told her he was having trouble getting in touch with sheena. she became concerned for her daughter and went to her apartment. >> reporter: then suddenly, that mother's cellphone ringing. the name that comes up offers hope. >> i answer the phone, and i go "sheena, sheena." and there is no answer. and now i am screaming into the phone, i am upset and calling for her. and then all of a sudden, i hear a man's voice in the background. >> reporter: that voice, one of the police officers in her daughter's hotel room. it turns out, kelly says, they inadvertently called her from her daughter's cellphone. that's when you knew something was wrong. >> that's when i found out something was wrong. >> reporter: when police accidentally called you from her phone. >> they said, "we need you to give us your address" and i couldn't figur

david muir revealing products that say they're made in america when actually they're made in china. tonight american workers who want their jobs back. >> made in america! >>> and also tonight, a personal note, a thank you to all of you as i leave the anchor desk at "world news."

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program honoring the life of robin williams, it's called remembering robin williams, hosted by david muir. and 6abc.com has extensive coverage of the death of robin williams as well, a slideshow spanning the comedian's career and we gather reaction from other celebrities. >>> back here in delaware county, a volunteer firefighter is accused of setting fire to homes that he was suppose to help save. the firefighter appeared in court on arson charges. "action news" reporter, walter perez, joins us from forcroft with the details. >> this is john corcoran, this is him leaving the judge's office after his hearing today. he is a volunteer firefighter with the goodwill fire department and today he stands accused of setting three fires in the past several months and responding with his fire department to put them out and the worst alligation is that he enlisted a minor to help him. what makes this particularly sad is when corcoran was a little boy he would hang around the police department and the fire department, he would hang around saying he wanted to grow up and be a public servanservant. >> t

abc's david muir has more. >> reporter: here, the big reveal. >> action!e little league team that could trying to keep a straight face. not so easy. they have come a long way. the parade before it all began in williamsport, jackie robinson west little league team from chicago. proud to show off their jerseys. walking onto the field in williamsport, the first time this team has made it this far in more than 30 years. >> one, two, three! >> reporter: to understand just l how big the game was. you have to go back to the winning moment, moment they learned they had made it to the lidle league world series. and their parents who have been there every step of the way, who know how many years it's ben since the team made it this far. stunned and proud, on the sidelines. >> next fall when they came back. and they were on it. they were on it. >> never imagined being here in the little league world series. and for my son to make it. it is just awesome. >> reporter: their first game in the little league world series would come. the team from chicago ready. but their

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i talked with david muir and other stores. >> we're tracking the two hurricanes barreling toward hawaiiight now. this is unprecedented to have two hurricanes so close to one another. also ebola tonight, the first pictures from inside the plane, bringing back the infected-mile-an-hours, the video is surreal and we'll have the video. >> and the drive-thru promise, 60 seconds or it's free. what happens when we start the stopwatch. usee it play out here. >> and that's right after this newscast right here on abe 7. >>> a look at a terrifying moment at a train station, a man at perth, australia got his leg stuck. first people inside the train moved to the other side hoping to sway it from away from the platfo platform, then commuters rallied together to push it just far enough for the man to get free. >>> british photographer may sue wick i media over a picture. these pictures david slater took went viral in 2011. the dispute now is over who owns them. the monkey took hi camera and snapped these selfies. wikimedia now considers the pictures subject to the public domain, because the monkey pre

our friend david muir will take over the anchor chair next week. >>> coming up, a major fashion chain pulling a controversial shirt from stores. we'll show it to you. >>> also, cause for concern. a brain-eating amoeba is found in a community's water supply. what's being done today to help kill the potentially deadly problem. >>> plus, a star usc football player's heroic story turns out to be a lie. how the truth came out and his punishment from the team days before their opening game. >>> welcome back, everyone. spanish fashion retailer zara is apologizing for its controversial sheriff t-shirt. the company says it was inspired by classic western films. it has drawn, however, heavy criticism for its resemblance to uniforms worn by jewish inmates in concentration camps. the shirt is now gone from zara stores and website. >>> general motors says it's moving production of its next generation cadillac crossover suv from mexico right here to the u.s. starting sometime next year, the srx and a still to be identified second vehicle will be produced at a former saturn factory in spring hill, t

"gma" first thing in the morning and david muir will be here tomorrow night.s for the company. good night. >> live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is abc 7 breaking news. >> right now we're tracking several big stories including the rescue that is underway for two dozen people tracked on a local amusement park ride. plus a manhunt is underway after someone shot and killed a 2-year-old girl in landover. a police investigation after nascar stamp tony stewart hit and kills another driver on the track. we're going to get started with the big news coming out of largo, the breaking news, the ongoing rescue of two dozen people now being transported to safety one by one after spending several hours trapped high on top of the jokers jinx roller coaster at six flags

david muir is off tonight. i'm byron pitts. we begin with america's new mission in iraq. one that president obama warned today would be, quote, a long-term project. and just tonight, the pentagon announcing four new air strikes. earlier today we saw these images of the first u.s. air strikes on terror targets in northern iraq. the gunner's eye view of missiles taking out militants and weapons below. meanwhile parachuting from u.s. cargo planes, huge bundles of food and water. for humanitarian aid for refugees stranded on a mountain top. today the refugees are on the move again. looking to escape the violence. we have team coverage. we begin with abc white house correspondent, jonathan karl, traveling with the president. jon? >> reporter: good evening. the president arrived in martha's vineyard this afternoon. he already played a round of golf but also spoken to the leaders of germany, france, and britain. the attention focused thousands of miles away on the military operation in iraq. as 500-pound bombs dropped from fighter jets and missiles fired from predator drones, pu

i talked with abc news world tonight anchor david muir about that this afternoon. >>> cher, great to you. deadly flash flooding across the country, communities trapped in the middle of the rain. in the west tonight the floods, the driver jumping onto a fire truck over the raging waters from his car. we'll show you the pictures. also we're back on it tonight. people collecting benefits on workers comp. you'll remember the "price is right" contestant who said she was out on workers kcomp but wa spinning the wheel anyway. >>> tell us about the antiques road show. >> we all love that show. this moment stunned even the appraiser the she said it was the best thing she'd ever seen. it will have you running to your garage or attic to see if you have one, too, tonight. >> that is coming up right after this newscast at 5:30 here on abc 7. >>> let's show you this. incredible video of swirling fog amid the full moon. isn't this wild? it was shot by gary yost, a computer expert who volunteers at the fire lookout. and after work saturday night he got out his camera and focused on the fog appearing

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david muir is off tonight. i'm cecilia vega. we begin with the extraordinary operation to bring an american missionary infected with ebola home to the united states. tonight, dr. kent brantly is at a hospital in georgia, after traveling on board this highly specialized medical plane, inside an isolation tent to protect the crew. on the ground, this ambulance carried him through the streets of atlanta, to that hospital, where he is now quarantined. abc's chief medical editor dr. richard besser, who responded to major outbreaks as acting head of the cdc, is at that hospital tonight with the dramatic images that followed. >> reporter: walking -- that's him on the right -- the first ebola patient ever in the united states in full biohazard suit, supported by a medical worker. it's a hopeful sign. the plane carrying dr. brantly touched down here at dobbins air reserve base at 11:20 a.m. he was held, for the crew's protection, in an isolated chamber like this one, developed by the cdc to transport those stricken with the most dangerou

david muir is off tonight. i'm cecilia vega. we begin with what appears to be a breakthrough in the case of that american journalist killed by isis terrorists. u.s. and british officials tonight saying they are close to identifying this man, seen here holding a knife. his taunting words spoken with a british accent. and now, the hunt to find and stop him. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl has the latest. >> reporter: abc news has learned u.s. and british intelligence is closing in on the identity of the masked british terrorist who executed american journalist jim foley. we are confident he will be identified, a senior u.s. official tells abc news. and they believe he will be identified soon. >> you have plotted against us and have gone far out of your way to find reasons to interfere in our affairs. >> reporter: using voice recognition technology, they are working to match the voice with a data base of british nationals suspected of terrorist ties. they are also attempting to match the voice with communication

"gma" first thing in the morning and david muir will be here tomorrow night.s for the company. good night. >>> next at 6:00, we are following developing news after a discovery at a south bay motel. we'll take you there live. >>> protests over the cleanup of a homeless encampment. homeless advocates say it will hurt outreach. a storm is heading west across california. how it could be dangerous for our drought-stricken region. abc7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> good evening. i'm ama daetz. we begin with breaking news out of san francisco. two people have been shot in the bay view district. both are alive though they have life-threatening injuries. police are searching for a gunman. >>> to developing news. two bodies were found inside a room at the easy 8 motel on north first street in san jose. reporter: this scene is just a couple of hours old. let's show you where this happened. on the second floor you can see uniformed police officers outside the room, number 289. this is what happened earlier today, about 10 minutes to 4:00, paramedics arrived along wit

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. >> and we want you to know that tomorrow night right here david muir has an all new made in america investigation. china churning out products that look just like those made here at home down to the packaging and how american companies are fighting back. >>> now to the passenger plane forced to land because of a mid-air fight in the cabin. two passengers battling in their seats over leg room and that tiny but precious amount of space for the hours ahead. abc's david kerley shows us what caused the trouble. >> reporter: it all began on a flight from newark to denver in economy plus, where you pay for some extra room. the woman in 11-b couldn't recline because a man behind her in 12-b put a $22 piece of plastic on the seatback to keep her seat from reclining. a source tells abc news the man refused to move the gadget, so the woman stood up and threw a cup of water in his face. a faceoff that prompted a landing in chicago. both passengers were removed from the aircraft but not charged. the man was using these. they're called the knee defenders. on this flight, we enlisted rick to help