david wright, abc news, new york. abc's david wright reporting. now... to a consumer alert from contact - 13-. yet another report tonight.... of a hoverboard catching on fire! this is what's left.... of a -15- year old california girl's christmas present. her mother says... it was all charged up last night.... when suddenly.... it burst into flames. 59:31 she took it off of the charger turned it on stood on it and right then it started sparking and popping she freaked out 59:38 she tried to drag it out of the house.... but... it was already on fire... look what it did..... to the look what it did..... home. this is just the latest..... in a long list of hoverboard fires. at least... -11- have been reported... in 10 states. amazon dot com has stopped carrying them. the u-s product safety commission is now investigating.... why they are catching on fire. a popular after school app for teenagers is raising concerns with parents tonight. millions of teens have downloaded the app called "after school app". it was designed to share feelings.. thoughts.. crushe

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david wright, abc news, new york. >> good luck keeping it a secret for long. for watching here on a monday night. i'm david muir. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow. from all of us here at abc n >>. >>> black lives do matter. >> renewed calls for police to revamp their use of force policy with less lethal alternatives. we'll have the story. >>> this echos policies enacted in nazi germany against the jews. >> and donald trump's inflammatory remarks about banning all muse limbs from entering the united states. also... >>> wild waves and a wet week. the surf warning in advance of some strong rains. >>> triggers and shields instead of guns and bullets. calls for san francisco police to change their use of force policy and use less lethal alternatives. good evening, and thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm an ashley. the naacp is meeting to talk about the death of a bay view man last week. they're asking to review the city's use of force policies. mario woods was carrying a knife when police shot and killed him. vic lee is live at the third baptist

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