here's gloria riviera. >> reporter: tonight, this man. 21-year-old euric cain, accused of kidnapping a woman and trying to kill the good samaritan who saved her. surveillance video captured the woman walking alone in new orleans at nearly 4:00 a.m. friday morning. >> she was fairly intoxicated at the time. >> reporter: a hooded man approaches, dragging her away. >> we will pursue this person with everything that we have. >> reporter: the woman disappears from frame. she is alone with her alleged attacker when gold, who is a fourth-year medical student at tulane university, drives by the scene. gold brakes, backs up and gets out to help. his hands up, gold pleas with the man, who has a gun on him and is demanding cash. the aspiring doctor is shot in the stomach. >> perp is a black male, grey hoodie. >> reporter: the suspect tries to shoot gold but he fails and takes off in this suv. all. >> i saw the guy with the gun shoot the guy in the stomach. and i saw him stand over him and >> reporter: in a statement to abc news, gold's family thanks everyone for their continued concern. saying

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here's gloria riviera. >> reporter: tonight, joseph caputo is facing charges of unlawful entry after his brazen security breach on white house grounds thanksgiving day. the first family was at home when caputo, draped in the american flag, broke through a makeshift barrier and scaled the perimeter fence. secret service agents, guns drawn, swiftly took him into custody. the white house was on lockdown for nearly three hours. >> the most important part is how quickly they got to him once he flipped over the fence. >> reporter: caputo appeared in a d.c. district court today. he faces a maximum of up to one year in prison. court documents reveal secret service agents believe caputo planned to die after they discovered a suicide note in which he wrote, "death is a natural part of life." it is the latest in a string of high-profile security lapses. the metal spikes you see there are in place to fortify the perimeter of these grounds. they were installed just in the last year after a different intruder managed to get all the way inside the white house. last year, 42-year-old omar gonzalez,

here's abc's gloria riviera. >> reporter: a car still teetering on the edge. more than a dozen others buried in the mud below. a massive far longer than a football field tore through this ihop parking lot on a busy saturday night. >> four of the employees ran to "earthquake!" everyone went into a panic. >> reporter: slabs of pavement cracked open, creating a massive crevice 15 feet deep. remarkably, no one was injured. noah mathis was eating dinner inside with his family, their car parked outside. >> everything was sudden and quick. they were slamming their forks down and running outside as soon as they could. once outside there was a large amount of people sprinting for their lives. >> reporter: emergency personnel say an underground drainpipe collapsed. the investigation has not ruled out construction as a contributing factor. diners grateful to be unhurt are now hoping insurance will cover their losses. after such a dramatic end to what was supposed to be a normal night out. gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >>> new developments in the is presidential r

apparently true, whether he knows you or not, gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >>> what bravery.p next on "world news now." >>> " [ singing in foreign language ] >> oh, boy, hands down the most powerful moment from last night's american music awards. celine deon with an emotional tribute to the victims of the paris attack. hardly a dry eye in the house. >> take a look there. deon who is french canadian sang a rendition of edith piaf's hymn. amid all the fun had at the award show. it was easily the most memorable performance i'd say of this year's amas. incredibly touching. the evening filled with plenty others. where do we start? how about the host, zwra low is a good place to start kicking things off with a killer medley of this years areas hottest songs. >> this went on for quite a bit. j. lo doing all the medleys of songs with her flag girl moves. >> she was fantastic. >> and nikki was impressed. those weren't the only moves. megan trainer and charlie puth had quite the moment after performing the song marvin gaye together they put on the moves on each other. ♪ marvin gaye let

apparently true, whether he knows you or not, gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >>> what bravery. >> absolutely. it's not clear if the gun jammed or not. very fortunate in that case. man. >> and tulane university is contributing $10,000 to help find any information on that suspect. >> coming up in our next half hour, a former navy seal's new mission. over 18 miles up. his record setting wing suit jump almost carbon wrong and his >> but first, oh, the flashy moves from music's biggest star. our must see moments from last night's american music awards. that's up next on "world news now." >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. [sound of crickets] brii,brii,brii [male narrator] we've all heard how military veterans adjusting to the civilian world may have... certain... issues. 2... 30... 70... if only everyone had this issue. no matter what challenge they face, easter seals is here [ singing in foreign language ] >> oh, boy, hands down the most powerful moment from last night's american music awards. celine deon with an emotional tribute to the victims of the

here's abc's gloria riviera. searching for this man, 21-year-old euric cain accused of kidnapping a woman and trying to kill the good samaritan who tried to save her. >> we know who you are, and you need to know that we are going to find you. surveillance video captured the woman walking alone in new orleans at nearly 4:00 a.m. friday morning. a hooded man approaches, dragging her away. the woman disappears from frame. she is alone with her alleged attacker when peter gold who is a fourth-year medical student at tulane university, drives by scene. gold brakes, backs up and gets out to help. his hands up, gold pleas with the man, who has a gun on him and is demanding cash. the aspiring doctor is shot in the stomach. >> perp is a black male, grey hoodie. >> rorter: the suspect tries to shoot gold repeatedly, aiming at his head, but he fails and takes off in this suv. an anonymous bystander saw it all. >> i saw the guy with the gun n shoot the guy in the stomach. i saw him stand over him and attempt to shoot him. >>

abc news reporter gloria riviera has the story now from washington. >> reporter: back on the trail and venting their frustration. >> here is what frustrates me. >> all they did was ask us about fantasy football, for gosh sakes. >> how about we stop letting left wing liberals moderate republican debates. >> supposed to be catering to the press, to hell with the press. >> the republican candidates still upset about the moderators. >> we're on the verge of seeing chaos. they don't agree. i mean, donald trump wants shorter debates, ben carson wants fewer debates, the other candidates want more debates. >> tomorrow, the candidates are set to meet in washington to discuss tragedy. leading the charge, dr. ben carson. >> the debates are supposed to be to help establish the people get to know the candidates, what it's turned into is a gotcha. >> so far the time of sunday's big meeting is out. but the exact location is a mystery. >> thank you all so much. thank you. >> on the democratic side of the trail, candidates hillary clinton and bernie sanders focusing on early voting states. clinton even

abc's gloria riviera has more. "good coffee and great customer service is what matters most to connecticut caf? owner barry neistat. so when he got a call from his electric company - warning his power would be shut off if he didn't pay an overdue bill - barry neistat fraud victim "i panicked and i asked them what i could dodothey instructed me how to wire them the money." so he quickly loaded $1800 dollars onto a prepaid card and read the number to the man on the other end of the line. neistat -- falling victim to a growing scam targeting utility customers? barry neistat fraud victim money, it hurts." duke energy sounding the alarm -- releasing this fake call customer: when is it going to be disconnected? opopator: it is supposed to be disconnected today sir operator: yes, you will need to go to cvs and you will need to bring a total amount of $874.92 for the payment in cash ustomer: ok i just call this later, i'll do that right now then. operator: okay remember that you need cash sir? those calls?made to look like

how could someone scam me out of that much money. >> reporter: gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >> heart breaking to hear. >> it is. coming up, nicki minaj being called insensitive after a new instagram post. >> the top celebrity halloween stumes. "the skinny" up next. >>> "world ne now" continues stations. skinny,o skinny well, leading us off this morning, some harsh words for tiger woods. >> the golf ir's former caddie saying "i felt like i was a slave in his autobiography steve williams explains how tiger would often "flippantly tos a club in the general direction of the bag expecting williams to pick it up. he also notes tiger's habit of spitting at the hole if he missed a putt. >> okay. and, of course, and off is course, williams is even more critical of woods saying his own life became miserable after the news came out about tiger's affairs. williams sayseople thought he was complicit and was an enabler en though he says he had no idea anything was going on. williams' book "out of the rough" is out today. >>> and it should be interestin >> yes, spilling some major t about

gloria riviera on how it works and what to look out for. >> good coffee and good customer service is what matters most to this cafe owner. when he got a call from his electric company warning his power would be shutoff if he didn't pay an overdue bill -- >> i panicked and asked them what i could do. they instructed me how to wire the money. a prepaid card and read the number to the man on the other end of the lie, falling victim to a growing scam targeting utility customers. >> to lose that kind of money hurts. >> reporter: duke energy sounding the alarm releasing this fake call. >> when is it going to be disconnected? >> it's supposed tob disconnected today. you will n nd to bring a total amount of $174.92 for the payment in cash. >> i'll do that right now then. >> okay. remember that you need cash. >>. >> reporter: those calls made to look like they're coming from your own provider. >> utilities will never demand payment and threaten to disconnect right there on the spot. so right there, that's one flag. >> reporter: the federal trade commission says if it happens to you, simply ha

gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >>> new developments in the presidential race.fresh questions about his past. the retired neurosurgeon has told about overcoming a violent childhood and excelling in high school and college. he said the news reports questioning his stories are "a political hit job." >> anybody when going back decades can be 100% accurate on everything, if you can show me that person, i will sit at their knee and learn. >> carson's chief rival, donald trump, calls the controversy very strange. he's back on the campaign trail in illinois after hosting "snl" over the weekend. we'll have more of trump's appearance in "the skinny." >>> hillary clinton is in new hampshire. exactly three months from today, they'll officially file her candidacy. she'll hold a town hall in the granite state. the focus later this week shifts back to iowa where the three democratic candidates where they'll hold another debate. >>> as you know, google is already the master of the internet. now it wants to rule over heart disease. the tech giant announcing a partnership with t