stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, kendis and kayna. donald trump putting out real detail from his latest policy to slash taxes not just for the poor but also the wealthy. gop presidential contenders are on the heels of front-runner donald trump, just as he unveils details of his tax plan. >> it's a tax reform that i think will make america strong and great again. >> reporter: trump promising to get rid of income taxes for millions of americans, anyone making less than $25,000 and couples earning less than 50,000 would pay no taxes at all. >> simplification. >> reporter: businesses and the rich would benefit from the plan. trump would offer a sweeping tax cut for businesses which he says will create jobs and slash tax rates for the wealthiest americans. the big question, who would pay for it all? >> those are the hedge fund folks i've been talking about for quite a while. they make a lot of money. >> reporter: trump's tax plan comes as his lead in the poll narrows and faces attacks from his rivals. >> i'm not interested in the back and

i'm kayna whitworth. >>> a potentially seri lly seri. tropical storm joaquin. the entire east coast has to pay attention. some computer models are agreeing it could affect the mid-atlantic or at least northeast by this weekend. so it's many days away, but things can change. still it's one to watch. >> the more immediate concern, this system right now in the gulf of mexico torrential downpours in the south, the florida panhandle receiving a foot of rain. >> well, take a look at this video that was just in, overnight in southern alabama. cars flooded in a parking lot. accuweather's molly cochran is tracking it all. good morning, molly. >> thanks, kendis and kayna. we continue to watch tropical storm joaquin. likely to strengthen over the next couple of days, as it is over some warmer water, either way going to be feeling impacts along the coast, rough surf and rip currents and could potentially bring moisture to the northeast by the later half of the week. tropical moisture gets slurped right on in like a straw across the gulf coast. flooding downpours going to b

kendis and kayna, back to you. >> thank you so much. cnn saying it will allow vice president biden to participate in the first democratic presidential debate even if he decides that day to be a candidate. and this is because biden has already gotten at least 1% of the vote in three polls. that the debate is october 13th in las vegas. >>> there was quite a scare for travelers heading to ireland last night. an air ling gas jet had to return to jfk airport about 15 minutes after takeoff. the boeing 757 reported landing gear door problems and no flaps. the plane came in faster than normal and its brakes overheated causing a small fire in the landing gear. it was quickly extinguished. >> extreme sports star and tv personality killed in a sky diving accident in california. eric, ronner died after striking a tree. he was part of the group plating in the opening ceremony of a goal of event. witnesses say he slammed hard into a tree about 30 feet off the ground. once he was brought down, he was pronounced dead at the scene. >>> the daughter of p

kayna whitworth is there. phoenix, arizona, under siege. >> we have been living with the shooting at traffic on i-10. today under investigation. now 11 total. authorities not saying if it was a bullet or projectile that shattered the back passenger side window of that white pickup truck. >> i would tell you it doesn't matter if it's coming from a handgun, a rifle or a pellet gun. all of those are projectiles. >> reporter: the fbi and atf joining the investigation and the reward raised to $20,000 for any information leading to an arrest. authorities now calling it an act of domestictism terrorism. >> these are bad people trying to do harm to good people. >> reporter: the incidents happening here along this eight-mile stretch of i-10. it runs right through the heart of phoenix, so now people have something else to think about. officials asking people to report anything that might be suspicious. the shootings started august 29th. that 13-year-old girl, injured after the window of the car she was riding in was sha

kayna whitworth is there. >> reporter: tonight, investigators are questioning a person of interest in those freeway shootings. authorities telling abc news it was a mother and son taken into custody in a dramatic scene just two miles from i-10, the site of 8 of the 11 shootings. >> all we could see was cops coming in. cops right there. >> reporter: witnesses telling us that several police cars surrounded a white tahoe, but this truck was one of them. police saying there were several undercover officers involved in this operation. the white tahoe driven away from the scene by a trooper. the mother, quickly released. this community under siege for almost two weeks. even with round the clock patrols, people taking alternate routes, school bus drivers under orders to avoid highways. you had to do a field trip yesterday and take all side streets. how much longer did that take you than normal? >> probably another half hour to 40 minutes. it's making this whole town in chaos right now. >> reporter: a former fbi agent telling us it's likely the shooter lives nearby. >> the reason they commit

kayna, thanks. >>> and to a new showdown in this country over iran. hillary clinton making the case for the president's groundbreaking deal. saying if elected, she wouldn't hesitate to use military force if iran tried to get a weapon. meanwhile, trump is sounding off. jonathan karl with trump tonight. >> reporter: mr. trump goes to washington. hitting capitol hill to rally against the iran nuclear deal. >> never, ever, ever in my life have i seen any transaction so incompetently negotiated as our deal with iran. >> reporter: light on specifics as usual, but heavier than usual on bravado. >> we will have so much winning if i get elected that you may get bored with winning. >> reporter: while most of trump's gop rivals have been attacking him, today ted cruz, who invited trump to the rally, quite literally embraced him. why donald trump? why was donald trump here? >> well, look, it is not complicated. number one, i like donald. but number two, everywhere donald goes, he brings 100 television cameras. >> reporter: while trump and cruz hammered the iran d

. >> i'm kayna whitworth.ollowing for you on "world news now." first of all, a rare face to face meeting with president obama and president putin -- squaring off, dueling speeches, stony glances and icy handshakes. both still far part how to end the blood shed in syria. details straight ahead. >>> donald trump's tax reform plan is being greeted with skepticism from many tax experts they say cutting taxes for middle-income americans will add to the national debt. trump says that won't happen. >>> the former prison employee who helps two murderers escape will serve two years behind bars at least. a tearful joyce mitchell pleaded for mercy during a hearing yesterday saying she made a horrible mistake. >>> it's national coffee day. some dunkin' donuts and krispy kreme locations are offering free cups of java for patrons. and mcdonald's. others are cutting prices on their coffee items. those are some of your top stories on then tuesday, september 29th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we say good tue

i'm kayna whitworth. >> i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." we say farewell papa francisco. pope francis wrapping up his history-making tour departing philadelphia aboard shepherd one after telling it the faithful to be open to miracles of love. much more from his final day in america coming up. >>> donald trump says some of the working poor would pay nothing under his tax reform plan and unlike his republican rivals, trump is also advocating that the wealthy pay more. >>> the autopsy on bobbi kristina brown has revealed the cause of death but a court order is blocking the medical examiner from disclosing the results at least to the public. the 22-year-old daughter of whitney houston and bobby brown died months after she was found facedown in her bathtub. >>> well, last night we were treated to what's called a super blood moon. that is when the earth and the sun and the moon all line up which puts the moon in the earth's shadow. the moon's reddish color happen

abc's kayna whitworth is there with the very latest.>> reporter: amy, good morning. so schools across the phoenix area are ordering their buses to stay off this highway. this is i-10. they're also asking them to stay off nearby freeways, as wells after another shooting on busy roads thursday. a bullet hole discovered in the side of a truck and 9:40 a.m., again, most of the shootings happening along this eight-mile stretch of road. detectives say they are looking for an experienced shooter but they're also looking for possible copycats but a former fbi agent says if there is just one shooter they are likely attacking the public as a show of power. so, again, amy, while it might be inconvenient the superintendent saying buses won't be back on these highways until an arrest is made. >> better safe than sorry, understandable. kayna, thank you. >>> two michigan lawmakers out of office a bizarre attempt to hide their extramarital affair with a fictional e-mail. ted courser admitting circulating an e-mail saying he was caught with a male prost

here's more from abc's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: four arrests but no break in the case of the freeway shootings. >> they admitted to shooting at six pedestrians. we feel that this is probably a copycat. >> reporter: those suspects allegedly hurling rocks from a car. but police say their chief suspect or suspects armed with a gun still on the loose. >> i think there's different people doing different things, i would tell you at this point, i'm not ruling anything out. >> reporter: the first arrest friday. 19-year-old oscar de la torre munoz remains in custody on unrelated charges. he remains a person of interest. residents here have been terrorized by 11 confirmed shootings in two weeks along this short eight-mile stretch of heavily-traveled i-10. police believe there could be more than one shooter. mark spicer, a former british army sniper, says it could just be a matter of time till the real shooter fires again. >> this isn't, in my opinion, it's not a professional. so it's not someone that seems to be following a plan. >> reporter: football fans heading to the cardinal game on edge.

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm kayna whitworth. it's just not monday anymore. >> so hallelujah to that. it is still the united nations general assembly here in new york city. so that means traffic is beautiful right about now. >> don't go anywhere on the east side for 30 minutes, right? >> yeah, it's a little bit crazy around these parts. in the political world, it's crazy still. >> anytime you have donald trump i feel like in the ring, you're going to add a little bit of that. we start with the details of his tax reform plan this morning a plan he says will cost him a fortune as a wealthy business owner. >> trump would slash taxes for the middle class and some of the working poor wouldn't pay any at all he says. it's your voice, your vote. we'll get the details from abc's tom llamas. >> reporter: some real details from donald trump. >> this is my wheelhouse. that's what i do well. the economy is what i do well. >> reporter: trump promising to eliminate income taxes entirely for more than half the country. anyone making less than $

kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >> that's a little bit of good news. he is responding.oncussions alone, we talked about this quite a bit yesterday, the nfl is dealing with it. a lot of focus especially in high school and junior high school sports, when people play soccer can for girls it's a big issue with concussions. >> adderall is on the banned substance list in not only baseball but also the nfl. there have been many players that have been suspended for it because they consider is performance enhancing drug and that's what they're looking into. a lot of people take it not only to study but also because it improves focus and energy but it's considered a performance enhancing drug. >>> coming up in our next half hour, a school bus safety alert as millions of kids head back to the classroom. the alarming number of drivers ignoring the rules, putting children in danger. what some schools are doing to make sure drivers follow the law. >>> first, fall is a good time to clean out your closet. and it could make you rich. how to sell the stuff you don't want right from your

kayna?stephanie, thank you. >>> we expect to learn more today about donald trump's tax reform plan. trump told "60 minutes" some low-income earners would be spared from paying taxes. there would be a substantial tax reduction for the middle class. he departed sharply from his fellow republicans by saying he would raise taxes on the wealthiest americans. >>> a frightening moment for carly fiorina. campaigning in texas. she was answering questions at a conference of women's business owners when that happened. a large curtain backdrop tumbled down. she and two women who were on sage huddling together, shielding their heads. no one was injured. >>> outgoing house speaker john boehner says there will be no government shutdown this week. he predicts the house and senate will agree on a bill to fund the government at least temporarily. he's giving up his speaker's post as well as his house seat at the end of october. >>> today, we expect a big announcement about mars, coming later this morning from

here's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: tonight, a family is mourning the loss of a 28-year-old man whowned after being pulled out to sea in the waters of venice beach, california, by a powerful rip current. >> are you okay? >> reporter: leading into the long labor day weekend, lifeguards urging swimmers to be vigilant. >> okay. >> reporter: so far this year, 112 people have drowned on beaches on both coasts. the national weather service says that rip currents can move as fast as eight feet per second. >> a lot of times, if people panic, they forget common sense, and what they've learned. if you swim parallel, you can be okay. for the inexperienced person, it can just be a dangerous situation. >> reporter: lifeguards say, check in with them before swimming. they'll point out the safest places in the water. and you should keep checking in with them, because conditions are always changing. >> kayna, thank you. >>> when we come back, the tiger cub, and why they think this is someone's pet tonight. >>> and the island for sale, right off the american coast. can you guess where this is, and w

kayna, thank you. >>> we're going to turn to the economy and to wall street. stocks taking a dive today, the dow plummeting nearly 470 points, the weakest start to september in 13 years, a continuation of the wild market swings we saw last week, fueled by jitters out of china and fears the federal reserve could hike interest rates for the first time in ten years. >>> we have a headline out of los angeles tonight after boston bowed out of the race to host the olympics citing costs, l.a. stepping in. the official u.s. candidate for the 2024 summer games. if chosen it would be l.a.'s third time hosting the olympics. >>> growing fears along a stretch of american highway. four shootings in 48 hours. bullets flying through windows, a girl hurt in the front seat, a tour bus hit, too. the police warning at this hour. >>> also the 12-year-old girl recording a stranger going house to house, trying to break in. you'll hear her brave call to 911. >>> and news tonight about americans and their sleep. the number of hours you just might need to keep from getting sick, the ma

kayna whitworth here to explain.ood morning, kayna. >> reporter: hey, george, so a dollar and a dream and a phone. that's all you need now to buy a ticket in the new york lottery. there's a new app that launched monday. timing really couldn't be better. the powerball jackpot over $300 million and counting. why not get in on the action if you can do it from your couch? >> good luck to you. >> reporter: say good-bye to least powerball mania lines and hello to jackpocket. >> jackpocket is the first app that lets you buy official state lottery tickets here in new york. >> reporter: pizzas, dates, and now the potential to be a millionaire. all available with a swipe and a tap on your phone. the mobile app launching in new york monday dispatches an employee to purchase your ticket once you've placed your order. then, they scan it, send you a virtual copy, and secure the original. >> all the physical tickets that are bought that when there's a jackpot going off are locked up in a safe at an undisclosed location. >> reporter

abc's kayna whitworth is there with the very latest. many schools across the phoenix area are keeping their bus us off this freeway and many areas as well. a but elhas was p it discovered in the side of a truck at 8:40 a.m. detectives say they are looking for an experienced shooter but also looking for possible copy cats. a former fbi agent says, if there's just one shooter, they are likely attacking the public as a show of power so, again, amy, while it might be inconvenient, the superintendent saying buses won't be back on these highways until an arrest is made. >> better safe than sorry, understandable. kayna, thank you. >>> two michigan lawmakers are out of office after a bizarre attempt to hide their extramarital affair with a fictional e-mail. state rep ted courser admitted to circulating an anonymous e-mail claiming he had been caught with a male prostitute. he did this apparently in order to muddy the water in case his affair with a fellow state rep was exposed. michigan lawmakers met overnight trying to oust both of them. he re

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here's abc's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: tonight, beverly hills police investigating the drivers ofellow ferrari and white porsche, as they used a quiet beverly hills neighborhood saturday night as their personal racetrack. you see the ferrari running through a stop sign, the porsche hot on his tail, speeding past onlookers. the race finally ending with smoke rising from the back of the ferrari as it pulled into the driveway. one local reporter asking about the incident, threatened and pushed off the property. >> get the [ bleep ] out. >> reporter: you can see the skid marks left behind by the ferrari, and this is the stop sign it ran right through. the beverly hills police department says they were approached by a man said the ferrari, with registered qatari plates, belonged to him, denied driving at a high rate of speed and claimed to have diplomatic immunity. tonight, the u.s. state department saying they are investigating the diplomatic immunity claim. police also reviewing these videos tonight as some scared residents tell us they plan to avoid the streets altogether. you think

good morning, kayna. >> reporter: hey, paula, good morning. so police are telling us they have a 19-year-old in custody that they consider a person of interest in their freeway shooting investigation. now, it's really important to note that that person is currently booked on unrelated charges, so the investigation into the shootings that are happening along this highway right behind me is still very much ongoing. overnight police identifying a man arrested at this arizona gas station as a person of interest in a string of highway shootings rattling the phoenix area. >> our criminal investigations division as well as our s.w.a.t. continue the investigation. >> reporter: officers swarming this white suv as it pulled into the chevron parking lot and taking 19-year-old oscar de la torre munoz into custody. >> all we could see was cops coming in and then after that they disappeared. >> reporter: this morning, investigators tell abc news munoz has been charged with marijuana possession but confirmed he is still a person of interest in the shootings

here's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: a 28-year-old man drowned after being pulled out to sea in the watersvenice beach, california, by a powerful rip current. >> are you okay? >> reporter: leading in the long labor day weekend, lifeguards urging swimmers to be vigilant. so far this year, 112 people have drowned on beaches on both coasts. >> a lot of times, if people panic, they perfect common sense, and what they've learned. if you swim parallel, you can survive. >> reporter: lifeguards say, check in with them before swimming. >> thank you. >>> when we come back, the tiger cub, and why they this this is someone's pet tonight. >>> and the island for sale, right off the american coast. can you guess where this is, and what they believe pirates may have hidden on the island? >>> and the abc news exclusive, coming up later tonight. it's back to school time you think your car 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 break out the febreze, and breathe happy. r minor arthritis pain. plus, just two aleve c

kayna whitworth, abc news. >> thank you. >>> the head of philadelphia's fire department is promising action against a paramedic caught using his phone behind the wheel. this video was shot by a mother whose son was being taken to the hospital. she claims the driver never put down his phone during the whole trip. the driver will be disciplined. >>> four workerses from new jersey were hurt when an old terminal partially collapsed on them at newark airport. it was in the process of being demolished. two of the victims are suffering serious injuries. >>> it is day number two of the teachers strike in seattle. picket lines were up yesterday and classrooms empty. their salaries have not kept up. seattle's booming hi-tech economy. another round of negotiations set for today. >>> those of us on the nightshift, here's a stark new assessment about sleep deprivation this morning. british expert is now calling it torture. do you hear this? he's calling for work and school to get started later in the morning. he says early schedules go against the body's natural clock. where with were you researc

kayna is here with the right way to do that. >> as you can see, they, not jesse, not me.new give so the follicles around my forehead can breathe. they couldn't get his hair in a topknot. a good rule of them is to allow enough space, to go back to the '80s, put a pencil in there. they did it perfect. yeah? see. >>> see that. >> you're supposed to be able to put a pencil there. you're not too tight. >> boom. you're welcome, america. >> a good rule of thumb for men, no topknot. >> well done. well done. >> amen, george. >> back to you, america. >> jesse, kayna, thank you. >>> time for "fit myth." we're we'll bust widely held beliefs about working out. will lifting heavy weights make you bulky? mara schiavocampo is here to answer that. >> reporter: a lot of women think the sans yes, choosing a strict cardio workout over strength training. experts say lifting weights may be the key to losing weight. pumping iron. >> come on, big man. work it, baby. come on. >> reporter: many women fear it will make them look like the rock in "pain and gain." big and bulky. 45-year-old susan har

. >> reporter: good morning, kayna and kendis. after departing on shepherd one, the grounds crew is still at work behind me. it was a mammoth effort, philadelphia transformed into an outdoor cathedral. with gifts of finest wheat >> reporter: the pope's message. >> the peace of the lord be with all always. >> reporter: his words carried lasting impact. >> i thought he had a very special gift in him. that actually prevents us from being bad. >> always have hope. always have faith in people. >> reach out to people that need god's love. >> reporter: after traveling for lines. >> actually, it did. >> reporter: the effort was worth it. you didn't see the pope. you? >> no. >> no. >> the whole purpose of the pope's trip was to spread his message of love. of us. they are >> reporter: our friend, pope francis, the people are with indeed, this pope has a way of connecting with americans of all backgrounds. from the inmates who shared a hug. to the babies. to the oh, so many babies. with a final blessing, he was off. and there was so much cha

kayna whitworth is there. >> reporter: tonight, at least one new incident under investigation along this phoenix highway. a bullet hole discovered in the side of this truck. >> this is a dangerous stretch of highway without the shootings. >> reporter: we rode along with trooper craig martin out on patrol. we are on i-10, heading up and down this eight-mile stretch where many of these shootings are being reported. 19 traffic cams monitoring the highway round the clock. problem is, those images are not recorded. a ballistic expert telling us studying the bullets is key. calls flooding emergency lines all hours of the day. police asking the public to remain. any type of shooting where you aggressively attack the public is a power grab for the shooter. everyone is at risk. >> thank you. >>> and investigators scramble to find out why this airplane burst into blames. smoke visible from a window there. and matt gutman has the story. >> reporter: tonight, the national transportation safety board reporting part of the boeing 777's engine was disintegrating from the inside. in this video, you hear

kayna whitworth in phoenix tonight. >> reporter: tonight, leslie allen merritt jr. behind bars, facing more than 20 felony charges in those phoenix highway shootings. >> the suspect presents a dramatic and profound threat to the community. >> reporter: the 21-year-old, whose facebook postings frequently showed guns, insists authorities have made a mistake. >> all i have to say is that i'm the wrong guy. i tried telling detectives that. >> reporter: the evidence, authorities say, a firearm they believe merritt sold to this pawn shop. >> the test-fired bullets were a match to bullet fragments from four cases over the last weekend in august. >> reporter: 8 of the 11 vehicles targeted struck by bullets, the others hit by projectiles, which police are still investigating as possible copycats. tonight, merritt's father says his son is innocent. >> if he committed a crime with a firearm, my son has more sense than to pawn a firearm, because it links back to you. >> reporter: in fact his son claims he pawned his gun two months ago. >> we have been living with the fear that

good morning, kayna. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you.drivers driving down this stretch of highway urged to use extreme caution this morning. authorities are saying with no pattern of days or times, everyone is at risk. this morning, arizona drivers on edge while authorities are investigating what they consider a possible act of domestic terrorism. >> any time that you have multiple shootings against american citizens on a highway, that's terrorism. they're trying to frighten or kill somebody. >> reporter: officials reporting nine possible shootings incidents over the last ten days, vehicles struck by projectiles as they drove along a short eight-mile stretch of i-10. the major thoroughfare in the heart of phoenix, arizona. >> i don't know if it's a copycat crime. >> reporter: starting august 29th a bullet shattering this windshield injuring a 13-year-old girl and a minute later one hits this tour bus. luckily the driver was the only person on board. >> the person almost took me away from my family. >> reporter: and tuesday, two more shoo

abc's kayna whitworth is on the scene in phoenix.ood morning, kayna. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. so imagine what it's like for commuters here. they're buckling in for a 12th day where they're asked to remain highly vigilant on this busy stretch of i-10. authorities asking them to pay attention for anything suspicious on the side of the road and even other drivers. they haven't ruled out the fact that the shooting could be coming from a moving vehicle. this morning, authorities investigating yet another shooting along one of arizona's most heavily traveled freeways. police say the rear window of this truck was shattered wednesday afternoon in broad daylight by what the driver believes may have been a bb gun. authorities linking this to a surge of shootings all along this highway, now ten reported incidents in the last 12 days. >> i'm a big target. it does kind of concern me a little bit. >> reporter: every shooting happening along this short eight-mile stretch of road, cars hit on both the east and westbound lanes at all