but there was more in store for kenneth moton. >> big welcome to kenneth moton, it's great to have you to fill in on "world news now." >> rihanna showing us all why she's just simply one of a kind. >> or is she? >> what is this? >> reporter: exposing himself to the pinnacle of broadcasting. >> i will never be able to go back to washington. >> reporter: south carolina's favorite native celebrity. after chris rock, viola davis, andy dick, and a bunch of other way more famous people, was headed to the big apple. >> oh no, that accent. >> the accent, my goodness. >> thank you, guys, for that, i really appreciate it. so i gave some -- >> no, let us hear the accent again. what's it like when you go back home? >> i can tell you right now. no -- >> is that what you sound like? >> i fall right back into it. >> one more time. just read that. >> don't miss our updates on facebook on wnnfans.com. >> a quick mention, nc state takes on clemson --

kenneth moton, abc news, new york. >>> new developments with president trump's plan to hold the nextmeeting at his florida golf resort. over twitter tonight he announced he will no longer be holding the gathering of the g7 at doral in 2020. mr. trump said his administration will begin searching for a new location, including potentially camp david. some had accused the president of using the office to enrich himself. >>> now to the powerful video of a portland, oregon, high school coach disarming a student with a shotgun and then holding him in his arms. surveillance video first shows the student with a shotgun in his hand being pushed out of the classroom by football coach keenan lowe. lowe grabs the gun and hands it off, then hugs 18-year-old angel granados diaz. from another camera you can see there students, they are running out, they will be. lowe keeps holding the student until police arrived. it happened in may but that video is just being released. coach lowe is a former san francisco 49ers assistant coach. >>> british prime minister boris johnson plans to push ahead to leave

kenneth moton has more. >> it's hard, you know? don't think anybody could understand that. >> in this morning's gma first look, prince harry and duchess meghan as you never heard them before. >> my friends were really happy because ihappy. my british friends said to america i'm sure he's great, but you shouldn't do it. the british tabloids will destroy your life. >> reporter: the royal couple opens up on the struggle to give baby archie a happy and healthy life while enduring the scrutiny of the british press. >> i will always protect my family. >> reporter: all chronicled in "harry and meghan:an african journey." >> it's a very real thing going on. >> we'll show you candid moments from the royal family and hear reaction coming in from the british press. i'm kenneth moton, abc news, new york. >> i like this lady. i like her. >> we have to take a stand and say that. she has had a rough time in the dab lloyd tablo tabloids. >> take a break. do it. she's been through some things. >> >> her coming to the u.s. people in the states love

. >> and i'm kenneth moton. we begin with new details overnight from the impeachment investigation as president trump pushes to learn the name of the whistle-blower in the ukraine scandal. >> abc news has now confirmed secretary of state mike pompeo was on the phone call when president trump urged the leader of ukraine to investigate joe biden. meanwhile, house democrats have now subpoenaed rudy giuliani, the president's personal attorney. live >> abc's serena marshall has the latest from washington. serena, good morning. >> reporter: kenneth, elizabeth, good morning to both of you. the white house and president haven't pinpointed what exactly about that is inaccurate but continues to stand by his declaration it was perfect. in a new twist secretary of state mike pompeo also on that controversial phone call with the president and the president of ukraine, multiple sources told abc news. one week ago when he was asked about call -- >> what do you know about those conversations? >> so, you just gave me a report ab

i'm kenneth moton. >> i'm kaylee hartung in for janai norman. we begin with breaking news overnight from the impeachment investigation. the first current white house official is now set to testify on capitol hill. >> he says he was listening to president trump's phone call to ukraine. lieutenant colonel alexander vindman is poised to tell house lawmakers today that he was so concerned about pressure the president was putting on ukraine to investigate the bidens that he complained to a white house lawyer. >> this comes as democrats set the stage for public hearings. abc's elizabeth hur has the new details. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: kaylee and kenneth, good morning to you. that army officer prepared an opening statement that is six pages long and in it he notes that he is not the whistle-blower but he did hear that july phone call firsthand and he's testifying today out of a sense of duty. this morning, impeachment investigators set to hear testimony from the first current white house official, lieutenant colonel alexander vindman, who

i'm kenneth moton. >> i'm kaylee hartung in for janai norman. we begin with the impeachment showdown and the explosive new testimony from a top diplomat in ukraine. >> diplomat bill taylor testified president trump made military funds for ukraine contingent on ukraine's public pledge to investigate joe biden as well as the 2016 election. >> that contradicts president trump's denial of a quid pro quo. one congressman who heard taylor's testimony called it disturbing. >> abc's ines de la cuetara here with the reaction and fallout. ines, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kenneth and kaylee. bill taylor testified that the order to withhold military aid came directly from the president and that in exchange the ukrainian leader would have to agree publicly to investigate trump's political opponents. overnight vice president pence insisting there was no quid pro quo when president trump asked the leader of ukraine to investigate his political opponents. >> the american people can read the transcript of the phone call the president had with presi

i'm kenneth moton. >> i'm elizabeth hur in for janai. >>> breaking news concerning the impeachment inquirysident trump's attorney rudy giuliani. >> according to "the new york times" former national security adviser john bolton warned white house lawyers about giuliani's effort to get ukraine to investigate president trump's political rivals calling giuliani a, quote, hand grenade who is going to blow everybody up. >> "the times" says it came to light yesterday during testimony from fiona hill, president trump's former adviser on russia raising new questions about giuliani's role at the white house and abroad. this morning, new testimony in the impeachment inquiry frvesti who says john bolton was so concerned with the rogue effort by president trump's personal attorney rudy giuliani and now acting chief of staff mick mulvaney he told an aide to alert white house lawyers. "the new york times" reports that aide was fiona hill, president trump's former top adviser on russia who gave that testimony about bolton's warning during her ten hours behind closed doors on capitol hill monday. according

i'm kenneth moton. >> and i'm kaylee hartung in for janai. we begin with a key day in the impeachment showdown in washington. a crucial witness heads to capitol hill. >> the top u.s. diplomat who said withholding military aid from ukraine would be crazy testifies before congress today. it comes as president trump lashes out in a new interview ernight calling on republicans to get tougher and fight for him. >> he also said he hopes that attorney general william barr will look into hillary clinton's potential ties to ukraine. abc's karina mitchell is here with more. karina, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, kenneth and kaylee. the president says his allies should be more supportive in standing up for him and his administration. and he's calling out one republican in particular. president trump is demanding republicans fall in line. >> they have to get tougher and fight because the democrats are trying to hurt the republican party before the election. callg his party tore ried like hidemo >> i think they're lousy politicians. but t

i'm kenneth moton. >> and i'm elizabeth hur in for janai. >>> we begin with breaking news. our first look at widespread damage in the dallas area after at least one reported tornado overnight. this dramatic video shows the moment the twister touched down and several homes along with businesses are damaged in the northern part of the city this morning. a nd seve weathe t you can ofrm ssle tornaes.i are alngpaed witd >> reporter: this morning damage in dallas after what appears to be a direct hit from a tornado. this dramatic video taken as the twister hit overnight. >> oh, we have a tornado. [ bleep ]. we have a tornado. >> reporter: radar tracked the twister for 17 miles across the northern part of the city damaging homes and flipping cars. >> so i went and got in my bathtub and put pillows and a mattress over me and just held on and it felt like a train just like they say it does. >> reporter: one of the damaged homes is owned by pro hockey player tyler seguin of the dallas stars. here's the home before and the picture he tweeted after the tornado. >> holy cow. >> it left

. >> and i'm kenneth moton. we begin with the crisis in syria growing worse by the hour. one senior official in the trump administration describes it as total chaos. >> we have reports that hundreds of isis prisoners are escaping as militias backed by turkey push deeper into syria, and in a major development the former u.s. allies, the syrian kurds, have now struck a deal with the syrian dictator bashar al assad as u.s. forces withdraw. >> the other major concern is the report of mass atrocities including the killing of civilians by those arab militias which include fighters with ties to isis and al qaeda. abc's megan tevrizian is here with the latest. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kenneth and elizabeth. defense secretary mark esper is calling president trump's decision to pull u.s. troops out of the region deliberate. despite backlash from both republicans and democrats, many saying the u.s. betrayed their longtime allies the kurds. this morning the violence continues to escalate in northern syria as turkey's military operation targeting america's kurdi

i'm kenneth moton. >> and i'm elizabeth hur in for janai. >>> we begin with president trump facing a growing backlash even from some republicans after his sudden decision to pull u.s. troops from northern syria. >> the president says he's making good on a campaign promise but some of his staunchest reporters saying he's betraying america's kurdish allies who helped fight isis for years. >> abc's ines de la cuetara joins us with the latest from washington. good morning, ines. >> reporter: good morning, kenneth and elizabeth. well, the president's decision comes as his own military leaders advised him against it over fears it could destabilize the region. overnight new images of u.s. forces withdrawing from their positions in northern syria after president trump's sudden decision to pull out of the region arguing he's making good on a campaign promise. >> turkey, syria, let them take care of it. let them take care of it. we want to bring our troops back home. >> reporter: the white house green-lighting a turkish incursion that could wipe out u.s.-backed kurdish forces in the area. the

medicine go down ♪ >>> from abc news in new york, this is "world news now" with janai norman and kenneth motonriday. >> happy friday. >> it's been quite the week, hasn't it? >> it's always quite a week. >> now we got mary popping off. excuse me, mary poppins talking about something very serious. >> that is absolutely right. >> that we can't wait to see. >> we will get to that as we prepare to pop into the weekend. >>> we begin with the growing threat of wildfires as gusting winds tear across california. >> several fires have broken out in tinder-dry areas of california. the most damaging so far sparked after a commercial garbage truck driver dumped a burning load alongside a roadside to prevent the vehicle from catching fire. the wind quickly spread the flames from that burning trash in a mobile home park as family and friends watched helplessly from a distance. >> when we showed up, there was two trash trucks here and they were the ones that dumped the trash that caught on fire and that's where the embers picked up and went down the hill. >> watch this, a doorbell security camera caught image

. >> from abc news in new york, this is "world news now" with janai norman and kenneth moton. >> i will. you know i love that song. i will always love my coanchor, even though she's only here half of the week on "world news now." welcome back, janai norman, so great to see you. >> everyone's asking, i am only here half of the week because i am hanging out with the folks on "weekend gma." so halfway through the week. i'm here. we'll still have some fun. >> you want to know how i feel about it? they can have her. >> you guys. >> no, i'm kidding. i said it, i will always love you. on "gma" or "world news now," i'll take you however i can get you. >> anyway, the gang's back together. >>> we do begin this morning with the growing frustration and fear in california. parts of the state are bracing for even more powerful winds today. >> and that's not good for wildfires already burning. the kincaid fire north of san francisco has destroyed 76,000 acres and at least 86 homes. the getty fire in los angeles has destroyed at least eight dozen homes and displaced thousands. >> that blaze started whe

. ♪ >> from abc news in new york, this is "world news now" with janai norman and kenneth moton. >>> goodone. >> good morning. >> thank you for joining us. we're more than halfway through october. l friday. >> one day till friday, here we go. >>> we begin this half hour with the fast-moving impeachment investigation, lawmakers preparing to hear from another official embroiled in the ukraine scandal. european union is heading to capitol hill despite an attempt by the white house to block his testimony. >> gordon sondland is expected to be questioned about text messages to other diplomats that appear to show the president was trying to use military aid to ukraine as leverage to get dirt on joe biden. we're getting new details about why a former aide was concerned about sondland's conduct. this morning a key figure in the impeachment inquiry preparing to testify. the ambassador to the european union, gordon sondland, will appear before three house committees. now abc news has learned the president's former top russia adviser, fiona hill, believed sondland was a potential national security ri

. >> the number one villain from tonight is kenneth moton who just scared the heck out of us. >> we'replay of that, show it hopefully later this morning as well, that was hilarious. >> keep carving those pumpkins. >> we'll keep carving these >> >>> this morning on "world news now," fears that power lines could spark wildfires are again leaving thousands in the dark. preemptive power outages have begun as california braces for the strongest winds of the season. >>> drama in washington, d.c. as republicans storm an impeachment deposition under way behind closed doors. >>> hear why president trump is declaring a big success in syria despise isis fighters still on the loose. >>> new this half hour, a thrifty treasure trove. >> a woman found $7,000 in a coat pocket. what she did with it will give you hope in humanity. >>> the sanderson sisters are back. we'll tell you everything we know about the "hocus pocus" sequel in development. it's another glorious morning this thursday, october 24th. >>> good morning, everyone. don't be alarmed by the pumpkins on the desk. and also these gourds here

i'm kenneth moton. >> i'm elizabeth hur in for janai norman.ere are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >>> a tornado reportedly swept through northwestern dallas overnight. tens of thousands are without power and there are reports that a supermarket roof collapsed. and another storm system is on its way to the region. a full forecast straight ahead. >>> the first landmark federal opioid trial is slated to start today in cleveland. an offer of $48 billion in cash was rejected during a last-minute settlement talk. attorneys clashed over distribution of the settlement. >>> for the 34th time since last december, a race horse has died at santa anita park near los angeles. a race horse suffered a leg injury on saturday and was put down. the rash of horse deaths at the track has animal rights advocates calling for an end to horse racing. >>> my friend, my buddy, my pal jimmy kimmel is set to kick off his annual week in brooklyn with a star-studded guest list that will include bruce springsteen, alicia keys, and

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kelly cook said, dear beyonce, i'm not saying you should hire kenneth moton but he's got the steps.he new job he's available on weekends but he does have to be in bed like by 6:00 p.m., please consider. in the meantime, check out his audition tape. >> there you go. a lot more beyonce. what about kendis giving you a shout-out? do we name him? >> we do name him, because he said some nice things. except not in the video. but he gave the stamp of approval for the video, for the beyonce video. he was there in london showing off, blah, blah, blah. >> so sweet. >> that should have been the last time we saw kendis gibson on the air -- >> no, i don't think so. >> since he's on a completely different network we won't name. >> kendis wished you well in beating his record, he said he can't wait to see what three years on the show, all the fun you'll have. >> and i said i would never want to do that to him, i said he should be the record holder for that. >> he will hold the record. that's for sure. >> barry mitchell. >> our dear barry mitchell. >> our polka. he sent me this and i laughed. >> mot

moton. >> are we on the upside down right now? >> we might be. that's a nice costume. >> thank you. want some scoops ahoy? >> we're talking about costumes. >> kennethng. >> he said it was the only thing that wasn't like a sexy kitten or a witch which i already play on a daily basis. >> right. there's some really fun costumes out there. everybody's trying to be the popeye's chicken now. >> oh, really, the chicken? >> the popeye's chicken sandwich. >> the chicken sond witch. >> a mother and son getting into the spirit there. >> the mom dressed up too. >> that chicken's going to be back on sale this weekend. >> on sunday, taking aim at chick-fil-a. that is really adorable, sold out. spider-man costumes, because of >> s.w.a.t. team members dressed as batman to rappel down the side of a children's hospita >>> this morning on "world news now," the impeachment showdown. as the house prepares for its first impeachment vote today, a u.s. official is getting ready to accept a subpoena if the democrats issue one. what this means for president trump. >>> also this morning, california facing extreme fire conditions. overnight another wildfire started, prompting