and what is l.a.?erican, filipino, vietnamese, thai, samoan, bangladeshi. everybody who's left their mark continues to shape the town, determine its character. k-town exists right upside its latino neighbors, and i guess it's natural that both cho and choi identify very much with mexican street culture. few things embody that particularly southern california latino street culture more than low-riding. estevan oriol is a photographer. >> estevan: go on the other side of that pole. >> anthony: chronicler of everything iconic at the crossroads of hip-hop, design, tattooing, fashion, and low-riding. >> estevan: the old timers, they used to cut the coils or put bricks or sandbags in their trunk to make them lower. and then around the '70s is when it got popular. >> anthony: why these particular models of cars? >> estevan: it's pretty much always been, uh, late '50s, all the way through the '60s, and into the '70s. and then the '80s came up. they started bringing in the cadillacs and the regals. the most cla

it's part of the shift within l.a.akes the environment safer? >> i believe it does. it's improving their behavior and they're holding each other accountable so i think it makes it safer for everybody. >> thank you for the dvd players and for fixing our phones. we do take into consideration that this is a give and take relationship and we're expected to keep ourselves at a higher respect level with staff. >> programs like inmate council demonstrate how far the jail has come since the scandal but the current sheriff knows his department still has a lot to prove. >> what do you want people to know about the largest jail system in the country? >> it's a tough place to work. it's not simple. to be able to balance the needs of our employees for their safety with constitutionally taking care of the inmates in our care and kus thedy. i believe the more people see the challenges that we face, the more likely they'll want to help fix those challenges. currently we do what we can. we try to give them the best treatment we can. bu

>> and it wasn't just south central l.a. large-scale violence broke out in the suburbs too. >> we went towards the edge of korea town and south central and just filmed people going in and out of the stores and coming out with television sets and stuff. >> a store overstocked for mother's day, nothing left. >> why? do you know? i don't know. >> they said, we're going shopping. >> it wasn't just african-americans. it was a lot of latinos. it was white people, lots of them. they were poor people. then suddenly the story wasn't a racial story. it was an economic story. >> looters of every race and color. just like their victims. >> that's not right! that's not right what y'all doing! i came from the ghetto too. >> by late morning, it was clear that if anything, the lawlessness was increasing. >> fbi agents have joined the search for a missing new jersey executive, sidney reso, president of the exxon international corporation, disappeared yesterday morning. >> on the second day, exxon received a phone call and the message of the

>> and it wasn't just south central l.a. large-scale violence broke out in the suburbs too. >> we went towards the edge of korea town and south central and just filmed people going in and out of the stores and coming out with television sets and stuff. >> a store overstocked for mother's day, nothing left. >> why? do you know? i don't know. >> they said, we're going shopping. >> it wasn't just african-americans. it was a lot of latinos. it was white people, lots of them. they were poor people. then suddenly the story wasn't a racial story. it was an economic story. >> looters of every race and color. just like their victims. >> that's not right! that's not right what y'all doing! i came from the ghetto too. >> by late morning, it was clear that if anything, the lawlessness was increasing. >> fbi agents have joined the search for a missing new jersey executive, sidney reso, president of the exxon international corporation, disappeared yesterday morning. >> on the second day, exxon received a phone call and the message of the

l.a. struggled to understand why would any kill all these people and why in such a sadistic manner? the lapd searched for clues in the surrounding brush, among the neighbors, as of course, the ever growing army of reporters. usually the gate light is on at least. >> why would you take note of that? >> it's always been on. >> strange, despite all the carnage, no real clues, though there was this one thing. >> it was revealed that a small amount of narcotics was found in the foreign sports car of sebring. >> some pot and hash were found in the house, too. now, press began to wonder could the murders have something to do with the lifestyles sharon and her fabulous friends lived in mourning, in shock, director roman polanski found himself in front of a camera defending his dead wife. >> sharon not only didn't use drugs, she didn't touch alcohol, she didn't smoke cigarettes. >> all sharon was thinking about was her baby, he added, their baby who died with her. baby clothes. >> then another rumo

. >> my immediate reaction is, we better get back to l.a. and start having some peaceful demonstrations. >> before i could make arrangements to go, the place was ablaze. >> terrible, terrible pictures. >> immediately, there was anger manifesting itself across southern california. >> while the nation's eyes are glued to los angeles, on the other side of the country, police have been called to a bizarre crime scene. >> fbi agents have joined the search for a missing new jersey executive, sidney risso, president of exxon corporation. >> his wife said he left home early that morning, later that evening his car was left idling in the driveway of their home. >> they had followed their routine, they had breakfast together and she walked him to the door and said goodbye as she always did around 7: 30. >> the car never got down to the end of the driveway, and there was no sight of him, the guy had just gone poof. >> friends say risso is just like the house they live in, solid. >> if you're a cynical person, you're speculating, maybe he's got somethin

. >> my immediate reaction is we better get out back to l.a. and start having some peaceful demonstrations. >> we need to be heard. no violence. >> before i could make arrangements to go, the place was ablaze. >> terrible, terrible pictures. >> immediately there was anger manifesting itself across southern california. >> while the nation's eyes are glued to los angeles, on the other side of the country, police have been called to a bizarre crime scene. >> fbi agents have joined the search for a missing new jersey executive. sidney reso, president of the exxon international corporation, disappeared yesterday morning. >> his wife said he left early that morning. an hour later his car was found idling at the end of the driveway to the home. >> it seem sod strange. why where? why? >> they had followed their routine, had breakfast together, and she walked him to the door and said good-bye as she always did around 7:30. >> his car never got beyond the bottom of his driveway and the engine was running and there was no sight of him. he'd gone poof. >>

it was a star-packed weekend back here in l.a. names and a-list talent got together for a great cause. our terri was there. >> hollywood power women opening up and sounding off. >> how candid are you about trump? i'm going for it. >> about trump's shocking open mike. >> she's now got the big phony [ bleep ], she's totally changed her look. >> caught on tape confessions with billy bush. >> yes, the dobnald is good. >> trump and billy bush need to be fired for >> catkathy griffin at the carol of hope gala raising funds to battle childhood obesity. kathy leading the battle against trump. >> question need to speak out against him and his kind more. >> automatically attracted to beautiful -- i just -- >> knowing that melania was pregnant at the time, that's another -- for a lot of women, like uh, i'm pregnant and my husband is doing this on a bus with billy bush? doesn't get worse. >> sharon stone -- >> are you here working this evening? >> i'm the auctioneer this >> she's the spokeswoman for the evening. >> i know. you're in good hand

., but what about germs above ground on this l.a. teaming with bacteria. gross. >> reporter: think that's bad, watch this credit card machine. >> more than three times the bacteria level you want to see. use cash. >> reporter: surfaces we test in l.a., all dirty. we shared results with our nbc medical contributor. >> exposure to bacteria virus can make you very sick. it is simple how fast it can happen. touch the pole, wipe your nose or your eye, you sick. >> reporter: we have one more city to go. these results are the most surprising. chicago calls itself the cleaner new york but right out of the gate things are bad on this bus. remember anything over 100 is a fail. >> no, chicago. on the bus, 730. this is filthy. >> reporter: things are about to get much worse in this of all the cities, 909. that's more than nine times the acceptable limit of bacteria. >> reporter: the biggest surprise of all, the chicago l train. brace yourself. >> you wouldn't believe it if i didn't show you. 4032. i have been doing tests for a lot of years with

this year it's going to top out at $1.4 billion, so for a town like l.a. i thought it was a little underserved so i thought i would be the one to start bringing halloween in a big way to l.a. >> and you did. >> i did. >> you know, halloween is a once-a-year event. >> mm-hmm. >> what about profitability? >> it's a seasonal event, but it is still an $8.4 billion industry. this was an industry at $8.4 billion that you hav think hard to -- to come up with who the leader in the industry is so it's kind of up for grabs. a darkiors multi-billion dollar industry and, you know, whether seasonal or not, that type of revenue can sustain a business. >> you've been in l.a. for eight years. >> yeah. >> but this is the second year in new york, l.a. and new york, kind of on either coast. are you going to expand to other cities? >> yeah, absolutely. right now the focus was new york and i think next year our focus we're going to go into the dallas market and start infiltrating texas. >> you'll be terrifying people across the country. >> with any luck. >> best of luck to you

she said she was offered a job at trump's golf course near l.a.ut turned it down when the salary was half of what she expected. she hasn't talked to trump since but reach out in april of this year to give him a chance to explain his behavior. she never heard back. with a flood of allegations she felt compelled to speak out. >> you don't have the right to treat women as sexual objects just because you're a star. >> reporter: in a statement today trump says to be clear i never met her at a hotel or greeted her inappropriately a decade ago. he continued that's not who i am as a person and it is not how i've conducted my life.

. >> from universal studios, the entertainment capital of l.a. hey, everyone, welcome to extra pum i'm mario lopez. coming up, our sit-down with ph. wait until you hear why she mckinnon's play book. >> also, mario, we're behind the scenes with oprah with her o magazine shoot and the one thing she is most thankful for. but first, today's top-running stories. >> this is the first video of kim kardashian after going into hiding after her $11 million armed robbery. with her daughter, north in her arms, and kanye going through a back entrance. bodyguard spotted with the family's luggage outside the big apple at airbnb and getting on a private jet with them as kanye said to be beefing up security. new york post lashing this report on their front page. the family is even considering hiring a so-called kim look alike booty double to help the social media reality queen avoid another frightening incident. breaking new clues in the surveillance photos obtained by for this limo with blacked out limos. seen around the hotel about the time kim was held up at g

next up the regular season and the l.a. kings. >>> l.a. and minnesota and she had 18.s left. chelsea gray, in the corner, got it. beats the buzzer and l.a. wins 78-76. they take a 1-0 series lead. this is your abc 7 sports report. three ace players in the playoffs. with different teams and the giants won three straight against the reds in 2012. so, they've done it before. 12 players on that team are still on this team. i hate to say the law of averages are going to catch up with you because matt bum has 23 scoreless post season innings. >> i'm going with his theory in the post season. just kick him. >> good luck. that's it for tonight. i'm erick thomas. sharing a ten by ten room,ng threestruggling.nding, i rent this place and then i started home sharing. my roommates help out all the time. they are glad to meet the guests and that opportunity that airbnb has given me is such a priceless gift. i was able to take three months off to take car of my family during a family tragedy. the extra income that i get from airbnb has been a huge impact in my life. (david) the trial

right homes in part of l.a. right now, after a fire erupted yesterday afternoon.. already it's burned 20 acres.a red flag warning was is in effect for the lake view terrace area... meaning winds, heat and low humidity combined to create extreme fire conditions. one person is dead m scaffolding fell from a high-rise building under construction in miami.you can see debris strewn you can see debris strewn across the road and a across the road and a heavily damaged car.heavily damaged car.officials say a 50-year-old man died from a heart attack as he was running from the was running from the construction accident. the airlines have new federal regulations to prepare for this morning. they're supposed to make things easier for people who fly, but could have the opposite effect. the department of transportation mishandled bags.. and must refund checked baggage fees if luggage is "substantially delayed."but the announcement comes with push back. "anytime you have the notion of additional government regulations that cound increase the cost on airlines or increase the cost

because the plate either the l.a.gers or washington nationals at the dodgers avoided elimination in the division series by beating them at 6-5. they carry the dodgers to victory with a two-out rbi single in the eighth. the deciding game will be played on thursday in washington. colin has been in the spotlight for a few centers and for the national anthem in the protest for this police shooting. the team is not off to a very good start. they wanted for a start. lauren: here's some good news. you can count on tim tivos to make things interesting. the former football players making this for coming to the aid of a fan after a game in arizona. tivo signing autographs on a thin suffered a seizure and collapsed. he leaned over to place his hands on the man. he pleaded with them for 15 minutes until paramedics arrived. the scene prompting a reporter in that area to tweet out the tivo performed a miracle. nicole: nice come i like it. i hope he's okay. a new poll shows hillary clinton leading donald trump by nine points as the

lauren left her life in l.a. to move into ben's bachelor pad in denver. >> living in a new city and making new friends was really hard for me going through the changes. >> they turned to counseling to get through it. >> we're doing couples counseling way before even pre-marital counselling. >> couples therapy. >> we need kind of a mediator between us just to help us communicate any things that we need to work out individually, together and then let's celebrate. >> chris harrison, i ust talked to him and he told me he wants to officiate your wedding. is there a date? >> no. there's no date. >> hopefully next year. >> could we see a televised wedding. >> we've invited everyone into our life up to this point, why not let them continue and you'll have cameras anyway, so why not have a whole production crew? >> you know these things never work out, right? you know that! >> we're not going to have cy we're going to believe in love. they're also telling us that they want to have three kids, karen. "ben and lauren's happ

cubs bats exploded for ten runs last night in l.a. chicago feeling pretty good right -- right now. >> the best part of the postseason is the next bat. turn the page to the next at-bat. it takes one at-bat. it is all about winning games. we came unon a good side. erin: they sure did. they will try to do it again. capitals try to make it three straight wins facing the panthers in florida. puck drop at 7:30. jonathan: this is a long way the cubs made it. erin: imagine being a die-hard cubs fan. michelle: on the edge of your seat. jonathan: thank you. michelle: thank you. doug? doug: steve is in tonight tracking the timing of the rain with the cold front weather outlook at 11:00. michelle: "world news tonight" with david muir is coming up next. jonathan: see you at 11:00. next. jonathan: see you at 11:00. have woman: barbara comstock is too right-wing. woman: barbara comstock is against marriage equality. man: she even voted to allow federal contractors to discriminate against gay employees. woman: barbara comstock. too right-wing for nor

we are told kim and the kids are returning to their home in l.a. kim's first public sighting in three days comes at the same time as this new headline claiming kim's security team is searching for a body double. kim has come face to face with a look alike on her show. >> hello. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you, too, finally. >> today i'm told that kim is she's having flashbacks to when she was bound and gagged and held at gun point by those robbers. we're hearing she tries not to cry in front of north, but it's been tough. >> that leads to kim's fears for her children and even the possibility of them being kidnapped. >> i want you to stay little forever, okay? >> okay. >> kim's never been shy plastering north and saint all over social media. >> hey! >> you're the cutest! >> give me a kiss! >> but now the report ith both children will get their own personal bodyguards. so increased security 24/7, possible undercover guard, a booty body double. it's going to cost big to overhaul their team. >> they can vary from a $19 walmart guard to $750 to

jansen the fifth l.a. pitcher of the day gets a five out save. game two tomorrow in washes. >>> both american league series had two in the books before the national league got going. in cleveland the indians got a chance on a charge that is when the world champion cavaliers took the field. underfans hoping their team gets the same -- indians fans hoping their team gets the same result. brandon guyer will get a bloop in the 2nd inning off david price. this ball will fall and carlos santana hustles home with the first run of the game. and it would get worse for price and the red sox. two runners on for lonnie chissen haul, who clubs one fair down the right field line. that is a three-run homer. kluber went seven shutout energies for the indians and got good fortune. this ball goes off mike napoli. he covers and he is retired. the indians win 6-0. they can wrap it up in boston on sunday. >>> toronto also one away from advancing. troy tulowitzki is finally healthy and that's good news. here is what he can do when he feels well. this drive a two-run s

his ahead in the l.a. times polls, things are looking good. there's a big debate coming up on sunday night as you know.

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then he joined the major league's l.a. dodgers and new york yankees. he refused major offers from major league teams to fulfill his promise to return to hiroshima. in july kuroda earned 200 career victories in both japan and the major leagues. he became the first major league pitcher to accomplish the feat. kuroda willl pititch his last f games during the japan series which starts on saturday. >>> japanese film maker and comedian katano is set to receive france's highest award. kitano will be given the legion of honor in paris.

spotted in l.a. refusing to answer any questions after a reported two-hour secret summit with the super star. people magazine now reporting the two were, quote, deep in private negotiations. today the oscar winner is leaning on her brother james haven to take care of the brangy bunch. as guards are posted outside the malibu mansion she's said to have brad with these divorce papers. now howard stern already playing match maker for the man who could soon be hollywood's most eligible bachelor to a single kate hudson. >> i just want someone really hot. >> suggesting to the 52-year-old to the 237-year-old stunner on his show. >> who's a hot guy? >> >> physically like a brad pitt. >> yeah. i think brad is very, very handsome. >> and still married, for now. >> well, there was a surprise new twist in the story of former miss universe feuding with a racy lost video has just emerged and i'm sure the donald is going to have a field day. >> caught in the trump/clinton cross fire. >> her name is alicia machado. >

>>> autumn of '69, it was still hot in l.a. but the police investigation of the grizzly tate labianca murders was ice cold. not a lead, a clue or suspect in sight. then in october, a woman widely circuit found herself in the jail. she knew people, once even dated frank sinatra. this wasn't her first fling with the law. >> i was there for a violation of probation. >> that's where virginia was when she met a young woman who was not like the other inmates. >> she was very pretty, very friendly, always happy, singing, down the aisle. >> the woman's name was susan atkins. virginia was intrigued. >> i casually asked her one day what she was there for. this is when she said, murder. >> susan told virginia she had been accused of killing a guy out of the suburbs months earlier. but then she went on bragging that the cops didn't know a fraction of what she had really done. >> of course, everyone knew about that. >> she said, you know who did it, don't you? i looked at her and said, no, i don't. her words to me, well, you're looking at h