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abc's reena ninan has america's moneyism topping americas money those plunging prices at the purge. oil prices dip below $80 a barrel and it could keep going to 70 bucks. analysts predict that could mean gas averaging $2.66 a gallon. wal-mart apologizing for halloween section of its web site being labeled fat girl could have tomb. it was taken down and reappeared yesterday. a company spokesman calling it unacceptable. beyoncÉ found a new venture striking a deal with british retailer top shop. the partnership will create a global line of stylish sportswear which launches next fall. dunkin' donuts start selling its new croissant doughnut next monday. there's no filling so duncan says it should be called a cronut. a treat that game fame in new york more than a year ago. that's america's money. i'm reena ninan. >> "action news" morning broke this story overnight. >> the busting of a dog fighting operation in south philadelphia. more than a dozen dogs are being removed right now. we'll get a live update with more exclusive video ahead at % . well esurance could have saved you money in ha

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i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. here are some of the top headlines we're following an "world news now." the ebola patient being treated at a dallas hospital is now fighting for his life after his condition worsened over the weekend. thomas eric duncan can't breathe an his own and his kidneys have failed. full details in a moment. >>> a new sighting in the pennsylvania manhadn't. police believe they spotted eric frein last night quickly closing in on a 1 1/2-square-mile area. he's been on the run since last month. >>> summer of the shark. two swimmers are recovering this morning from shark bites they suffered on the same stretch of florida beach within just minutes of each other. >>> a couple's romantic ride ended abruptly when their hot air balloon accidentally ended up in the wart. the pilot was able to make an emergency landing on the beach. those are some offer top stories on this monday, october 6th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> feeling a little ill? you want to make sure you sanitiz

i'm reena ninan. >>> good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes.e top headlines on "world news now." health officials have been sent scrambling at two u.s. airports over ebola scares. sick passengers arriving from west africa. now in isolation this morning in hospitals in both chicago and new jersey. full details in just a moment. >>> the fbi says recruitment videos like this one may have influenced three teenagers from the denver area to leave home and try to join isis fighters in syria. the girls made it as far as germany before being intercepted. >>> a former "washington post" editor ben bradlee has died. he was best remembered for his part in bringing down the nixon presidency after the watergate scandal. ben bradlee was 93 years old. >>> the san francisco giants scored three runs in the top of the first last night in game one of the world series against the royals. they went on to win, 7-1. game two tonight. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, october 22nd. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning to you. we

holmes alongside reena ninan. good morning to you all. >> despite being friday. passenger on a plane from philadelphia to the dominican republic allegedly sneezed and then said, i have ebola. >> that prompted, as you can guess, an incredible scene aboard the plane as men in hazmat suits board and escort the alleged patient from the plane. airline said its response was in line with cdc guidelines. meanwhile in texas, more on the death of thomas eric duncan. here now abc's cecilia vega in dallas. >> reporter: it took a crew of 15 people a full 24 hours to decontaminate the dallas hospital where thomas eric duncan died. moving methodically through several rooms, sterilizing machines, collecting everything duncan touched, clothing, gloves, bedding, sending it all to an incinerator. it's the same team that cleaned the apartment where duncan stayed. good news for another person who ventured into that apartment. after feeling sick, a sheriff's deputy rushed to the hospital by paramedics in hazmat gear. doctors now saying he tested negative for ebola. >> the public is sa

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t. jmp holmes.n with this growing controversy over what to do with ebola patients. should we or should we not be quarantining them. >> nurse kaci hickox has returned home in maine. she agreed to be quarantined at her home but her lawyers and state officials disagree how long that will be. marci gonzalez has the latest. >> reporter: after three days of confinement in a tent outside a hospital in newark, new jersey, nurse kaci hickox returning home to maine continuing her 21-day quarantine there. her attorney saying she's suing claiming officials learned she returned from treating ebola patients in sierra leone she was held without her will with no heat, no shower and a box for a toilet. >> i know she didn't want to be there. i have a much greater bigger responsibility to the people of the public. >> reporter: her case sparking controversy across the country. >> her service and commitment to this cause is something that should be honored and respected. i don't think we do that by making her live in a

i'm reena ninan. >> hello. i'm olmes. >>> good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> hello. i'm t.j. holmes.ork city. a doctor just back from treating patients in west africa is now in isolation. his manhattan apartment cordoned off. he took subways, went bowling but authorities are telling new yorkers there's no need for alarm. we have live coverage ahead. >>> the nypd is investigating a potential terror attack on a group of officers. a man reported to be a former navy sailor wielding a hatchet wounded two officers, one of them critically before he was killed in a hail of gunfire. >>> hazing forced a pennsylvania high school football team to cancel the season with just two games left to play. an investigation fond freshmen were forced to perform humiliating acts. the coaching staff suspended. >>> peyton manning threw three touchdown passes as the denver broncos blew past the san diego chargers, 35-21 last night. it was denver's second decisive win in five days for a 6-1 record. those some are of our top stories on this friday, october 24th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news n

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. >>> good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. now." an unmanned rocket carrying supplies to the international space station exploded just after liftoff last night in virginia. now the company that owns the rocket is trying to figure out what went wrong. more just ahead. >>> the department of homeland security stepping up security at federal government buildings across the country. although the agency says there is no specific threat. the move comes in the wake of the attack on national sites in canada. >>> real action over the death of joan rivers. her daughter hires a prominent new york law firm. now the clinic could be slapped with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit. >>> the kansas city royals blew out the san francisco giants last night winning 10-0. the win ties the world series and sets up tonight's winner take all game seven. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, october 29th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning to you. we begin with the new images of the rocket explosion in virg

holmes. >> i'm reena ninan. want to get straight to the latest details on ebola in america. this morning, amber vinson, the second nurse diagnosed with the virus is at emory university hospital in atlanta. the plane on which she traveled the day before she showed symptoms is now out of service at the airline's headquarters in denver. >>> meanwhile, president obama has canceled travel again today to monitor the ebola situation. our team coverage begins with tom llamas in dallas. >> reporter: amber joy vinson in a full hazmat suit walking off the high-tech bio containment plane heading to a new hospital. the associated press reporting she had close contact with thomas eric duncan, inserting catheters, drawing his blood. no word yet on exactly how she became infected. >> this is a heroic person, a person who dedicated her life and has -- is dedicating her life to helping others and is a servant leader. this is a person with their life before them. >> reporter: last friday, two days after duncan died amber vinson fl

holmes. >> i'm reena ninan.we're following this morning on "world news now." the head of the secret service is out, stepping down under pressure from both sides of the aisle after two major security breaches. president obama says it's time for new leadership. full details in just a minute. >>> the patient being treated for ebola in dallas has prayed with his family by phone. his illness has a city on alert. the latest from texas just ahead. >>> a drone is now helping in the search for missing university of virginia student hannah graham. the unmanned aircraft is on loan from virginia tech. and police are relying on its high-powered camera to cover new ground. >>> court documents show michael phelps' blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit when he was arrested. police say his eyes were bloodshot, his speech slurred. those are some of our top stories on this thursday october 2nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> well, a good thursday morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holme

alongside reena ninan, i'm t.j. holmes.y about renee that story about renee zellweger not the most important story. >> the double standard is absurd. >> we're going to get into that. it will leave you shaking your head. it's a little upsetting. >> i hope we'll go through all the men and their looks and why are women always scrutinized. and men are just, well, don't you look dignified now that you have some wrinkles. >> you're right. cannot argue with that. we'll get into that later. we have to begin with details of this recall. those defective air bags. federal safety officials have expanded the recall to more than 6 million vehicles. >> there's special urgency for drivers in warm weather areas which make it more likely the air bags will explode. here's abc's brian ross. >> we've got a lady who just got killed in a car wreck. >> reporter: it follows a bizarre and deadly traffic accident late last month at this intersection in orlando, florida, with a dramatic call to 911. >> he just pulled her out of the car. he says her ne

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes.i'm t.j. holmes. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." hospitals across america are on high alert for anybody exhibiting symptoms of ebola. this comes as the ebola patient in texas shows some signs of improvement. the latest developments straight ahead. >>> hollywood is reeling from the bombshell accusations that actor steven collins molested three underage girls over a period of years. his estranged wife allegedly getting the confession during a therapy session secretly on tape. >>> adrian peterson expected to plead not guilty to child abuse charges in texas today. peterson had said he did not mean to harm his 4-year-old son when he disciplined him with a tree branch. >>> thousands of russians have been waiting hours in line to mark president vladimir putin's 62nd birthday by purchasing putin paraphernalia from iphone cases to a $75 putin sweatshirt. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, october 8th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is

reena ninan, @t.j. holmes. likes. >>> this morning on "world news now" -- ebola showdon. the nurse kept in a quarantine tent because she helped treat ebola patients in africa. >> i know she didn't want to be there. >> her outcry heard worldwide and her sigh of relief this morning. >>> where is he? the father two of who disappeared while attending a broncos game. unanswered questions for police. >>> and campaign craziness. political ads so unforgettable you may remember them well after election day. >> pretty soon you'll want to do this to your tv. >> the ads reaching voters and those missing their mark. it's tuesday, october 28th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t. jmp holmes. we have to begin with this growing controversy over what to do with ebola patients. should we or should we not be quarantining them. >> nurse kaci hickox has returned home in maine. she agreed to be quarantined at her home but her lawyers and state officials disagree how lon

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes.could spend some time with us this morning. >> we're going to get right to it. lots of news developing on the ebola front this morning. the white house sending a representative to dallas to coordinate the government's response. the pentagon assembling a 30-member medical team to assist civilian doctors if they're needed. >> dallas nurse amber vinson was unsettled at hearing nina pham had ebola because she knew pham had followed the rules and still got sick. abc's marci gonzalez in dallas. hello to you. >> reporter: the ceo of this hospital apologized to the community this weekend. this as some of the people being monitored for possible ebola symptoms reach a major turning point. the quarantine being lifted for the people who lived with ebola victim thomas duncan. among them, his fiance louise troh who released a statement saying she is thankful. >> after 21 days of being on that watch list, there's zero chance that any of those young men or that louise carries the ebola virus. >> repor

. >> yeah, working with reena ninan. it seemed like the right thing to do. >> then you had a day an the job with me and realized -- >> no doubt, that's what's a lot of people are saying about this one job and this one adventure. after an expensive coast guard mission to rescue him from the atlantic ocean off the coast of florida. here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: it was billed as an impossible journey. adventurer and peace activist reiza belucci is airlifted to the safety of a chopper. his journey raising machine for charity began september 30th when the 42-year-old climbed inside this human powered hamster wheel-like bubble. >> he'll attempt to traverse over 3500 miles of water and jungle. >> reporter: last week the coast guard intercepted him, worried he was low an food and water. they warned him to stop. he said no. >> you understand by your refusal to terminate this, you're putting yourself in great danger an the high seas? >> he finally ran out of steam saturday morning off the florida coast triggering his

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes.s of thousands were without power after a strong storm moved through north texas. winds of more than 100 miles an hour tore through the roof off buildings. and that system is on the move as we speak. we'll get an update from accuweather. >>> the number of cases of paralysis that may be linked to enterovirus 68 is on the rise. they are investigating 28 cases, double the number from a day earlier. most of the victims are children. >>> and new tragedies are highlighting the danger of high school football. a 16-year-old linebacker in new york collapses on the field and dies. the third high school player to die in a week. >> and two window washers are happy to be on solid ground after getting stuck 19 stories up. they were working on a high rise in oakland when their platform malfunctioned. firefighters managed to rescue them unharmed. those are some of our top stories on this friday, october 3rd. >> announcfromnewsof1 >>> good morning. every day you get a little closer, a little bit faster

. >> i'm reena ninan. happy monday. >> it is a happy monday for some, including some family members of thomas eric duncan. he passed. he had ebola. that was unfortunate for the family. a lot of people keeping a close eye on them. are they in the clear? this morning, they are officially out of danger. >> also, a hospital lab worker quarantined on a cruise ship. all of them finally back home. abc's tom llamas has more. >> reporter: the woman at the center of the ebola scare on the "carnival magic" disembarking. the ship and its 3,600 people back in texas after mexico and belize refused to grant her access. >> she shouldn't have been on board. >> cleaning crews preparing to scrub every inch of the ship. this was the view from the deck on saturday. as passengers partied, a coast guard helicopter hovering above on a mission to collect a blood sample from the dallas lab supervisor who handled blood samples from thomas eric duncan. even though she didn't have a fever, she'd been quarantined in her cabin for days.

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes.rse nina pham is now being treated at a special unit at the national institutes of health in maryland. before leaving dallas, her doctor recorded a video in which pham looks well but was emotional about her transfer. the latest ebola developments ahead. >>> joe biden's son hunter is no longer in the navy. he was kicked out in february after testing positive for cocaine, says to be treated like any other sailor. he says he's embarrassed by his actions. >>> a suburban chicago man accused of firing on deputies is in custody after a day-long manhunt. scott peters was spotted hiding not far from his home and arrested. both deputies are hospitalized with gunshot wounds. >>> the san francisco giants are headed to their third world series in five years. they beat st. louis last night with a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth. they'll play the kansas city royals in the world series starting tuesday. those are some of our top stories on this friday, october 17th. >> announcer: fromc n

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. big news overnight.s over this morning. eric frein has been captured. >> frein gave himself up surrounded by u.s. marshals. john haskell has the latest. >> reporter: here's eric frein, clean shaven and described as healthy, besides a visible scratch on his nose. on the run for the past 48 days. now exactly where pennsylvania state police want him, in a jail cell. >> the reason this was so important is because eric frein was dedicated to killing law enforcement members. >> reporter: a group of marshals took frein into custody near an abandoned airport in an open field. frein was taken by surprise, unable to reach the hangar where he had a long gun and knives. >> i can't think of a more dangerous occupation than going into the woods after this individual. and yet, my biggest problem was telling -- >> reporter: frein is accused of murdering trooper bryon dickson back on september 20th. after his arrest, frein was put in trooper dickson's handcuffs and driven to the barracks in the trooper's squad car. >> we

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes.y download this nun. i think you'll like her music. >> we are going to begin with the latest on the ebola outbreak. the cdc has issued new guidelines for protective gear to be warn by health care workers. >> they call for full body garb and hoods that protect workers' necks. hospitals are urged to set up specialized areas to put on and take off the gear. a major milestone has been passed in the battle against ebola. tom llamas is in dallas. >> reporter: when we last saw the fiancee of eric thomas duncan, louise troh and her family were escaping their toxic apartment. hazmat crews on the scene. she's no longer under quarantine. no signs of ebola. she now can return to her life and what she has left. >> she is thrilled to be free. and yet, i think we have to think about what freedom means at this point. >> reporter: most of her possessions destroyed by the decontamination teams. all she has left, her grandmother's bible, a laptop and a passport. and four children, some related to troh, h

holmes. >> i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headlines on "world news now." military leaders from more than 20 countries focused on the fight against isis. he cautioned all of them to accept it will be a long-term campaign. more on that meeting coming up. >>> a texas nurse battling ebola is doing better as the cdc admits it could have done more to protect health care workers from the virus. >>> a dramatic rescue in california thanks to clever police work and a cell phone app. a woman was airlifted after spending nearly 24 hours in her car at the bottom of a ravine. police cracked the code on her ipad and pinpointed her location with the find my iphone app. >>> energy drinks may cause significant health problems among young people, unless caps on caffeine are put in place and restrictions on sales and marketing. they claim the adverse effects of those drinks are only made worse when mixed with alcohol. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, october 15th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> just happen to be having red bull

holmes. >> i'm reena ninan.the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." the canadian prime minister says has country will never be intimidated after masked gunmen killed a soldier standing guard at canada's war memorial in ottawa, then stormed parliament. full details from ottawa in just moments. >>> the national highway traffic safety administration is under increasing criticism over the way it's handled the air bag recall. drivers who were told to check the administration website for information often found it shut down. that recall now up to nearly 8 million vehicles. >>> at least nine university of north carolina employees have been fired or disciplined after a report revealed widespread academic fraud that benefitted athletes. there's no word yet on weather the ncaa will penalize tar heel sports. >>> the kansas city royals used a five-run rally to take game two of the world series. that ties the series with the giants at one game a piece. game three tomorrow night. those are just some

i'm reena ninan. >> hello to you all. i'm t.j. holmes.e following on "world news now." the supreme court's bombshell decision to not hear appeals from five states as clears the way for a dramatic expansion of gay marriage in america. now to 24 states with six more likely to follow soon. details coming up. >>> a chicago area teenager is facing terror charges after the fbi said he planned to join isis in syria. in a letter left behind for his parents, prosecutors said the teen wrote he was upset at the filth of western society. >>> a new clue in the hunt of an accused cop killer. police scouring the pennsylvania mountains have found a handwritten letter to be from eric frein. they say it details how he shot two state troopers and escaped. >>> consequences for michael phelps. a week after his dui arrest, the olympic champion suspended for six months by usa swimming. his funding also cut for violating the organization's code of conduct. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, october 7th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world

i'm alongside reena ninan. i'm t.j.nto that. >> big day today. >>> we're going to kick it off with the first diagnoses of ebola right here on american soil. >> this is scary for a lot of folks to hear this news. a man who arrived from west africa 11 days ago is locked down in strict isolation inside a hospital in dallas. abc's john ehrlichman has the latest. >> reporter: dallas activated his emergency separations center following this chilling news. >> the federal centers for disease control has confirmed that a patient admitted to this hospital has tested positive for ebola virus. >> reporter: the patient, a man, is now in critical condition and isolated at the texas health presbyterian hospital dallas. he left liberia in west africa on the 19th of september arriving in the u.s. on the 20th. >> he didn't get sick until four days after he got off the airplane. >> reporter: he wasn't admitted to the hospital until the 28th. health authorities are now tracking down anybody who has had contact with the patient. >> they'll

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes.uld spend some time with us here on this thursday. >> we're almost there. >> just checking. >> one more day after this. >> but then next week happens, right? >> that's right. >> okay. >> you'll get some sleep over the weekend, it will be better. it will be better. trust me. >>> our top story, we are always talking about isis. it never ends. there's always some new development. and it's going over to the fbi. they are looking for americans who want to help isis or people who may already have. >> the bureau now getting substantial help from the public. abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross with the very latest. >> reporter: the fbi says it's received what it called a substantial number of tips about the identity of the masked isis fighter believed to be an american or canadian. >> the beginning of war is just beginning to intensify. the fighting has just begun. >> reporter: the director of the fbi called the investigation a top priority. >> a huge focus of all of us in law e

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. morning on "world news now." a mother's desperate plea turning to social media with a direct appeal to isis to release her son. is it enough for the cold-blooded killers to set peter kassig free? the fear now is he could meet the same fate as other westerners in recent weeks. full details in just a moment. >>> a texas deputy who entered the ebola victim's apartment has tested negative for the virus. >>> and a joke about ebola aboard an airliner sparked a hazmat response. >>> a second night of protests in st. louis following the shooting death of a teenager by an off-duty police officer. state and city leaders are asking the justice department to investigate this shooting. >>> and robbery fail in houston. it was a creative idea, hide right on the shelf of the store and wait. and when the coast was clear, the alarm went off and the would-be crook walked away with nothing but a bruised ego. those are some of our top stories on this friday, october 10th. >> announcer: from abc news, this

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes.the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." crews are searching for answers in this week's massive rocket explosion. this as new questions are raised about whether the soviet-era engines used to power the rocket are to blame. a report from the scene coming up. >>> ebola showdown. a quarantined nurse defies officials in maine boldly stepping out to talk to reporters. now she's ready to take her struggle to court vowing to fight for her freedom. >>> a death-defying plunge. a driver is rescued after veering off a mountain, plummeting down an embankment spending 17 hours pinned under his car and somehow survives with just minor injuries. >>> the san francisco giants world series champions for the third time in five years. they beat the royals, 3-2, last night. with the series mvp madison bumgarner pitching five scoreless innings. a victory parade in san francisco set for tomorrow. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, october 30th. >> announcer: from a

. >>> abc's reena ninan has america's money. >> reporter: the fed ends the 4 trillion-dollar experimentrecedented economic stimulus. stocks unphased, because the fed promise to keep interest rates low. the postal holiday season expects 13% increase. and ups 11% increase. >>> retailers are saying no to black thursday, they are joining costco and staying closed on thanksgiving day. >>> crash test dummies are gaining 100 pounds they are going up to 270 for a recalibration of the american driver. that's america's money. >> recalibration. sounds painful. >> next and new this morning an ohio police officer on the other side of the law hear what's accused of doing when he pulls people over. >> a state senator's husband is when you told me about this "candy crush" game at first i thought "so what?", but now i can't stop playing. that's not how it works. i mean it's so simple. it's like my car insurance. i saved 15% in fifteen minutes. well esurance could have saved you money in half that time. three in a row! sweet! 15 minutes for a quote isn't so sweet. level 2! start with a quote from esuranc

. >> reena ninan has america's money. >> reporter: the biggest drop in gas price this year.hey are down 33 cents, the most in a month since december 2008. >>> forget the calendar, black friday is tomorrow, when amazon kicks off holiday deals. office depot offers special on computers and sears is starting its black friday deals a week later. >>> starbucks plans to deliver coffee next year in selection market with its mobile app. >>> you can get a free coffee and donut at crispy cream showing up in a costume. and chipotle ascertain ihop. >> we're tracking the all important halloween forecast. that's coming up at 5:30. >> we have more on the transit union if an when they will strike. we're follo newspapers speak out. tom corbett has been something of a disaster. tom corbett cut spending on education by a billion dollars... it's time for a change. elect tom wolf, and you'll get the type of governor we haven't seen for a while... ...one who looks out for average, hard-working pennsylvanians. it's wolf who has solid ideas for bringing in new business and for boosting the economy.

holmes we're alongside reena ninan. big news played out overnight.ry we've been following for a month and a half. finally came to some kind of conclusion. >> lots of details on the capture of that suspected cop killer in rural pennsylvania. >> take a look at your screen. this is the first image of eruk frein as he rode in the back of a police car. he was held in handcuffs of the trooper he's accused of killing. >> frein was caught by u.s. marshals near an airplane hangar after being on the republicun f days. >> he can no longer hide behind his rifle. >> reporter: the arm of the law has finally caught up with eric frein. he was captured by u.s. marshals. frein surrendered without firing a shot. >> they ordered him to surrender, to get down on his knees and raise his hands, which is what he did. he was placed under arrest and handcuffed with the handcuffs of corporal dickson. >> reporter: the 31-year-old survivalist had been hiding out in pennsylvania. he fired at a police barracks fatally shooting trooper bryon dickson and injuring another. they deplo

abc's reena ninan has tech bites. apple in the midst of its fastest iphone rollout ever.pany says its iphone 6 and iphone 6 plus will be available in more than 115 countries by year's end. cymenes china and india will finally get their chance to have one starting friday. google wants to make it easier for users to connect with a medical professional. those searching for health related terms may now get the option to chat with a live doctor vehicle ya' google help out. the service will be free to users during the trial period. netflix launching a premiere ultra hd plan. for 12 do's users will be able to stream 4k video on up to four devices. she just joined facebook but she had to lie about her age because the year of her birth 1900 wasn't an option so she knocked off 15 years and is now one of the oldest users on the social network. those are your tech bites. i'm reena ninan. >> i deserve the trite do that at some point in my life, knock off 15 years. >> many people do it all the time. >>> brand new here, how broccoli could lead to a break through on autecism. >> we have

i'm reena ninan. >> hello to you all. i'm t.j.s. >> we begin with a very urgent safety warning to millions of drivers about possibly explosive air bags. >> defective air bags that can explode without warning sending dangerous material through the air. abc's brian ross with the details for us. >> reporter: to do their job -- air bags have to deploy in a split second. in half of a blink of an eye propelled by what's called an inflater. >> the expansion rate is so fast and so quick and violent that it actually expands this metal portion. >> reporter: but in the defective air bags the inflater, a metal canister, actually explodes like an ied propelling deadly shrapnel. this is what happened in one case earlier this year involving a honda when 26-year-old corey of florida says he was hit in the face and the eye by the air bag shrapnel. >> this is about as severe as it gets. when you van air bag designed to protect you that can explode into shrapnel and kill you, this is an extreme situation. >> reporter: most defective air bags come fr

here is abc's reena ninan. >> reporter: in today's tech bite competing for your attention those handsis this in your car. they're supposed to prevent distracting driving maybe doing the opposite. aaa found most voice activated systems still require too much attention from drivers. smartphone sales are down because so many of us already have them. and samsung say its profits should turn around this quarter with the introduction of new models. with european regulators satisfied facebook's purchase of what's app has been purchased. no significant changes are expected for the one dollar a year mobile messaging service which cost facebook about $22 billion. this $4,000 toothbrush isn't sonic, it isn't electric. the handle of the luxury toothbrush is solid titanium and took four years to research and design and it never needs rechamping. those are your tech bites. i'm reena ninan. >> ♪ >> if you have that kind of money you should not be spending it on a toothbrush. >> okay. >> 6:18. police search for the person who stole one family's entire halloween display. >> a south jersey library carve

holmes. >> i'm reena ninan. we begin with the latest on ebola in america.d being treated as a special bio containment unit in maryland. nina pham was flown from dallas to the national institutes of health in bethesda. before she left her doctor recorded this video showing pham looking well but emotional about the transfer. >> the other infected nurse has revealed she started feeling unwell before she flew to ohio. now the cdc is tracking down passengers on that flight as well. >> your risk is as close to zero as it can be because amber vinson was not having the symptoms that would put you at risk. >> when vinson was in ohio she visited a bridal shop in akron with seven friends. they and several family members she visited last weekend are now under self-quarantine. on wednesday, vinson was flown to emory university hospital in atlanta. >>> texas presbyterian hospital in dallas is the epicenter of the ebola cluster where thomas duncan died and where the two nurses who treated him were infected. another nurse who works there is speaking out. abc's tom llamas h

. >> and i'm reena ninan. we begin with the breaking news, oscar pistorius will spend five years in jail for killing his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. >> alexander marquardt was in the courtroom and joins us on the phone from pretoria. tell us the reaction like in the courtroom to hear that he's going to prison. five years was the sentence. >> reporter: well, good morning, it took just about on hour for the judge to read her decision, five years in prison. it was relatively quiet in terms of the reaction. pistoriusbowed his head, wiping away tears and others were weeping. people are filing out, including the two families, that of reeva steenkamp and oscar pistorius. i asked her parents if they thought justice had been served, yes, but they will never have closure. the only way to have closure is to have reeva back. and his family, not outwardly crying, i asked if they had a reaction, neither his father or brother did. it's important to note after ten months he's eligible for a conversion of the sentence. could

. >>> well, good thursday morning, i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. start with the debate over a health care worker's ebola quarantine, more contentious. >> kay see hawaii cox left her home. it's the first showdown with the state now monitoring her movements. >> reporter: she is fed up and ready for a fight. overnight, defying the quarantine restriction and walking out of her house. she showed officials in maine she means business. if they don't lift the 21-day quarantine, she plans to sue. >> if these restrictions are not removed for me by the state of maine by thursday morning, i will go to court to attain my freedom. >> reporter: but with a state police officer outside watching her every move, they are confining her to her house even though she's tested negative for ebola. ten people canceled surgeries at the local hospital, worried that she would get sick and show up. the police chief said his phone is ringing off the hook. >> we have fielded a couple dozen calls from local residents concerned about kaci being in the community and transmitting the

. >>> well, good friday morning to you, i'm reena ninan. >> and hello, i'm t.j. holmes. one of the fbi's ten most wanted will make his court appearance this morning. >> federal officials took eric frein into custody following a lengthy manhunt. big, red letters under his picture, captured. >> he eluded them for 48 days, hiding in the remote woods, putting entire towns on lockdown. marci gonzalez is live in blooming grove, pennsylvania, with the detail on his capture. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. frein will be arraigned later this morning. he spent the night here, a fitting play to answer questions about a well-planned attack ands keep. an accused killer right back where the search began. nearly seven weeks after police say eric frein shot and killed a state trooper and injured another, he was brought back wearing the handcuffs that belonged to the officer he's accused of killing. it's one sign of the justice they're trying to bring for the family. >> we have been in contact with trooper douglas and his family as well as corporal dixon's family. and relief and

. >>> well, good wednesday morning, i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm t.j. holmes. we begin with officials scrambling at two u.s. airports over multiple ebola scares. >> two sick passengers arriving in chicago from liberia. one of them, a child, were rushed to area hospitals for isolation. the child's family quarantine. and a sick passenger from liberia now at newark. all from liberia and new guinea are going through five airports. >>> and the american journalist in nebraska will be allowed to return home to rhode island today. ashoka mukpo's blood no longer shows signs of the virus. declaring him ebola-free. during his recovery, mukpo received a blood transfusion from fellow ebola survivor, dr. kent brantly. and texas nurse nina pham has been upgraded from fair to good. she was admitted to the national institutes of health just last week. >>> riveting new details from the official autopsy of michael brown and the statement of the ferguson, missouri, police officer who shot him. >> the report found brown was shot nine times, three to the head. he had marijuana in hi

. >> i'm reena ninan. we begin with violent storms spawning tornados. >> this is the massive 800-mile long weather system, threatening the gulf coast and the midwest. this dramatic photo was captured in alabama. that bolt of lightning seemingly to split open the heavens. it set the day for a day of defation. seven tornados killed two people in arkansas and alabama. in burnwell, alabama, a 75-year-old woman was crushed by a degree that fell on top of her mobile home. >> i tried everything i could to get her out. but there was a tree on top of her. >> and near the city of ashtown, arkansas, a father was killed and his family rushed to the hospital after the home was levelled. the national weather service was on sight assessing the strength. >> i think an ef-2. the main determination was the mobile home right behind me that was pretty much demolished. >> and louisiana, now under a state of emergency, trees uprooted, pour lines dangling. and a photographer snapped this image in tennessee. north to belleville,