south by south-lawn brought together experts in technology, film, music and more. the event is a take-off of the successful south by southwest festival held every year in austin, texas. we talked to one of several local college students - who attended the event. north carolina central senior, kelli johnson, learn and use it to have my own entrepreneur start up, i think that would be great johnson described the south by south lawn experience as "mind- blowing". she says, she hasn't settled on what type of business she wants to start. once she figures it out, though, she plans to go for it - because of how inspired she was by south by south- lawn. a yellow lab, seen swimming in the high water in edgecombe county is safe tonight. we watched live as this dog the dog managed to get to a tree, as a coast guard swimmer was nearby. he was too far away, and dog managed to get to a tree. the dog was later rescued. that's all the time we have for to thrive in an ever-changing environment, companies must adapt. but one thing should remain constant - a financial relationship wit

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the big names who showed up at the "south by south lawn" event at the white house - next. and after the break -- armed robbers allegedly got away with millions of dollars worth of jewelry -- taken from reality t-v star kim kardashian. patchy fog then some sun and highs near 70. right now . rain returns a federal judge in philadelphia says bill cosby cannot attend a deposition his accuser will give. and -- kanye west reschedules tour dates after his wife - kim kardashian - was robbed in paris. kim is in the newsroom with more. we've learned that kim kardashian was robbed by masked men who got away with more than 10-million dollars in jewels. kardashian was alone in her paris hotel at the time of the robbery. officials say that five masked were able to enter the residence...and two of them threatened the reality t-v star with a gun. the attackers reportedly fled on bicycles. her spokesperson says that she was badly shaken by the incident by unharmed. she flew back to new york yesterday. meanwhile -- kanye west has canceled two shows -- one in philadelphia and another in detr

of >> calling it south by south lawn. abc checked it out. >> i see what they did. ? ? >> reporter: from the music to the virtual reality and even leo, president obama's backyard got a whole lot hipper, inaugural south by south lawn festival, snacked on eats, and watched films and robots. you can see what president obama found when he went to yosemite this year. others allow you to play judge. >> you read a crime, and you decide on the sentence. one year to life. >> reporter: it taught kids the science behind their food. >> shake it up, add herbs and spices, and then you have a vinaigrette. >> what we're trying to do here teach kids about healthy eating as well as math, biology, and physics. >> reporter: first of its kind festival attracted celebrities from the cast of "stranger things" to the lumineers. first time playing at something like this? >> yes. this is a mind blowing experience already. ? ? >> reporter: last year, the president added their song, "stubborn love" to their spotify play list. >> reporter: and have you

a word of caution for anyone who uses facebook, and leonardo goes south by south lawn. "early today" starts right now. >> i'm ayman mohyeldin. hurricane matthew at this hour pounding haiti with relentless rain and wind. matthew, the most powerful atlantic hurricane in nearly a decade grows in strength. the storm now packing 145-mile-per-hour winds as haitian officials and international authorities bracing for a potential humanitarian disaster. thousands of coastal res dnltsz homes. many still struggling to recover from a devastating earthquake six years ago. now, with up to 40 inches of rain, they face flash flooding. >> at least three people have been killed in the storm, now as the storm moves north, the central bahamas and cuba are bracing for a major blow. the governors of florida and north carolina are taking zero chances, declaring a state of >> right now, the projected path is a little off the coast. it can change in a moment's notice. when that happens, we're not going to have a lot of time to get ready. be prepared ahead of time. >> let's get an update with bil

his own backyard inspired by south by southwest that's held every march in austin, the south by south lawn brought out leonardo dicaprio who talked about climate change with the president? the president said more work is still needed to combat climate change and dicaprio urged voters not to elect politicians who deny its existence. other celebrities included the things." >> it wasn't always serious. the president appeared to enjoy the event even thoefting in this with a lego man, one of several leg bow sculptures on the south lawn. >> that's pretty good work there. >> i thought it was someone in costume. >> i thought so too. >>> well, still ahead, ford is bringing back a classic suv. >> and new this morning a massive shoplifting ring busted. investigators explain how they hit several major american cities. >>> plus, a tv photographer going to the rescue here driver in a burning car. >>> pol >>> police in north carolina are facing backlash over an arrest captured on video. dejuan yourse is sitting on his mother's front porch and two officers respond to a call about someone breaking into the

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his own backyard inspired by south by southwest that's held every march in austin, the south by south lawn festival brought out celebrities like leonardo dicaprio who talked about climate change with the president. >> yeah, the president said more work is still needed to combat climate change, and dicaprio urged voters not to elect politicians who deny its existence. other celebrities in attendance included the band there lumineers and the cast of >> it wasn't always serious. the president appeared to enjoy the event even posing in this fun shot with a lego man, one of several lego sculptures on the south lawn. >> that's pretty good work there. >> i thought it was someone in costume when i first saw that. >> i thought so too. >>> well, still ahead, ford is bringing back a classic suv. >>> and new this morning, a massive shoplifting ring busted. investigators explain how they hit several major american cities. >>> plus, a tv photographer going to the rescue here smashing a car window to help a driver in a burning car. how all of this pled out next. >>> police in north carolina are captured

they're hosting "south by south lawn." it's a "festival of ideas, art and action"... it's inspired by "south by southwest" - an annual music and innovation festival in austin, texas... the first couple spoke at that festival earlier this year. today's event includes a discussion about climate change - between president obama and actor leonardo dicaprio. a broomfield man and world war two veteran celebrated a century this weekend. he's 100 years old... and has quite a few stories to tell.. victor nelson was born in 1916. he's has made a few friends along the he's seen a few things too. sliced bread in 1928 ... the first super bowl in 1967. when he got married in 1936, he was making less than 10-dollars a week as a baker - and bought his wife a 25-dollar ring. things were a lot different back then, but one thing remains the same. a baker and chef by trade - he was drafted into the u-s merchant marines during world war two. even though he was assigned to the engine room ... he still baked a cake for the ship's captain on his birthday. nelson even has dreams of skydiving o

the white house will host the first-ever "south by south lawn" festival.inspired by "south by southwest,.. the president obama and first lady michelle spoke at this spring. today's event will include a public conversation between president obama and actor leonardo dicaprio on climate the fatal shooting of an african american teen by police in california sparked a weekend full of protests in a south los angeles neighborhood. protesters chanted, carried signs, and blocked a normally busy intersection.18-year-old carnell snell jr was shot and killed by police on saturday. investigators say they were puui vehicle... when snell jumped out and ran away. they have not detailed what happened in the moments before they opened fire... though authorities say they recovered a gun at the scene. l-a-p-d in riot gear made some arrests during the while speaking to reporters on a return flight to rome, pope francis commented on transgender catholics.pope francis said jesus would never turn away homosexual and transgender faithful.he added that priests should accompany them spiritually, even if they unde

it was all part of the south by south lawn -- south by southwest. >> right. >> austin texas. >> theyre so clever. >> south by south lawn at the white house. >> yes. >> ♪ it was invite only event. it wasn't a huge crowd there. they had music, panel discussions and students got to present their film. >> leonardo dicaprio was there. >> there he is. >> leo. >> this is more interesting to go me. >> okay. >> getting better. >> then a woman doing a flip. >> so they were talking about climate change and the steps the white house is taking. >> anything funny. >> it doesn't look like a funny event. >> i just noticed you have a real presidential wave, did you see how the president waved, he threw his hand up and see that. >> did you note that is. >> when we're out and about, yep, that is you you. you do point, yes, you do the point. >> you know, does he to the point. >> he does the wave. >> yes. isn't that what you do, throw your hand over your head. >> a friend of mine was making fun of me the other day for my wave. >> i'm waving, because i'm losing blood in my arm. >> a guy pulls up, people a

night on the south lawn of the white house last night. president obama marked the end of an era welcoming italy's prime minister and a sea of celebrities to the 13th and final white house state dinner. those are some of the top stories on this wednesday, october 19th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning to you all. we begin this half hour with eyes on vegas as the presidential candidates prepare final debate. >> donald trump and hillary clinton looking to throw each other off their game. clinton will have mark cuban and republican business executive meg whitman in the debate hall and president obama's half brother will be there to support trump as donald trump continues to so wrrks suspicion about the election being rigged. >> when the game is going badly, >> meanwhile, an investigation is underway into possible voter fraud in indiana. officials say thousands of first names and birth dates were changed in the statewide voter registration system, but there's been no indication found that the system was compromised

[music] >> reporter: for one week the south lawn of the white house transformed into a mecha for music, art and discussions about technology, invasion and social justice. johnson and several students from historically black colleges in the triangle attend the 1-day conference. built as a festival of ideas, art, action. johnson was inspired. >> i think that if i can, you use it to i think it will be great all sharing the ideas for a better world. >> extra ordinary is possible. >> one of the founders of black wall street. the durham based nonprofit behind the trip. the message to the students was clear. start thinking about what is possible. >> and they are starting to think about their careers, you kn problems you can solve. folks that are developing those new technology they aring figuring out ways to solve problems. >> the message and the goals of south by south lawn resinate with johnson. >> we are the future generation of entrepreneurs so, you know, if we get more opportunities like that we can concure the world. >> johnson has not decided exactly what business she plans to start. o

into theake their way tent on the south lawn. when do the toasts take place? that would probably be coming up shortly. i don't know how they are getting down to the tent. it is a beautiful day so women do not have to have their heels sink in. all kinds of logistics to move that many folks from the building down to the tent. i saw that before at the mexico state dinner, to get folks down. ,any of the ladies attending they will be making their way gingerly. a lot of people waiting to hear what she will be wearing. that is something we talked with the fashion critic for the washington post. take a listen to what she had to tell us. obamabe the michelle style. her state dinner style. i think when she dresses for grand state occasions, the thing that distinguishes her sensibility from that of the first lady is it is much more rooted in a contemporary hollywood idea of what is going on. by that i mean, she is not wearing anything revealing. ofre is a certain kind modern edge to it that taps in what we are used to seeing coming down the red carpet. less regal and mor

here he is playing horseshoes on the south lawn of the white house with the prime minister of japan. queen elizabeth showed up, and she brought her sterling silver horseshoes. i don't think she ever actually threw one. they are probably right now on display at the george bush presidential library. this is boris yeltsin playing horseshoes. that was fun. we used to do that in different places. one time we were meeting with president gorbachev at camp david, and they went for a walk, and i followed them around. they get to a horseshoe pit, and they were kind of discussing , what is this? i showed president gorbachev how to throw the horseshoe. he threw the first shoe and got a ringer. he decided to keep the horseshoe as a souvenir. -- wentt and ratchet on and ratted on gorbachev. i told the president the communist guy had just stolen his horseshoe. [laughter] >> it turned out that evening the president had one of the horseshoes mounted on a plaque and presented it to president gorbachev. president bush always talked on the phone, and was always making phone calls. that was one of the wa

here he is playing horseshoes on the south lawn of the white house with the prime minister of .apan queen elizabeth showed up and she brought her sterling silver horseshoes, and i don't think she ever actually threw one. probably right now on display at the george bush presidential .ibrary that was a lot of fun, we used to do that at different places. one time we were meeting with president gorbachev at camp david, and they went for a walk and i followed them around and they get to a horseshoe pit, and they were kind of discussing what is this. i showed president gorbachev how to throw a horseshoe. shoot, got afirst ringer, and decided to keep the horseshoe as a souvenir. that thee president commie guy had just stolen his horseshoe. it turned out that evening, the president had gotten one of the horseshoes mounted on the plaque and presented it to president gorbachev. president bush always talked on the phone, always was making phone calls. that was none of the ways he interacted with a lot of people, if you recall. he was our ambassador to the congressman,s, a oilman, working in china. h

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a celebrity chef serve his own take on the italian classics to the 400 people gathered on the south lawn. some of the ingredients came from the first ladies garden at the white house. speaking of the first lady, she wore this rose gold colored gown by first psyche -- versace with consumer news come and former wells fargo ceo john stumpf may have known about those fake accounts and the scandal sooner than he claimed. last month the bank fired 5,300 workers over the creation of up to 52 million fake accounts. john stumpf said he was not of widespread unethical activity. cnn has not been able to determine if the letters were sent or whether stumpf got them. he resigned last week. alison: college graduates are leaving school with more debt than ever before according to the institute of college access and success. the average undergrad faced more than $30,000 in loans last year, up 4% from 2014. as had loans last year. in 1993, less than half of all new grads had them. jonathan: the start of a high-profile trial in charlotte. a graphic, disturbing article in "rolling stone" described a gang r

it's planted on the south lawn of the white house. you didn't think michelle obama was nails and had a good political sense, let me tell you, she is nails and she has a good political sense. today before the final harvest, the first lady cemented the garden's place at the white house using some actual cement. she unveiled an expanded garden. it's now more than double the size of the original plot. the updates include wider stone walkways and concrete and steel planters. you know, the kinds of things that tend to last a long, long time. she also announced that maintenance of the garden will be paid for by a multimillion-dollar grant, not taxpayer money. in other words, if somebody in the future wants to argue that that garden is an unnecessary expense, well, that angle just got tossed into the wood chipper. and more insurance, the garden has now been planted with broccoli and kale and collard greens, which means those vegetables will be ready to pick next year. hint, hint, don't let that good food go to waste. what are you going to do,

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about 400 guests on the south lawn will be dining on cuisine from mario batali. they'll also enjoy a performance from singer gwen stefani. >> and later today, jeff rossen designer makeup. find out if you're paying too much for the look you love. >> people love tweeting photos of their favorite food and beverages. here's the top ten so far. coffee is number one, followed by beer, pizza, starbucks, ipa, wine, chicken, barbecue, ice cream, and last on the list are tacos. i always say take a picture of your food behind a sunset. >> stocks are trading overseas as netflix seemed to set the world on fire. >> this is definitely something you could binge on. watch shares of netflix today. they jumped more than 20% last night after the earnings beat wall street's forecast. netflix adding 50% more new subscribers than expected as it continues to expand in new international markets and on the popularity of shows like stranger things and narcos. netflix plans to spend $6 billion on new shows next year. meanwhile, google is making it possible airfares. they have upgraded the f

into theake their way tent on the south lawn. when do the toasts take place?would probably be coming up shortly. i don't know how they are getting down to the tent. it is a beautiful day so women do not have to have their heels sink in. all kinds of logistics to move that many folks from the building down to the tent. i saw that before at the mexico state dinner, to get folks down. ,any of the ladies attending they will be making their way gingerly. a lot of people waiting to hear what she will be wearing. that is something we talked with the fashion critic for the washington post. take a listen to what she had to tell us. obamabe the michelle style. her state dinner style. i think when she dresses for grand state occasions, the thing that distinguishes her sensibility from that of the first lady is it is much more rooted in a contemporary hollywood idea of what is going on. by that i mean, she is not wearing anything revealing. ofre is a certain kind modern edge to it that taps in what we are used to seeing coming down the red carpet. less regal and more glam

. >> gwen stefani rocked the south lawn to 400 belting out greatest hits. >> blake sheldon there as well, and frank ocean, you see him there, and chance, the rapper, who tweeted, again stefani sang to me and pointed at me. bro, i'm dead. he said it just like that. >> jerry seinfeld joked, we're jews, but we identify as dress. the dress. did you see the dress? michelle obama, it's a custom rose gold chain gone, chin mill gown, that is, again, slithered like liquid copper. >> i love when you have to read fashion. it makes me really happy. she looked beautiful. very glamorous. >> azi can't we just say it looked great? awesome? slithered in liquid copper. >> sounds very natural. >> yeah. >>> next, glad tidings to member of the abc family. >> talking about "scandal" star and her football player husband who welcomed their second child, a baby boy. >> the couple named their son caleb, and they already have a 2-year-old daughter named couple at all. really too bad. he was born back on october 5th. washington and her husband are private about their personal lives and often don't walk the red carp

tonight's dinner was health in a tent on the south lawn at the white house. a celebrity chef created the menu along with the white house's head chef. gwen stefani also performed. >>> no one is immuned to addiction. that's the message tonight in one local community. the epidemic is thousands of people in this country every year. jackie bensen reports from st. marry's county tonight. >> we're facing a crisis killing too many people. >> reporter: the auditorium grew still as the lights dimmed. chasing the dragon is a graphic movie about prescription drug and heroin addiction. a lot of people are living that movie here in st. mary's county. >> it's bad to here, and you can get it anywhere. >> reporter: this doctor is the health officer for st. mary's county. >> this is a public health crisis. >> reporter: this woman says heroin and prescription drugs were the drug of choice for maybe 2 % of patients until about five years ago. >> we see several thousand a year and now 85% are opiate related. >> reporter: anti-overdose drugs. >> everybody is affected. the tag line

. >> quite a bit of amore in the air last night on the south lawn of the white house. >> that's french for love. more than 400 people, incoming a long list of celebrities there to honor the italian prime minister. my spanish is not good. this is president obama's 13th final state dinner at the white house. we were there. >> reporter: for one night, everyone was italian at the white house from the lawmakers to the hollywood stars. the obamas hosted one final state dinner honoring the italian prime minister. >> michelle and i decided to italian sunday dinner surrounded by family and great friends and pasta. >> reporter: this was anything but a typical dinner. ? ? >> reporter: gwen stefani belting out hits. one hoping for a presidential danceoff. >> i hope there's some dancing, good music played, recuring dance battle, the president >> reporter: others stepped up the fashion game. >> reporter: mario dawned racing theme socks and frank ocean sported vans, but no one style compared to the first lady who dazzled in a gold gown. >> we both married up, and better, we dress better, and we are b