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>> yeah. >> reporter: but -- >> brian came over, glued him back together instead of going to the e.r. >> reporter: they estimate the family saved about $2,000 this year. matt gutman, abc news, naples, florida. >> we turn next to classy campus living. doesn't sound right, does it? colleges attracting students, they turn to luxury dorms with plush amenities. how the thousands spent on room and board are now worth it. in our next half hour, fast food secrets. mcdonald's takes us behind the scenes revealing how they make some of our favorite items from that legendary menu. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. >> announcer: "world news now" okay. when you think college living, the term luxury probably not the first thing on your mind. >> i think nasty sometimes. more and more college students are having a vastly different experience than many of us had. for more on this disappearance of the cinderblock dorm rooms we're "up all nightline" with mara schiavocampo. >> reporter: it's a water park that rivals even those at top resorts. a 25-person hot tub. a wet deck for tanning. a diving well. water slide. all wrapped within a 64-foot lazy river. but this isn't turks and caicos. it's lubbock, texas. and the two-acre water park is just one section of the student recreation center of texas tech university. >> i just heard of a couple of friends that go to universities that have lap pool kind of deals. it's just cool to tell them about our luxurious river. >> reporter: with competition for tuition money ramping up, schools now justify the high cost of construction as important for recruiting and keeping students. and at texas tech, the $8.4 million water complex is doing its job. >> i was like, sweet. a pool. >> reporter: enrollment this year at an all-time high. >> i wanted to come here for my major specifically but when i saw they had a lazy river, that definitely moved it up on my top priority list. >> reporter: even with the average tuition nearing $40,000 and student loan debt topping $1.2 trillion, there's no stopping colleges from building amenities once unimaginable on campuses. at the top of the wish list, the luxury dorm room. the inspiration for high end living began with off-campus housing popular with college students. >> okay. this is my dorm room here. and it's really nice because it gives me a little sense of privacy. i have my own room, bathroom, closet. this is my closet. it's nice to have a walk-in closet. look at all your shoes. have everything available to you. >> reporter: gone are the dorm rooms with bunk beds, cinder block walls and communal bathrooms. drexel has two units on campus and one more, the largest so far, on track to open in 2015. and like the callaway house in austin, the drexel dorms resemble swanky apartments with killer views. at this particular building the added bonus of a golf simulation room and a shake shack on the ground floor. university of missouri has an aquatic center that boasts an indoor waterfall and grotto inspired by the more famous one at the playboy mansion giving today's college students the kind of experience their parents could only dream about. >> that's one of the best things for my success here is i love where i live. if you love where you live, then you'll be successful. >> reporter: mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >> rough it. >> i wonder what their grades are. >> if it can make a more comfortable environment, you want to stick around. you aren't running off campus. you enjoy where you live. >> i think there's nothing wrong with a shake shack in your dorm. >> you have a problem with the -- >> the playboy grotto. the shoes room. >> you think that's too much for a college student? >> i think there's something in building yourself up before getting to a certain level, right? >> please. i want to start at that level. right? >> please. i want to start at that level. and now it's time for "the mix." >> we just rolled this video. it's pretty self-explanatory. just look and listen at this. >> it looked like the child is hurting the other child. 22-month-old, the big one there, is tickling her little sister. that's adrian. and trying to make the little one laugh. and it's successful. >> this is awesome. >> fun little video to show you. this is fun. >> this is awesome. [ laughter ] okay. we'll take that one. it's not often in "the mix" i say i really, really want to meet someone. but i really want to meet 8-year-old charlie. he puts patrick swayze to shame. this is "dirty dancing," his rendition. ♪ >> is he going step for step? >> step for step. look at those hips. he's only 8. >> oh, my goodness. >> "dancing with the stars" we have a contender. >> "dirty dancing," were you a fan? >> the classic movie for dancing that none of us could do. pretty hard. >> 69,000 views on youtube since being posted. he started off at 3 when he first saw michael jackson dancing. that's what got him going. have you seen a kid dance like that? remember this name, charlie. let's keep dancing. we'll go to australia. you ever ride the train in new york? >> the subway. >> one thing i hate about riding the subway, you are packed in there this close. nobody is talking. nobody will speak to each other. this is what they did in australia. the guy gets on and starts a dance party and gets other people on this train involved. you hear the music. people get up and get going. this is what we need. people, just lighten up a little bit. that's great. total strangers get up and start dancing. he had some friends involved. once they broke the ice, they had a dance party. >> practically the whole train. i'm impressed. pumpkin time. i took my kids to the pumpkin patch yesterday. i'm glad i didn't buy this pumpkin. well over 2,000 pounds of pumpkin. 2,058. a competition. world championship for pumpkin weigh off in half moon bay, san francisco. this guy took the cake. >> they do a great festival out there. beautiful half moon bay. >> he squashed the competition, didn't he? >> i'm just going to stop right there. tiful half moon bay. >> he squashed the competition, didn't he? 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now." tuesday, october 14th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good to have her back, right? >> you say that with absolute sarcasm. >> no, because people don't hear what goes on during these commercial breaks when we're not on the air. >> i like to needle them. >> they should hear it, but, really, missed you yesterday. i wanted to declare publicly, i missed you yesterday. >> this is a big moment. >> it's a big moment. >> who knew. >> i didn't get a lot of rest. i'm a little off. >> you do have 20 packs of sugar which i'm concerned about. >> he does it right before the show. it's about eight packs of sugar. >> you are right to be concerned. good to have you back. good morning to you all. we have to get started here. we have some nasty weather. >> deadly weather. deadly storms ripping through the midwest and now heading eastward. >> from new orleans to chicago. damaging winds, torrential rains. it spawned tornadoes even. those tornadoes blamed for at least two deaths. we begin our coverage with clayton sandell. >> reporter: images from the country's midsection showing clearly the impact of an 800-mile-long weather system that has already spawned tornadoes, knocked out power and made roads impassable. at least two have died from storms in arkansas. one elderly woman in burnwell and a man in ashtown. his wife and others injured after a twister touched down. >> it could have been worse but we feel the loss of one life is bad. >> reporter: residents there are picking through the debris of what was once their homes. the national weather service is there, too. assessing the storm's strength. >> i think it was an ef-2. the main determination was the mobile home right behind me that was pretty much demolished. >> reporter: in louisiana, now under a state of emergency, trees are uprooted, cars crushed. power lines left dangling. back in texas, just before 11:00 monday morning, winds so strong in ft. worth, part of this roof and a wall of a tire shop collapsing on to a car below. two workers inside now with minor injuries. north to bellevue, illinois. crews were out cleaning up after drenching rain and wind downed trees, wrecking the roof of a home in this neighborhood. >> just very traumatic to walk up and see like the back of your house pretty much demolished and watching the rain continue to pour down. just a sadness. >> reporter: all this weather is now heading east. the storm system still holding together. millions of americans and several major cities from the gulf coast to the great lakes right in its path. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. the storm could impact millions of commuters heading back to work after the holiday weekend. >> hurricane now intensifying off puerto rico as well. our coverage continues with accuweather's jim dickey. good morning. >> good morning. another round of dangerous thunderstorms expected here today. not quite the tornado threat of what we saw yesterday, but still damage winds, large hail and flash flooding. ohio valley down towards the gulf of mexico through the afternoon into the evening. the threat shifts on to the coast. meanwhile, tracking hurricane gonzalo moving north and west around the leeward islands, puerto rico. going to see tremendous rainfall. 4 to 8 inches. flooding a major concern. it will turn north-northeast headed toward bermuda into the weekend. t.j. and reena, back to you. we turn to texas and the young texas nurse now fighting ebola. they prayed for her at her home church in ft. worth. nina pham is in stable condition after being diagnosed this weekend. pham has spoken with her mother via skype and is said to be in good spirits. >> she's doing well, treated very well and feeling comfortable. >> the nurse has been given the plasma of an american doctor that was infected but has recovered. it's hoped the antibodies will help her recover, as well. a new plea from the family of british journalist being held hostage by isis. john cantlie's sister urging the group to contact her family. he was captured two years ago, and he's appeared in several propaganda videos. his sister said the channel of communication they had with isis has been lost. >> it is not true to say that there has been no attempt to engage with i.s. it is simply not accurate. this is frustrating for all parties, including those who are trying to assist us. >> the family says efforts to reopen dialogue have been ignored by the captors. two american journalists and two british aide workers have already been beheaded in the past couple of months. president obama attends a summit today outside of washington with defense ministers of 20 countries. the goal to find new ways to combat isis. fighters have carried out three suicide bombings in kobani allowing them to make a small advance on that city. this as u.s.-led air strikes continue to pound that area. here now abc's susan saulny. >> reporter: smoke from fierce fighting billowed over kobani. u.s. air strikes are trying to blunt the advance of isis militants who have made gains in the past two weeks, but u.s. officials are acknowledging the air strikes have done little to stop the militants' onslaught against the kurdish border town because isis is changing tactics. >> isis is blending in to parts of the disenfranchised sunni population. and they'll be harder to target. they know how to maneuver and how to use populations and concealment. >> reporter: a humanitarian crisis is unfolding. over 200,000 residents have fled across the border into turkey. they've warned of a possible massacre of those who remain. isis continues to threaten baghdad, coming within 15 miles of the baghdad airport. so close that the u.s. had to call in apache attack helicopters for the first time. turkey has agreed to help train moderate syrian opposition forces to fight isis militants. later today 23 military defense chiefs are expected to meet at joint base andrews with the president and the joint chiefs of staff. the u.s. is expected to ask them to do more in the fight against isis. >> thank you, susan. roman catholic bishops are signaling a major change in accepting gays and divorcees into the church. halfway through a vatican meeting on family life called by pope francis, the bishops' initial report is seen as almost revolutionary. gays have special gifts to offer and their partnership, while morally problematic offer the couples precious support and their dignity must be respected. >> that's a huge quote there. morally problematic. a lot of people will hear that and say that's no good. that's a huge step forward. pope francis needs to be given a lot of credit for this. >> i'm not surprised. he was on the back of a plane going from brazil to italy in july and told a bunch of journalists, if someone is gay and he searches for the lord and has goodwill, who am i to judge. i just thought, what a great quote from the pope. and just -- when it was said in july, people were like, this could be a major change in doctrine. >> revolutionary. a good word there. we'll turn back to new jersey. seven high school football players there. high school football players facing charges for allegedly sexually abusing younger teammates. could see them in court as early as today. the seven students have also been suspended from sayreville high school. it's not clear whether their coaches knew about this alleged abuse or even suspected it might have been happening. the football program has been suspended, the season canceled. the superintendent is considering the future of that program. as for the pros, san francisco visiting st. louis on monday night football. the rams got off to a fast start taking a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. but the 49ers came roaring back scoring the next 24 points. they closed it out with an interception return for a touchdown. san francisco wins for this one comfortably, 31-17. people getting ready for halloween. and here is the proof of that. they are absolutely getting in the mood. >> that's right. this happened in minneapolis. no it wasn't a modern day performance of "thriller." all these people were helping set a guinness world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as zombies. the official number -- 15,458. >> you know somebody didn't enjoy this. there's always somebody that's going to have a complaint, a problem. >> don't tell me it was you. >> it wasn't me this time. they have a beef. local retailers. they shut down the street for this. some retailers there lost some money. they say we want to be compensated for this. that might be fair. we've got "the skinny" coming up. president obama's daughters. what do they have in common with rico rodriguez and mo'ne davis? later, facing danger on the high seas, our own intrepid ginger zee set sail with the crew from "the deadliest catch." we're really in for quite a ride. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by resolve. ugh. does your carpet ever 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starting on a journey called our food, your questions. we want to open up the doors and let our customers ask any questions they have and give them the answers. >> reporter: it won't be easy. americans have had tough questions for the mega fast food company. those questions right in mcdonald's latest commercial. >> i think it's disgusting. >> does mcdonald's even sell real food? >> we suit up in sterile wear. >> this is beef trim from chuck and round and sirloin. >> reporter: mcdonald's says the patties are 100% beef. the recipe is nothing more than a blend of leaner beef trim and fattier trim. >> like you'd get at the grocery store. you buy an 80/20 blend. >> reporter: it's blended together, made into patties. with so many people on social media able to affect a company's image, experts say transparency is key. >> i think mcdonald's is deciding to lift the curtain because of market share. millennials are driving the food bust and heading to other establishments offering better, healthier fare. >> there are going to be families who are still going to say, you know, the food at mcdonald's is just not healthy enough. i won't feed it to my kids. what do you say to them? >> i said don't judge us before you know us. >> reporter: gio benitez, abc news, fresno, california. >> do you think it will make a difference? >> people are not going to stop eating cheap food. it's just that simple. the stuff is good and it's cheap. it's convenient for so many people. look at that. >> because you know all about cheap and convenient. >> everybody loves it. that's why it's a hit, folks. mcdonald's isn't going anywhere. you can put whatever you want up on screen. show whatever you want to show. people are going to eat that stuff. it's a cheeseburger. >> thank you, t.j. mcdonald. >> do you have red shoes underneath -- >> no. i'm just saying, people are -- >> where's your yellow suit? >> i'm not a fast food guy. neither one of us. i get it, though. do love the fries, though, right? >> i do love the fries. in india, the new delhi, they had a chicken tika burger. it was pretty good. coming up, she's the latest to be named the sexiest woman alive. >> also see who made the list of the most influential teenagers of the year. "the skinny" next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ skinny ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ all right. time for "the skinny." leading us off is the latest lady to be called the sexiest woman alive. >> they didn't call me for my vote. i'm okay with this. penelope cruz. the 11th woman to be given the distinct title by "esquire." halle berry, angelina jolie have been given the award before. >> cruz who is married to fellow spanish actor javier bar democrat says she doesn't feel she's the sexiest woman alive but like a mother who doesn't get enough sleep. she told esquire family is everything to her. posing for steamy pictures that you see there. that will hit newsstands next month. it's a whole world was a high school, these next teens would definitely be the cool kids. >> "time" magazine out with most influential teens on the planet. they include malala yousafzai. just 17 years old. mo'ne davis landed on the cover of "sports illustrated." little league world series. she's just 13 years old. >> malia and sasha obama are on the list. noted for their personal style. also the influence of kylie and kendall jenner of the kardashian clan. kendall is a runway model, and kylie has aspirations of being an entrepreneur. >> also, rico rodriguez from "modern family." one of the highest paid teens on tv. could be earning over 100 grand an episode if the show continues for a few more seasons, which i'm sure it will. cameron diaz has everyone guessing if she's engaged or not. >> she's been seen recently wearing a ring but has just said some things that will keep people guessing. she said she's not looking for a husband or marriage but is living, not thinking what she should or shouldn't be doing with her life. >> the 42-year-old diaz revealed she has no problem with nudity. she'll do whatever has to get done as long as it's part of the story. we're doubtful she's showing skin in her next role, though, miss hannagan in the upcoming remake of "annie." she'll be doing something that's terrifying to her, singing. >> but no problem being naked? nothing wrong with nudity. the honeymoon over for the clooneys. seeing george at comic-con. >> just two weeks after their multimillion-dollar italian wedding, amal is in greece helping that country get back artifacts taken from britain years ago. she's returning to work as amal clooney according to her firm's website. time for celebrity birthdays. who's celebrating -- english writer/comedian steve coogan, 49. natalie maines turns 40. >> usher, 36. >> actress, model and former wrestler stacy keibler turns 35. big happy birthday to all of you. >> that's stacy, i could have been clooney, keibler. >> that's right. >> that's right. we do? i took the trash out. i know. and thank you so much for that. i think we should get a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? 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>> for fans to be able to enjoy it all, production teams head out with the fishing crews on their risky adventure. now joining them, abc's chief meteorologist ginger zee. she's chased many storms but is she brave enough to bring in the deadliest catch? >> reporter: it's one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet. crab fishing in the violent bering sea. >> new crew member for today. >> reporter: i'd work alongside the stars of discovery channel's hit show "the deadliest catch" and quickly learn this is not just a show. >> there's a tradition on this boat. you have to bite the head off for good luck. >> and eat it? >> oh, yeah, you can. >> just days before the start of the king crab season. a major storm has churned the sea into a fury. >> like the wettest roller coaster ever. it's unbelievable. definitely feel some sea sickness. >> our guest ginger is not feeling very well. >> i'll be fine. >> she seems like she's hanging in there. >> nice. >> good job. >> she's hired. >> reporter: i did it! some captains make up to $200,000. the crew, 20 to 50k in a season. this money is hard-earned. we got a blank again. >> no guarantee is there? >> reporter: no guarantees. they call it one of the world's deadliest and most difficult jobs. and now i know why. ginger zee, abc news, the bering sea, alaska. >> would you go fishing with them? >> i would love to. if we get to eat it as soon as we get it on board. i'd love that. this is fantastic. we're talking about mcdonald's earlier. this is where i eat. >> fresh. crabs are caught in 800-pound metal pots baited with fish before they are dropped 400 feet below. >> those guys are impressive. that is dangerous stuff. we don't see what happens before it gets to that place. >> i'd like to put you in the 800-pound metal container and see what happens. >> announcer: this is "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. 800-pond metal contauner. >> announcer: this is "world news now," informing insomniacs good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." the texas nurse fighting ebola is getting some prayers at her church. nina pham in stable condition in isolation right now. she's received a blood transfusion from an ebola survivor. full details in a moment. isis fighters in iraq are advancing on baghdad despite u.s.-led air strikes in the area. the u.s. has called in apache attack helicopters to protect the capital. bishops signaling a near revolution at the vatican saying they must welcome divorcees and recognize the positive aspects of civil marriages. unmarried catholics who live together and even gay unions. >> some good news for drivers. gas prices are down 21 cents in the past month and are now averaging $3.19 a gallon nationwide. analysts say prices could drop another 20 cents over the past -- the next few weeks. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, october 14th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning to you. we are going to kick it off with new images of the texas nurse fighting ebola. her family released some photos last night. she's in stable condition and said to be in good spirits. here's now marci gonzalez with the latest from dallas. >> reporter: the nurse battling ebola still in stable condition after we're told she was given a blood transfusion from ebola survivor dr. kent brantly. nina pham's pastor saying he's optimistic about her chances of recovering. >> she's doing well. she's being treated very well and is feeling well. >> reporter: they are heading to dallas to help fig are out how she was infected while treating the patient who died here last week. each day before she was in contact with thomas eric duncan, pham suited up head to toe in a gone, shield, face mask and two layers of gloves and shoe covers, reportedly protected according to cdc guidelines but not as much as doctors in bio containment hospitals with chemical resistant jump suits who tape gloves to suits. they are waiting to learn if anyone else here was also exposed to ebola. >> if this one individual was infected, and we don't know how within the isolation unit, then it is possible that other individuals could have been infected as well. >> officials saying other than health care workers, there is no threat that anyone else was infected, though the one person the cdc believes pham had contact with after she started showing symptoms with and her dog bentley are in isolation as a precaution. they are being monitored and so are the nearly 50 people believed to have been in contact with the first ebola patient before he was hospitalized. this morning we're hearing none of them have shown any symptoms. >> marci, thank you. we turn to a threat that's going to be putting millions of americans in harm's way today. deadly storm systems heading east. at least two people killed by tornadoes in arkansas, including here near ashtown in the southwest part of the state. a father was killed and his wife and children rushed to the hospital after their home was leveled. we go farther north into decatur, illinois. in all, that massive storm system stretching from new orleans to chicago. stretched over 800 miles. and spanned at least six confirmed tornadoes. as this storm moves east, millions could be in harm's way today. >> hurricane gonzalo intensifying off the coast of puerto rico. jim dickey with the latest. >> tracking a monster storm system moving out of the nation's midsection. significant rain from the great lakes back into the midwest. and then dangerous storms along a cold front. this severe weather stays with us moving further east from the ohio valley to the gulf coast. gusty winds and large hail. not quite the tornado threat we saw. flash flooding will be an issue. staying active in the tropics. here is hurricane gonzalo. continues to strengthen moving out of the leeward islands, going to clip puerto rico with powerful winds and torrential rainfall. 4 to 8 inches of rainfall. it's not expected to impact the united states. it will head right for bermuda. t.j. and reena, back to you. another day of protests and civil disobedience in missouri with hundreds rallying against police shootings across the country. led by clergy, more than 50 demonstrators were arrested, including professor and activist cornell west. they stood outside ferguson police headquarters for four hours to mark how long michael brown's body was left on the street after he was shot by police. others descended on city hall in st. louis. three walmart stores and a political fund-raiser. a school bus driver in utah has been arrested, accused of driving under the influence of prescription drugs. the bus swerving across lanes on the highway at high speed triggered calls to 911. from frightened passengers inside the bus. abc's clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: the calls flooded in from drivers who knew something was wrong. >> whoever is driving this thing can't maintain a lane. >> reporter: that thing, a school bus speeding down this utah highway carrying nearly 80 elementary school kids and adults on a field trip. >> a school bus swerving all over. >> reporter: one of the worried callers -- >> we're concerned with our bus driver. >> a chaperone on the bus. >> she can't stay in a lane. the adults are getting scared. >> what happened? >> she almost hit the van next to us. >> reporter: when troopers finally caught up, the 39-year-old bus driver failed roadside tests. she was arrested for driving under the influence of as many as four prescription medications. >> on those prescription bottles it says do not operate heavy machinery. do not drive. could cause dizziness, drowsiness. if it causes those symptoms, you need to not drive. >> reporter: nobody was hurt and most bus rides are safe. more than 25 million children take them every day. more than 20 times safer than getting a ride with a parent. at the end of the day, safety depends on that person behind the wheel. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> that worker was with the district for six years. no incident. no problems. >> you have to be a lot more responsible. when i first saw the story, i thought someone was drinking and driving, then saw prescription drugs. doesn't make it any less of an impact or any less dangerous. maybe she made a mistake? irresponsible no doubt. not sure if something malicious was necessarily involved. that was scary stuff. worked out all right. we're going to turn to a deadly plane crash. three people killed in this crash near chicago. three doctors on board. these doctors from kansas city. authorities say there were no distress call before their twin engine plane went down in a residential neighborhood sunigh- the doctor piloting the plane may have deliberately slam into a small park to avoid hitting nearby homes. a midair scare aboard an american airlines jet that took off from san francisco. the plane returned to the airport making an emergency landing after part of a cabin wall came apartt. the airline says it was caused by a blown air duct but the cabin never lost pressure. oxygen masks were not deployed. nobody hurt. passengers took another flight check out these amazing images sen bckbble telescope. this is called a butterfly nebula. for obvious reasons. it may look pretty but this star is actually in death's throes. the gray clouds of superheated gas that's expelling into space making a strange and sad light show marking its own end. >> that's a cool picture. i'm kind of a space geek. >> is that r> we come back to earth. halloween. a lot of pumpkins around. >> i love pumpkins. they were part of a science lesson yesterday at one high school in fargo, north dakota. teams built their own catapult and used it to launch pumpkin and urefar to launch pumpkin pumpkin flew. really it was all about watching pumpkins bust apart. more busting of pumpkins here. a massive pumpkin dropped 100 feet to the ground in 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[ female announcer ] k-y brand yours and mine. columbus day weekend over. millions of people heading back to work and school. in two major cities, columbus day is not celebrated. >> columbus day renamed indigenous people day. >> reporter: in new york city monday, a familiar fall sight. new york's columbus day parade by the columbus citizens foundation. >> we celebrate the greatness of the italian american heritage. >> reporter: across the country in seattle, columbus day has taken on indigenous people's day. seattle city council says it renamed the holiday to celebrate the culture of native americans and other communities. instead of the arrival of europeans in america. in minneapolis where indigenous people's day is also celebrated, native americans got tired of a holiday honoring christopher columbus. >> to have him recognized every year is like a slap in the face to us native americans. >> to say that columbus discovered america is truly a joke in itself. >> reporter: while seattle and minneapolis are following the lead of cities like berkeley, california, and states like south dakota, the name change has left some groups outraged. seattle's italian american community which sees columbus day as a time to celebrate its heritage took out a full-page ad in the "seattle times" against the city council's resolution. >> we can't understand why the city council as professional politicians couldn't have taken the passion and pride of the people. >> reporter: the columbus day name changes come as a debate continues over the name of the washington redskins football team. on sunday, demonstrators urged the team to change its name. beyond the city and state initiatives we are also seeing a federal petition through the white house's we the people site to push for change with the columbus name. >> you think it will happen? >> enough momentum will come. maybe not soon. maybe it's down the road. there's momentum for this. how you can discover something and people are already there when you got something. >> some people claim he didn't even really discover anything. that his arrival was -- >> this is gaining momentum. >> that was one person's view on the world. we're going to make a transition to cheese now. it's cheese month. everything has a month. we're honoring -- can you honor cheese? >> sure. >> we're honoring cheese then. >> why not? t.j.'s got some recipes that even lactose intolerant cheese fans can enjoy. stay tuned. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. continues after this from our abc stations. it's october. you're thinking fall foliage, halloween costumes and cheese, right? probably not the cheese. it's actually national cheese month. a lot of folks out there are lactose intolerant or they think they are. we have chef marvin woods here with recipes for everybody. a lot of people think they are. why do a lot of people think they're lactose intolerant? >> if you eat a dairy product and maybe you have a little bit of -- >> bad reaction? >> you think you're lactose intolerant. 1 out of 8 think they are lactose intolerant. we're going to change their minds. >> this is for everybody. what you got for us? >> we're doing a little cottage cheese fritter. let me run through the ingredients. cottage cheese, butternut squash. we're in the fall season. a little flour, chives and some spices. smoked paprika, sea salt and black pepper. >> we can all do this? >> yes, sir. this is very simple. i'm going to mix everything in this bowl. we'll create a batter, if you will. so this is just butternut squash that's been boiled and pureed. then we'll mix this together. i serve this with a little yogurt sauce and so if you want, you can put that together. >> right there? >> yes. this is yogurt. a little agave. >> dump it all in there? >> dump it all in there. you think about yogurt. natural cultures in yogurt makes it easier to digest. so those people that think they can't consume dairy. >> this is one of yours? all original? >> all original stuff. i have a little bit of egg that we're going to crack and just roll our fritter in. >> people always think -- i have a chef here and his own recipe. this isn't something i can do at home. this seems like fancy stuff. >> this is very simple. very simple ingredients. we created this recipe with the national dairy council. it's just to get the word out that everybody can consume some type of dairy product. so if you thinking about swiss cheese, cheddar cheese and colby, they're low in lactose. lactose is a sugar that's a natural forming sugar in dairy products. those cheeses i just talked about, there's a low form of that. there's other cheeses that have a higher content. you'd go to your doctor to see where you fit on the scale. but at the end of the day, all can consume dairy. and then there's lactose free dairy products, right? so, i mean, you can forget about saying, i'm lactose intolerant. >> so what is this? >> flour. if i just roll the fritter in the flour. and then i roll it in a little bit of just egg. and then i'm going to roll it in -- this is panko bread crumb. which is a light japanese bread crumb. and then we just want to form it. and so let's say it looks like that. you know what? that might look a little wet. you can roll it back here again. >> it goes in and that's what we get coming out. >> lo and behold, that's what you get. you can take your spoon and put your yogurt in here. >> put your yogurt in here. >> all right. >> go ahead. >> we've got a crew here. i'm trying to be a good news anchor. >> all right. you take one of those fritters and a bite if you want. >> dip it? >> while we're doing this -- what do we have on the end? >> we have a little chili. you can go to the web, eatconfidentlywithli.com. we have more about lactose and lactose intolerant products. >> this is chef marvin woods. we'll get you all the information you want. find the recipes on our facebook page, wnnfans.com. ♪ u all the information you want. find the recipes on our facebook page, wnnfans.com. you're watching "world news now." the lights on. but then we started using k-y yours & mine. yeah, we were nervous to try it. there's an amazing sensation for her. amazing. this one feels fantastic for me. and combined... ohh, it's a completely new sensation for us both. it's opened a whole new door for us. i've come to clean your pool. but we don't have a pool. i'll come in anyway. next week i'm going to be a maid. 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eyewitnesses claiming they were scared after seeing creepy looking clowns standing in their neighborhood. have you seen any of these clowns out and about? >> no, i have not, fortunately. i was going out to lock my car last night. what if i walk out there and one of those clowns are out there. >> scary? >> a little bit. i carry the stick. >> reporter: the sheriff's department is getting multiple calls about frightening clown sightings. >> we received a call, a report of a person dressed as a clown carrying a knife in bakersfield. they responded to the scene and found nothing. police want to make it clear there is no law against anyone dressing up like a clown and roaming a neighborhood. >> if they want to dress like a clown, that's okay. we'd appreciate it if you don't try to frighten people or weld any weapons at anyone. >> that's good television right there. >> for the record, i don't like scary clowns. i like cheesy clowns. and we have cheese. >> it's national cheese month. every food you can think of has a month or day. >> national vodka day wasn't that long ago. >> we did that well before you joined the show. this morning on "world news now" -- killer storms. tornadoes and fierce winds pound the country. the summer-like system putting millions of people in the danger zone today. ebola in america. the dallas nurse infected after treating a sick man from africa. could she have spread the virus to others? >> she's very nice. hope everything goes well and that she gets well real fast. >> as she gets help from an ebola survivor who fought the virus and won. personal physicians who make house calls. how first class medical care is saving families time and money. >> you don't have to find babysitters. they can be in the comfort of their own home. >> the pros and cons of concierge service for doctors. it's tuesday, october 14th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." a very good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> hello to you all. she was gone yesterday. >> a fascinating "nightline" shoot coming up later this week. >> can you give us a tease? >> it's about people getting married that have 90 days to decide or get deported. >> 90 days to decide whether to get married. >> fascinating. look for that later in the week. we have to discuss once again ebola a little later. we've got a mess still going down in dallas. we'll get back to that. we have a lot of folks that will be in danger today. deadly storm system covering nearly one-third of the country. it's moving east. >> damaging winds, torrential rain and even tornadoes cut a path of devastation across neighborhoods downing trees and power lines and destroying homes. at least two people were killed in arkansas. abc's rob marciano has the latest. >> reporter: storms slamming middle america. winds so strong in ft. worth, texas, the roof of this tire shop and wall collapsing on to the car below. in alabama, a woman died when a tree fell on her home. in monroe, louisiana, trees uprooted. power poles snapped and dangling from their own wires. and this big rig tractor trailer flipped on its side. it's a massive system that started early in texas growing into a squall line of severe storms over 800 miles. at least six tornadoes, one hitting southwest arkansas shortly before dawn. >> my husband and i were asleep in the bed, and he heard it coming. and he touched me and said, hit the floor. >> reporter: one man was killed. his wife injured. along with three others in the close-knit little river county where the community, along with their sheriff, try to cope. >> it could have been worse, but we feel the loss of one life is bad. >> reporter: the national weather service on site to determine the storm's strength. >> i think it was an ef-2. the main determination was the mobile home right behind me that was pretty much demolished. the foundation was separated from the frame of the mobile home. the walls were completely collapsed. >> reporter: no match for winds well over 100 miles an hour. and this system is not done yet. the severe weather threat extends to the east, and big cities like atlanta will be under the gun. rob marciano, abc news, new york. now we turn to the ebola crisis. human testing of an experimental vaccine has started in the u.s. the vaccine developed in canada is being tested on 40 volunteers in maryland. the vaccine has been shown to be 100% effective on animals. if the vaccine works on people, could be shipped to africa within months. the texas nurse being treated for ebola received a blood transfusion from a man who beat the deadly virus. health experts hope the antibodies in dr. ken brantly's blood will help kick-start the nurse's immune system. >> reporter: in this dallas hospital, the medical staff treating an ebola patient who is one of their own. nurse nina pham, just 26 years old. >> hope everything goes well and that she gets well real fast. >> reporter: pham isolated in stable condition. she was part of the team that treated thomas eric duncan, the first person to die of ebola in america. when she came to work each day, she suited up head to toe -- a gown, face mask and shield, two layers of gloves and shoe covers. protected but not as much as doctors in specialized bio containment hospitals with chemical resistant jump suits taping gloves to sleeves and pants to boots. one day we still don't know how she became infected. pham was very close to the hospital. less than a ten-minute drive. she lives in this upper middle class dallas neighborhood. this is her apartment. it's completely roped off and there's a no trespassing sign on the front door because a second round of disinfecting is happening right now. at the cdc, a race against time to find out if anyone else who treated duncan is infected. >> if this one individual was infected, and we don't know how, within the isolation unit, then it is possible that other individuals could have been infected. >> reporter: when duncan was diagnosed, the cdc spoke to as many as 100 people who may have had contact with him. 48 are still under close watch but nina pham was not in that group. the cdc believes since she's started showing symptoms, she's only been in contact with one close friend and her dog bentley. and bentley is in quarantine as well. dr. kent brantly, the missionary doctor who contracted ebola and beat it, flew into dallas on sunday and donated his blood to nina pham in hopes of helping her fight this deadly disease. tom llamas, abc news, dallas. kim jong-un has resurfaced making a public appearance for the first time in more than five weeks. he was seen visiting a housing district. he was walking with a cane. latest sign of a leg problem. his absence has fueled rumors from serious illness to a coup. the news agency that reported this did not specify when this visit took place. in iraq, isis fighters reportedly closing in on baghdad despite intense u.s.-led air strikes. abc's martha raddatz has the latest on the terrorist advance. >> reporter: it's alarming how close these isis fighters are to baghdad, infiltrating those towns and cities where they have sunni supporters sill dissatisfied with the iraqi government. this is in spite of hundreds of u.s. air strikes. more than 1,000 bombs dropped. the u.s. even had to call in apache attack helicopters to protect the airport. the chairman of the joint chiefs telling me that iraqi security forces were being overrun by isis about 12 miles from the airport. if the apaches hadn't been called in it was a straight shot to the airport. the chairman is confident isis will not take baghdad itself. but it's also clear that isis has a presence there with a number of suicide bombings increasing. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. the number of injuries and deaths associated with faulty gm ignition switches has risen again. kenneth feinberg says 27 people have died. he also says 25 have been seriously hurt. gm knew about faulty ignition switches in chevrolet cobalts and other small cars for more than a decade but did not recall them until february. a lot of people take a peek at that 401(k) every single day. some are not going to like what they see this morning. stocks sold off yesterday. traders fearing a global economic slowdown. all three major averages were down more than 1%. the dow begins trading down 1.5% for the year. some of the hardest hit stocks -- energy stocks, a slump in demand has gas prices dropping. they average $3.19 a gallon, down 21 cents in the past month. experts say they could drop another 20 cents or so over the next couple of weeks. the folks in greenville, michigan, were enjoying the lowest prices at $2.55 a gallon. this was for a while yesterday. a lot of people decided to line up and get their gas and save some money. >> i overpaid so much. $4.05. >> wow. >> yeah, it hurts today. there are some people who don't really worry about saving money, ever. now you can soon move into the world's newest status address. the final concrete will be poured today for 432 park avenue here in new york for what's become the tallest condominium building in the western hemisphere. a penthouse looks down on the empire state building. >> you look down at the empire state building? if you get a chance, look on their website and check out their availability. you can get the -- the cheapest place there is $16.9 million. about 3,500 square feet. a nice place but that's the cheapest spot left in the building right now. >> and you didn't get it because there was no steam shower. >> i'm big on the saunas and steam showers. and they don't provide some of the amenities that i've become accustomed to in life. as i straighten my tie. >> i should have straightened the tie. >> i thought tai would have taken off that fancy tie. sometimes we offer happy birthday wishes to special individuals out there. this morning is one of those occasions. >> happy early birthday to anna. she turns 114 tomorrow. and you know what she just did? she just joined 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>> yeah. >> reporter: but -- >> brian came over, glued him back together instead of going to the e.r. >> reporter: they estimate the family saved about $2,000 this year. matt gutman, abc news, naples, florida. >> we turn next to classy campus living. doesn't sound right, does it? colleges attracting students, they turn to luxury dorms with plush amenities. how the thousands spent on room and board are now worth it. in our next half hour, fast food secrets. mcdonald's takes us behind the scenes revealing how they make some of our favorite items from that legendary menu. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. >> announcer: "world news now" okay. when you think college living, the term luxury probably not the first thing on your mind. >> i think nasty sometimes. more and more college students are having a vastly different experience than many of us had. for more on this disappearance of the cinderblock dorm rooms we're "up all nightline" with mara schiavocampo. >> reporter: it's a water park that rivals even those at top resorts. a 25-person hot tub. a wet deck for tanning. a diving well. water slide. all wrapped within a 64-foot lazy river. but this isn't turks and caicos. it's lubbock, texas. and the two-acre water park is just one section of the student recreation center of texas tech university. >> i just heard of a couple of friends that go to universities that have lap pool kind of deals. it's just cool to tell them about our luxurious river. >> reporter: with competition for tuition money ramping up, schools now justify the high cost of construction as important for recruiting and keeping students. and at texas tech, the $8.4 million water complex is doing its job. >> i was like, sweet. a pool. >> reporter: enrollment this year at an all-time high. >> i wanted to come here for my major specifically but when i saw they had a lazy river, that definitely moved it up on my top priority list. >> reporter: even with the average tuition nearing $40,000 and student loan debt topping $1.2 trillion, there's no stopping colleges from building amenities once unimaginable on campuses. at the top of the wish list, the luxury dorm room. the inspiration for high end living began with off-campus housing popular with college students. >> okay. this is my dorm room here. and it's really nice because it gives me a little sense of privacy. i have my own room, bathroom, closet. this is my closet. it's nice to have a walk-in closet. look at all your shoes. have everything available to you. >> reporter: gone are the dorm rooms with bunk beds, cinder block walls and communal bathrooms. drexel has two units on campus and one more, the largest so far, on track to open in 2015. and like the callaway house in austin, the drexel dorms resemble swanky apartments with killer views. at this particular building the added bonus of a golf simulation room and a shake shack on the ground floor. university of missouri has an aquatic center that boasts an indoor waterfall and grotto inspired by the more famous one at the playboy mansion giving today's college students the kind of experience their parents could only dream about. >> that's one of the best things for my success here is i love where i live. if you love where you live, then you'll be successful. >> reporter: mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >> rough it. >> i wonder what their grades are. >> if it can make a more comfortable environment, you want to stick around. you aren't running off campus. you enjoy where you live. >> i think there's nothing wrong with a shake shack in your dorm. >> you have a problem with the -- >> the playboy grotto. the shoes room. >> you think that's too much for a college student? >> i think there's something in building yourself up before getting to a certain level, right? >> please. i want to start at that level. right? >> please. i want to start at that level. and now it's time for "the mix." >> we just rolled this video. it's pretty self-explanatory. just look and listen at this. >> it looked like the child is hurting the other child. 22-month-old, the big one there, is tickling her little sister. that's adrian. and trying to make the little one laugh. and it's successful. >> this is awesome. >> fun little video to show you. this is fun. >> this is awesome. [ laughter ] okay. we'll take that one. it's not often in "the mix" i say i really, really want to meet someone. but i really want to meet 8-year-old charlie. he puts patrick swayze to shame. this is "dirty dancing," his rendition. ♪ >> is he going step for step? >> step for step. look at those hips. he's only 8. >> oh, my goodness. >> "dancing with the stars" we have a contender. >> "dirty dancing," were you a fan? >> the classic movie for dancing that none of us could do. pretty hard. >> 69,000 views on youtube since being posted. he started off at 3 when he first saw michael jackson dancing. that's what got him going. have you seen a kid dance like that? remember this name, charlie. let's keep dancing. we'll go to australia. you ever ride the train in new york? >> the subway. >> one thing i hate about riding the subway, you are packed in there this close. nobody is talking. nobody will speak to each other. this is what they did in australia. the guy gets on and starts a dance party and gets other people on this train involved. you hear the music. people get up and get going. this is what we need. people, just lighten up a little bit. that's great. total strangers get up and start dancing. he had some friends involved. once they broke the ice, they had a dance party. >> practically the whole train. i'm impressed. pumpkin time. i took my kids to the pumpkin patch yesterday. i'm glad i didn't buy this pumpkin. well over 2,000 pounds of pumpkin. 2,058. a competition. world championship for pumpkin weigh off in half moon bay, san francisco. this guy took the cake. >> they do a great festival out there. beautiful half moon bay. >> he squashed the competition, didn't he? >> i'm just going to stop right there. tiful half moon bay. >> he squashed the competition, this morning on "world news now" -- extreme weathe this morning on "world news now" -- extreme weather. tornadoes and powerful storms ripping through a big part of the country. the human toll in today's watches and warnings impacting millions. the fighting ebola. the dallas nurse infected after treating a sick man from africa. the outpouring of support and the aggressive medical care. sharing secrets. mcdonald's making history, opening its doors answering tough questions from fast food customers. see for yourself before hitting the drive-thru. and sexy superstar. penelope cruz getting worldwide attention by ranking number one on a list that is near and dear to many men all over the world. that's in "the skinny" on this tuesday, october 14th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." tuesday, october 14th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good to have her back, right? >> you say that with absolute sarcasm. >> no, because people don't hear what goes on during these commercial breaks when we're not on the air. >> i like to needle them. >> they should hear it, but, really, missed you yesterday. i wanted to declare publicly, i missed you yesterday. >> this is a big moment. >> it's a big moment. >> who knew. >> i didn't get a lot of rest. i'm a little off. >> you do have 20 packs of sugar which i'm concerned about. >> he does it right before the show. it's about eight packs of sugar. >> you are right to be concerned. good to have you back. good morning to you all. we have to get started here. we have some nasty weather. >> deadly weather. deadly storms ripping through the midwest and now heading eastward. >> from new orleans to chicago. damaging winds, torrential rains. it spawned tornadoes even. those tornadoes blamed for at least two deaths. we begin our coverage with clayton sandell. >> reporter: images from the country's midsection showing clearly the impact of an 800-mile-long weather system that has already spawned tornadoes, knocked out power and made roads impassable. at least two have died from storms in arkansas. one elderly woman in burnwell and a man in ashtown. his wife and others injured after a twister touched down. >> it could have been worse but we feel the loss of one life is bad. >> reporter: residents there are picking through the debris of what was once their homes. the national weather service is there, too. assessing the storm's strength. >> i think it was an ef-2. the main determination was the mobile home right behind me that was pretty much demolished. >> reporter: in louisiana, now under a state of emergency, trees are uprooted, cars crushed. power lines left dangling. back in texas, just before 11:00 monday morning, winds so strong in ft. worth, part of this roof and a wall of a tire shop collapsing on to a car below. two workers inside now with minor injuries. north to bellevue, illinois. crews were out cleaning up after drenching rain and wind downed trees, wrecking the roof of a home in this neighborhood. >> just very traumatic to walk up and see like the back of your house pretty much demolished and watching the rain continue to pour down. just a sadness. >> reporter: all this weather is now heading east. the storm system still holding together. millions of americans and several major cities from the gulf coast to the great lakes right in its path. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. the storm could impact millions of commuters heading back to work after the holiday weekend. >> hurricane now intensifying off puerto rico as well. our coverage continues with accuweather's jim dickey. good morning. >> good morning. another round of dangerous thunderstorms expected here today. not quite the tornado threat of what we saw yesterday, but still damage winds, large hail and flash flooding. ohio valley down towards the gulf of mexico through the afternoon into the evening. the threat shifts on to the coast. meanwhile, tracking hurricane gonzalo moving north and west around the leeward islands, puerto rico. going to see tremendous rainfall. 4 to 8 inches. flooding a major concern. it will turn north-northeast headed toward bermuda into the weekend. t.j. and reena, back to you. we turn to texas and the young texas nurse now fighting ebola. they prayed for her at her home church in ft. worth. nina pham is in stable condition after being diagnosed this weekend. pham has spoken with her mother via skype and is said to be in good spirits. >> she's doing well, treated very well and feeling comfortable. >> the nurse has been given the plasma of an american doctor that was infected but has recovered. it's hoped the antibodies will help her recover, as well. a new plea from the family of british journalist being held hostage by isis. john cantlie's sister urging the group to contact her family. he was captured two years ago, and he's appeared in several propaganda videos. his sister said the channel of communication they had with isis has been lost. >> it is not true to say that there has been no attempt to engage with i.s. it is simply not accurate. this is frustrating for all parties, including those who are trying to assist us. >> the family says efforts to reopen dialogue have been ignored by the captors. two american journalists and two british aide workers have already been beheaded in the past couple of months. president obama attends a summit today outside of washington with defense ministers of 20 countries. the goal to find new ways to combat isis. fighters have carried out three suicide bombings in kobani allowing them to make a small advance on that city. this as u.s.-led air strikes continue to pound that area. here now abc's susan saulny. >> reporter: smoke from fierce fighting billowed over kobani. u.s. air strikes are trying to blunt the advance of isis militants who have made gains in the past two weeks, but u.s. officials are acknowledging the air strikes have done little to stop the militants' onslaught against the kurdish border town because isis is changing tactics. >> isis is blending in to parts of the disenfranchised sunni population. and they'll be harder to target. they know how to maneuver and how to use populations and concealment. >> reporter: a humanitarian crisis is unfolding. over 200,000 residents have fled across the border into turkey. they've warned of a possible massacre of those who remain. isis continues to threaten baghdad, coming within 15 miles of the baghdad airport. so close that the u.s. had to call in apache attack helicopters for the first time. turkey has agreed to help train moderate syrian opposition forces to fight isis militants. later today 23 military defense chiefs are expected to meet at joint base andrews with the president and the joint chiefs of staff. the u.s. is expected to ask them to do more in the fight against isis. >> thank you, susan. roman catholic bishops are signaling a major change in accepting gays and divorcees into the church. halfway through a vatican meeting on family life called by pope francis, the bishops' initial report is seen as almost revolutionary. gays have special gifts to offer and their partnership, while morally problematic offer the couples precious support and their dignity must be respected. >> that's a huge quote there. morally problematic. a lot of people will hear that and say that's no good. that's a huge step forward. pope francis needs to be given a lot of credit for this. >> i'm not surprised. he was on the back of a plane going from brazil to italy in july and told a bunch of journalists, if someone is gay and he searches for the lord and has goodwill, who am i to judge. i just thought, what a great quote from the pope. and just -- when it was said in july, people were like, this could be a major change in doctrine. >> revolutionary. a good word there. we'll turn back to new jersey. seven high school football players there. high school football players facing charges for allegedly sexually abusing younger teammates. could see them in court as early as today. the seven students have also been suspended from sayreville high school. it's not clear whether their coaches knew about this alleged abuse or even suspected it might have been happening. the football program has been suspended, the season canceled. the superintendent is considering the future of that program. as for the pros, san francisco visiting st. louis on monday night football. the rams got off to a fast start taking a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. but the 49ers came roaring back scoring the next 24 points. they closed it out with an interception return for a touchdown. san francisco wins for this one comfortably, 31-17. people getting ready for halloween. and here is the proof of that. they are absolutely getting in the mood. >> that's right. this happened in minneapolis. no it wasn't a modern day performance of "thriller." all these people were helping set a guinness world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as zombies. the official number -- 15,458. >> you know somebody didn't enjoy this. there's always somebody that's going to have a complaint, a problem. >> don't tell me it was you. >> it wasn't me 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now to us. an exclusive look at their massive operation from abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: it's that iconic burger joint. mcdonald's serving millions of americans for more than 70 years with that famous smile. but for long, some customers haven't been smiling. questioning how their food is produced. a process most of us have never seen until right now. >> so this is it. this is the first time you're letting any television crew in here? >> yes, this is the first time. we're making history. >> reporter: we're walking into one of the top secret food plants in fresno, california. >> we're starting on a journey called our food, your questions. we want to open up the doors and let our customers ask any questions they have and give them the answers. >> reporter: it won't be easy. americans have had tough questions for the mega fast food company. those questions right in mcdonald's latest commercial. >> i think it's ding. >> does mcdonald's even sell real food? >> we suit up in sterile wear. >> this is beef trim from chuck and round and sirloin. >> reporter: mcdonald's says the patties are 100% beef. the recipe is nothing more than a blend of leaner beef trim and fattier trim. >> like you'd get at the grocery store. you buy an 80/20 blend. >> reporter: it's blended together, made into patties. with so many people on social media able to affect a company's image, experts say transparency is key. >> i think mcdonald's is deciding to lift the curtain because of market share. millennials are driving the food bust and heading to other establishments offering better, healthier fare. >> there are going to be families who are still going to say, you know, the food at mcdonald's is just not healthy enough. i won't feed it to my kids. what do you say to them? >> i said don't judge us before you know us. >> reporter: gio benitez, abc news, fresno, california. >> do you think it will make a difference? >> people are not going to stop eating cheap food. it's just that simple. the stuff is good and it's cheap. it's convenient for so many people. look at that. >> because you know all about cheap and convenient. >> everybody loves it. that's why it's a hit, folks. mcdonald's isn't going anywhere. you can put whatever you want up on screen. show whatever you want to show. people are going to eat that stuff. it's a cheeseburger. >> thank you, t.j. mcdonald. >> do you have red shoes underneath -- >> no. i'm just saying, people are -- >> where's your yellow suit? >> i'm not a fast food guy. neither one of us. i get it, though. do love the fries, though, right? >> i do love the fries. in india, the new delhi, they had a chicken tika burger. it was pretty good. coming up, she's the latest to be named the sexiest woman alive. >> also see who made the list of the most influential teenagers of the year. "the skinny" next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ skinny ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ all right. time for "the skinny." leading us off is the latest lady to be called the sexiest woman alive. >> they didn't call me for my vote. i'm okay with this. penelope cruz. the 11th woman to be given the distinct title by "esquire." halle berry, angelina jolie have been given the award before. >> cruz who is married to fellow spanish actor javier bar democrat says she doesn't feel she's the sexiest woman alive but like a mother who doesn't get enough sleep. she told esquire family is everything to her. posing for steamy pictures that you see there. that will hit newsstands next month. it's a whole world was a high school, these next teens would definitely be the cool kids. >> "time" magazine out with most influential teens on the planet. they include malala yousafzai. just 17 years old. mo'ne davis landed on the cover of "sports illustrated." little league world series. she's just 13 years old. >> malia and sasha obama are on the list. noted for their personal style. also the influence of kylie and kendall jenner of the kardashian clan. kendall is a runway model, and kylie has aspirations of being an entrepreneur. >> also, rico rodriguez from "modern family." one of the highest paid teens on tv. could be earning over 100 grand an episode if the show continues for a few more seasons, which i'm sure it will. cameron diaz has everyone guessing if she's engaged or not. >> she's been seen recently wearing a ring but has just said some things that will keep people guessing. she said she's not looking for a husband or marriage but is living, not thinking what she should or shouldn't be doing with her life. >> the 42-year-old diaz revealed she has no problem with nudity. she'll do whatever has to get done as long as it's part of the story. we're doubtful she's showing skin in her next role, though, miss hannagan in the upcoming remake of "annie." she'll be doing something that's terrifying to her, singing. >> but no problem being naked? nothing wrong with nudity. the honeymoon over for the clooneys. seeing george at comic-con. >> just two weeks after their multimillion-dollar italian wedding, amal is in greece helping that country get back artifacts taken from britain years ago. she's returning to work as amal clooney according to her firm's website. time for celebrity birthdays. who's celebrating -- english writer/comedian steve coogan, 49. natalie maines turns 40. >> usher, 36. >> actress, model and former wrestler stacy keibler turns 35. big happy birthday to all of you. >> that's stacy, i could have been clooney, keibler. >> that's right. >> that's right. we do? i took the trash out. i know. and thank you so much for that. i think we should get a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? 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