With her child. Good evening. Its great to have you with us on a friday night. We begin with the fire storm over dr. Ben carson saying he was offered a scholarship to west point. His campaign saying about his story, maybe the words were inaccurate, but they maintain he was told he would gain acceptance. Tonight, we asked west point how the process works. Heres tom llamas on the explanation, and also donald trump, who pounced on this quickly. Reporter tonight, dr. Ben carson forced to explain himself after accusations part of his story dont add up. Carson has repeatedly said he was offered a scholarship to west point. As recently as a month ago on pbs. I was offered a full scholarship to west point, got to meet general westmoreland and go to congressional medal of honor dinners. Reporter the west point scholarship was something he wrote about in his books. Carsons campaign confirming tonight to abc news that not only was he never admitted to west point, he never even applied. And about that scholarship . Telling us, maybe the words are inaccurate. But that as a top rotc student in detroit carson was told he would gain acceptance by west point officials, and that was, in effect, getting a scholarship because nobody pays a dime. West point says they cant confirm or deny whether he was ever told that, but they did multistep process. A verbal offer of admission alone would never be enough to guarantee entry. Late today, carson was asked if scholarship. That was the way it was presented to me. I understand that the way west point works is through a different mechanism, but thats the way it was presented to me. Reporter this latest fire for other alleged discrepancies about his story. For example, that he was violent when he was young. At age 14, another teenager angered me, and i had a large camping knife, and i tried to stab him in the abdomen. And fortunately, under his clothing, he had on a large metal belt buckle. And the knife blade struck with such force that it broke. And he fled in terror. Reporter carson has said thats when he rejected anger and started to give his life to god. And he is now lashing out at the media for questioning his claims. This is a bunch of lies. This is what it is, a bunch of lies, attempting, you know, to say im lying about my history. I think its pathetic. Reporter one of his rivals seizing on the controversy, donald trump, in rehearsals today for his appearance on snl this weekend, slamming carson on social media. Retweeting the news story and adding, wow, one of many lies big story. David, according to carson, there are bigger factors at play. Saying secular progressive movements are threatened by him. And that his words are being taken out of context. David . Looks like it comes down to conversations that recruiters had with him and whether those are accurate. And if these questions cause votest voters to see him as less honest, his support could be dropping. Nobody is questioning if he was recruited at west point. He went to yale. And supporters saying hes being vilified. And now to the other developing story were following, the deadly plane disaster. Reports an explosion can be heard on flight recorders. And u. S. Authorities ordering tough new security measures. And now, investigators are focusing in part on the one hour the plane was on the ground before taking off. Martha raddatz with new reporting tonight. Reporter whether it was a no chances. The department of Homeland Security announcing those new security measures today for u. S. Bound flights from selected airports in the mideast. Including expanding screening of items on aircraft, reassessing security at certain airports, and offering Security Assistance what will that mean for passengers . Theyll experience increased numbers of patdown searches. And their personal items will be swabbed. Why swabbed . The screeners will be looking for explosive residue. Reporter russia today took a much more extreme step, banning all flights to egypt, temporarily stranding some 50,000 tourists. Is made, media reports say the sound of an explosion can be heard on the flight recorders. They know what a bomb sounds like, what, say, a fuel tank blowing up sounds like, and they know the sound of an airplane coming apart. Reporter what we do know is that, the metrojet was on the ground in Sharm El Sheik for just an hour, according to an egyptian official. An hour of darkness when a bomb may have been put on the plane. The plane took off just before 6 00 a. M. About 24 minutes later, breaking up at 31,000 feet. It would have been very simple for somebody to walk out on that ramp and throw an unchecked bag onto that ramp or put it in the cargo hold. Martha, you reported there are reports you can hear an explosion on the flight recorders. And well hear much more tomorrow . Yes, a press conference is scheduled tomorrow where we should get some clarity and hopefully some real evidence. Martha, thank you. And a stunning story out of ohio. A family allegedly held for 17 hours, the father forced to rob the bank where hes manager. And gio benitez with the 911 calls. Reporter tonight, this banker and his family are safe after a dramatic 17hour hostage situation in their own home. The man calling 911. Somebody just robbed me. They took my kids hostage and theyre heading west on millsboro west road. Reporter it all began thursday afternoon, 2 00 p. M. , a man allegedly taking the Bank Managers wife and children hostage at this home in ontario, ohio. When the husband, banker brian mcconnell, got home at 9 00 p. M. , he says he was also taken hostage. Mcconnell told police he was allowed out of the house early this morning, taking more than 100,000 from this bank that he managed and bringing it back to the hostage taker. The kid apologized the entire time, said it wasnt his idea, said the guy would kill him and get his entire family. Reporter and this summer in tennessee, a bankers family was held at gunpoint. The banker says he doesnt know who the hostage taker was, and there are no new leads. So, still a mystery tonight. David . Thank you. Tonight, new details on the cop nicknamed g. I. Joe. Found dead in what is called a carefully staged suicide. Embezzling money, using his patrol car for family vacations, even an alleged murder plot. Heres alex perez. Reporter tonight, those startling personnel files just released on disgraced lieutenant Joe Gliniewicz show in 2009 an Anonymous Group of Fox Lake Police officers submitted a letter to the mayor with a long list of complaints about him. Including an inappropriate sexual relationship with a subordinate officer, being highly intoxicated in public. And even allowing members of the Police Youth Program he directed to use squad cars and to dress as police. He had a side he would present to individuals, and a side that nobody knew about. Reporter Authorities Say glinieiwicz was stealing tens of thousands of dollars from that youth program. Investigators revealing he had even looked into hiring a hitman to kill village Administrator Program be audited. Fearing the embezzlement would be exposed, police say he make his suicide look like a murder. According to abc affiliate wls, now being investigated by police in connection with that embezzlement scheme too. And david, one bright spot in all of this, the Police Explorers program gliniewicz ran will continue. Two officers have stepped in to run the program. David . Alex, thank you. And now to the wild weather heading into the weekend. Unseasonably warm in the east, record setter tied in new york, washington, and boston. And in texas, a powerful tornado in ft. Worth. And lightning captured in texas, the storms continue to slam both parts of the country. The cold front bumping up and rain will be significant, especially across austin and houston. And spotty flooding, but the big cooldown. Records in d. C. , 80 degrees, tomorrow, into the 60s and 50s. On sunday, back to where the temperatures should be in november. And now to washington and president obama, ending one of the more contentious battles, rejecting the proposed keystone pipeline. The president saying it wont help gas prices. And to an abc investigation, hundreds of children killed or injured by Window Blinds. Abc reporters all over the country, sent shopping. What did they find . Chilling home video of a toddler surviving a very close call. Reporter the home video is about to turn horrifying, and we are going to show it only because it has a happy ending and could save a life. Nicci walla is recording her twins learning to walk. As she turns, she sees this. Her 3yearold son gavin, hanging from the cord of a window blind. Gavin . Reporter and then the sweet sounds of life. Gavin was left with a welt across his neck. He was one of the lucky ones. Brian, i see decades, and im talking decades, about children once a month getting hanged to death by these products and its got to stop. These are many different types of samples. Reporter elliott kaye, the chairman of the Consumer Product safety commission, says cordless blinds like these would solve the whole problem. Look at that. Its beautiful. Reporter but the vast majority of the blinds sold in the u. S. Every year, tens of millions of sets, include those dangerous cords. Wanted to ask you some questions about the children that have died in window blind accidents. Can you talk about that at all . No. Reporter the industry disputes the governments numbers and produced this video to show a range of safety features they say have reduced the number of deaths. And they say they want to educate parents and retailers about the risk. Yet, when our abc affiliates visited Stores Across the country, they often found the message is not getting through. Is there a safety issue or anything like that . Reporter and since we began reporting on this danger, ikea and target have both taken all Window Blinds with cords off other major stores say theyll follow suit. And that young man, hes now 17 years old. And eager for parents to see that video. And this young man, stolen from his mother when he was just 5 years old. And heres david wright, in ohio. Reporter today, Julian Hernandez wanted nothing to do with the reporters outside his home. A High School Kid in a hoodie, trying his best to be inconspicuous. Please, no more spotlights, no more cameras, he said in a statement. I just want to be left alone. Hes just learned he has a mom he hasnt seen since he was 5. And his dad, whom he knew by a different name, is now in custody for abducting him. He robbed that kid of his mom. Correct. Reporter bobby hernandezs lawyer says his client is now on suicide watch. For now, the father is not son. From what i hear, hes a great kid. Active in sports. And hes an honor student in school. Reporter but his world has got to be turned upsidedown. His whole life has been a lie. Yes, apparently so. Reporter julian is in touch with his mother. But its got to be a tough road ahead. The fathers lawyer is not disputing the facts of the case. Bobby hernandez now facing the possibility of years behind bars. David . Thanks. Up next here, the cruise ship nightmare. Passengers screaming to help another passenger. You can see the images, clinging to the raft helpless. The coast guard search under way. And what are the least reliable cars on the road . And the big star wars surprise. The new trailer shown elsewhere in the world. It shows stuff, we had no idea. Coming up. Look at you, saving money on your Medicare Part d prescriptions. 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