Breakout moment. How did this debate impact their poll numbers . Well, you said it, reena. They really needed that breakout moment. Last time i was here we were talking about Carly Fiorina and her breakout moments in the gop Martin Omalley really needed that tonight. He wants to be the antihillary candidate, the one that Bernie Sanders is now. And he really did not have that moment tonight. And neither did Lincoln Chafee or jim webb. And now the conversation switches to the democrat that many wanted to have seen on stage tonight. Thats Vice President biden. Is he any closer to making a decision about running . Its really the question hanging over this entire race still. What will joe do . We expect some sort of decision later this week, maybe even next week. But what we do know is by november 6th that is when the filing deadlines start. Thats really the last absolute date three weeks. Do we know where he was tonight exactly . Where was he watching . He must have been watching. He was at the Vice President s residence. He was watching. But before the debate he actually hosted a High School Reunion with some high school pals at the Vice President s residence. So you can imagine what they were asking him. Oh, this seems like a very joe biden thing to do. Right . Absolutely. Freddie from the block. Much more fun than hanging out at the debate. They were definitely im sure weighing in on that big decision. Youre right, shush. Abcs deputy political director shush p. Annah walshe. Thanks for having me on. Coming up in our next half hour, more live coverage of the debate from las vegas and Donald Trumps big announcement. Its your voice your vote on abc. Another major headline were following. Federal atf agents are joining the investigation into that kansas city fire in which two firefighters died. The the men were killed when a burning building collapsed, trapping them. Investigators say theres nothing suspicious about the fire at least initially, but the atf agents will be able to provide special expertise in the investigation. To the mideast now. Secretary of state john kerry says the violence between israelis and palestinians must stop. But israels Prime Minister says hell take a series of aggressive steps to stop at tacks against israeli civilians. Abcs Alex Marquardt is in jerusalem. Reporter out of nowhere the white car careens onto the sidewalk, ramming into pedestrians, who go flying. The attacker a palestinian man then gets out of the car and starts attacking bystanders with a meat cleaver. An Israeli Security guard rushes up and shoots the attacker, who collapses. But as a crowd gathers he tries to get up again and keep fighting before being taken down. In the end one victim died in what has been one of the most dramatic incidents in two weeks of relentless violence in israel and the palestinian territories. The fear now, that this is no ordinary spike in violence. Palestinian anger being fueled by israels crackdown. Responses like a bombing in gaza that left a palestinian mother and her young daughter dead. A cycle threatening to spin out of control and turn into an allout conflict. Israel is now reportedly going to start deploying its army into the streets of jerusalem to protect Public Transportation and is also considering checkpoints around palestinian neighborhoods. Alex marquardt, abc news, jerusalem. A top russian official says the dutch report into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 is flawed. That report determined that a russianmade missile brought the plane down, killing everyone on board. The russian official says its obvious the biased report was politically motivated. The new report did not determine who fired the missile. Investigators are still working on that. Well, this isnt good news. Here in the u. S. The air Traffic Controllers union is warning that a chronic shortage of to flight delays. Union leaders say the faa is to blame for the shortage by not meeting hiring goals in the last few years. The faa says there have been a number of issues including the fact the controller academy was closed for nine months because of the Government Shutdown and budget cuts. All right. Night. Lets hit the highlights now. Reena. Okay. We start with the cardinals and the cubs from Wrigley Field in chicago. It was tied at 4 in the sixth one deep to the right. Then the following inning kyle schwarber, he made it 64 cubs with another solo home run. That set up wild scenes of celebration. The cubs head back to the National League championship series for the First Time Since 2003. Thats a long time, huh . Of course youd bust out the champagne, right . Then it was the dodgers and the mets right here in new york. L. A. Put three runs on the board in the third. And that was all they would need. Pitching ace Clayton Kershaw gave up just one run and three hits in sen innings of work. The teams meet again in a Decisive Game 5. Thats tomorrow. Thatll be in l. A. The winner hosts game 1 of the nlcs on saturday. Yeah. Clayton kershaw. Thats your boy . Yeah, hes a herk ck of a pitcher. This is the first time the cubs have clinched a series at home in the history of their franchise. It was the first time their fans could really party and get into it because it was happening right in front of them. What took them so long . Question. Goat. The curse of steve bartman, that guy who reached into the Playing Field and cursed them and they that was the last time they were in the nlcs, 12 years ago. Today. Maybe they changed their socks too many times. Something. But its working so far. Coming up in the mix, was that santa claus that we saw in the audience in last nights debate . That one. Also ahead, a family dispute involving an aunt, her enthusiastic nephews hug and a broken wrist. The fight went to court, and this morning theres a winner. And the baby born on an International Flight to the u. S. The special delivery and the question is the baby an american . And dont forget, check us out on facebook. Wnnfans. Com. Were also on twitterate abcwnn. Youre watching world news now. Important message for residents age 50 to 85. Write down this number now. Right now, people are receiving this free information kit for guaranteed acceptance Life Insurance with a rate lock through the Colonial Penn program. If you are on a fixed income, learn about affordable whole Life Insurance that guarantees your rate can never increase for any reason. If you did not receive your information, call this number now. Your acceptance is guaranteed, with no health questions. Stand by to learn more. Im alex trebek, here to tell you about a popular Life Insurance plan with a rate lock that locks in your rate for life so it can never increase. Did you get your free information kit . 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Abigail jones was born with a brain tumor, but even before birth her parents knew that she probably would not survive. But she began to eat and gained weight. So her parents had a second opinion. Boston Childrens Hospital doctors said the tumor might not be malignant and operated. And it turned out that it was not cancerous. We were telling people, and i mean, people just couldnt believe it. Its just what . Huh . So sweet. Her mother says the surgeon said that they got it all and it was almost like when she heard that abigail was reborn again. The baby has already been discharged from the hospital. What a great recovery story. I love this one. Now to a unique case involving a family relative suing an 8yearold boy after he left to greet her at his Birthday Party. I dont know about this. His overzealous show of affection caused her to break her wrist and now a required has been reached in that case. Abcs linsey davis has the story. Reporter a one of a kind court case in bridgeport, connecticut. A woman suing an 8yearold relative for 127,000 for inadvertently breaking her wrist when he went to give her an exuberant hug. Jennifer connell, whom the defendant calls auntie jen, arrived for shawns 8th Birthday Party when according to Court Documents he gave her a forcell greeting which she says caused her to fall by knocking her to the ground, resulting in severe personal injuries. The incident happened back in 2011. Connell wait twoday years after the fall to take shawn tarella, her cousins son, now 12 years old, to court. Connell claims the fracture resulted in medical bills totaling more than 113,000. She says she continues to have great pain and discomfort, even testifying i was at a party recently and it was difficult to hold my hors doeuvres plate. After this twoday trial it took the jury less than an hour to come back with its verdict, siding with the boy. Yet another fall for the 54yearold connell, who tried to avoid the media as she left the courthouse, crestfallen and likely in need of a hug. Linsey davis, abc news, bridgeport, connecticut. In need of a hug . Christmas is going to be interesting in that household, right . Its going to be really awkward come holiday time. Thats right. Coming up in our next half hour. Gop president ial frontrunner donald trump hosting saturday night live, returning to the same network who broke off ties after controversial comments. And will the other candidates get a shot at the stage . But first, a very special delivery. A baby born in the middle of an overseas flight. And a very important question. What country will she be a citizen of . The passenger list on an overseas flight suddenly got a little bit longer. An expectant mom was going into labor, giving birth to a beautiful baby girl, but some confusion now over her nationality. Heres abcs neal karlinsky. [ applause ] reporter passengers usually reserve applause for the captain after a Happy Landing. But this too was a Happy Landing of sorts. Its a girl. Reporter just look how excited that Flight Attendant is, holding a brand new baby in the middle of row 49. Amira rajput couldnt believe her eyes. Theyre disinfecting scissors and, you know, collecting buckets and blankets and whatever things that they can find. Reporter the china air flight was headed from taiwan to los angeles. But you can see on radar where it made a huge course change, steering toward alaska for an emergency landing. But will the baby be a u. S. Citizen . The law says if youre born within a 12mile radius of american soil you are. But we dont know yet. In the meantime, just a big thank you for a doctor who happened to be on board a plane that landed with one more passenger than when it started. Neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. So clearly theres no epidural up in the sky. They gave her a blanket to bite down on. Oh, no. Wow. To contain her screams. Wow. And i saw paper towels coming in. You know in first class they give you the nice little hot the nice hot towel. They couldnt find one of those . What was look at that. Yeah. Delivering. See, had i been on that flight, things would have turned out much differently. You had your own liquid epidural. Thats how to do it. Be right back. Mary gets her bounce on. Wow mary, is like, every mom from the neighborhood here . Look at them all. judgie. See . You are looking good using bounce dryer sheets is paying off. Your clothes have fewer wrinkles, and static cling. Aint bringing you down. Oh and look, its that ms. Brookethinksshesallthat andabagofchips. Good thing you brought your agame. Your agame. Bounce, the 4 in 1 dryer sheet. Your clever moves wont stop the cold and flu. But disinfecting with lysol can. Lysol wipes and spray are approved to kill more types of germs than clorox. To help keep your family healthy, lysol that. Im alex trebek. 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This is a little bit of an interesting debate take. Remember the last time the gop debate there was that hot guy who sat behind the moderators. You might remember him. Social media was buzzing over who this guy was, what was the deal with him. Well, now here he is. That was gregory caruso. We find out later he was a young film director. So what are people buzzing about about who was in the crowd this time . Santa claus. We dont know whether rudolph brought him over to the debate. We dont know if rudolph was playing in the slot machines. But apparently people were buzzing about how santa claus made it into the crowd. Sxwre made he made the list. Holidays are coming. See whos naughty and nice. Whos for gun control and who isnt. I like it. The lax dress code there at the democratic debate. Children. You have them. Yes. Love them. They can be embarrassing sometimes. We have video of a little boy just trying to help his mom at the store. Okay. Hey, mom. You may have forgotten these. Dont you use these for your butt . What . Dont you use these for your butt . What do you mean . At the old house, our house, our old house. Dont you . No. Put them back. Oh. Why are you trying to play it cool . You know you use those, mom. No, i dont. Ebony clark is the mother. She posted that to youtube. 6 million hits later. Hes so cute, though. Hes just trying to help. Youre right. Thats a good point. Hes just trying to help. Even though you feel embarrassed. Aisle 8 of the grocery store. Thats the way they do it. Speaking of embarrassing moments caught on camera, take a look at this. This was actually an anchor who thinks that they are getting skunked by a skunk. Youve got to see this one. Their selfdefense mechanism. They spray. So if they get scared, if they feel threatened at all theyll shoot out a spray and can it can shoot about oh delayed reaction there. I know. This was from abc action 3 news in omaha, nebraska. Happened on friday. They were trying to play a trick, if you can tell, on the anchor. I thought it was pretty funny. I would have freaked out, too. I think he was in the right. Funny when they play it on someone else. All right. It is october. There are people now decorating pumpkins, making jackolanterns. I want to show you a look at this. This is art. That is done on a pumpkin. Wow. That is a chicago artist named edward cobril. His expertise is usually in cakes. Takes him about six hours, but those are masterpieces. This morning on world news now the democratic debate. The issues that drove the major candidates apart, and where they actually agreed with one another. The political surprises live from las vegas. Breaking news. An unresponsive lamar odom rushed from a brothel to a nevada emergency room. The latest developments about the reality tv and former nba star. And new this half hour, a brush with death on a commute to work. The giant piece of scrap metal that smashed a womans windshield. The investigation and the drivers disbelief. And later, donald trump is going to do something he hasnt done in 11 years. Well look at his last performance in the skinny on this wednesday october 14th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Well, good morning on this very busy wednesday morning. Im reena ninan. And im phillip mena. Of course everyone talking about the big showdown in las vegas, where the democrats, they were butting heads. It was the first debate of the primary. Despite a few sharp exchanges and disagreements, it was really no slugfest with the candidates largely toeing the party line on issues like immigration and fighting income inequality. Its your voice your vote now with more from abcs juju chang. Reporter right out of the gate the tough questions. Lu say anything to get elected . Reporter Anderson Cooper asking Hillary Clinton about her recent flipflop. From gay marriage to last weeks trade deal. Well, actually, i have been very consistent over the course of my entire life. I have always fought for the same values and principles. Reporter but the real sparks flying between the top two contenders, clinton and Bernie Sanders, going toe to toe for the first time. The first hotbutton issue gun control. Is Bernie Sanders tough enough on guns . No. Not at all. What i can tell secretary clinton, that all the shouting in the world is not going to do what i would hope all of us want, and that is keep guns out of the hands of people who should not have those guns and end this horrible violence that we are seeing. Reporter but the most dramatic moment came after she was pressed on her use of a private internet server for official emails. I did say it was a mistake. What i did was allowed by the state department, but it wasnt the best choice. Sanders surprised the crowd with this. Let me Say Something that may not be great politics. But i think the secretarys right. And that is that the American People are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails. Me too. [ cheers and applause ] i thought Bernie Sanders did very well. Of all the folks on the debate stage tonight i thought he did the best. He was the most disciplined on message. He kept returning to the message. He was the most passionate about his message. I think seeing the first woman president would be quite a change from the president s weve had up until this point including president obama. I thought she looked as hillary always looks, which is shes very competent, very composed. Reporter the latest abc News Washington post poll showing clinton still enjoying an advantage over sanders. Despite his recent surge. The super pac draft biden put out this campaign ad, last Democratic Convention to push him to run. Its about being able to look your child in the eye and say, honey, its going to be okay. Staying quiet, choosing to watch the action from home. Juju chang, abc news, new york. And with millions tuned in on social media, it was a night to remember. Our coverage continues this morning live from las vegas with brandi, good morning to you. Tell us, what was it like being there . Reporter good morning, reena. Good morning, phillip. You know what, the mood here, everyone seems to be in a great mood following this debate. Most people when they talk about it here in the spin room, you can see its now winding down, but most democrats say this was what they wanted out of the debate. Fiery but civil. We saw some attacks when it came to policy. But nothing personal like we saw at least with the last couple republican debates. So overall the democrats here in the spin room came back saying they feel this was a win for their party, reena and phillip. And of course we cant let you go without talking about donald trump. He was of course among those watching. What was his reaction to the democrats . Reporter you know what . Donald trump actually came up during the debate as one of the topics. Even Bernie Sanders said if im elected President Donald Trump and the rest of his billionaires are going to be paying a lot more in taxes. So of course before the debate began donald trump put it out there that he was going to be watching, he was going to be live tweeting during the debate, were this debate is sad. He said theres no star on stage. And he says the democrats message was more free handouts and that he could not wait to debate whoever becomes the democratic nominee. Of course that would mean hes the Presumptive Republican nominee. Of course donald trump said his speech today was probably more entertaining than anything you saw on that stage. Reena and phillip. Abcs brandi hitt live in las vegas. Brandi, thanks so much. And our coverage of the debate does not end here. More highlights coming up in our next half hour. Including additional insight about joe biden. On to some other news this morning. Former nba and reality tv star lamar odom is being treated at a las vegas hospital after being found unconscious at a brothel. Medics were called in yesterday when odom was found to be unresponsive. He was stabilized and driven to vegas because his 610 frame was too big for a helicopter. Odom was married to Khloe Kardashian for four years. They divorced in 2013. Well, now we have alarming news out of iran. State television says the country has successfully testfired an advanced torpedo system. Theres no word on its range. And the report cannot be independently verified. Irans defense minister says no foreign power can prevent iran from improving its defense capabilities. Meanwhile, Irans Parliament has approved a nuclear deal with world powers. A top russian official says the dutch report into the downing of malaysian Airlines Flight 17 is biased and politically motivated. That report determined that a russianmade missile brought the plane down, killing everyone on board. Months after painstaking work allowed investigators to reconstruct that aircraft. The new report did not determine who fired the missile. On that. Another crash in florida, where at least three people have reportedly died. The tragedy happened late yesterday afternoon in the Palm Beach County town of palm witnesses say the plane suddenly dropped out of the sky, hit two into flames. Daughter was killed in the crash. Kansas city is mourning the loss of two firefighters killed when a burning building collapsed. Abcs alex perez reports on the grief and the investigation. Reporter more than 50 monstrous blaze near downtown kansas city. Then ordered to evacuate. The firefighters make it out. Command did you copy . Major collapse on the west side. Major collapse. Reporter but not far enough away. One of the walls pushing out 30 feet. Trapping four firefighters in the rubble. Kansas citys bravest racing to save their own. 17year veteran larry leggio and 13year veteran john mesh pronounced dead at the hospital. Firefighter leggio leaves a wife, a mother and many immediate family members. Firefighter mesh leaves a wife and four young daughters. They were both good men. They were hard firefighters. We know today theyd still do the same job again if they had to. Reporter the two other injured firefighters are expected to be okay. Across this city flags are flying at half staff to honor the fallen firefighters. This is the First Time Since 2008 a firefighter here is killed while battling a blaze. Alex perez, abc news, kansas city, missouri. The former head of chicagos Public Schools is apologizing to students and teachers. Barbara byrd bennett pleaded guilty to corruption charges, admitting she steered 23 million in nobid contracts to her former employer. Outside the courtroom she cheerfully said students and teachers deserved much more from her. Prosecutors have agreed to a 7 1 2year prison sentence. Twitter is cutting back. The company is laying off more than 300 employees. Thats about 8 of its staff. Engineering will be hit hardest. The goal is to streamline twitter internally so it can move and adapt more quickly. Analysts are divided on the move. Its one of the first moves by founder jack dorsey since he returned to twitter as ceo. Advertisers still prefer facebook and google. All right. How about this . Starbucks have started a rather unique Delivery Service inside one of the most famous buildings in the world. Its happening at the Empire State Building and only at the Empire State Building. The whole thing is called starbucks green apron Delivery Service. Its only available to the more than 12,000 people who work in the building. Starbucks is using the program to learn how to handle deliveries to specific locations. Customers place orders through a dedicated website, and theyre delivered within half an hour. Yeah. Theyll tell you and you can tell exactly where it gets delivered and to whom. But we have our own Delivery Service here. We can oneup them, you know. Is that right . On the overnight. You didnt know that . Ha, ha. I didnt know that. Now i do. Noel, thank you. Its our special world news now blend. And it comes in a mailbox. Cool little mailbox. Its kind of hard to find coffee this hour. So its a little water. Enjoy yourselves. Thats awesome. Thank you. Our floor director noel, who gives us coffee with a smile. Where are you going, noel . Im a little suspicious he dropped it off and ran away so quickly. I know, right . But i love this little carrying case. Thats what people like about starbucks. Just dont like waiting in line. I prefer mine not black, but with almond milk. Diva. Coming up in the skinny, Jennifer Lawrences big regrets about money and the star named the sexiest woman alive. Also ahead, how to save on the high cost of maternity clothes. Worthwhile options for momstobe. 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Turning now to a Landmark Legal case and whether a gun store can be held accountable after a sale. Him and that gun was then used to shoot two Police Officers. Those officers suing the store for selling that gun. And a jury yesterday rendering a guilty verdict. Heres abcs pierre thomas. Reporter the jury was asked if badger guns was liable in the shooting of two Police Officers. The jury answered this question yes. Reporter the case began with this altercation between two milwaukee Police Officers and this suspect. It ended violently with each policeman shot in the face, leaving them scarred physically and mentally. It felt like i didnt deserve to live anymore. I actually considered committing suicide. Reporter the officers deciding to sue the gun store where the weapon was illegally purchased. Julius burton, the suspect who shot the policemen, was too young to buy a gun at the time. So he paid this man, seen here on surveillance tape, to legally buy it for him. Its called a straw purchase scam. According to the lawsuit, the gun store approved the sale despite a number of the man filling out the form first noted the gun was not even for him. The officers in milwaukee, authorities claim badger guns was a rogue store, that between 2006 and 2009 more than 1,800 guns from that dealer were used in crimes. But gun store Officials Say they never intentionally sold to criminals. The last thing we want to do is put a gun in somebodys hands that has thats going to commit a crime. Reporter the gun store gets to appeal the ruling but the verdict could have farreaching implications, with gun dealers across the nation on notice that they now have to be more careful about who they sell to. Pierre thomas, abc news, washington. The two Police Officers were awarded 5 million in damages because of their severe injuries. And one of them has brain damage. Yeah. And a destroyed eye from this. Horrible, horrible case. Well, coming up, donald trump returning to the network that recently gave him the boot. Plus, see if you can guess who was named the sexiest woman alive. The skinny is next. Tt2watv 64 bt qv9h tt2watv 64 a qf5, tt2watv 64 bm qm tt4watv 64 dztq ly4 tt4watv 64 entq yep. Trump will return to the snl stage. But more notably to the network that severed ties with him earlier this year. The iconic sketch show kicked off its 41st season by making fun of the republican included an impersonation by his democratic counterpart Hillary Clinton. Nbc is being accused of setting a double standard, citing their dumping of trumps miss usa pageant earlier this year after racially insensitive comments he made on the campaign trail. But november 7th trump will return to host once again. If i turn away from the camera, your ratings will drop watch. And boom, theyre back. Wow. Oh, snl. Oh, boy. No doubt. Hoping to feel the trump effect in the ratings game. But theres also another issue at play. The fccs equal time rule. Meaning that nbc is obligated to give other candidates air time. No word yet, though, if any other president ial hopefuls are taking nbc up on it. This videos actually from 2004, which is his last appearance. Its going to be good. He looked so different in that video, doesnt he . Its going to be good, though. It is. All right. Actress Hayden Panettiere has checked into a Treatment Facility for postpartum depression. The star of nashville gave birth to her first child last december with boxer wladimir klitschko. Panettieres tv character juliet also suffers from the condition. Hayden has been open about her own struggles telling kelly ripa and Michael Strahan its really painful and its really scary and women need a lot of support. Yeah, as many as 1 in 7 american women suffer from some form of Mental Illness during or after pregnancy. Its so good to see someone in hollywood talking about it because i was just talking to another abc employee today who people say how happy they are and how great it is and you feel like youve got to play that part, but there can be some dark moments, especially in the first her come out and talk about it its important to know youre not alone. And Jennifer Lawrence is speaking out about the gender pay gap as it relates to her experience in hollywood. She reveals she found out through the sony hacking scandal just how much less she was paid for her work on the film American Hustle than her male costars. Lennyletter. Com lawrence writes about her anger with herself saying i would be lying if i didnt say there was an element of wanting to be liked that influenced my decision to close the deal without a real fight. I didnt want to seem difficult or spoiled. Lawrence closed the essay by trying to find the adorable and all right. The annual honor of sexiest woman alive as proclaimed by esquire magazine. This year the game of thrones star emilia clarke, the 28yearold british actress. She is beautiful, come on. She appears in steamy photos, and is noted for the way she balances being friendly and fierce. Yep. Receive gqs woman of the year you know what sometimes is really hard . Finding clothes when youre pregnant that doesnt make you look like a tent. Its really hard to build a new wardrobe. Youve got to have patience and of course money. But there are some ways to cut down on those costs. As abcs expectant chief meteorologist ginger zee shows us. Reporter from Kerry Washingtons beautiful bump to the everelegant pregnant kate, we love to see what the stars are wearing when they start to pop. But for those of us with baby on board and a budget, buying a whole new wardrobe for just a few months can sure make it tough to feel red carpet ready. This is all i have for maternity. None of this fits. None of that fits. This fits. And that whole closet over here doesnt fit. And ive got another couple months left. Jerse is the pregnant womans best friend. Exactly. Its comfortable. Its loose. Reporter enter Companies Like nine for nine. They rent designer maternity clothing for up to 75 off the retail price. Not bad when women can spend up to two grand on their maternity wardrobe. Our average ticket runs between 90 and 100. And in that order theyll usually get four to five items. Who is this specifically for . Its for anyone thats pregnant. Even if youre a stayathome mom and you just want to put something on that makes you feel good on date night they can wear something for a month. Instead of buying this Navy Maxi Dress for 175 i can rent it for 60 bucks for two weeks. Thanks to maternity rental now i dont have to lose sleep over what to wear with this evergrowing belly. Ginger zee, abc news, new york. Do you know what else is really important that you probably cant rent . A good bra. Youve got to invest in a good bra. Is that right . Ill make sure to remember that. Good bra when im pregnant. Yes. Because its very important to make sure the girls are taken care of. Noted. People kind of forget about that. Noted. Yep. There are websites thank you for that. That you can donate look at that, though. They look beautiful in that. They do. But its important that pregnant women feel good in the clothes theyre in because you dont feel the sexiest. Absolutely. Theyre beautiful, though. Dont miss our updates on facebook. Wnnfans. Com. Announcer this is abcs informing insomniacs for two decades. Good morning. Im reena ninan. And im phillip mena. Here are some of the top headlines were following this morning on world news now. Vegas fight night. Democrats face off in their first debate. The top two candidates going at it on gun control and the middle east. But refraining from name calling and keeping it civil. A full report coming up. The u. S. Says a recent surge in violence between israelis and palestinians must stop. But there are no signs that it will. Socalled lone wolf attacks. Israel plans to seal off sections of jerusalem. The Union Representing air Traffic Controllers is warning that a chronic shortage of controllers could soon lead to flight delays. Failed to meet hiring goals for five straight years. And starbucks has started testing its Delivery Service only for the more than 12,000 workers inside new yorks Empire State Building. The company is using the service to learn about handling deliveries before expanding the service to wider areas. Those are some of our top stories on this wednesday october 14th. Announcer from abc news this is world news now. Good morning to you. We begin this half hour with the first democratic debate. Five contenders looking to pick up momentum on the road to the white house. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders managed to hold their own in las vegas last night, but there was no clear breakout moment for the three candidates languishing in singledigit poll numbers. A look now at some of the highlights of the night. The American People are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails. Thank you. [ cheers and applause ] me too. Me too. Enough of the emails. Lets talk about the real issues facing america. [ cheers and applause ] thank you, bernie. Thank you. Congress does not regulate wall street. Wall street regulates congress. President obama and i crashed a meeting with the chinese and got them to sign up to the First International agreement to combat Climate Change that theyd ever joined. So im not taking a back seat to anybody on my values, my principles, and the results that i get. You were against samesex marriage. Now youre for it. You defended president obamas immigration policies. Now you say theyre too harsh. You supported his trade deal dozens of times. You even called it the gold standard. Now suddenly last week youre against it. Will you say anything to get elected . Well, actually, i have been very consistent over the course of my entire life. Time and time again i have never changed. Youre looking at a block of granite when it comes to the issues. If we do not address the Global Crisis of Climate Change, transform our Energy System away from fossil fuel to sustainable energy, the planet that were going to be leaving our kids and our grandchildren may well not be habitable. Our greatest longterm strategic challenges are relations with china. Our greatest daytoday threat is cyber warfare against this country. You want to talk about a rigged game, senator . The game was rigged. Its time to stand up and pass comprehensive gun safety legislation as a nation. As Hillary Clinton showed off her sharp debating skills her husband was not in the room. But former president clinton was proudly keeping a close eye from the sidelines. Tweeting this photo from his Vegas Hotel Room saying he was watching his wife prove shes the most qualified candidate. Im with her. And i have to say i thought Anderson Cooper did a great job. Former world news now anchor. Of course he did a great job. He was right here before. There you go. Explains it. Another highprofile democrat was also watching the debate on tv. Vice President Joe Biden was at his official residence in washington as many wonder if and when hes going to jump into the race. Heres abcs jon karl. Reporter Vice President biden supporters have a message dont count joe out. He might still run. Hi. How are you . Reporter the group draft bide zen out with a new ad using words from his speech to the last Democratic Convention. Its about respect. Its about your place in the community. Its about being able to look your child in the eye and say, honey, its going to be okay and mean it and know its true. Reporter biden huddled with top aides. Our camera caught a quick glimpse of him as he got in his motorcade before leaving the white house. As to his decision, radio silence. Although the spokesperson for the current president said theres only so much longer he can really wait. I think the Vice President himself has a couple of different public settings. Acknowledge that hell have to make a decision relatively soon. Reporter even some of bidens supporters are privately growing irritated by his indecisiveness. As one told abc news, the with the debate over, all eyes are now on joe biden as he is expected to finally make that decision soon. Jonathan karl, abc news, new york. Our coverage of the democratic debate continues in our next half hour with more analysis and reaction. For insightful political coverage stay with abc news. On to a developing story this morning, former nba and reality tv star lamar odom is being treated at a las vegas hospital after being found unconscious at a brothel. Medics were called in yesterday when odom was found to be unresponsive. He was stabilized and driven to vegas because his 610 frame was just too big for a helicopter. Odom was married to Khloe Kardashian for four years. They divorced in 2013. And medical examiners in iowa say former nfl player tyler sash died last month from an accidental overdose of powerful pain medications. Sash was 27 years old. He was found dead at his home on september 8th. Additional studies will be done to see whether sash suffered from a brain disease caused by repetitive trauma thats been found in several former nfl players. Planned parenthood has made a major policy change following the release of those undercover videos. The group says it will continue to provide fetal tissue to researchers but will cover the costs itself rather than accepting any reimbursement. Republicans in congress have responded to the undercover videos by launching investigations and attempts to end federal funding. Three people have died following a Small Plane Crash in south florida. The tragedy happened late yesterday afternoon in the Palm Beach County town of palm springs. Witnesses say the plane suddenly dropped out of the sky, hit two mobile homes and burst into flames. One resident says he fears his daughter was killed in the crash. Russia is disputing a report by dutch investigators into the downing of Malaysia Flight 17. That report found that a russianmade missile brought down the aircraft, killing everyone on board. The netherlands a shredded front section of the Malaysia Airlines plane reconstructed by investigators loomed like a grim ghost over the press conference. Flight mh17 crashed as the result of the detonation of a warhead outside the airplane. Reporter july 17th last year the boeing 777 shot out of a Clear Blue Sky as it flew above wartorn ukraine. Months of painstaking work shown in that remarkable video released allowed investigators to reconstruct the final moments of the flight, which they animated dramatically. This warhead explodes to the left and above the cockpit of mh17. Reporter investigators say the cockpit crew was killed instantly. They found telltale fragments of their bodies. And for the passengers, unimaginable horror. The front of the plane torn off, a deafening sound wave ripping through the cabin, a blast of loss of oxygen. Those who werent killed instantly, investigators say, could barely comprehend what was happening. But one passenger was found with an oxygen mask on, and abcs aviation experts say some passengers may have remained conscious for up to 30 seconds. The investigation describes how the plane was shot down but not who did it. Dutch prosecutors are working on that. Meanwhile, russia has rejected the findings, saying that missile is no longer in its arsenal. Terry moran, abc news, london. A gun store and its owner are liable in the shooting of two Police Officers. A milwaukee jury found badger guns broke four laws in selling the gun used to shoot the cops in the face. One suffered brain damage. The jury found the practices at the store to be shoddy and irresponsible. The verdict includes nearly 6 million in damages. The store plans to appeal. A North Carolina hospital says it is now bedbugfree. The Medical Center in salisbury denies it was ever infested but blames the bedbug outbreak on a patient who brought the bloodsucking insects into the clinic. Bedbugs to actually be on somebodys body just being there and not feeding, which would indicate that its a very large infestation if youre actually Walking Around with, say, 20 bedbugs on you. Hospital administrators say the two areas visited by the patient were disinfected. The hospital also donated a new bed to the family of the patient and paid for an exterminator. Yeah. Were getting a new highdefinition look at jupiter, all thanks to nasas hubble space telescope. Images captured by hubble were used to create two maps of the mysterious planet. Those images were put together to make this highdef video. Scientists say the new images confirm jupiters great red spot is actually shrinking faster than previously thought and that spot is actually more orange than it is red at this point. Yeah. That spot is larger than the entire earth. The red spot . Yeah, that red spot. Well, scientists knew. At least theyre telling us. I dont know. Lets take their word for that one. I guess so. Its getting smaller. Beautiful images, though. Absolutely. Coming up, something fruitfilled and sweet from our insomniac kitchen. Did you know its National Dessert day . We hope youre hungry. Who knew . I didnt know. Our producers knew. There you go. Also ahead, going all out for halloween. The neighborhood Haunted House so scary you need to sign a waiver before facing the fears. But first, a reallife fear in the skies. A common item airlines dont want you to bring on board. That after a look at todays forecast map. Youre watching world news now. Announcer world news now weather. Brought to you by united healthcare. Ney, we need to talk. 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 . [ male announcer ] whether youre new to medicare or not, you may know it only covers about 80 of your part b medical expenses. Its up to you to pay the difference. 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Theres a new warning from the faa saying Airline Passengers should be told not to check lithium ion batteries with their luggage. Its prompted by a recent incident where smoke and fire disrupted a flight. Heres Abcs David Kerley with more. Reporter warning the passengers not to pack those extra lithium batteries in the more unusual causes of an emergency landing. The fire is out at this time. Reporter this alaska Airlines Flight to seattle landing in buffalo. The inflight fire caused by one of these. A credit card reader used for purchases of food and drinks on a jetliner. Alaska has pulled more than 3,000 of those brand new card readers, all powered by lithium ion batteries. The maker, guest logix, tells abc news it believes this is an isolated incident. But lithium ion batteries like this which power everything from our cell phones to our computers and those credit card readers, can ignite and burst into flames. Reporter thats why the faa is alerting passengers not to check extra batteries. And as this test shows, the agency wants a worldwide ban on airlines carrying bulk shipments of batteries. This Chain Reaction fire consuming a shipping container. But the warning to passengers if you have spare lithium ion batteries, leave them at home. David kerley, abc news, washington. I didnt realize this until after this report, but apparently its for both rechargeable and nonrechargeable batteries. But alkaline batteries, they say those are okay. The faa recommends that you put all of your batteries into your carryon luggage. Oh. I would have thought the other way around, check them. Okay. They say carryon. All right. See that there . We are celebrating National Dessert day. Mm. Weve got the help of an iron chef with us in the insomniac kitchen and thats next on world news now. Ooh, thats good. Tt2w`t3n` t bt q ht tt2w`t3n` t a qod0 tt2w`t3n` t bm qdo< tt4w`t3n` t dztq 3c tt4w`t3n` t entq cgh tt4w`t3n` t gzt z 0 tt4w`t3n` t hnt jn\ tt4w`t3n` t iztq tt4w`t3n` t jntq 2wd in honor of phillips return we made sure to bring you some sweet treats on this National Dessert day. Sweet. When youve got a great dessert, who cares if you mess up the entree . Lets head right into the insomniac kitchen with abcs Genevieve Shaw brown. As two mothers, were always looking for fun stuff, right . Yes. I am here at butter with celebrity chef Alex Guarnaschelli. And i see pears, i see bananas. I see sugar. What are we making today . This is a pear and almond tart. Were melting a little bit of sugar. And a splash of sherry vinegar. Youre saying even i could do this. Oh, you so could do this. Lets face it, were dumping something in a pan and heating it up. Its true. When you break it down like that, it makes it sound more manageable. Im taking half bosc and half danjou pears. Were just going to let those cook. Okay. Theyve been on the stovetop. Theyre going to go in the oven to finish. The filling. Cup of brown sugar right in the pan. This is a dump and stir recipe. My favorite kind. Some butter. And then the fun stuff. Rum. Okay. A teaspoon of vanilla. Delicious. Molasses. And then dry ginger. Which gives it a little kick or a little heat. Basically, were making a fake bananas foster filling to go underneath our pears. We drop the bananas right in there. Were just going to cook this and let it kind of fall apart. Easy recipe. Even for people who are intimidated by desserts. I think so too. If you want a hard shell, a few minutes, add two ingredients. Two ingredients. Two. That id like to see. Pour that right in. 1 1 2 cups of almonds. I just ground up. These are our two ingredients. Were done. Thats it. And when you bake it we take it out. What do you get . You get that. Magic. Wow. All right. So now we have these pears and look at you. Wow. Now, you can cut up the pears if you want something a little less, you know, dramatic. But i like the drama of this. Lets get dramatic. We are all this kind of wonderful juice in there. I always want a little finishing touch. Just a little. Zest. The other beautiful thing is theres no right or wrong hear. Its how you want it to look. Ill cut a slice. This is like piping hot. Go ahead. Mmhmm. I cant really talk. Im sorry. You cant understand what im saying. The food. Mmhmm. And our thanks to chef Alex Guarnaschelli at butter midtown. By the way, its really delicious. And places that celebrate National Dessert day, village inn, free slice of pie with any dinein purchase. Bakers square you get a free slice of pie. Also noahs bagels here in new york. Half a dozen free brownies with special catering orders. And chompies. Buy one, get one free. Run into basically any restaurant you want and ask for your free dessert. And if they dont have it remind them its National Dessert day. Tell them to hook you up. This is really good, though. And potentially dangerous. This is a lot of this is a lot of dessert before breakfast. I think i ate a stick of butter in that one bite. Is that right . Very, very much worth it. Experiences are earned, reena. What was your favorite dessert . Quite the ensemble. What were eating right here. This one. The pear. This is very delicious i have to say. Love it. Thank you so much again. And happy dessert day. Yeah. Coming up, a Haunted House that really takes the cake. Ugh. My sinuses are killing me. Yeah. Just wa til we hit ten thousand feet. Im gonna take Mucinex Sinusmax. Too late, were about to take off. These dissolve fast. Theyre new liquid gels. And youre coming with me. Wait, what . you realize i have gold status . Do i still get the miles . New Mucinex Sinusmax liquid gels. Dissolves fast medicine. Start the relief. Ditch the misery. Lets end this. Weve been changing things up with ky love. Oh yeah. 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Reporter your group will spend about a minute in 17 different rooms, each with a unique theme and each with a painstaking amount of detail. [ screams ] and all of them with a troupe of monsters lurking around every corner. The luthers and their team began construction in april. A lot of money. A lot of time. A lot of effort. A lot of sweat. Some tears. Not his, mine. Reporter another difference between the 17th door and a normal Haunted House is once they close the doors behind you without them opening them is if you say the word mercy. Mercy. A running tally so far is up to 350. I dont know what that numbers going to be by november 1st, but im sure its going to be very high. Reporter thats just in two weekends of being open. Luther says on average theyre getting about 800 visitors per night. Most of them reacting like this afterwards. Super intense. Ive actually worked in Haunted Houses as an actor myself, and this is very, very intense. Very scary. Reporter tickets cost between 21 and 35. And take it from me, watch out for the last room. First i start with the bad news. Abc 7 now hiring. Reporter in tustin greg lee, abc 7, eyewitness news. House. Now like roller coasters i could do without. Never . No. Im surprised. I would think you were the adrenaline junkie. Usually. Im just not a big fan of nightmares. Thats all