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Nothing more exciting than slipping behind the wheel of a drivers seat of a new car. Even a new used car. Traditionally the process of buying that car has been anything but exciting. Abcs paula faris now with the tips on buying a used car without getting taken for a ride. Reporter maria and cedric in atlanta have a full house. Four young kids going in four different directions. And only one car to get them there. Buckle up. 150,000 miles. We drive everywhere. Reporter they are in the market for a safe used car but dont want to get taken for a spin. Buying a car was one of the most stressful experiences ever. Ive been putting it off for a long time because i just hate the idea of it. Reporter expert Trisha Whitlock says consumers can put the brakes on the stress. Tip one, find out what others are paying for the exact same car new or used, using apps like truecar. And use it to negotiate. This is something i can actually show to the salesman and say the guy across the street has it for this much . Yes, another negotiation. Leverage. Tip two, know when to buy. Saturday, the worst day of the week. And end of the month is best. The end of the month when the sales guys will be hitting their quotas. Tip three, consider a revolutionary approach. Avoid the middleman and save thousands. Buying at an online dealership like carvana. Because theyve done a thorough inspection even down to those dings, there are no surprises. No stress. No pressure. This is nice. If the smiths use these tips they could potentially save thousands and get back in the fast lane of family life. Paula faris, abc news, atlanta. Wow. But do you know that estate sales are a really good way to buy a car because a lot of times they are older people who may have sort of used these cars in their sunset years, not really driven a lot. Daily commute s to work. The problem with that is often times there isnt a consume procedure techs. May not be a warranty with the vehicle so that can be something to keep an eye out for. When you are buying a used car, do your research. Do a carfax report to find out if its been in any accident. Check it on blue book or ed munds to see what a fair price would be out there. When we come back, the latest controversy swirling around beyonce. Did she photoshop a thigh gap into her latest picture . Then well explain what thigh gap is if you dont know what it is. And were finding out about french actor Gerard Depardieu that surprised us all this morning. Thats straight ahead in the skinny. Announcer world news now continues after this skinny so skinny time for the skinny. Topping the headlines, yet another alleged photoshop scandal. We want to say alleged because we dont know for sure. This is beyonce. Take a very close look. Celebrating her 33rd birthday an a private yacht. Some are accusing her of digitally enhancing that thigh gap. Thigh gap is that space between your thighs. You can see theres a star thats been a little crooked. What . Im not so sure i see it. Comments are heating up on the twitterverse. One angry fan asking, why promote yourself in your videos if you are clearly lying about yourself. I dont want to believe a word of it. I cant believe it. Details about George Clooneys upcoming wedding in venice. The happy couple is sticking to some oldfashioned traditions. The parents of his fiance are paying for most of the wedding. Really . Tmz reporting that george is having 50 cases of his own brand of tequila thrown in to italy from los angeles. The expected lavish affair will take place a week from saturday. Is it really going to take place a week from saturday . I imagine its going to happen this saturday and then everyone is going to like pictures are going to come out and everyone will get their thigh gaps photoshopped into those pictures. Im so glad you could possibly be our new thigh gap correspondent. So glad the tequila is being flown in. Its going to be the wedding we thought would never happen but its going to be the i dos heard around the world. Speaking of actors, were also finding out about a secret from french actor Gerard Depardieu. Depardieu. The 65yearold telling a british film magazine he downs up to 14 bottles of wine a day. What . Yeah, he says he starts tipping back the drinks as early as 10 00 a. M. Wow. He cant drink like a normal person, depardieu says no matter how much he drinks, hes always able to hold it together. Really . After 14 bottles . Are you serious . I dont know anyone that can hold that together. Sounds like a challenge to me. Try anchoring a newscast after that. He was banned from a flight for urinating in the aisle. Yeah, clearly able to hold it all together. Barely able to hold it together math teacher from silver spring, maryland, joining an exclusive club. The third contestant ever to win the 1 million grand prize on wheel of fortune. Last nights hotly contested game, she solved the winning puzzle loud laughter. The episode taped earlier this year to kick off teachers week. The premiere of the shows 32nd season. I love that it was a teacher. Look at her with her kids. I think thats incredible. That is amazing. You know because shes a teacher, shes going to be very generous, very smart with that money. Shes not going to go out and get like photoshopped thigh gaps or anything like that. No way. It brings back painful memories of when i tried to play wheel of fortune board game and i couldnt get happy birthday. Cheeseburger, cheeseburger, two pepsi, one cheese. Two pepsi. Cheeseburger, cheeseburger. Cheeseburger, cheeseburger. Mm, cheeseburger. 36 years since that iconic snl skit featuring john belushi. It holds true today. Who doesnt love a nice juicy cheeseburger. Except vegetarians, of course. Its National Cheeseburger day. This is a vegetarian cheeseburger. Commercials like these. The big mac from mcdonalds and, of course special sauce, lettuce cheese all beef patty special sauce they like to get their favorite burgers. The response surprised us. Not a lot of responses for the traditional big three like mcdonalds, burger king and wendys but what a burger, in and out and some preferring to cook them at home. Good idea. Im surprised by that. The n and out burger always gets so much attention. And everyone in california is going to hate me for saying this. Its okay. Its not the best burger in the world. Why do you feel that way . I think theres a lot of other options. You come to new york. Shake shack. Wait in line for an hour and a half. Getting a thumbs up. Shake shack. What we dont have here is white castle. Have you ever had white castle . No, but i did see the movie. Theres a movie . Yes. Is it about the fast food joint . Yes. Harold and kumar. Thank you. The sliders at 3 00 in the morning, when youre have been out for a couple of hours are fantastic. I just noticed a big fish burger. That doesnt qualify as a cheeseburger. A lot of options here. The whopper, the bk. Yum. Whats interesting, we as americans eat 50 billion burgers a year. Thats incredible. Thats three burgers a week for every man, woman and child. Im going to eat mine. Or it could be veggie burgers. The Worlds Largest burger a few years ago in minnesota, 2,014 pounds. The most expensive cheeseburger served out of a food truck enshrined in a gold leaf and was wrapped in three 100 bills. Nice. Happy birthday. Good morning. Im reena ninan. Im dan kloeffler. Gripping new details about the suspect wanted for ambushing two Pennsylvania State troopers. How he changed his appearance and a funeral today for the officer killed as schools in the poke nose poconos remain closed. The hits justi s just keep coming. Jonathan dwyer is the fourth player sidelined by allegations of abuse. He was arrested on Assault Charges involving a woman and their 18monthold child. The southwest is bracing for a new round of heavy rain and dangerous flooding. The leftovers from odile have been drenching the region. Theres more on the way. The storm front stretches to missouri. A math teacher from silver springs, maryland, has become only the third person to win the 1 million grand prize on wheel of fortune. Kicking off the shows 32nd season and its annual teachers week. Those are some of the top stories on this thursday, september 18th. From abc news, this is world news now. Good morning to you. Thursday morning. I feel like angelina jolie. This is like a secret that nobody knows about. Thats a very fancy little handle there. Its supposed to fit around your thigh but whose thigh is this big. Theres no elastic in that . No. Thank you, mcguyver. Im dan kloeffler. Were going to begin with a pretty serious story. The suspect in that deadly ambush on two Pennsylvania State troopers elosing police for six days. This trooper killed in the attack Corporal Brian Dickson will be laid to arrest today. Fellow officers came out in droves for a viewing last night as Police Released unnerving new information about the alleged shooter. More now from abcs linsey davis. Reporter this small Pennsylvania Community on edge. Nearly 10,000 kids kept home from school. Classes canceled. Families shuttered inside. Police revealing chilling new details about the 31yearold man they say killed a state trooper and is on a mission to kill again. Frein is engaged in a personal battle with law enforcement. Reporter eric frein belonged to a military Simulation Group that reenacted battles among Eastern European armies. They released pictures showing him in military uniform toting a large rifle. Their warning, frein may now believe hes a soldier in combat. In his current frame of mind, frein appears to have assumed that role in real life. Reporter he recently altered his appearance, shaving the sides of his head. They believe this chain was made as part of the mental preparation to commit this cowardly act. Reporter freins father says his son is a skilled shooter who, quote, doesnt miss. This would typically be the time dave youd hear the hustle and bustle of kids coming home from school. You only hear the sounds of the country. You barely even see much activity outside of these houses at all. Sue hoke is hunkered down with her son joey admitting to us for the furst time shes afraid in her own home. What are you doing to protect yourself . I have my gun loaded and ready to go in case i have any problems. Reporter the police trying to deliver a message to the killer. In the event you are listening to this broadcast while cowering in some cool, damp hiding place, i want you to know one thing. Eric, we are coming for you. Reporter linsey davis, abc news, pennsylvania. An 18yearold female student has been missing since early last saturday morning. Police released this Surveillance Video yesterday showing Hannah Graham walking past an outdoor pub. Shes then seen running past a gas station. Graham sent a text message to a friend indicating she was lost. Police say theres no indication of fear in that message. Her parents say they are fearing graham was a victim of foul play but police claim they dont have any substantial evidence supporting that. The scandal that rocked the Veterans Administration got bigger after a stung admission from a top official there. For the first time linking those controversial delays to the deaths of veterans who fought for this country. We get the latest from abcs serena marshall. Reporter they felt betrayed, first learning about secret waiting lists delaying veterans care for months at the v. A. They are at fault why my dad is dead. Reporter then betrayed again last month, the v. A. s independent inspector jrnl announcing in its report none of the deaths there could be directly linked to the delays. But now a startling admission. The Inspector Generals Office forced to admit weight times contributed to the deaths of the veterans. Did it contribute to the deaths . Yes. Wait lists contributed to the death of veterans . Reporter the admission coming after intense questioning. Charging the oig softened the report at the igs request. Reporter the Inspector Generals Office saying theyre not clairvoyant and cant say exactly why those veterans died. But they have turned over their files to the fbi and u. S. Attorneys are investigating charges. Serena marshall, abc news, washington. Another convicted killer has been executed in texas. The ninth one in the state this year alone. 38yearold lisa coleman received a leethsal injection last night for the death of her girlfriends 9yearold son after the Supreme Court rejected a late appeal to spare her life. The boy was tortured and starved to death a year ago, found emaciated with cigarette burns and other injuries. Coleman is the 15th woman executed since the Death Penalty was reinstated. Toronto mayor rob ford has cancer. Its a rare aggressive form but treatable. Ford will be undergoing chemotherapy. The controversial mayor has been hospitalized since last week when a tumor was found in his abdomen. Hes since dropped out for his bid for reelection, replaced by his brother. Ford made headlines by admitting to drinking and using cocaine while in office. The air force is changing its rules when it comes to the phrase so help me god. All airmen taking the oath of enlistment or officer appointment used to be required to end their oath with those words. Now Service Members can omit so help me god from their oeths if they choose. It comes after a case involving an unnamed atheist airman who could not complete his reenlistment because he refused to say or sign a form saying so help me god. Its taking place effective immediately. And the paperwork, everything will be updated accordingly. An interesting point. The navy, army and marine corps allow their members to all omit so help me god in their oaths. This will spark more questions of, so we have in god we trust printed on our money when president s or president select take the oath of office, they usually say so help me god, although or, yes. Although it is not in the actual oath itself. Thats something that president ialelects and reelects choose to do. An interesting phrase, interesting topic there. So gas prices, they are low. They are heading lower. 3. 37 the National Average a gallon. Thats the lowest price for this season in foryears. Gasbuddy. Com says gas could fall below 3. The Shale Oil Boom has pushed down oil prices and gas prices as well. But theres also less demand in the fall. Demand for a seat on an airplane going up with some airports busier than others. Topping the list, atlanta handling 94 million passengers last year. Beijing, london, tokyo. Chicago and l. A. Were in fifth and sixth. A total of 6. 3 billion people flew on passenger jets last year up from the year before. Iphone and ipad users are downloading a new operating system. Apple began rolling out ios 8 yesterday. A bug is detllaying the launch several health and fitness applications supposed to be part of the system. This update keeps users data private even from apple and law enforcement. Pizza hut is testing a low cal pizza. Its made from the same ingredients as a regular pie but the crust is slightly thinner and has a lot less toppings. Pizza hut sales have been slumping. The chain needs to freshen its menu but an Industry Insider kind of scoffs at the idea of a diet pizza. So they are basically just cutting it in half . Thats the diet form . But the crust is the best part. Pan pizza. And its like dripping in like three or four cups of oil as well. You like blot the pizza, the cheese at the top. Why even bother having pizza. Especially new york pizza. Were going to guess pizza is probably not part of the training diet for nik wallenda. Hes getting ready to walk over the Chicago River on a tight rope 50 stories above the water. It will be stretched from one of the citys marina tow wirs to another building south of the river. Wallenda said he cant wait to walk in the windy city. Its all about the challenge. Of course, winds are always a challenge. Its a wire walkers worst enemy and its something thats the one element i cant control. He says his walk wont happen if winds are over 50 miles an hour. It will be the second highest walk of his career. Its scheduled to happen on sunday, november 2nd. Longtime fans of r. E. M. Know one of their songs is called night swimming. Now we introduce night surfing. That is surfing at night an a board with builtin l. E. D. Lights. The father and son team behind it call the board the night rider. Pretty clever. Doesnt speak to you but the first night rider has lights you can control with a switch. They are upgrading as they go. Theyll make longer versions, even a standup paddleboard model. I would never even go out in the water at night. You said youve surfed a couple of times. Ive surfed a couple of times in hawaii. I would never go in the dead of night. Never. But because of that, how were you able to know when the wave is coming up. Thats part of the reason. And how do you know when jaws is coming after you. Thats part of the fun. You never know. Whats that dangling off my foot. Nothing but a 15foot great white. Looks cool. Makes great video anyway. A for effort and creativity. Scotland forever. The big vote is today. Scots will decide whether or not theyll remain british or go on their own. What does all this mean for the rest of the world . And will britain still be so great . Behind the scenes of some very fancy Fashion Shows getting glammed up isnt all that easy. Well show you the secrets coming up next on world news now. Announcer world news now weather brought to you by finish Quantum Power ball. Movement. Because once theyve try finish, they cant keep it to themselves. Im switching for good wow finish is seriously good cant believe how great it works love love love finish its a shine thats sweeping across america. Finish delivers an unbeatable clean and superior shine versus cascades leading detergent. Look no ugly spots. And see that shine . Youve got to try finish. So take the finish challenge. Switch and see the difference. Ed a lift . Covergirl and olay invented facelift effect firming makeup. Luxurious coverage plus the firming power of a night cream to plump skin with moisture. 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Voters are turning out at the polls today in scotland deciding whether or not to break away from the United Kingdom. Heres terry moran. Reporter the english monarch inside the walls of her scottish estate reminding us of a scene wandering through the castle. At a packed pub we heard first hand the passions ignited by the Scottish Independence referendum. Thats whats an the ballot here. The ancient dream of the scots to have their own cannot. Free from the control of the British Government in london, immortalized in the movie braveheart. That they may take our lives but theyll never take our Freedom Reporter polls show the outcome here is too close to call. Famous faces weighing in. Sean connery saying independence is too good to miss. The queen pleading, i hope people will think very carefully about the future. If scotland leaves, markets will be royaled. The alliance with the u. S. , even the yen jack flag may have to change with the blue field representing scotland removed. This may be the last night of the United Kingdom as americans have come to know it. No one knows how this vote is going to come out but theres a feeling here that scotland has found its voice and that that will change the United Kingdom forever. Terry moran, abc news. You see the celebration and the push forward on this. There are a lot of serious issues at play. First off, the defense of Great Britain. The trident Missile Defense system. Who will have control over that and how are Nuclear Weapons going to be handled because most are in scotland. Also the financial system. Are they on the pound, do they have their new currency. Theyll have to assume some of Great Britains debt. Who gets control of the golf courses . They have really nice golf courses over there. Theres a wide range of issues to be settled in this vote. Does this mean there will be better golf packages before or after . I just want to know. Vacation time coming up. Coming up, putting your best face forward. Fashion shows kicking off around the globe, were all wonder, whats does it really take to get those models to look so picture perfect . Youre watching world news now. Announcer world news now continue with Fashion Shows taking place across the globe it seems like everyone is glamming up for that look. Celebrities and fashion models are just as human as the rest of us. What does it really take to give them those Million Dollar looks. Reporter tis the season celebrities and supermodels are looking so particularly perfect. So whats a regular girl got to do to look red carpet ready . Step one, come to this little slice of heaven. We are at a beauty bar. Its a free fashion show hot spot. This one by panasonic is fit for a queen. Its where celebrities are primped, pampered and totally transformed before striking a pose. Orange is the new black. Secret. What is this . Its a season three secret. Heres the thing. This gets rid of the hair an your body without you having to go wax. When you wake up in the morning and take a look in the mirror, whats the first thing you think i need. Concealer under my eyes. Reporter here youll find the latest beauty weapons like epialators, heated eyelash curlers and nail art. Best of all, a dream team of celebrity hair and makeup artists sharing their secret. What are some of the new makeup trends well see this fall. Lots of metallics. And a lot of violet. Like purple tones. What about hair . I definitely think texture and putting some really nice, like, natural textures into the hair. Not anything thats like super overly curled or super overly done. Cesar ramirez put his magic to work on demi lovato and beyonce. Now its my turn. Straight hair, no makeup. Where are we going to start . I usually ask to see what youre going to wear. That usually inspires me. Lets say im going to wear this an the red carpet. So keep it sexy . Keep it sexy. So it begins. Hair wash, blow dry, set hair, then off to makeup. For you, im going to go for a nice metallic eye. And the secret to a picture perfect face . Eyebrows are super important. They totally shape your face. You want to give yourself a proper arch. A little bit of shimmer to go with the metallic. Nothing too crazy. Can i take a peek in the mirror . I love it. Reporter now a big hair decision. Down or up. What would j. Lo do . An up or down kind of girl . More of a down. Reporter this all does, indeed, take a village. Whoa i love it. This is sexy. Reporter best assignment ever. Nicky batiste, abc news, new york. You put a plastic spoon under and then you do your mascara so the flecks go on the plastic spoon. And then theres a heated eyelash curler. Look at that for the girl that needs everything. Am i a cover girl . [ man ] look how beautiful it is. Honey, 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 . 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As many are looking to upgrade, you may want to hold on before getting rid of that old phone for the time being. Reporter a new phone. Its like christmas. And your old phone, yeah, you put it in a drawer somewhere never to be used again, right . But hold on. This thing is still a really powerful device. Jennifer jolly of usa today says dont retire it. Repurpose it. Dont ever throw that old phone away. Theres so much that you can do with it. Reporter lets start with navigation. The headway app lets you download a road map and projects directions on to your windshield. Want to keep tabs on your home remotely . It still has wifi access. You can go out and buy a 300 Security Camera or just usior old phone. Reporter the presence app fires up when theres motion and sends you alerts with pictures and video. Smart. Beyond burglars what about keeping tabs on your baby . The cloud baby monitor runs off any device with wifi and a camera including an iphone or old tablet. You monitor it from your new phone. You can do things like record video. You can turn on music so it plays a lullaby. You can talk to them. Hello, baby. I see you. Reporter think about the future. Lots of new devices are coming out for a smart home thats wifi connected. From music systems to temperature controls to lighting. All these are controlled by your phone. But what if you and your device are out of the house . What if grandma and the babysitter, what do they do . Enter the old phone. This has a huge hard drive. Great for a permanent music station. Also keep in mind you can find similar apps that do many of the same things on android phones. Dont put your old phone out to pasture. Put it to work. Becky worley, abc news, oakland, california. Very good tips. Who knew about the baby monitor. And also the fact you can sell it for cash as well. Great. One of the uses before you just throw it in the junk drawer. I might upgrade from my flip phone. Well push for innovative technology. Thats the news for this hour. Follow us on facebook at wnnfans. Com. This morning on world news now another hit for the nfl. One more player arrested on Assault Charges. The third benched just this week. Team owners scrambling with damage control. We made a mistake. And we needed to get this right. Pressure also growing an the League Commissioner who hasnt been heard from in a week. Then the dramatic moment caught on tape. What starts out as a routine traffic stop goes terribly wrong. A car smashing into the patrol car. How the state trooper is doing this morning. And the stash is back. Alex trebek returns to his roots bringing back his famous facial hair. Friends and foes of the facial follicles speaking out on this thursday morning, september 18th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good thursday morning to you. Im reena ninan. Im dan kloeffler. Getting ready for the weekend almost. The big story everyone is talking about, alex trebeks mustache. The return. With or without . What do you think. Ive gotten used to it without. Me, too. With all things you have to be able to adjust and adapt to change. Is this a ratings ploy . Well get into that later this half hour. Big headline. We want to get try to the trouble the nfl is facing. They are already three top players sidelined by allegations of abuse. Now a new bombshell. Arizona cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer was arrested late yesterday on aggravated Assault Charges involving a woman and their 18monthold child back in july. The team deactivated dwyer immediately. Abcs ryan smith reports an the turmoil shaking up americas favorite sport. Reporter in a huge aboutface, the Minnesota Vikings bowing to public pressure, sidelining their biggest star adrian peterson. The team said peterson would play sunday despite his indictment for allegedly beating his 4yearold son with a tree branch. We made a mistake. And we needed to get this right. Reporter but as the vikings owner apologized, some of petersons teammates rallied behind him. He should be able to play. He hasnt been convicted of nothing. Reporter then just hours later, another nfl bombshell. The Carolina Panthers benching one of their stars. Greg hardy who was convicted of assaulting his exgirlfriend. A neighbor calling 911. We need the police here now before this girl gets seriously hurt. Now. Reporter hardy will face a new trial but hes never faced any kind of punishment from the nfl. Twin announcements coming in the middle of the worst week in the history of professional football. Through it aushlgs nfl commissioner Roger Goodell has been largely silent, virtually invisible. Just last year Sports Illustrated named him the most powerful person in sports. This was a commissioner that was never shy to hold a press conference. At some point you need to show your face. You cant just hire people to make these problems go away. Reporter strong words from a top sponsor of the nfl. Pepsis ceo writing, as a mother and a white, say, quote, i am deeply disturbed that the repugnant behavior of a few players and the nfls acknowledged mishandling of these issues is casting a cloud over the integrity of the league. Still she calls Roger Goodell a man of integrity saying shes, quoit, confident he will do the right thing. Where to do things stand in the investigation of the ray rice situation . They have yet to reach out to the Atlantic City casino where ray rice assaulted his wife, nor have they reached out to local authorities. Ryan smith, abc news, new york. In another case of Football Players behaving badly, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner is being disciplined. Florida state quarterback Jameis Winston will sit out the first half of this saturdays game against clemson. He reportedly stood on a table and yelled a vulgar remark regarding a sex act. He apologized for the selfish act. But the university is also investigating a Rape Allegation brought by a fellow stoont against him in 2012. You know what it is about these scandals. People are sick of the double standard that people in sports, men in sports can get away with a certain something that the rest of us in the real world cant. There is absolutely a double standard as well. I think not only is the nfl having to reexamine itself but Major League Baseball as well. The hockey. Nhl as well. You know, going back to the nfl, though, not to put necessarily a direct spotlight an this. In the past 14 years, 87 arrests related to Domestic Violence involving 80 players. 80 players. So not only has it just been a current problem, but its been a problem thats happened now for almost two decades. And clearly, you know, a lot of people are talking about this. Its starting a dialogue in the cannot which is what it should be doing. Well have to wait and see how its going to return. I wouldnt mind seeing condy rice take on the nfl commissioner. Ive heard a couple of rumbling. The way she runs the ship, she doesnt make herself the center of attention. She was supposed to give this big rutgers commencement speech and talk about the iraq war. She withdrew herself from that. Thought she wasnt the center focus of attention. So i would like to say that. Interesting observation there. Now to our big story, the southwest bracing for what could be a catastrophe. What is left of Tropical Storm odile has been saturating that country dropping heavy rain from california down to missouri by tomorrow. But arizona in the crosshairs today. Abcs brandi hitt is there. The remnants of odile unleashing heavy rain across the Desert Southwest and creating dangerous flash floods. I heard there was more rain coming in, i panicked. Reporter the region is being hit with backtoback storms. First, last week with what was left of norbert leading to dozens of water rescues. Now with odile, fire officials fear it would happen again. Really less than two feet of water running can actually move a vehicle. So sometimes people dont realize what they are getting into. Reporter this time around, forecasters are expecting up to seven inches of recordsetting rainfall. Some spots near tucson could have more rain in the next 24 to 48 hours than they have seen all year. Reporter and families in arizona wasting no time filling sandbags to protect their homes. All around and then run it down here along this straight line. Reporter they can fill up with water in just a matter of minutes. Were talking a ton of rain in a short period of time. And the flooding could last through the weekend. Brandi hitt, abc news, tucon. That storm will be felt halfway across the country over the next couple of days. Accuweather meteorologist jim dickey joins us. We continue to track whats left of odile making its way north and east. The heaviest of the rain localized. Just off to the soth and east of tucson headed into the southwestern new mexico. This rain is going to be intense here at times. Watch out for significant flooding in these areas. Localized amounts, 6 to 10 inches of rainfall not out of the question here as we head through the day today into friday. Heavy rain spreads out into the plains. Across the northeast, we keep it nice, keep it dry. Just a couple of showers and a cold front moves through. Thats bringing a fresh shot of cool air out of canada. Winds stay light. Temperatures really going to fall. Looking for widespread frost as we track on through the night through the early morning. Reena and dan, back to you. Thanks, jim. The devastation from the wildfire that tore through the Northern California town of weed is worse than initially believed. We now know that 110 homes were totally destroyed and another 90 were damaged when the fastmoving flames forced half the town to flee. And another explosive fire burning out of control east of sacramento is getting bigger by the day. 2,000 homes are in danger this morning. The fire has scorched more than 40 square miles since saturday. 2500 firefighters are on the ground but its only 5 contained. Now to the war on terror. The house is giving the green light to president obamas plan against isis. The rare bipartisan vote authorizes the training and avrmg moderate Syrian Rebels. The senate hopes to pass legislation today. But more than 40 of House Democrats voted against the measure. They are worried that new u. S. Military operations in the middle east could lead to greater involvement. The president says, though, that wont happen. The American Forces that have been deployed to iraq do not and will not have a combat mission. They will support iraqi force s on the ground. But the president is not ruling out sending u. S. Advisers to embed with iraqi forces an those front lines to identify targets for air strikes. The white house does not see those as combat troops. New this morning, Australian Police have carried out their nations largest ever counterterrorism raids. About 800 officers moved in on more than a dozen Properties Across sydney this morning. Their intelligence indicated a violent attack was being planned. Separate raids in at least two other cities were carried out. Wall street is liking what the Federal Reserve is saying. The do jones industrial average closed at a new record high after the fed signaled that interesterates will stay low. Dollar also hit a sixyear high. Besides the news from the feds, investors were encouraged by reports that Consumer Prices fell last month. Thats a sign that inflation is under control. Now a couple of wild dash cam videos to show you. The first one happened an the side of an interstate in missouri. An officer pulls over a vehicle and asks the driver to get ot of the car. Less than a minute later, another car slams into the back of this police cruiser. Yeah, the driver of that third car was charged with drunk driving. The officer was the most seriously injured in that accident. And then to georgia, a bus going down the road when it was struck by a red car. The bus crosses the center line, hits a mailbox, a tree and goes straight into a home cause something serious damage there. Fortunately, no students an the bus and no one was injured. Unbelievable. Incredible video. Captured on dash cam. Thankfully no one hurt in that. This next story bringing us an image of the animal house, the phrase drunk as a skunk. Animal house because it involves a fraternity house. Drunk as a skunk because, well, here it is. This is a skunk that got its head caught in a beer can. It was found that way this past weekend near one of the schools fraternities. An animal control officer was able to free that skunk without getting sprayed. How do you get near that animal without getting sprayed . I also didnt know that skunks prefer miller light. Maybe its an nfl protest. That could very well be. Thats a great, great picture. Coming up in the mix, a love story that has millions talking about the couple that died 700 years ago. Plus, brush on this. The little surprises in your toothpaste that you thought were good for you. How microbeads are just about the last thing brushing into your gum line and the damage doesnt stop there. Youre watching world news now. Announcer world news now weather brought to you by li sol disinfectant spray. People are using lysol in hundreds of ways. Whats jennifers story . I have two kids and my home is my childrens playground. My goto product is lysol disinfectant spray. I really use it in every room, on every surface and it allows me to get to all the hardtoreach areas. All of the different nooks and crannies and places that little hands like to go. 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Heres gio benitez. Reporter a major toothpaste manufacturer says its making a change to some of its famous paste. Crest. This dental hygienist started blogging a few months ago about something strange she noticed in patient mouths. When i clean peoples gums, a lot of times when the water is flushing around wed see a speck and it would be blue. Reporter trish has been cleaning teeth for 22 years. Now shes speaking out about microbeads in toothpaste. Plastic specks made of polyeths lean. The same material used to make plastic bottles. Used for color in some toothpaste which is aprude by the fda. She took this picture of the specks in her own mouth. To find out there was something in our toothpaste there for decoration was very disappointing. Reporter we asked her patient to brush with the toothpaste with microbeads and rinse. Sure enough, during the cleaning, trish found some. Can you see that little blue spot . I didnt know there was plastic in it. Reporter most of the toothpaste using polyeths lean as an ingredient. They are also used in some facial scrubs and personal care products. Theyve made headlines for their possible impact an the environment. They run into our lakes and oceans and dont degrade. Illinois is banning the informationer and sale of products containing microbeads by 2018. Other states are considering similar bans. Some dentists, including the dentist trish works with, have concerns that anything foreign under the gumline could lead to problems. Any little particles, collects more plaque, more bacteria. Reporter proctor gamble, the maker of crest, says the microbeads are completely safe, fda approved Food Additives used for color and they say years of Clinical Research show no evidence of particles persisting underneath the gumline or causing harm. The fda says its not immediately aware of any safety issues with this product. Even so, the makers of crest say they will remove microbeads from crest toothpaste because of a growing consumer preference. Most will be microbeadfree by next spring and all by march of 2016. Gio benitez, abc news, new york. I had no idea. Neither did i. These are the kinds of reports that is there anything we use these days . Do we know what were putting in our mouth any time . Oh, boy. Obviously look at the labels. Im glad theres legislation in place for this. Coming up also, whats alex trebeks new look about . Hes sporting facial fuzz. Its been 13 years but is his newfound mustache in jeopardy . Go ahead. This half hour next half hour, buying a new used car without getting taken for a ride. Youre watching world news now. Announcer world news now continues jeopardy fans got a big throwback monday night. Alex trebek kicking off the shows 31st season. Its a trebek we havent seen in 13 years with a mustache. Whether or not he keeps it is up to you. Heres abcs nick watt. The host of jeopardy, alex trebek. Reporter alec trebek ushered in season 31. Because i had nothing to do, i regrew this. Reporter his stache is back. Its raising eyebrows and dividing opinion. Battling hashtags. Come clean from the antibristle brigade. Welcome. Reporter from episode one. Jeopardy. Trebek has sported a soup strainer but that was back in the day when every man had a badger an his lip. Reynolds, selleck, billy dean, 50 of the village people. Then lip luggage became a figure of fun for comical foreigners like borat. Now hipsters andy, odd celebrity sighting have brought lip fuzz back into a mans range of acceptable facial fur options. Trebek says hell shave or not based on audience reaction. Personally, i vote he also brings back the mullet from high rollers back in the late 70s. Nick watt, abc news, los angeles. I think you have something on your upper lip. Do i . And thank you so much for that. I think we should get a Medicare Supplement insurance plan. Right now . 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If you were in abilene, texas, you might have gotten a free meal if you were in line at a chickfila. Heres what happened. One very generous customer decided to pay it forward not once, not twice, but several times paying, in fact, 1,000. What . Yeah, for everyone in the chickfila drivethrough line. He basingally said inn identified. He goes by the name john with 1,000 to burn at a chickfila. He wanted to make everyones monday a little better. In fact, one woman cried because of the free meal. She said she had a really rough day. There you go. Pay it forward. Hopefully they do something. Nice job, john. Paying it forward. There was an excavation done in england. They found the bodies of skelical remains of a couple from 700 years ago. Take a look. You may not be able to tell but this couple, they were holding hands. Wow. They took their love to the grave. This was done in the lost chapel of st. Morel. And the eternal lovers were among several other skeletons found at the site. They to believe date back to the 14th century. As one of our producers pointed out, do you want to be dug up 700 years later . I guess it shows your undying love for someone. If it means id be on world news now, yes. Feel free to what do they call it, carbon dating. Also on this thursday morning, times square. If youve been to new york city, there are a lot of people that go to times square dressed like elmo, cookie monster. Naked cowboy. Not dressed. Theres a lot of these costume characters down there. Sometimes they get into trouble, including this one. Not a good day for elmo when a 37yearold elmo got cuffed. Apparently this woman dressed up at elmo greeting tourists demanded the tourists tip her, give her money. And they took her in. So they took her in. So, you know, it is always a slightly unnerving sight when you see one of these knockoff characters its unnerving sight when elmos head comes off in the middle of times square. Thats not really what elmo looks like, kids. Oh, boy. I love girl power. And theres a homecoming queen. Isnt it incredible . The homecoming queen in minnesota who is doubling as a superstar on the football field. Take a look at her. Sfanyearold Mary Kate Smith will be changing out of her gown because shes homecoming queen and then take it to the field. Shes an incredible kicker a ee apparently. All but one of her extra point kicks have been made. I love it. This morning on world news now target isis. The mission to combat the Islamic State terrorist takes its next step. Congress voting to arm rebels in the fight as the president stands firm on no ground troops. Desert deluge. The southwest getting hit hard with monster rains and flash floods. The remnants of odile threatening much of the county, completely drenched from california through the midwest by next week. The question is who is getting hit hardest. Holy rollers. Vice President Biden with his pals. These nuns on a bus. So whats he up to . And could this joy ride mean hes making a run for the white house . Well take you to iowa for all the fun and a little work, too. Shes a wheel winner. The maryland math teacher who pulled off an extremely rare feat coming away with wheel of fortunes Million Dollar grand prize. Only two other contestants have ever done that. Now she can buy all the vowels she wants. It is thursday, september 18th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. That reaction. 1 million. Good morning. Im dan kloeffler. Im reena ninan. I thought about what i would do then realized it would never happen. Well worry about that problem when it actually occurs. Were going to begin with the house vote to train and equip Syrian Rebels to fight isis. While the vote was bipartisan, it was highly unanimous. More than 40 of House Democrats voted against it worried it will lead to u. S. Combat troops in the middle east. Karen travers reports the president has addressed that concern. Reporter president obama emphasized again American Forces will not have a combat mission in the fight against isis. I will not commit you and the rest of our armed forces to fighting another ground war in iraq. Reporter in a packed gym at Mcdill Air Force base in florida, the president told troops that the u. S. Cannot wage the iraqis battle against the Extremist Group thats taken hold of large swath of the northern part of that country. This is not and will not be americas fight alone. Reporter president obama received a briefing on isis from top military officials after the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff seemed to open the door to more u. S. Involvement in iraq if air strikes are not enough. If we reach the point where i believe our advisers should accompany iraq troops on attacks against specific isil targets, ill recommend that to the president. Reporter right now the 1,700 u. S. Troops in iraq are at a command center in the Northern City of erbil or u. S. Facilities in baghdad. Adding American Military to iraqi embeds would be a significant step, one thats not being ruled out by the administration. Secretary of state john kerry was on capitol hill trying to make the case that the u. S. Is pulling together a coalition of International Partners to fight isis. The question that foreign leaders were asking me was not whether they should join the coalition but how they can help. Reporter iraqs Prime Minister said hell not ask for or allow foreign troops to be stationed in iraq. He said the u. S. And International Partners will help with air strikes, but there will not be a blank check for attacks. Dan, reena . Now to the latest bombshell in the v. A. Scandal. For the first time, a Senior Veterans Affairs official acknowledged lengthy delays contributed to the deaths of veterans. The admission from an employee of the v. A. Inspector Generals Office came during a house hearing yesterday conflict with the report last month that found none of the deaths could be directly linked to the delays. Did it contribute to the death . Yes. Wait list contributed to the deaths of veterans . Yes. As many as 40 veterans may have died while waiting for appointments. The doctor who first exposed the waiting list at the phoenix v. A. Called the report a whitewash saying confusing language was deliberately added to protect v. A. Officials. Across the southwest, a lot of people will be looking nervously at the sky as the threat of flash flooding is growing. Rain has already started falling across much of arizona with ominous clouds like these over phoenix valley. Dry riverbeds are filled with rushing water. Some roadways have already flooded. Heavy rain is expected to fall through tomorrow. Several areas in the Desert Southwest are on track to break records before the month is out. Accuweather meteorologist jim dickey is monitoring the storm. Good morning, jim. We continue to track whats left of odile. It continues to bring heavy rainfall to portions of arizona and new mexico. See this area of brighter colors looking at our satellite imagery. When you see these brighter colors thats cooler, taller cloud tops and an area of intense rainfall. Very much localized where you get that heavy rain, its going to come down in buckets. As much as 6 to 10 inches in some locations here. This spreading into new mexico as we head through the day. Reena and dan, back to you. Thanks, jim. Schools in the poconos are closed for a second straight day as new details emerge about the man accused of opening fire on two Pennsylvania State troopers. 31yearold eric frein shaved his head into a mohawk in preparation for the deadly ambush outside a state police barracks. Frein spent years reenacting history with a military Simulation Group. And police say in his current frame of mind, he may be assuming the role of a soldier. As the manhunt continues, a funeral is being held this morning for the trooper who was killed. Vice President Joe Biden is downplaying talk of a 2016 president ial run, even as he is visiting the state of iowa. And what a unique visit it was on wednesday. Abcs Shushannah Walshe was there. Reporter vice President Joe Biden hitched his wagon to a rolling nunnery wednesday in the president ial testing grounds of iowa. I was asked by the press why am i going out with nuns on the bus . I said because theyre nuns. Its a simple proposition. You are looking at a kid who had 12 years of catholic education. Reporter they kicked off their tenstate, 36city tour of the country spreading their message of social change. The nuns on the bus fought like the devil for health care. Reporter the trip to the first caucus state was just three days after Hillary Clinton headlined the harkin steak fry, a must stop for any democratic president ial contender. Biden hasnt ruled out a 2016 bid. But for this crowd, despite coming out to see the vp, they were all in for hillary. Im for hillary. If hillary jumps out, ill be for joe. Hes number two. Im very supportive of what she is doing for women in the political world. This may look more like a rock star bus than a rolling convent, but this is where the nuns on the bus will spend the next 5,200 miles, crossing the country and getting voters registered while they preach their message of social justice. Pope francis says weve got to engage in the issue of politics because the gospel sends us into the streets to care for the least. Those who are most left out of our society. Why are the nuns gaga for the Vice President . I have a hunch the nuns are gaga for the Vice President , but i can tell you for sure the Vice President is gaga for the nuns. Reporter the sisters say when it comes to the topics of president ial politics, well, they are just focused on 2014. In des moines, iowa, Shushannah Walshe, abc news. This coming on the heels that Hillary Clinton was out there this weekend for tom harkins steak fry. I like how the nuns were trying to stay neutral focusing on 2014. A lot of work ahead in a couple of months. In scotland, voters there are casting their ballots in the most important referendum that country has ever held. They are voting yes or no to the question, should scotland be an independent country . Its been part of Great Britain and overshadowed by england since 1707. The latest polls say its too close to call but this could be the last day of Great Britain as we know it. Whats so fascinating, people wonder all across the pond what could happen . A lot could affect america, particularly in defense. We were talking about this earlier on. Great britains Nuclear Arsenal is in scotland and the question is, what happens then . Who will be able to protect, who will be able to store and maintain those kinds of weapons . Thats one of the questions there. Also, scotland would maintain control of the oil which is a huge energy and revenue producer. Because its on their land. And then also currency. People wonder if it could really throw off wall street. They wonder if they break away, would it be the pound, the euro . How would that affect the currency. Europe is already shaky ground when it comes to financial territory. We shall have to see how that vote will turn out. Moving on to mans best friend taking quite a leap of faith with his owner. The dogs name, this is riley. A nearly 4yearold dachshund mix whose owner just took him for his first sky dive. Rileys owner, nathan from san francisco, designed the custom tandem harness. It let riley come along for the ride. He got the idea to bring riley along from a jump after he once tried to follow him into the plane. When nathan claims riley seems to enjoy the 13,000foot plunge especially while they were floating down after the chute was deployed. Which is generally how you best float back down to earth. Dont let him come down. Come on. Come on. Were okay. Were save. Would you jump i wouldnt jump. I dont think riley necessarily wants to jump out either. I dont know how keen i am on this story. Hes back on ground and lets just keep him there from now on. You know who loves to jump . George h. W. Bush. 92, 90 . Yes. Inspiring man. Coming up in the skinny, the latest details on George Clooneys upcoming wedding. Speaking of georges. First, what you need to know about car shopping that can save you big bucks. Thats coming up next on world news now. Announcer world news now weather brought to you by tide. And a seriously mixed bag of laundry. 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As soon as they detect a threat to your identity within their network, they will alert you helping protect you before damage can be done to your identity. Lifelock has the most comprehensive identify theft protection available, helping guard your Social Security number, your money, your credit, even the equity in your home. My years as a prosecutor taught me that we all need to protect ourselves from crime, in todays world that includes Identity Theft. Its a serious problem. We all have to protect ourselves. [ male announcer ] while Identity Theft cant be completely stopped, no one works harder to help protect you than lifelock. You even get a 1 million service guarantee. Thats security no one can beat. You have so much to protect and nothing to lose when you call lifelock right now and get 60 days of Identity Theft protection risk free. Thats right. 60 days risk free use promo code notme. 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We drive everywhere. Reporter they are in the market for a safe used car but dont want to get taken for a spin. Buying a car was one of the most stressful experiences ever. Ive been putting it off for a long time because i just hate the idea of it. Reporter expert Tricia Whitlock says consumers can put the brakes on the stress. Tip one, find out what others are paying for the exact same car, new or used, using apps like truecar. And use it to negotiate. This is something i can actually show to the salesman and say the guy across the street has it for this much . Sure, its another negotiation. Leverage. Reporter tip two, know when to buy. Saturday, the worst day of the week. And end of the month is best. The end of the month when the sales guys will be hitting their quotas. Reporter and tip three, consider a revolutionary approach. Avoid the middleman and save thousands on a used vehicle. Buying at an online dealership like carvana. Because theyve done a thorough inspection even down to those dings, there are no surprises. No stress. No pressure. This is nice. Reporter if the smiths use these tips, they could potentially save thousands and get back in the fast lane of family life. Paula faris, abc news, atlanta. Wow. But do you know that estate sales are a really good way to buy a car because a lot of times they are older people who may have sort of used these cars in their sunset years, not really driven a lot. Daily commutes to work. Oftentimes if theres family involved, they dont want to take an all those goods. The problem with that is often times there isnt a consumer protection. May not be a warranty with the vehicle so that can be something to keep an eye out for. When you are buying a used car, do your research. Do a carfax report to find out if its been in any accident. Czech the check the value on blue book or edmunds to see what a fair price would be out there. When we come back, the latest controversy swirling around beyonce. Did she photoshop a thigh gap into her latest picture . Well let you be the judge. Then well explain what thigh gap is if you dont know what it is. And were finding out about french actor Gerard Depardieu that surprised us all this morning. Thats straight ahead in the skinny. Announcer world news now continues after this from our abc stations. Skinny so skinny time for the skinny. Topping the headlines, yet another alleged photoshop scandal. We want to say alleged because we dont know for sure. But take a look. This is beyonce posting this photo on her tumblr page. Take a very close look. Celebrating her 33rd birthday on a private yacht. Some are accusing her of digitally enhancing that thigh gap. Thigh gap is that space between your thighs. You can see theres a scar thats been a little crooked. What . Im not so sure i see it. Comments are heating up on the twitterverse. One angry fan asking, why promote yourself in your videos if you are clearly lying about yourself . Im going to move right past that story. I dont want to believe a word of it. I cant believe it. Details about George Clooneys upcoming wedding in venice. The happy couple is sticking to some oldfashioned traditions. Us weekly reporting the parents of his fiance are paying for most of the wedding. Really . Tmz reporting that george is having 50 cases of his own brand of tequila flown in to italy from los angeles. The expected lavish affair will take place a week from saturday. Is it really going to take place a week from saturday . I cant believe theyre so open about the date. I imagine its going to happen this saturday and then everyone is going to like pictures are going to come out and everyone will get their thigh gaps photoshopped into those pictures. Im so glad you could possibly be our new thigh gap correspondent. So glad the tequila is being flown in. Everything is going to be great. Its going to be the wedding we thought would never happen. Its going to be the i dos heard around the world. Speaking of actors, were also finding out about a secret from french actor Gerard Depardieu. Depardieu. However you say it, the 65yearold telling a british film magazine he downs up to 14 bottles of wine a day. What . Yeah, he says he starts tipping back the drinks as early as 10 00 a. M. Wow. While he admits he cant drink like a normal person, depardieu says no matter how much he drinks, hes always able to hold it together. Really . After 14 bottles . Are you serious . I dont know anyone that can hold that together. Sounds like a challenge to me. Try anchoring a newscast after that. He was banned from a flight for urinating in the aisle. Yeah, clearly able to hold it all together. Barely able to hold it together a math teacher from silver spring, maryland, joining an exclusive club. Sarah manchester is the third contestant ever to win the 1 million grand prize on wheel of fortune. Last nights hotly contested game, she solved the winning puzzle loud laughter. The episode taped earlier this year to kick off teachers week. The premiere of the shows 32nd season. I love that it was a teacher. Look at her with her kids. I think thats incredible. That is amazing. You know, because shes a teacher, shes going to do something very generous, very smart with that money. Shes not going to go out and get like photoshopped thigh gaps or anything like that. No way. It brings back painful memories of when i tried to play wheel of fortune board game and i just bombed miserably. I couldnt even get like happy birthday. Annual celebration where only you get to take part in, right . There you go. Not going to happen. Hello. Cheeseburger, cheeseburger, two pepsi, one cheese. Four cheeseburger. Cheeseburger, cheeseburger. Cheeseburger, cheeseburger. Mm, cheeseburger. 36 years since that iconic snl skit featuring john belushi. It holds true today. Who doesnt love a nice juicy cheeseburger. Except vegetarians, of course. But were all fans today of National Cheeseburger day. This is a vegetarian cheeseburger. Its been a part of the cultural ethos for years. Commercials like these. The big mac from mcdonalds and, of course two allbeef patties special sauce lettuce, cheese pickles, onions we asked our fans on facebook where they like to get their favorite burgers. Their response actually surprised us. Not a lot of responses for the traditional big three like mcdonalds, burger king and wendys, but a lot of votes for whataburger, in and out and some preferring to cook them at home. Good idea. Im surprised by that. The in and out burger always gets so much attention. And everyone in california is going to hate me for saying this. Its okay. Its not the best burger in the world. Why do you feel that way . I think theres a lot of other options. You come to new york. Shake shack. Wait in line for an hour and a half. Getting a thumbs up. Shake shack. What we dont have here is white castle. Have you ever had white castle . No, but i did see the movie. Theres a movie . Yes. Is it about the fast food joint . Kind of. Harold and kumar. Thank you. The sliders at 3 00 in the morning, when youre have been out for a couple of hours, are fantastic. I just noticed a big fish burger. That doesnt qualify as a cheeseburger. Fish trying to swim in and take its day today. A lot of options here. The whopper, the bk. Yeah. Whats interesting, we as americans eat 50 billion burgers a year. Thats incredible. Thats three burgers a week for every man, woman and child. Im going to eat mine. Or it could be veggie burgers. The Worlds Largest burger a few years ago in minnesota, 2,014 pounds. The most expensive cheeseburger served out of a food truck enshrined in a gold leaf and was wrapped in three 100 bills. Nice. Happy cheeseburger day. Making news in america this morning. Dangerous deluge. Five states under flood warnings. Before whats expected to be historic rainfall. Where is it already coming down this morning and who should expect the worst of it . The hits coming for the nfl amid the turmoil off the field. Another player accused of Domestic Violence. What we have learned about this latest case. Wild crash caught on camera, a school bus through trees and into a home. A closer look at the video showing how it likely happened. And a daredevil, a fourlegged friend whos a real adrenaline junky
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