Thats right. Its wednesday october 21st. Announcer from abc news this is world news now. Good morning, everybody. On this wednesday, on this back to the future day october 21st. Im kendis gibson. I came in a delorean this morning. Did you . Yeah. And you still couldnt get anywhere in traffic . Thats right. Im sure you made it up to 88 miles an hour and got here in no time and the future has arrived. The future has arrived. Also on capitol hill apparently. We didnt know who would be speaker of the house but a major power play has ended the battle for leadership in the house of representatives. Many people saying that he is the future of the republican party. Talking about former Vice President ial candidate paul ryan. You see there. Who says he would run for speaker. But ryan says he doesnt really want the job and would take it only if he has the backing of all fellow republicans in congress. Abcs Kenneth Mouton is in washington with the latebreaking details. I considered to do this wit
Los angeles. Reena, kendis, ba can to you. Thanks to lauren there in l. Afghanistan. A scary scene on a school bus in Washington State caught on camera. Dozens of kids on board when a heater hose ruptured in the back of the bus. You see it there and started leaking antifreeze after all of this happened, some of the kids had stomach and headaches as well as burning eyes. The parents also claimed their children werent checked at the school. The School District says none of the kids were sprayed and that the bus has been inspected every summer before the school year gets under way. And this tragic scene in houston at a grocery store. A young mother died while protecting her child when a car smashed into the store. Six people were also injured. Police say the elderly driver was pulling ot of a parking spot when she hit the reverse and raced backward into that market. Lawsuits from Vehicle Owners stemming in volkswagens emission scandal are stacking up. More than 200 suits have been fileds
To him no because he was doing something illegal. This morning reaction from that motorcyclist and whats next in that case. And box office force. Star wars mania reaching epic levels with the release of a new trailer. The force falls to you. And the first chance to buy tickets crashes the fandango website as the entire galaxy counts down to its premiere today, tuesday, october 20th, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a Tuesday Morning or should i say may the force be with you. Im surprised youre here. Thought youd be at an Early Morning meeting your star wars support group. All excited about this. I am. I decided not to wear my yoda costume this morning for the show but i am so excited. Did you watch the trailer . Its amazing. A lot of people have. Well talk a lot more about that. Got a little teary when i saw hans solo. More on that in a minute but t
Oscar pistorius is out of prison in south africa. He was released a day earlier than scheduled and has started what could end up being a years long stay under house arrest. All for the death of his abcs Lauren Lyster has the details. Reporter Oscar Pistorius is no longer behind bars but hes still not a free man. Pistorious was released from prison after serving nearly a year of his fiveyear sentence for manslaughter. Hell be under house arrest at his uncles home. He is the double amputee olympian known as blade runner because he competes on these prosthetic legs. He was acquitted of murder last year for the valentines day shooting death of his girlfriend, model Reva Steenkamp in 2013. At his sensational trial, pistorious claimed had he mistaken her for an indruider and opened fire through their bathroom door. And he score it was a horrible mistake. I did not fire at reena. Prosecutors say he shot her intentionally after an argument. You armed yourself for the sole purpose of shooting a
And where is luke . Fans buying tickets in advance crashing movie sites and even the stars cannot contain themselves. And we do say good morning, america. Lets see. 58 days until the new star wars movie hits theaters. Millions already watching that new trailer over and over and over on youtube and facebook. The founder of facebook, Mark Zuckerberg is one of them. He said, this looks amazing. I love star wars and so the response from the star wars facebook account, we know. Those movie ticket sites overwhelmed by preorders. All kinds of anticipation. Meanwhile, the political world waiting for joe biden. There he is right there. Will he or wont he run for president. The Washington Post jumped the gun last night, accidental headline, biden to launch president ial campaign. Not so fast. It came down but our new abc news Washington Post poll is out right now and might give biden supporters pause. It strongs a strong move from Hillary Clinton after that debate, sim slippage or biden and Abcs