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independent if party leaders and rivals don t start treating him with respect. that candidate, of course, donald trump. those are some of our top stories on this friday, july 24th. announcer: from abc news this is world news now with t.j. holmes and reena ninan. good morning, everyone. we begin this half hour with our breaking news. at least three people are dead after a gunman opened fire in a louisiana movie theater. at least seven people were wounded, and some are in critical condition. the gunman was a 58-year-old white male. witnesses say he was sitting in the movie theater when the movie started. then he just got up and started opening fire with a handgun. apparently, just doing this at random. police believe he acted alone in the theater. they re not sure why. four officers entered the theater to engage the shooter. upon making entry is that it appears that the shooter has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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breaking news this morning on world news now. deadly gunshots in a crowded louisiana movie theater. the desperate search for answers after a gunman opens fire at random before taking his own life. happening now, more than a dozen fires burning through a wide area of the west. the rapidly spreading flames and the evacuees forced out of harm s way. airline outrage. the feds say the captain was not in control when a jet landed nose first. the investigation and the airline s actions. and later in the skinny, michael jackson s wish to play a character in a star wars movie. the new revelations years after his death and how that role went to somebody else. that s in the skinny on this friday, july 24th. announcer: from abc news this is world news now with t.j. holmes and reena ninan.