from abc news, this is "world news now." we do say good morning to you. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. we begin with the latest on that doomed russian passenger yet in egypt. british and american officials now saying a bomb is likely to be blameme >> those intelligence officials are leaning heavily toward an act of terrorism as the cause of that crash, even though ot official investigation is far from over. more now from stephanie ramos. >> families grieve. bodies identified. all while egyptian authorities lead the investigation into what caused a russian passenger to break apart in the sky over the desert. all 224 people headed back home to russia killed. now, u.s. and british officials say new preliminary information shows it is more likely a bomb, not a mechanical issue that brought down the russian jet seen in this new video taken >> we must suspend flights to sharm al sheikh and advise against all but essential travel by air. he sayses in addition to halting flights, travel advice will also change after finding extremely lax security at the egyptian airport. the uk is now working with airlines to return the 20,000 british tourists still in the city of sharm el sheikh. >> terror groups operating in the region ve been working extremel hard to develop explosives that can be smuggled on to an airplane unwe do tected. >> the white house says the faa told airlines earlier in the year that u.s. aviation opopating intoo orr over the sinai peninsula is at potential risks. however -- >> there are no u.s. carriers that regularly operate out of the sinai peninsula. >> reporter: within hours of the crash, an isis connected group operate manage egypt said it was responsible. a claim initially disputed by but now the group has become the prime suspect. the voice and data recorders from the jet are being analyzed by russian, egyptian and other international teams. the voice recorder is partially damaged but investigates are working to get as much information from it as they can. back to you. >> reporter: a lot of people want to know what impact isis has in the sinai desert. it has a lot of streepists and they had for many years pledged allegiance to al qaeda because that was their big funder. with al qaeda the way it is today, isisi growing and having much more financial means, they've claimed allegiance to isis. a lot of people say isis has never had such a super strong hold in the sinai. it will be interesting to see what comes out through intelligence just how far their reach is. also in the past al qaeda groups have been able to take down hope flying helicopter. but to take down a jet through a shoulder fired missile, they're saying it'ss like a bomb of s se sort. >> it's not possible above 26,000 feet. they believe isis doesn't have the that sort of equipment. it is still a very volatile region though. >> the good news for amamica, u.s.s. airlines, a saying that they are not taking any special precautions here. intelligence not indicating there's reason to be concerned on domestic flights. that's good. breaking news overnight in the mystery in the dark waters off new york city. a 911 call about a downed small plane sparked a huge search. that plane finally found by police and fire units. the pilot was killed. his aircraft headed to portsmith, new hampshire. a five-hour stand off in san diego caused chaos and the closure of the international airport. you hear the end to it all there. it began witit a domestic violence call. police were@met with gunfire at the apartment. nearby schools went into lockdown. no flights were allowed to land at the airport. the suspect eventualsly tossed his weaeans out of a wininw and surrendered. and in central california, a college student is it dead after he apparently stabbed four other people on campus. two of his victims were injured seriously enough to be airlifted to the hospital.. the attacker was shot and killed by police. students at the university of california-merced are in shock. they never expected something like this at their small rural campus. the motive is unknown. classes today have been canceled. more allegations following that staged suicide but a chicago area police officer. sources tell our chicago station that the widow anson of joe gliniewicz are under criminal investigation. it apparently stems from thee money that gliniewiczas embezzling from the police explorer unit he ran with his wife and others. he spent the money on mortgage >> g gniewicz committed the ultimate betrayal to the citizens he served and the community. >> facing mounting pressure over the embezzlement, the officer murder. that rigged a massive search for him. donald trump is on the defensive after a controversial tweet about jeb bush and the pressures mounting on nbc to drop trump as guest host on weekend. all of thisshile ben carson is gaining some ground. it's your voice, your vote. here's abc's tom yaum maz. >> reporter: in new hampshire today, donald trump is still the best show in town. >> feels like a historic day. >> reporter: smiming for selfies, as he officially fifis to be on theherimary ballot. >> well, this may be a very, very important signature or maybe not so important. >> reporter: but behind the scenes, his campaign dealing with a pr nightmare after trump retweeted this tweet. "adios jebebaka jose." the tweet also included these images. swastika and jeb in a mariachi outfit. his campaign insists he did not see the accompanying imama and the retweet has since been delete the episode feature infuriating hispanic groups protesting outside the saturday night live studios. this promo, tatas aim at the man who's become his toughest competition. >> because of equal time rules for television, mr. trump can only speak for four sends in this promo. >> so let me just say this. ben carson is a complete and total loser. >> reporter: carson saying he won't watch him, and that hosting "snl" is not for him. >> i think the presisincy is a very serious thing and i don't like making light of it like that. >> reporter: trump and carson will meet again next week at the next republican debate. and tomorrow, we'll find out who else will be on the main stage. new polls show governor chris christieiend mike huckabee might not make the c c. tom llamas, abc news, new york. senator bernie sanders is offering legislation that would end the federal ban on marijuana. the democratic presidential ndidate senate bill would repeal federal penalty pores possessing and consuming pot. his proposal allows states to the establish regulated marijuanes without fear of federal interference. it's not expected to be a top priority in the senana. meantime, mexico's supreme court has ruled smoking it marijuana is legal. the ruling takes away the economic power that illegal pot gives to criminals. it only covers those plaintiffs but if the court rules the same way in other cases the laws could be changed to allow recreational use. >> our neighbors to the north, canada's new prime minister starts his full workday today. justin true dole settled some 25,000 syrian refugees in canada but the end of the year. he also vowed a less controlling style of gogornment. a 62-year-ol man in australia says he wasn't tough during a six-day ordeal lost in the outback. reg fogarty says he survived because they were lucky. reg said he survive nearly a week without water by eating ants. i'd get hungry off of just drinking water. after being found,ogarty was philosophical about what's what's next. >> because i've come close to death, now i think i've got a new life. >> he says he ate a total of 30 ants while he was lost. he was found more than nine miles from where he went missing. he calls the whole thing the hardest week of his life. >> australians take it to a whole another extreme. > seattle garbageman is the hero of the day after pulling >> micah spear was picking up trash when he spotted trash. it turned out the pile was a bunch of checks worth about $12,000 from a fund-raiser at a local elementary school. he promptly returned them to the principal and refused to accept a cash reward. >> good guy. coming up in n e "skinny," smack talk aimed at the kardashians from an outspoken actress. >> getting comfortable in bed with the right pillow. who is offering you a pillow menu to improve yoursleep. >> those calls from debt collectors threatening american consumers. the brand-new crackdown from capitol hill after a look at our forecast map. heavy rain again in texas today. take a look. you're watching "world news now." i got nothing. >> you have nothing? 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>> reporter: debt collectors it's called predatory debt collecting and it's illegal. the federal trade commission announcing a major c cckdown. at the same time, congress now giving federal debt collectors a pass, allowing them to once again start making those annoying robocalls, even to your cell phone. in a little-noticed amendment, slipped into the new budget bill. something some senators are trying to stop. congress is rollingngt back, simply to nickel and dime farmers, students, taxpayers with harassing and abhorrent calls. >> reporter: so, what to do if you receive one of those nasty calls? report it. even if yoyoowe debt. remember, if it's a threatening call, it's illegal. mary bruce, abc news, on capitol hill. that's good advice. thank you so much. coming up, the cna awards from the big winners to a j je played on blake shelton. >> and the actress who refuses to appear on stage with some that's next in "the skinny." be. >> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. her nurse. her personal asstant. her housekeeper. her cook. her accountant. when i starled taking care of mom, i didn't realize the challenge of playing so o ny roles. but above all, i'm stilil.. her daughter. 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>> kermit, miss piggy, we want you to know that we love you both and we just want you to be happy. >> yes. >> on a completely unrelated topic, how did i blake. howdy blake. >> i was nervous. i was nervous. that was a funny way to play that off. >> that was a great way to get the show started. the 's in the room might, as well get it out there. so besides the jokes,here was plenty of music. oh, yeah. and awards to be handed out. luke bryan, he was the man of the year. entertainer of the year. >> that makes two years in a row for the superstar. >> the big surprise of the night, chriristapleton winning for best new artist male vocalist of the year and best new album. >> the former backup singer from kentucky brought on justin timberlake to sing his hit "tennesseeee whiskey." you're as sweet strawberry >> they followed that up with timberlake's "drink you away."." kind offork there had. download this one. australian actress and comedienne rebel wilson is like many of you, not a fan of the kardashians. wilson best known for her chararter fat amy from "piston perfect" revealed something about some other famous fashionistas>> she was asked to present with kendall and kylie jenner at the music a ards. she explained why on an aussie radio show. >> not that you hate any of them individually but there's something that what they stand for is totally against what i stand for. they seem a bit superficialal their career is not really based on talent. >> individually she doesn't hate them but collectively. wilson did admit they're the "super popular," but she is more into personality andorking hard f success. shots are fired between the ladies there. finally a tennis superstar turned crime fighter. serena williams spent her life sprinting up and down tennis courts around the globe. training. that came i i handy o o tuesy. >> she was sitting in a restaurant her cell phone on the chair next 0 her when someone stole it and took off. huh-uh. she jumped up and quickly chased him down, earning a standing ovation in the rereaurant. and he also posted this photo of her looking like super girl calling herself superena and parting words from this new crime fighting crusader. just because you're a lady, don't be afraiai to step u u to any challenge. she took off after that. >> good forler. i would never mess with serena williams. do you know how much she spent getting ready and getting in shape? 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"mmmmm" go ahead. >o we're thinking a lot of you are probably laying in your bed right now or maybe on th couch and to complete the experience, you've got to have a good pillow, right. >> yeah, that's assuming they can sleep. absolutely. did you know some of the hottest hotels are now offffing pillow menus? we're up "up all nightline" with abc's rebecca jarvis. >> this one's nice and fluffy. it's a truth every road warrior knows all too well. those hoe hotel pillows can keep you up at night. enter pillow menus. they're the latest lux offering at high end hotels. so many options, enough to make your tired head spin. it's almost overwhelmlmg how many options there are. rebecca robins is the sleep expert at the benjamin hotel in manhattan and makes sure every suite is designed with rest in mind and that every guest gets a perfececy matched llow. theeenu includes a water filled pillow, one called the cloud stuffed with over 10 million beads and a sleep kit specifically for kids. got a noisy bed mate, well, there's even a a pillow for that. >> for people who snore. this keep a snorer on their side because sometimes if you're sleeping on your back, it opens the airway and causes to you snore more. >> we call this snore no more pipiow. >> reporter: and the benjamin isn't alone in upping its sleep game. hilton and holiday inn also now offering their own pillow menus >> i'm ready to try all of them. as for me, i could falll asleep on a rock most of the time. but this pillow at the benjamin seems to be the perfect fit. >> lovely. this feels perfect. so if you're in bed already, take another look at that pillow. it might just be the thing that's keepipi you up. >> it's really important. everybody goes to sleep right after "nightline." >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm rebecca jarvis. sweet dreaming in new york. >> good night. >> after "nightline" in. >> whaha about our show? >> i know. that would be fighting words. what kind of pillows do you have? >> i always stay at the insomniac hotel. >> snore no more pillows are not available. now" informing insomniacs for good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." the standoff that shut down a march airport. a gunman holding policee atay for five hours. he and the cops fired dozens of shots. residents were evacuated from nearby homes and schools went into lock down. >> did a bomb bring down that russian jetliner over egypt? british and u.s. officialsls say it's very likely. the uk suspended all flights to and from sharm el-sheik leaving 20,000 tourists stranded. >> the smallest and most rural campus in the california system is closed today afterer a student was shot and killed by police after stabbing four people. what started the attack is unknown. >> the dungeonness crab season is facing cancellation because the seafood contaminated with a toxin. eaeang t t crabs could leave some people in a coma or in extreme cases death. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, november 5th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> say good morning to you on this thursday. we'll get started with the standoff that paralyzed part of the san diego downtown for several hours. police say it ended when 33-year-old titus colbert tossed his guns out of window. >> shoho had been exchanged all day. somehow tre were no injuries. abc's nick watt is there. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: police officers taking cover. as gunshots ring out, a whole neighborhood, including two schools, on lockdown. a shooter armed with a high-powered rifle, holed up in that building. 9:12 a.m. there was a 911 call, a report of domestic violence here at >> shots fired! code 11, barricaded suspect, apartment 610. >> rounds came out from a room or a bathroom in the apartment, through a door. nearly hitting the officer. so, we're talking within inches of hitting the officer. >> more rounds going off. we're going to need some shields or something so we can get out of here safely. >> reporter: the shooter's ex-girlfriend who lives in the apartment was not home. tom next door was hiding in his bathroom. >> i was definitely scared. >> reporter: darnell de palma stuck with h h dog, filming the scene from a balcony. 10:15 a.m., the faa ordered a full ground stop at san diego international airport. the shooter is hunkered down less than a mile from the approach end of runway 27. 1:30 p.m., a commotion, we're told it's tear gas fired into the apartment. an hour later, five hours after this standoff began, police report suspect in custody. titus colbert. shots fired, near mimies, but no injuries repepted. nick watt, abc news, san diego. all right. now to the other major headline we're following this morning. word from british and american officials that a bomb is likely to blame for the crash of the russian passenger jet in egypt. counter-terrorism officials say new intelligence leads them to believe it was more likely explosives than a mechanical issue. the uk is scrambling to get 20,000 of its tourists back home after halting flights in andut of sharm el sheikh. >> terror groups operating in the region have been working extremely hard to develop explosives that can be smuggled on to an airplane undetected. >> all 224 people on board were killed inhat crash. intelligence offffials have acknowledged that isis may be responsible as it has repeatedly claimed. new details in that phoenix to an unruly passenger. he is facing federal charges for threatening tooill passengers when he was refused a beer. the pilot made an emergency landing in wichita because of the incident on tuesday night. questions remain whether the woman an cruise accused of crashing into a homecoming parade is competent to stand trial. e 25-year-oldd woman has been arged with second degree murder. police say she drove into a crowd of people at the oklahoma state university parade last month. four people were killed and dozens injured. a psychologist hired by her attorneys say she's not competent to stand ial. >he stoto in chicago just gets more stunning. and stunning new twist in the death of that illinoisist police officer that attracted national attention. investigators say joe gliniewicz committed suicide staging it like a plurd. he was aboututo be arrested for ep bezeling thousands of dollars. now we're getting word that his widow anson are under criminal investigation. >> reporter: the manhunt, massive. choppers in the air, police going door to door, hunting for three men they believed killed lieutenant charlesesoseph gliniewicz. it began the morning of september 1st. lieutenant gliniewicz radios in saying he is pursuing three suspicious individuals. >> 10-4. did you need a second unit? >> 10-4. go ahead and start somebody. >> reporter: minutes later, police discover him dead. >> seneneverybody you possibly can. officer is down. >> reporter: the community is shaken. gliniewicz, nicknamed g.i. joe, was a husband and father of four. >> joe was my best friend, my world, my hero. >> reporter: hundreds of officers from all across the country attend his funeral. and it wasn't until october 1st, one month after lieutenant gliniewicz was found dead here at the scene that authorities revealed he was killed with lis own gun, but they were still investigating the case primarily >> good morning. >> reporter: investigators revealed it wasn't m mder at all. that the lieutenant staged his own suicide. they say he was about to be exposed as a thief for stealing thousands of dollars from the youth program run by the police department, spending it on mortgage payments, personal trips, gym memberships and even adult websites. >> gliniewicz committed the ultimate betrayal to the citizens he served and the entire law enforcement community. >> reporter: and police reportedly spent more than $300,000 on that manhunt and investigation. the family of lieutenant gliniewicz calls this another day of deep sorrow. alex perez, fox lake, illinois. and an alabama boy missing for the past 13 years has been locked in cleveland where he had been living with his father. julian hernandez was 35 years old when his mother reported him missing. she suspected he had been taken by his father butt took more than a decade to track him down after a social security number turned up bogus. the father has been charged with abduction. >> one former president bush says the other was served badly by aides. the eder bush has scathing critiques of some of the key figures in his son's administration. mr. bush says vice president cheney and donald rumsfeld were too hard line especially regarding september 11th. that book, by the way, is published next week. and donald trumps facing new criticism for retweeting a controversial post about jeb bush. the tweet shows jeb bush next to a swastika and in a mayor yaschy outfit. trump says he did not see the attached images. this has further angered hispanic groups who are pressuring nbc to drop him as guest host of "saturday night live." >> jeb bush promises to stay in the race. it's your voice, your vote. abc's jonathan carl caught up with bush on the campaign trail. hampshire. >> reporter: we got on board the "jeb can fix it" bus. he's hoping it will help fix his struggling campaign. when you look at where you are, i mean, new poll -- >> end's not near. >> reporter: a new poll out this morning, 4%. did yoyoever think you'd be e >> i don't even care. it's not relevant. >> reporter: how do you get this thing back on track? >> keep having a dialogue with people that are going to decide who the next president's going to be. you can't just have another loud voice or another person from one side of the capitol to move to the other side without any proven record of experience. and i can tell my story in a positive way, which is, thatat in my comfort zone. >> reporter: bush says he's patient, and committed to turning his campaign around. is there any scenario that you would drop out of this race before iowa? >> no. no. >> reporter: no way? >> no way. no how. >> reporter: he recently hired a media consultant to help him do a better job on the debate stage, w wre he's struggled. what is he telling you? >> he is telling me to be me. telling me to own what i believe. >> reporter: you need a consultant to tell you that? >> yeah, it's amazing, huh? probably not. probably not. >> reporter: i showed him a document from his own campaign, senator marco rubio, as a, quote, risky bet. bush didn't even want to see it. >> i haven't seen it, i'm not going to see it. i'm focused -- >> reporter: i mean, i got it right here. >> oh, great. >> reporter: but this is your top campaign people. >> t ty were compiling stuff. i wasn't part of it. >> reporter: bush is promising there will be no personal attacks against marco rubio coming from him. there's no question jeb bush appears more energized than he has appeared for a while. his back is against the wall and he knows he needs to fight to save his campaign. jonathan carl, abc news, manchester, new hampshire. >> latest national polls have him at 4%. so he's got a lot of work ahead of him. eric holder was in the presence of greatness yesterday. reena sat down with him. >> i sure with an interview. he attended the international center for sports security. he talked about the doj probe on orgagazation fifa, nfl scandals and he ao talked weather president obama who really loves basketball, whether after leaving office, after leaving the white house if he would consider possibly taking on the role of nab commissioner one day. he wants to be a starting guard for the chicago bulls. screw that administrative stuff. he wants to be playing. >> he wants to be on the court. >> yeah he's actually transitioning as i alreadydy have from the hard court to you know, the greens and fairways and stuff like that. >> so he actually talked a lot of smack about basketball, the president. he said he could take him on the court and he also aid he's an incredible player. there's substantive stuff on orts. he weighed in on the online fantasy football gambling and said he thinks nevada is possibly right this might need a license. but he wouldn't go as far as to say he believed this was illegal and get into all of that. >> good toeee still getet involvlv in all of that. >> once an attorney general, they always want to know what you think. >> great. good you got to meet him. craft hines is cutting some 2600 jobs in addition to 2500 cuts announced in gust. the company is closing seven factories the oscar mayer unit is moving to chicago. the layoffs are the first major impact for production workers summer. another major food company, can the feature is much more pleasant after a $25 million project, the air quality in and around minnesota headquarters smells much better, the result of a high temperature incinerator and a new fullyly ntained rendering complex where meat by-products are broken down. but some neighbors admit they're going to miss the days when town smelled like spam. >> oh really? 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what u.s. intelligence is revealing. seemg on campus. the stabbing attacks at a california university and how police moved in, bringing an end horrifying ordeal. the latest on the victims and the suspect. >> consumer alert. he the potentially deadly toxin found in some types fresh seafood. the public health investigation and an important decision expected today. and later, the big night in nashville. the cma awards from the emerging chris stapleton to justin timberlake's performance. we have industry insight you won't get anywhere else on this thursday, n nember 5th. "world news now." >> we do say good morning to you on this thursday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reenaninan. strong implications of terrorism in that air disaster in egypt. >> t ts after intelligence officials arereow saying the russian jet that broke apart mid-air and crashed in the egyptian desert was likely brought down by a bomb. the british took immediate action spending all of its flights to and from the sinai peninsulul then the irish followed suit. for fromombc's brian ross. >> reporter: counterterrorism officials tonight say new intelligence makes them believe it was more likely that a bomb, not a mechanical issue, brought down the russian jetliner. seen in this new video taken moments after the crash. >> we have concluded that there is a significant possibility that that crash was caused by an explosive device on board the aircraft. >> reporter: officials in egypt say investigators are looking for evidence that passengers in had injuries from an explosion includeingeing shrapnel in their bodies as indication where a bomb might have been hidden. an isis connected group within hours said it was responsible. now the group has become the prime suspect and they have posted a second claim of responsibility. the russian flight left saturday from the sharmrml-sheik airport in egypt where all flights to and everyone britain were the suspended after british officials. id they found extremely lax security there. >> terror groups working in the region have been working extremy hard to develop explosives that can be smuggled on to an airplane undetected. >> reporter: as u.s. a a british officials demonstrated small amounts of explosives can cause cas catastrophic damage to a fuselage be. >> the aircraft would pull apart. >> passenger planes remain a a b bb brought down pan am 103 in '88 killing 270 people. al qaeda has since tried unsuccessfully with bombs hidden in underwear, a shoe and prettier cart ridges. for u.s. authorities, the concern is whether terrorists have developed a new explosive that can not b can detected by standard security procedures what they call the nightmare scenario. brian ross, abc news, new york. >> this really is a big deal. nearly a million british tourists visit egypt every year. the decision to ground the uk flights has left up to 20,000 of them stranded in sharmrml sheiei. officialssre now working to get them home on other flights. the government is advising against nonessential travel to that airport. now to the violence in this country. a five-hour standoff is over in san diego. [ gunfire ] >>s dos of shots weree fired by a xwunmannnd police officers shutting down streets and schools. incoming flights at the airport were also canceled. it ended when he surrendered. police say the incident began inside the apartment of the gunman's ex-girlfriend. >> also in california, a little bit further upstate, collele student is dead and four peoplee were stabbed. it happened on the smallest and quietest campus of the university of california system. abc's brandi hitt with these esdetails. >> there's a shooting, stabbing at uc-merced. >> chaos on the campus in central california. four people s sbbed as o oicers rushsh ot scene. >> i'm trying not to panic. i saw there was someone laying on the floor. >> it all happened around 8:00 a.m. near a classroom. police say a male student with a knife stabbed two fellow students and a staff member into the blade was about like that. >> john price says that's s en his son byron a construction worker nearby rushed in and was also stabbed in the stomach. he got stabbed but he was able to kick the guy in the ahead. >> of after a brief class, campusolice opened fire killing the attacker. two of the victims w we airliftete tohe hospital. uc-merced now joining the growing list of college campus attacks. >> the suspect is down. >> just last month, a gunman killed nine people at this oregon community college. a stabbing spree on a texas campus two years ago left 14 injured. lastst year yet another attack at florida state university's library. students here didn't think their small rural campus would ever be targeted. >> you see familiar faces everywhere. it's unimaginable. >> uc-merced is now closed and all classes cab selled today as inveveigators try to figure o o the motive an behind the stabbing sfrooe spreel. >> there is growing outrage in louisiana after a 6-year-old boy was shot and killed by a marshall. he was riding in a car driven by his father being chased by the marshals. they open fire on that vehicle, hitting the first grader multiple timeme the father was woundnd on is in stable condition. the louisiana attorney general now looking into the case. mou to politics, donald trump at yet the center of another controversy. is he facing new criticism for retweeting a post showing jeb bush next to a swastika and in a mariachi outfit. trump claim ed did not see the attached images. this further angered hispanic groups pressuring nbc to be can he his appearance on saturday night live. carson is not laughing. >> i think the president sill is a very serious thing. i don't like making light of it liking thatting. > the two men will face off again next week in the fourth gop debate. fox business will announce the full lineup later today into this political note. facebook proving to be a very ben carson has run 240 targets ads on facebook. pre member of congress is using figbook to reach voters. facebook executives a between january and october, there were 1 billion interactions on facebook about the campaign. a serious public health alert this morning. a warning not to eat crabs or raw crabs caught in california. public health investigators say it could be contaminated with dangerously high levels of domoic acid. it could lead to coma or extreme cases death. a state agency could decide to put off the start of the crab season because of the toxin, a blow to local businesses. >> we wait for them every november. we're not going to get any crabs, it's a bummer. >> specifically concerned about dun jojness crabs. toxin is deadly to marine mammals. it yours can natatally in the wild. this latest massive bloom of this thanks to warmer temperatures that were brought by el nino. >> so it may soon cost a little bit more to get your thin mint fix. in some parts of the country into no, say it ain't so. those are the best ones. >> they're raising the price o o girl scout cookies to $5 a box. that means the troops will get about 30 cents more per box. cookies were already $5 a box in some high cost of living places like california and hawaii. >> i want to make sure they're not decreasing the number of cookies as they increase the price. some products tend to do that. we're not having that, right. >> they wouldn't gyp us liking that. >> you're right. 30 cents more, folks. there were unusual guests at last night's country music awards. dozens of mascots from the country's majaj colleges were will. >> i an couple showing off their moves outside the arena. others trying to look tough. by the time they got to the red carpet, everyone seemed to calm koun a bit. >> the oregon duck striking a pose. either carolina pirate had hugs r all the ladies. >> the mascots appeared on stage with brad paisley who was performing his song "country nation," which celebrates college football. >> everyone loves college football, don't you? >> everyone does. even with the rankings that came out yesterday which was a little controversial, why confidence alabama there, it was nice to see all the mascots come together in last night's performance. we'll have more on the cma awards including the emerging artists superstars on stage and our music industry insiders. >> also ahead, abe new way to get around congested new york city. the world's only jet pack. makes a big apple debut. that's in the mix. >> the hot shot former college he transformed the athlete understand an their community. >> check out our behind the scene pictures on instagram abcwnm. you're watching abc's "world news now." if you're age 50 to 85, this is an important message. so please, write down the number on your screen. the lock i want to talk to you about isn't the one on your door. it's a rate lock for your life insurance that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time, for any reason. but be careful. many policies you see do not have one, but you can get a lifetime rate lock through the colonial penn program. call this number to learn more. this plan was designed with a rate lock for people on a fixed 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completely inadequate. >> it's fair to say around here we don't usually cover much high school football here on "world news now." but we'll make an exception tonight. >> that's because of a great story about a coach in michigan who was looking too get back in n the game and a man and a team that's rallied around him ever since. abc's t.j. holmes with the story. >> you just won the first playoff game in the history of benton harbor high school. >> reporter: meet the former big-time college coach who came out of retirement and turned a downtrodden high school team to a winner. >> a lot of people said you must be crazy. i probably am a little crazy. >> reporter: he had coaching jobs at places like michigan, western mish, navy and ohio state but he got board after retiring and took the head coaching job at nearby benton harbor high school. the team hadn't had a winning season in 25 years and had never been to the playoffs. now they're on the verge of a division championship. >> i'm see 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"world news now." we do say good morning to you. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. we begin with the latest on that doomed rususan passenger jet in egypt. british and american officials now saying a bomb is likely to be blamed. >> those intelligence officials are leaning heavily toward an act of terrorism as the cause of that crash, even though the official investigation is far from over. more now from abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: families grieve. bodies identified. all while egyptian authorities lead the investigation into what caused a russian passenger jet to break apart in the sky over the sinai desert. all 224 people headed back home to russia killed. now, u.s. and british officials say new preliminary information shows it is more likely a bomb, not a mechanical issue that brought down the russian jet seen in this new video taken moments after the crash. >> we must suspend f fghts to by air. the uk foreign secretary says in addition to halting flights, travel advice for uk nationals will also change after finding extremely lax security at the egyptian airport. the uk is now working with airlines to return the 20,000 british tourists still in the resort city of sharmrml sheikh. >> terror groups operating in the region have been working extremely hard to develop explosives that can be smuggled on to an airplane undetected. >> the white house says the faa told airlines earlier in the year that u.s. civil aviation operating into, within or over the sinai peninsula i i at potential risks associaiad with treemist activists. however -- >> there are no u.s. carriers that regularly operate out of the sinai peninsula. >> reporter: within hours of the crash, an isis connected group operating in egypt said it was responsible. a claim initially disputed by u.s. officials. but now the group has become the the voice and data recorders from the j j are now being analyzed byy russian, egyptian and other international teams. the cockpit voice recorder is partially damaged but investigators are working to get as much information from it as they can. back to you. >> reporter: a lot of people want to know what impact isis has in the sinai desert. the sinaigh has a lot of extremists and they had for many years pledged allegiancetononl qaeda bebeuse that was their b b funder. with al qaeda the way it is today, isis growing and having much more financial means, they've claimed allegiance to isis. a lot of people say isis has never had such a super strong hold in the sinai. so it will be interesting to see what comes out through intelligence of just how far their reach is and also in the past, al qaeda groups have been able to take down very, very all low flying helicoptpt. one incident actually. shoulder fired missile, they're saying it's like a bomb of some sort. 26,000 feet. they believe isis doesn't have the that sort of equipment. it is still a very volatile region though. >> it definitely is. america. u.s. airlines, faa saying that they are not taking any special precautions here. intelligigce not indicating ththe's reason to be cononrned so that's good. we are going to me on to mystery in the dark waters off a 911 call about a downed small plane sparked a huge search. that plane finally found by police and fire units. the pilot was killed. his single engine aircraft had takenn off from philadelplpa and was headed t tportsmith, new hampshire. a five-hour stand off in san diego caused chaosnd the closure of the international airport. [ gunfire ] you hear the end to it all there. it began with a domestic violence call. police were met with gunfire at the apartment. streets were closed off. nearby schools went into lockdown. no flights were allowed to land the airport. the suspect eventually tossed his wet of a window and surrendered. and in central california, a college student is dead after he apparently stabbed four other people on campus two of his victims were injured seriously enough to be airlifted to the hospital. the attacker was shot and killed by police. students at the university of california-merced are in shock. they never expected something lili this at their smallllural campusus the motiveves unknown. classes today have been canceled. >> more disturbing allegations following that staged suicide but a chicago area police officer. sources tell our chicago station that the widow and son of joe gliniewicz are under criminal investigation. it apparently stems from the money that gliniewicz was embezzling from the police explorer unit he ran with his wife andndeveral others. investigators say he spent the money on mortgage payments, ravel and porn websites. >> gliniewicz committed the ultimate betrayal to the citizens he served and the entire law enforcement community. >> facing mounting pressure over the embezzlement, the officer staged a suicide to look like a murder. that rigged a massive search for thee three menenliniewicz claimed were after himim donana trump is on the defensive after a controversial tweet about jeb bush and the pressure is mounting on nbc to drop ruch as guest host on saturday night live this weekend. all of this while ben carson is gaining some ground. it's your voice, your vote. here's abc's tom llamas. >> reporter: in new hampshire donald trump is still the best showown town. >> feels like a a storic day. >eporter: smiling for selfies, as he officially files to be on the primary ballot. >> well, this may be a very, very important signature or maybe not so important. >> reporter: but behind the scenes, his campaign dealing with a pr nightmare after trump retweeted this tweet. "adios jeb, aka jose." the tweet also included these images. the bush family next to a swastika and jeb in a mariachi outfit. s campaign insists h hdid not see the accompanying image and the retweet has since been deleted. the episode further infuriating spanish groups protesting outside the saturday night live studios. hump hosts this week and in this promo, takes aim at the man who's become the toughest competition. >> because of equal l me rules for television, mr. trump p n only speak for four seconds in this promo. >> so let me just say this. ben carson is a complete and total loser. >> reporter: carson saying he won't watch him, and thax hosting "snl" is not for him. >> i think the presidency is a very serious thing and i don't like making light of it like that. >> reporter: trump and carson will meet again next week at the next republican debate. and today we'll find out exactly who will be on that main stage. new polls showowovernor chris ristie and mike huckabee might not make the cut. tom llamas, abc news, new york. senator bernie sanders is offering legislation that would end the federal ban on marijuana. candidate senate bill would repeal federal penalties for possessing and consuming pot. his proposal allows states to establish regulated marijuana dustries without fear of federal interference. it's not expected to be a top prioriri in the senate. meantime, mexico's supreme court has ruled grow og, possessing and smoking marijuana for recreational use is legal. the ruling takes away the economic power that illegal pot gives to criminals. yesterday's ruling only covers those plaintiffs but if the court rules the same way in several other cases, laws could be changed to allow recreational use. >> our neighghrs to the north, canada's new primeinister starts his full dayf work today. justin trudeau promised to fulfill a campaign promise of set thing some 25,000 syrian refrgs in canada by the end of the year and he also vowed a less controlling style of government. a 62-year-old man in australia says he wasn't tough duriri a six-day ordeal lolo in the outbacac reg fogarty says he survived because he was lucky. he and his broth were hunting a camel when reg got lost. he said he survived merely a week without by eating ants. i'd get hungry off of just drinking water. after being found by trackers, fogarty was philosophical about what's next. >> because i've come close to death, now i think i've got a new life. >> he says he ate a total of 30 ants while he was lost. fogartity was found more than nine miles from where he went missing. he understandably calls the whole thing the hardest week of his life. somebody put him on "survivor." >> australians take it to a whole another extreme. a seatate garbageman is the e hero of the day after pulling treasure from the trash. >> micah spear was picking up trash when he spotted scattered paper next to the bins. when he took it look, it turned out the pile was a bunch of checks worth about $12,000 from a fund-raiser at a local elementary school. he promptly returned them totohe principal ananrefused to accept a cash reward. >> good guy. comingngp in the "skinny," s sck talk aimed at the kardashians from an outspoken actress. >> also ahead, getting comfortable in bed with the riow. who is offering you a pillow menu to improve your sleep. >> and those harassing calls from debt collectors threatening american consumers. the brand-new crackdown from capitol hill after a look at our forecast map. heavy rain again in texas today. take a look. you're watching "world n ns now." got nothing. >> you have nothing? 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>> reporter: debt collectors it's called predatory debt collecting and it's illegal. the federal trade commission announcing a major crackdown. at the same time, congress now giving federal debt collectors a pass, allowing them to once again start making those annoying robocalls, even to your cell phone. in a little-notitid amendment, slipped into the new budget bill. something some senators are trying to stop. >> congress is rolling it back, simply to nickel and dime farmers, students, taxpayers with harassing and abhorrent calls. >> reporter: so, what to do if you receive one of those nasty calls? report it. even if you owe debt. remember, if it's a threatening call, it's illegal. mary bruce, abc news, on capitol hill. that's good advice. thank you so much. coming up,p,he cma awards from the big winners to a joke played on blake shelton. >> and the actress who refuses toppear on stage with me members of the kardashian family. that's next in "the skinny." family. >> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. hehenurse. her personon assistant. her hohoekeeper. her cook. her accountant. when i starled taking care of mom, i didn't realize the challenge of playing so many roles. but above all, i'm still... her daughter. 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>> kermit, miss piggy, we want you to know that we love you both and we just want you to be happy. >> yes. >> on a completely unrelated topic, howdy, blake. >> i was nervous. i was nervous. that was a really funny way to play that off. i love it. >> that was a great way to get the show started. the elephant's in the room, mighget it out there. so besides the jokes, there was plenty of music. oh, yeah. and awards to be handed out. luke bryan, he was the man of the year. entertainer of the year. >> that two years in a row for the superstar. >> the big surprise of the night, chris stapleton winning for best new artist male vocalist of the year and best new album. the former backup singer from kentucky brought on tennessee native justin timberlake to sing his hit "tennessee whiskey." you're as sweet as strawberry wine >> they followed that up with timberlake's "drink you away." which is a great sing. so it kind of worked. >ownload this one. australian actress and comedienne rebel wilson is like many of you, not a fan of the kardashians. wilson best known for her character fat amy from "pitch perfect" just launched a plus size clothing line but revealed something about some other famous fashionistas. >> she was asked to present with kendall and kylilijenner at the sic awards. shshexplained why on an aussie radio shsh. >> not that you hateteny of them individually but there's something that what they stand for is totally against what i stand for. they seem a bit superficial and ha their career is not really based on talent. >> individually she doesn't hate them but collectively. wilson did admit they're "super popular," but she is more into personality and working hard for shots ararfired between the ladies there. >> finally in "the skinny," a tennis superstar turned crime fighter. serena williams spent her life sprinting up and down tennis courts around the globe. training. that actually came in handy on tuesday. >> get this. she was sitting in a restaurant her cell phone on the next next to her when someone stole it and took off. huh-uh. she jumped up and quickly chched him down, eaeaing a standing ation in the restaurant. and she also posted this photo of her looking like super girl calling herself superena and parting words from this new crime fighting crusader. wouldn't you say? 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"mmmmm" go ahead. so we're thinking a lot of you are probably laying in your bed right now or maybe on the couch, and to complete the experience, you've got to have a good pillow, right? >> yeah, that's assuming they y can sleep. or any of us get sleep but absolutely. did you kn some of the hottest hotels are now offering pillow menus? for more we're up "up all nightline"" with abc's rebecca jarvis. >> this one's nice and fluffy. it's a truth every road warrior knows all too well. those hotel pillows can keep you up at night. enter pillow menus. yes, they're the latest lux offering at high end hotels. something for every style of sleeper. your tired head spin. it's almost overwhelming how many options there are. rebecca robins is the sleep expert at the benjamin hotel in manhattan. she makes sure every suite is designed with rest in mind and that every guest gets a perfectltl matched pillow. thee benjamin's ten pillow menu includes a water-filled pillow, one called the cloud that's stuffed with over 10 million beads and a sleep kit specifically for kids. got a noisy bed mate, well, there's even a pillow for that. >> for people who snore. this keep a senatorer on their side because sometimes if you're sleeping on your back, it opens the airway and causes to you snore more. >> what would you call this pillow? >> we call this the snore no more pillow. >> reporter: and the benjamin isn't alone in upping its sleep game. hilton and holiday inn also now offering their own pillow menus at select locations. >> i'm ready to try all of them. as for me, i could fall asleep on a rock most of the time. let's see here. but this pillow at the benjamin seems to be the perfect fit. >> lovely. this feels perfect. so if you're in bed already, take a ather look at that pillow. it might jususbe the thing that's keeping you up. >> it's really important. everybody goes to sleep right after "nightline." >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm rebecca jarvis. sweet dreaming in new york. >> good night. >> after "nightline." >> what about our show? >> i know. that would be fighting words. >> we do love our rebecca jarvis. >> what kind of pillows do you have?? >> i always stay at the insomniac hotel. >> snore no more pillows are not available. this is abc's "world news two good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." the standoff that shut down a major airport. a gunman holding police at bay for five hours. he and the cops fired dozens of shots. terrified residents were evacuated from nearby homes and schools went into lockdown. full details ahead. >> did a bomb bring down t tt russian jetltler over egypt? british and u.s. offffials say it's very likely. and the uk isn't taking any chances. it suspended all flights to and from sharm el sheikh leaving 20,000 tourists stranded. >> the smallest and most rural campus in the california system is closed today after a student was shot and killed by police after stabbing`gour people. what started the attack is unknown. >> the dungeonness crab season in california is facing cancellation because the seafood eating the crabs could lead to upset stomach or even leave some people in a coma or in extreme cases death. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, november 5th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> say good morning to you on this thursday. we're going to get started this half hour with the standoff that paralyzed part of the san diegogo downtown for s seral hours. police say it t ded when 33-y-yr-old titus colbert tossed his guns out of a window. >> shots had been exchanged all day. somehow there injuries. abc's nick watt is there. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: police officers taking cover. as gunshots ring out, a whole neighborhood, including two schools, on lockdown. a shooter armed with a high-powered rifle, holed up in that building. 9:12 a.m. there was a 911 call, a report of d destic violence here at >> shots fired! code 11, barricaded suspect, apartment 610. >> rounds came out from a room or a bathroom in the apartment, through a door. nearly hitting the officer. so, we're talking within inches of hitting the officer. >> more rounds going off. we're going to need some shields or something so we can get out of here safely. >> reporter: the shooter's ex-girlfriend who lives in the apartment was not home. tom next door was hiding in hihi bathroom. >> i was scared. i was definitely scared. >> reporter: darnell de palma stuck with her dog, filming the scene from a balcony. 10:15 a.m., the faa orders a full ground stop at san diego international airport. the shooter is hunkered down less than a mile from the approach end of runway 27. 1:30 p.m., a commotion, we're told it's tear gas fired into the apartment. an hour later, five hours after thisistandoff began, police report suspect in custody. the man in custody, 33-year-old shots fired, near misses, but no injuries reported. nick watt, abc news, san diego. all right. now to the other major headline we're following this morning. word from british and american officials that a bomb is likely to blame for the crash of the russian passenger jet in egypt. counter-terrorism officials say new w telligence leads theheto believe it was more likely explosives than a mechanical issue. the uk is scrambling to get 20,000 of its tourists back home after halting flights in and out of sharm el sheikh. >> terror groups operating in the region have been working extremely hard to develop explosives that can be smuggled on to an airplane undetected. >> all 224 people on board were killed in that crash. intelligence officials have acknowledged that isis may be responsisie as it has repeatedly claimed. new details in that phoenix to an unruty passenger. jason is facing federal charges for threatening to kill passengers when he was refused a beer. the pilot made an emergency landing in wichita because of the incident on tuesday night. questions remain whether the woman accused of crashing into a homecomingngarade is competent to stand trial. the 25-year-old d man has been charged with second dedeee murder. police say she drove i io a crowd of people at the oklahoma state university parade last month. four people were killed and dozens injured. a psychologist hired by her attorneys say she's not competent to stand trial. the story in chicago just gets more stunning. and a stunning new twist in the death of that illinois police officer that attracted national attention. investigators say joe gliniewicz committed suicide stagininit like a murder. he was about to be arrested for embezzling thoususds of dollars. now we're getting word that his widow and son are undet criminal investigation. abc's alex perez is there. >> reporter: the manhunt, massive. choppers in the air, police going door to door, hunting for three men they believed killed lieutenant charles joseph gliniewicz. it began the morning of september 1st. lieutenant gliniewicz radios in saying he is pursuing three suspicious individuals. >> 10-4. did you needed second unit? >> 10-4. go ahead and start somebody. >> reporter: minutes later, police discover him dead. >> send everybody you possibly can. officer is down. >> reporter: the community is shaken. gliniewicz, nicknamed g.i. joe, was a husband and father of four. >> joe was my best friend, my world, my hero. >> reporter: hundreds of officers from all across the country attend his funeral. and it wasn't until october 1st, one month h ter lieutenant gliniewicz was found dead here at the s sne that authorities s revealed he was killedith his own gun, but they were still investigating the case primarily as a homicide. >> good morning. >> reporter: investigators revealed it wasn't murder at all. that the lieutenant staged his own suicide. even shooting himself twice, once under his bullet proof vest. they say he was about to be exposed as a ahief for stealing thousands of d dlars from a yoyoh program run by theheolice department, spending it on mortgage payments, personal trips, gym memberships and e en adult websitit. >> gliniewicz committed the ultimate betrayal to the citizens he served and the entire law enforcement community. >> reporter: and police reportedly spent more than $300,000 on that manhunt and investigation. the family of lieutenant gliniewicz calls this another day of deep sorrow. alex perez, abc news, fox lake, illinois. >> an alabama boy missing for the e st 13 years has been located inn cleveland where he had been living with his father. >> julian hernandez was 5 years old en his mother reported him missing. she suspected he had been taken by his father but it took more than a decade to track him down after a social security number turned up bogus. the father has been charged with abduction. says the other was served badly by his aides. in a new beegraphy if i, the elder bush has scathing crititues of some of the key figures in his sonon administration. mr. bush says viceceresident cheney and donald rumsfeld were too hard line especially regarding september 11th. that book, bthe way, is published next weeg. and donald trump is facing new criticism for retweeting a controversial post about jeb bush. the tweet shows jeb bush next to a swastika and in a mariachi outfit. trump claims he did not see the attached images. this latest incident has further angeredispanic groups who are pressuring nbc t t drop trump as guest hoststn "saturday night live." >> jeb bush promises to stay in the race. even after seeing his poll mbers plunge to single digits. it's your voice, your vote. abc's jonathan carl caught up with bush on the campaign trail. >> reporter: jeb bush is hitting the road in new hampshire. >> reporter: we got on board the "jeb can fix it" bus. he's hoping it will help fix his struggling campaign. when you look at where you are, i mean, new poll -- >> end's not near. >> reporter: a new poll out this morning, 4%.%. did d u ever think you'd be -- >> i don't even care. it's'sot relevant. >> reporter: how do you get this thing back on track? >> keep having a dialogue with people that are going to decide who the next president's going to be. you can't just have anotheloud voice or another person from one side of the capitol to move to the other side without any proven record of experience. and i can tell my story in a positive way, which is, that's in my comfort zone. >> reporter: bush says he's patient, and committed to turning his campaign around. is there any scenario that you would drop out of this race before iowa? >> no. . >> reporter:r:o way? >> no wawa no how. >> reporter:r:e recently hired a media consultant help him do a better job on the debate stage, where he's struggled. what is he telling you? >> he is telling me to be me. telling me to own what i believe. >> reporter: you need a consultant to tell you that? >> yeah, it's amazing, huh? probably not. probably not. >> reporter: i showed him a document from his own campaign, attacking his old friend, quote, risky bet. bush didn't even want to see it. >> first of all,l, i haven't seen it. i'm not going to see it. i'm focused -- >> reporter: i mean, i got it right here. >> oh, great. >> reporter: but this is your top campaign people. >> they were compiling stuff. i wasn't part of it. >> reporter: bush is promising there will be no personal attacks against marco rubio coming from him. there's no question jeb bush appears more energized than he has appeared for a while. his back is against the wall and he knows he needs to fight to save his campaign. jonathan carl, abc news, manchester, new hampmpire. >> latesesnational polls have him at 4%. so he's got a lot of work ahead of him. former attorney general eric holder was in the presence of greatness yesterday. reena sat down with him. >> i sure with an interview. he attended the international center for sports security. he talked about the doj probe on international soccer and he also talked about whether president obama who really loves basketball, whether after leaving office, after leaving the white house, if he would consider possibly taking on the role of nba commissioner one day. >> he doesn't want to be nba commissioner. he wants be a starting guard for the chicago bulls. screw that administrative stuff. he wants to be playing. >> he wants to be on the court. >> yeah. he's actually transitioning as i already have from the hard court to, you know, the greens and fairways and stuff like that. >> so he actualltalked a lot of smack about basketball, the president. he said he could take him on the court but he also said he was an incredible basketball player. there's substantive stuff on sports. he weighed in on the online fantasy football gambling and he said he thinks that nev is possibly right that this might need a license. but he wouldn't go as far as to say whether or not he believed this was illegal and get into all of that. >> good to see he still gets involvlv in all of that. >> once an attorney general, theyeylways want to know what you think. >> great. good you got to meet him. kraft heinz is cutting some 2600 jobs in addition to 2500 cuts announced in august. the company is closing seven factories. the oscar mayer unit is also moving from wisconsin to chicago. the layoffs are the first major impact for production workers since heinz acquired kraft this summer. >> so the atmosphere around another major f fd company hormrm is much more pleasant after a three-year $25 million project, the air quality in and around hormel's minhesota head quarters smells much better. it's the result of a high temperature incinerator and a new fully contained rendering complex where meat by-products are broken down. but some neighbors admit they're going to miss the days when the town smelled like spam. >> oh really?? okayay >> yes. >> gets you in the mood. >> gets you in the mood. right. pa. >> ladies, if you're looking for another something to add to your holiday wish list, how about this giant nearly flawless blue diamond ring. >> yeah, sure. it's more than a dozen carats on sale next wednesday during a sotheby's sale in geneva, switzerland. the stone was discovered in a south african mine nearly two years ago. >> here's the unfortunate part. experts say the ring could fetch anywhere between $35 million and $55 million. some of us will just keep dreamingng > that's it? do they take a layaway. >> no, they don't. coming up, we're taking you to nashville for the cma awards and the hottest acts on stage. >> also the unbreakable bond between a little girl and her big dog. the pup much more than a best friend. and the heartbreak on american football fields. the mysterious death and how doctors and investigators are taking action right after our shoutoto to a new city in montana, great falal and the wakeke montana crew. good morning. 41 degrees in great falls. >> you've got new friends in montana, huh? 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what u.s. intellllence is ing. siege on campus. the stabbing attacks at a california university and how police moved in, bringing an end to a horrifying ordeal. the latest on the victims an the suspect. >> consumer alert. the potentially deadly toxin found in some types of fresh se the public health investigation and an important decision expected today. and later, the big night in nashville. the cma awards from the emerging chchs stapleton to lukuk bryant's superstardom to justin timberlake's performance. we have insight you won't get anywhere else on this thursday, november 5th. "wld news now." >> we do say good morning to you on this thursday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. we begin with the strong implications of terrorism in that air disaster in egypt. >> this after intelligence officials are now saying the russian jet that broke apart mid-air and crashed in the egyptian desert was likelyly brought t wn by a bomb. the british took immediate action spending all of its flights to afd from the sinai peninsa. then the irish followed suit. for from abc's brian ross. >> reporter: counterterrorism officials tonight say new intelligence makes them believe it was more likely that a bomb, not a mechanical issue, brought down the russian jetliner. seen in this new video taken moments after the crash. >> we have concluded that there is a significant possibility that that crash was caused by an explosivivdevice on board the aircraft. >> reporter: officials i iegypt say investigators are looking for evidence that passengers in the back of the plane may have including shrapnel in their bodies as indication where a bomb might have been hidden. within hours of the crash a group claimed responsibility. now the group has become the prime suspect and they have posted a second claim of responsibility. the russian flight left saturday from the sharm el-sheik aiaiort in egypt w wre all flights to and from britaiai were suspended after officials told abc news they found lax security there. >> terror groups working in the region have been working extremely hard to develop explosives that can be smuggled on to an airplane undetected. >> reporter: as u.s. and british officials have demonstrated, small amounts of explosives can cause cas catastrophic damage to a fuselage be. >> in milliseconds, the aircraft would basically break apart. >> reporter: even before the 9/11 attacks, passenger planes had longg been and remaiaia a bomb brought dowowpan am 103 in 1988 killing 270 people. al qaeda has since tried unsuccessfully with bombs hidden in underwear, a shoe and printer cartridges. for u.s. authorities, the concern is whether terrorists have developed a new explosive that can not be can detected by standard security procedures what they call the nightmare scenario. brian ross, abc news, new york. >> this really is a big deal. nearly a million british tourists v vit egypt every year. the dedesion to ground the uk flights has left up to 20,000 of them stranded in sharm el sheikh. officis are now working to get them home on other flights. the government is advising against nonessential travel to that airport. now to the violence in this country. a five-hour standoff is over in san diego. [ gunfire ] >> dozens of shots were fired by a gunman. police officers utting down streets s d schools. incoming flights at the airport t were also cancelel. it ended when the gunman surrendered. police say the incident began inside the apartment of the gunman's ex-girlfriend. >> also in california, a little bit further upstate, a college student is dead and four people were stabbed. it happened on the smallest and quietest campus of the university of california system. abc's brandi hitt with these details. there's a shooting, stabbing at uc-merced. >> reporter: chaos on the campus in u.c.-merced in central california. four peoplplstabbed as officers s rushed ot scene. >> i'm trying not to panic. i saw there was somemee laying on t t floor. >> reporter: it all happened around 8:00 a.m. near a classroom. police say a male student with knife stabbed two fellow students and a staff member. >> the blade was about`like that. >> reporter: john price says that's when his son byron a construction worker nearby rushed in and was also stabbed in the stomach. >> he ended up going down on his back. to kick the guy in the head. >> reporter: after a brief chase, campususolice opened fire killing g e attacker. two of the victims w we airlifted totohe hospital. ucucerced now joining the growing list o ocollege campus atatat >> the suspect is down. >> just last month, a gunman killed nine people at this oregon community college. a stabbing spree on a texas campus two years ago left 14 injured. last year yet another attack at florida state university's library. students here didn't think their small rural campus would ever be targeted. >> you see familiar faces everywhere. it's unimaginable. >> reporter:r:uc-merced is now osed and all classes cancelled today as investigatats try to figure out the motive behind the stabbing spree. reena and keis? >> our thanks to brandi there. in the meantime, there is owing outrage in louisiana after a 6-year-old boy was shot and killed by a marshall. the child of riding in a car driven by marshals. they open fire on that vehicle, hitting the first grader multiple times. the father is wounded and is in stable condition. the louisiana attorney general now looking into the case. now to polititi. donald trump at yet the centete of another controversy. he is facing criticism for re-tweeting a post showing jeb bush next to a swasta and in a mariachi outfit. trump claim ed did not see the attached images. this further angered hispanic groups pressuring nbc to cancel his appearance on "saturday night live." carson is not laughing. >> i think the presidency is a very serious thing. i don't like making lilit of it ke that. > the two men will face off f again next week k the fourth gop debate. fox business will ananunce the full lineup later today. and this political note. facebook proving to be a very important factor to presidential ads on facebook. and every member of congress is using facebook to reach voters. facebook executives a between january and october, there were 1 billion interactions on facebook about the campaign. a serious public health alert this morning. a warning not totoat crabs or raw crabs caught in california. public health investigators say it could be contaminated with dangerously high levels of domoic acid. it could lead to coma or ereme cases death. a state agency could decide to put off the start of the crab season because of the toxin, a blow to local businesses. >> we wait for them every november. we're not going to get any crabs, it's a bummer. >> specifically concerned about toxin is deadly to marine mammals. it yours can naturally in the wild. this thanks to warmer temperatures that were brought by el nino. so it may soon cost a little bit more to get your thin mint fix. in some parts of the cououry -- those are the best ones. >> they're r rsing the price of girlrlcout cookies to $5 a box. that means the troops will get about 30 cents more per box. cookies were already $5 a box in some high cost of living places like california and hawaii. >> i want to make sure they're not decreasing the number of cookies as they increase the price. some products tend to do that. we're not having that, right. >> they wouldn't gyp us liking that. >> you're right. 30 cents more, folks. there were unusual guests at last night's country music awards. dozens of mascots from the country's major colleges were there. >> yeah, a couple showing off their moves outside the arena. ototrs trying to look totoh. yeah, spartan. by the time they got to the rere carpet, everyone seemed to calm down a bit. >> the oregon duck striking a pose. the east carolina pirate had hugs for all the ladies. >> the mascots appeared on stage with brad paisley who was performing his song "country nation," which celebrates college football. >> everyone loves college football, don't you? >> everyone does. even with the rankings that came out yesterday which was a little controversial -- - y wasas alabama there? it was nice to sese all the mascots comeme together in last night's performance. we'll have more on the cma awards including the emerging artists, superstars on stage and our music industry insiders. also ahead, a new way to get around congested new york city. the world's only jet pack makes a big apple debut. that's in the mix. the hot shot former college football coach who turned over a high school team. he transformed the athlete undersrsnd an their community. >> check oututur behind the scene pictures on inststram abcwnm. you're watching ababs "world news now." picturess on instagram abcwnm. you're watching abc's "world ws now." if you're age 50 to 85, this is an important message. so please, write down the number on your screen. the lock i want to talk to you about isn't the one on your door. it's a rate lock for your life insurance that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time, for any reason. but be careful. many policies you see do not have one, but you can get a 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contract for five years with no now, inside negotiators for the school had made an offer that the union labeled completely inadequate. >> it's fair to say around here we don't usually cover much high school football here on "world news now." but we'll make an exception tonight. >> that's because of a great story about a coach in michigan who was looking to get back in the game and a man and a team that's rallied around him ever since. abc's t.j. holmes with the story. >> r rorter: you -- >> you just won the first playoff game in the history of benton harbor high school. >> reporter: meet the former big-time college coach who came out of retirement and turned a downtrodden high school team into a winner. >> a lot of people said you must be crazy. i probably am a little crazy. >> reporter: he had coaching jobs at places like michigan, western michigan, navy, and ohio state, but he got bored after retiring and took the head coaching job at nearby benton harbor high school. the team hadn't had a winning season in 25 years and had never now they're on the verge of a didision championship. >> i'm see youngngen with more confidence in thememlves. that's rewarding. >> reporter: benten harbor is one of michigan's poorest towns. he says some of his players were the breadwinners in their homes. more concerned about their jobs than school or football. situation because they had to work. >> reporter: he provided job alternatives, set academic goals and instilled respect, discipline, and accountability. the players responded and began to flourish on and off the field. >> we need more coaches that care you and your family and what you're going ththugh. >> reporter: their playoff run isn't overyet, but he's already helped change their football fortunes and perhaps their lives. t.j. holmes, abc news, new york. >> i've said this on the show before. i believe teachers and coaches can have such instrumental difference in your lives especially when you're in high path. >> that totally proves it right there. they haven't had a winning season in 25 years, and this guy comes in and makes that much of a difference. these guys are offensive juggernauts. 28-7 their last victory. well, coming up, aggravating calls from debt collectors. the crackdown from capitol hill. what lawmakers are doing to stop the harassment and protect consumers. dut first, nashville's big night. the superstar winners, emerging artists and what justin timberlake brought to the stage. our music insider is here live. we'll get his take. that's coming up. 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[sound of crickets] brii,brii,brii [male nanaator] we've all heard how militaryryeterans adjusting to the civililn world may have... certain... issues. 2... 30... 70... if only everyone had this issue. no matter what challenge they face, easter seals is here your love to get me high >> yeah, the they are. justin timberlake and chris stapleton who stunned the cma awards last night with their best performance there and winning best male vocalist of the year. chris bringing down the house with that amazing performance ththe alongside j.t. >> that was one of t t many moments s om country's biggest night. here to break it down isisur industry insider bruno del granado. thank you very much for coming. hi, reena. hi, kendis. >> what a great show. >> let's kick it off with chris what can you tell us about his >> he's been around for a while as a songwriter and backup vocalist. but he had three nominations and he scored three wins last night. the funny thing is after the show, everybody's googling his name, who he is. name who he is. tremendously talented singer/songwriter and the performance of the night was his and justin and everybody gave props to that into look at that performance with j.t. who is a tennessee boy. heoined him on stage and this was the performance that was getting a lot of buzz. why? >> it was so pure. it was blues. it was r & b. it was country. it was a little bit of americana if you think about it. it's all these different musical genres put together and executed beautifully. >> i want to mention carrie underwood tweeted her mom texted her after the perfrfmance and said, i loved t t ening, but i'm sorrrr i jusus don't know the song justin sang tonight. >> can't argue with mom. winning a very big prize, entertainer of the year. this is a guy i've admired for years. luke bryan. he's at the absolute top of his game right now. >> absolutely. 14 number one songs, 7 million albums. earlier this summer, he beat dr. dre with his album. where does he go from here? i think it's possibly going the pop route like taylor swift t like keithth urban or blake shelton who have crossed over to television and become megastars. the sky's the limit for luke. >> you can't talk country music without miranda lambert. >> no. she had a great night. it was bittersweet. she won female vocalist of the year. she performed a killer -- her performance basically brought home the fact that country is the new rock 'n' roll. but yet, everybody, of course, was talking about what's going on with the breakup and you know the news breaking of blake and his new paramour and everything else. randa is tremendously talented. this was her sixth win for female vocalist of the year. she was up for enttainer of the year. she didn't win, but that was huge. >> blake was in attendance. >> let's talk about little big town's "girl crush." won big, but it's still fairly controversial. >> it was a controversial single when it was released. a lot of radio programmers refused to play it because they thought the theme was about a same-sex crush. ititasn't about that. e band said, it's about jealousy and heartbtbak. it's a somber ballad. but there were problems with stations refusing to play it. in spite of that, it became a massive song through will the winter and spring. they're vindicated by winning single and song of the year in addition to vocal group. >> it's called "girl crush." >> yes. >> give us your prediction, who will be the one to look out for this year? >> sam hunt. the kid has sold 900,000 albums with his debut. he's going to be huge. >> i agree. many thought he would win the best new artist. he had a great performance, as wellll >> what was the justin timberlake/stapleton song -- "tennessee whiskey," -- >> yes. >> "girl crush" and sam hunt. i'm going to download them right now. >> while enjoying some kentucky bourbon. >> thank you so much for joining us, bruno, and we'll be right back. to look inside your oven. but you've cleaned off all the baked-on business from meals past with easy-off, so the only thing they see is that bigigbeautiful bird. 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>> is a hot dog a sandwich? >> no. >> is a subwayayandwich a sandndch. >> yes. >> is the bread cut the same way. >> no, it's a loaf of bread. >> no, wrong. >> yes, it is. >> it's a hot dog bun. >> not a loaf of bun. a piece of bread. >> wrong. >> a meatball sub is a sub. a sandwich is a burger. >> it's made out of the same kind of meat a paddy is. >> it got heated. >> it got heated. i'm going to one up these boys in the nfl. if you think a hot dog a sandwich, is this? >> that's a wrap. it's a turkey wrap but it also has the bread around it. a wrap a sandwich. >> assam on twitter points out, i haha to say this, if yououake the bun off of a hot dog, what is? it's still a hot dog. >> okay. >> so even if you take the wrap off that -- >> if i unwrap this. >> now i'm confused. >> then what do i have? >> you have lunch. thank you. you got your protein for the look at this. we're going to continue to debate that. we encouragegeou online. takeke look at this. this is s real-life ironman you might say. science fiction meets science yesterday with an aviator using a real-life jet pack there to flaround the statue of liberty. it was all right. >> he got approval to do this. you can't just pick it up and go around and hang out where you want to? >> not without ending up in handcuffs later which might be a good thing. yesterday. >> i lovovit. i love it. want too introduce y y to a boy get ready for bed. you've got to check this out. this was posted by youtube user hill country canine. according to the website, hill country canine offers affordable dog training and behavior modifications. but this is probably incredibly impressive. dog's best friend with the cutest little boy. >> and the dog even potty trains the kid. up. this morning on "world news now," terrorism fears after this morning on "woror news now," teteorism fears after the latest intellilince on the plane flights now suspended. tourists stranded. we're live in egypt with the latest. a new controversy surrounding donald trump. outrage growing over his "snl"@ appearance. the petition signed by 500,000 people, plus the eandidate likely left off the stage in the next debate. superhero on and off the court, tennis star serena williams chasing down a man who she says stole her phone. and country music's memorable night rocking and rolling.g winners, highlights and best m ments on the cma awarar. well, good thursday morning. we begin with a growing concern over terror in the skies days after a russian passenger jet crashed in egypt killing every man, woman and child on board. >> british and u.s. officials now say it is likely that a bomb is to blame for bringing down the plane. the uk took action even further and immediately suspending flights indefinitely, but the investigation is far from over. go now to abc's alele marquardt who is j jning us live from egy. alex, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kendis. that's right. that investigation is really just starting here in cairo. there are russian, egyptian and international teams working with evidence that they gathered at the crash site, as well as the two black boxes, which were recovered. now, the cockpit voice recorder, which will be crucial in figuring out what happened, was damaged, so investigators say it'll take a lot more work to get the data off of it. i can tell you that egyptian officials this morning are fuming about these allegations of t trorism from the u.s. and the uk. the foreign minister last nighgh calling g premature and catastrophic for egyptian tourism. you know that tourism is the lifeblood of this country, and it's already been decimated with all of the unrest over the past few years. now, isis in the sinai peninsula has made repeated claims that th brought down this plane. that is being regarded skeptically because they've offered no proof. so, for the meantime, the egyptians and the russians both calling for calm asking that everyone wait for the results of this investigation. and, alex, i want to ask you, the british foreigngn minister talked moments ago about how to get thousands of those tourists out of the resort area. just exactly how do they plan on doing that? >> reporter: that'u right, ena. well, e foreign minister, philip hammond, said they're working to bring home these 20,000 british tourists who are still in sharm el sheikh. they're trying to get them home by tomorrow. they're talking about specially monitored flights because for now there are no regular british commercial flights being allowed to fly in and out. britain is calling these short-term special measures, but in the long term they're looking at what can be done to tighten security at the sharm el sheikh airport. reena. >> all righthtalex marquardt jojoing us there from egegt live. alex, thank you. we now turn to presidential politics. donald trump creating controversy again. >> yeah, this time it involves an upcoming appearance on "saturdanight live." with "yo voice, your vote," abc's lana zak is live in washington for us this morning. lana, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, reena and kendis. donald trump is scheduled to host "saturday night live" this weekend, and the protests are getting louder. overnight people gathered outside of nbc's headquarters in new york city. they're demanding the network drop the republin candidate from the show sayiyi it legitimizes hisisontroversial comments oimmigration. hispanic groups delivered a petition with over 500,000 signatures asking nbc executives to revoke his appearance. it appears it didn't work. "snl" has released the show's first promo. >> because of equal time rules for television, mr. trump can only speak for four seconds in this promo. >> so, let me just say this, ben carson is a complete and total loser. >> carson responded to that saying he won't be watching the show because, quote, thehe presididcy is a very serious thing. and ininhe meantime, jeb bush is on the road in his jeb can fix it bus. abc's jonathan karl went on board in new hampshire asking jeb about his struggling campaign. >> how do you get this thing back on track? >> keep having a dialogue with people that are going to decide who the next president is going to be. you can't just have another loud voice or another person from one side of the capitol to move to the other side without any proven record of experience. and i can tell my story in a positive way, which is where i'm -- that's ininy comfort zone. >> reporter: jebebays he's being tient and not paying attention to pololnumbers, and also happening today, we'll see the new lineup for the republican debate, and based on very low poll numbers, we'll be watching % to see whether ob not chris christie makes the main stage. reena, kendis. >> all right, lana zak reporting for us in washington. that debate coming up next week. thank you, lana. and now from the democratic side, senator bernie sanders is proposing legislation that would end the federal ban on marijuana. his bill would repeal penalties for possessing and consuming pot. the proposal allows states to establish regulated marijuana industries, but t 's not exexcted to be a top pririity in the senate.. > 've got some breaking news now from chicago in the case of that murdered 9-year-old boy. a person of intest is now being questioned after surrendering to police. tyshawn lee was shot several times at close range in an alley near his grandmother's house. the reward for information in the case now has grown to $35,000. now police say the shooting may have been gang related. calm has returned to downtown san diego following a tense five-hour standoff with a gunmanan police answeriri a domestic violenceceall were met with a a hail of gunfire. dozens of shots exchanged. air traffic shut down at san diego's international airport. now, several hours later, the gunman seen here tossed out his weapons and surrendered to police. somehow no one was injured. classes are canceled today at the newest campus in the university of california's system. a student shot and killed by police after he stabbed four people with a hunting knife at uc merced. two of his victims were injured seriously enough to be airlifted to a hospital, but allllre expected to recover. what set off the attack? it's still unknown. president obama will continue to review the proposal for the controversial keystone pipeline. cleaning requests by the canadian developer of the pipeline to suspend that review. now, a delay could have put off a decision on the project until the next president takes office. bernie sanders is calling on the president to reject the pipeline now to try to show that the u.s. is serious about addressing climate change. bush says the other wawaserved badly by his aides.. in a new biographyhythe elder bush has scathing critiques of some of the key figures in his son's administration. mr. bush says vice president cheney and defense secretary donald rumsfeld were too hard line and militant, especially regarding september 11th. the book will be published next week. all right, well, a slow-moving storm could leave up to two feet of snow in some parts of the rockies before it's all done tonight. here's the radar that we have. the storm pushing out of the southwest into the plains, snow stretching all the way from colorado to o e dakotas. well, still ahead, be prepared to pay y re for girl scout cookies. >and a quick-thinking state trooper pulling an infant from a car and performing cpr. the heroic actions, and they're caught on camera. plus, miranda, luke and the rest of the gang at nashville. it was a nremember at the country music awards.the gang at nashville. it was a night to remember at the country music awards.s so focused on making good food choices, i had no idea that it was damaging the enamel of my teeth. i wanted to fix it, i wanted to fix ititight away. my dentist recommended pronamel. he said that pronamel can make my teeth stronger, that it was important, that that isomething i could do each day to help protect the enamel of my teeth. pronamel is definitely helping me to lead the life that i want to live. wait... wait.. perfect. at del monte, rn is packed at the peak of freshness with just water and a dash of sea salt. nothing else. so it's all-natural and delicious. pc does what!? 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[amer the lightning struck just a few feet from a home in south australia. it's been a week of violent weather there including heavy rains and flooding. drivers in this country could see e ooding in much of texas and louisiana this morning wh wel the way up to canada and the great lakes. wet roads also in the northwest and snow in the rockies. if you're flying airport delays likeliest in chicago, minneapolis, denver and dallas. well, new developments now in the case of that chicago area police officer who staged his suicide to look like a murder. >> yeah, sources tell our chicago station that the widow and son of joe gliniewicz are under criminal investigation. it apparently stems from text messages that gliniewicz exchanged regarding the thousands of dollars that he embezzled from a police explpler unit. a man in california is under arrest for an attack against spencer stone, one of the americans hailed for stopping a terror attack on a european train over the summer, you'll recall. surveillance footage captured the incident, stone appearing to fight off several people and being stabbed. 28-year-old james tron is considered the instigator of that brawl. stone says that he's relieved now that tron's been arrested. >> i never thought i would ever get stabbed in my life, you know, so the fact that it two-month pepeod is pretty insane, and my family, you know, has had a pretty hard time with it. but, you know, i'm walking away with just some scars and a clean bill of health, so i can't be, you know, much happier than i am right now. >> stone suffered knife wounds in august while helping to stop that attack on a train bound for paris. as for the american suspect, james tron, he's now charged with attempted murder and will make a court appearance tomorrow. also from california, the taco bell marketing manager who was fired after this assaulting an uber driver says he wants to apologize. benjamin golden was drunk while taking that ride, and he says he doesn't rember the incident at all. but he's asking to apologize to the driver in person. golden is charged with assault and battery. the driver is suing him seeking more than $25,000 in damages. >>an alabama mother's prayers have been answered. her son, who disappeared more than ten years ago, has now been located in cleveland witithis biological fathehe julian hernandnd was just 5 years old when his mother reported that he was missing. it wasn't until hernandez found out that his social security number was bogus that the story began to unravel. the father has been charged with abduction. well, now to a real-life action hero captured on camera in ohio. it was a state trooper responding to a call about a car speeding down the highway. the driver told officer matthew stauffer that his baby was unresponsive. stauffer jumped into action on ththside of a road. performed cpr on the 1-year-old girl ununl she started d eathing again. he says he feels blessed to have helped save her life. a massachusetts woman is lucky to be alive this morning. take a look why. that wood post that you see there came crashing through her windshield as she was driving on the interstate. police think the post came from another vehicle and was then catapulted by a tractor trailer which ran over it. she was not injured. and serena williams has put years of training on the tennis court to good use. she was at a restaurant on tuesday. her phone on a chair next to her when it t s stolen. the thief running off. williams took after him and got her phone back. she posted a photo of herself lookinlike supergirl and, yes, she is calling herself superrena. williams saying, quoting here, just because you're a lady, don't be afraid to step up to any challenge. if only we can get you to get that grand slam in one calendar year. >> oh, she will. she will. >> it would be nice. all right, well, week nine of the nfl kicks off tonight, as you know, with the undefeated bengals hoststg the browns in cincinnati. >s for last night in the nba some lateeight drama froro our guys at espn. >> good morning. welcome to our "sportscenter" set here in los angeles. i'm stan verrett. this is neil everett. >> spurs/wizards. >> prepare to be entertained. >> let's roll. that's john wall pcticing. that's how you improve. dusty baker is going to be the new nationals manager. we love dusty baker. he worked with us at espn, he's a great dude. he likes to fish, likes music and baseball. we're tied up, 3:30 left. beal by leonard and kawhi leonard is a aood defensive players. gortat, did you see that, got lucky on the bounce. beal again hits a big shot. so, washington is up 4. we got about 1:40 left. leonard, stepback, bobby jack. what a game this was. it wasn't as good as wizards/golan or golden state and the clippers, but it was still good. tony parker. >> thank you. that was with seven seconds left so we're tied so we're thinking, this thing may go to overtime johnhnall told beal, hey, man, this is whahathey do. they pay us to make those shots. lamarcus aldridge, pick it up. watch that. oh. and beal hits it. and san antonio i think had beaten washington like 17 straight times at one point. the wizards get them, 102-99. >> neil mentioned the clippers and the warriors. the warriors win it at home. that's all we got. >> thank you, gentlemen. up next in "the pupue," country music's best rocking thehe house. >> and the most talked about moments from last night's cmas. i was out for a bike ride. i didn't think i'd have a heart attack. but i did. i'm mike, and i'm very much alive. now my doctor recommends a bayer pirin regimen to help prevent another heart attack. be sure to talk to your doctor aspirin regimen. you forgot the milk! that's lactaid . right. 100% real milk, just without the lactose. so, no discomfort? exactly. try some... mmm, it is real milk. lactaid . 100% real milk. nonoiscomfort. if you could see your cough,it's just a cough. you'd see how often you cough all day and so would everyone else. new 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