the fda says rogue companies can be hard to track down. also just in time for flu season, the cdc is recommending a nasal vaccine for kids. that's over the traditional flu shots. cdc study shows that the nasal vaccine can prevent 50% more cases of flu than injections in healthy children age 2 to 8. the nasal spray contains a live virus while the shots contain a dead virus. cdc insists the virus is weak and cannot cause the flu. >> have you ever tried to put a nasal spray up a kid's nose? that's the hardest thing to do. >> what about giving a kid a shot. >> i'd rather do the shot. you pin them don, bam, it's over. >> you say pin them don? >> pin them don. >> parenting with reena ninan. >> and the promise of a lollipop after. you know what i mean. >> i know what you mean. >> just looking to get me in trouble, t.j. moving on to a change of heart by toys "r" us. they are pulling four collectible dolls based on characters from "breaking bad" from its shelves and website. t.j. tried to get one yesterday and it was removed. >> we knew this was going to happen. >> the move comes based on an online petition started last week. toys "r" us defended the dolls saying they were sold in the adult action figure areas of its store. a company statement says the dolls are on an indefinite sabbatical but t.j. knew last night he wasn't going to be able to get one. >> we tried to find it on toys "r" us. they were already gone. but adults -- we still play with action figures? adults? >> i'm going to get you one for christmas for your stocking. >> with a little meths on though side. toy meth is what we're talking about here with the doll for clarity. we're going to look at some weather. downpours in the northwest. some areas could get more than five inches of rain. by the end of the week, reason from southwest tex sboos northern minnesota. wet day in the northeast and south florida. 50s and 60s across the nation's northern tier. 70s and 80s in the deep south and l.a. and phoenix still hot spot, 92. plenty of people give airlines a hard time these days. some people would say for good reason. here's a reason to applaud them for the work on american articles. >> they hit the tarmac at miami's airport for a little tug-of-war. teams of 20 people pulling a big jet. pulled it about 15 feet. >> that jet weighs 47 tons. if you are konting, that's 94,000 pounds. this was for a fund-raiser for united way. good time by all. >> raise something money. good to see that. the game show contestant whose enthusiasm went viral. you have to see his winning spirits. >> also ahead, a very important subject, especially in this early hour. the richest coffee sold to the richest kftommers. why costly gourmet coffee are just hot sellers. we'll stay an this caffeine kick. new warnings about energy drinks and the way they're marketed to young customers. could they cause a monster of a health problem? you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by olay total effects. everything life throws my way. except for frown lines. those i'm throwing back. 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>> we'll leave that to the viewers. coming up, coffee wars. for those of you looking for a more traditional way to gettior jolt, there are plenty of options. >> why some are willing to pay $9 for a cup of coffee. that's next on "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" starbucks coffee sets you back, $2, $3, $4 a cup. >> sure. that's about right. but premium coffee stores selling brews from artisinal coffee beans are popping up. we're "up all nightline" with abc's juju chang trying out some $9 cups of coffee? >> reporter: this is not your average cup of joe. >> this is like a high school chemistry exam. i feel like a little "breaking bad" action is happening. >> reporter: you'vard of artisnal cheeses and craft beers. inside this coffee shop -- this is stumptown coffee helping to revolutionize the way we drnk the dark stuff. convenience store joe, this is not. these guys take their brew very, very seriously. >> we like to say we're people spirit guides in coffee here. >> reporter: americans drink about 400 million cups of coffee every day. feeding an industry worth $30 billion. starbucks and dunkin donuts take the biggest chunk. third wave coffee is exploding in cities like new york and san francisco. they are willing to shell out extra cash for a special cup. >> same for a high end bottle of wine or great cheese or that great steak. >> reporter: joth rickey and john feldman are two of the forces behind stumptown coffee, now an estimated $50 million business. stumptown's coffee scouts select rarefied beans from around the world and ship them here to their brooklyn roastry to be browned to perfection. >> if stumptown had a coffee philosophy, what would that be? >> for the coffee customer to have a great coffee every day. >> reporter: but there's a rivalry percolating among the third wavers. if it's a coffee revolution, these guys may be the rebels. three friends making gourmet coffee for the masses on the cheap and ice cold. grady's cold brew found success selling low key do-it-yourself cold brew coffee for as little as $1 a cup. based out of this humble warehouse in williamsburg, brooklyn, there's no fancy coffee shop. just this quaint little stand. grady laird is founder and namesake who conkoctsed the recipe using chicory to cut the bitterness. his passion is to turn iced coffee into a year round staple. >> you don't start drinking hot beer or warm juice in the winter. it will be normal to see people doing it year round. >> reporter: they are sold in west elm and whole foods. it sits next to more established brands, including stump town. does it produce a tastier buzz? >> this is like the perfect cup of joe. oh, that's good. that's really good. now it's up to consumers to decide if all the extra fuss is worth it. for "nightline," i'm juju chang in new york. >> i trust her. she knows her coffee. i'm so disappointed -- we see her. it's one of the highlights of working the overnight shift. we see the dans and juju. i'm just surprised she didn't bring us something back to try. >> she knows i'm not a coffee drinker. >> don't let the coffee mug fool you. it's just water in here. >> just water? >> i had the tea with sugar. >> you and your sugar. ugh. does your carpet ever feel rough and dirty? don't avoid it. resolve it. our new formula with a special conditioning ingredient softens your carpet with every use. because it's resolve, you know it cleans and freshens, but now it also softens. so your carpet is always inviting. resolve. a carpet that welcomes you. ♪ finally this half hour, game show contestants who go absolutely crazy when they won a prize. one guy on "the price is right" nearly stopped his show with his enthusiasm. >> he has no inhibitions. he gave us all quite a thrill. abc's john donvan with the story. >> come on down. >> reporter: there are ways to be happy an game shows. on "wheel of fortune" -- on "who wants to be a millionaire." >> you got the answer right! >> reporter: and then on "the price is right" there was elliott's way this week which a lot of people are pinging around to each other because, well, he spins the wheel and then he turns away. >> daughter daniela, i love you. i love my life, ma ris amy two sisters. and only now does he turn back and see that's it. $1 which means 1,000 bucks. elliott is the kind of game show contestant casting directors dream of. >> i've been watching this show 43 years. and it happened! it was a dream. >> reporter: but now there's part two. elliott spins again. and turns away again. and then as he watches, well, double whammy. though he did not hit the floor this time. >> started doing kung fu chops. pure instinct. it was just pure adrenaline. >> congratulations, buddy. >> reporter: one more thing. he also won a car and a cruise and that fleeting internet fame that may be gone by tomorrow and all it took was being happy and being able to show it. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> i'd love to see you get that excited over winning money. >> i get excited all the time. you just don't see it here. >> would you do that on the news desk? >> what is that, 20 bucks? >> 20 bucks from alex trebek. >> what am i supposed to do with 20 bucks? >> buy some coffee. >> that's cool. just there go sometimes. he had a natural reaction. >> did anyone tell him he's going to be taxed at 30%? >> don't kill the man's spirit this morning. >> that's the news for this half hour. this morning on "world news now" -- recruiting terrorists. american teenaged girls lured away from their homes into the militant world of isis. the latest recruits and who came to the rescue. remembering a legend. our tribute to ben bradlee, the hard-charging charismatic "washington post" editor during the watergate scandal. >> when i first came to this town, i didn't think presidents lied. >> how he changed the news business forever. and taking steps. a man paralyzed from the waist down walks again thanks to an amazing medical advancement. >> it's like starting fresh as if you were born again. >> spreading hope after this remarkable treatment. it's wednesday, october 22nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. glad you could spend some time with us. we have to start with these three teenagers. they are back home, back with their families after the fbi says they were en route to syria to try to join isis. >> the girls left their denver home an friday with $2,000 in cash and their passports. they were able to make it as far as germany before being intercepted. here's abc's pierre thomas. >> advice that i have for the sisters -- >> reporter: sources tell abc news slick video promos like this preaching the virtues of jihad and hatred of the west were key to convincing three denver teenaged girls to leave their families behind. the teens of somali and sudanese decent were 15 and 16 years old. seduced into flying to frankfurt germany with plans to have them bound for turkey and then syria. >> it's very important that they come to this place here. >> reporter: after the disappeared last weekend and their families become worried, the fbi was contacted and the girls were stopped and sent home. abc news has learned syrian radicals are specifically targeting women and girls to become their wives or firefighters. >> we have houses. we have security. >> reporter: this female rexrut from scotland is now posting messages an twitter asking for support of any kind. if you cannot make it to the battle field, then bring the battlefield to yourself. u.s. law enforcement officials are wrestling with these critical questions. are these teens misguided children who have been victimized or potential radicals who need to be prosecuted? pierre thomas, abc news, washington. health officials at two american airports have been sent scrambling over ebola scares. a child passenger en route to chicago's o'hare from liberia reportedly started vomiting, was rushed to the hospital this morning remains isolated for observation. the child's family has no symptoms but remains under quarantine. an adult passenger traveling from liberia reportedly nauseous and with di reara also remains in the hospital in chicago for observation. the cdc has determined not to test any of the passengers for ebola. meantime, a passenger arriving at newark international airport from west africa also exhibiting symptoms is now in isolation at a local hospital undergoing evaluation for ebola. a cdc spokeswoman confirmed the passenger was singled out under the government's new screening procedures. the department of homeland security is now routing all passengers from liberia, sierra leone and guinea through only five u.s. airports. newark, jfk, o'hare, dulles and atlanta. some good news this morning an the ebola front. american cameraman ashoka muck pew is reported to be ebola free. he'll be allowed to leave the biocontainment unit at the nebraska medical center this morning. his blood no longer shows signs of the virus. mukpo will now be free to head back to his home state of rhode island. the texas nurse nina pham's condition has been upgradesed from fair to good. pham was admitted to the national institutes of health last week. she's one two of nurses in dallas who became infected with ebola while treating thomas eric duncan who died from the disease earlier this month. president obama is among those mourning the death of legendary newsman ben bradlee. the former "washington post" editor died yesterday at his home in washington. abc's david muir has a look back at his towering career. >> reporter: he was a newspaper legend reporting an history and making it. but even this seasoned journalist was surprised at what a president could do. >> in my naive way when i first came to this town, i didn't think presidents lied. >> reporter: a veteran of world war ii, a buddy of jfk. in 1968, ben bradley became the executive editor of the "washington post." for more than 20 years he was its fearless leader. fighting the government, determined to publish the pentagon papers in 1971. >> we are free to publish what we always were going to publish, which was material which in our mind the public had a right to know and which did no damage to the united states. >> reporter: that same determination a year later with the story that would reshape history. >> "washington post" reported today -- >> "the washington post" -- >> reporter: bradlee stood by those two fearless newspaper reporters, woodward and bernstein as they broke the watergate scandal. >> woodward and bernstein have done an extraordinary job. >> reporter: in "all the presidents men," bradlee was played by jason robartz. the post's reporting would help bring down the nixon administration. >> i shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. >> reporter: bradlee and his wife writer sale quinn very much a part of washington. quinn by his side as his health declined. >> i don't think we have ever been as loving with each other as we are now. >> reporter: when bradlee received the medal of freedom last year he was called a titan of journalism. david muir, abc news, new york. whanget a legend. >> i worked at "the washington post." one of my first jobs out of college. and one of the things that still remained, it was during the iraq war. people in the newsroom, editors, were not afraid to push back at the white house when they would call and disagree with some of the stories. i think that's one of the things with publisher katharine graham. they were very good friends. she always had his back. there's a story peter osnos tells about how kissinger was unhappy with some of his reporting. calls katharine graham and passes this note to ben bradlee and ben bradlee says put this in your baby book because this is like a badge of honor here. and stood by him. you hopior journalistic, your institution and newsrooms will support you against these huge titans. >> a lot of people argue that's not the case a lot of places anymore. we're all kind of in bed together. some will even accuse -- because you want access all the time but that's old school stuff, man. and -- wow. change the game. a lot of people can't say they absolutely changed the game. so we'll have more an that on abc throughout the day. we need to turn to the man, speaking of the white house. the man accused of just bursting into the front door, jumped the fence? he's been declared unfit to stand trial. at least for now. initials sayment of omar gonzalez came after a one-our screening. a judge ordered him to have a more in-depth competency evaluation. gonzalez is accused of carrying a knife into the white house and assaulting two secret service officers. three of the victims of a confessed serial killer in northwestern indiana have been identified. and officers are searching abandoned buildings in gary for more bodies. police say darren vann killed at least seven women. one was found in a motel friday and he led investigate tors a building where he dumped the others. >> while this cannot and should not be characterized as domestic violence, it is certainly clear violence against women. >> vann is a registered sex offender wths a long list of violence against women mean was convicted of a rape in 2009 in texas and ten years ago, police say he kicked don the door to his girlfriend's home and threatened to set her and himself on fire. the family of a former harlem globetrotter hoping he'll be found alive and well nearly two weeks after he vanished in northern california. rico omar harris went missing while driving from l.a. to his girlfriend's house in seattle. his car was found near a state park three days later with a dead battery. harris is 37 years old and 6'9", 280 pounds. a big guy. but described as a gentle giant. he'd taken a sales job in seattle and was planning to move in with his girlfriend. the head coach of the new jersey high school football team at the center of the hazing scandal has been suspended ingmp that decision was made after an emototional board of education meeting at which most of the speakers supported sayreville high's head coach george najjar. he and four of his assistants will be paid during their suspension. one administrator called the move wrenching but necessary. >> there were pervasive widespread and generally accepted and tolerated acts of harassmentment, intimidation and bullying in that program. >> the coach's suspension will continue spending the outcome of criminal investigation into the hazing allegations. seven students have been charged in the case. michael sam is once again without an nfl team. he's been released by the dallas cowboys. the openly gay sam spent seven weeks an the team's practice squad but was never placed an the active roster. he thanked the cowboys organization for the support he's received. he was let go because several previously injured cowboys are returning to action. sam is the first openly gay player ever drafted in the nfl. the first game of the world series between the royals and giants didn't take long to spark to life. san francisco got right to work in the top of the first. already up 1-0. hunter pence hit a two-run home run. the giants tacked on two more runs in the forth and two more in the seventh. the royals avoided being shutout with a home republican bun, but little, too late. san francisco wins 7-1. one royals fan pretty disappointed after that game. just game one. everybody calm don. the south korean guy known as the royals superfan. >> sung woo lee arrived at the airport wearing a sweatshirt with the words superfan. it's the second tomb he's made the 6500-mile trip to kc to see the royals play. the first time in august when his visit coincided with the streak of wins. he was given tickets to last night's game and seen sitting next to actor paul rudd. he's from the area. a big kansas city fan. they can try again tonight. just one game. he's really seen as the good luck charm for the royals. later in "the mx," turning ikea into something truly frightening. are shoppers in for a scare, though? also, the palin family unplugged. some revealing new recordings after what witnesses have called a drunken brawl. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by vista print. 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[ female announcer ] k-y yours & mine. his excites. hers delights. together feel them ignite. keep life sexy. this is an advancement that some in the medical industry are saying is a game changer. repairing a severed spinal cord so a paralyzed man can walk again. >> the secret to this lies in our sense of smell. here's molly hunter with this incredible story. >> reporter: walking again, foryears after being paralyzed by a knife attack. >> translator: when there is nothing, you can't feel almost half offior body. you are very hapless, lost. but when it begins to come back, it's like starting fresh, as if you were born again. >> reporter: after 2010, derek fiticker never that he'd be able to feel anything below his chest. now watch. one foot in front of the other. baby steps and the product of four decades of research. a pioneering cell transplant in poland. our partners at the bbc spoke with the lead researchers. >> i've waited about 40 years for a moment like this. and i am hopeful that this moment will be repeated and confirmed by independent assessors. >> reporter: doctors believe the sense of smell holds the key to reversing paralysis. the olfactory bulbs seen in green transmit odor information to the brain and the nerve fibers regenerate constantly. surgeons removed derek's olfactory bulb and injected cells around it. they hoped those cells would provide a pathway to allow the spinal cord to repair itself. >> i believe this is the moment when paralysis can be reversed. >> reporter: since the operations, derek has regained muscle mass movement and sensation. mri scans suggest that gap in the spoon has now closed. >> people in wheel chairs will be filled with hope and excitement and they have to know that, in my view, the development stage of this is still another three to five years. >> reporter: and while there's hope, no one knows yet if this will work on other patients. >> this is a clinical study an one patient. and what we'd like to see is the study expanded. >> reporter: the leader of the research team called this more impressive than putting a man on the moon. it could be a pivotal moment. it's too early to tell with one clinical trial. >> you say could be. how many people could this possibly help? >> there are 3 million people paralyzed in this world. not everyone is a candidate. many cases you have a spine that's been crushed. in derek's case, the spoon was cut creating that gap where this treatment was able to bridge. >> fascinating. sonds like hope for so many people that didn't think they had it before. abc's molly hunter, thank you. coming up, family feud. new audio revealing more about a knock down, drag-out fight involving alaska's former first family. and ahead in our next half hour, the beer census. sampling every kind of beer in thes. meet the guys doing this tough job forrior benefit. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" co so a few weeks ago, sarah palin and her family made headlines for being caught up in a brawl. late yesterday an audiotape sorry fased that sheds new light an the events of that evening. you hear pail be's daughter prift ol bristol in a rare and emotional state. >> a guy comes out of nowhere, and pushes me come on you [ bleep ]. get the [ bleep ] out of here. i don't know this guy. >> this is a new kind of alaskan wildlife. the pail be family in their natural habitat. in a police recording from september, an historical bristol palin gives cops her version of how a party got wildly out of hand. >> tell me what happened. >> my little sister comes over to me and said some old lady just hit me. oh, no. no one is going to touch my sister. >> reporter: sarah palin can be heard in the backgrond. >> what would he be doing pushing girls around? >> reporter: the family fond themselves embroiled in controversy when a fight involving up to 20 people erupted outside the party. >> it was like we were an the jerry springer episode. >> reporter: witnesses say it all started when palin's son allegedly attacked another partygoer. his sister willow's ex-boyfriend. >> i'm going to defend my sister. she's 20 years old. >> reporter: at some point, bristol palin started pummeling another guest. >> they were knocking his head back. he sat there and took those shots. >> reporter: bristol insisted she wasn't the one who started it. >> he took my $300 suddenglasses and -- >> reporter: they made an entrance befitting a more soiree. >> they were knocking his head back and he was straightening his head back up and got hit again. >> reporter: sarah palin had her mama bear claws out. >> i heard sarah palin scream out, you know who we are, don't you? >> reporter: in the end, no one involved in the brawl wanted to press charges. the pail be family could not be reached for comment. dan harris, abc news, new york. >> sarah palin said she was proud of her children. stood by her. mama bear that she is? >> yeah, we've all been there. who hasn't had a family outing look that, though. just saturday. >> you holmes folks are -- >> you should see us in west memphis. we get don on weekend nights. >> just weekend nights? >> we reserve that kind of behavior for the weekends. are you kidding me? now it's time for "the mix." going to kick it off, or should i? >> ikea. haunted house ikae p. >> you like this. >> ikea is turning their singapore star into a haunted house. something like "the shining." it's the ultimate haunted house. the store is open until 11:00 p.m. there's even a game. halloween spot and win contest. you can stand to win gift cards. it looks like "the shining." >> they have a lot of lefts and rights and trns. this is the perfect store to do something like this. this is kind of cool. >> they are giving away free stuff. logon to their website. >> would you go for a hoverboard? >> what is a hoverboard? >> you aren't walking down the street. you are an a board, not a skateboard and it's hovering above the ground. it exists. ten grand it can be yours. you can only use it in one place in the world as of now. they are starting a kickstarter campaign to get 250 grand for this thing built by greg and jill henderson. they've raised almost $200,000 so far. yes, that's a hoverboard. it works but only in these specialized skate parks right now. has to have a special surface. it will cost ten grand. they'll build thyself paese par this could be the wave of the future. >> ten grand and you have to have a special sorurface. if i'm paying ten grand, i want the special surface with it. ten grand? you can buy a car for ten grand. >> you can pay rent for ten grand. >> what kind of place do you live in? >> new york. >> oh, t.j., rich people problems. you know what may not necessarily be rich people problems. >> what is the next one? >> in norway, incredible light show. the aurora borealis. look at this. it's not a time lapse. this is the real deal documented by a sony camera. doesn't it look incredible? >> this was. i was skeptical of this one but it's cool. >> norway. >> sometimes pictures, you just let them go. you don't have to explain a lot. >> looks like something out of "star trek" but it's the real deal. >> last one here. we'll let this one speak for itself as well. roll that footage. ♪ >> what you are seeing is a young lady. there's more to it. you see people dance anesthes youtube hits. oh, i missed that move. what this is is jennifer. she made this video for her sister going through her seventh round of chemo trying this morning on "world news now" -- driving with danger. alarming new details about defective air bags and the urgent recall that now includes 6 million cars. what you need to know about a deadly safety hazard. suspended. the high school football hazing scandal in new jersey and what administrators in new jersey did to crack down. researchers reveal special video games can treat children with adhd. the innovative program that can be an alternative to prescription drugs. turning heads. was that renee zellweger on a hollywood red carpet? the movie star's all new look and her response to fans who were asking what happened? that's in "the skinny" on this wednesday, october 22nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning to you all. alongside reena ninan, i'm t.j. holmes. that story about renee that story about renee zellweger not the most important story. >> the double standard is absurd. >> we're going to get into that. it will leave you shaking your head. it's a little upsetting. >> i hope we'll go through all the men and their looks and why are women always scrutinized. and men are just, well, don't you look dignified now that you have some wrinkles. >> you're right. cannot argue with that. we'll get into that later. we have to begin with details of this recall. those defective air bags. federal safety officials have expanded the recall to more than 6 million vehicles. >> there's special urgency for drivers in warm weather areas which make it more likely the air bags will explode. here's abc's brian ross. >> we've got a lady who just got killed in a car wreck. >> reporter: it follows a bizarre and deadly traffic accident late last month at this intersection in orlando, florida, with a dramatic call to 911. >> he just pulled her out of the car. he says her neck is severed. >> reporter: sheriff's deputies thought she'd been murdered given the injuries to her neck. they even released a photo of a possible person of interest who they have now cleared after learning the air bag in her honda was one of those, like this one, under recall because of the possibility it could explode and send dangerous metal shards flying through the car. >> based on the evidence the sheriff's office pulled out of the vehicle, they are leaning towards that decision, too. >> reporter: if confirmed, safety advocates say it would be the fourth death connected to air bags that did not perform as they are supposed to. >> this is like having an ied in your car. when it explodes, it sends shrapnel into the vehicle and peppers the occupants causing severe lacerations or in some cases death. >> reporter: the defective air bags are the latest example of what safety advocates say has been the repeated failure of federal officials to protect the public from highway hazards. including, as abc news has reported, highway guard rails which are supposed to absorb a head-on impact. there were demands from congress for action in the wake of a growing number of gruesome injuries and deaths in guardrail accidents. and a court finding monday that the manufacturer essentially lied to the government about the guardrails. now the federal highway administration has ordered the guardrail manufacturer, trinity industries of texas, to perform new crash tests on its guardrails or face the prospect of having them banned or revoked for use across the country. brian ross, abc news, new york. three teenage girls from the denver area are back home after the fbi says they tried to join isis fighters in syria. sources tell abc news promo videos like the one you're seeing here preaching the virtues of jihad and hatred of the west were key to convincing the girls to leave their families behind. >> public messaging and social media is as slick and as effective as any i've ever seen from a terrorist organization. >> the worried parents reported the girls missing last week. they made it as far as germany before being intercepted and returned to denver. unclear if they'll face any charges. isis fighters in syria say they intercepted weapons and other supplies dropped by american cargo planes. they posted the video you're seeing here. posted it online showing hand grenades and rocket propelled grenades meant for kurdish fighters. the pentagon is still analyzing the video, but the videos match those weapons dropped by the u.s. an american held in north korea for six months has been abruptly released without explanation. jeffrey fowle was charged with leaving a bible in a hotel room. he is now heading back to his wife and three kids in ohio after getting picked up by a military plane. two u.s. citizens are still being held by the north sentenced to hard labor for the same alleged hostile acts. tributes pouring in this morning for former "washington post" editor ben bradlee. the legendary newspaper man died yesterday. best known for his part in bringing down the presidency of richard nixon after the watergate scandal. bradlee battled alzheimer's for several years before his death. he died at his home in washington. bradlee was 93 years old. now to the high school football hazing scandal in new jersey. the board of education in sayreville, new jersey, took an unexpected step last night making the suspensions of the team's head coach and several assistants indefinite. abc's elizabeth herr has details. >> reporter: the school board debated and decided the suspension of sayreville's long time head football coach george najjar and his four assistant coaches was warranted. >> this evening, we took another wrenching yet important and necessary step. >> reporter: the decision is hitting a town already split over the earlier cancellation of the storied sayreville football team's entire season. >> i feel very sad for the situation that all these kids are going through right now. >> if the allegations of hazing are true, i sincerely feel for the victims and their families. >> reporter: the allegations are disturbing and the head of the sayreville schools is adamant the district's response was difficult but necessary. >> there were pervasive, widespread and generally accepted and tolerated acts of harassment, intimidation and bullying going on within that program. >> reporter: seven players, 15 to 17-year-olds are now fighting various criminal charges, including aggravated sexual assault, conspiracy and criminal restraint. prosecutors allege that in september, four freshmen members of the team were held against their will in the locker room, then sexually assaulted. and again, the school board has decided the five coaches who are also teachers at the school, they will remain suspended with pay pending the outcome of the ongoing criminal investigation. reena and t.j., back to you. >> elizabeth, thank you. we turn to a frightening scene in a middle school near dallas where more than 20 students were attacked by a swarm of bees. the sixth graders were playing a soccer match during an outdoor p.e. class when they accidentally disturbed a beehive buried in the irrigation system. some of the kids were stung up to a dozen times. you can see the video here that some had to be rushed to the hospital. they are all expected to be okay. we turn to a rescue in the chesapeake bay as a fire breaks out on a sailboat. a good samaritan pulled the man from the burning boat about five miles off the virginia coast. then the coast guard swooped in to transport the boater to dry land. a salvage company is working to remove that charred boat. here's a look at the nation's weather. a band of showers stretches across the midwest from southwest texas into northern minnesota. showers also in the northeast. heavy rain in the northwest where some areas could see more than five inches of rain by the end of the week. >> temperatures cooling across the nation. 50s and 60s across the northern tier. 70s, 80s in the deep south, l.a. phoenix still a hot spot. 92 degrees. turn to some troubling times for mcdonald's. shares of the world's largest burger chain were sliding yesterday as the rest of the market rallied. the reason? pretty simple here. mcdonald's issued a weak earnings report saying its sales around the world dropped more than 3% the last quarter. the company is moving quickly to try to reverse that slide tinkering with the menu and beginning to use a touch-screen ordering system. now a health headline that caught our attention. if you thought that chai tea latte from starbucks was good for you, think again. a 16-ounce chai tea latte with 2% milk has 240 calories and 42 grams of sugar. 42! >> that's bad? >> that's more than a snicker's bar, t.j. a snicker's bar only has 27. >> you're telling me that's bad. >> 27 in a snicker's bar. >> that is bad. >> that is bad. i know you love your sugar. but that drink has more sugar than three glazed dunkin donuts. three glazed dunkin donuts. >> which are delicious. what's the limit then? if 42 grams is a lot, what's a good amount? i need to know this. >> not 42. try like zero. try eating a banana. >> oh, okay. you're going that route. >> i've heard oprah's chai has less sugar. go the o-o-oprah. >> oprah has her own chai? ♪ o-o-oprah >> she has her own chai. where have you been. the oprah jingle. >> how does it go again? ♪ o-o-oprah am i making that up? >> more than likely. call me, oprah, i've got a jingle for your next oxygen show. a lot of folks maybe have heard of the big movie and music festival they have every year in austin, texas, called south by southwest. >> something a little different but with a similar name is going on there this week. it's called truck by truck west and features 60 food trucks all over the texas capital. >> you can buy wrist bands that allow you to sample the food items from all the trucks. then you vote on your favorite, and the truck that gets the most votes wins ten grand. have you done the south by southwest? i didn't know about this one, but the music festival is pretty cool. >> a percentage of it goes to charity to support a charity called keep austin fed. >> you into food trucks? >> i'm into food trucks but i never really get to at this hour. we should find out which food trucks are available at this hour. >> none. we've got "the skinny" next. it's all about the ladies. which is not a bad thing, but some strange stories here. renee zellweger has a new look a lot of people are talking about and kate middleton is showing off that royal baby bump. and later, in search of every brand of beer in 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"the l.a. times" summed it up saying it this way -- renee zellweger looks different on the red carpet and the world freaks out. >> renee said, she's glad people think she looks different. i'm leading a different, happy, more fulfilling life and i'm thrilled it shows i'm happy. >> the whole event honored women for their achievements and all anyone wants to talk about is still what? what a woman looks like in hollywood. let's turn to kate middleton and what she looks like. she made her first appearance since news broke of her second pregnancy. >> after canceling a number of appearances due to extreme morning sickness, kate stepped out with william yesterday in a gray alexander mcqueen dress complete with a fascinator. that's a fancy hat on her head. it was her look later in the evening that really got people talking. the 32-year-old looked stunning in a blue jenny packman dress and showing a little leg there. >> she attended a black tie event. good to see she's feeling better. is our next story about what a woman looks like? >> probably. >> it is. kris jenner known for her social media prowess using it to put her best face forward, t.j. she's getting called out for doing that. >> she was with celebrity chef gordon ramsey promoting a new cookbook. posed for a shot. ramsey uploaded it. standard social media fare. no big deal there, right? well, jenner upload the same pic a few days later. her version looked more edited. >> no wrinkles. using filters. commonplace on instagram, but when an original already exists out there, there's some backlash. i wonder if gordon likes the softer look? >> if our next story is about what a woman looks like, i'm leaving. >> it's about barbara walters. >> oh, sweet spirit. no, this is not about appearance. she retired from "the view" back in the spring. in a couple months, she's returning. her ten most fascinating -- we always look forward to this. >> barbara walters said last year would be it for her specials. she didn't want to pass up the opportunity to interview a current lineup of guests that includes neil patrick harris, scarlett johansson and even o-o-oprah. with more to be announced. let's get through these celebrity birthdays. big day for doc from "back to the future," christopher lloyd. 76 years old. >> fellow actor jeff goldblum is 62. >> brian boitano, 51. >> and "modern family's" jesse tyler ferguson turns 39. a big happy birthday to all. coming up, we're going on a beer run, getting up close and personal with every brand in the country. >> and the goal of two guys going coast to coast getting acquainted with every kind of beer. you're watching "world news now." does your carpet ever feel rough and dirty? don't avoid it. resolve it. our new formula with a special conditioning ingredient softens your carpet with every use. because it's resolve, you know it cleans and freshens, but now it also softens. so your carpet is always inviting. resolve. a carpet that welcomes you. ♪ honey, we need to talk. we do? i took the trash out. i know. and thank you so much for that. i think we should get a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? 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