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>> kenneth moton in washington, d.c. by the way, donald trump is coming under fire this time for something he did not say. at his town hall meeting in new hampshire last night, he declined to correct an audience member who called president obama a muslim and said the president wasn't an american. trump also let the man slide when he said muslims are a big problem in the u.s. instead, trump said he would look into claims of terrorist training camps on american soil. hillary clinton there tweeting that trump was just plain wrong for not denouncing the comments. now to chile where one resident says his city looks more like a war zone following the massive earthquake. evidence of the tsunami behaves that came ashore is clear. many boats washed well inland. the 8.3 quake is blamed for at least a dozen deaths. they're planning for major earthquakes is credited with keep hag number low and allowing more than 1 million people to evacuate coastal areas quickly. the death toll from two of the worst wildfires in california history stands at five. two more bodies were found yesterday in charred homes about 100 miles north of san francisco. two are still missing this morning. both fires have destroyed more than 800 homes. investigators are trying to figure out if the fire in the sierra nev was sparked about i a power line. the last victim of flooding in zion national park has been recovered. body was the serveth from a group of hikers who were trapped when floodwaters rose quickly in a canyon. all those who died were in their 50s. they entered the park monday before officials closed canyon areas due to flooding. a major security breach at a regional airport in texas. a waco airport spokesman says an obviously impaired man drove his car through a security gate and tried to steal an executive jet. the plane was empty at the time. pierre thomas with more. >> reporter: the incident began shortly after noon when a suspect crashed his vehicle through a gate and gained access to a secure area of the waco regional airport. police said the man, armed with a stick, was trying to steal a learjet. he attempted to remove the tire barriers from the aircraft and was banging on the doors, trying to get in. an officer saw the suspect and tased him several times, after the man refused to cooperate. >> yes, we need him out here for this. the guy has been tasered. >> reporter: law enforcement suggested this is not terrorism, because the suspect is known to local police, and has a history of mental illness. and they say they believe he may have been on narcotics. while no one got seriously hurt, this case does raise questions about the security of these smaller regional airports. the suspect was able to breach the perimeter and did get access to the plane. in the last few years, there have been a number of incidents of intruders getting to secure areas of airports, and that is a concern. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. american airlines was forced to ground flights due to a computer problem. american halted flights at three of its largest hubs, dallas, chicago and miami. flights resumed after about two hours. two weeks ago, united airlines was forced to ground flights over a computer issue. general motors has reached a settlement with the justice department to avoid criminal prosecution over the deadly ignition switch scandal. they admitted guilt and will pay $900 million in fines. some say the punishment is too lenient. abc's david kerley with more. >> reporter: after more than 100 deaths in cars with a defective ignition switch, tonight, gm criminally charged and admitting deceiving consumers. the ceo apologizing. >> we let those customers down in that situation. we didn't do our job. >> reporter: that defective switch meant cars could turn off on their own. and in a collision, some airbags would not deploy. gm knew the switch was bad for years, but did nothing. can you characterize the criminal behavior of general motors? >> they didn't tell the truth in the best way that they should have, to the regulator and to the public, about a serious safety issue that risked life and limb for americans. >> reporter: for now, gm will not be prosecuted for its crime. it will pay a fine, $900 million, one of the biggest ever. also the carmaker agreed to pay $575 million to settle more lawsuits. now more than $2 billion paid out. one of the biggest ever by a carmaker. but at this point, no gm executive will be prosecuted. many families of victims, including the mother of amber rose, killed a decade ago at just 16, is angry. no one is being held accountable, she says, no one going to jail. >> a fine is not real justice. it's gm paying their way out of another thing that they got themselves into, but it doesn't make up for the lives that they took. >> part of the reason no one was charged there is no specific law that deals with car safety. the investigation however is continuing. david kerley, abc news, new york. more consumer news now. doritos is creating rainbow colored corn ships in support of the it gets better project. that organization helps gay lesbian and transgender youth who have been bullied. bags will be mailed to people who donate at least $10 to that organization. so will that make doritos taste better is the question for you. doritos fan. >> i like doritos. i used to like getting them in my lunch perform. >> they're all right. we know dogs are called man's best friend. turns out at least one dog in washington state is clearly another dog's best friend. >> tilly is a setter mix and phoebe a basset hound were missing pore a week but they were together the whole time. >> tilly stood right with phoebe while she was trapped in a small reservoir that's built into the ground. look at this. tilly only left phoebe's side previously every day when she tried to get attention of humans who eventually brought phoebe to safety. >> look how happy they are reunited. >> >> they ran away several miles away from home and they just got caught up. >> sweet. got caught up in the wrong crowd? 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oh, you would be terrific. we have to introduce her to cos. >> i said who is cos. >> a dozen of the accusers at the heart of mounting allegations against guns cosby ranging from unwanted advancing to groping to drugging and rape, now speaking out in the new one-hour a&e special "cosby, the women speak." the women detailing what they say happened to them when this he were alone with the comedian. >> i first met bill cosby in the mid '80s. i was in my early 30s at the time. i first met bill cosby in 1969. >> in the early '70s on the set of uptown sated is night. >> reporter: the alleged encounters span several decades. >> in 176. >> in 1984. >> in 1989. >> reporter: women from all walks of life. >> i was an aspiring comedy writer. >> i was a flight attendant for american airlines. >> i was a singer song writer. >> full time international model. >> reporter: the collective chorus detailing what they describe as a perfect storm of fame and power. >> i was just this small town girl. i had just turned 20. >> i was 23 years old. >> i wasn't going to go up against goliath. >> intimate interviews with the women describing their alleged assaults, drugging, unwanted advances and molestation. >> i was a flight attendant for american airlines. i met bill cosby in 1976. he had a glass of saki. i didn't know what it was. i did not drink or do drugs. but he said just taste it. you need to drink it to loosen up. it's bill cosby, what could happen. it was literally like being under anesthesia. and trying to come out but you can't. after that, i don't know how i ended up in his hotel room. >> reporter: linsey davis, abc news, new york. we should point out the comedian has never been charged or convicted 7. pes attorneys denied these allegation. but to see all those women talk about, it's interesting. >> interesting perspective from the a&e special. coming up in our next half hour, the drag race through beverly hills and the qatari owner saying the law can't catch him. where is the speeding sheikh now. our nick watt on the trail. first how to afford the rising cost of college. the savings plan most americans don't even know about. that's next on "world news now." ♪ ♪ uh-oh where did the money go >> my daddy is still asking that, where did the money go. cost of four-year college the a public university can be incredibly painful. we're talking about $100,000 now. that's nuts and phrase saving up for college takes on a new meaning >> most people don't know about a savings plan that can make a big difference. rebecca jarvis with the details. >> meet the kerrs of denver, colorado, this family of five is excited about the future but daunted by the prospect of sending three kids to college. >> the average cost of a four-year public college today is $33,000 a year. that's more than $130,000 per child. to help navigate, we brought in lynn net cox, financial expert and author of "college secrets." >> families always say to me i can't afford to save. i tell them you can't afford not to save. >> reporter: setting an side just $20 a month from the time a child is born adds up to more than $4,300 by the time she's ready for college. and it's not just what you save but how you save. put that money in a 529 savings plan and you'll have saved more than double that. $8,730. >> these 529 plans are transferable. they're portable. and they have tax advantages. >> finally says lynn northwest, explore individual development accounts or idas, perfect for families with low to middle incomes. >> it's one of the best kept secrets out there and frankly, it's one of the ways you can turbocharge your savings. >> here's how idas work. in exchange for agreeing to set aside money for a year or more to, government agencies non-profits and corporations agree 0 match funds at a 2-1 sometimes 3 or more to 1 rate. >> how come you didn't it's eat your sandwich. >> the kerrs say they're still downed by rising college costs but are heartened to know if they start saving now, it could make all the difference in the world. >> pancakes. >> reporter: rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> my parents we lived in florida. it's called a florida prepaid college program if you went to public school in florida. i ended up going to private cool about you it sure helped to have a little bit of ha money saved up in the end. >> the key is just get the ged and play the lotto and hope for the best. >> don't take kendis gibson's advice, kids, if you're up at this hour. >> many executives are making millions who did not go through college into you did go through college. >> your mama would be upset. >> she considered devry college. 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kiss cam. the touching moment with roselyn that has everyone cheering on this friday, september 18th. from abc news, this is "world news now." that was a beautiful moment. >> it was a beautiful moment. >> at the baseball game. >> he looked great. >> he looked great. he's had his second treatment of cancer and 91 years old, or soon to be 91 years old, he still has it. >> he sure does. >> when it comes to planting a big one. >> he sure does. it's good to see them out. look at them. oh. >> good job. a push to defund planned parenthood gaining momentum after the republican debate as washington inches closer to another fiscal cliff. >> several votes are expected today as some conservatives in the house try to block federal funding for planned parenthood even if it leads to a government shutdown. carly fiorina made an impassioned plea against the organization during the debate referring to the sale of tissue from aborted fetuses. >> i dare hillary clinton, barack obama, to watch these tapes, watch a fully formed fetus on the table. its heart beating, its legs kicking. while someone says we have to keep it alive to harvest its brain. this is about the character of our nation. and if we will not stand up and force president obama to veto this bill, shame on us. >> the undercover videos associated with the investigation do not depict what fiorina described. a statement from planned parenthood calls her comments deceptive and said a letter was sent to fiorina asking her to stop making false statements about the organization. meanwhile hillary clinton isn't saying whether she saw the video but she dismissed fiorina's remarks and much of the debate. >> lots of bickering, lots of personal, you know, insults, attacks. all kinds of claims without any basis. that's what it will be. it might be entertaining for some. but it's not going to be good for america. >> clinton added she hopes the republicans wouldn't jeopardize the economy for what she calls an emotionally politically charged partisan attack. other news, frantic preparations under way in washington, new york and philadelphia ahead of next week's papal visit. the pope has already delivered a message to cuba which he plans to visit first. in the video, he thanked cubans for praying ahead of his visit. he arrives tomorrow and will hold mass on sunday at the plaza of the revolution. he arrives in the u.s. on tuesday. croatia is in the middle of europe's refugee crisis. thousands ofmy grans from asia and the middle east are trying to move through as they make their way to western europe. officials say they might close their borders because their country can't deal with the influx of people. abc's mary bruce is there. >> reporter: dreams shattered at the border. frustrated, exhausted and angry, desperate refugees broke down the gate trying to force their way into hungary. only to be met with brute force. the refugees responding hurling rocks and stones. some of the most innocent refugees caught in the scuffle. this has now been going on for over three hours back and forth. thereby families here that have been doused by tear gas, even children. people who came seeking a peaceful new life now beaten and battered. the police hit him on the head. is he okay? >> no. we have to discover. >> reporter: for three days, thousands of refugees have been in limbo, hungary's border closed. >> all these people came across the sea with a small boat. they put their lives in dangerous to arrive here. >> reporter: mary bruce, abc news, on the serbian/hungarian border. >> that situation getting increasingly dramatic in europe. back here at home, a friend of the accused charleston church shooter has been arrested by the fbi. authorities have been investigating joey meeks since the june shooting for allegedly knowing about the attack and not informing the authorities. dylan roof who is charged with killing nine black people, roof stayed with meek days before the deadly attack. testimony resumes today at a military hearing to determine if sergeant bowe bergdahl should face court-martial. bergdahl's commanders in afghanistan testified yesterday about the hardships hair men faced during their certainly for bergdahl. he spent five years as a taliban captive before being freed in a prisoner exchange last year. bergdahl is charged with deserting his unit and other counts. bergdahl's attorneys will present their evidence and call witnesses today. it's unclear if bergdahl will testify. in the meantime, the chicago blackhawks star patrick kaine is speaking out for the first time since becoming the subject of a sexual assault sources say kaine is accused of assaulting a woman at his home near buffalo last month. i has not been formally charged. support is growing around the world for the texas teenager arrested when his homemade clock was miss taken for a fake bomb. he sat down to talk about his ordeal and his plans for the future. with more, here's abc's ryan owens. >> the 14-year-old arrested wearing a nasa t-shirt is nothing short of a techie superstar tonight. google inviting him to their science fair. mark zuckerberg wants him to visit facebook. he's going to the white house next month to meet the president. ahmed mohamed telling robin roberts -- >> i was scared at the moment but now i feel really happy that i'm getting all this support from all over the world. >> reporter: just three days ago, the teenager was hauled away from school in handcuffs because his homemade digital clock, a maze of wires and circuit boards he made to impress his teacher made one of them very nervous. >> that's a very suspicious device. we live in an age where you can't take things like that to schools. >> reporter: the school suspended him for three days. ahmad vows he will not return to that school but he does want his clock back. >> the clock is still in custody with the police. >> do you want it back? >> i want it back. >> reporter: ahmad who loves to tinker with all things electronic says he's hoping one day to attend m.i.t. the university tweeting they're delighted he's interested. >> this isn't my first invention and it won't be my last inventionvention. >> reporter: ryan owens abc news dallas. >> how cool is that to have m.i.t. watch you. >> it is kind of cool. >> i think so, too. ahmad may also be able to buy a house because historically low rates are still historically low this morning. the federal reserve passed yesterday on raising rates for the first time in nearly a decade but fed chair janet yellen says a rate hike is still likely this year. rising interest rates made affording a mortgage or car loan more expensive. if a rate hike happens, it would either be after the fed meetings next month or in december. i still love that ahmad clock story. i'm still stuck on that. he's going to be a mover, watch. >> a boy genius some day. >> we're going to be coming to his mansion. >> somebody else might have a career some day. peyton manning and the broncos, week two in the nfl got under way with a wild finish in kansas city. peyton and the broncos drove for a game-tying touchdown with 36 seconds left in the fourth quarter. it looked like overtime was going to happen till jamal charles fumbled. you see there, denver's bradley roby returning it 21 yards for a touchdown. for those counting the broncos scored two tds in just nine seconds. denver moves 2-0 with a 31-24 victory. it wasn't pretty but alex there wasn't happy about it. >> well, a great scene in last night's blue jays versus braves game in atlanta all because of some special guests. >> we showed you a hint of this earlier. former president jimmy carter and his wife roselyn were featured on kiss cam. there at turner field. carter with his braves hat on. and they got a big round of cheers from the crowd. carter as we reported is battling cancer that spread to his brain. they stayed for the whole game by the way but they saw their team lose 5-0. >> apparently they were in their usual seats near 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alek skarlatos is on "dancing with the stars." there's more information about that high speed drag race through the streets of beverly hills last week and the owner of one of those cars is racing royalty. literally. >> absolutely. now he's gone. so are those hot cars, as well all beyond the reach of u.s. law. abc's nick watt is there with the story. >> reporter: a $1.3 million ferrari racing on a leafy beverly hills street, cops suspect a qatari prince may be at the wheel. a porsche in hot pursuit, blowing through stop signs. the cars parked at this house, where a man lashed out at a local reporter. >> he said that i didn't know who i was messing with, and that he could kill me and get away with it. >> reporter: cops say the sheik who owns a drag racing team is connected with the yellow ferrari. a man claiming to own the car told officers he has diplomatic immunity. >> our research indicates that it is unlikely that the driver had diplomatic immunity. >> reporter: no answer at the door, no sign of the cars, the blinds are drawn. beverly hills cops say they think the sheikh has left the country. they couldn't question or arrest the sheikh, younger brother of qatar's ruler, because cops didn't witness this, and no one, including whoever caught it on tape, has come forward to make a statement. their investigation continues. nick watt, abc news, beverly hills. >> how convenient. >> wow. >> i live in d.c. or that's where i call home. and, of course, you have many, many vehicles with diplomatic licenses there in d.c. and on my alley, we always had speeding ferraris and beamers and porsches going through. our solution to it because we couldn't call the cops they put in speed bumps. not sure that beverly hills would like that. that's what we ended up doing. >> that's very smart way for communities to get back their community. i said yesterday on the show. if my kids were living in that neighborhood, it would drive me nuts. >> literally drive you nuts with the cars going 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>> look, i know a lot of women. and they all have issues. >> they arrested me and they -- they told me that i committed a crime of a hoax bomb. >> i think this wouldn't even be a question if his name wasn't ahmed mohamed. >> we have to err on the side of caution. that's a very suspicious device. >> these people are being told by the hungarian police they will be put on buts where they can catch trains for western europe. but really no one knows what's going to happen. >> people aren't looking for an ability to down vote other people's posts. what they really want is to be able to express empathy. >> i want to apologize for anything that was said or done that made you feel any less the miss america you are and the miss america you always will be. >> this is like a totally different world for me. and the fact that i didn't stumble and fall tonight on the dance floor, i'm a winner. >> i think spirit you and i put my heart in my dancing legs with anna. >> we're normal people only we happen to be frogs and bears and pigs and chickens. we do have relationships that people don't really know about. >> big week next week. lots of the shows returning. i'm going to binge watch "how to get away with murder," "scandal" and the muppets." >> we have the emmys taking place this weekend. and then it's a big week because the pope is visiting. >> big papa. >> getting to town on tuesday. getting to d.c. on tuesday and new york is going to turn into heaven with traffic with the -- >> get your walking shoes on, kendis. >> don't miss our updates on facebook. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. acs for two decades. making news in america this morning, under fire. donald trump at the center of another controversy for something he didn't say at a rally just hours ago. and carly fiorina also facing backlash, accused of lying during the debate. we're live with the details. dramatic crash, a school bus full of children plunging into a pond submerging on its side, a quick-thinking student saving lives. strange sight, a curious bear using its climbing skills on a condo building. caught on kiss cam. former president jimmy carter and rosalynn puckering up in front of the crowd. well, good friday morning. we begin with the latest in the race for