. >> and i'm reena ninan. >>> we begin with a marathon debate. donald trump saying it was almost as long as "gone with the wind." >> it was long. >> three hours of bickering, zingers and contentious confrontations as the republican presidential candidates battled for attention and votes. >> it was also entertaining. a field of 11 faced off at the ronald reagan presidential library in southern california last night touching on a range of issues from immigration to iran. >> from the prime spot at center stage, donald trump took direct fire, and he also threw the first punch, but carly fiorina held her own and stole the show. with more, here's abc's bazi kanani. bazi, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, reena. good morning, kendis. as you mentioned, this was a lengthy debate, and even with all of those candidates on the stage, 11 of them, there was still plenty of time to dig into the issues. analysts say that is where donald trump lost his command. >> first of all, rand paul shouldn't even be on this stage. >> reporter: round two began

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she noticed calling reena's mug an engineering feat. >> no one has ever said that about reena ninan in the same sentence. >> esther said we should build stuff out of silly putty next time. >> good advice. >> there were some people that liked my mug. they understand the struggle. >> so who won? do we know who won? >> bk? overwhelming reena. >> you know, i have to say, because it's the mirror ball trophy you get on dancing with the stars. you get the "world news now" mug the winner. i'm going to concede it to you on on monzs and wednesdays. jack and deb can share it on fridays. >> only if you supply some tequila in it. >> that's only for fridays. we don't want you drinking on monday morning. we're afraid of what that might look like. >> it will look like thursday. >>> coming up, home break-ins caught on camera. >> why not have an app for that? expensive security systems might be a thing of the past. how you can protect your home on the cheap. >> this is why they don't give me tequila ever. >> it was the fastest growing sport in america but what happened to roller derby? we'll time travel

stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, kendis and reena. former president bill clinton is lashing out at donald trump after months of fiery verbal tacks towards hillary. clinton versus trump. this time it's bill taking a contender. >> you shouldn't be able to insult your way to the white house. >> reporter: in an interview with cnn, the former president firing back at the donald after months of attacking hillary calling them fat tree -- >> she's the worst. >> reporter: he defended his wife's tenure pointing to the was controversial but well done. he added trump's criticisms would be broken down in a general election and the facts would easily come to light. >> the day after you take the oath of office. >> it's yours. >> you can't level an insult or have -- you're not in an episode of "survivor." you're actually supposed to show up and run the show. >> reporter: meanwhile, trump made peace with fox news. >> i'm back. >> after saying he would boycott the network. he reflected on the conflict in syria praising vladimir putin in his support of

. >> reena and kendis, thanks. and good morning. we continue to track a strengthening tropical system. this again, joaquin, traveling its way off to the west, expected to turn, quite strong over the course of the next couple of days, and this is very important for two reasons, first off we already have heavy rain falling throughout the northeast. this is going to set the stage for some future flooding. widespread amounts of 3 to 6 inches, possibly 10 inches throughout the week. reena and kendis, back to you. >> justin, thank you. >>> also breaking overnight, the state of georgia has executed the only female inmate who had been on death row. kelly gissendaner died by lethal injection at 21 minutes past midnight after the supreme court denied a third appeal. gissendaner, who graduated from a theology program in prison, sang "amazing grace" before the drugs took hold. pope francis was among those who had urged that the execution be halted. gissendaner got the death penalty for helping to arrange the murder of her husband. the killer's

i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm phillip mena. we begin with the pope's first full day here in the u.s., and it will be a busy one. >> francis is the fourth pope to make a visit to the united states. he wakes up this morning in the nation's capital. >> he was greeted just after landing yesterday by the president and his whole family along with hundreds of others. then he rode in a small fiat windows rolled down to the vatican embassy in washington. that's where he spent the night. >> and for more on what he's got planned for today, we're joined by abc's bazi kanani. she's on capitol hill where pope francis will be tomorrow. bazi, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, reena, good morning, phillip. a jubilant reception for the pope here in washington and thousands more are expected to turn out when he arrives later this morning for his first official meeting at the white house. the papal plane touching down at joint base andrews, crowds cheering its arrival. >> all: hey, hey, welcome to the usa. >> reporter: as pope francis desce

. >> i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >>> gop slugfest. republicans square off in the race for the white house. donald trump came out swinging. but it was carly fiorina packing the biggest punch. a recap and some of the best lines of the night coming up. >>> at least two deaths have been confirmed in california's butte fear. both victims refusing to obey evacuation orders. the fire has burned 71,000 acres and more than 400 structures. >>> two federal air marshals suspended amid allegations they hired prostitutes while on the job. they're also accused of using government issued cell phones to make and record encounters. >>> maybe this deal is for you. the makers of budweiser are making an offer to buy miller beer's parent company. anheuser-busch and sab miller brewed nearly three-fourths of the beer in the u.s. last year. those are some of your top stories on this thursday, september 17th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> a

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. thank you for joining us on this thursday. >> you were answering -- i was asking the question, was it helen mirren who starred in "the queen"? i loved that movie. >> it was great. she starred in "the queen" on broadway as well. >> i forgot about that. very good call. a great piece by linsey davis out in london right now, a very special anniversary for the queen. >> absolutely. the queen now the longest reigning british monarch. we're going to get to that, of course. we begin this half hour with the stunning new images we're getting from las vegas showing just how close that passenger jet came to disaster. >> the fire in the engine spreading quickly, burning through the skin of the plane. one passenger seated just behind that wing recording it all. here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: exclusive new video from inside the plane. you can hear the engine blow. just moments later, flames shooting through that sooty smoke. >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain seated. >> reporter: even as

phillip and reena. >> thank you so much, brandi. looks like a good mix of people but we saw president obama dancing earlier in alaska. wondering if 2017 could be his year for "dancing with the stars." >> well, he's going to have some time coming up soon at that in >> george, here's what's happening on this thursday, september 3. >> two men barge into philadelphia home and pistol whip a mother and daughter. >>> you'll need a ticket to get close to the pope during his visit to philadelphia later this month. >> a bucks county judge weighs in whether a transgender woman can get sex reassignment surgery against the pushes of his parents. >> welcome back, david murphy. >> reporter: i'm back, i'm not sure

phillip and reena. >> thank you so much, brandi. looks like a good mix of people but we saw president obama dancing earlier in alaska. wondering if 2017 could be his year for "dancing with the stars." >> well, he's going to have some

reena? >> thank you so much. >> and a raging wildfire has forced evacuations in northern california's sierra nevada foot hills sparked on wednesday. it's grown to around 15,000 acres. at least eight buildings have been lost. six of them were homes. more than 10,000 people are without power and schools across the are closed today. it's unclear how the fire started. that the now being investigated. >> staying in the west, investigators at the las vegas airport are probing the burnt out british airways jet that erupted in flames during takeoff tuesday. they know what happened in the engine that exploded. now the bigger question, why. abc's matt gutman reports. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board reporting part of the boeing 777's engine was disintegrating from the inside. in this video, you hear a bang. the plane shakes, then that curtain of smoke. >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain seated. >> reporter: the ntsb saying the engine case suffering multiple breaches. internal

. >> thank you, reena. >> thank you so much for coming in. did carlry fiorina really win this debate? >> i think she was really the winner. that shot against trump when they were talking about the rolling stone article, she was very clear and the crowd really roared. let's listen to it. >> i think women all over this country heard very clearly what mr. trump said. >>> and then trump of course, reacteded to it. >> right. he complimented her. he said she was a beautiful woman. it was a little bit like he was trying to dig his own grave even more. >> very backhanded. >> absolutely. he could have ended it and it went on and on it was almost too much there. >> a lot of women were looking for an apology. >> even to stop it but he continued. >> there were several clashes of course, jeb was standing right next to trump during the debate. >> shoulder to shoulder. >> shoulder to shoulder. there were several clashes between the two of them throughout the night. it seemed like jeb came out to fight. >> he really needed to. that was the expectation. will

i'm reena ninan back. but my isb, which is a fancy thing that the control room can talk to me, i think it's meant to be. it turned back -- >> it's broken. but it's the lifeline to the producers. it's a good thing. you don't get to hear them scream at you. you don't get to hear them say wrap or anything. >> it's all on you today, kendis. >> so great. i get to hear the voices in my head today. welcome back. >> thank you very much. >> what a week to be back. >> oh, my goodness. all about weather. i hope you have your abc rain jacket with you. >> yes. >> you sported that many a time out in the field. and we're going to start with the double trouble really being dished up by mother nature. >> we're talking about the two major slow systems slowly gaining strength. marty in the pacific and of course we're following joaquin in the atlantic. joaquin has winds of at least 70 miles an hour. whether it will impact the u.s. is still unclear. >> but a third storm is already bringing torrential rain and flooding to the s

sir reena facing another american for a set. tied at 3. serena serving, attacks the net. a gift from key -- keyes. serena won the first. and keyes double faults. reena will face her sister in the quarters and was hoping she would lose a few games today. >> i barely had time to get ready for my match because she played so fast. i was like, oh, my gosh. was hoping she would lose a few games for the first time. so i have to really be ready and play like i did or better today. but at least one of us will be a williams -- a william in. >> deutsche bank championship. charlie hoffman, rickie fowler, birdie putt on 8. henrik stenson the leader. eagle on four. he is 13-under heading into monday's final round. >>> raiders, 53-man roster is set. we'll hear from the quarterback matt hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! ♪ introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. >>> coming up at 6:00, new details of an independent probe into 43 missing students in mexico, including one from the bay area. what it says the mexican government's report

kendis and reena? >> thank you so much. >>> a big honor is in store for one of the american heroes who stopped a rampage on a train in france. airman first class spencer stone will be awarded the purple heart. stone was stabbed last month as he and two friends disarmed and hauling-tied the heavily armed gunman. still, he received the air force's highest noncombat honor. >> well, deserved. >>> who doesn't love pizza, even on your free day? clearly one bear in colorado loves it, as well. >> that's right. you see the small bear wandered in the back rooms after a colorado springs pizza shop there. employees bound the fair among boxes and other items. >> poor guy, apparently had fallen asleep. so police tranquilized it and carried it out. bears are eating just about anything so we're likely to see more incidents like this in the weeks ahead. >> he looks pizza drunk there in that video. >> it's a pizza coma. >>> coming up, fashion week meets tech geek. incredible creation you'll have to see. i'll be asking h

. >> reporter: good morning, reena and phillip. the next few days have been nothing like what washington, d.c. has ever seen. 15,000 people will be at the white house to greet pope francis. and later in the day, 25,000 will be on-hand to attend mass with him. of course, we're a little jaded sometimes here in washington. we're used to motorcades. world leaders and v.i.p.s. but many people in this town are saying this historic visit by the pope is really something special. pope francis arrived here in the u.s. to a massive, excited crowd. and a very all-american cheer. >> hey, hey, welcome to the usa. >> reporter: the first latin-american pope. a jesuit and former archbishop after buenos aires. francis has been hailed as a revolutionary by some. others think he strayed too far from the church's traditions. he spoke to reporters on the flight from cuba to washington. and was asked about this "newsweek" cover that asks, is the pope catholic? some think i'm a bit leftist, he said. but this is in error. and i'm certain i have not said ll

reena and kendis, back to you. >> all right, justin. thank you there. >>> president obama is back in the white house this morning, following a historic meeting with cuban leader raul castro. the two men met yesterday here in new york city. it was their second meeting this year and the first time a u.s. president has talked with his cuban counterpart on american soil in more than 60 years. they spoke about ways the u.s. and cuba relations can continue. of human rights in cuba. >>> well, russian president putin is getting support from donald trump. the presidential candidate says he has no problem with russia's recent military build-up in syria, and he says he thinks president assad may be preferable to the kind of people the u.s. is, quote, supposed to be backing. and the war of words between trump and clinton is heating up. here's abc's tom llamas. >> reporter: former president bill clinton taking on donald trump. >> you shouldn't be able to insult your way to the white house. >> reporter: for months trump's attacks on hillary fast and

kendis and reena, back to you. >> marci, we know he starts off his morning with an address at the u.n. generally assembly. what what else is planned for his first full day here. >> aeld hold a service at the 9/11 memorial, visit a catholic school in harlem and come to central park and lead a procession in his open air popemobile and cap off the day by celebrating mass with 20,000 people at madison square garden. back to you. >> all right, and that station, penn station is going to remain open during that so quite a security detail there. abc's marci gonzales here in new york for us. thank you, marci. >> reena, and i, we went across town to see where the pope is staying right now, hoping to meet people outside. but not so much luck. >> yeah, right now, we did get a glimpse of the massive security operation that's taken over the city. take a look. >> 6,000 extra police officers brought in, nypd working alongside u.s. screws service. they've blocked off this entire area. the pope asleep just a block down here. is is as close as they'll let us get. there's surveillance video watching the

. >> good morning, reena and kendis. it's quiet here now at the basilica at catholic university. yesterday this place was jumped and jam packed. 25,000 people came here to hear pope francis celebrate mass. no surprise, it was for the most part a somber affair except at the end when pope francis turned to walk away from the altar, the crowd started shouting viva el papa which, of course means long live the pope. everywhere pope francis went, large adoring crowds greeted minimum. the day began at the white house. 11,000 people packing the south lawn. it was pomp and circumstance but the president and the pope not shying away from a little policy talk. >> holy father, you remind us that we have a sacred obligation to protect our planet. god's magnificent gift to us. climate change is a problem. we can no longer be left to our future generation. >> reporter: and the history made. 25,000 people waiting outside in a blazing hot sun for pope francis' arrival. the mass included the canonization of june pair row sarah, is the catholic priest who established california's missions and the f

. >> reporter: good morning to you, kendis and reena. as pressure builds on european nations to accept more refugees, many are also looking to the obama administration for a greater response. it is the biggest movement in europe since the second world war, hundreds of thousands of refugees like abdul salam fleeing brutal violence in syria. >> we want a good life. fought our way from the death and the war and everything. >> reporter: as refugees stagger across borders volunteers struggle to get them on buses and to shelter. >> it's a biblical portion. >> reporter: the influx outpacing pledges of shelter from european leaders. hungary one country resisting pressure to take more asylum seekers in has seen clashes at its border between police and refugees. germany has been accepting the largest number of arrivals, expecting to take 800,000 refugees by the end of the year. a rate chancellor angela merkel says her country can't sustain. france and great britain have now pledged to take tens of thousands more. but prime minister david cameron i

good morning, reena. hillary clinton says she should have done a better job of answering questions earlier about her use of a private e-mail account while secretary of state, but she insists it was just a mistake. for the first time an apology from hillary clinton for using a private e-mail account for government business. >> that was a mistake. i'm sorry about that. i take responsibility. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with abc's david muir, clinton stressed there is no criminal investigation into her e-mail use and said she wants to testify before congress about it. >> i did not send or receive any information that was marked classified at the time. >> reporter: the democratic front-runner facing possible competition from joe biden said he deserves to test the waters and criticized republican front-runner donald trump for his showmanship. >> well, he won't tell you how he would do anything. >> reporter: then an emotional moment for clinton when talking about her late mother. >> and she told me e

reena, kendis. >> we'll be watching for that. bazi kanani live in washington, thanks so much. >>> and one more note from washington, where president obama has secured enough votes to avoid an embarrassing veto on the iran nuclear deal as congress returned from summer recess, four more democrats announced their support for the agreement blocking republicans from passing a resolution of disapproval. that said, donald trump and ted cruz will attend a rally on clal today organized by the tea party to voice opposition to the deal. >> the county clerk in kentucky who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples is out of jail. the judge gave kim davis an order that she is not to interfere with deputy clerks in her office while granting marriage licenses. her lawyer refused to say whether she would defy the courts again. she had cheering supporters along with mike huckabee, presidential candidate. >> i just want to give god the glory. his people have rallied and you are a strong people. >> the courage of her convictions was mo

>> reporter: this is a very historic moment later today, reena. this would be the first catholic saint canonized on u.s. soil. there's some controversy. serra has come under fire from native americans who say that the 18th century missionary mistreated indigenous populations. forced conversions, enslaving converts. he's been hailed as a hero in california, founding 21 missions there. there will be protests. we heard about some native americans who were there yesterday, at the basilica, who are planning to be there today for the mass, as well. >> all right. let's talk vehicles and that fiat at the airport. lots of buzz over his choice of wheels. why is that? >> reporter: wasn't that amazing yesterday? you had president obama's vehicle, known as the beast, which is a very sturdy vehicle, that limousine. and there's pope francis, jumping into a fiat, with two guys in the front seat. he crammed into the backseat. and the first thing he did yesterday was roll down the window so he could wave, setting off the heart attacks among the secret service. they

. >> reporter: good morning, kendis, good morning, reena. when the pope arrives here this afternoon he will have a brief opportunity to rest before his busy days ahead including meetings at the white house tomorrow and a speech here to congress on thursday. the faithful greeted with hugs and kisses in cuba, hundreds of thousands drawn to pope francis in the communist nation where even era all castro is attending his masses. his message monday in the eastern cities of holguin and santiago about tolerance and accepting change in our lives. more than a thousand miles away, for the largest security operation in u.s. history. the secret service preparing for months with drills like these practicing emergency scenarios for the pope's motorcade. >> all hands on deck. >> reporter: thousands of agents and local officers deployed in washington, new york and philadelphia to protect a world leader known for wading out into the crowds to connect with his flock. >> the holy father coming here is exciting. >> reporter: the anticipation mouchtsing in the th

. >> i'm reena ninan. what a historic visit it was to pope francis to the united states just in three weeks. but we're also talking about that incredible through the internet visit that the pope had with lots of americans, a chance they don't really get a chance to see in a different way. >> any part of experiencing the pope, there are millions of people waiting for this chance. it was excellent to see this. it was ahead of his first ever real visit to america. it was an extraordinary media event. the pope held a virtual audience with americans moderated by abc's david muir. here's abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: in many parts of the world, 7-year-old pope francis has rock star status. he is the first latin american jesuit to lead the church and another historic landmark for the pope from argentina. he became the first pope to hold a virtual audience via satellite with hundreds of people in los angeles, chicago, mcallen texas with abc world news tonight david muir moderating at the vatican. the audienc

. >> reporter: good morning, kendis, good morning, reena. both trump and fiorina are defending their actions this morning and say it is the mainstream media that is getting it wrong. donald trump facing a new controversy about rhetoric on the campaign trail but this time it's about what he did not say. >> we have a problem in this country, it's called muslims. we know our current president is one. you know he's not even an american, birth certificate -- >> reporter: trump criticized for not denouncing the man who called muslims a problem in the u.s. and falsely called president obama a muslim and n noncitizen. the republican front-runner claims he was the winner of the second gop primary debate. watched by nearly 23 million people. but most analysts believe the blue ribbon goes to carly fiorina, the former tech exec is also facing questions about a key moment in the debate when she made an emotional appeal against abortion by describing graphic scenes in videos allegedly recorded at planned parenthood. >> analysts who watched all 12 plus hou

reena and kendis? >> marcy gonzales, thank you. >>> coming up, hidden money. there's cash in your closet. we'll show you how to find it. the new generation of hi-tech second hand shops online. >>> and ahead in our next half hour, "dancing with the stars." a first look at the new. >> mario: ball winner wannabes. you're w ♪ >>> welcome back. fall is a good time to clean out your closet and wouldn't it be nice to get a little cash for your efforts? >> a new generation of second hand services makes it easier than ever. rebecca jarvis explains. >> reporter: meet this family of pennsylvania. with two boys finally back to school, mom carrie is taking aim at her family's bedroom closets trying to declutter all the outgrown and unwanted wa wardrobe which she'll soon discover can still be worth big bucks. >> i'm rebecca. we're going to make you some money today. first the kids' rooms. >> a great jacket. too small on him. >> i'll take it. >> reporter: then her own. >> i think i've had enough of it. >> reporter: but how do you turn this pile in a pile of cash? >> be abl

good morning, reena. now there really was no smoking gun from this release but clinton's critics are still pouncing saying it only further proves she should have never been using a personal account for government business. the e-mail controversy still swirling around hillary clinton. the state department releasing another batch of her personal e-mails monday night, 7,000 pages, 125 of them censored because of information that is now classified but was not at the time the e-mails were sent. also revealed, at least one analyst at the state department's computer help desk didn't know about clinton's personal e-mail account. he unknowingly e-mailed her in 2010 to ask about error messages about her account. status threatened this morning for the first time in months in a credible poll. another candidate, dr. ben carson is keeping up tying add 23% in the critical first voting state of iowa. carson's only public reaction, retweeting of the new headlines and a simple thank you. trump noticeably silent. commenting

. >> i'm reena ninan. here's some of t >>> good morning. i'm phillip mena. >> i'm reena ninan. here's some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." pope francis spent the night at the vatican's diplomatic area in washington. he has a visit to the white house and a mass, which the controversial founder of california's missions will be made a saint. full details just ahead. >>> european countries take a small step toward resolving the refugee crisis, by agreeing to resettle 120,000 people. four countries voted against the plan. >>> republican leaders in congress are trying to avert a government shutdown next week when the budget year ends. conservatives are threatening to force the shutdown over funding for planned parenthood. >>> and sean penn has filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit against lee daniels, creator of the hit "empire." penn claims daniels falsely accused him of hitting women, by comparing him to "empire" star, terrence howard. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, september 23rd. >>> i was asking phillip about his grandmothers. >>

good morning, reena. you know, already the streets are closed down. police barricades, a full 37 miles of them, have been erected as new york prepares for the people's pope. from the seat of government to the financial capital of the world, pope francis is in new york. his arrival in the big apple met with exuberance new york style. thousands waited hours on fifth avenue for just a glimpse of the pontiff. >> i love this city, so i'm very proud that he had the opportunity to come here. >> this is amazing. it's amazing. he truly is the people's pope. >> reporter: even the stars were starstruck. "people" magazine instagraming the moment tv's olivia pope saw the pope. >> oh, my god. this is so cool. >> reporter: but amid all the joy and excitement, there's also reflection and purpose. today the pope will address world leaders at the u.n. he's largely expected to bring a message of protection for the impoverished, compassion for refugees and a concern for the environment, a message not only heard but seen as the pope travels in his tiny gas efficient fiat.

reena and kendis? >> thank you very much. >>> a hunter in idaho sharing details of his near death experience after surviving days in the wilderness. john seine alone in the woods when he fell and broke his leg. he had no cell service and used sticks to make a splint, then crawled three miles over nearly four days in such pain, he considered shooting himself. when he started to write a good-bye letter to his family, it motivated him to keep going. that's when he was spotted by a group of bikers who called for help. >>> singer chris brown will not be welcome in australia for his december tour. an immigration official says she'll refuse his request for a visa because of his criminal conviction for assaulting rihanna. brown pleaded guilty to felony assault and was freed from probation this year. britain, canada, and new zealand have also refused his visa. >>> when it comes to popular tv shows, binge watching has become a way of life for many of us. >> netflix wanted to know exactly when and how do we get h