david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> apparently, the pilots lost control of the plane the second it hit the ground, and so the that pilots just need more training. >> hard to avoid that kind of landing. they are going to use the findings to improve safety in the future. >>> coming up, the school bus driver hailed a hero this morning. >> how bravely and quick thinking saved lives of 20 school children. you're watching "world news now." >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc ? >>> being a school bus d ? >>> being a school bus driver is obviously stressful at times, but there are moments with quick thinking is absolutely life saving. >> we saw that in maryland where one bus driver is being called a hero, and you can understand why. here's mary bruce. >> reporter: it's the kind of terrifying scene most people run away from, but not renita smith. >> i jumped up and went in mommy mode. >> reporter: the maryland school bus driver on the third stop of the day when her dash board brake light comes on. she pulls over, and seconds later, the smell of smoke. >> there was a fire,

here's abc's david kerley tonight. phones in the u.s. alone -- >> it sounded like it burst and then there was smoke everywhere. >> reporter: -- samsung, which for two weeks tried to handle the problem on its own, made a deal with the u.s. government. >> today, we are announcing the official recall. >> reporter: nearly a million phones in the u.s. are affected, after 92 reports of overheating, 26 people burned, 55 pieces of property damages, including cars and a garage. a refund, after first offering only an exchange. only 130,000 of the note 7s in the u.s. have been exchanged, which means there are more than 800,000 still in circulation. and tonight, the federal government, worried about dangerous lithium batteries on aircraft, says that the only way one can be taken aboard is if it is shutoff, disconnected from a charger. but airlines could decide to ban them entirely, and subway systems are warning against them, but reports of other galaxy phones overheating, smoking and burning will now be investigated, too. but the company was adaman

. >> david kerley on the case again david, thank you. >>> we turn now to the race for president. hillary clinton, back on the campaign trail, coming out to the james brown song "i feel good." clinton taking the stage in north carolina, and what she revealed today about what she's not good at. and clinton knows full-well, this race in recent days has tightened dramatically. a new national poll out just as we come on tonight showing clinton up by just one point, 41% to 40%. and our see jeel vega asking dead heat. ? i feel good ? >> reporter: her first appearance back on the campaign trail, and hillary clinton walked out to that new song. ? i feel good ? >> reporter: james brown's "i feel good." just about every move she made today -- >> good morning! >> reporter: designed to show just how good she's feeling. before she boarded her plane bound for north carolina -- >> reporter: a smile and a thumb's up. onboard? >> hey, guys. hi. welcome back to stronger together. >> reporter: in north carolina, clinton telling supporters, she's glad to be back. >> it turns out, having a few days to

. >> david kerley on the scene for us tonight. david, thank you. >>> in the meantime, we turn next to a deadly police shooting tonight. this time, a 6-year-old boy with autism is now dead. two deputy marshalls are facing charges for firing at an suv after a two-mile chase. in the passenger seat, that 6-year-old boy who did not survive. the state police chief now calling the video the most disturbing thing he's seen. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: the public is now getting its first look at this graphic video from a police body city marshals firing at this car, killing 6-year-old jeremy mardis and critically wounding his father, christopher few. >> i never saw a kid in the car, man. >> reporter: the footage from louisiana last november is now evidence in the murder cases against the two deputies, derrick stafford and norris greenhouse jr. the first grader, who was autistic, was with his father when the suv they were in was shot at multiple times by officers. it's still not clear why they were pursuing the car in the first

a-b-c's david kerley has more on the frightening encounter. it's the moment air racing pilot thom (tom) richard never saw coming. nats - strike - 0:26 (slow motion) it's a fellow pilot - striking him from behind?at 60 mph? shearing off part of the close to his head thom richard/pilot, world champion racer sot richard: "it happened so fast//i spun around faster than the blink of an eye." virtual view the plan was for eight planes to take off at the same time... but with engine trouble... richard's plane is shut down nats - engine trouble - 0:05 ?he signals to abort the take- off...opening his canopy to caution the other pilots. a message they didn't receive in time. steve senegal was piloting the other plane - video from inside his cockpit shows the dramatic tom are you ok? the first thought on both their minds? concern for each other? nats richard: are you okay? nats senegal: yeah, i'm okay. , david kerley, abc news washington nearly a hundred people are forced from their rooms after an early morning fire at the golden nugget casino. fire offi

. >> david kerley has been covering this from the start, and david, the big change today, consumers now have a choice, instead of waiting for a replacement, they can now get a refund? >> reporter: that was key for the consumer product safety commission, that people could go in, you could take one of these old notes in tonight, get a refund, get your money back, wait until the new one shows up and go by it if you want >> david kerley on the case again tonight. david, thank you. >>> we turn now to the race for president. hillary clinton, back on the campaign trail, coming out to the james brown song "i feel good." clinton taking the stage in north carolina, and what she revealed today about what she's not good at. and clinton knows full-well, this race in recent days has tightened dramatically. a new nationaloll out just as we come on tonight showing clinton up by jt one point, 41% to 40%. clinton tonight about a race where she had the lead, now a dead heat. ? i feel good ? >> reporter: her first appearance back on the campaign trail, and hillary clinton walked out to that new song. ? i f

david? >> david kerley on this into the evening. david, thank you. >>> next tonight, to new developments in the investigation of those bombings in new york city and new jersey, and what we're now learning about the suspect and his wife. we have new images tonight of the blast on new york's 23rd street, where dozens were hurt. it surfaces, as the suspect's wife returns from the middle east. police eager to question her now. and here tonight, abc's linzie >> reporter: tonight, as authorities hunt for possible accomplices, new footage of the moment that bomb blast rocked manhattan's chelsea neighborhood. but authorities are still unable to question the key suspect. sources tell abc news, ahmad rahami is unconscious and intubated at the hospital, after he was shot seven times in that shootout with police. and that he may not survive. late wednesday, rahami's wife, asia bibi rahami, returning from dubai, where she was questioned by the fbi. an official says she has been cooperative, quote, to a certain degree. the suspect's father, late

police responding in athens, tennessee, and david kerley has late details coming in. david? >> reporter: david, police have just confirmed that there are a total of three dead, that's two victims and the shooter, who died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. this happened at a factory in athens tennessee, between chattanooga and knoxville. police got the call of an active shooter. workers were streaming out when they got to the scene and what they found were the two two victims inside, and the shooter. they will not confirm whether or not the shooter was an employee. another case of workplace violence. and once again, david, as we reported, three people are dead. >> david kerley on this into the evening. david, thank you. >>> next tonight, to new developments in the investigation of those bombings in new york city and new jersey, and what we're now learning about the suspect and his wife. we have new images tonight of the blast on new york's 23rd wife returns from the middle east. police eager to question her now. and here tonight, abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: to

david kerley, abc news, zika virus. all travel related cases. in miami beach aerial spraying of a controversial pesticide begins today. it had been delayed after recent residents raised concerns about the safety of the spray. the cdc is asking all pregnant women in the state to be tested for the virus. >>> federal aviation authorities have issued an extraordinary warning about samsung's new smartphone. the faa says passengers should not turn on or charge the galaxy note 7 phone during flights following numerous reports that they could explode and catch fire. passengers are also warned not to pack the phones in checked luggage. samsung has stopped selling the phones, and they've issued a recall. >>> a new study finds kids have abandoned playing outside to binge-watch television programs. kids watching an average of 1.8 hours of streaming services per day. >> and that's compared to playing outside for an average that's 25 times more netflix or other streaming services like hulu or youtube than playing outdoors. >>> when we come back, a stern warni

here's david kerley. >> and liftoff. >> reporter: with that, the chase is on. the target for this spaceship is the asteroid bennu. a close encounter to take samples and answer big questions about the origins of life. >> i was crying and i said because we've just done something amazing. >> reporter: it's a multiyear five-million mile mission to an asteroid which could have a close call with earth too. >> it's called a global killer. >> reporter: in "armageddon" bruce willis blows up an asteroid which is threatening earth. >> press it. >> reporter: but bennu has a one in three chance of hitting us. david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> in florida 84 pregnant women have tested positive for the zika virus all travel related cases. air krall spraying begins today. it had been delayed after recent residents raised concerns about the safety of the spray. the cdc is asking all pregnant women to be tested. >>> federal aviation authorities issued an extraordinary warning about samsung's new smoothie. the faa says passengers should not turn on or charge the galaxy note

david kerley has the story. it's xx and xx degrees... it's xx and xx degrees... this morning. the tropical storm making landfall overnight. right now the storm is packing 80 mile an hour winds.. florida already dealing with major flooding.. mandatary evacuation orders in several coastal areas.. a state of emergency remains in effect for florida. we are tracking the storms every move..with complete coverage on it's path and how it will impact us here in the d-m-v as it makes it way up the coast. good morning washington. toss to eileen and veronica newest nhc track comes in at 5 am - biggest impacts at the beaches (outer banks to jersey shore) - cloudy & cool in the dmv (showers mainly east of i-95; trending drier) - labor day monday looks nice today: mostly sunny, lo

i'm here with you." >> david kerley is with us. and they've recovered one data recorder? but they can't get to the other? or the front-facing camera you told us about last night here? >> reporter: that's coec they've recovered from the station. they won't characterize what they've seen on any of the videos. as for the engineer, bodily fluids are being sent for a toxicology report. >> david, thank you. >>> next from oklahoma, a tulsa police officer charged with first degree manslaughter. you'll recall the incident, a moment later, she fires that fatal shot. she pled not guilty in court. part of her defense, extreme stress giving her a form of deafness. >>> overseas from israel, shimon peres laid to rest. president obama and sces of world leaders paying tribute. with touching moments, a rare handshake. and the president offering his handkerchief to peres' grieving son. >>> and one more moment from israel, as air force one, ready to take off. president obama standing at the door of the plane, shouting down to former president bill clinton, saying get a move on! >> let's get

david kerley, abc news, washington. >> just incredible. details tonight, and george clooney weighing in. >>> and the major new development involving those samsung smartphones, the batteries igniting. we'll be right back. (crunch) what if one sit-up could prevent heart disease? one. wishful thinking, right? but there is one step you can take to help prevent another serious disease, pneumococcal pneumonia. if you are 50 or older, one dose of the prevnar 13? vaccine can help protect you from pneumococcal pneumonia, an illness that can cause coughing, chest pain, you in the hospital. even if you've already been vaccinated with another pneumonia vaccine, prevnar 13? may help provide additional protection. prevnar 13? is used in adults 18 and older to help prevent infections from 13 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumococcal pneumonia. you should not receive prevnar 13? if you've had a severe allergic reaction to the vaccine or its ingredients. if you have a weakened immune system, you may have a lower response to the vaccine. common side e

abc's david kerley with the video tonight, and the pilot who survived. >> reporter: pilot thom richard, his canopy open, signaling trouble at the start of a race. a signal missed. smashed into, spun around, part of his plane's tail sheared off. slow motion shows how the other plane -- traveling at 60 miles an hour -- how close its wing came to richard's head. but his raised hand is hit. the eight planes in sunday's race in reno were all to take off at the same time, but with engine trouble, richard's plane is not moving. he's hoping the planes go around him. >> i signaled. >> i know you did, thom, i saw it. >> reporter: a bit of wincing pain as he gets out of the cockpit. >> got a busted up hand, but that's a small price to pay. >> reporter: as that dramatic video shows, the other plane disailed, too, and each racer worried about the other. >> are you okay? >> yeah, i'm okay. i didn't see you. >> reporter: for both pilots, surviving to race another day. david kerley, abc news, washington. >> just incredible. >>> when we come back, brad pitt, angelina jolie, new details tonight, and geo

here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: samsung phones continue to blow up. >> it was inside the phone, out. filled her home with acrid smoke. samsung has not updated numbers. but 11 days ago, said at least 35 of the 2.5 million sold worldwide have now burned. the problem, the lithium battery. the south korean electronics giant has replaced the battery and rushed production of replacement phones. the consumer product safety commission says it will be, quote, independently elu consumer will not be harmed. but still, no official recall. >> what samsung did, is like the wild, wild west. consumers are totally confused. >> reporter: the best advice from the company and the government for the owners of these phones, power them down, do not charge them. and no estimate when replacements might be available. david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> a debate over a teacher wearing tight outfits in the classroom. >>> why fans of nelly are trying he owes the irs. "the mix" is next. stay with us. (?) (?) when you are suffering from chest congestion try mucinex 12-hour. mucinex is absorbed 60 percent