you. yamiche, let s talk about the other headlines out of the times related to michael cohen. and this idea the times report that the national inquirer had decades of trump dirt he wanted to buy it all. the new york times saying michael cohen, the president s then attorney and president discussed buying out not just the karen mcdougal stuff but all sorts of stuff to catch and kill themselves essentially. they have always said it s a business decision why they support president trump. but this is made for tabloids in new york, they had a lot of scoops and gone hard on this president mainly because they have all of the ingredients they need to know this president s personality. national inquirer didn t do that. i think that s why the president is probably very nervous about david pecker getting immunity and talking about what he might have. if the reports are true and there s an actual safe that included the president s secrets, that could be a big problem for the president. both
disservice to everyone involved. the president of the national coalition for men voiced support for the administration s approach saying we re very hopeful that their resulting modifications will be fair to everybody. but president obama s education secretary arne duncan said the proposals are a step backward. any attempt by the current administration to roll back protections for those who are victims of sexual assault on campus, honestly is a little mind boggling to me. i can t understand it. the possible changes come as major universities deal with explosive scandals. two women who say they were victims of sexual misconduct by fellow students at texas a and m told today in june, their university wasn t doing enough. i was more hurt by the way a and m treated me. at the time the university responded saying we care deeply about our students and are committed to a safe, secure environment. the school recently outlined new
george. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, october 23rd. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now with john muller and diana perez. all right. let s get right to it. the news of the day. we begin with boston and its security ahead of tonight s first game of the world series. the red sox and cardinals are set to start the fall classic just after 8 p.m. eastern time. they have learned from the past and are not taking chances when it comes to keeping everyone safe. reporter: fenway park is all decked out, ready for baseball. but when a major event happens in boston these days, no one can forget the marathon attack six months ago that killed three people and injured 260 others. even though authorities don t have any specific intelligence indicating concerns for the world series, they are not
taking any chances of a repeat. making sure that people don t leave things, backpacks or unattended packages. we will be on our toes to make sure it is a safe, secure environment. reporter: and police are developing a secret weapo themselves. our fans will keep an eye on one another and make sure people are behaving in an appropriate manner and work with boston police to make it a safe environment. reporter: safety is abot safe environment. reporter: safety is abot being on the same page. togr& togr& at e, t what makes boston safe. on the field players just want gs s even so, red sox manager john ferrell says the marathon attack an its aftermath galvanized its team. it was an opportunity for our citd wh so the imp reporter: boston s mayor says safety comes
out the door. i m like, well, this is real! so, i think i m also going to make my exit and just get out of here. the 38-year-old woman died. one of the deputies was treated for injuries that may have come from a ricocheting bullet. this morning we re hearing for the first time from the humble hero who helped expose the plot to blow up his high school. 17-year-old truman templeton said he was not the only one aware of fellow student grant acord s bomb-making obsession, but he became increasingly worried that his friend was not just bragging or joking about blowing up the school. truman says when he no longer felt safe at school, he told his mother what he knew. the tipping point for me was when i was, you know, just worried about being in school and i thought at that point, okay, this school s supposed to be a safe, secure environment. the mother told a law enforcement friend who notified police. during a search of acord s bedroom, police say they found two pipe bombs, two molot