The man suffered only minor injuries. And the steelers are betting the current bourbon boom will continue. They cranked up production and hope Strong Demand keeps going, leading to strong profit. If the wanes, a glut of bourbon is possible. Those are our top stories on this monday, august 18th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good monday morning to you. Great to have you with us. We begin this halfhour with a night of vif lense in the city of ferguson, missouri. Thats after a peaceful Church Service by the parents of Michael Brown. Protesters were clashing in the streets. They fired tear gas into the police are reporting at least one shooting overnight. Ferguson with the latest. Marci. Reporter yeah, devin, michelle. The officer in charge of securing the streets here says the violence started with that shooting, but then escalated with hundreds of protesters, making their way here to the Police Command center. He says that those protesters threw multiple molotov cocktails at officers and he says they had no choice fwbut to have the strg response we saw here tonight. Chaos erupting again in ferguson, missouri. Police in Armored Vehicles launching tear gas and smoke canisters into the crowd following reports some one may have thrown a molotov cocktail at officers. There were shootings. Looting vandalism. And other acts of violence that clearly appear not to have been spontaneous but premeditated criminal acts. Reporter the drama unfolding hours before a second night of a mandatory curfew put in place by the governor. A so far failed attempt to calm the violence marring this Community SinceMichael Brown was shot and killed by an officer last weekend. Abc news has now confirmed details of a q iminary private autopsy ordered by browns family. Revealing that the 18yearold was shot at least 6 times including twice in the head. Two morq autopsies are still being done. We are told this report adds that it appears preliminarily that the shots were not fired at close range. Police have maintained that officer darren wilson, shown in the facebook phoao was in some kind of altercation with unarmed teen before he shot him. As the the investigation continues, protesters say they will be out on these streets every day. I know this is at least going to last until an arrest is made. Thats the primary reason we are out here protesting. Reporter and police here also tell us that several shots were fired at officers although no officers were hurt. There are also reports of looting. Were told there were six or seven arrests. And several protesters were hurt. Devin and michelle. Marci you have been out there last night when the tear gas started being fired earlier. Give us an idea of what you saw. Reporter yep , in the media staging area, standing alongside a big group of protesters. From where we were, things seemed calm. We deidnt see any one acting violently toward police. From our perspective it was without warning. We saw armored truck coming our way. Before we could make it to our car, the tear gas and the smoke canisters, started being fired into the crowd. We were able to get out and get here to the police staging area. Without any issue. But, we saw people, running for cover. And we know the situation continued to escalate from there. Marci, we know that police just wrapped up a press conference. What are they saying about what theyre going to do next to keep the peace . Reporter well they say theyre holding a meeting to figure out operational thing thousands. What can change. Some things that need to be improved. But captain ron johnson says that they have no plans right now to call in the national all right, abcs Marci Gonzalez. Live in ferguson, missouri this morning. Thank you for joining us, marci. Stay with abc news as we cover unpredictable developments from missouri. Another update in our next halfhour. And later on america this morning. New potential ebola threaten new mexico. A 30yearold woman who returned earlier this month from sierraly sierra leon is hospitalized with ebola like symptoms. State and federal officials are running tests but they say the woman had no known exposure to the virus. Now to another developing story this morning. The heaviest u. S. Air st ikes in iraq in years. The pentagon releasing new images. They show one of nearly 30 attacks t at targeted the isis militants who control strategic mosul dam. Kurdish forces say the strikes helped them take back part of the dam. It follows the earlier one that helped thousand of refugees trapped on the mountain top. It has been an incredible week really for american air power, held down erbil, prevented fall of kurdistan, prevented humanitarian disaster on mt. Sinjar. Isis militants control a third of iraq territory. President obama warned that the u. S. Mission there will not be a short one. In upstate new york, more charges expected against a couple accused of kidnapping and sexually abusing two amish girls. As investigators seize items from the suspects home. We are learning there may be more other victims. Reporter potentially haunting news in the case of the amish missing girls later abandoned and found alive. A source close to the investigation now telling abc news, that the amish girls may not have been the first alleged victims. Saying there could have been others in the past. Do you have anything to say . Startling news a day after Steven Howells and nicole vacey were locked up held without bond were locked up held without bond roadside stand, allegedly with the intent to inflict physical injury. The motive was to victimize, take the girl from their home and victimize the girls. Reporter sources say the pair gave lengthy, written recorded statements. When asked if they confessed the sheriff said. There have been details provided. The sheriff saying coercion tactics were used to lure the girls into the car. After allegedly being abducted for 24 hours the girls were set free. Barefoot, cold and hungry. They knocked on this door. The husband and wife who helped the girls, speaking exclusively with abc news. We just returned the kids to their parents. Thats where they wanted to be. I cant imagine the nightmare the parents went through. Howells has not hired a private attorney. Vaceys attorney has not commented. They have not entered any plea. The sheriff says hes glad theyre in the slammer calling them dangerous. We feel there was the definite potential there was going to be other victims from these two. Reporter gio benitez, abc news, canton, new york. Investigators in northeastern arkansas say they have no idea why two freight trains ended up on the same track causing a deadly crash. The headon collision killed two crew members and injured two others yesterday morning. The accident caused a huge fire and forced hundreds from their homes. In los angeles this morning, an airline stowaway who was ordered to spend nearly four months in prison released because of jail overcrowd offing. 62yearold Marilyn Jean Hartman served three days of her sentence for violating her probation, returning to l. A. X. Arrested earlier this month for taking a South West Airlines flight from san jose to l. A. Without a ticket. Hartman had been sentenced to two years probation. A new twils in the case of a houston social light whose three story closet wpj burglarized. Robbery caught on surveillance cameras. 1 million of goods being taken. Now after sending some alleged items to a newspaper, a person claiming to be the thief says theyre fake. That person claims to have requested half a Million Dollars to return the goods. And remain silent about them. That ransom has not been paid. All right. Teenager in alabama will be back in school this morning after a dispute, dispute rather over her hair color. Haley black was sent home because of administrator said her shade of red was too bright. And that it was a distraction. She has had the same color for the last three years. And it wasnt a problem before now. Haley has already changed the color so she wouldnt miss any more school. Here is a look at the nations weather. A band of thunderstorms, stretching from the texas gulf all the way to the colorado rockies. Southeast today from florida up into the ohio valley. More showers for the upper midwest. Temperaturewise, it is looking a lot more like august across the nation. Triple digits in the southwest. 70s in new england and around the great lakes. Now, some sports starting with serena williams. Getting back to her winning ways. Williams needed just over an hour yesterday to defeat an opponent, from serbia. Winning a tournament in cincinnati. That she had never won before. It is the best she looked since the viral condition ended her wimbledon tournament last month. Shell begin defense of her u. S. Opq title a whack from today. Steve ballmer, owner of the l. A. Clippers introduced to fans during a rally at the team arena today. Ballmer paid 2 billion for the team from donald and shelley sterling. The sale prompted by Donald Sterlings racist comments. One golf fanatic will not see tiger woods until next season. He may feel closer to tiger. He says the sculpture made of j p ls he created. Yeah, was meant to resemble woods swing. It stand nearly 6 feet tall. Weighs 100 pounds. Kevin pingle used 600 golf balls. All he found. He started working on it last november. Now becoming quite an attraction in his neighborhood. It is eye catching. Very eye catching. That takes a lot of work. But thats also a lot of time on your hand. Exactly. A lot of golf balls. Probably the people like me have donated. Into the woods. Into the lakes. Me scooped them out. Found ape use for them. There you go. All the balls ending up at the bottom of the pond. Basketball star outraged with his local Police Department. Fighting word from a star nba athlete. Also ahead, 80 teams hitting the beach. With shovels in hand, turning sands into sculptures at coney island. Later, the Ground Breaking star, from orange is newt black, emmy nomination and why it goes into the history books. Your every watching world news now. Announcer world news now weather brought to you by finish quantum powerball. They cant keep it to themselves. Im switching for good wow finish is seriously good cant believe how great it works love love love finish its a shine thats sweeping across america. Finish delivers an unbeatable clean and superior shine versus cascades leading detergent. Look no ugly spots. And see that shine . Youve got to try finish. So take the finish challenge. Switch and see the difference. Welcome back. A basketball star this morning launching a full court press against the way police handled the frightening incident at his ray allen says he cant understand why the whole thing is being treated as a silly prank. Especially when his wife feared for the lives of their family when the intruders barged into the bedroom where their young kids were sleeping. Basketba l superstar ray allen is crying foul at the Coral Gables Police department and how they handled what he said was a serious crime committed against his family. We pray that no one else has to endure this kind of intrusion on their home or their familys safety. Everyone deserves to feq safe in their own homes. Allen says thursday, a group of seven teenagers allegedly broke into his south florida home in the middle of the night while his wife and four chr dren were sound asleep. In a statement to abc news, the twotime nba champion describes the incident. Saying his wife shannon woke up to loud voices. Only to find at least five people in their bedroom with she yelled out, what are you doing in my house . They immediately fled. After interviewing the young adults, authorities are calling it all a prank. Saying the teenagers were all partying next door, thought allens home was vacant wanted to see what it looked like. Police havent charged the six men and one woman with anything. Because the the group entered the home through an unlocked door and didnt steal anything. Well apparently under florida law, unless the victim files a complaint, the police cpt charge trespassing unless they witness it. Reporter allen and his family are blowing the whistle on the case. Telling us the suggestion that anyone can unlawfully enter into an unoccupied bedroom in the middle of the night without consequences is unsettling. The couple say they intend to press charges. Of course the Police Department is working with the couple that they plan to go in there, shannon actually plans to go in and press charges. Theyre going to be working with cant imagine being in my bedroom. Having a gaggle of teenagers coming in like that. Exactly. Teenagers that police say were just curious about, you know, the probasketballs digs. Ray allenon a mission this morning. Well be following that. Thank you coming up. Orange is the new black. Have you seen it . The hit Netflix Series, considered web tvs defining breakout moment. It also set the stage for a breakout moment for one very special actress shining a new light on transgender rights. Now. Youve got time orange is newt black, one of tvs biggest shows and not even technically on tv. One of Netflix Series breakout stars, laverne cox, a woman born male, became the first transgendered nom nechlt. Though she didnt win this weekend she is shining a spotlight on transgender rights. Heres byron pitts. Youve got the wrong gir. Reporter one of the stars of the netflixs hit show, orange is the new black. Laverne cox. So many transgender folks see themselves. Reporter coxrj role one of a growing number reflective of the transjernd Community Coming of age in mainstream america. On broadway, Neil Patrick Harris winning a tony for his performance as headwig and thq angry inch. Online, face book users able to choose between 56 options for gender identities. In fashion, Barneys Department store featu ing an ad campaign with transgender models. All a far cry from coxs childhood as a young boy in alabama. I was bullied. And internalized a lot of shame about who i was as a child. Bullied because . Bullied because of my gender expression. Bullied because i didnt act the way some one assigned male at birth was supposed to act. There was a cultural environment where transgender people are told were a mistake. Reporter there are estimated 1 million transgender men and women in america. Maep teenagers like Isaac Barnett and 17yearold michael galvin. I wasnt a girl except physically. Anymore. I saw for so many i suffered for so many years, because people said it was just a phase. I would grow out of it. See myself. Reporter high scho classmates in kansas city, isaac and michael were born girls and came out to the world as transgender in a youtube video. Awe t it used to be thought that one in 40,000 people had gender disfor yeah, now surveys are suggesting maybe as high as one in 250. Reporter gender dysphoria, for those feeling a disconnect between assigned and perceived gender. Despite research and growing numbers there is push back. Californias controversial law, ab1226 allows transgender children in Public School to use facilities and participate in activities based on gender identity. Opponents call it the coed bathroom bill. We want to protect all children. And the 99 that have their privacy invaded. Reporter according to the latest polling. 89 of americans agree, transgqder people deserve the same legal rights and proaection. Even defense secretary chuck hagel weighed into the evershifting walte ining water. Every gooi qualified american. Laverne cox her success on television has given voice to many who once felt voiceless. Having your story told, v validates your experience. Im not alone anymore. Maybe i will be okay. Reporter byron pitts, abc news, kansas city. Laverne cox lost to her costar, plays crazy eyes if you have seen the show. Have to put it on my list. You do. Coming up, whats happening at new yorks coney island. You want to check this out. 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 . [ male announcer ] whether youre new to medicare or not, you may know it only covers about 80 of your part b medical expenses. Its up to you to pay the difference. 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