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>> boy. she not only called police, she hit the emergency gasoline cutoff to the pumps, and she told customers to leave. with his car right next to the gas pump there actually could have been quite an explosion. police closed nearby roads including freeway ramps and they brought in the bomb squad. no bombs were found. the robot blowing open the trunk was the only explosion. i can't even think about it. if you're at a gas station and this is a situation like this, cut the valves off. >> yeah. one of the worst places for that to happen. >> totally, yeah. there's a new warning from the faa saying airline passengers should be told not to check lithium ion batteries with their luggage. >> it's prompted by a recent incident where smoke and fire disrupt aid flight. here's abc's david kerley with more. >> reporter: warning the passengers not to pack those extra lithium batteries in checked bags comes after one of the more unusual cause of an emergency landing. >> the fire is out at this time. >> reporter: this alaska airlines flight to seattle landing in buffalo. the in-flight fire caused by one of these.

a credit card reader used for purchases of food and drinks on a jetliner. alaska has pulled more than 3,000 of those brand new card readers, all powered by lithium ion batteries. the maker, guest logix, tells abc news it believes this is an isolated incident. but lithium ion batteries like these which power everything from our cell phones to our computers and those credit card readers, can ignite and burst into flames. >> reporter: that's why the faa is alerting passengers not to check extra batteries. and as this test shows, the agency wants a worldwide ban on airlines carrying bulk shipments of batteries. this chain reaction fire consuming a shipping container. but the warning to passengers -- if you have spare lithium ion batteries, leave them at home. david kerley, abc news, washington. >> i didn't realize this until after this report, but apparently it's for both rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries. >> but alkaline batteries, they say those are okay. the faa recommends that you put

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♪ in honor of phillip's return we made sure to bring you some sweet treats on this national dessert day. >> sweet. when you've got a great dessert, who cares if you mess up the enee? let's head right into the insomniac kitchen with abc's genevieve shaw-brown. >> sue mothers, we're always looking for fun stuff, right? >> yes. i am here at butter with celebrity chef alex kornasheli. i see pears, i see bananas. i see sugar. what are we making today? >> this is a pear and almond tart. we're melting a little bit of sugar. a little sherry vinegar. >> you're saying even i could do this. >> you so could face it hp let's face, it we're dumping something in a pan and heating it up. >> it's true. when you break it down like that, it makes it sound more

manageable. >> i'm taking half bosh and half d'anjou pears. >> they go in the oven to finish. >> the filling. cup of brown sugar right in the pan. ps a du this is a dumb. and stir recipe. my favorite kind. some butter. and then the fun stuff. rum. >> okay. >> a teaspoon of vanilla. >> delicious. >> molasses. and then dry ginger. basically, we're making a fake banana foster filling to go underneath our pears. we drop the bananas right in there. we're just going to cook this and let it kind of fall apart. easy recipe. even for people who are intimidated by sugar. >> i think so too. >> if you want a hard shell, a few minutes, add two ingredients. >> two ingredients.

>> pour that right in. 1 1/2 cups of almonds. >> these are the two ingredients. >> we're done. that's it. and when you bake it we take it out. >> what do you get? >> you get that. >> magic. wow. >> all right. now we have these -- >> look at you. >> wow. >> now, you can cut up the pears if you want something a little less, you know, dramatic. but i like the drama of this. >> let's get dramatic. we are all this kind of wonderful juice in there. there's no right or wrong here. it's how you want it to look. >> this looks very, very good. >> i'll cut a slice. >> this is piping hot. go ahead.

>> mm-hmm. and our thanks to chef alex guarnasheli at butter midtown. >> by the way, it's really delicious. and places that celebrate national dessert day, village inn, free slice of pie with any purchase. noah's bagels here in new york. half a dozen free brownies with special catering orders. and chompie's. buy one, get one free. >> run into basically any restaurant you want and ask for your free dessert. >> and if they don't have to remind them it's national dessert day. have them hook you up. >> this is really good, though. and potentially dangerous. this is a lot of -- this is a lot of dessert before breakfast. >> i think i ate a stick of butter in that one bite. >> is that right? >> very, very rich. >> experiences are earned, reena. >> what was your favorite dessert? quite the ensemble. >> what we're eating right here. >> pear one. this is very delicious i have to say. >> love it. thank you so much again.

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to go the distance with you. go long. ♪ it is that time of year to get out the costumes and decorations so you can try to scare your neighbors. >> okay. and for one family in southern california it's quite the challenge. they take it very seriously. here's kabc's greg lee. >> meet robbie and heather luther. [ screaming ] they're responsible for a brand new terrifying and unique haunted house. >> there's a lot going on where it's very interactive and immersive and kind of invades your space. and you will get touched and you might get wet. >> reporter: the haunt, called the 17th door, is so scary guests are required to sign a waiver before going in.

once inside you're inside the demented head of paula, a first-year student at gluttire university. >> she starts this downward spiral. deem fronz h demons from her past come back to haunt her and she ends up spiraling out of control. >> reporter: your group will spend about a minute in 17 different rooms, each with a unique theme and each with a painstaking amount of detail. [ screams ] and all of them with a troupe of monsters lurking around every corner. the luthers and their team began construction in april. >> a lot of money. a lot of time. a lot of effort. a lot of sweat. some tears. not his, mine. >> reporter: another difference between the 17th door and a normal haunted house is once they close the doors behind you the only way you're getting out without them opening them is if you say the word "mercy." >> mercy. >> a running tally so far is up to 350. i don't know what that number's going to be by november 1st, but i'm sure it's going to be very

high. >> reporter: that's just in two weekends of being open. luther says on average they're getting about 800 visitors per night. most of them reacting like this afterwards. >> super intense. i've actually worked in haunted houses as an actor myself, and this is very, very intense. very scary. >> reporter: tickets cost between $21 and $35. and take it from me, watch out for the last room. >> first i start with the bad news. abc 7 now hiring. >> reporter: in tustin, abc 7, eyewitness news. >> i don't know what happened. i used to love going to haunted house ppz now like roller coasters i could do without. >> never into that. >> never? >> no. >> i'm surprised. i would think you're the adrenaline junkie. >> i'm not a big fan of nightmares. that's all. >> that's the news for this half hour.

this morning on "world news now" the unexpected moment at the democratic presidential debate. >> the sparks that flew. the exchange that caught political insiders by surprise. bernie sanders and hillary clinton finding common ground. extended live coverage, straight ahead. deadly violence on the streets of israel. the stabbings and shootings during a so-called day of rage. and who's promising to stop it. family fight. the dispute involving an aunt, her nephew, his enthusiastic hug, and her broken wrist. it went to court, and we have the painful decision. and later, special delivery. the baby girl born at 30,000 feet on a plane flying over the pacific ocean. the big question -- is this child an american? it's wednesday october 14th. >> announcer: from abc news,