IT'S MIDDAY, TUESDAY THE 11TH OF OCTOBER. A ONE NEWS INVESTIGATION REVEALS OUR POLICE FORCE HAVE USED CONTROVERSIAL SPIT HOODS HUNDREDS OF TIMES IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. POLICE SAY ITS A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE. CRITICS CALL IT BARBARIC. TRUMP IN CRISIS MODE. THE FALLOUT FROM THE DEBATE, AND THE WOMAN HE WAS TALKING ABOUT ON THAT BUS BREAKS HER SILENCE. AND BRITISH POLICE ISSUE A WARNING AS THE SO CALLED 'KILLER CLOWN' CRAZE SPREADS ACROSS THE UK. DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF MIDDAY, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. AHIAHI MARIE, GOOD AFTERNOON. POLICE ARE DEFENDING THE INCREASED USE OF CONTROVERSIAL SPIT HOODS WHEN RESTRAINING SUSPECTS. THE MESH HOODS STOP SUSPECTS HURLING SALIVA AND BLOOD AT POLICE AND HAVE BEEN USED MORE THAN 300 TIMES IN NZ IN THE LAST TWO YEARS WITH MORE THAN 900 ATTACKS ON OFFICERS IN THAT SAME PERIOD. POLICE SAY SPIT HOODS ARE HERE TO STAY. IT IS AN ASSAULT. IT'S DISGUSTING. IT'S QUITE DEGRADING AS WELL. ESPECIALLY` GETTING SPAT AT ON YOUR UNIFORM IS NOT SUCH A BIG DEAL, BUT IF YOU GET SPAT AT IN THE FACE, AROUND YOUR MOUTH OR YOUR EYES, IT DOES CARRY A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH RISK. FIGURES RELEASED TO ONE NEWS SHOW THAT IN 28% OF CASES WHERE SPITS HOODS ARE USED, THE SUSPECT BEING RESTRAINED WAS 18 OR YOUNGER. A POLL TAKEN AMID THE FALLOUT OF THE TAPE OF DOANLD TRUMP MAKING VULGAR COMMENTS ABOUT WOMEN HAVE NOW BEEN RELEASED, SHOWING HILLARY CLINTON WITH A DOUBLE-DIGIT LEAD IN THE RACE FOR PRESIDENT. THE NUMBERS COMING OUT FOLLOWOING LAST NIGHT'S CONTENTIOUS DEBATE THAT SAW MR TRUMP ON THE ATTACK, BUT IT MAY NOT HAVE HELPED THE REPUBLICAN. HERE'S THE ABC'S TOM LLAMAS. THIS LATE-EDITED ITEM WILL BE CAPTIONED LIVE. DONALD TRUMP SET THE TONE FOR THE NIGHT LESS THAN TWO HOURS BEFORE THE DEBATE, LURING REPORTERS TO HIS HOTEL, PROMISING A GLIMPSE OF HIS LAST-MINUTE PREPERATION. WHAT THEY GOT INSTEAD ` A SHOCKING STUNT. TRUMP AT A TABLE SURROUNDED BY WOMEN WHO CLAIM THEY WERE ABUSED BY FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON. TONIGHT WE'RE LEARNING TRUMP HAD EVEN MORE IN STORE. HE WANTED TO SEAT THE WOMEN IN THE VIP BOX RESERVED FOR TRUMP'S FAMILY. HIS CLOSE ADVISER RUDY GIULIANI TELLING THE WASHINGTON POST... BUT THE COMMISION OF DEBATES THREATENED TO CALL SECURITY. JUST MINUTES IN, TRUMP GRILLED ON HIS GRAPHIC COMMENTS ABOUT WOMEN FROM THAT BUS RIDE WITH TV HOST BILLY BUSH. YOU BRAGGED THAT YOU'VE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED WOMEN. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? NO, I DIDN'T SAY THAT AT ALL. I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS SAID. THIS WAS LOCKER-ROOM TALK. I'M NOT PROUD OF IT. I APOLOGISE TO MY FAMILY. I APOLOGISE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THEN IT WAS CLINTON'S TURN. HER CAMPAIGN HAD SET HER FIRST COMMENTS ON THE CONTROVERSY WOULD COME AT THE DEBATE. WHAT WE ALL SAY AND HEARD ON FRIDAY WAS DONALD TALKING ABOUT WOMEN ` WHAT HE THINKS ABOUT WOMEN, WHAT HE DOES TO WOMEN, AND HE HAS SAID THAT THE VIDEO DOESN'T REPRESENT WHO HE IS BUT I THINK IT'S CLEAR TO ANYONE WHO HEARD IT, THAT IT REPRESENTS EXACTLY WHO HE IS. TODAY, THE WOMAN MR TRUMP WAS TALKING ABOUT IN THE CONTROVERSIAL VIDEO ` TV HOST NANCY ODELL ` HAS BROKEN HER SILENCE. ALSO SPEAKING OUT TODAY, THE MOST SENIOR ELECTED REPUBLICAN, PAUL RYAN, SAYING HE WILL NOT DEFNED DONALD TRUMP. THE ABC'S JONATHAN KARL HAS MORE. THIS LATE-EDITED ITEM WILL BE CAPTIONED LIVE. TONIGHT THE WOMAN THAT DONALD TRUMP WAS TALKING ABOUT ON THAT BUS IS SPEAKING OUT. ADDRESSING THESE COMMENTS... TONIGHT SHE WAS TAKING HIM ON. THERE IS NO ROOM FOR OBJECTIFICATION OF WOMEN OR ANYONE FOR THAT MATTER, Not even a locker. Dozens of Republicans have denounced him. His actions have not impressed Paul Ryan. He has said he will not defend Trump or campaign for him. He said ` at least Trump's own running mate is standing with him. It takes a big man to know when he is wrong and admit it. But will Trump's stunt work? It is a really unattractive group accusing Bill Clinton. He now calls Bill Clinton a predator. But listen to what he said in the past. He is really a victim himself. He put himself in that position, though. THE TRIAL CONTINUES TODAY FOR GABLE TOSTEE, THE MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING NZ WOMAN WARRIENA WRIGHT. MS WRIGHT DIED WHEN SHE FELL 14 FLOORS FROM TOSTEE'S SURFERS PARADISE APARTMENT. ON MONDAY THE COURT HEARD FROM FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE VICTIM WHO ALL BECAME EMOTIONAL DURING THEIR APPEARANCES. IN CONTRAST, GABLE TOSTEE APPEARED CALM AND RELAXED BUT SHOOK HIS HEAD WHEN AN INTIMIDATING COMMENT HE'S ALLEGED TO HAVE MADE ON THE NIGHT WAS READ OUT, ABOUT MS WRIGHT BEING LUCKY HE DIDN'T 'THROW HER OFF THE BALCONY'. FIJI'S PRIME MINISTER FRANK BAINIMARAMA IS "HIGHLY LIKELY" TO MAKE AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO NZ LATER THIS MONTH. A VISIT WOULD COME AMID STRAINED TIES BETWEEN FIJI AND NZ, AFTER FIERY EXCHANGES DURING THE PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM LAST MONTH. MR BAINIMARAMA CONTROVERSIALLY FIRED SEVERAL CABINET MINISTERS AND ACCUSED NZ AND AUSTRALIA OF DOUBLE STANDARDS. PRIME MINISTER JOHN KEY SAYS MR BAINIMARAMA KNOWS HE NEEDS A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH NZ. I THINK HE IS TRYING TO PUT THE RELATIONSHIP ON A BETTER FOOTING, AND IT IS I THINK THE RELATIONSHIP IS A LOT DEEPER THAN JUST BETWEEN THE LEADERS. IT'S NOTHING TERRIBLY PERSONAL WITH ME. MR KEY SAYS THE VISIT WILL LIKELY COINCIDE WITH THE ALL BLACKS TEST AGAINST AUSTRALIA ON OCTOBER THE 22ND. A SHOPKEEPER ROBBED AT GUNPOINT IN LOWER HUTT SAYS IT WAS ALL OVER IN AROUND 15 SECONDS. FOUR PEOPLE ARE WANTED IN RELATION TO THE ARMED HOLD UP OF THIS FISH AND CHIP STORE IN AVALON. WAYNE WONG SAYS HE AND HIS WIFE WERE ABOUT TO CLOSE UP SHOP WHEN THE GROUP STORMED IN. THEY SAY, 'WE WANT THE MONEY,' AND WE SAID, 'YOU DON'T HURT US AND YOU TAKE THE MONEY.' THEY TAKE THE WHOLE CASH REGISTER. TAKE IT OUT AND JUST VERY QUICK. THE COUPLE WEREN'T HURT BUT SAY THEY LOST $200 TO $300 AS WELL AS THEIR CASH REGISTER. MEANWHILE POLICE ARE CONTINUING TO SEARCH FOR THE OFFENDERS, AND ARE AFTER SIGHTINGS OF A CAR LIKE THIS. MORE PEOPLE HAVE DIED ON OUR ROADS THIS YEAR THAN FOR ALL OF 2013, SPARKING THE AA TO ISSUE A WARNING TO MOTORISTS TO BE MORE RESPONSIBLE WITH 81 DAYS LEFT OF 2016. SO FAR THIS YEAR, 255 PEOPLE HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF CRASHES, AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE BEEN INJURED. 2013 HAD NZ'S RECORD LOW ROAD TOLL OF 253 DEATHS. SPARK NZ HAS PULLED THE REPLACEMENT OF SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 7 PHONES, FOLLOWING REPORTS THE DEVICES ARE STILL AT RISK OF CATCHING FIRE. IT COMES AS THE SMARTPHONE GIANT'S REPORTEDLY TEMPORARILY HALTED PRODUCTION AFTER TALKS WITH SAFETY REGULATORS. THE COMPANY'S BEEN FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS OVER FAULTY BATTERIES. IT HAD ASSURED CUSTOMERS THE FIXED DEVICES WERE SAFE, BUT THERE HAVE SINCE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF THE PHONES STARTING TO EMIT SMOKE. HURRICANE MATTHEW CONTINUES TO WREAK HAVOC IN THE US WITH DAMS NOW BURSTING UNDER THE WEIGHT OF FLOOD WATERS. MILLIONS ARE WITHOUT POWER AND THOUSANDS TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES UNABLE TO ESCAPE. THE ABC'S MATT GUTMAN REPORTS. THIS LATE-EDITED ITEM WILL BE CAPTIONED LIVE. The unrelenting deluge from hurricane Matthew. About 2000 people stranded. The helicopter plucking some to safety, others rescuing themselves. We were doing what we could, swimming out of their houses, and trying to get to dry land. Many have died in the cars on the road. Crews across the region have been racing to restore power. Damage estimates for the storm are in the billions of dollars. In this commercial district, you can tell why. What is most astounding is the scope of this flooding. The water goes back a mile and a half here. MAUD ISLAND IN THE MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS IS PREDATOR-FREE ONCE MORE, FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL MICE ERADICATION PROJECT. IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE A DEAD MOUSE WAS FOUND IN THE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, THE HOME OF MANY ENDANGERED SPECIES, INCLUDING THE MAUD ISLAND FROG, TAKAHE, GECKO AND WETA. IT'S NOT KNOWN HOW MICE GOT ON THE ISLAND, WHICH IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` THE SO CALLED 'KILLER CLOWN' CRAZE SPREADS ACROSS THE UK, PROMPTING BRITISH POLICE TO ISSUE A WARNING. AND THE BLACK CAPS REMAIN ON THE BACK FOOT AFTER COLLAPSING ON DAY THREE OF THE THIRD TEST. WE'VE SEEN IT RECENTLY IN NZ AND AUSTRALIA, AND NOW BRITISH POLICE ARE WARNING PRANKSTERS POSING AS SO-CALLED 'KILLER CLOWNS' THAT THEY COULD FACE ARREST. COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE ACROSS THE UK ABOUT THE FAD, WITH PEOPLE LEFT FRIGHTENED AND SHOCKED AFTER THE TERRIFYING ENCOUNTERS. THE BBC'S JON KAY WITH MORE. BACK UP! REVERSE! BACK UP! BACK UP! BACK UP! BACK UP! OH MY GOD! IT STARTED IN AMERICA THIS SUMMER. BUT THIS PRACTICAL JOKE DOESN'T SEEM SO FUNNY ANY MORE. PEOPLE SCREAM HE'S RUNNING! HE'S CHASING US! HOW ARE WE DOING, MATE? OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS, THERE HAVE BEEN DOZENS OF CLOWN INCIDENTS REPORTED TO THE POLICE HERE IN THE UK. AND HE WAS STOOD MAYBE HERE. GEORGE BIRKBECK WAS CONFRONTED BY ONE IN THIS PLYMOUTH CAR PARK LATE AT NIGHT. HE CLAIMS THE CLOWN WAS WIELDING A HAMMER. GO ON, THEN. YEAH! GEORGE CHASED HIM AWAY, BUT WAS LEFT SHAKEN. I AIN'T STUPID. PEOPLE ARE JUST JUMPING ON THE BANDWAGON AND TAKING IT TOO FAR, AND YOU'VE SEEN REPORTS OF THEM MESSING UP CARS. I JUST THINK IT'S SILLY. AND, OBVIOUSLY, I'VE GOT MY SISTER WHO WORKS HERE. IF SHE WALKED HOME, A YOUNG GIRL, THEN THAT WOULD'VE SCARED THE LIFE OUT OF HER. YOU'RE NOT JOKING. YOU REALLY DID SEE` YOU DIDN'T SET IT UP? I DIDN'T SET IT UP, NO. IT IS WHAT IT IS. THE NUMBER OF SIGHTINGS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY OVER THE WEEKEND. THAMES VALLEY POLICE RECEIVED 14 CALLS IN 24 HOURS. IN NORWICH, A MAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER A WOMAN WAS LEFT TERRIFIED IN A PARK. AND IN COUNTY DURHAM, CHILDREN WERE CHASED TO SCHOOL BY A CLOWN. WE ARE TAKING THIS VERY SERIOUSLY, PARTICULARLY IF THE REPORTS THAT PEOPLE DRESSED UP AS CLOWNS ARE IN POSSESSION OF A KNIFE. POLICE SAY THE CRAZE IS BEING FUELLED BY SOCIAL MEDIA AND IS WASTING HUGE AMOUNTS OF OFFICERS' TIME. AT THIS FANCY DRESS SHOP IN BRISTOL, THEY SAY CLOWNS SEEM TO BE SCARIER THAN ANYTHING, ESPECIALLY AROUND HALLOWEEN. WE HAVE KNIVES THROUGH THE HEAD, WE HAVE BARBED WIRE. CHILDREN LOVE IT. SHOW THEM A CLOWN, AND THEY'RE SCARED. TONIGHT, POLICE IN MANCHESTER, HAMPSHIRE AND SUSSEX HAVE ALL REPORTED INCIDENTS AND APPEALED FOR THIS CRAZE TO STOP. GERMAN POLICE SAY A SYRIAN MAN ARRESTED AFTER A TWO-DAY MANHUNT PROBABLY HAS LINKS TO ISIS. JABER AL-BAKR WAS DETAINED IN A FLAT IN THE EASTERN CITY OF LEIPZIG. HE'D SOUGHT HELP FROM ANOTHER SYRIAN, WHO ALERTED POLICE AFTER LETTING THE 22-YEAR-OLD SLEEP AT HIS FLAT. IN AN INITIAL RAID OVER THE WEEKEND, EXPLOSIVES WERE FOUND IN HIS APARTMENT. POLICE SAY AL-BAKR'S METHODS AND BEHAVIOUR SUGGEST AN ISIS CONNECTION. TURKISH AUTHORITIES HAVE USED TEAR GAS TO DISPERSE PRO-KURDISH ACTIVISTS MARKING A SUICIDE BOMB ATTACK A YEAR AGO, IN WHICH 103 PEOPLE DIED. POLICE ALLOWED ONLY VICTIMS' RELATIVES TO VISIT THE SCENE OF THE ATTACK. THE BOMBING, BLAMED ON ISIS, TARGETED A PEACE RALLY INVOLVING LARGE NUMBERS OF KURDISH ACTIVISTS. VIOLENCE BETWEEN KURDISH MILITANTS AND TURKISH FORCES HAS ESCALATED DRAMATICALLY IN THE PAST YEAR. THE BRITISH WAR CORRESPONDENT WHO BROKE THE NEWS OF THE START OF WORLD WAR II TURNS 105 TODAY. CLARE HOLLINGWORTH ALSO HELPED REFUGEES FROM EASTERN EUROPE FLEE FROM THE NAZIS DURING THE WAR. HERE'S THE BBC'S DENIELA RELPH WITH A LOOK BACK ON HER LIFE. 105 YEARS OLD IS SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE. # HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR CLARE. CLARE HOLLINGWORTH NOW LIVES IN HONG KONG, WHERE TODAY FRIENDS AND FAMILY THREW A PARTY FOR HER. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF AN EXCLUSIVE GROUP IN A MAN'S WORLD ` A FEMALE WAR CORRESPONDENT. IT WAS THIS YOUNG, AMBITIOUS WOMAN WHO BROKE ONE OF THE BIGGEST STORIES EVER ` THE OUTBREAK OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. SHE SENT THE STORY TO THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, HAVING SEEN GERMAN TANKS LINED UP ON THE POLISH BORDER. THIS IS NATIONAL PROGRAM FROM LONDON. GERMANY HAS INVADED POLAND AND HAS BOMBED MANY TOWNS. I'M REALLY PASSIONATELY INTERESTED IN WAR, AND IF ONE IS PASSIONATELY INTERESTED IN WAR, ONE CAN'T HELP LIKE BEING IN IT. I ENJOY EVERY MOMENT. BUT SHE HAD A SECRET. HER FAMILY ONLY DISCOVERED PAPERWORK ABOUT IT IN RECENT YEARS. CLARE HOLLINGWORTH HELPED THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES ESCAPE THE NAZI REGIME FOR A NEW LIFE IN BRITAIN. IT WAS HIGH RISK. MARGO STANYER WAS ONE OF THOSE SHE HELPED. THEN, SHE WAS JUST 4 YEARS OLD. SHE'S NOW 81. SHE STILL HAS HER TRAVEL PAPERS WITH CLARE HOLLINGWORTH'S NAME. THE TWO WOMEN HAVE NEVER MET, NEVER EVEN SPOKEN, BUT MARGO RECORDED THIS VIDEO MESSAGE, WHICH WAS PLAYED TODAY AT CLARE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY. ALL I CAN SAY THANK YOU TO CLARE AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. I THINK OF YOU A LOT AT THE END OF MY LIFE, HOW MUCH YOU'VE DONE FOR ME AND FOR MY CHILDREN WHO ARE STILL HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS SOMEONE WHO'S DONE TRULY, TRULY GOOD THINGS FOR THE WORLD. AGE, FRAILTY AND DISTANCE MEAN THE TWO WOMEN WON'T EVER MEET NOW, BUT AT 105 YEARS OLD, CLARE HOLLINGWORTH HAS FINALLY HAD A PERSONAL THANK YOU FROM SOMEONE WHOSE LIFE SHE SAVED. TO MIDDAY SPORT, AND THE BLACKCAPS ARE ONCE AGAIN STARING DOWN THE BARREL OF A HEAVY DEFEAT IN THE THIRD AND FINAL TEST AGAINST INDIA. THE HOST'S MAMMOTH FIRST INNINGS TOTAL OF 557, NZ STARTED STRONGLY ESTABLISHING A 118-RUN OPENING PARTNERSHIP. THINGS NOT SO GOOD AFTER THAT, THOUGH, AS INDIA'S BOWLERS DISMISSED THE BLACKCAPS FOR JUST 299. RAVI ASHWIN COLLECTING SIX OF THE 10 WICKETS. OH, BOWLED HIM! HAS THAT CARRIED? YES. GOOD REACTION. OH, THAT'S UP IN THE AIR. AND TAKEN. UNFORTUNATELY, WE LOST WICKETS IN CLUMPS, AND WE THREATENED TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS, BUT WE KEPT LOSING WICKETS REGULARLY, SO OBVIOUSLY LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTING TO FINISH THE WAY WE DID. DESPITE LEADING BY 258 RUNS, INDIA DECIDED NOT TO ENFORCE THE FOLLOW ON, MEANING THEY'LL BE LOOKING TO QUICKLY PILE ON THE RUNS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLACKCAPS SET FOR ANOTHER 400-PLUS TOTAL TO CHASE FOR VICTORY. THE ALL WHITES HAVE HAD A VISIT FROM A FAMILIAR FACE WHILE THEY PREPARE FOR TOMORROW'S FRIENDLY AGAINST THE USA. FORMER CAPTAIN AND WASHINGTON DC LOCAL RYAN NELSEN DROPPING BY AT TRAINING. EVEN HE WAS IMPRESSED BY THE SIDE'S PERFORMANCE AGAINST MEXICO AT THE WEEKEND. I'VE WATCHED MEXICO QUITE A FEW TIMES, AND THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN THEM TURN OVER THE BALL LIKE THEY DID, ESPECIALLY HIGH UP THE FIELD. THE PRESSURE WAS REALLY GOOD. THEY HAD A THREAT ON GOAL ALL THE TIME. IT WAS A REALLY IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE FROM NZ. NELSEN SAYS THE USA WILL BE MORE ATHLETIC THAN MEXICO, BUT THERE'S NO REASON THE ALL WHITES CAN'T BEAT THEM. STAYING WITH FOOTBALL, ENGLAND CAPTAIN WAYNE ROONEY HAS BEEN LEFT ON THE BENCH FOR THE WORLD CUP QUALIFIER AGAINST SLOVENIA. IT COMES AFTER HE WAS BOOED BY SOME FANS DURING THE TEAM'S VICTORY OVER MALTA, BUT THE INTERIM MANAGER SAYS THE DECISION WAS A TACTICAL ONE. THE BBC'S ANDY SWISS HAS MORE DETAILS. HE WAS ONCE UNSTOPPABLE AND UNDROPPABLE, NOT ANY MORE. IN SLOVENIA TONIGHT, WAYNE ROONEY OUT ON THE PITCH, BUT TOMORROW HE'LL BE STARTING ON THE SIDELINES AFTER A PERFORMANCE AT THE WEEKEND WHICH DREW AUDIBLE CRITICISM. CROWD BOOS THERE'S A FEW BOOS AND JEERS. TONIGHT, ROONEY FACED THE MEDIA ALONGSIDE GARETH SOUTHGATE ` THE NEW BOSS WHO JUST DROPPED HIS CAPTAIN. I UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT THE MAN'S DECISION. WHILE JORDAN HENDERSON WILL LEAD THE TEAM TOMORROW, ROONEY WILL REMAIN CAPTAIN LONG-TERM, ACCORDING TO THE MANAGER. SO WHY WAS HE DROPPED? NOT AN EASY DECISION TO TAKE, BECAUSE OF THE RESPECT I HAVE FOR HIM AS A PLAYER, AS A PERSON AND AS A CAPTAIN OF THIS TEAM. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE FELT IT WAS THE RIGHT DECISION TO GO WITH THE TEAM WE'RE STARTING WITH. ROONEY'S FORM THIS SEASON HAS COME UNDER INCREASING SCRUTINY. HIS CLUB, MANCHESTER UNITED, HAVE DROPPED HIM AND NOW HIS COUNTRY HAS FOLLOWED SUIT. SO IS THIS THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR ONE OF ENGLISH FOOTBALL'S BIGGEST STARS? IT'S DOWN TO HIM. IF HE CHOOSES MAYBE TO RETIRE AT SOME POINT, THAT'S UP TO HIM, BUT HE SAID HE WANTS TO GET TO THE WORLD CUP. AND FOR HER HUSBAND'S CRITICS, A MESSAGE TODAY FROM COLEEN ROONEY... FOR A MAN WHO'S LIVED AND PLAYED IN THE SPOTLIGHT, RECAPTURING THAT MAGIC COULD BE HIS TOUGHEST CHALLENGE YET. TIGER WOODS' RETURN TO COMPETITIVE GOLF IS OVER BEFORE IT BEGAN WITH THE 14-TIME MAJOR CHAMP PULLING OUT OF THIS WEEKEND'S PGA TOURNAMENT IN CALIFORNIA. WOODS, WHO WAS RECENTLY VICE CAPTAIN OF USA'S RYDER CUP WINNING TEAM, HAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE SAFEWAY OPEN, SAYING THAT WHILE HIS HEALTH IS GOOD, HIS GAME IS VULNERABLE AND NOT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. HE HASN'T PLAYED COMPETITIVELY FOR 14 MONTHS. WE'RE VERY SORRY TO HEAR THIS NEWS. WE CERTAINLY HOPE THAT EVERYTHING IS OK WITH TIGER, AND WE REALLY DON'T KNOW ANY MORE THAN THAT RIGHT NOW. WOODS HAS ALSO PULLED OUT OF NOVEMBER'S TURKISH AIRLINES OPEN. HE HOPES TO NOW MAKE HIS COMEBACK IN DECEMBER AT HIS FOUNDATION'S EVENT ` THE HERO WORLD CHALLENGE IN THE BAHAMAS. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. AND THE FASCINATING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EFFECTS POKEMON GO'S HAD ON AMERICA. YOUR WEATHER'S NEXT, BUT FIRST LET'S LOOK AT OUR TOP STORIES. POLICE ARE DEFENDING THEIR INCREASED USE OF CONTROVERSIAL SPIT HOODS, AFTER IT WAS REVEALED THEY'VE BEEN USED MORE THAN 300 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. HILLARY CLINTON'S EMERGED FROM DONALD TRUMP'S DISASTROUS WOMAN-BASHING WEEK WITH A DOUBLE-DIGIT POLL LEAD. NOW TO THE WEATHER. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ BEFORE WE GO, WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT MORE THAN THREE MONTHS AGO NOW, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER POKEMON GO BEING TOUTED AS A POTENTIAL TOOL IN THE FIGHT AGAINST OBESITY. WELL, TODAY HAPPENS TO BE WORLD OBESITY DAY AND NEW RESEARCH OUT OF THE US HAS FOUND THE GAME ADDED NEARLY 150B STEPS TO AMERICA'S PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN ITS FIRST MONTH. THE COLLABORATIVE STUDY BETWEEN STANFORD UNIVERSITY AND MICROSOFT ALSO FOUND IF PEOPLE KEEP PLAYING, THE GAME COULD ADD NEARLY THREE MILLION YEARS OF ADDITIONAL LIFETIME TO ITS US USERS. THANKS FOR JOINING US. THE 1 NEWS HOUR WILL BE HERE AT SIX. GOOD AFTERNOON. CAPTIONS BY PHILIP MCKIBBIN AND ANTONY VLUG. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2016