charlie and diane's neighbor. she runs a flower shop nearby. >> tell me act the fear, vivian. is this the kind of thing that you could feel in the air? >> you could feel it in the air. i was at the flower shop. >> probably not too thrilled with the idea of getting in your car and driving away. >> i didn't even want to go home. it was pretty bad in horry county that day. >> when i first arrived, what i'm looking at is an opportunity to get oriented to the crime scene. >> the man responsible for making sense of the crime scene was prosecutor fran humphries, then deputy chief solicitor for horry county. had the house been tossed, rifled? >> it had. one of the first things you do is you look for things. this appeared to be a home invasion burglary. >> first take on it? >> first take, no question. >> it was a gruesome crime scene. the bathroom awash in charlie's blood. there was blood spatter in the bedroom where diane lay. but several feet from diane, there were notably a few small droplets. >> it appeared that someon

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good morning. >> good morning, kendis, diane. looking for it to stay chilly in the northwest to boise to billings for thursday, but not just that, look for another blast of coal air for next week. 10-20 degrees below normal for early next week. in the next week, a blizzard story. gusts of 45 miles per hour. lake snow and flurries, major travel disruption from pittsburgh to buffalo and maine and two feet of snow. kendis, diane. >> making new year's eve travel tricky. thank you. >>> president obama designated two new national monuments in effort to protect environmentally sensitive area. utah's bear ears national monument covers a million acres, and tribes say it's home to countless archaeological sites. the gold about national monument in vegas spans close to where ranchers staged a standoff with the government two years ago. >>> now to a giant rooster which looks a lot like a certain president-elect and is in china the rooster is outside a mall and featurers donald trump's hairs and gestures. >> the mall mascot is a nod to the up

not long after, diane noticed a change in her cousin. a big one. >> they got very involved in a lot of online gaming and some things like that. and so they had a very, very sedentary lifestyle. and so that's when she gained, i would say, about 250 pounds. >> 250 pounds over how much time are we talking about? >> maybe a year and a half. i mean, it was a very short amount of time. >> that's life-changing. >> it was tough. >> did she seem depressed about the weight gain? >> absolutely, yes. >> reporter: her cousin recalls chris said he didn't mind what size heather was. a few years into their relationship, he asked heather to marry him. and it seemed his love didn't waver as the numbers on heather's scale only continued to rise after the birth of their two children. >> did he make her feel good? >> yes, she felt beautiful. she felt loved. she felt wanted. she felt taken care of. >> reporter: chris also took on the role of stay-at-home dad while heather worked and attended college part-time. >> it took her about ten years to get her degree

. >> kind of grun up hearing die -- grown up hearing diane. >> in the new year it will feature a new slow 1a hosted by joshua johnson. meanwhile at 80, diane plans to start a podcast soon and insists she is not retiring. >> i am simply stepping away from the daily microphone because it's time. >> as the clock ticked closer to 12:00 noon. her final live broadcast ended with a prerecorded message. >> it's not goodbye. it's just >> there was plenty of emotion and applause as the public radio pioneer and the

martha stewart interviewed diane on her show. it was clear to martha the dvf label needed diane's flair for business and fashion savvy to succeed. in 1997, von furstenberg won back control of her company. >> i'm so happy that i got it back and that i was able to re-create it almost 40 years later and the one dress that i created is still valid today. >> it's now a global luxury brand, currently estimated to be worth over $500 million. diane von furstenberg showed martha that to stay at the top, you need to keep hold of the reins, pay attention to detail, and maintain quality. the next person on martha's list is steve jobs, who like the fashion designer diane von furstenberg, enjoyed initial success before suffering a major setback. in 1984, steve jobs thought he was on the verge of a major success with the launch of the apple mackintosh, but sales disappointed at just 10% of apple's forecast. as relations soured, apple fired jobs. >> i think a stumble in business can sometimes change the course of a business, for the better. and

martha stewart interviewed diane and her show. it was clear to martha the dvf label needed martha's flare and business savvy to succeed. in 1997, von firstenberg won back control of her company. >> i'm so happy that i got it back and that i was able to re-create it almost 40 years later and the one dress that i created is still valid today. >> it's now a global luxury brand, currently estimated to be worth over $500 million. diane von firstenberg showed martha that to stay at the top, keep hold of the rains, pay attention to detail and produce quality. the next person on martha's list was steve jobs, who like diane von firstenberg enjoyed major success. in 1984, steve jobs thought he was on the verge of a major success with the launch of the apple mac. >> i think a stumble in business can sometimes change the course of a business, for the better. and certainly teach the entrepreneur to maybe take another pass. >> people assumed jobs had failed and had entered his wilderness years. instead, he bought pixar and together with animato

we haven't seen diane since she started rubbing elbows with the sta here. we haven't seen diane since she started rubbing elbows with the stars. >> well, you know. she's having her people call our people. >> she was here and she's like, i'll be off this friday, having tea and crumpets. >> she's definitely enjoying herself and we're happy for her. we'll see that interview with natalie portman later on, but we begin with donald trump, thanking supporters and celebrating his successful run to the white hou election rally in cincinnati, ohio. hours after touting his jobs deal in indiana, he highlighted his agenda, boasted about his midwest wins and, of course, blasted the media. then he announced another cabinet pick. more now from abc's kenneth moton. >> donald trump's victory lap, a thank you to battleground ohio for giving him a decisive victory. >> i love you, ohio. this is a great place. great people, i have so many friends. thank you. >> reporter: this rally in cincinnati, trump's first stop on his thank you tour as the secretary of defense, retired marin

. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. it seemed a bit surprising that out of nowhere donald trump went after one of america's biggest companies, but after some digging yesterday, that tweet and his public comments about aircraft giant boeing seemed to be a response to the company's ceo. joining donald trump on his victory lap, his choice to lead the pentagon, retired marine general james mattis. >> the american people are fortunate that a man of this character and integrity will now be the civilian leader atop the department of defense. >> reporter: earlier tuesday trump blasted american aircraft manufacturing giant boeing. first on twitter, boeing is building a brand-new 747 air force one for future presidents but costs are out of control. more than $4 billion. cancel order. and later at trump tower. >> i think it's ridiculous. i think boeing is doing a little bit of a number. >> reporter: the attacks seemed to come out of the blue except trump's tweet came about an hour after boeing's ceo was quoted criticizing the pres

. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. you know, that public parade of all those potential candidates is now over. and it seems those one-time front-runners, rudy giuliani, mitt romney, have now been bested. senior transition sources tell abc news that president-elect donald trump will announce rex tillerson as secretary of state today. >> it is certainly surprising. usually you look in the secretary of state for someone who has some level of diplomatic experience. >> reporter: as ceo of exxonmobil, tillerson has had extensive interaction with russia, receiving the order of friendship award and seen here drinking champagne with vladimir putin. all of this comes in the wake of increasingly bipartisan calls for russia to be held to account for election related hacking. >> the russians are not our friends. i hope that those who are going to be in positions of responsibility in the new administration share my view. >> reporter: the top senate republican even breaking rank with the president-elect. mr. trump and his allies near

good morning. >> good morning, diane and kendis. we are looking at blizzard-like conditions across the dakotas and northern minnesota. talking about blowing snow that's going to be making travel quite treacherous and then we've got the coldest air of the week. by wednesday it's going to be well in place across the central plains, thursday in the midwest then by friday it's going to be moving across the northeast where temperatures will be dropping anywhere between 15 to 25 degrees. diane and kendis, back to you. >> cam, thank you. >>> we have breaking news from indo indonesia. an earthquake killed at least 97 people. frantic rescue efforts are under way to free survivors from the rubble of dozens of buildings in the it was 11 miles. a grim reminder of the 2004 quake and tsunami that killed 230,000 people. most of them in that same province. >>> keeping our focus overseas. it does appear to be just a matter of time before all after syria's second largest city is back in government control. syrian troops now control about three-fourth

. >>> hayward police chief dian stewart announced -- home. >>> hayward police chief die -- diane stuart announced that she was retiring. >> reporter: hayward police got a letter from diane stuart saying she was going to retire. she's been on paid administrative leave for four months. what did the investigation find? >> we are not releasing that at this time. >> reporter: the chief has led the department for the last five years, her husband has been doing consulting work for the city for the past four years. last year they started dating and then this summer they got married. they are investigating conflicts of interest, her husband spoke out for the first time. you characterized it as a witch hunt? >> yes. i have worked with every department head in the city of hayward. >> reporter: do you think that you did anything wroong in terms of conflicts of interest? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: no question? >> no question. >> reporter: it was looked at by the previous city manager? >> yes. the city manager looked into the matter and did some interviews and asked questions. we identified some

diane, kendis. >> our thanks to paul. we will turn our focus to breaking news from aleppo where another cease-fire agreement appears to be faltering at least within the last few moments. the evacuation of rebel fighters and civilians has apparently daaled government buses are on the scene but none have departed the war ravaged city. hundreds in need of medical attention. thousands of others are leaving on their own in search of safety. and amnesty international says reports of execution-style killings are taking place as war crimes. >>> in japan in the meantime, a close call for five marines on board this osprey. they were rescued after the aircraft went down in the waters off okinawa monday night. the cause of the accident is under investigation. the mishap is the second in less than a week in the waters off japan. >>> and family and friends mourning the sudden death of intertanker and '80s tv dad alan thicke. >> he spent seven seasons portraying dr. jason seaver on "growing pains." he died after suffering a heart attack

she's diane guerrero. this is overheard. let's be honest, is this about the ability to learn or is this about the experience of not having been taught right? how have you avoided what has befallen other nations in africa? at 17, he made his own bed, but you caused him to sleep in it. we saw a problem and, over time, took it on. let's start with the sizzle before we get to the steak. are you going to run for president? i think i just got an f from you, actually. (applause) diane guerrero, welcome. - thank you for having me. - so nice to meet you. the book is amazing and maybe the most amazing thing about it is the bravery that had to have gone into the decision to write it. you could have gone along in your very successful career as an actress and never written this book, never told this story, probably not subjected yourself to what, i'm sure, you've been subjected to in writing it. - yes, it's-- - so, why do it? - well, first, you give me way too much credit. - as somebody who is brave? well, okay. - i think brave and succe

abc7 cameras were there when diane rhymes signed off from the last live show. coming up, find out which celebrities called in to surprise her today. >> the bells are ringing in i'm chris papst and why it needs to be renovated and how much kimberly: in spring it's bloom and a popular place to watch fireworks over the city on the fourth of july. today the in in it's in need of major repairs. chris papst ms. or on how much d -- has more on what it will cost. chris: $5.8 million. $4 million of that is paid by the taxpayers. the paint is chipping off. we are getting rust. over here you can see that this gate not allowing people to walk up to the top. this has been closed for years. between two of arlington's most famous sight, the marine corps memorial and the li lies a less familiar monumented. this 127-foot tall bell tower was a gift from the netherlands' government to thank the united states for liberating the country in world war ii. it's going off right now. but now it needs a $5.8 million restoration. a national park service committed $4 million for the struct

diane macedo, ace job on "pop news." we'll see you back here tomorrow and see you back here tomorrow. thanks for watching. bernard. thousands expected to fill union square for the annual santa con today. organizers of the event say it is still going on, despite many reports saying it has been canceled or postponed. the event is free, but people can donate a toy to san francisco firefighter toy drive. they'll meet at noon at union square, rain or shine. >>> happening today, bikers will hop on their motorcycles to deliver thousands of gifts for kids. part of the 27th annual harley club holiday toy run to give gifts to kids at the san mateo medical center. this is video from a previous event. more than 75 motorcycles and passengers are expected to take part in today's run. >>> also happening today, the south bay for the first of winter fest. san jose earthquakes will be ten tons of snow to play in. the stadium will be transformed into a winter wonderland for the snow globe. gently used is suggested for a donation. it runs f

. >> diane and i were at the state house today and i'm telling you, it was a crime scene. >> we're off to the statehouse. [inaudible] >> you got me to the statehouse, was going on. >> i'm glad you made it because even though we thought it was going to be a quite season not soquel fast. governor christie wants to write a book but in order to yes to change the ethics fall so the committee voted, a past 9 - three, now this bad book deal goes to the full senate i will see we'll see what happens in assembly on monday. i caught up with -- was an opponent. >> wire while where all pay more trying to get to work and run run for the holidays and get our kids to school, were giving, we but the legislature has decided to give huge pay increases to the clinical elite. and to me i cannot think of a bigger slap in the face and to do this now. >> so you might think it's all over, but we do have till monday and senator ray have this to say. >> have everybody, everyone of of your viewers caught their legislator and say i will hold you accountable. next next year election time i will hold you accountable

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diane, kendis? >> all right. thank you. many people believe reynolds died of a broken heart saying the stress was too much for his mom. >> we go to the medical unit for a look at science behind it, dan, good morning. is it possible to actually die of a broken heart? >> setting aside debbie's situation for now, because it's hard to tell exactly what role that might have played, but we know that losing a child is about the most stressful event any parent can go through. certainly, there are physiological effects to this emotional stress. you have certain increases of high blood pressure. in the body. now, most of the research done so far has to do with chronic, long-term stress and effect that can have on the heart and the cardiovascular system, but what's clear is that, obviously, debbie reynolds was affected by her daughter's death, and the timing of this is actually quite coincidental. >> it appears she died from a stroke. what physical effects does that have, then? what brings along a stroke like that? >> well, there's di

ernie stevens: and we meet the honorable diane humetewa, united states district court judges for the district of arizona. rita aspinwall: we also hear from our elders on this edition of "native report." narrator: production of "native report" is made possible by grants from the shakopee mdewakanton sioux community, the blandin foundation, and the duluth superior area community foundation. [music playing] welcome to "native report." i'm ernie stevens. and i'm rita aspinwall. dr. arne vainio is a family-practice physician and has worked for the fond du lac human services division for the past 18 years. he's committed to getting native youth into the field of medicine and has done outreach in the form of what he calls mad scientist experiments. tonight he performs one of his experiments in our studio. michael legarde: on most days, dr. arne vainio can be found at the min no aya win clinic on the fond du lac reservation, either meeting with patients or catching up on his administrative duties. but on this day, he is in the "native report" studio to perform a science experiment. dr. vaini

diane ravitch, it all comes down to what is best for children. what are the records on these different schools and what will it mean who is secretary of education -- how will she compare, for example, to arne duncan, also a supporter of charter schools? >> i have to say, somewhat echoing a little bit of cornel west that the obama administration and education lay the groundwork for trump and betsy devos because they were big supporters of charter schools. i have been arguing for years that charter schools are the first step toward full privatization. amy: you did not always think that. you were a big proponent of charter schools. >> the charter school idea started in 1988. it was just an idea then. in 1992, the first -- 1990, the first charters open wisconsin, the first one. they began slowly to spread. at the time i thought, it is an interesting experiment. , whater, head of the aft of the original proponents. in 1988, he said, this is a great idea, we should try this. by 1993, he said, charters are no different from vouchers because they both op

diane roberts in for frank hanrahan tonight. this end two teams spanning i- 95 both looking to play beyond regular season, the skins yesterday, the ravens tonight against their intense rival, the steelers, who would get

kendis, diane. >> lana zak live in washington for us. thank you. >>> lana mentioned russia's election-related hacking now at the center of a firestorm between the president-elect and u.s. intelligence committee. >> he says he won't need the daily briefing and since elected he's only had four of them. some consider that a slap in the face to the agency. >> i think it would be devastating to hear that the incoming president doesn't value the intelligence that will come out of the agency. >> reporter: some former intelligence officials worry about the possibility of mutual distrust setting in between the cia and president-elect which could lead to fears that anything the cia tells the trump the russians. >>> donald trump's attorneys are battling over the rules for an upcoming deposition. trump will testify next month a few weeks before inauguration in a lawsuit tied to his new hotel in washington, d.c. the deposition will take place in trump tower. >>> the morning's other big story that frigid weather getting ready to take over nearly half

. >> and i'm diane macedo. start under a heightened security alert. >> they're investigating a threat against the universal city red line station, an area popular with tourists. an anonymous tip was phoned in from overseas about some sort of detonation that was to happen today at that station. it's left many commuters shaken. >> it's scary. never know like -- usually there's never a problem on the train. >> i know i won't be on the train tomorrow. i feel like it is a dangerous situation and threats aren't ta it after the fact. >> los angeles mayor eric garcetti doesn't believe the threat is credible and advises people to go about their day and plans to ride it today as a show of support. >>> overnight we learned the name of the ten more victims in that oakland warehouse fire from the bay area. >> just a few hours ago thousands gathered a few miles away for a vigil to remember the dead. that number is now up to 36 as three more bodies were pulled they'll find more victims but they do say they can't be sure until

diane macedo, great job and see you back here tomorrow. thanks for watching. >> this is a good morning washington up date. >> here is a look at our temperatures. take a good look. in the 20's from hagerstown to frederick. 31 in the metro. it is very cold out there. through this afternoon, add in the extra layer. highs today 30's. we will have plenty of sunshine, it might be deceiving, making you think it is warmer than it is. are heading to holiday parties today or into sunday, the chill sticks with us. a few degrees higher tomorrow afternoon. an increase in cloud is coming our way. quiet conditions in our area now. we watch thest, as clouds roll in into late tonight and here comes the wet weather. some snow is going to continue to the north, plain layne into the morning commute of monday. we could end up with a few delays. we noticed the darker shades of green and yellow. moderate rainfall, going to be helping out the drought, but could cause a few problems. in exchange arriving on wednesday. some snow falling late wednesday night. mainly

. >> i'm diane macedo. here's some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now". heart breaking news from hollywood. debbie reynolds has died, suffering a stroke just a day after her daughter's death, carrie fisher. she was an actress, dancer, and singer. we have a full report coming up. >>> the president-elect announces thousands of jobs are coming back to the united states speaking at his florida estate, he said the 8,000 jobs reflect spirit and hope. 5,000 coming from sprint. >>> the man convicted of killing nine black parishioners in south carolina says he'll call in no witnesses during the penalty phase of his trial. dylann roof is acting as his own attorney in this phase, which begins next week. >>> scene from the west coast, a geyser causing a water main break caused by a water main break created a brief traffic nightmare for commuters in los angeles. it flooded roads and sidewalks, but crews were able to quickly shut it off. those are top stories we're following on this thur

there's diane selling the ugly sweaters jeremy likes to sing about. we say ugly is in the eye of the beholder. john, abc news. ♪ ♪ hello, peco. hi. can you help me save on my energy bill? old appliances. like a hot water heater? it's around here somewhere. nope. nope. what is this thing? sir, have you looked in the basement? huh. oh, yeah. no wonder. it was hidden behind all of my free weights. if you're not an expert, peco can help. we have lots of ways to help you peco. the future is on. >> archbishop wood is adding another state football trophy to its program. fire trucks escorted them back home last night. the team won four state titles in the last six years. the latest came with a victory over harrisburg high. several victors are moving on to college programs. >> jeff, time for sports today? >> how about the flyers? what a run. eight straight for the first time in 14 years. tomorrow in detroit, looking to secure their nine game winning streak. macessen imason achieved a one . braeden shen does the rest. two goals 90 seconds apart to give the

kendis and diane. >> yeah, it is expected that they'll expel some american diplomats as well, janai, thank you. >>> we're now less than 48 hours from the start of the new year and big celebration at the crossroads of the world. >> what will be party central saturday night. for about a million people expected to fill times square to ring in 2017. >> and there is a lot going on to ensure they're all safe. the nypd says officials were very mindful of the terror attacks in niece and berlin. it includes barriers made up of 65 dump trucks and 100 other large vehicles parked in and around times square. >> they're start gathering as early as 8:00 in the morning and won't be allowed to bring any large bags and each will be searched multiple times and hopefully they'll stay dry because it'll be raining at midnight in times square. >> yes. >> some of the country will actually ring in the new year with a lot of snow on the ground. in check out the radar. there's some lake-effect snow for the great lakes. you can see the tail end of the powerful storm covering maine. more than a foot of snow is e

diane. good morning, everyone. >>> we begin with the united states demanding that china return an underwater drone it seized in the south china sea. american officials say a navy research ship was conducting routine operations on thursday using the drone to collect ocean data when a chinese navy ship nearby sent out a small boat to take the drone. the crew ignored requests to return the drone. this incident happened in international waters. >>> breaking overnight, a new agreement between the syrian government and anti-government rebels that could allow evacuation of the embattled city of aleppo to resume. some 8,000 people made it out before a previous deal broke down. thousands including 47 orphans are still desperately trying to escape a furious attack on the rebels in aleppo by the syrian forces. >>> and we're just learning of a strong earthquake, magnitude 7.9 very strong off the coast of the south pacific nation of papua new guinea. a tsunami warning has been issued. no word about damag

accuweather's paul williams has the details. >> good morning, diane, kendis. fresh set of cold and a fresh set of snow for the northwest covering oregon, idaho, going into montana. then we're looking for cold over the weekend the same part of the country with that cold air overtaking the northwest. and a dip in the jet stream opening the door for that. but cold air and blizzard conditions expected on the other side of the country here in the northeast, blizzard conditions where you see the darkest of blue. we could see 12 to 18 inches of snow, major travel delays increasing winds between 40 to 50-mile-per-hour winds, also we're likely to see snow showers pushing through the great lakes region, particularly coming off of lake superior, off of lake michigan into southern portions of michigan, northern indiana as well. kendis, diane. >> all right, our thanks to paul. >>> we're going to get to some breaking news right now from the dallas area where a police officer has been shot. officials in weatherford say officer chris bumpas was conducting a traffic stop in th

. >> and i'm diane macedo. we begin with breaking news in los angeles as transit stations there start the morning under a heightened security alert. >> the lapd and the fbi are investigating a threat against the universal city red line station, an area popular with tourists. now, officials say an anonymous tip was phoned in from overseas about some sort of detonation that was to happen today at that station. it's left many commuters shaken. >> it's scary. you never know like -- usually there's never a problem on the train. >> i know i won't be on the train tomorrow. i feel like it is a very dangerous situation and there's threats every day that aren't taken seriously and we hear about it after the fact. >> los angeles mayor eric garcetti says he does not believe the threat is credible and advises angelinos to go about their normal day and even plans to ride it today as a show of support. >>> overnight we learned the names of ten more victims in that oakland warehouse fire all in their 20s and 30s and all from t

pretty gruesome, huh, diane? ohh, if you're a family member, you'd probably hope the guy does go out of the picture. yeah, survive, you live as a broccoli. we really appreciate you coming in. we're very sorry about your daughter and your grandson. they were taken from me by murder. any ideas might help us look for who did that? any grievances that anyone might have had with your daughter or your daughter's husband? a bad person-- lazy, don't want to work, borrows money. that person's always gonna have enemies. this is your son-in-law. big insurance settlement from the bus company, he says he's gonna get. for 3 years he don't do nothing, just so he can prove he's got a bad back. don't ask me if he's really hurt. he sits and plays quick-draw on the lottery. might have had a disagreement with your son-in-law, maybe over a bad debt, anything of that sort? my little boy had a hole in his heart. who? who's this now? my grandson that they murdered. he had a hole in his heart. my tina took such good care, and i would tak