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

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

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

. >> 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

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kendis, diane? >> paul, thank you. >>> convicted south carolina church shooter roof on the other handed to undergo another mental evaluation to determine whether the judge ordered the exam out of caution. roof intends to represent himself during the penalty phase of the trial that starts tuesday. >>> also in south carolina, march 1st set for the retrial of former police officer michael slager. his first trial ended in a hung jury. he faces a civil rights trial also in the spring. >>> death toll of police officers at 135, hitting a five-year high. nearly half killed in the line of duty were shot to death. there was also another disturbing trend, 21 officers died in ambush-style attacks including eight officers killed in an attack in dallas and louisiana in july. that's the highest figures in two decades. according to the national law enforcement officers memorial fund who gathered the numbers. a baltimore judge denied bail to a man whose murder conviction was the subject of a popular podcast serial.

kendis, diane? >> marcy, thank you. >>> in the next half hour, the growing debate among new parents, should you sleep train your baby? opponents says training is nothing more than the cry it out method of just ignoring the baby's screams. >>> first, she's the young conservative fire brand who's lighting up the internet. ♪ >>> talk about millennials shaking up the old guard, you might say, using technology to get to stardom. >> just two years ago, tommy was hosting a tv show on her college campus, and now she's a rising star of conservative media with controversial ideas and audience that rivals the size of some cable tv channels. we're up all nightline with abc's david wright. >> reporter: lauren hosts her own show on glenn beck's the blaze. it's her final thoughts from that show that have really made a splash. >> i'm sick and tired of the failing mainstream media and failed democratic party blaming fake news for the election of donald trump. >> reporter: posted daily to facebook, aiming at pop st

diane, kendis? >> thank you. >>> the new york police department is adding a voice to the call for federal funding to pay for donald trump's security. a top department official joined house democrats on capitol hill to call for $35 million. they say that will cover security expenses for trump be part of a spending bill expected to pass congress this week. >>> a new orleans man finally arrested for manslaughter in the death of former nfl player joe mcknight vm ronald gasser seen in the video the day of the shooting when he was questioned, but not charged. mcknight was shot in a road rage incident, we're told, the local sheriff defending the handling of the case saying they strategically waited for days to make the arrest because they needed to find independent witnesses. m that of former new orleans saints player, will smith, killed earlier in a traffic dispute. his widow took the stand yesterday in the trial. she tearfully described hayes' voice as loud, angry, and evil. he said he feared for his lif

. >> diane, kendis, thanks, good morning to you as well. we're tracking a big system in the west coast, heavy soaking rains, flooding on the i-5 and a feet of snow out over i-80. the passes are going to be nearly impassable. snow is going to spread out over the plain states, substantial amounts approaching a in the in the upper midwest and eventually slick travel takes shape in the northeast. diane, kendis, back to you. >> thanks. the cdc issues a travel warning for the city in texas. a federal health officials say pregnant women should consider postponing travel to brownsville because of mosquitos and zika. five cases of infection recently diagnosed in people living near each other in the city located on the state's border with mexico. >>> a disneyland institution reaches a milestone this year, and we're not talking about the attractions. >> no, but the employees. this is oscar ma tee necessary, coming up on 60 years in disneyland, started in 1956, the year after it opened. he's 81. he's the theme park's oldest employee. he works at the ca

diane, kendis. >> all right. thanks to paul there. president-elect donald trump took a break from another day of marathon meetings to thank supporters in wisconsin. for the first time, trump appeared in public with house speaker paul ryan who repeatedly criticized as you recall in the campaign. while some people booed at the mention of ryan's name, but trump calmed the crowd and praised ryan. >> he's like a fine wine. every day goes by, i get to appreciate his genius more and more. now, if he goes against me, i'm not going to say that, okay? he's a great guy. >> if only he'd be more honest. so trump also uses the rally to praise his pick for secretary of state, calling rex tillerson one leaders of our time. tillerson is facing political opposition over his close relationship with vladimir putin, but trump sees it as an asset. earlier in the day, trump played host to kanye west and personally escorted the rapper down to the lobby of trump tower. trump called him a friend and good man. west said he wanted to take a picture. he later twe

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diane recently sat down with her in new york. jackie has its perks. >> my dialogue coach would laugh at me. while we were practicing, i would be like, i need to do something. i would cook. and it was good for me to be doing it while i was doing something else, because it made it unconsciously part of my system. >> and you get great meals out of it too. >> it's like a prize at the end of the session. >> reporter: the academy award winner has racked up two awards, two more nominations and plenty of oscar buzz for her role in her film rolel "jackie." >> you'll have to share something personal. people won't stop asking until you do. >> and if i won't, they'll interpret my silence however they want. her brows are fur rowed. her lips are drawn. she holds back her tears, but she can't hide her anger. >> reporter: framed around a real life interview jackie did just a week after her husband's murder, the film centers oklahoma exclusively on the days following president kennedy's assassination, giving us a view into the fractured psyche of

the star talks to diane macedo on this friday, december 2nd. news now." >> happy friday. >> happy friday to you. we have adrienne here. we haven't seen diane here since she started rubbing elbows with the stars. >> she's definitely enjoying herself and we're happy with her. we'll see that interview with natalie portman later on. we begin this half hour with donald trump thanking supporters and celebrating run for the white house. >> trump held an post election rally in cincinnati, ohio, last night. he highlighted his achievements, boasted his midwest win and then he announced another cabinet pick. more now from abc's kenneth moton. >> donald trump's victory lap, thanking ohio for giving him a decisive victory. >> i love you, ohio. this is a great place. i have so many friends. >> trump's first stop on his thank you tour as it was announced he made his pick for secretary of defense. retired general mattes. >> and it's about time. >> only out of uniform for four years, congressman had to pass new legislation to get mattes confirmed. he led troops

kendis, diane? >> thanks to paul. >>> 2016, of course, is winding down, which means security's ramping up in new york city and elsewhere preparing to welcome the new year. >> here's a look at a relatively empty times square. you can believe, though, it will be filled with a mass of people on saturday night. >> the revelers will be protected by thousands of new york city police officers. more than 7,000. authorities say there's not been any threats, but that will not stop them from remaining diligent. >> a lot you'll see, and as per usual, a lot you will not see, and that's that combination that keeps us safe and that's what the nypd really perfected. i'm not quite sure why a million people want to stand in the freezing cold for long periods of time, but they do. >> people were worried about this one, but rest assured the confetti is tested and ready to go. 3,000 pounds of shredded paper will shower times square at midnight, and if you can't make it, watch it right here on abc. we'll have details on

. >> good morning, kendis, diane. as if tuesday's cold dipping down to 20 below is not bad enough, there's colder air than this on the way. this week, the arctic blast, tuesday overtakes the great lakes region, then by wednesday overtakes the ohio valley region, and thursday, overtaking the east coast. how cold? try this for size. fargo, 30 below. including wisconsin, minneapolis 20 below, and 10 below near chicago. kendis, diane. >> our thanks to paul. >>> now to a bit of a scare overnight for this transatlantic passengers. their airbus a380 was diverted to jfk airport after a phoned in bomb threat. the flight took off from houston en route to germany when the pilot made the decision to land in new york city. the plane was searched and no bomb was found, but passengers are spending the night in hotels. >>> the international red cross says time is runninging out for the tens of thousands of civilians trapped in eastern aleppo. syria government forces control nearly all the city now with rebels forced into a few neighb

diane, kendis? >> all right, thanks to karen there in washington, d.c. >>> china this morning, warning donald trumpin the long held one china policy. chinese government officials said any change in the u.s. policy towards formal recognition of taiwan damages peace and stability and undermines relations between beijing and washington. he said he did not feel bound to the policy one china. >>> president obama signed a sweeping health care bill investing billions of dollars in cancer research and battling drug abuse. for vice president biden's cancer moon shot initiative. overall, the measure plans $6.3 billion in the coming decade and streamlines the approval process for drugs and medical devices at the fda. along waited mental health bill is also included in the package. >>> frigid weather and a tragedy in upstate new york city. a 12-year-old boy died after being pulled from the snow bank. his friend managed to survive. the children may have been dumping snow. near minneapolis, this driver was rescue

i'm diane macedo, and we're starting off with a threat in california. forcing authorities to step security in transit stations in los angeles. >> the call came from an anonymous male caller ore seas who was not making the threat, but reporting it. the fact that the caller sounded intelligent, giving specific information regarding location and timing, that prompted them to go public. >> if you see something, say something. you are the eyes and ears of law enforcement. public safety is my profession, but it's everybody's business. >> the fbi says the threat specified the city's universal red line city station. but the los angeles mayor said he's confident in law enforcement's response and he says he plans to ride the red line today as a show of support. >>> breaking news out of sanford, north carolina, where multiple gun shots cut short the town's christmas parade last night. >> palace say that at least two people were hurt. one is now reportedly hospitalized and in serious condition. another with a non-life-threatening injury. witnesses on the scene repo

. >> reporter: kendis, diane, good morning. the early estimate right now is a crowd of some 1 million people in times square this weekend to ring in the new year, and the nypd, well, they say they are preparing to keep everyone safe. new york city's times square usually packed with tourist, year round is about to get a lot busier with this year's giant ball, now in position for the big party, just days away. the nypd also gearing up for the main event. >> in light of what we experienced in this country and the attacks we've witne overseas, law enforcement has to take every situation seriously. >> reporter: the vigilance comes a week after a joint security bulletin expressed concern noting there's no specific, credible threat against the times square new year's eve 2017 celebration, but the presence of a large number of spectators represents opportunities for a mass-casualty event." >> even a person with no direct ties to a terrorist organization can still represent a threat to this country. >> reporter: law enforcement around t

kendis, diane? >> thank you. >>> the night had a promising start for an oregon resident, justin hallworth. after a few drinks he decided to see "star wars," but one problem, he fell asleep 20 minutes into the movie. >> which is what many of us do in the movies, but he woke up hours later in an empty movie theater. he accidentally set off the alarm thought someone would arrive, but no one came. >> i just called 911 at that point, and no other option, and i ended up getting a hold of them and thought, it's not an emergency, i'm just stuck in the movie theater here. >> deputies say it's not a crime, and that the theater staff just forgot to check the entire theater before closing for the night. maybe he got a few free screenings. >> exactly. >> maybe he works the night shift. we hear you, justin. >> no word that he fell asleep because he did not appreciate the movie which is from our parent company disney. >> it was just because he had a few before going to the theater. >>> coming up, defending your de

and i'm diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." >>> donald trump is taking his victory tour to north carolina this evening, after announcing another key nomination, selecting ben carson to lead hud. and more cabinet picks are expected over the next few weeks. we have a full report, coming up. >>> a threat phoned in from overseas is forcing heightened security in transit stations. the fbi said an anonymous caller provided the threat, regarding location and timing. >>> russia and china have blocked a draft resolution and said the u.n. security council resolution would have demanded a truce in aleppo, to evacuate the sick and wounded and would have provided a path for food and medicine. >>> the tribal chairman is urging north dakota protesters to go home now, now that they won a victory to stop the project. but some protesters are vowing to stay on in north dakota, in case there's an appeal in federal court. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, decem

>>> i'm marcy gonzalez in for diane. >> i'm kendis gibson. here's the top headlines. arctic weather moves northeast as cold temperatures linger in the midwest. many areas have wind chill advisories this morning as well. full forecast straight ahead. >> a shooter remains on the loose in a heart breaking case of road rage in arkansas. a gunman kills a 3-year-old boy in little rock. the chill was riding to the store with his grandmother. >>> four-day ban on drinking water in corpus christi has been lifted. test results show no c contaminati contamination. >> recalling style and of zsa zsa gabor. >> those are some of our stories on this monday, december 19th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good monday morning, everyone. we start this half hour with hundreds of traffic accidents caused by this weekend's extremely cold weather. >> baltimore alone had three major accidents within an hour on i-95. one a firey 67 vehicle crash leaving two people dead. >> dramatic scene in baltimore. take a look again. >> goodness. >> incredible. throughout the midwest, bitter

side of the country, we'll have a great deal of moisture provided much needed snow and rain, kendis, diane. >> paul, thank you. >>> faster internet service is coming to cuba by way of google. they are installing servers to improve connectivity speed to google services including gmail and youtube. the tiny country has one of the lowest online connectivity rates in the world. less than 6% of cuban homes have internet or intranet access last year, according to the u.n. >>> a study finds the same drugs that fight cholesterol may fend off alzheimer's disease, but the statin is a factor as well as race or ethnicity of the patient. black men appear to gain no benefit from taking statin. the risk was greater for women than men. >>> a retirement community in plano, texas had no trouble remembering the less fortunate this season. the knits group arranged apparel they made, colorful hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves donated to eight organizations. >> the local police officers called themselves the christmas cops amazed at what they produced. 3200 pieces. 3200 pieces, and the knitters are working on

kendis, diane? >> lauren, thanks. we heard her mention fisher was sought after for her writing skills. people don't realize how much she did behind the scenes. >> we spoke with our entertainment correspondent about that. >> she would take scripts and punch them up, add humor, whatever they needed, scripts like hook or sister act, the wedding singer, and she did this, if you look on the imbd page, she's not credit with a lot of this stuff. she didn't need the spotlight. growing up the daughter of reynolds, she was in spotlight there, thrust in the spotlight so early, overwhelmed with that spotlight, as much as she -- there was an inspiration to other girls, that made her unsecure, being out there, you know, exposed in the bikini. she knew her power, but for a 19-year-old girl, it made her insecure. she chose to go behind the scenes, write a lot of stuff. she didn't need her name on it. >> carrie fisher revealed her most personal struggles in a run on broadway a few years ago, and we'll take a look at her one-woman show

i'm mara schiavocampo in for diane macedo. gibson. >>> we start with that deadly fire in oakland. >> we have the latest on the investigation. officials are still trying to determine the ultimate death toll. we're learning now nearly three dozen, including teenagers, are confirmed dead in that fire. one of the deadliest fires in the city's history. oakland's mayor also now promising a full investigation of the building which has a troubled history. abc's danya bacchus joins us live from oakland with more. >> reporter: good morning, mara. the death toll is now at 33, including minors. an alameda county sheriff's of the warehouse meaning those numbers will probably grow. criminal investigators are joining firefighters as they search. questions growing about if this tragedy could have been prevented. just last month an investigation launched after complaints by neighbors. sunday the mayor saying they also want answers. >> our district attorney, nancy o'mally, did activate a criminal investigation. that team is on the a working in

i'm marci gonzalez in for diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. here's the top headlines on "world news now," shocking news from london. pop superstar george michael passing away at the young age of 53. his death being blamed on heart failure. michael is being remembered for mega hits like "careless whisper," "faith," "i want your sex," and so many more. updates coming up. >>> china calls it a routine exercise, but it comes amid renewed attention over self-ruled taiwan which beijing claims as its own. >>> a powerful earthquake has struck southern chile, but there was very little damage and no loss of life. thousand he of people were evacuated over fears of tsunami, but that alert was canceled after over 90 minutes. >>> japan's prime minister, shinzo abe heads to hawaii today for his last visit with president obama. he will visit pearl harbor, the first leader of japan to visit the site of the attack. those are our top stories on this monday, december 26th. >>> from abc news, this is world news now." >> good morning, everybody, on this monday morni

in for diane macedo. >> i'm ryan smith in for kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >>> tragic numbers continue to grow in oakland. more than two dozen confirmed dead in that massive warehouse fire and we're now learning the names of some of the victims as questions remain whether the fire could have been prevented. full coverage in a moment. >>> the death toll in the gatlinburg, tennessee, wildfire has now risen to 14. the latest victim, a woman who was killed in a multi-car crash as she was trying to flee. dolly parton has announced a telethon in nashville to help victims of the fire. >>> a major victory for the standing rocksioux tribe. the decision drawing main criticism from some. >>> parts of the u.s. bracing for the coldest air of the season. look for wild fluctuations in temperature. the high in denver today 54. but in a few days it will be negative 15 windchill. those are some of our top stories on this monday, december 5th. >>> we begin this half hour with the latest from o

ken dit and diane? >> kenneth, thank you. >> trump may be reserving a place in his cabinet for sarah palin. she is being considered for secretary of veterans affairs. palin tweeted yesterday that she would be grateful and will soon have a commander in chief who will champion our vets. palin has been mentioned for energy secretary or interior secretary. >>> house minority leader nancy pelosi managed to hold on to her job despite deeply disappointing election results. pelosi was re-elected by two thirds of the vote. her challenger tim ryan argued that younger members would provide fresh ideas for success. pelosi is 76 led house democrats since 2002. she insists that democrats will rebound. area, the san francisco area, where the last of four jail escapees has been chaptured. he was arrested at his sister's house after an eight-hour standoff. they fired tear gas into the house at least twice. chavez has been on the run for more than a week. he and three other inmates sawed through bars at the santa clara.

diane, kendis, back to you. >> all right. thanks to cam. moving on now to donald trump, the second stop of the thank you tour brought him to north carolina last night. the president-elect hit on several of his campaign themes must be looked at almost like fighting a war. he made it official nominating marine corp. general james mattes to be his defense secretary. >> he led an assault battalion in operation desert storm, and you saw what happened. that was the way you were supposed to lead it. there were no games. mad dog plays no games, right? >> earlier in new york, appeared with the japanese ceo saying his company committed to invest $50 billion in the u.s. trump said that would create 50,000 jobs and also a spokeswoman said trump sold all his stocks in june, although no proof of that was provided. trump travels to ohio state university tomorrow to visit with some of the victims of last week's attack there. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said repealing obamacare will be the first item on the agenda when the new the health care law

diane is off. >> i'm kendis gibson. the top story is the deadly winter weather now in the great lake involved in a pileup on interstate 90 east of cleveland on the shore of lake erie. somehow, there were no fatalities. >> in central michigan, three killed in aup involving 40 vehicles on i-6. yesterday, new york got three feet of snow, more than all of last year. all the cold air moves east bringing the first freeze to major cities of the northeast. >> reporter: along the great lakes, the first major snowstorm of the year is reeking havoc for drivers. the mangled mess of up to 70 tractor trailer and cars on interstate 90 in erie, pennsylvania. >> watched the guy climb out of his seat. >> reporter: many right there as first responders raced to pull victims from the wreckage. roads going from clear to whiteout in an instant bringing wreck along the great lakes from ohio to western snowfall was over 2 inches an hour made it hard to even walk. >> this is a skating rink. just saw two more go in the ditch. >> reporter: on inte

>> caller: well, you're exactly right, diane. the fact is, we are seeing, since 9/11, an evolution of how these attacks are occurring. you know, around 9/11, these types of attacks were usually involving terrorists that were going back to the middle east or one of the countries out there where they got training and instruction on how to, you know, commit an attack or how to use an explosive device, then come into the u.s. or some other country and try to pull the attack off whether by themselves or other people in a conspiracy. then it eventually got in the homegrown radicalization, where they were now using -- you know, trying to put together a makeshift bomb in had their kitchen using bolts and, you know, different types of material. and then they go to the basic firearm, getting a firearm and going out and shooting everybody. then we see knives where people are hacking with hatchets and knives and trying to kill people that way. now we have vehicles. you're absolutely right. these methodologies that the terrorists use are cons

kendis, diane. >> thanks to paul. a scare overnight for transatlantic passenger. the world's biggest passenger after a phoned in bomb threat. the flight took off from houston en route to germany when the pilot made the decision to land in new york city. the plane was searched, no bomb found, but passengers are spending the night in hotels. >>> time is running out for the tens of thousands of civilians trapped in eastern aleppo. syria government forces control nearly all the city now with rebels forced into a few neighborhoods. russia, which backed syria, refused a u.s. plea for cease fire to allow the rebels and civilians to leave the city >>> and there's new details about the man suspected of blowing himself up inside a cairo chapel in sunday mass. the man in surveillance video was arrested and beaten by the police two years ago after taking part in an islamist demonstration, according to the man's attorney. no group claimed responsibility for the bombing. >>> president-elect donald trump will make it official, his top cabinet pick this morning by naming his nomi

. >> good morning, kendis, diane. we have much needed rain covering the southwest, widespread scattered showers, cool, sl i-5 along the west coast, but it's the northeast where that's the big story. blizzard conditions expected between 12-18 inches of snow everywhere you see the darkest of blue. looking for 6-12 along 91, and bangor down towards the boston area, but that's not the only concern. as we go into the weekend, we have a sneaky set of storms saturday. a high pressure system sneaks east, opening the door for moisture from the gulf coast and rain returns saturday in the deep south in the form of scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. >> paul, thank you. >>> millions of americans ring in the new year with a pay hike. 19 states including california, new york, and michigan are among the states with minimum wage increases taking effect saturday or sunday. massachusetts and washington state see the highest new minimum wages at $11 per hour. voters in arizona, maine, colorado, and washington approved increase