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

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

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

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

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

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. >> 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

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 sikes on the 7th district court of appeals. her ex-husband charlie sikes is a conservative talk radio host in milwaukee who opposed donald trump. shannon. >> the watch is on. we wait for that.t.t.t.t. . >>> it's hard to believe but we are just about one week away from christmas and you know what would make a perfect gift for anyone on your list, megyn's new book, "settle for more." as several twitter and amazon users have suggested, elena gave it five stars and said really enjoyed this beak. now that i've read the book i plan to give it as a christmas present to the younger members of my family. life is long and complicated and hers is especially interesting. castle gave it five stars on amazon and added, good read. nothing but respect for megyn kelly. very empowering. it was better than i thought it would be. absolutely sending it as christmas gifts to all of the strong women in my life. amanda stoud said, couldn't wait for christmas so gifted myself with #"settle for more" as celebration of finals >>> welcome to "redeye." hel

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. >> good morning, diane, kendis. by late week things are going to go right side up to upside down as my grandmother used to say. snow showers are going to become a big problem in the northeast with actually blizzard conditions nearly two feet of snow. lake effect snow coming off the lakes with a shot of cold air coming straight out of canada and drop the temperatures dramatically throughout the ohio valley region but bracing for more thunderstorms and another set of storms and showers will make some flood potential storms in the southwest. kendis, diane. >> all right, our thanks to paul. want to get to breaking news overnight from the california area. a pair of strong earthquakes felt across a large area for that matter. the 5.7 earthquakes were centered near the california/nevada border but according to social media posts they were felt in fresno, sacramento and lake tahoe. we are getting reports so far of no initial damage reports, some minor rock slides reported in areas but no injuries as well. >>> breaking news

so there's diane selling those ugly sweaters. >> you just can't get worse than this. >> reporter: just like jeremy likes to sing about. though we say ugly is in the eye of the beholder. john donvan, abc news. >> i say the uglier the better. "gma" and "this week" in the morning. i'm cecilia vega. [captioning made possible by wisn-tv] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: now on wisn 12 news. adrienne: here it comes. a winter storm warning right now for most of us. the snow is moving in, just starting to , sometime tomorrow. we're already getting some snow closings. you can see them across the bottom of your screen. i'm in the weather watch 12 weather center with meteorologist lindsey slater. what is the latest? lindsey: it is starting to move in. the darker colors indicate some of the heavier pockets. most of us are getting the light snow, but this will not be the only time we see this.

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

here's diane macedo. >> this morning damage assessments in the storm battered southeast. in south carolina in greensville a tree slammed into the homelanding on a child's bedroom. the mother called him seconds before the tree came down. >> i screamed brandon get downstairs, the wind is really he came down stairs and we all huddled in the downstairs bathroom. >> the over night storms came after tornado sirens blared in atlanta with three twisters touched down in that city. >> i never experienced this. i was shocked. it was so close. >> you can see trees on these parked cars and this roof is part of a recycling center. it wrapped around a pole a quarter of a mile away. >> it was very, very large and it hit on that driveway there. >> at this children's learning center an employee was working from her car to the building when the car hit. >> she had her umbrella in her hand and it flew right out of her hand. it was just everywhere. by the time she put her hand on the door it flew open and she was shaking. >>> let's check in with our weather now and see if that storm is headed

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. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. the tensions have increased even since last week when the u.n. condemned israel for building settlements in the west bank. yesterday john kerry defended the obama administration's decision to allow that u.n. resolution. a move that broke with long-standing tradition. kerry says the settlements nearly 100,000 built since 2009 jeopardize the two-state solution between israel and the palestinians which did not sit well with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> and we cannot properly defend and protect israel if we allow a viable two-state solution to be destroyed before our own eyes. >> i must express my deep disappointment with the speech today of john kerry. israel looks forward to working with president-elect trump. >> reporter: last night donald trump said he has different views on the issue compared to the obama administration and that quote we'll see what happens after january 20th. palestinian president mahmood abbas said he's ready to resume peace talks with israel if it

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. >> 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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. >> 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

cynthia, your reaction to diane feinstein. she's expressing confidence that the senate will be able to look into the matters despite what will soon be family times between the senate majority leader. >> yeah. i think what she said had a lot of resonance with me and consistent with our reporting. i mean, i think there's another way to look at what trump tweeted today. there is the potential that he's making a pivot. what he said today was asking some questions. why wasn't more put out there? remember when there was the famous sonny hack and the president went on television and looked in the camera and said we're not putting up with this. president obama didn't do this in that instance. our reporting tonight suggested there were a couple of reasons why. according to high level intelligence sources the administration felt they wanted to stay out of -- the appearance of affecting the election. secondly, they were also confidence hillary clinton was going to win. and they didn't want to take the chance of it for tat cyber tit for t

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 internal. in 24-year-old is a rising star and feeling passioned across the political spectrum. >>> "world news now" >>> talk a 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, the final thoughts from the show that made a splash. >> i'm sick and tired of the failing mainstream media and democratic party blaming fake news for the el

. >> and i'm marci gonzalez in for diane macedo. we begin with the brutal bout of arctic air. >> minus 22 in chicago. that's what people are waking up to. in d.c., 18. and here in new york city, 14. >> getting home for the holidays is proving difficult because of the weather. travelers forced to sleep in airports as thousands of flights are canceled. >> you can see the bags there piling up at denver's airport. nfl players and fans enduring temperatures below zero. the cold front is smashing records. and it's on the move. this morning, a fresh blast of arctic air. >> feels like i'm in the antarctic. >> reporter: the cold front breaking records in two dozen cities. travelers likely face a fifth consecutive day of wert >> got through security, then my flight got canceled. >> reporter: at denver international airport, people sleeping in the airport. frontier chance ms dozens of flights. blizzard conditions responsible for this 67-vehicle crash over the weekend. this lake michigan lighthouse captures how the weekend felt for millions of

kendis, diane? >> paul, thank you. >>> convicted south carolina church shooter roof on the other handed to undergo another mental evaluation to determine whether he's competent. 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

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. >> and i'm mara schiavocampo in for diane macedo. we begin this morning with president-elect donald trump triggering fears of a nuclear arms race with a tweet about expanding america's nuclear capability. >> it does appear to be a major break from long-standing u.s. policy. his team scrambling overnight to clarify that he's not advocating the use of nukes but it follows a similar statement from vladimir putin about his country's own nuclear arsenal. abc's maggie rulli has the latest live for us from washington. maggie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president-elect might be staying out of sight in his south florida estate at mar-a-lago but has twitter to keep him busy and in the headlines. the president-elect might not be in the white house just yet but he's already taking a jab at tweeting out, the united states must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such a time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes. that hasn't been u.s. policy for nearly 40 years. it came hours after a strikingly s

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

that is some good news for a change. >> reporter: diane gallagher, fox 25 news. >>> medication mix-up at a school puts ritalin in the hands of a little girl the crucial mystics her nurse -- the crucial mistake her nurse made the second >>> a florida company will pay $24,000 in fines for a deadly tank collapse at a new hampshire fairground. walker international events have reached a settlement with the occupational safety and health administration. a vermont man and his 6-year-old daughter were killed. company ignored weather warnings and did not properly build a circus tent which collapsed during a storm last summer in lancaster. a fire chief now off the job after being accused of billing the town for gifts he bought for his girlfriend. and police tell fox 25's robert goldston the chief tried to cover it all up with white-out. >> reporter: the board ofmen called an emergency meeting with within meeting all those in favor say aye. >> they voted to suspend fire chief rodrick without this comes one day after the bristol county d.a. charged the chief with buying clothes for his girlfriend

diane, kendis. 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 criticize d him, as you recall, during 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. he called exxon mobil ceo rex tillerson one of the greatest global business 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. trum

diane recently sat down with her in new york. >> 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 dwn. 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 a woman who just lost her husband, devastating blow. >> i'm not

i'll send it over now to diane. >> thanks, dan. we're celebrating our tenth annual warm coats warm hearts drive partnered by burlington. and k.i.d.s. fashion delivers. and max frost, a generous 4th grader from new jersey is teaching us all about giving back. take a look. meet 9-year-old max frost. >> let's pick the ones. we should take today to the store. >> for the second year the new jersey 4th grader is on a coat collecting mission joining the likes of celebs amy adams among others. >> there's some kids that don't even have coats. so i wanted to help people get warm. >> he started making his boxes, designing them himself. i just put all of his photos on instagram, on facebook and i've gotten so many responses. it's amazing. >> last holiday season his total hit 170. this year he's already beat that making boxes for the local hair salon and his class at princeton day school. his classmates have already wrangled 40 coats and counting. with the car loaded max heads to burlington where his donations filled two carts. >> donating is s