janai norman live in d.c. for us. thanks, janai. >>> house minority leader nancy pelosi managed to hold on to her job, this despite deeply disappointing election results. pelosi was re-elected by two-thir o voters would provide fresh ideas for success. now, 76-year-old pelosi has led house democrats since 2002. she insists that democrats will rebound. >>> despite some rain and extra tight security, holiday revelers still swarmed into midtown manhattan for the annual tree lighting ceremony. >> all: three, two, one. >> thousands gathered in rockefeller center to watch as the 94-foot-tall norway spruce once the holidays are over, the tree will be milled into lumber and donated to habitat for humanity. >>> well, still ahead, how lack of sleep is costing this country billions of dollars. >>> and the deadly plane crash in colombia. hear what the pilot said moments before it went down and see new video showing the soccer team boarding that flight. >>> plus, the woman who vanished and appeared weeks later dumped on the side o

abc's janai norman is in washington, d.c. with details of what by all appearances was a presidential campaign event. good morning, janai. >> reporter: good morning, adrienne and kendis. so his first stop was in indiana to talk about saving jobs there, though he didn't save all the jobs the company carrier planned to ship to mexico, about 1,300 still being sent across the border. if the 17 days trump spent campaigning in ohio after clinching the nomination was the road show, this was the reunion. >> i love you, ohio. this is a great place. >> reporter: in cincinnati mapping out a broad agenda that and replacing obamacare and focusing more on inclusion. >> we denounce all of the hatred. we're going to come together. we have no choice. >> reporter: the president-elect condemning bigotry and prejudice but just as quickly going back to some of his most controversial campaign rhetoric seen by some as just that. >> we will construct a great wall at the border. >> reporter: to his controversial stance on muslims entering the u.s. >>

i'm janai norman with how donald trump went back to his campaign roots in his first rally since the election. " good friday morning! it's 4:30 on december 1. here's a live look at the has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on another cloudy november day. like yesterday, there is little chance of seeing sun, with steady temperatures into the 30s. in fact, there's very little chance of seeing sun through the next week. our next area of low pressure arrives this weekend with sunday still being the day to watch for some snow, primarily in the morning. slick roads are possible sunday morning with this first minor accumulation of the season. moving into next week, the monstrously over-hyped-social-media- induced storm will primarily just drop temperatures and increase wind speeds for the second half of next week. no record cold. no record snow. while snow will probably accompany the frontal passage, determining the m week. enjoy your weekend!today: cloudy. wind: nw 5-15. high: 38 tonight: mostly cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 27 tomorrow: mostly cloudy. wind: w 5-10. high: 37 tom. night: rain/sno

abc's janai norman reports on the transition to the white house. reporter: if the7 days trump spent campaigning in ohio after taking the nomination was the road show, this was the reunion. in cincinnati, mapping out a broad agenda that includes tax reform, repealing and replacing obamacare and focusing more on inclusion. >> we denounce all of the hatred. we're going to come together. we have no choice. reporter: the president-elect condemning bigotry and prejudice but just as quickly going back to some of his most controversial campaign rhetoric. >> we will construct a great wall at the border. reporter: to his controversial u.s. >> people are pouring in from regions of the middle east. we have no idea who they are, where they come from. reporter: gloating in his win over hillary clinton, the president-elect smiling as pporters chanted to lock her up. >> we did have a lot of fun fighting hillary, didn't we? >> lock her up, lock her up. reporter: earlier in indiana, where mike pence is still governor, trump and the vice president-elect talking about

abc's janai norman has moore on the life and death of carrie fisher. >> big than i thought. >> reporter: in a galaxy far, far away, carry fish's role as the only female lead in the original "star wars" trilogy blasted her to superstardom. >> reporter: winning so many battles as princess leia but losing the final fight in a hospital. firer's did this comes days after she collapsed on flight home to l.a. friday and went into cardiac arrest spending christmas weekend fighting for her life with family including her mother and her daughter billy lord at her side. >> we've just seen her pull out so many times and survived so many thingsism the "star wars" actress chronicled her personal struggles with mental illness and drugs in memoirs princess diaries, postcard from the edge later newspaper a movie starring meryl streep. >> i can't believe i almost died. >> reporter: at recently at last year the pop culture icon returning to the spotlight in her most famous and ultimately one of her final roles. >> may the force be with you. in the wake of her death mark hack mill tweeting no words. #devast

abc's janai norman just filed this report. she's tracking the damage. >> reporter: treacherous travel across the country. >> this is a holiday travel nightmare. >> reporter: winter weather making going home a widespread problem. in the dakotas over a foot of snow falling. >> i'm on the second story and the snow is right there. >> reporter: near whiteout conditions leading to more than 500 miles of highways getting shut down. authorities issuing a no travel advisory. in parts of north dakota, cars careening off ice covered roadways. causing pileups in salt lake city. in nebraska, wind gusting up to 75 miles per hour. flipping this semi on its side. bringing traffic to a standstill backing up cars for miles. those dangerous winds putting about 3 million people in arkansas, missouri, kentucky and tennessee at risk for isolated tornadoes. in minnesota, high winds knocked out power leaving m 19,000 customers in the dark and grounding flights. janai norman, abc news, washington. >>> our thanks to janai, let's check in with accuweath

janai norman, abc news, washington. >> the fbi will unseal the search warrant used in the clinton e-mail probe. a federal judge ordered the release of documents related to the fbi's re-opening of that investigation in october. e-mails found were discovered during an unrelated investigation of former congressman anthony weiner. clinton said the fbi's action were a turning point in the campaign. >>> and new overnight china has returned the u.s. underwater drone it seized last week. the pentagon says the drone was returned close to where it was taken in the south china sea. the seizure ramped up tensions between the u.s. and china. >>> well, still ahead right here, the new interview with michelle obama on her time in the white house and whether she plans to run for office. >>> the mix-up that nearly caused a collision at one of the nation's busiest airports. >>> a car in flame after veering off the road. the driver trapped inside. the dramatic rescue caught on camera. >>> well, this morning prosecutors are calling it the biggest ponzi scheme since bernie madoff. hedge fund founder mark norl

janai norman, abc news, washington. >>> our thanks to janai. let's check in with accuweather's paul williams with the latest forecast. good morning, paul. >> reporter: good morning to you, as well, kendis, diane. we're looking for terrible conditions throughout portions of north dakota, south dakota, going into montana. we're expecting poor travel conditions. they received over 18 inches of snow and even for the dakotas that's a bit much. better travel conditions just about everywhere else. where you see green think all right, we can go right ahead and travel without seeing much of a problem. the northwest, about to become really messy because we're going to see a mix of rain, freezing rain and snow covering the entire northwest corner of the country bearing down towards salt lake city. kendis, diane. >> all right, paul, thank you. >>> and president-elect trump is making headlines with his twitter account sounding off about the united nations, his foundation and his predecessor. >> he is reacting to president obama's assertion that he would hav

abc's janai norman is breaking down the unprecedented diplomatic move. developing right now. police are shooting late last night in capitol heights. officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 39-hundred block of byers street just before 9 o-clock. police tell us that one man was found unresponsive on the scene with a gunshot wound to his upper body. he later died at released information about a motive or a suspect. prince george's county crime solvers are offering a reward for information leading to an arrest. right now. a queen anne's county sheriff's deputy remains in critical condition after he was shot responding to a domestic disturbance call. we first told you about this as breaking news yesterday morning. police say deputy warren scott hogan was escorting a woman into the house to get some of her belongings when the homeowner, james rich, shot hogan in the stomach with a shotgun. hogan was able to fire back - killing rich. hogan is out of surgery at shock trauma in balitmore. he's expected to recover. it has been a violent year for law enforcement officers nati

abc's janai norman shows which areas of the country are getting hit the worst. the world is remembering the life and career of george michael. michael died at his home in england from suspected heart failure. aaron katersky has a look back on his life and more on his suddent death. right now overseas.. continues into that deadly plane crash in russia that killed 92 people. this morning russia's transport minister says pilot error or technical fault likely led to sunday's crash. 92 people were reportedly aboard a russian military airplane that crashed shortly after taking off from sochi. the russian defense m been found in the black sea. it was carrying a military music group, on its way to perform at a russian airbase in syria. developing right now.. out of the district..an open investigation following a deadly police involved shooting along walnut street in north east. as jay korff reports, police say it started with domestic disturbance -- and a man who wouldn't put down a knife. :14 - :19 this weekend at churches throughout our area, days after isis called fo

abc's janai norman breaking down the latest from billion-dollar business man turned president-elect. wntrumptransitionpkg sot lakeisha austin it's a victory for the little guy today donald trump will head to indianapolis to talk about the deal to keep a thousand jobs and a carrier manufacturing plant from moving to mexico. wntrumptransitionpkg natsot - fb video ?.to move production from our facility in indianapolis to monterey, mexico. (boos and jeers from employees) the company announced the plans earlier this year with reports showing cheaper labor in mexico. details of the negotiations to be discussed behind closed doors today, not open to the public. but what the presidt own business to fully focus on running the country. this - as questions remain over who he'll will pick for secretary of state. trump's team hinting at four finalists?senator bob corker, former cia director david petreaus, former new york mayor rudy giuliani, and former rival turned cabinet candidate mitt romney. at the same time, abc news has learned sarah palin - former governor and of veterans affairs - nearly

abc's janai norman has more on trump's talking points-- including a renewed vow to build a wall on the u.s-mexico border. if the 17 days trump spent campaigning in ohio after clinching the nomination was the road show?this was the reunion. sot donald trump in ohio: "i love you, ohio, this is a great place." in cincinnati, mapping out a replacing obamacare and focusing more on inclusion. soundbite donald trump, us president-elect: "we denounce all of the hatred. // we have to come together, we have no choice." the president-elect condemning bigotry and prejudice, but just as quickly going back to some of his most controversial campaign rhetoric seen by some as just that. soundbite donald trump, president-elect: "we will construct a great wall at the border. to keeping muslims out of the country. soundbite donald trump, us president-elect: "people are pouring in from regions of the mid are, where they come from, what they're thinking, gloating in his win over hillary clinton, the president-elect smiling as supporters chanted to "lock her up." trump: we had a lot of fun fighting hillary c

janai norman has more on the people now rearranging their travel plans. treacherous travel across the country. sot mos - this is a holiday travel nightmare winter weather making going home a widespread problem. in the dakotas, over a foot of snow falling. sot - i'm on the second story and the snow is right there! near white-out conditions leading to more than 500 miles of highways getting shutdown - authorities issuing a no-travel advisory. nats car tires in parts of north dakota, cars careening off ice covered roadways. causing pileups in salt lake city. nats of wind up to 75 miles per hour. nats of semi flipping this semi on its i traffic to a standstill, backing up cars for miles. ose dangero nds ople in arkansas, ion tennessee at risk for isolated . in minnesota, high winds knocked out power, leaving re than 20 thousand ounded flights. ross the country, more than 3 thousand flights were delayed and hundreds more were cancelled. travelers may not be out of the clear yet. jn abc news washington. remember - you canmember - you n get the latest on weather

janay norman has more. >> reporter: i love this white white christmas. winters weather making for white christmas and tough travel the day after. >> we're happening making silly faces and singing songs to get the time going. >> reporter: in arizona resist a major snowstorm brought two major high highways to a standstill trucks and cars stranded outside of flagstaff. getting home or to the mall could be tricky across the country. in the northern plains it's a slippery mess, where freezing rain turned to snow. transportation officials in the dakotas, shutting down 600 miles of road along 90. 94 and 83. because of drifting snow and near zero visibility. some of the same areas under a blizzard warning and could get more than two feet of snow. rain and storms could move through nebraska, kansas, missouri, oklahoma and texas. >> >> i hope i can get home. >> reporter: in nebraska about 800 people lost power and there were reports of a possible tornado. janay norman, abc news washington. >>> sky6 live hd looking at philadelphia international airport. maybe you'r

janai norman, abc news, washington. >>> behind the scenes at radio city. >> will ganz gets dancing pointers from the rockettes themselvesment don't miss it. that's next on "world news now." >>> "world n >>> so some 2 million americans or people will get to see what's called the christmas speck tack due lar inned radio city this year. >> it is spectacular. >> it is. >> will got a chance of a lifetime getting up close and personal and a few dancing pointers from the rockettes themselves. ♪ >> reporter: the tree at rockefeller center. those iconic christmas movie moments. ♪ the holiday season is upon us here in midtown, manhattan, a tradition as famous as the christmas tree itself, the radio city rockettes at the christmas spectacular. i've been working on the high kicks, but something tells me i might need a pointer or two. somewhere in between four shows a day and 300 kicks per show, two members of the iconic precision dance team took a little time to secrets. they met me backstage in the most holly, jolly, sparkly room this side of the north pole. >> this is one of our rooms where we wo

janai norman is breaking down the unprecedented diplomatic move. happening right now.. the man accued of attempting to sexually assault a woman at a d-c hotel is behind bars. it's a story we first reported back in november. john gonzalez is live this morning with more on how police were finally able to catch him. john? an indiana bridal shop is facing forgery and theft dress she paid for. ladies out there know its a once in a lifetime experience shopping for your own wedding gown..but many brides who found their dream dress at cameo bridal say its been more of a nightmare. one woman says she loved a dress so much she paid half of it on the spot--thats 600 bucks. then she says the bridal shop gave her the run around, telling her it was being ordered from spain...turns out--it was actually in california and the company that owns the dress was waiting for cameo bridal to pay for it. the couple took to facebook and other cameo customers reported similar frustrations. the shop responded saying please check the details before assuming and posting anything more. the woman's fi

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we get more now from abc's janai norman joining us from washington, d.c. good morning, janai. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and eva. so donald trump first made a stop in ohio to meet with families and victims of those impacted by attack at ohio state university last week and then he headed to iowa for the latest stop on his victory tour. in des moines president-elect donald trump was back business announcing governor terry branstad as his ambassador to china and also announced andrew puzner. they own hardee's and carl's jr. he is a millionaire. one of nine millionaires and billionaires named to his cabinet so for and vocal opponent of raising the minimum wage to $10 and expanding of americans. in iowa donald trump appealing to middle america, promising to eliminate every single regulation that hurts our farmers, our workers and small business. >> regulations, by the way, will be cut down to a fraction of what they are now. >> reporter: this as democrats are still preparing for a tough nomination fight for some of trump's picks including oklahoma attorn

janai norman joins with more on her lasting legacy as the tributes are pouring in. - rain tomorrow morning - few sprinkles nye; otherwise dry weekend - roller coaster temperatures first week of 2017 today: mostly sunny. cooler. highs: 45-50 winds: nw 5 mph tonight: increasing clouds. showers developing after 2am. lows: 30-36 winds: se 5 mph thursday: morning clouds, showers. pm sunshine. highs: 46-52 winds: w 10-15 g 25+ mph its 5 xxx and still to come on good washington.. a yoga instructor loved by so many.. taken away way too soon.. how dozens are remembering tricia mccauley and the next steps in her death investigation.. death of tricia mccauley is expected in court. sam sweeney will have all the details on his court appearance and his charges coming up at 6.. meanwhile mccauley's loved ones are still trying to come to grips with her sudden death, after she went missing on christmas day. the details surrounding her death-- weighed heavily on mourners who gathered to remember her life last night. tim barber has more. breaking overnight -- police in alexandria, called out to an old town.

abc's janai norman shows which areas of the country are getting hit the worst. new this morning.. deadly tanker crash on i95 in baltimore. sam sweeney standing by with the very latest. authorities now say the driver had the required certification to drive a fuel truck. 31-year-old clinton worrel also had a valid medical certification. he had been driving for that company for 5 considered an outstanding employee. his truck slid on ice, slammed into a jersey wall and exploded. the truck ended up falling off the bridge and landing on train tracks below. that tanker crash happened around the same time as a 68 car pile up that injured dozens more and shut down the highway for hours. all of this happened during icy conditions. the tanker crash is being investigated as a separate incident from the pile up but the two are likely related. a disturbing story out of maine. a man sets fire to his estranged wife's home early christmas morning. police say terry whitney tried to burn down this home around midnight saturday. his estranged wife managed to call police who then confronted him outsid

janay norman, abc news, washington. >>> it's 6:06 in the a.m. if you're looking to recycle your christmas tree, curbside pickup begins today. including in the east bay, south bay, and san francisco. just leave your tree next to your recycling bin on your regular collection day. be sure to take it off the stand, take off all the decorations. the trees will be turned into compost. the tree, but don't recycle your amazon boxes just yet. after the break, how you can help the company pay it forward this week. >>> also ahead, the reason uni drivers may be in for a multi-million-dollar payday. >>> let's take a live look outside. we're keeping a close eye on your weather and your roads. they are very light today. that's really nice. that's really nice. we're giving alexis >>> good morning to you. it is monday and you are definitely shivering in the east bay, but you're also experiencing some breezy winds if you're in the higher elevations. 20s in san ramon with dublin up to 31. balmy, right? around the bay, we've got low 40s. upper 20s in the north bay.

jen anyway -- janay norman has more. >> reporter: debby reynolds who stole americans hearts in the 50s like singing in the range and the unsinkable molly brown. >> ladies and gents did i ever tell you about the time i was a bar girl in the saloon. >> reporter: knowledge tragically outliving her daughter by one day. the famous mom and daughter duo nearly inseparable. they lived next-door to each other in beverly hills. rent analyze spent the last week at her daughter's side after fisher went into cardiac arrest. the 84-year-old hollywood icon updating her daughter's condition, days later deal with her sudden death and rushed to the hospital the very next day after suffering a stroke. >> when we got to the hospital, they quickly told us this was not something that could be dealt with, and unit was not going to be very long. it wasn't. >> reporter: fisher's brother todd saying the stress of it all proved to be too much. fisher survived by billy lourd and rent analyze -- reynolds by her son todd. >>> i think as a mother it was tweeted out, i get it you want to be with your daughter. >>> en

abc's janai norman has the latest from washington. janai, good morning. >> reporter: hey, kendis and diane, good morning the first leg of that ends in ohio but first donald trump and vice president-elect mike pence a done deal by the billion dollar businessman turned president-elect. >> this is a victory for us little people. >> reporter: today donald trump will head to indianapolis to talk about the deal to keep a thousand jobs and a carrier manufacturing plant from moving to mexico. >> to prove production from our facility in indianapolis to monterey, mexico. >> reporter: the company announced the plans earlier this cheaper labor in mexico, details of the negotiations to be discussed behind closed doors. not open to the public. but what the president-elect has made public, plans to leave his own business to fully focus on running the country. this as questions remain over who he'll pick for secretary of state. trump seemed hinting at four finalists. senator bob corker, former cia director david petraeus, former new york city mayor,

norman in washington with the latest on president elect donald trump. " good thursday morning! it's 4:30 on december 1st. here's a live look at the city cam. first, meteorologis t britley welcome to the first day of meteorologic al winter! it sure will feel like it.a stray flurry may be possible early this morning; otherwise we're dealing with cloudy skies once again today. temperatures will start off in the low 30s, but warm into the middle to upper 30s again today. winds will also be strong again today, blowing out of the west at 10 to 20 mph. the clouds will stick with us throughout the evening hours, but the winds will start to die down out of the west at 5 to 10 mph. low temperatures will drop into the upper 20s. conditions won't change much for the rest of the week and into the weekend. the dreary skies will remain and high temperatures 30s. it won't be until sunday where the chance for snow arrives back into the forecast. today: cloudy and cool. wind: w 10-20. high: 38 alo: 38 dbq: 38 iow: 39 35 to 41 tonight: cloudy. wind: w 5-10. low: 30 alo: 29 dbq: 30 iow: 30 27 to 3

live in washington, janay norman, abc 1 news. >> well, rocky balboa will not be working for donald trump. actor sylvester stallone says he's flattered that the president-elect was yooig eyeing him to lead the national endowment for the arts saying he would be better suited working for veterans. the actor added he's not a republican, though he has supported gop candidate in the past. >>> north carolina legislators will meet tomorrow to formally repeal hb-2, widely known as the bathroom bill. state leaders struck a deal to get rid of that controversial law. it rirz transgender people to use rest rooms according to the sex on their xwirt certificates. several cities band city travel to north carolina because of this law. >>> uber is failing to yield to demands that take its self-driving cars off san francisco roads. at least one of them was spotted driving in the city. this is video provide by the company. on friday state prosecutors threatened legal action at the san francisco company didn't immediately remove the cars from city streets. uber vowed to continue the pilot program it launched

authorities have issued no travel warnings in some areas, while others ar janai norman breaks down how that's leading to post holiday travel woes. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. day - rain thursday - cold & windy friday - few showers to ring in the new year today: early am showers. sunshine this afternoon. warm & breezy. highs: 60-65 winds: sw to w 5-15+ g 30 mph tonight: mainly clear. cold. lows: 33-39 winds: nw 5 mph to calm wednesday: mostly sunny. cooler. winds: se 5 mph kidd o'shea in the now.. the christmas weekend box office numbers are in, and the star wars kidd o'shea in the now.. the christmas weekend box office numbers are in, and the star wars prequel dominated the holiday weekend box office, earning an estimated 96.1 million bucks - a lot of christmas cash expectations for the four day weekend. sing' sang it's way to a solid debut, finishing 2nd - an estimated 56.1 million. in 3rd jennifer lawrence and chris pratt's passengers didn't quite bomb, but it's estimated 23.1 million was not a strong start. estimated 23.1 million was not a strong start. "la la land" is

abc's janai norman is in northwest breaking down trump's talking points. there's speculation about the future of some legal experts say the president-elect must sell trump international hotel in d-c before he becomes president. that's because a clause in the building contract states that no "elected official of the government" can own a share of its lease. some contracters believe the clause does not apply to trump because it only prohibits adding elected officials to the lease -- not banning original parties. we're less than a week away from the opening of the new will open it's doors next thursday - and already lots of excitement. john gonzalez is live at national harbor.. john? new this morning.. fairfax county the next school day. the school board has approved a proposed schedule for the next school year. the first day of school will be august 28th. the school system received a waiver from the virginia department of education, allowing an early start to the school year. the last day of school will be june 15th. an environmental watchdog group is offeri

. >> all right, janai norman live in washington, thank you so much. we will and hearing more about the campaign rallies but donald trump also using this particular rally to make a big announcement revealing his pick to head the pentagon. >> trump says he's naming retired marine general james thing we have to george pot ton. he must be out of uniform for seven years. he retired in 2013 so congress would have to waive that requirement in order to get him confirmed. one more note new jersey governor chris christie may be interested in becoming the next chairman of the republican national committee. donald trump's transition team is reportedly encouraging christie to go for that job to replace reince priebus who will be the next white house chief of staff. now, the rnc role would put christie in a high-profile po confirmation from the senate. >>> the trump campaign has filed an objection to the election recount in michigan delaying it from getting under way today. instead state election officials will hear arguments from trump's attorneys including a clai

janay norman, abc news, washington. >>> coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00 and 6:00, continuing coverage of today's electoral college vote. abc 7 news reporter lonnie navarro is in sacramento. you can also follow her twitter account for updates throughout the day. >>> the countdown to christmas is on. if you're trying to beat the holiday rush, you're certainly not alone today. we'll help you beat the shipping deadlines. >>> how much technology is too much? new advice every parent needs to hear just as your kids kick off your holiday break. >>> and the deep freeze. the dangerous cold gripping dozens of states right now that could affect your travel plans this w >>> welcome back. one doctor is stirring up a lot of debate about how much time your kids should spend with technology. millions of people have viewed an article by the doctor saying that technology could be as addicting as drugs. in fact, he calls it digital heroin. dr. carter lists smartphones and tablets as too much for children's brains and it can affect normal development. any screen time for young kids can lead to adhd, anxie