>> monuments and mass transit on alert as isis now threatens washington. > a major storm packing a powerful punch in the middle of f the country overnight. a tornado outbreak spawning dozens of reported twisters. major cities on alert this morning. and a blizzard dumping up to two feet of snow in some areas as the storm moves east. and security breach. a passenger accidentally carries a loaded gun onto a plane at one of the busiest airports in the country. landing inn c ccago with his pistol undetected. >> so, i had a loaded 380 semiautomatic in my backpack. >> how did the weapon get through a checkpoint with security on high alert? >> and we do say good morning, america. on this tuesday morning. a lot of new developments overnight in the attack on paris. more raids and air strikes overnight plus the breaking news about the other terror attack that brought down a passenger

>> isis is claiming responsibility for both. russia is striking back hard and fast. our whole team is on the story. "world news" anchor david muir in paris and we begin with brian ross on the e eaking news in russia. good morning. >> reporter: the russians this morning said the evidence was unequivocal it was a bomb and big one that brought down the passenger jet. and russian president vladimir putin promised swift and severe retribution. the head of the russian version of the cia said it was an analysis of key parts of the plane and baggage that turned up evidence of an explosi device. by the russian estimate, the bomb was h he with the equivalent power of more than two pounds of tnt that caused the jet with224 on board to

sinai desert. the director of the ssb presented his findings to putin saying it was a terrorist act unequivocally. putin then faced the cameras and vowed to track down those responsible for the murder of the people in the sinai. "we will find them at any point on the planet," he said "and we will take retribution." isis claimed responsibility for bringing down the jet within hours, and putin vowed to use the full russian military might against the bombers. it is believed to be an inside job at the egyptian airport from which the jet departed and this will focus attention on security procedures at airports around the world including in the united states. russia this morning offered a $50 million reward for information on those responsible. and overnight, according to the u.s. military, the russians conducted an aerial bombbardment of the isis headquarter city of raqqah, syria. the strike included sea launch cruise missiles and long-range bombers, george. >> they had not gone after isis before after other groups. but now he's going to be ruthless. thanks very much. now to those attacks in paris and the hunt for the most wanted men in the world, the eighth attacker and the mastermind behind it all. neighboring belgium where the e attacks were believed to be

level. abc's terry moran is in belgium again for us this morning. good morning, terry. robin. you know, investigators keep turning up traces of where the terrorists were. an apartment rented just a couple of blocks that way. a car rental not far away. and in the e ris suburbs, another apartment rented by the suicide bombers. they didn't find guns or money but sim cards. they are looking for the rest of the e rrorist crew all around the world. >> police. >> reporter: overnight a multiagency multicountry manhunt intensified. on the hunt right now for the world's most wanted, 26-year-old salah abdeslam, the suspected shooter in the pis cafe and restaurant attacks and 28-year-old abdelhamid abaaoud believed to be the ahitect of the carefully coordinated massacre. this morning, we're learning more about their connection. the two had reportedly lived

here in molenbeek. and were once in prison together. overnight, abdeslam, also the brother of another paris attacker speaking out, saying he and his parents had no idea what was being planned or where his brother is. we could never have imagine that one of my brothers could be linked to the terror attack. the international dragnet launching over 300 raids, 12 just overnightht targeting suspects in france, italy, germany and belgium leading to over 20 arrests and dozens of weapons seeded. late monday, french forces raided homes and buildings in the northeastern city of strasbourg following a reported sighting o o abdeslam. but it was a false alarm. now they're focusing on the maker of the sophisticated suicide vests used in the attacks. concerned more attackers might stri. a final depressing note belgium

news that they were aware of both the abdeslam brothers, including the fugitive being hunted across europe. they were aware they had been radicalized. and they were aware both had tried to go to syria. but they judged neither one to be a terrorist threat. robin anangeorge. >> so disturbing they were a are of all that. >> very similar to the "charlie hebdo" attacks, as well. we move on as terry said france launched raids across the country last night and more strikes against isis in syria as the french president vows to destroy the terrorroup in a joint effort with america and russia. more on that from "world news" anchor david muir in paris. good morning, david. >> reporter: george, robin, good morning. those overnight raids all part of an emergency anti-terror crackdown throughout paris and even in the suburbs. and as you heard terry report there, they discovered one of the homes that had been rented by the attackers. the eighth attacker on the run, and his old brother. in fact, this morning, it's been reported that the

that they told her they were on business from belgium. meantime, at this hour new video just now emerging from french national police overnight going door to door. this morning, new pictures emerging of french police going door to door, fighting back against the terror. [ knocking on door ] the french military launching a series of strikes on the isis stronghold of raqqah targeting and destroying a command and training center using ten jets and 16 bombs. this morning, president hollande meeting with secretary of state john kerry, after he touched down in paris monday night, lighting the embassy in the french national colors. >> the cooperation level could not be higher and agreed to exchange even more information. >> reporter: on monday, esident hollande declared them at war with isis. extending the state of emergency for three months and calling for strictererorder control, heightened security measures and power to strip citizen zip of convicted french terrorists with dual nationality and paris still

french national colors. michele saline moving here two months ago with her family. from california. she remembers thth9/11 attacks vividly and now the papas attacks here. >> you have to stay strong. we can't cower to terrorism. we have to continue on with life. >> reporter: here outside the bataclan theatre, a police presence as workers cleaned the bloodied sidewalks. and new images of the smiling concertgoers inside that hall friday night just moments before the terror began, the theater ners telling abc news "no word is enough to express the magnitude of our grief." while 165 peopleleemain hospitalized, this photo now going viral, offering a glimpse into an emergency room friday night as doctors and nurses here worked tirelessly to save lives. we do know that those doctors and nurses were called in immediately across the city to report to duty on friday nht. all the hospitals were filled with staff that had been called in. in the meantime, president

requested a parliament here. an extension of the state of emergency in france e r three months. if they grant that, which they likely will do, george and robin, that will bring him extra powers for continuing raids like we saw in the overnight hours. back to you. >> david, thanks so much. a lot more tonight on "world news." >> here at home officials say there is no imminent threat but curity is heightened as you can imagine following the attacks in paris. and that new video from isis threatening a similar assault on washingt, d.c. abc's pierre thomas is in washington with more on that, good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, robin. with that new video calling for an attack here in d.c., and the velation this morning that isis appears to be responsible for killing nebrly 400 people in span of a week betwewe that russian plane, the beirut bombing, and the nightmare in france, concern about their capacity here in the u.s. is only going to grow. on the heels of the massacre in paris, this starwarning from e cia director. >> i would anticipate that this is not the only operation that isil has in the pipeline.

something that we're going to have to deal with for quite some titi. >> r rorter: a new video from isis seeming to confirm that vowing to attack the nation's capital. as we struck france in the center of itk abode in paris then we swear that we will strike america at its center in washington. law enforcement taking no chances, overnight u.s. park police increasing their presence atconic monuments. >> i want you to know that our city is coordinating at the highest levels. >> reporter: d.c. residents and tourists on edge. >> it's a sobering reminder of where we are today. bubu it's where we've been, really, since september 11th. >> reporter: on the metro more surveillance. the message to the public if you see anything out of the ordinary, call your local police. >> it's somethg that you'll ow when you see it. you know, the haha might stand on your neck and we encourage all riders to report something if they see something suspicious. >> reporter: if you want to know just how intense this moment truly is, today the fbi director and homeland security secretary will conduct a rare joint

members of the house. robin? >> pierre, what else are you hearing? how concerned are u.s. officials that a coordinated attack like we saw in paris could happen in our nation's capital or any other american city? >> reporter: authorities say there is no imminent threat but make no mistake. this is a high-tempo moment. my ways, the isis threat is unique. look, the fbfbarrested more than 70 suspected isis sympathizers in the last two years. dozens this year alone. there's never been a concentrated spate of al qaeda arrests like that. bottom line, isis is finding support here every day, robin. >> pierre, thank you. we move to the news from paris. it's ignited a backlash against syrian refugees settling in the united states. more than 2100 have come here and half the country's governors say they do not nt syrian refugees allowed in their states. and there are moves in congress to block president ama's plan to admit more refugees. jojokarl has that from t t white house.

george. the fact that one of the paris attackers apparently good into france by pretending to be a refugee has sparked strong opposition to the president's plan to bring more syrian refugees here to the united states. at a press confereree in turkey, president obama said the united states has a moral responsibility to take in some of those syrians fleeing the violence in their country. >> the people who are fleeing syria, they are the most vulnerable as a consequence of civil war and strife. >> reporter: the president called for increasing the number of syrian refugees allowed into the united states from 1600 last year to up to 10,000 this year. but more than two dozen governors are now saying the refugees are not welcome in their states. >> we e n't want to become l le europe where they let all these refugees in. >> we'll do all within our power, all that's humanly possible to resist these syrian refugees that are being forced upon us. >> reporter: most of the republican presidential candidates agree.

common sense would say no. we should be resettling them humanely in middle eastern countries that are majority muslim. >> so they go and fit for isis and they come ba into our country and we accept them back. and at some point they won't be going away. they'll be shooting us here. >> reporter: jeb bush said some syrian refugees should be allowed with a priority given to christians. >> they're being slaughterer in the country. and but for us, who? who would take care of the number of christians that right now are completely displaced? >> reporter: the president disagrees. >> that's not american. that's nototho we are. we don't have religious tests to our compassion. >> reporter: the obama administration said there is no reason to fear the syrian refugees that are coming into the united states, saying that they are some of the most vetted and scrutinized people entering the country. and, george, they also point out

the refugees coming here are women and children. >> jon, thank you very much. >> victims of violence. >> yes. now to that powerful storm sweeping across the country responsible for dozens of reported tornadoes. look at that large twister in texas overnight. the storm also causing a blizzard, dropping up to two feet of snow in some areas. ginger has that. >> robin, it is impressive to see it on the radar and satellite. almost to mexico. almost to canada. the large expanse of this robust system now moving east through the plains overnight into the ozarks now, tornado watch in northeastern texas, snow and wind, i mean blizzard conditions happening at this hour around denver. the wind advisories for a large chunk of the country. flash flood watches from new orleans up to springfield, illinois. it has been a busy 24 hours more than 120 severe storm reports, many of them just nonohwest of dallas which is where we find our ryan owens this morning. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: a severe weather outbreak spawning a reported 38 tornadoes in four states. here in texas, 13 reported twisters tououing down.

after a tornado tore through the town of pampa in pitch darkness. >> oh, my god! we have a gigantic tornado right in front of us! power lines exploding! >> reporter: one of those tornadoes reportedly at least a mile wide, leveling a haliburton plant. officials saying it caused chemicals at the site to leak. that spill now contained. 21 reported tornadoes touching down in kansas. pelting drivers with golf-ball-size hail and damaging some homes. the weather tossing this 18-wheeler across slick roads. at least three more tornadoes reported in oklahoma. so far, no injuries or fatalities have been reported. that squall lili has now moved through the downtown dallas area. as you see behind me dumped some rain here, but nothing severe. that threat now moving to the east. let's turn now to my friend and colleague clayton sandell who is in the snow in denver. good morning, clayton.

you can see a lot of snow has fallen here overnight. some areas have gotten slammed withthbout 15 inches. and it's still coming down. but the problem is the wind. 60-mile-an-hour gusts creating blizzard whiteout conditions. visibility in many areas is down to zero. a lot of roads and highways across the region are shut down. many schools are also closed today. and if you happen to be flyiyi, the denver international airport has canceled more than 200 flights already. now, the good news is this system is supposed to push through by midday but that morning commute could be a real mess. ginger, over to you. >> clayton, as the snow tapers for you we will see the severe weather move to the east. little rock, hot springs and shreveport all in that risk area. wel be covering this all morning. george. >> okay, ginger, thanks. we'll bring you a major

in minnesota in 30 seconds. >> dozens of demonstrators have been arrested after shutting down a minnesota highway to protest the police shooting of jamal clark. witnesses say clark was handcuffed when he was shot. but police say he was preventing paramedics from treating an assault victim. the justice department has joined that investigation, his family says clark is on life support. well, overseas a strong earthquake in greece, it struck off the island of lefkada where widespread damage and two deaths are reported.

as far away as athens. well, a for-profit education company has agreed to a massive legal settlement. education management corporation which enrolls students in trade schools and colleges will now pay $95 million to settle claims over illegal recruiting and exaggerated career placements. it will also forgive millions of dollars in loans. well, a mall in new jersey has now decided not to charge families who want to visit santa [his holiday season. the mall was charging up to $75 for its high-tech santa experience, requiring families to buya photo package if kids sit on santa's lap. shoppers threatened a boycott and now the mall has dropped the fee. and a real sign of the times, this year's word of the year isn't a word at all. oxford dictionary has chosen this emoji as word of the year. a happy face with tears of joy.

it was the most used emoji in 2015. i call that i'm laughing so hard i'm crying. 20% of all emojis that was that one. >> it transcends linguistic borders. >> exacy. >> i read that somewhere.e. i didn't come up with that. >> well said. >> thank you very much. much more ahead. david muir is standing by in paris. we'll have the latest details on the terror investigation. also ahead, a security breach at one of america's biggest airports. one man says he e t past security and boarded a plane with a gun in his bag loaded. and only on "gma" this morning, the youngastor whose pregnant wife was murdered in their home.

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you can see it there from pampa,new this morning... someone hit a house with gunfire this morning around 3 a-m in waterloo. police responded to a house in the 200 block of reed street. no one was hurt, and police are still investigating. a man faces a first degree murder charge this morning after he fatally stabbed another man. this all happened at a motel on the outskirts of cedar rapids. the linn county sheriff's office says 47 year old michael lehman stabbee 23 year old jimmi- jon lint several times during a fight. it happened at the ced-rel motel, which is a few miles west of cedar rapids on highway 30. around 12:30 a-m yesterday, law officers found lint lying on the floor of a room with several stab wounds. he died later at a hospital. sheriff's deputies arrested

remember when you see news, call newsline nine at 319-365-9999. you can also send pictures and videos to newsroom at kcrg dot com. starting today, the cedar rapids school district wiil hold commmnity nversation s about new grading practices. the district is implementing standards based grading. it eliminates traditional grades in favor of memsuring students based on specific skills they should know for each class. the first of seven meetings is tonight from 5:30 to 7 at the metro economic alliance. the public is invited. to see the full list of meetings, go to the newslinks section of kcg dot com. and now here's your first alert forecast. plan on a soaking rain today. rain isikely from starr to finish with totals by the end of the day of 1.5-2.5". there may be a few swaths of 2.5"+ in any areas that happen to get some thunderstorms. highs will be tricky given all the rain, but upper 50s#to

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welcome back to "gma." that is the downed passenger jet. 224 people killed last month. this morning, russia confirms it was a terrorist bomb that took it down. russian president putin vowing revenge and striking back quickly dropping bombs and missiles on the terror group's capital this morning. you can bet there is more to come. right now severe weather ououreak going on in -- for millions of americans on alert. blizzard pounding denver and already more than 15 inches falling in some parts. dozens of tornadoes touched dow overnight and the storm is

>> heading that way. we go back to paris. french police launching more raids overnight hunting for terrorists and "world news tonight" anchor david muir is there for us again this morning. gogo rning, david. >> reporter: robin, great to be back with you this morning. as you mentioned those anti-terror raids continued overnight. in fact, 128 raids in paris and in the suburbs surrounding. we have the new pictures coming in from overnightounding on front doors looking for evidence, in fact, french authorities revealing this number and it's a staggering one this morning that they believe there are 10,000 people who have been radicalized this their country alone that they' concerned about this morning and president hollande in the last 24 hours asking to extend the state of emergency here by three months which would extend the powers to continue these anti-terror raids. also this morning, the international manhunt continues for the so-called eighth attacker, salah abdeslam. as you know in the last 24 hours they thought they were zeroing in on him in that suburb in brussels.

developmpmts in the suburbs of paris they believe that he and his brother, another attacker who killed himself actually rented a home in the paris suburbs. it's been reported in fact that the woman who rented the home to them said they were calm, polite and here doing business from belgium. and this morning, an image to share with you about a city trying to rebuild. the eiffel tower overnight lit in t t frereh national coloror and the shadow of the tower we met so many americans who were here who simply showed up at the tower to let the people of paris know they care and one uple from austin, w w were here friday night, the wife celebrating her 40th birthday at the top of the tower when they got the news of the terror attacks. thr friends back home and family texting them about the attacksso whene were there last night they said before they went home they wanted to return to the tower to see it lit up this those colors to honor the people of france. >> going back there, david.

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> d we are back now with that pastor's wife shot in her hem last week as police search for a man that's her killer. her husband is speaking o o and we heaea from him a aer abc's mara schiavocampo brings us the latest. good morning, mara. >> reporter: good morning. thousands of people including indiana's governor came out for amanda blackburn's sererce as the search for her killer intensifies. new surveillance giving us the first clues as to who may have done this. amanda's husband pastor davey blackburn was at the gym at the timemef the break-in returning 8:30 a.m. to find amanda with a gunshot wound to the head. she was rushed to the hospital and put on life support but it was too late.

committed this crime, we will find you. >> reporter: now police are desperately searching for the gunman. they say surveillance video captured the suspect described as an african-american man of medium complexionn between 5'4" and 5'9" last seen wearing a dark colored hoodie. about an hour before the murder there was another burglary just two houses down f fm the blackburns, a crime they believe is connected. >> i moved to south carolina with davey. >> reporter: the blackburns just recently posted these youtube videos chronicling their own love story. >n our way to chicago. >> reporter: and the crowds gathered for sunday's memorial service called it a celebration of amanda's life. >> amanda was an amazing person. they had such a happy family. >> reporter: now police say they missed the suspect by just minces as they were already responding to that first break-in when blackburn was attacked. officials say family members

all beenen ruled out as suspecec. hopefully this new information will lead them to the person they're looking for. >> her husband pastor blackburn joins us now. we are so sorry for your loss. >> thank you, george. thank you very much. >> i know the community came together for a menial service for amanda. what do you want the world to know about your wife? >> oh, my gosh. i wish i could tell the world everything about her. i wish i had the time to but i think what i would really want the world to know is that she loved jesus with her whole heart. and she loved people a she spent herrife pouring her life out to people. she served people. she loved the people who were unlovable, gave hope to people who didn't have hope, didn't think they had a future and she just absolutely gave everything that she had to her lord and savior jesus christ. >> we know the police and in mara's piece released surveillance video overnight.

you aboututho might havav done this and why? >> you know, the investigators haven't given me a ton of details that -- they've given me the details they released to the public, as well and so what we've been trying to do over the past week is kind of figure out, you know, how to grieve the loss and how to move forward from here and how to work through all of this. it's devastating to the family and, you know, the funeral just this past sunday was just an amazing celebration of her life and wee just -- we were so grateful for friends and family coming to show support and the nation, there were over 6500 people tuned in across the world and what was so great about anda, she was soo selfless that she didn't want her life to be put on display ever, but she wanted jesus to be put on display and we feel like that's what happened at the celebration service, that jesus was lifted up and people's lives have been

>> it was such an out -- is there so, you know, we've been -- >> it was such an outpouring. >> go ahead, george. >> i apologize. do you have any idea why anyone might want to hurt amanda? >> there's not -- amanda dn't have an enemy in the world. she -- i can't -- i can't imagine any reason why. that's why t ts is baffled us as much as anybody so we are trusting the investigators. they've been so good to us through this whole process trying to keep us up to speed on what they have and we trust thth, you know, they are doing the best they can. they've told us they have all the resources at their disposal right now to catch who did this. >> but the investigators have also said there is a code of silence that may have prevented people from coming forward. even if they have information that might help solve this crime, what do you want to tell those people who might know something about this?

them to give any information that they have, we would be extremely grateful for that, you know. it's really hard to sort through all of the emotion of what we're feeling about all this. absolutely we, you know, i mean, we're confused. we're -- we don't understand why. you know, we're angry, we're not really sure what to do but i read amanda's journal entry a few days before, she journaled every day of her life and a few days before she put something in there thatt spoke volumes to us that we're deriving strength from. she said we don't know what the future holds but we know who holds the future and that's jesus and so we're drawing our strength from that and we know that jeses holds the future and we can't see it clearly but she sees it clearly now because she's in heaven with jesus and we'll see her soon. and so -- >> i cannot igine how you're holding up. >> yeah.

had there been -- you know when you look at these photos and see all this had there been any other problems in the neighborhood? did you or any of your neighbors recognize that person? that's kind of hard to determine who that might be, that person in the photo? >> yeah, yeah, i mean it was such an obscure photo. i meme it's extremely difficult to say anybody recognized it. i mean our family -- our neighborhood was so cse and it was such a seemingly safe neighborhood and so this is devastated all the neighbors. i mean we knew all the neighbors and we had just had lots of cookouts with them recently and so, you know, wre just as confused as everybody else at this point. >> your little boy weston is just 15 months old. he won't grow up with his mom. >> yeah. >> what are you going to tell him about her? >> i think that's probably one of the hardest t tngs in this whole process is knowing that

amanda because she was the perfect mom. i wish every mom in the world could have learned from her. i wish every wife in the world could havee learned from her. and i know there's going to be so many stories that we'll tell him as he grows up but i do know one thing that through all of this amanda's hope and her prayer would be that weston grows up and sees jesus through this and falls in love with jesus and that's -- that would be her hope through all of this and so as we're dialoguing with him, as we're trying to shepherd his heart as he grows up we're just going to continue to point to the fact that his mom loved jesus and loved people and that's contagious and so we believe that the lord is going to do a great work in his lifefe as well. >> pastor black boxstor blackburn. thanks for joining us this morning. >> thank youery much, george.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. a massive manhunt at this hour for that eighth terrorist in the papas attacks as the russian president reveals for the first time a powerful bomb took down a passenger jet. we're live from the front lines of the fight against isis this morning. wake me up when it's all over charlie sheen's bombshell. >> i'm here to admit that i am, in fact, hiv positive. >> the star reveals his private

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could be heading to your city next. >> could be. also ahead, sarah h lin will join us live and, robin, you will speak with her next half hour. >> i spent time with her a few years ago in wasilla, alaska, and talked about politics and her book at the time. she has a new book out, a devotional, so we'll talk to her about that and probably some other ththgs, as well. > right now the morning rundown from amy. >> good morning, everyone. and we begin with breaking news. both france and russia are intensifying air strikes in syria. overnight russia confirming a terrorist bomb brought down that passenger jet ov egypt last month, and now president vladimir putin vowing to punish those responsible. abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here with the latest on that story. brian, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, amy. the russian security service said this morning the evidence was unequivocal, that it was a bomb and a big one that brought down that passenger jet t lling 224 people. u.s. officials had come to believe it was a terror act, but now it is coirmed as russian officials said they found trace evidence of explosives on the plane debris and in passenger luggage and said they believe the bomb had the power

isis had claimed responsibility for bringing down the jet, and this morning russian president putin, as you said, vowed revenge and overnight russia launched an aerial bombardment of the headqdqrter c cy of raqqah launching missiles, and they offered a $50 million reward for information on the names of the specific individuals who built and smuggled the bomb on board. amy. >> all right, brian, thank you. we have breaking news as police search for more suspects in connection with the paris terror attackck word is just coming in that three suspects may have been detained in germany, but the focus of the investigation continues to be the manhunt for that suspected eighth attacker and the mastermind of the plot, abc's terry moran has the details on that. terry, good morning. >> reporter: the international manhunt focusing on two suspects, the gunman who got

salah abdeslam and 28-year-old abdelhamid abaaoud, he's the mastermind, the architect of the attacks, a notorious isis recruiter. thgovernment in austrinow acknowledging that abdeslam was pulled over in sepepmber in their country. he told police he was going on a ten-day vacation to vienna, and the government here in belgium acknowledging now to abc news that they were aware of abdeslam d his brother, a suicide attacker in paris, but they decided that neither one was a terrorist threat. amy. >> all right, terry moran with the latest for us there in belgium. we also learned this morning that french president francois hollande is planning to visit president obama in washington next week to discuss the war against isis in syria. meanwhile, at least 25 states are now refusing to accept syrian refugees because of security concerns. even those states may not have the legal authority to do so. in other news, ginger is tracking severe weather including dozens of reported tornadoes from texex to kansas. one of those twisters, a mile

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i had to change my shoes, sorry. >> what she was wearing before. >> you didn't have to change your shoes. welcome back to "gma." it's time for that stunning news from charlie sheen announcing he's hiv positive. linsey davis here with that story. >> good morning, guys. last month "the national enquirer" posted a story saying an unnamed hollywood superstar was hiv positive. at the time it did not reveal charlie sheen's name but now the tabloid is doing that and then some with details from their year and a half investigation in what they're calling a multimillion dollar cover-up that will rock tinseltown. >> i'm here to admit that i am,

>> reporter: this morning charlie sheen speaking out. >> when were you diagnosed? >> roughly four years ago. >> repororr: once considered hollywood's baddest bad boy, sheen had a penchant for promiscuity and partying. >> what's not to love? you see how i party. it was epic. the run i was on made made sinatra, jagger, richards, all of them look like droopy-eyed armless children. >> reporter: now "the national enquirer's" bombshell rerert that sheen was diagnosed as hiv positive. >> what i can tell you is that multiple ex-partners of charlie sheen came forward via text messages and in one case a video recording in which they all cocoirmed that they were exposed to hiv, and they spoke of their horror at potentially being infected with this virus. >> all my hooker numbers are in that phone.

one time the highest actor paid on tv, earning close to $2 million an episode on men" oncnc estimated he slept with 5,000 people. he admitted to spending tens of thousands of dollars on prostitutes and in a 2011 interview with abc news, he talked only about why he enjoyed the company of prostitutes and porn stars. >> they're the best at what they do, and i'm the best at what they do, and together it's like it's on. sorry, middle america. i'm not lying po people. i think whatever you do as long as t tre's no chihiren involved,d, then you're okok. >> reporter: according to "the national enquirer," sheen has known about the diagnosis for several years and the tabloid also says the actor reportedly worth $125 million has faced a number of lawsuits and paid millions to protect his secret. >> many of those women have sought legal counsel and successfully sought settlements with charlie sheen as a result of their exposure. >> sheen has three ex-wives and five children. in that nbc news interview,

think he exposed any of his partners to the virus. a source close to the situation tells abc news that his ex-wife actress denise richards does not have hiv and neither do their children adding that he was infected at some point after their divorce in 2006. "the enquirer's" full article comes out tomorrow. and it's important to note that whililhiv is h hdly a death sentence these days, legally you are required to tell your partners if you know you have hiv. >> yes. >> all right. >> for sure. thank you, linsey. >> thank you very much, linsey. ronda rousey stuns sports fans everywhere over the weekend. the superstar was knocked out. lost the fight for the first time, and jesse is here with the woman who shook up the mma world. hey, jesse. >> ray, robin, you know, ronda rousey entered the octagon with a perfect record. but perhaps the only person who was not surprised she had her first loss was her opponent, holly holm. she's the woman behind one of the most shocking upsets in sports history. holly holm, knocking out ronda rousey.

women's bantamweight champion turned movie star and mainstream magazine covergirl in thth wage this ekend. but for those who know 34-year-old holly holm, it wasn't an upset at all. >> i've been the underdog before and i've had to come iafter a lot of people doubting me bebere and that definitely prepared me to know that believing in myself is huge and that's the biggest thing. >> reporter: the amateur kick boxing champ turned professional fighter is actually a preacher's daughter with 19 world boxing championships under her belt. >> first they wanted to call herer holly hottie or holly hollywood or something like that. she said, i don't want to be known for that part of it. just call me the preacher's daughter. "ring" magazine's fighter of the year two years in a row who enjoys snowboarding and instagraming pictures of her cat buster in her down time celebrated her win against rousey with nachos and friri but isn't celebrating too long already talking about a possible rematch in their future. >> i'll train twice as hard as i did for the first one because i

right away. roroey said that she's going to take a little bit of time but she does promise she'll be back and, guys, personally i'm impressed by holly holm. take a look at what happened en i faced rousey in the octagon this past summer so i found out firsthand what it's like to have your world turned upside downso to holly holm i said mad props. >> she's a betetr woman than u. >> yes. >> bigger and better. >> there will be a rematch, right? >> absolutely there is going to be, and it will be a huge megabox office hit. no doubt about it. >> and it was really cl how holly said i'll have a rematch. saidid that she knows that ronda gave her an opportunity and said i'll do it when the time is right. lara. >> thank you, robin. so, guys, burt reynolds is back. i got to sit down with the legendary actor at his home in florida and talked about his new book. it's called "but enough about

in the l le of a superstar, everything from his favorite film roles to the one that got away. with that iconic mustache and devil may care grin, burt reynolds became the roguish bandit who captured our hearts ananbecame the number one box office star with a unique attitude towards choosing his roles. >> i used to pick them by where's this being shot. >> wasn't it location and who the female lead was were sort of the two main requirements? >> yeah, i would say in that order, yeah. >> if she was incredible then the roles were incredible. >> that's s ght. >> machines are going to fail and the system is going to fail. >> reporter: "deliverance" is your favorite performance. >> yes. >> the most fun film you've ever made. >> "smoky." >> last time i saw legs like that, they had a message tied to them. >> whato you mean? these are great looking legs. >> you say that if wee watch "smokey and the bandit" you will see sally and you falling in love on the camera. >> that'u true. that's true.

>> she was the love of my life. i mean, i really to this day think she's the most special woman i've ever dated. >> if you could say something to her todada what would you say y her? >> you were the best thing that ever happened to me. >> do you think there's any chance you could get back together with her? >> no, she's too smart for that. >> reporter: in hihinew memoir "but enough about me," reynolds opens up about his most famous romances from dinah shore, 20 years his senior, to loni anderson whom he wed in 1988. >> as i came out, and she was walking down the aisle, i looked over, and i saw my mother, and my mother was looking at me going, and i thought, i don't member my mother ever being wrong. what should i do? but it was a little too late. >> you wrotetin the book, you never really liked her. >> i didn't like her in terms s how long it toto her to get

>> was it a big process? >> well, i mean, if she's going the store, i thought, well, why, you don't cook. what store? she had's say, i'm going to the store, i'll be right back, and i thought, okay. now what do i do for a d or two because that's how long she'd be gone. >eporter: the couple famously divorcing after just seven years, but the financial implications continued to haunt reynolds today forcing him to auction off much of his memorabilia. you've saved memories -- >> yeah. >> -- from every aspect of your incredible career. even though you've sold so much of it, what are you going to do with it? >> probably sell it again, but i hate to. >> reporter: he also shares some of the roles he said no to that would have surely helped ease his financial burden. were you really considered for james bond? >> yes, i was. >> i see it. >> i think i could have done it well except this is what i said

american can't play james bond. it has to be an englishman. bond, james bond. i can't do it. >> oops. >> oops. yeah, i i uld have done it. >> this one blew me away. han solo? you were offered the role of han solo? >> yeah. >> you were -- you're busy. >> i was busy, but, no, i wasn't so busy i couldn't have done it. >> i would like you to meet jack, the finest director in the business. >> hi. >> reporter: initially he even turned down the 1997 role which cacapulted him back into the spotlight. you were nominated for an oscar for "boogie nights." >> yeah, that was another thing. i turned him dowabout ten times. >> reporter: butut despiette it all, reynolds says looking back on his life, his love, his career, he has no regrets. your last chapter, which is called "burt," i always wanted to experience everything and go

i know i'm old but i feel young and one thing they can never take away, nobodhad more fun than i did. >> i think that's all true. >> it's a pretty good way to sum it up. >> well, if you can say that after 75 years, you're doing all right. >> doing all right. can you believe those roles? he also turned down the role for "terms o oendearment," jack nicholson and he also says "one flew over the cuckoo's nest." a lot of ones that got away, as you heard, no regrets, and i was hahay to hear he says that he and loni a aerson have buried the hatchet. you remember those headlines for years. life is too short. something we should all keep in mind. >> yeah. >> uh-huh. >> very cool. >> and the book, guys, by the way, "but enough about me," i love that t tle, "but enough about me," it's out today and it's a great read. >> it was great to hear from him. >> thank you, lara. >> ginger, weather. ginger, where are you? >> i'm right out here having a big birthday bash.

from texas are 65 and this woman is 60 and she e ys you're 40. let's celebrate. let's do it. how about we get into the forecast first. this morning, this is what it looks like on the roads around denver. there are already vehicles stranded on some roads south and east. you've seen more than 15 inches of snow and that warm and stormy side of the storm will bring damaging winds, tornadoes. loplan on a soaking rain today. rain is likely from start to finish with totals by the end of the day of 1.5-2.5". ere may be a few swaths of 2.5"+ in any areas that happen to get some thunderstorms. highs will be tricky given all the rain, but upper 50s to lower 60s should be a good fit. plan on cooler weather on wednesday, bututnot necessarily dry just yet as a few showers or pockets of drizzle will linger. thursday and most of friday should be dry, but there is a weak wave of low pressure set to bring a chance of light snow or fl tell you, tell you, we just have so

i love it out here but we've got to get some "pop." >> and in here too, smiles. us. with one of our favorite singers, adele. hello, it's me. bringing big news from adele. just a few weeks after releasing her brand-new single "hello," which broke the viva record for the most views in 24 hour, guy, 50 million views in one day. >> whoa. >> we contributed to at least a million. >> it is a beautiful song. mymyouse. >> well, get ready for another because adele has just released a video for a new song >> ah. reminds me of when we were young when we were young >> i mean, the woman has got pipes like no other. >> wow. >> the video was recorded live, so no bells and whistles. that is all adele, and we will hear much more from her. the full album comes out this friday.

>> i am ready. >> i am too. >> she's just terrific. >> so t tented. it's'snbelievable. >> i love that. she just released it just a couple of hours ago, so i consider that is breaking "pop news." >> that is breaking news. also in "pop news" today, what greater joy is there than a neneaddition to the famimi? well, for 6-year-old matthew who already has four younger sisters, the greatest joy would have been a younger brother, however, not happening. take a look at the family's new baby announcement. his parents didiwhat they could to soften the blow treating their big brother, wait, i haven't showed it to you. there it is, there's the announcement. ey sent out this picicre of his sisters all in princess dresses. that is the moment that matthew found out that yet another girl was on the way. >> more princess parties. >> yes. and they celebrated with cupcakes, and the cupcakes were pink. >> yeah. >> he doesn't look that upset. >> he needs cupcakes for the

>> i'm sure he's treated like a prince. >> apparently he's a leader in the house, and he loves those little girls. >> a lot of little kids in that house. >> yes, yes. then finally i thought this was funny. an irish dad became a viral sensatioioafter filming his entire las vegas vacation unwittingly in selfie mode. >> oh, my goodness. >> nope. >> evan griffin lent his gopro to h h tech challenged dad who mistakenly put it the wrong way on the selfie stick the entire trip resulting in hours of footage, not of the siteand sounds of vegas, but instead of just his face. >> he went all the way -- >> looking more -- >> there's the view. >> that's into the desert, utah and arizona. and that's the city. and there it t over there. see thatatmall one. >> that's not the setting sun. >> you know what, that's a better memory.

>> very white, very pale. more of the story, what happens in vegas apparently really does stay in vegas. >> bah-dum-bum. >> thank you very much. that is "pop news."$% >> and coming up, take a trip around the world with "gma," some of the most spectacular

places we've been.this morning, the french continue to launch airstrikes against the islamic state in syria after the attacks in paris that killed at least 129 people. french president francois hollande wants to have a state of emergency for three months to detain and depot sususected terrorists easier. president hollande also wants the united states and russia to work together to defeat isis. the u-s said it's committed to fighting terror, but it's unclear if it will work with russia. iowa governor terry branstad has ordered all state agencies to halt any future efforts to resettle syrian

comes after several u-s governors have pledged to keep refugees out of their states completely. he called the isiithreat a "serious situation," and asked the federal government to work with the state of iowa. and now here's your first alert forecast. plan @n a soaking ain today. rain is likely from start to finish with totals bb the end of the day of 1.5-2.5". there may be a few swaths of 2.5"+ in any areas that happen to get some thunderstorms. highs will be tricky given all the rain, but upper 50s to lower 60s should be a good fit. plan on cooler weather on wednesday, but not necessarily dry just yet as a few showers or pockets of drizzle will linger. thursday and most of friday should be drybut there is weak wave of low pressure set to bring a chance of light snow or flurries to the area on friday night. due to the warm ground, limited moisture, and fast movement of the system, accumulations appear minimal at this time. we'll keep an eye on it for you this

whoo, some funky music. r "40 for 40" bus,s, shake it, baby. pulling up to the north avenue beach right there on lake michigan and chicago. we're driving across this great country. it's a big thank you to so many "gma" viewers. you invite us into your home each and every morning for the last 40 years and some are about to join nick watt and chef fabio viviani for breakfast, right, nick? >> reporter: good morning, robin.

there are eight of us living on bod this bus. and we are going t t make it to you in new york on thaha 40-hour live stream 5:00 p.m. this evening. see you in a couple of day. >> all right, guys. grab some doughnuts here. grab some doughnuts. everybody, go for it. grab it. grab it. >> they do look good. who knows, t t 40/40 express could be coming to a city near you. >> a lot of good doughnuts. ginger is outside on the new blackberry talking to a lot of people on twitter. >> talking to tpe folks mind me anan on twitter. multitasking. we're also connecting with our fans on social media thanks to blackberry who let me brow their newest smartphone, the prpr. use the #gma40 and you might see them on "gma" this morning.

>> thank you, ginger. one of the privileges of our job is being invited plus your homes evevy single morning getting to share with you some of the incredible places we get to go, see, taking our viewers to the front lines of the most amazing and spectacular stories as we count down to our "40 for 40" live stream here are some of the highlights. >> we are live from mumbai, india. >> good morning from iran. >> it's a windy morning inn moscow. >> madrid, spain, in morning. >> we are in afghanistan. >> a few people are thirsting for a real sense of the rest o the world. >> i really want people to feeee that they're with us, that they're with us on these amazing trips. >> i love the opportunity to bring the world to our viewers. >> we're going to take you to the seven new wonders of the world. >> whehe is diane sawyer? >> i made it here. good morning from jerusalem.

>> the northwest hawaiian islands marine national monument. >> the mayan pyramid. south central mexico. >> so spiritual to be there and to climb these steps. >> good morning, america, from the top of the highest man-made structure in the world. welcome to the burj dubai. >> india, the biggest democracy. >> bring y y the secrets of health and longevity from finland. >> certainly several degrees below zero. >> me and the reindeer, let me ju say, i don't know what i was thinking. ii really hate to be -- that was one of the most insane elective trips i've ever taken. >> great american southland bus tour. >> it was really cool. it was amazing. you know, it's such a one-way medium. you're talking to people and you know they're out there but they

those bus trips and you get reaction from people about what they think you're doing. >> those were just amazing trips where we captured those special moments. >> after 9/11, the executive producer says, you know what, let's celebrate america one state at a time and, lara, you're going. so i got in my little red convertible and i went and got to see some of the most amazingng things and meethe most wonderful people. >> what do you recommend? >> hot dogs. >> shocker. >> nuclear power fast attack submarine. live from somewhere in the atlantic ocean and, yes, we are under way, under way and making broadcast history, a television first. >> i remember opening the show, we sfaced and they can't even tell me where we are. i can't even know. that's such a top secret location. >> it is amazing. we're about 45 feet or so above the atlantic ocean. >> who gets that opportunity to do those kind of things?

behind vatican walls. >> you just can't help but be moved every time you are here in st. peter's square. >> charliend diane and i did a show from the vaticic and then to latat be there at the vatican and be in the audience with the pope was really a special time. >> all aboard. >> welcome to our amazing journey into the heart of amerera. >> oh, train trip. good morning to you. good morning. >> the train trip, itill think should be entered into an olympic event. we had a real sense of adventure morning. >> there was something very americana about that. being on the train. i remember stopping in ohio and brad paisley playing in the field. hey mr. policeman and i can drive faster than you can >> for the first time on live morning television, we hopeto, we expect to bring you thehe

>> i thought how hokie can you get? and i was opposed to it. i was grumpy, i was whatever, didn't want to do it. >> beautiful little baby. >> baby boy. >> yes. >> a little boy. >> oh. >> we ought to put a counter in the lower right-hand corner how many types i'll cry during the broadcast.t. >> it was o o of the mostoving programs i think we ever did. >> good morning, america. welcome to song dong in central vietnam. >> i remember the time she went into that city beneath the surface of the earth. that was just astonishing. >> there's nothing quite like live television when you're trying something new. >> i'm standing on this colossal stalagmite. >> live from locations all around the world. what you're about to see has never been attempted before. >> all the anticipipion leading to this one moment, to the

one republic here in our studio your three words live, ready, set, go. this is got to be the good life this has go to be the good life good life good life gotothis feeling you can't fight this city it's going to be a good life good good life >> what a perfect song "good life." you know. >> it is a good life. >> so blessed. >> yes, yes. >> i can't believe -- i didn't realize you've been everywhere. >> i know. >> that submarine was amazing. >> it was so -- you keep saying what year was that? i don't remember. i don't -- i go by my hair. that was post -- you can tell.

that not everybody can travel like we are blessed to do and the whole intent i3 for people at home to feel like they're right there with us on the submarine. >> no one does it better than you. >> everyone is fortunate with that. it's just 40 years for this program. >> wow. >> is there one trip that you're like, i don't know why i did at likik diane wasas saying about finland? >> a lot of them are diane related. sorry, diane. love you, thelma. >> be honest, you don't have to tell everyone. just telling us, that train trip was tougug thaharain trip -- >> looked like a lot of fun. >> the toilet and the shower were one, okay, on the train. let me just -- >> toilet and shower. >> i don't understand. >> same area. i mean this ncerely. every time we got off this train somewhere in that great country and met people, you were glad that you were there. you were glad -- >> okay, toilet/shower. >> bonding experience. >> it was, it was,t was, yeah.. >> so manyny great memories and more to come because we are just

"40 for 40" live stream event. somehow we'll pull this off. i highly recommend you watch because bloopers aboundnd i guarartee it. 40 straight hours of live programming leading up to our epic family reunion, everyone is coming back. think about "gma" over the 40 year, think of a name, think of someone you loved. they'll be here on thursday morning and jesse has more on that. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning, america. >> it's a tv event 40 years in the making. >> here in souththn california. >> sochi. >> this morning in abuja. >> in glendora. >> 40 hours of live coverage from around the world bringing you up to date with the latest news. >> breaking -- >> from paris. >> here in paris they woke up to this image. >> to london. >> the picture on "the times." >> to right here in times square. >> we're going to have a fun morning if we'll reminisce about some of our favorite moments over the past 40 years.

>> shrimp on a treadmill. >> george, george, is this it? >> with those familiar faces from "gma's" past. >> got some eye openers for you. >> the people who brought you the news over the last four decades all here live. >> good morning, everybody. i'm david hartman. >> and i'm joan lunden. >> from our tv family to your, get ready, america. >> are you ready. >> yep. >> here we go. >> four 40 years in 40 hours starts today. >> i i on my phone. >> important work. >> it was breaking news. >> i can't wait to see everybody. so excited. hopefully you are. right now, though, one last check with ginger who is outside. >> we are all just out here reminiscing too. thesare the folks that really makeket eat. every single morning and so happy you're here this morning. let's go ahead and get into the forecast, shall we? talk about what is happening. california, this is video from that storm that's now moved well east b my goodness,, you put the wind on it. that's what's moving in. look, the pacific northwest is not done.

rains at times locally up to 6 inches. all right, we're -- i'm getting some advice from two parentsplan on a soaking rain today. rain is likely from start to finish with totals by the end of the day of 1.5-2.5". there may be a few swaths of 2.5"+ i any areas that happen to get some thunderstormsshighs will be tricky given all the rain, but upper 50s to lower 60s should be a good fit. plan on cooler weather on wednesday, but not necessarily >> and don't worry i'm not being rude just tweeting again. we want all of you to remember your favorite "gma" moments and tweet us. i've got the blackberry priv. gma40 is the hashtag. >> he has to pull this moment that sam did. remember when the weather maps broke and sam was using the crowd. it's suc an incredible moment. i hope we can show you. >> a lot of blacked out stuff. >> oh, my gosh. sam is coming back. everyone is coming back on thursday. but coming up right now sarah

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>ack now with sarah palin, the former governor of alaska and republican vice presidential candidate has a brandon roberts book out of devotionals called "sweet freedom" full of daily reflections on lifefe politics and faith. good to see you again. >> thank you so much.

>> i love all the pictures we have, the montage behind you of your family. >> yeah. >> we were showing all the places we've been over the 40 years. i still remember alaska going there a few years ago to be with your family. >> you were such a good sport. out there on the snow machines, you know, geared up. >>ou got to do it. >> tough woman. you are. >> it is beautiful book. i told you my family we've read a devotional stream for many, many years. i want to talk to you about that. you made news over the weend. you said youould be willing to run again. what is it -- what would it take to get you back into politics and you have an eye on any particular office? >> no particular office but what it would take is knowing that the american publ would be readyyfor, again, someone going rogue, you know and calling it like they see it and having the experience that they believe could be put to good use in the name of service. if i really felt that that was there in terms of supportand, you know, i'd be more than willing to serve.

always -- >> yeah, yeah. and also, you know, living my life, putting it in god's hands knowing that you jusus never know what door may be open and if a door is open, i'm built to run through it. man, charge through it and live life vibrantly and do all you can to help others. >> that's what you share in the book, sarah. you do that and don't shy away from any topic. >> right. >> just yesterday on the program we were talking to a doctor about fear following the paris attacks and even if you weren't there, that there's this fear with terrorism and that and you touch upon terrorism in your book. how do you help people get past those feelings. >> i do and i touch -- that's what makes thehe devotional didierent. i talk about these topical issues, the issues of the day and how in scripture ole and new testament we can find the answers and solutions to the challenges we're facing on a day-toay basis whehe it comes totofear.

promise from the omnipotence of god telling us fear not, put this in my hands, he tells us, maybe my mom, probably your mom told you to at the end of the day, go to sleep, give it to god. he's up all night anyway and dump you fears and your challenges on him and knowing that h hwill provove. he will provide answers for you, but he expects us to take some action and do something with the answers he provides and he doesn't drive parked cars. you know, we need to get out there and take somection to help others. >> i love the phrases. our family motto when fear knocks let faith answer0the door. >> like&something my mom would say too. >> a mommyismm butear has also gripped some governors here in this country because they are saying, because of one of the attackers coming through syria having that that they don't want syrian refugugs and many governrns have said in this country no as a former governor,

syrian refugees in this country? >> well, these governors, they're our first line of defense, though, when it comes to makingg sure that the people that they're elected to serve are being protected. because on a federal level, we're -- i believe that the american people aren't feeling that protection coming from the top that they deserve to feel that we are doing everything and anything we can to make sure the bad guys won't fulfill their threat and we have these recent threats specifically against washington, d.c. that isis wants to come overere and destroy us. well, a lot of the governors are saying, okay, well, what can i do within my authority as a state official to make sure that the people are protected to make our statat toake sure on a practical level how it is that we would even be able to fund the services that these refugees would need and these governors are being very prudent in their hesitation, this their caution that they're taking before they're saying, hey, any and

a vetting process. >> that's what they want -- everyone wants a better vetting process. before you go, theheook, you touch -- you don't hold back. >> right. >> that's what we expect from u and you talked about the challenging year that you have had aging parents, you know losing a job, just various things. is that the r rson why, why now did you want to put this all down. >> i've always wanted to write a devotion and based on years of journalling too but kind of a specific period of time when it rains it pourur you know a a i believe that god does that to us and allows some things to happen in our lives in order to prepare us for whatever is next so that we're kind of, you know, geared up and equipped ready to do whatever the next step is and it's not just me, it's everyone, plato said be nice to everyone because everyone is fighting a battle. everyone has a challenge out there. so just wantingng to encourage people to don't be fearful and to live life vibrantly. if you're seeking answers to all

politically you're going to find them in the word. >> we can't wai to see what y y next and it is extremely uplifting. i wish we had more time. >> well, thank you so much for the time. >> no, we got to get an extra hour on this program. "sweet freedom: a devotionalalis available now.

steal from here with tory johnson we are getting ready for our "40 for 40" live stream event. you got the memo. 40 dees in 40 hours all under $40. >> you got it. can you beat that? >> hard to beat. >> pretty amazing. what's really fun we are bringing back a lot of "gma" viewer favorites plus some new surprises so i think everyone willave fun once they tune in. >> if you don't know the answer forgive me. do you know what the most popular item you ever had was? >> well, i would say very recently we just did barbie dolls and jawbones, hugely

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have a great day, everybody.the iowa utilities board is hearing frfrm a three member board will listen to representatives from dakota access this week. that's the company that wants to build an oil pipeline that would stretch from north dakota to illinois. the board also plans to hear frrm landowners the pipeline would affect. last week, more than 200 people, both for and against the project, spoke before the board. marion is preparing for a potential new hotel in the hert of the commmmnity. while it's still a work in progress, the city says the plan is to build a multi- million dollar hotel. g-l-d properties owns and will develop the land at 2823 seventh avenue. the city just got the rrsults back from a market study saying it could support a 100-room hotel. marion currently has one motel and two hotels, but this would be the first full hotel in the heart of the community. construction could start as early as next summer. and d ow here's yoyor first alert

plan on a soaking rain today. in is likely rom start toofinish withhotals by the end of the day of 1.5-2.5". there may be a few swaths of 2.5"+ in any areas that happen to get some thunderstorms. highs will be tricky given all the rain, but upper 50s lower 60s should be a good fit. plan on cooler weather on wednesday, but not necessarily dry jjst yet as aafew showers or pockets of drizzle will linger. thursday and most of friday should be dry, but there is a weak wave of low pressure set to bring a chance of light snow or flurries to the area on friday night. due to the warm ground, limited moisture, and fast movement of theesystem, accumulations appear minimm at this time. we'll keep an eye on it for you this

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