hangham, don't care for this apologize. >> reporter: following the endorsement of several black pastors donald trump was with herman cain. cain said he too was once considered an outsider. but -- >> you're born here, you're not an outsider. >> r%porter: trump is taking fire on several fronts. cial leaders for racially provocative comments. feuding with the "new york times" after appearing to mock one of their reporters who was dis disibld. did you sfj sfj zwafrn swiss swsws z. said he's tired o o

>> it's nothing i have any interest in responding to. >> reporter: honestly republican candidates were discussion guns and violence c cme, jeb bush making what some could see as a bold declaration in the gop. >> you have evidence of a single health problem. i don't think4you should be able to get a gun. >> while 2ed cruz had a kif view of the routes of krein. >> overwhelming majority of violence criminals are dmgz. >> reporter: speaking of adlines one more comomg from jeb bush. he suggested he might have a female vice president saying "she would make a very good partner." ena, kendis. >> she. teresting. >> south carolina? >> south carolina. >> bailey? another conoversial statement by ted cruz is drawing reaction from the hillary clinton campaign. cruz accused of trying to maintain the republican party as being zmant birth control or the condom police.

war on women. clinton was on the campaign trail in alabama yesterday recalling the historic montgomery bus boycott. she said the u.s. is still battling racial bias. >> there are still injustices perpetrated every day across our country. sometimes in spite of the law sometimes unfortunately in keeping with it. mostly absent on the campaign trail is hosting a fund-raiser fo her mom december 17th. actress drew barrymore will co-host the event. starting with some speculation that barry bonts could have a new baseball gill the game's home run king is said to be in talks to join the miami marlins. he's worked as greft instructor at the 2007. the the marlins could use some help with their tting. they finished two games

in an flufs intexclusive intervieww with be rohhin roberts kobe says it was a dream come true. bryant is rierlg at the end of the season. he spoke 20 years ago to the lakers loss. betters but he tells robin he knew it was tommy to hang it oup. normally my mind drifts to the gaga, always. i found myself sitting there. my mind wouldn't drift to the game anymore. that's when i realized you know, what it's getting close, it's not getting close. >> koebts speakg with "good morning america's" robin roberts. you can see the entirenterview on "good morning america" --- had in idea that he meditated. >> it's fascinating it to see

>> but continuity y interesting when i says his focus started being all about basketball it was time to hang it up. >> that also happens when your team was 2-15 on the year. >> i wasn't going to mention the lakers game in philadelphia. these two guys sitting courtside in their bryant jerseys, their sign was the the left part. they say they played 600 grand from these seats, 2500 from philly to italy. and they say quiui k thehe jobs to see bryant priceless. they will court site seats. and they got to see the lakers lose to the 76ers. first time in 72 days the 76ers have won a baseball game. >> you never know. >> not necessarily -- a basketballgame. sorry.

>> i was going tooet that one ride. you might have a new sports with kendis segment. >> no. >> i might have to pass it on. >> at that pace. all right. coming up. babybyames inspired by instagram. >> i never would have said baseball. and the popular christmas gift going up in smoke. some users getting hot f fshes at their feet. blue first as the gloebl global clamt change fight takes place we'll go over to china. an ominous look at what many sfeez could be facing. fans.com and wnn. >> baseball guys tell us what you think about that. >> sorry about a think deep. for a dramatic transformation without the need for fillers your concert teeight show your age...

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that's 8,700 gallons of gasoline after a tafrker caughgh fire on a highway about 65 miles southeast of l.a. the blaze started as a tire fire. the driver escaped without injury and no other injuries reported. the 15 free bai was closed in both directions for several hours, causing traffic to back up for several miles as well. well, president o'bama is back in wasngton after attending the climate change conferencecen paris. meananile, china is dealing with a pollution crisis. >> incredible scenes out there. children in beijing being kept in doors and many pelple wearing face masks.

>> this is today in china. most people staying off the normally crowded streets. in tiananmen square the background barely visible. >> this is what it normally looks like here in beijing. as the sun goes down and the cars turn off their headlights. buthe sad news is because of all this pollution this is noon. >> that heavy smog stopping traffic on the highways. that sign right there is a warning to drivers reading "visibility low. slow down the speed." the government issuing ann alert vising residents to avoid being outdoors, ordering factories to shut down temporarily. schools keeping the kids inside. this playground empty. as we walked around the city, everywhere we looked masks. even on china's youngest. as this country desperately grapples with how to keep its ople safe. bob woodruff, abc news, beijing. >> incredible. you know, you buy those mass nkz

up the air, make it easier to breathe. but tuesday late afternoon it was 20 times what the world health organization recommends for air quality. 20 times worse than what they recommend. just to give you a sense. >> and they've had several days of this. hopefully today's a better day in china. coming up in our next half hour the new threat to computer users. hackers' software that holds your data hostage until you pay up. the big security challenge in the new year. but first one of the year's most popular toys is sometimes really hot literally.

now.w. hoverboards are this year's hottest gift for the gadgets. a cool gadget and ride all rolled i io one. >> but there is a down side. a big one. falling off, for one.

reports of hoverboards catching fire. we're on "nightline" with mbs's mattgutman. >> reporter: hoverboards. what once seemed to be the stuff of science fiction in "back the to the future." has morphed into the must-have holiday gift of the presence. >> you've got that turned down. that's like a race track. >> reporter: more than a million watched kendall jenner slalom throughhis house. and e beeb himself gave it a whirl. hoverboards also known as self-balancingshoot scooters are flying off shirt veflz. on cyber monday one every@ 12 seconds just on e buy. >> they're flashy, ostentatious, they're kind of practical in that you can move a little faster on them but really they're fast and zippy. >> on youtube unboxing videos are scoring millions of views. butith every new craze come new rules. the cleveland cavaliers banned them from their arena. sorry, lebron. they're already banned from the

york city and starting january 1st they'll also be banned here in california from sidewalks. lines. >> some even calling them dangerous. the owner of this scooter claiming it spontaneously combut theed and burst into flames. hayden horn got a scooter for his birthday but a day later his mother says something went wrong. >> sparkwere flying and the middle of the part of the board flames were poof. >> reporter: his mother says she couldn't put out the fire and it consumes their entire home. the cause of that identify still under investigation. >> so many different knockouts put ou some feels like if it's's hundreds of dollars less than the next model there's probably a reason. >> reporter: another concern to deal with wiping out, as we learned the first few moments. and youtube is filled with far

experts urge kids to wear helmets and their parents to oid the cheaper knockoff versions. you might have to shell out a w hundred extra bucuc to get the real thing. >> as with other new technologies they're likely to improve vap rapidly and the cost is likely to come down rapidly. if they can't come down this year don't be upset. they'll be ahalf the price. >> reporter: lots it it's popular you could get something even cooler. lexus is skrelgdeveloping this one that actctlly lev states. >> you've got everything you know. >> reporter: and skateboard legend tony hawk is helping experts at hen dachlt with their design. but for now i'm just going t t keep working on figuring out this one. no. matt gutman, abc news, for "nightne." >> he's fine.

>> i think casey kasem had it right.t. keep your feet on the ground. keep reaching for the stars.

>> yeah. time now for "the mix." and the official baby center list of the 2015 hottest baby names s e out.t. d there's something strange going on. we know that instagram has really infiltrated all of our a alliances but now they're infiltrarang baby names. some of the top names are filtered. but by using princess charlotte's photo we'll show you the most popular names. lux. that fit filter was up 75% since 2006 as a babe yes names. >> they named clux as ait as --

that was up 42%. and for girls valencia. was up 26%. and juno was up 30%. you go to instagram, look for a filter, have your baby. >> whatever works. politicians always like to sayend out christmas cards. card. you see over there? happy. he didn't know why everyone wanted to look straight into the camera. he chose to pout because he wanted to play. and apparently the politician said, it was andrew lee, and he said he wasn't in the mood. there was a pond in the back and the family stotoed taking p ptos and went rung after them. but the 3-year-old didn't want to play. >> that kid's going to be out of

he probably looks like many cleveland browns fans did after the ball game. the ending of the game. they were about to win it all. and then the field goal got run out all the way by the reechbz. cleveland browns browns were recording that moment thinking 29sds it's going to win. now look at the block a a the disappointment. near tears. >> aw. >> and these other guys in the stands they're like, no, just the typical you browns. it didn't go well at all. that guy's like forget about, it i'm just going to rip my jersey. >> he's ripping his jersey. >> yep. it really is aig deal. the team's going to go up 3-8. instead now they're 2-9. they're browns fans. they'ree used to disappointment.

>> that is this morning on "world news now." getting personal. with the primary race under way, campaign politics getting ugly. donald trump challenging the rest of the gop pack and speaking candidly last night about not going to vietnam. the mysterious death of a mayor. found dead just weeks after his election. the town shocked by the news. and well-liked new mayor. they'll find out today. and new this half hour, the ransomware. crime tactic by hackers, disguising e-mails to steal all of your files and hold them for ransom. what you need to know before shopping online. and family values. the zuckerbergs announcing the birth of their baby girl along with a gift to the rest of the

facebook fortune to charity. why they and so many others are thankful this morning. that's i"the skinny" this wednesday decembernd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everyo. i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm kendis gibson. thank you for joining us. >> good news on the zuckerbergs. >> that's really fantastic. they say they've been trying for several years to have a baby and he admitted to having problems, miscarried before. so a great gift. to the world. >> they look so happy and their baby is so darn cute. and he's going to be taking two months paternity, which is part of facebook's poticy, and i think it's remarkable because we really need your help, folks, when we have a baby. you need as mama hands on deck. so we wish him the best of luck. >> i'll call in some help. we'll get to that of course a little bit. but let's start with new hampshire.

months away. >> donald trump turned personal duringng campaign appearance last night talalabout his guilt over not serving in the vietnam war. the republican front-runner also coming under renewed attacks from his rivals. abc tom llamas is cocoring the campaign. >> reporter: with time running out donald trump now predicting his friendly rivals will soon turn against him. >> christie hasn't hit me yet. he will. he has to. he h no choice. he at two or three. he has to. he's going to hit me. at some point. hey, there's only one way you get to the top, and it's all through trump. let's face it. >> reporter: and trump was right. new jersey gernor chris christie, hoping to gather some momentum after winning the endorsement of an influential new hampshire newspaper, is now laying into the republican front-runner. >> idonald starts yelling and screaming at me in the middle of the speech you can be surere'll say sit down andndhut up. >> reporter: christie castigating trump for mocking a disabled reporter like this. >> i don't know what i sd. i dot remember!

ristie calls unpresidential. >> you shouldn't be make fun of people's disabilities. it's just not -- it's just not worthy of someone running for president of the united states. >> reporter: and on trump's were celebrating on 9/11. >> that did not happen in new jersey and didn't happen since. >> reporter: former new york mayor giuliani agreed adding other cacaidates couldn't get t away with saying the things trump does. >> i'd have been thrown out of the race. he is judged by a different standard. maybe it's'secause of his background in "the apprentice" and an entertainer. >> donald trump threatened to drop out of the next debate unless cnn would pay to $5 million which he would donate to charity but later trump saying he wouldn't skip the debate because then he would be called a chicken. tom llamas, abc news, new york. the u.s. is expanding a special operations targeting force that's fighting against isis. last night at harvard the secretary of defense ash carter repeated many of the points about that force that he

carter said more special operations troops are heading to iraq where they will work alongside iraqi and kurdish forces. they will also work alone inside syria. carter didn't say how many new troops would be heading into the fight. chicago's police superintendent is out of a job amid growing outrage over the death of a black teen at the hands of white police officers. garry mccarthy was fired a week after the release of the dash cam video showing the officer shooting laquan mcdonald 16 times. mayor rahm emanuel said it wasn't about performance but mccarthy had become a meanwhile, the state's attorney general is calling for a federal instigation into the police partment's practices. now to the mysterious death of a newly elected mayor in alaska. police in the capital city of juneau have tentatively ruled and they're now waiting for the determine if it was natural causes or foul play.

>> reporter: greg fisk was only sworn in as mayor of juneau five weeks ago but his mysterious death has left alaska's capital city reeling. police say the new mayor whose facebook page was filled with campaign photos was found dead in his home on monday by his adult son, adding cryptically that investigators are aware of rumors that an assault occurred in connection with fisk's death. those rumors are speculation. a cause of death hasn't been determined but police now say the mayor did have injuries. >> it's quite a shock to a lot of people. to come into office as an innovator to really shake things up. >> reporter: this was fisk in a recent date. he was 70 years old, well liked, full of ideas, and seemingly healthy. >> ultimately we can't cut our way to prosperity here. we've got to grow the economy. >> reporter: outside the mayor's home candles and notes left in his honor. police say members of the public have been helpinwith the investigation. an autopsy will be performed to determininwhat killed the mayor. police say they are investigating all possible

neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. clear skies across texas and oklahoma will be a welcome sight as flooding damages recede. so much rain fell over the weekend in dallas. a levee gave way under the pressure from flood waters. some cows did everything they could to stay dry in the corner of a huge flooded field. the water remains several feet deep in some areas but luckily there's little structural damage. and we have new details about one family's harrowing rescue from flood waters in oklahoma. abc's ryan owens reports. >> reporter: a mother's s desperate call f f help. >> we'reren the water. the car's under the watete we need help. i've got my kids. >> reporter: her suv swept away by flood waters. >> one of my sons is on the street.

litle ones, 3 and onon 1-1-ar-old, crying as their mom, 25-year-old brita frank, holds on to them for dear life. 6-year-old miguel clinging to that tree just out of mom's >> please help us. >> are you able to reach your son that's on the tree? >> he's right here. >> okay. you? >> i can't -- i can't let go o o my other babies. >> reporter: frank's suv was swept into an oklahoma creek friday as she says she was from her sister's house. she was caught in the massive storm that paralyzed parts of the country over the long holiday weekend. >> i just kept telling myself we've got to get out of here, we have to get out of here. please tell them to hurry. it's so cold. >> reporter: they had to wait water. >> i need to put the phone down. they're going to throw up. >> reporter: one by one three generations of one family brought to safety. a terrifying ordeal for this family, no doubt, but the truth is they are some of the lucky ones. 14 people died in this country as this storm moved through, and most of them, just like this family, trapped insidedeheir

ryan owens, abc news, dallas. >> you could see h quickly someing like that could happen. ank god they're okayay >> what a harrowing ordeal there. and the storm system, by the way, that brought those heavy rains, snow and ice, has continued to move east. >> let's head over to accuweather meteorologist paul williams for the forecast. hey, paul. >> thanks, kendis, reena. we have a widespread patrn that's going to change over in maine but keep in mind that rain's going to hit portland toward albany toward buffalo as far south as richmond and continue to move throughout the south and these scattered showers there e ke for somewhat sluggish slow travelelonditions but at least it's not snow. that same front reaches down toward the deep south, warm air over florida and the carolina coast but cooler and dryer conditions in the deep south. watch out. that cold air will sneak up on you if you're not careful. as we go into thursday, we'll have more accumulated snow developing throughout the new york state area going into maine

that's going to stay pretty isolated but high pressure will brrive on friday and clear the board for everybody. reena, kendis. >> thank you, paul. i hate when that cold weather sneaks up on you. pack a sweater. an invesesgation found the company that came up with a cure for hepatitis c has priced its drug beyond the reach tomorrow night. so va sovaldi says it costs $1,000 a pill. that com up to $80,000 for a single course of treatment. they say it puts the burden on medicare, medicaid and the patients. 80,000? come on now. some great news to report about a young girl whose story we've been following for quite some time now. you've probably been f`miliar with leah still, the daughter of the former cincinnati lineman devon still. >> she was diagnosed with

june of last year. the bengals kept her dad on the team to help him pay for leah's treatment. >> now the great news for devon and family. leah is still cancer-free. tests over the summer showed her cancer was in remission and now her father says follow-up exams show no evidence of the disease. >> that is so remarkable. i tell you, if you ever have a down day google videos of this girl. she on her way to treatment, her father would post phphos and videos, and alalys had this incredible spirit and just such a light. >> you could see it there in her face. great to hear she's doing better. coming up, holding your computer hostage. >> it's a growing trend of cyber thieves sending you deceptive e-mails that hack into all your files and forcing you to pay a ransoso a warning before you click that link. and dueling drummers. the late-night ballot between two iconic percussive powerhouses. dave grohl versus animal. so who will pound their way to victory? but first, rain on both coasts. in philadelphia they're

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>> this malware is called ransomware and it holds yo personal files hostage until you pay. experts say we'll see a lot more of it next year. we've got details from abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: threatening messages like these appearing across the country at an alarming rate. at a police department in massachusetts. >> our information was held stage. >> reporter: demanding a $500 ransom or lose their data. >> the best option for us was to pay the ransom. >> reporter: here at intel security's war room, experts dedect more than 13,000 ransomware threats a day across the globe. >> very often a user installs ransomoare. when they get an e-mail from what looks likika company they would do business with. >> reporter: take this phony ups message used as ransomware. >> if you were to click on any the links it would download and install the ransomware and malware that would then encrypt and hold your files for ransom. >> reporter: experts say ransomware could also attack

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"the skinny's" nt. skinny so skinny well, it's te for "the skny." and baby makes three for facebook founder mark zuckerberg and his wife priscilla. >> they announced her birth by posting a letter to their newborn daughter on facebook, of course. >> maxima zuckerberg. thatat a beautiful name. i love that. >> that's a great name. >> born early next week. she's max for short. i love that strong name. >> andn the letter to her little girl was a blockbuster announcement. the company is donating 99% of their wealth to charitable causes. that, by the way, is about $45 billion. >> the initial focus of what they're calling the chan zuckerberg initiative is on education, disease, and building strong communities. >> reporter: zuckerbrbg also said he plans to remain facebook's ceo for a long, long time.

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i'm not ashamed to admit this. i struggle with this, as many parents do, it's difficult to get your kids to go to sleep. and it's not just your imagination. >> it's tough. ride them around. yoyoknow, it's tough. researchers sasachildren get about one hour of sleep less than they should every night. >> ride them around? >> in the car. in the back seat of the car. abc's becky worley has some strategies that put that problem to sleep. >> reporter: does this sound familiar? >> mommy, can i haveve glass of water? >> getting kids to settle down and actually fall asleep is tough. here's your water.

children. children between the ages of 2 anan5 need on average 1010r 11 hours ofofleep. >> what's i parent to do? >> routine is essential for children in order to get them to go to sleep p. >> the basic still rule here. warm bath, bedtiti shore. but there are a few new ideas too. pediatricians say the wind-down should be totally screen-free. the blue lights can signal a child's brain that it's daytime. enter sleepy-time coloring. and also this bed-time story that has parents raving. >> i want you to relax. different parts of your body. >> reporter: called "the rabbit who wants to fall asasep." it was written by a psychiatrist who employs researched methods to cue drowsiness. we asked three moms, two of them are abc producers, to try them out on their toddlers and preschoolers. >> i call it a success. the kids are goi to sleep faster than ever. >> it was a little bit of a bust for us. it didn't go very well. >> reporter: the author

with and response to the book will be as well. sweet dreams. becky worley, abc news, oklahoma, california. >> that rabbit book looks interesting. i have difficulty not just getting them tg go down but getting them to stay in their bed all night. so i swear by this product that wacreated by a mom -- 's called mytotclock.gov. and e couldn't find anything out there. and my mother-in-law actually bought this for me one christmas. >> what does it do? >> it's amazing. so it turns yellow when it's time@to wake up and it's bdue when you go it bed. it's blue. that means it's nighttime. you tell them you've got to go to sleep, you can't wake up until it turns yellow like the sun. >> you trick them into staying down for a while. >> and i've been moving it up five minutes each day. >> can you expand it to like ten hours? >> i wish. >> don't miss our updates on

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should determine if foul play was to blame for his death. steven fisk k s found dead in his home fueling rumors about an assault. those are the top stories on this wednesday december 2nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everyone. let's begin this half hour with the expanding fight against isis. secretary of defense ash carter laid out the details yesterday on capitol*hill. >> carter said more special operations troops are heading to iraq where they will work alongside iraqi and kurdish forces. they will also carry out missions alone inside syria. carter didn't say how many new troops will be heading into the fight. >> and here are some eye-opening numbers. wf the more than 8500 air strikes against isis so far the mamarity, more than 660000have been u.s. strikes. more i iolvement by allies w w a

discussed during his stay in paris. abc jonathan karl with more. >> reporter: first the president has to find a way to ease tensions between russia and turkey. itits hard to have a united front when two of the key players that are supposed to be fighting isis are in a virtual cold war with each other and that is the way it has been since the downing of that russian fighter jet by the turkish air force. ththpresident met here i iparis with vladimir putin. the only photo of that meeting was released by the russians. in terms of other countries the british parliament is voting whether or not to take part in air strikes on syryr. the germans are offering more help. but make no mistake, this is and will remain on the military front primarily an american effort. we are the only ones that really have the resources. jonathan karl, abc news, paris. and we're getting some tough new talk this morning from syrian president bashar al assad. in a new interview aad mocks the countries working with the

he says no one is taking american allies seriously. sad also addresses the u.s. coalition's fight against isis which he says didn't suffer as the u.s. ramped up its efforts against it. >> isis has expanded and the recruits from around the world has increased whwle since the participation of the rususan in the same fight, so-called, against terrorism, isis has been shrinking. >> assad also criticized france's response to this year's terrorist attack, saying it didn't learn anything from the massacre at the satirical magazine "charlie hebdo" and he expressed sadness at seeing hundreds of thousands of refugees leaving his country. frightening g ments during rush hour. one of europe's largest cities, five people were hurt when a pipe bomb left on a highway overpass near an istanbul subway station in turkey exploded. the city already on edge following an isis suicide aack in the capital back in octobor. we move now to the cause of

off the coast of indonesia last year. killing all 162 people on board. investigators say a computer issue may have contributed to the crash but the pilots also appeared unprepared to deal with the aftermath. here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: the mysterious disappearance of the air asia jetliner, its wreckage recovered by divers from the bottom of the java sea, came d dn to one small cracked soldered wire not a computer board along with questionable maintenance and pilot training by the indonesian budget airline. e bad solder joint was sending false alarms about a rudder probobm. it happened 23 times in the board. during the fatal flight the alarm went off several times and guidelines pulled the circuiui breaker r ich shut off the autopilot. >> the crew made these errors. the aircraft pitched up, lost air speed, alled, and for three or four minutes flopped hihithe ocean killing everybody aboardrd

report goes on to say that the pilots were inequately trained to recover from a stall and the jet from 162 on board tumbled into the sea. >> anytime you don't pay proper attention to the training of pilots, not just systems operators, and maintenance that has absolutely no room for anything less than perfection, you're going to end up with accidents. >> reporter: u.s. investigators will take any lessons they can from the indonesian report but already u.s. rules governing maintenance and pilot training are some of the most comprehensive in the world. david kerley, abc news, reagan washington airport. now to a deadly crash in new jersey last night between a car and a school bus. the car collided head on with the bus carrying a high school swim team. two men in the car were killed, eight students were treated for minor injuries. police say the car was speeding and may have been trying to pass ototr vehicles at the time.

one of the workers became large trtrsformer. another employee went to check on him. investigators say they haven't figured out what harmed the workers. a jury's expecteto be seated tay to decide the fate of the first baltimore police officer to be tried in the death of freddie gray. officer william porter is facing several charges including manslaughter. hehe accused of failing to get medical care for gray following his arrest. gray's death touched offer violent protest and rioting across baltimore. five other officers will be charged separately. and more than a year after the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy by a police officer in cleveland we're hearing from the officer involved. timothy loehmann tells investigators he fired only after telling tamir rice show me your hands continuously. he said he was yelling as loud as he could and he observed rice pulling out what turned out to be a fake gun from his waistband istband.

brought against the officers. chicago's superintendent has been fired over a fatatashooting captured on dash cam. garry mccarthy forced out over protesters outraged over the death of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. mayor rahm emanuel also announced the creation of a task force on police accountability saying it was time for fresh eyes and new leadership. >> he has become an issue rather than dealing with the issue. and a distraction. >> it's not over yet. the illinois attorney general has requested a justice department investigation into the chicago police department to determine if any federal laws were violated. presidential politics now and ted cruz has claimed t tt most violence criminals are democrats. cruzampaign telling abc news the senator based his statement on a study conducted in three ates that showed a majority of ex-cons in those states

>> uh-huh. >> cruz made the comments in connection with the a dedely shooting at a cocorado planned parenthood clinic which accused the democrats of politicizing. with just over two months to the new hampshire primary new jersey governor chris christie stepping up attacks on donald trump. christie says trump shouou not have madadfun of a disabled reporter and adding if trump started yelling at him in the middle of a speech he'd be sure to tell him to "sit down and shut up." >> can't wait for december 15th. the next debate. new sales numbers from volkswagen shows how damaging the scandal has been. volkswagen says its u.s. sales have plummeted almost that 25% in the month of november. analysts say the brand has been hurt by volkswagen's admission that its vehicles cheated onts diesel test. overall it was an outstanding month for auto sales. they hit a 14-year high. >> we have our plans to see a new "star wars" movie in a couple of weeks but here's a destinatiothat the biggest fans of the franchise will need

>> it's a "star wars"-themed theater in omaha, nebraska. the lobby includes a ten-foot death star. wow. the concessisi stand draws from star destroyer architecture. >> and this isn't going away. when the current "star wars" mania goes away it's permanent. the theater chain says it wants to be the place to see "the force awakens" and all new "star wars" movies. i should say "star wars" is a production of our parent company. >> disney. so please go. >> we do have some gueues that paid us a visit. video ofoft. from halloween. >> we know how to dress up as a storm trooper or two. goes nice. >> who are those? >> we've got big connectioio with disney. >> "the force wakens," by the way, hits theaters on december 18th. i have worn that out to the clubs in new york city several times. and d ockingly people recocoize me. >> they do. that's all it takes. and this was us raiding the

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well, pass the sea sickness pills. a massive danish rescue ship battled extremely high waves this weekend. it was during a storm that battered sweden anandenmark. the ststm named gorm had hurricane-strength winds damaging roofs and knocking out electricity. the ship is part of denmark's sea support group, sort oflike our coast guard. >> seems like it can take some of those waves. it's a facebook photo that's gone viral for all the wrong reasons. in fact, the woman who posted it may actuly spend some time in jail. >> it sparked so much outrage that eail messages crashed a florida police department's computer system. the story and the photo from abc's linsey davis. >> a facebook photo causing outrage.

across the country because of this picture posted on katie brown'facebook page of a chocolate lab mix with its muzzle duct-taped shut. with the message "this is what happens when you don't shut up." the picture innsing animal tovers launching a change.org petition to prosecute her. south daytona police say they received more than a million messsses about that image.e. >> we've beeeeutilizing all of our resources toward identifying the woman and locating her. >> reporter: the search for that owner spanning three states. meanwhwhe, brown posting again, "don't panic, everyone, it was only for a minute but he hasn't barked since. point made." police finally tracking the owner and her dog down here in north carolina. >> we found the dog very well cared for. the dog appeared to be happy and in a loving home other than this bad decision. >> reporter: in a twist of fate it's the owner who's keeping her mouth shut. linseyeyavis, abc news, new w york. >> it's pretty remarkable. and not just in north carolina.

avon, connecticut because they thought she may live t tre. this massive hunt for her and making sure the dog was okay and was fine. >> first of all don't do it, second don't post it on with calls. understandable. >> we love our dogs. with calls.

with the holidays just around the corner it's that time of year. it's really a annual tradition when we're stretching, trying to think of clever gift ideas. so how about a gift for your car? dick debartolo from gizwiz.biz joins us this morning to give us a look. you just got off a plane. >> a plane. the show is called cema. the special equipment manufacturers association. making gadgets for cars and vans and trucks. all of these are going to be great stocking stuffers. the first one, though, not till february. but this got a lot of press at the show. won a lot of awards. it's called voyo. there's a little port under your dashboard. this will plug in there. and it can turn an old car into a smart car. it has contact with many systems on your car and it can do things rike when you walk away from

doors. when you walk back your doors will unlock. and my favorite one of the things it can do is if you're not in the car with your phone the engine won't start. that's coming february. >> so we can't do that as a gift idea as yet. >> not yet. all the others you can. >> turn your pinto into a pimped-out prius. >> yes. >> all rigig, good. >> it will depend on the year and what your car is capable of. this is kind of neat. this is from thermal blade. this is generation/2. if you just touch it quickly >> ah. >> yes. there's a little thermometer here. it will turn on. it senseseit. and then it heats the blade. so you don't get out of the car and scrape the windshield. >> will that work for the entire necessarily wiping? >> well, it's going to be wiping. this is your windshield wiper.

windshield wiper. and the length of it will depend on what car you have. and they're about $75. at the show i met a paramedic who said he's been to a lot of car crashes and pepele cannot get to -- even though they have a belt cutter they can't get to them. it's under the seat. it's in the glove compartment. so he came u uwith the super visor xt which goes around your visor so that it's within reach. >> this goes right above you. >> right above you. and then i'm going to click it out here. and you have to be careful with the blade. it does two things. it cuts your seat belt with a very sharp blade and then there's a stainless steel punch knock out your window. >> because as a paramedic he finds a lot of people are trapped inside their cars. >> exactly. even though they have a cutter they canan get to it. and the neat thing is thth is under $10. comes in different colors. great stocking stuffer.

exactly. >> if you wash your car, inevitably as you walk around the hose goes under the tire and gets stuck and the more you try to pull it out the deeper it goes. so imagine this is your tire. you just take a hose slide, stick it under the edge of the tire and now the hose or if you're using tools the electric wire or an air compressor hose will just slide by the tire. >> okay. >> and you get a pair for under 13 bucks. >> we've got to get to this. >> wd-40, everybody knows wd-40. but now wd-40 easy#reach, point it around and spray it exactly where you want them to go. >> reinventing themselves. >> reinventing. >> great stocking stuffers. how do we get that in a stocking though? >> you have to wait till february and you have no stocking. >> we'll just say we'll l t it to you a asome point. didi debartolo, thank yoyofor joining us. and you can get more details about these products on dick's website. gizwiz.biz.

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i could talk to you all day. okay. so as you see there, one of the most popular free apps is of course facebook and now facebook founder mark zuckerberg is giving back. >> he and his wife have recipients. the story from abc's cecilia >> reporter: the proud parents announcing the birth of their little girl max where else but on facebook. and with that photo of a beaming young family this, "a letter to our daughter." "max, we love you and feel a great responsibility to leave the world a better place for and

and to do that a promise." mark zuckerberg and priscilla chan will give away 99% of their facebook shares, today worth about $45 billion. one of the world's most influential techies now on a two-month paternity leave now writing to little max, "we wish you a life filled with the same love, joy, and hope you give us. we can't wait to see what you bring to this world. love, mom and dad." and of course we're celebrating morning. million likes. >> whoo. >> jack is celebrating. >> oh, yes. >> we wish we were giving g ay all of our salary to you. but we are not as generous as the zuckerbergs. >> we wanted to celebrate e th some of your mean messages to us. g-rock wrote "you guys the unofficial new duo?

you two are great." michael responded on facebook by saying "they are both kind of cheesy." >> oh. thank you, michael. >> i think there might one on your computer. >> yes. there was one from cheryl hatley who said, "reena, uncross your legs whi standing. you look like you're going to tip over. ugh." >> okay. so freddie mcmillan also on october 28th message, "is kendris going through a monthly cycle? he's b bng very mean in his comments and body language." >> oh, my gosh. i never picked up on that. >> i don't know. there was another one. is t.j. ever coming back? bring him back. 2> give me a break. come on. you mean you're not t.j.? >> we don't all look alike. >> oh. >> some days. >> just some days. >> i'm ryan smith. >> they thought i was aditi. they congratulated me on the haircut. >> that's true. i was aditi. they congratulated me on the haircut.

this morning on "world news now" taking action. >> t t mayor of chicago firing the head of the police. swift m trust over a year after an officer shot and killed la kwan immediately. with theheop gone, what's the next move? the obama administration announcing increased forces to aid in the fight against isis. meanwhile, the president of syria speaking out against the u.s. and its allies saying nobody is taking them seriously. pollution solution as the world's leaders try to solve the climb change, many cities are gasping for air. wewel take you insnse the clouds to see what life is like in the smog zone. and the hot holiday gift that has kids fired up.

spontaneously combust. what every gift-good morning, everybody should know before you cross this off your list on this tuesday, december 2nd. good morning. great to have reena back. >> good to be back. people doing a slow clap in the newsroom -- except people like jack and terry. [ claps ] >> thank youou tony. thank you, guys. i have to say, you forget what it's like on the day side when you can sleep. >> and you see humans running >> you do. you do. >> yes. unfortunately. grandmother passed away. beloved matriarch. a couple days off for that. >> good to have you back. >> good to be back. in serious news, we're begin to b bin in chicago? >> absolutely. the latest fallout over the

the city's top cop fired a week after the release of that dramatic dash cam video. >> protesters gathered outside police h hdquarters last night after illinois attorney general asked for a federal investigation into the police department. the mayor looking to move forward. the firing is the first step in restoring public trust. with more, here's abc's alex perez. [ chanting ] >> reporter: amid the rising tension in this city, chicago's top cop out of a job. chicico mayor rahm emanuel bowing to public pressure, shaking up his administration, dumping the city's top cop. >> he has become an issue rather than dealing with the issue and a distraction. >> reporter: the fallout comes on the heels of the release of the shocking dash cam video. shows the chicago police officer son van dyke shootinin 17-year-old la kwan mcdonald. 16 shots in 15 seconds. van dyke, who argues he fired his weapon because he feared for

monday night. a second dash cam video shows police pursuing mcdonald as he runs through a burger king parking t moments before he was shot. these images obtained by abc newswsshow an officer in the restaurant shortly after the shooting. the burger king district manager alleges officers deleted video from at least one of the restaurant's several cameras. investigators who reviewed the surveillance video say forensic testing of the system shows video was not tampered with. both sides agree the camer shooting.. police accountability task force to handle cases of excessive force and problem officers. there's already an ongoing federal investigation into how the case of handled. and now the illinois attorney general calling for a complete review of the chicago police department by the department of justice. alex perez, abc news, chicago. now. the u.s. is expanding its fight against isis. secretary of defense ash carter

capitol hill yesterday sayin % more special ops troops are heading to iraq. they will help iraqi and kurdish forces battle isis as well as provide better intelligence and conduct operations into syria. carter didn't say how many new troops will be heading to the fight. meantime, syria's president's criticized the u.s. over the effective not of the battle against isis. in a new interview, bashar al assad claimed that since the u.s.-led coalition started fifiting, the terror group has grown. assad said isis has suffered losses since russia's bombing campaign began. assad also mocked those countries working with the u.s. agaiait his regime. >> nobody's taking the western officials seriously anymore for many reasons. first of all, they don't have credibility. second, they don't have vision. third, they are dependent. they're going for americans. they're not serious.

>> assad also criticized france's response to this year's terrorist attacks saying it didn't learn anything from the massre at the satirical magazine "charlie hebdo" and pressed sadness att seeing hundreds of thousands of refugees leaving his country. a bipartisan group of former officials is expressing support for the u.s. refugee program. they sent a letter to congress saying the country m mt offer refuge to the world's most vulnerable regardless of religion or nationality. the group includes former secretaries of state henry kissinger, george shultz, and madeleine alalight. the move follows a house vote for tougher restrictions on refugees from syria and iraq following the paris attacks. to the race for 2016 now. donald trump turning personal at a rally new hampshire. he told supporters he feels guilty sometimes for not serving in the vietnam war. trump told a crowd he got various deferernts and camam close to getting drafted at the

he's refusing to back down from claims that muslims in new jersey celebrated after 9/11. with more, here's abc'slana lana zak. >> reporter: donald trump is not backing down. >> i can say things that i think are right. people in new jersey saying, yeah, that did take place in new jerseyey i wasn't going to apologize. i wasn't going to apologize. >> reporter: following the endorsement of several black pastors, donald trump was in georgia with herman cain, t only african-american candidate running for the gop nomination four years ago. cain said he, too, was once considered an outsider, but -- >> you're born here, you're not an outsider. >> reporter: trump taking fire on several fronts. lalaasted by african-amemecan leaders for racially provocative comments, feuding with "the new york times" after appearing to mock one of their reporters who is disabled. but new jersey governor christie chris christie says he's done talking about trump. >> whatever trump has said for the day today is, frankly, nothing that i have any interest in responding to. >> reporter: elsewhere,

discussing guns and violent crime. jeb bush making what some could see as a bold declaration in the gop. >> you have evidence of a mental health illness, a serious problem. i don't think he should be able to get a gun. >> reporter: while ted cruz had a different view of the roots o o crime. >> the overwhelming majority of violent criminals are democrats. >> reporter: and speaking of headlines, one more comg from jeb bush. he suggested that he might have a female vice president, saying, "she would make a very good partner." reena, kendis? >> she? very interesting. >> maybe south carolina? >> south carolina, yeah. uh-huh. another controversial statement by ted cruz is drawing strong reaction from the hillary clinton campaign. cruz accused cnton of trying to paint the republican party as beinin anti-birth control orr "the condom police." he also accused democrats of making up the idea that republicans have declared war on women. clinton wasn the campaign

recalling the historic montgomery bus boycott. she said the u.s. is still battling racial bias. >> there are still injustices perpetrated every day across our country. sometimes in spite of the law. sometimes, unfortunately, in keeping with it. co-host. speculation n at barry bonds gig. the home run king is said to be in talks with the coaching staff of the miami marlins. he worked as a guest instructor 2007. their hitting. they finished 20 games under -- under .500, rather, last season. in an exclusive interview

bryant says it was his dream to be a los angeles laker. bryant says that beingn the team for 20 years has been a dream come true. bryant, of course, is retiring at the end of the season. he scored 20 points last night during the lakers loss to the 76ers. he tells robin that he knew it was nearly time to hang it up while he was meditating. >> normally what happens with me is my mind would always drift to the game, always. i found myself sitting there. my mind wouldn'n'drift toward the game allllhe time anymore. that's when i started realizing, you know, this is getting close. getting close. now i'm not osessively thinking about the game anymore. >> fascinating. throughh m mitation. kobe bryant speaking with "good morning america's" robin roberts. you can see the interview this morning on ma." i had no idea that he meditated to begin with. >> it's fascinating to o e kobe bryant, this giant of baseball, just come down to just meditating every day.

he knew when his focus stopped being all about basketball that it w w time to hang itt up. >> it also happens with weather your team is 2-15 -- when your team is 2-15 on the year. >> i wasn't going to mention that. we mentioned the lakers game in philadelphia. these two guys sitting court side in their bryant jerseys. their sign was the best part. they say they paid $6,000 for the seats. >> stop. >> $2,500 hun hun00 for the flights from italy to philly. and quitting their jobs to see bryant, priceless. they apparently needed a place to crash last night. but they had court side seats. of course, they got to see the lakers lose to the 76ers. first time in 250 days, by the way, the 76ers have won a >> you never know. >> not necessarily -- basketball game, sorry. >> yeah. i was going to say -- >> this is why i don't do sports. i was going to let that ride.

kendis" segment. i might have to pass it on now. >> on that pace -- all right. coming up, baby name inspired by instagram. >> i never would have said baseball. and the popular christmas gift that's going up in smoke. the hover board. some users getting hot flashes at their feet. first, ashe global fight against climate change takes place in paris, we're going to head to china to see what pollution is doing to the air over there. an ominous look at what many cities could be facing. remembmb, you can weigh in on facebook at wnnfans.com and twitter @abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." >> yeah. baseball, guys, tell us what you think about that. >> score a basketbalalhoop in baseball.wnn. >> baseball guys tell us what you think about that. >> sorry about a think deep. for a dramatic transformation without the need for fillers your concert tee might show your age...

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that's 8,700 gallons of gasoline after a tanker caught fire on a highway about 65 miles southeast of l.a. the blaze started as a tire fire. the driver escaped without injury and no other injuries reported. the 15 freeway was csed in both directions for several hours,s,ausing traffic to back up for several miles as well. well, president obama is back in washington after attending the climate change conference in paris. meanwhile, china is dealing with a pollution crisis. >> incredible scenes out there. children in beijing being kept indoors, and many people are wearing face masks. abc's bob woodruff is there.

most people staying off the normally crowded streets. in ten --- in tiananmen square, the background barely visible. this is what it normally looks like here in beijing. as the sun goes down and the cars turn off their headlights. but the sad news is because of all this pollution this is noon. >> that heavy smog s spping traffic on the highways. that sign right there is a warning to drivers reading "visibility low. slow down the speed." the government issuing an aler advising residents to avoid being outdoors, ordering factories to shut down temporarily. schools keeping the kids inside. this playground empty. as we walked around the city, evevywhere we looked, masks. even on china's youngest. as this country desperately grapples with how to keep its people safe. bob woodruff, abc news, beijing. >> incredible. you know, you buy those masks s chininthat sort of helps clean up the air, make it easier to breathe. but tuesday late afternoon it was 20 times what the world

for air quality. recommend. of this. hopefully today's a better day all right. coming up our next half hour the new threat to computer users. hackers' software that holds your data hostage until you pay up. why it could be the big security challenge in but first one of the year's most popular t ts is sometimes why this keeps happening. you're watching "world news now." of the year's most popular toys is sometimes really hot literally.

you're watchin "world news no hoverboards are this year's hottest gift for the gadgets. rolled into one. a big one. falling off, for one. reports of hoverboards c cching fire.

matt gutman. >> reporter: hoverboards. what once seemem to be the stuff of science fiction in "back the to the future" has morphed into the must-have holiday gift of the presence. >> you've got that turned down. that's like a race track. >> repepter: more than a million watched kendall jenner slalom through this house. and the bieb himself gave it a whirl. hoverboards also known as self-balancing scooters are flying off virtual shelves. on cyber monday one every 12 seconds just on e buy. >> they're flashy, ostentatious, they're kind of practical in that you can move a little faster on them but really they're fast and zippy. you can show off on them. >> reporter: on youtube, unboxing videos are scoring millions of views. but with every new craze come new rules. with every new craze come new rules. the cleveland cavaliers banned them from their arena. sorry, lebron.

york city and starting january 1st they'll also be banned here in california from sidewalks. the only place you'll be able to ride them paways and bike lanes. some even calling them dangerous. >> it's on fire! >> reporter: the owner of this scooter claims it spontaneously combusted and burst qnto flames. hayden horn got a scooter for his birthday but a day later his mother says something went wrong.g. >> sparks were flying and the middle of the part of the board just poof, into flames. >> reporter: his mother says she couldn't put out the fire and it consumes their entire home. the cause of that fire still under investigation. >> so many d dferent knockouts put out. some feels like if it's huhureds of dollars less than the next model there's probably a reason. >> reporter: another concern to deal with -- wiping out -- as we learned the first few moments. and youtube is filled wiwi far worse hoverboard fails. experts urge kids to wear helmets and their parents to

versions. you might have tshell out a few hundred extra bucks to get the real thing. >> as with other new technologies they're likely to improve rapidly and the cost is likely to come down rapidly. if they can't come down this year, don't be too upset. they'll be half the price. >> reporter: or it's possible you could get something even cooler. lexus is developing this one levstates. >> forget everything you know. this is it. >> reporter: and skateboard legend tony hawk is helping experts at henda with their design. but for now i'm just going to keep working on figuring out this one. no. matt gutman, abc news, for "nightline." >> he's fine. some of these things go for like 500 bucks. >> i think casey kasemad it right. keep your feet on the ground. keep reaching for the stars.

>> yeah. right. keep your feet on the ground. keep reaching for the stars.

>> yeah. time now for "the mix." and the official baby center list of the 2015 hottest baby names are out. and there's something strange going on. we know that instagram has really infiltrated all of our lives, but now they're infiltrating baby names. some of the top names are filtered. but by using princess charlotte's photo we'll show you the most popular names. lux. that filter was up 75% since 2006 as a baby name. >> they named their baby lux out of this photo -- >> exactly. ludwig. >> pretty cute.

people like to shorten names. that was up 42%. and for girls valencian was up 26%. d juno was up 30%. you go to instagram, look for a filter, have your baby. name it after that. >> whatever works. whatever works. politicians always love to send out christmas cards. the happy, smiling family. take a look at this christmas card. you see over there? 3-year-old zachary, he was not happy. he didn't know why everyone wanted to look straight into the camera. he chose to pout because he and apparently the politician said, it was andrew lee, and he said he wasn't in the mood. there was a pond in the back and the family stopped taking photos and went running after him to make sure he was okay. to play. >> that kid's going to be out of the will. he probably looks like many%

the ball game. the ending of the game. they were about to win it all. then the field goal got blocked and run out all the way by the ravens. cleveland browns fans were recording that moment thinking it's going to win. now look at the block and the disappointment. near tears. >> aw. >> and these other guys in the stands, they're like -- no, just the typical browns. it didn't go well at all. that guy's like forget about, it i'm just going to rip my jersey. >> are they all upset -- >> there they are. >> he's ripping his jersey. >> yep. it really is a big deal. the team's going to go up 3-8. instead now they're 2-9. >> maybe it had nothing to do with the game. maybe they're upset they missed a good selfie moment. >> they're browns fans. they're used to disappointment. too bad. >> that is heartbreaking. >> that's the news for this half hour. >> there's always next year,

too bad.our scattered snow showers and flurries diminish tonight. some few lingering flurries could still fly on wednesday but there is hope for a brighter sky on the horizon. watch out for a northwest wind building to keep our highs in the m mdle 30s. a warming trend continues to look promising later this week.