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making news on this monday, november 29th. documents divulged. now outrage over another massive release of government paperwork. included is sensitive information about iran, afghanistan and plenty of other places. president obama gets ready for a white house summit with newly empowered republicans. tomorrow's meet will go lay the groundwork for what happens next year. and otter attack. the florida teen who encountered anything but a furry friend. good morning, everyone. thanks for being with us. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm mike marusarz sitting in for vinita nair. an an embarrassing document dump from the website wikileaks.
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>> hundreds of documents are showing how the u.s. conducts its business. emily schmidt is joining from us washington. >> reporter: rob and mike, good morning to you. the white house knew it was coming but it could do nothing to stop the release and the amount of information involved is huge. wikileaks said it's more than a quarter million documents, none top secret. but all something the u.s. government would rather keep private. >> we live in a world where just a little itty piece of information can add to new information and can really open an ununderstanding that wasn't there before. >> reporter: the there is time gauling, the alpha dog and the emperor with no clothes.
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and they say an attack would only delay iranian plans by one to two years. and one document said that yemen president said told general petraeus we'll continue to say that the bombs are ours, not you're. >> they need a gut about they're patriotism. >> reporter: many condemn the leaks. wick chi leaks founder says there's more to come despite government protests. >> keep trying to make up -- make it as hard for us as possible to publish responsibly, in the hope that it can get us to not publish anything at all. >> secretary of state hillary clinton is scheduled to make a statement about these leaks later this morning. just before she leaves for a
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prescheduled tour to central asia in the middle east. obviously, a is the that is the subject of many of these leaked documents. mike. >> all right, emily schmidt reporting this morning from washington. thanks very much. lawmakers heading back to capitol hill after their thanksgiving break. face a full plate this week. benefits for the long-term unemployed in this country are set to expire tomorrow. there is also the question of whether to extend those bush tax cuts. also on agenda for lawmakers, that nuclear treaty with russia, as well as the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. on wednesday, on top of that the government's commission is expected to announce drastic cuts for the budget. and we may get a better readout how it goes after president obama meets with new leadership. u.s. warships are holding their second day of military exercises with the south koreans.
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north korea has claimed that the war games are another provocation. it's now under military control. that paves the way for the possible evacuations of the 300 people still living there. in haiti this morning, the presidential election has ended in complete confusion with nearly all the major candidates now charging fraud and conspiracy. and that is throwing the already struggling nation into near total turmoil. matt gutman is following developments in the haitian capital of port-au-prince. >> reporter: despite the cholera, the rubble and the violence, they lined up, waiting for hours, to cast ballots for one of 19 candidates with over 1 million displaced after the earthquake, many never received the card they needed to vote. for 55,000 residents of this camp, only 900 were registered. so many haitians we spoke to said they were reluctant to vote. they said this government and this country is so broken no
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election could fix it. turnout as low as 40 was was expected and even before polls closed, accusations flew. >> some bureau have been closed down. some boxes have been filled up. >> reporter: so the current president, other candidates include the wife of a former president, a musician who just to rap in a diaper. it could be a week or more before the votes are counted which would likely lead to a runoff in january. matt gutman, abc news, port-au-prince, haiti. >> the alleged leader of a violent drug ring is behind bars. he's suspected of the shocking murders of five teens at a party. icked up picked up in ciudad juarez. the gang also operates across the border in el paso, texas.
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tributes are pouring in this morning for leslie nielsen. the canadian-born actor got his start in serious films, but he is best known for the "naked gun" series. >> nielsen was cast against type in the "airplane" movie from that came "his memorable mind" "i'm serious" and "don't call me shirley." gusty winds, isolated tornadoes and heavy rain in houston, new orleans, little rock, jackson, mississippi. meanwhile, 6 inches of snow in the dakotas and cascades. snow showers in the rockies and rain in the pacific northwest. >> 45 in seattle, 27 in boise, 30 in salt lake city. 39 in minneapolis. 40s from omaha to detroit. 40s also from boston atlanta.
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miami up to 83. 78 in new orleans, 68 in dallas. and when we come back on this monday mo it it is cybermonday. what kind of a start is the holiday shopping season off to jt answer in your business news straight ahead. and san diego puts it to peyton manning and the colts. that and the rest of your nfl highlights are coming up as well.
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market activity starting overseas. tokyo's nikkei average jumped 86 points today. meanwhile, hong kong's hang seng was higher in late trading. in london, the ftse opened higher. wall street starts the week with the dow jones industrials at 11,092 after losing 112 points the nasdaq index gained 17 points last week. it opens at 2534. retailers are hoping to keep the momentum going from a successful black friday and cash in on this cyber monday. the national retail federation estimates 107 million people will shop online today. that's about 10 million more than last year. but "forbes" reporter mia sainin says you shouldn't rush to logon to your computer today. >> given the fact that these retailers are now having a huge online presence, many of them are promoting discounts on the days leading up to black friday, on black friday, and they're going to have many more discounts in the weeks of december. i don't think there's a huge reason for consumers to drop
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what they're doing and make purchases on that site on monday. that cyber monday. >> still, 90% of all online retailers say they will be offering special cyber monday promotions. fiji, the bottled water, is closing down operations in fiji, the country, after a dispute over taxes. an aquifer deep underground on that island had long been the source of that popular water, and now the com it'ss it's unfairly targeted from a massive tax increase. so what if your holiday shopping list included all the items from that famous "12 days of christmas." the folks from pnc management said it would cost big time. >> the partridge would be $2. the pantry would be $150. >> two turtle doves, there's another $100. three french hens, that's $150. >> those four calling birds if canaries would be about $600.ve bucks. >> what about six geese alaying? well, that will have you laying out $150.
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and seven swans aswimming, how about 5,600 bucks? >> and eight maids amilking? they say that's about $58. now the expensive stuff, nine ladies dancing, cha-ching, $5,700. >> ten lords a leaping, $4,700. 11 pipers piping, more than $2,300. >> 12 drummers drumming, they'll pound you for $2,500. >> add everything on list, that's more than $23,000. happy holidays. >> i'll stick to the gift cards. when we come back this morning, when otters attack. >> meet the florida teen who got more than he bargained for with his cell phone camera running the whole time. stick around. we'll be back in two minutes.
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and now for a look at your home. wet on i-10 from houston to mobile. on i-55 from new orleans to chicago. and i-35 from des moines to kansas city. snow and ice across the dakotas and i-70 and i-80. in the if you're flying, expect airport delays in seattle, minneapolis, kansas city, houston, new orleans and atlanta. president obama is now sporting a busted lip after he was elbowed during a recent basketball game. >> mr. obama may be in for another rough day when he meets with the new republican leadership tomorrow at the white house. john hendren has a preview from washington. >> reporter: president obama with his face visibly battered might have more sharp elbows coming. tuesday's white house summit has all the makings of a post-election shellacking.
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in one corner, john boehner and the next speaker of the house. once famously combative. >> hell no, you can't! >> reporter: both sides sizing each other up. president obama now weakened wants cooperation. an alliance of opposites. >> i hope we can work together, democrats and republicans and independents alike. >> reporter: but will republicans now sharing control also opt to go from confrontation to cooperation? >> it's a lot easy to win as a party than when you do control one of the branches. >> reporter: they'll talk top priorities, funding the government, spending bills and extending the bush tax cuts. republicans want to keep them all. democrats want cuts for the middle class. if things go well, they could also talk about renewing the s.t.a.r.t. arms control treaty with russia, and overturning the don't ask, don't tell policy on the ban of gays in the military. >> we hope the president will work with us on all of these priorities. >> reporter: for the president, it's been a bruising few weeks,
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a devastating election, a north korean attack and up close and personal airport searches. mr. obama's new look won't help. >> this president has yet to find his footing and showing up at a meeting with republicans with a fat lip is probably only going to build into that narrative. >> how contentious could this get? to give you an indication, already many americans will be losing their unemployment benefits in december because democrats and republicans couldn't agree on an extension. and many incoming republicans say they want to draw a line on tax cuts as well. the oregon teenager charged with trying to detonate a car bomb is set for court today. mohamed osman mohamud was arrested in a sting operation friday after parking what he thought was a bomb-filled veneer a tree-lighting ceremony. mohamud could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted.
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and that oregon mosque where mohamud worshipped was set on fire thursday. investigators believe it was a hate crime. a deliberate act of retaliation against mohamud. the fbi is now offering a $10,000 reward for any information leading to the arsonist.and francisco 49ers and the arizona cardinals have it in tonight on "monday night football." for nfl highlights, here's espn news. i'm adnan virk. a busy day on sunday for tons of nfl action, including two of the premiere quarterbacks peyton manning going up against philip rivers of the chargers. once again, the chargers defense and manning's number. first quarter, colts, 7-3, manning, under pressure. pass intercepted by kevin burnett. burnett gets the block, he'll take it all the way back to the touchdown. 10-7, the chargers up on top. third quarter, colts down by 5. manning, over the middle, this time, it's intercepted by eric weddle. and weddle going up the sidelines.
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in fact, he's even showing off, leaping over a tackler. chargers take a 26-14 lead. fourth quarter, mike holbert. plowing ahead for a three-run score. the chargers go on to win 36-14. getting hot once again at just the right time. also, packers and falcons, big game in the nfc. fourth quarter, packers, fourth and one from the 21. rodgers, a shovel pass to james jones. the packers will get the first down inside the 5 yard line. after an offsides penalty, fourth and goal from the 10. rodgers, tons of time, rolls ouo and finds gordie nelson to the end zone. we're tied at 17-17. take another look at nelson getting both feet down for the catch. green bay has life. with under a minute to go, matt ryan with the falcons down the field. 13 seconds to go. they got a chance to win it, matt bryant from 47 yards out,
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it's good. happy, happy, joy, joy. falcons go on to win, 20-17. they're tied for top record in the nfl at 9-2. that does it for the sports updates. back to you in new york. a florida college student is learning the hard way that although otters may look cute and cuddly, they could be dangerous. >> will gibbons saw an otter swimming in his backyard and started up his cell phone camera. the animal jumped in the canal and then jumped back out and bit him on the leg. >> it was swimming around in the water at a close distance. i thought, okay, this is a cool otter. it just ran up and bit me. >> whatever is going on has me baffled. on otter that was a captive otter that escaped or was releaseded and just doesn't know better. >> otters aren't normally aggressive, but gibbons did have to suffer through six rabies shots. ouch. up next, the stories we're
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sensitive documents by the whistle-blower website wikileaks. and secretary of state hillary clinton is expected to condemn the leak this morning after she leaves for a trip to central asia and the middle:. it's cyber monday, and of course, an estimates 107 million people will be shopping online today. that's about 10 million more than last year. 90% of all online retailers say they will be offering some special cyber monday promotions. jitters across struggling europe right now. finance ministers are preparing an $89 billion debt bailout for the republic of ireland. also world leaders are converging on cancun, mexico, for a two-week conference to reach an agreement on how to deal with global warming. and in minnesota, they are starting a critical ballot rebound. the governor's race between democrat mark dayton and republican tom emmer is still
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undecided. >> for some of you your local news is next. >> for everyone else, a look at the life of leslie nielsen. do you own a home? yes. discount! are you going to buy online? yes! discount! isn't getting discounts great? yes! there's no discount for agreeing with me. yeah, i got carried away. happens to me all the time. helping you save money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today.
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coming up next at 4:30. secretary of state hillary clinton doing damage control in central asia after the leak of quarter million secret documents. our favorite actor is being remembered. leslie nielsen has passed away. >> and meteorologist mike nicco has our forecast. >> looks like eventually that frost will give way to chance of and finally, another look back at the unforgettable hollywood veteran leslie nielsen. >> nielsen died yesterday at the age of 84. his career spanned six decades. of course, he'll forever be remembered for his deadpan humor
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in classic lines in hit films like "airplane" and "naked gun." >> in color, starring leslie nielsen. >> my name is sergeant frank drebin. detective lieutenant police squad. a special detail of the police department. there's been a recent wave of gorgeous fashion models found naked and unconscious in the laundromats on the west side. unfortunately, i was assigned to investigate holdups at neighborhood credit communes. >> what the hell is going on up there? >> possibly is there anyone on board that knows how to fly a plane? >> can you fly this plane and land it? >> surely, you can't be serious. >> i am serious. and don't call me shirley. ♪ woke up this morning feeling fine had something special on my mind ♪ >> do you want this, chief?
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>> yes, thank you, al. >> there's something on the side of your mouth, al. no, no, the other side. ♪ i'm into something good >> excuse me. all right. move on. nothing to see her. please disperse. nothing to see here. please. ♪ something tells me i'm into something good ♪ [ trumpets ] >> ahh! >> ooh! >> oh! >> so many classics. that is what what's making news in america this morning. >> get more later on "good morning america" or anytime at abcnews.com. >> have a great monday, everybody.
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