about xarelto® today. good morning, america. breaking overnight -- out of control. protests against police brutality turned violent. windows smashed, stores looted, cars vandalized and officers injured. >> no violence! >> police fighting back with tear gas. how did this peaceful demonstration descend into chaos? inside the mission. we're learning more this morning about what exactly happened during that failed rescue operation for an american held hostage by al qaeda. how one terrorist's fateful trip to the bathroom may have foiled the whole thing. college football frenzy. >> touchdown! >> it's a day for the history books as the four teams will

compete in the first-ever playoff for the national title are announced. >> we looked at a lot of hard data. >> just who makes the picks, and will fans think they have gotten it right. ♪ we will never be royals ♪ royals and big apple bound. the duke and duchess of cambridge, william and kate, on their way to new york city for their first-ever visit. where they'll go, who they'll see. what they'll do. glitz and glamour, pomp and circumstance, as america gets ready to go royally crazy. and good morning on a momentous first of its kind sunday for college football fans across america. >> yes, you're looking at selection central, where a 12-member committee has debating. there's condolezza rice. >> condolezza rice, wow.

>> and they're getting ready to unveil their final rankings and bowl pairings for the first-ever college football playoff to determine the national champion. >> and coming up, we're going to talk to an expert about which teams are likely to make the cut. but we do begin with the chaotic scene overnight on the streets in berkeley, california. the protests started peacefully, but took a violent turn with protesters throwing bricks, pipes and smoke grenades. officers wound up injured. aditi roy is in berkeley with the very latest. >> reporter: good morning, paula. i'm standing in front of a trader joe's store which was vandalized. take a look at the windows. they were once smashed in and now boarded up. just one sign of a tumultuous night right here in berkeley. chaos in california overnight when a march condemning police brutality took a violent turn. >> if we don't get no justice they don't get no peace. >> reporter: with more than 400 demonstrators surging through

berkeley's streets, what began as a peaceful protest -- >> no violence. no violence. >> reporter: -- quickly spiralled out of control. officers in body armor and riot gear unleashing tear gas to break up the fiery crowd. agitated protesters vandalizing cars and smashing windows of downtown businesses. hurling bricks at police officers. we're just blocks away from campuses, where police are facing off against protesters. earlier they used tear gas against the protesters. the crowd reportedly looting this radioshack store after bashing their way in. >> the next thing you know, that window breaks, that window started breaking. >> a guy with a crowbar comes in and starts stealing stuff. >> reporter: and new york city's grand central terminal. >> please stop, i cannot breathe. >> reporter: hundreds demonstrating in protest of the grand jury decision not to indict officer daniel pantaleo

in the chokehold death of eric garner. chicago bulls star point guard derrick rose also getting in on the act, sporting black i can't breathe t-shirt during warmups before playing the golden state warriors saturday night. the violence that erupted in berkeley injured at least two officers, one struck by a large sandbag. rushed to a nearby hospital for a dislocated shoulder. we felt the burn of the tear gas firsthand in our eyes and our throats. fortunately, the streets of berkeley this morning, back to normal and the street is quiet once again. dan. >> aditi, thank you. a wild night. let's bring in george stephanopoulos who will be focusing on the cases in new york city and ferguson when he hosts "this week" later this morning. good morning. all this anger on the streets, likely to lead to any real change in how police departments

operate? >> that's the big >> that's the big question. you saw president obama lead off the week by saying he wanted to fund more police cameras all across the country. and you're probably also likely to see, and in new york this week, a new emphasis in training on conflict resolution rather than resorting to force. but it's against the backdrop, dan, even though these cases have been highly publicized, most criminologists believe that police forces are more professional, and the actual dangerous encounters with individuals has gone down over time. >> there's a racial divide in terms of how these events in new york and ferguson are perceived by americans. how divided are we? >> about as divided as you can get. our polls show it right down the middle. especially in ferguson. people tend to bring to the case -- tend to take out of the case what they brought into it. i do think there's been a slightly different reaction to the garner case here in new york. i think you have seen more condemnation across racial lines, across partisan lines over the grand jury's decision here. >> so many people so mystified by that decision, george.

thank you. i want to remind everybody that george has a big show. including his exclusive interview with new york city mayor bill de blasio. the mayor's first appearance on a sunday show ever. that's here on abc. thanks. >> thanks, george. and now to the close up look inside that daring u.s. rescue mission that ended in the death of an american hostage in yemen. and abc's chief investigative correspondent, brian ross, is here. they nearly pulled this mission off. >> that's right, paula. new details this morning reveal just how agonizingly close they were to succeeding. it was only at the last minute as one of the guards went outside to relieve himself that the u.s. rescue team was spotted. it was a high-risk mission to begin with. under an almost full moon and with little element of strategic surprise. >> you say yes and you go forward with an operation like this because you have no other choice.

>> reporter: some 40 commandos from the elite s.e.a.l. team 6 landed six miles away to avoid being detected by the aircraft noise. the team made its way on foot to within 100 yards of the objective when one of the al qaeda guards who had gone outside to relieve himself spotted the u.s. team. what ensued was a fierce ten minute gunbattle during which the 33-year-old american photo journalist, luke somers, and a south african teacher, an aid worker, pierre korkie, were shot by one of the al qaeda guards. one of them died from his wounds, being flown to the ship offshore. the other died in the ship's medical facility. now, u.s. officials vow to track down those responsible. >> this is a despicable crime. we will be relentless in our efforts to bring to justice those who have caused this. some already have been brought to justice. >> u.s. officials say most but not all of the al qaeda guys were killed. but some were able to escape. they're looking for those right

now. >> they came so agonizingly close. thank you, brian. >> thank you, brian. we're going to turn now to the monster storm, one of the most powerful on the planet this year. it's a typhoon sweeping across the philippines right now. millions in the path of this storm. many rushing into emergency shelters or seeking higher ground. and abc's hamish macdonald is there. >> reporter: good morning. this is what it looks like when the typhoon slams into the coastline here in the philippines. the community has done everything it can to prepare for this. not much will stand in the way of the storm. the eye of the storm is sweeping across the philippines this morning. in its way, homes, shops and families. trees are being pushed to their limits as fierce winds lash the coastline. this man was rescued by coast guards after floating at sea for hours. millions have now been forced to evacuate to shelters like this. hundreds are crammed into converted classrooms to wait out the storm. overnight, as the typhoon edged its way towards this village, we

went in search of those who had been left behind. just spotted a family, must be the last family left on the street. 67-year-old samuel says he's seen this all before. in his village, he is the last man standing. but not for long. time to get out, time to go. officials are here to force evacuations. as this storm passes through, the real work will begin. not only to find out what damage has been done and try to rebuild. dan and paula. >> hamish, thank you, and please stay safe. a wild scene out there. and over to rob where the storm is heading. rob, what are you seeing? >> dan, it's heading towards manila. this shot taken from the international space station. we're looking south and east. those bright lights, that's the city of manila. and the clouds beginning to encompass that bright lit city. and we're going to look for the winds to begin to pick up as we go through time. and the winds from the strom decreased in intensity somewhat.

but it's the equivalent of a category 2 storm. and right now over open water. continues to batter these islands. and it will make inroads towards manila as a category 1 storm. it's such a slow mover. it's an incredible amount of rain and flooding is still an issue for the next two days. back to you. >> all right, check back in with rob a little bit later. but now ron claiborne and concerns about the president's health. >> yes, yesterday. we'll talk about it in a second. good morning, everyone. the president is back at the white house after being treated at a hospital for a minor throat ailment. the president was taken to walter reed medical center saturday afternoon after complaining of a sore throat. ent doctors inserted a scope in the president's throat before having him undergo a ct scan. the president's physician said his symptoms are consistent with soft tissue inflammation related to acid reflux. and in new jersey, two people were found dead and a dozen injured after they were overcome with carbon monoxide. fire and hazmat crews were called to this building.

on saturday, the two victims were found in a small recording studio on the second floor of that building. the 12 people hospitalized were choking as they struggled to escape. the source of the leak is being investigated. and a florida man wanted in a triple murder has been caught. surrendered to police in bradenton, florida, saturday. during his alleged killing spree, they say he fatally shot his wife and a neighbor and went to the church where his wife worked and killed the pastor there. he's being charged with murder and being held without bond. and take a look at this. >> did he get out? did he get out? >> that's a tanker truck that crashed into a car on a busy new jersey highway and burst into flames. the driver of the car was killed in that fiery explosion. witnesses say the driver of the tanker truck managed to escape the wreckage through the windshield of his vehicle. and in louisiana, republican bill cassidy has defeated incumbent democratic senator mary landrieu in a runoff.

padding the gop majority in the senate. cassidy is calling saturday's runoff victory aganst landrieu the exclamation point for republicans. the gop gained nine senate seats in this year's midterm election and now holds a 54-46 majority in the upper chamber in the upcoming january senate. and some homeowners in new jersey got an unexpected visitor on saturday. a reindeer! it's not exactly a reindeer, it's a regular old deer. >> it's not rudolph? >> it's not rudolph or any of his comrades. but this deer burst through the front door, home invasion by the deer, and ransacked the master bedroom. the deer may have been lured by a smell in the kitchen. the owner says she was putting sweet potatoes in the oven when the deer came crashing in. >> she will never cook sweet potatoes again. >> yeah, but there's no direct cause/effect relationship. we're looking into it. >> maybe during next deer season. cheating. i have more.

>> you do? >> yeah. this is a good one. about a family heirloom back where it belongs. joyce warden of new jersey lost her parents in a private plane crash in washington state back in 1959 and last week, 55 years later, she got an unexpected phone call. >> he said, joyce, i have your mother's ring and i have been looking for you all these years. >> nick buchanan, the guy you see there, 3,000 miles away in washington state, tracked joyce down through ancestry.com. the last time she saw the ring, her mom was wearing it 55 years ago. she calls the recovery of that ring a christmas miracle. amazing, isn't it? >> really amazinamazing. what a good guy. >> he didn't know how to look for her at first. his relative told him about ancestry.com. happy ending. >> the internet. >> the miracle of the internet. >> all right, ron, thank you. and it is a historic day in the world of college football. we will soon know the teams that will battle in the first-ever playoff for the national

championship. right now, a committee is debating, casting secret ballots on who those four teams will be. this morning, after a weekend of some of the biggest touchdowns -- >> touchdown! >> green to the end zone. touchdown! >> reporter: another season of college football is over. >> 30-0. >> and now it's selection day with these top teams anxiously awaiting the 12:45 announcement of the four schools slated to play in the first-ever college football playoff. this selection committee of 12 with members such as former secretary of state condoleezza rice and former rhodes scholar pat hayden, watching film and scouring stats here in the selection central since the start of conference championship weekend friday night. >> we look at a lot of hard data, but then in the end our votes are somewhat subjective. it's what we believe the best teams are. >> reporter: some selection criteria includes a team's strength of schedule,

head-to-head competition and comparison of results against common opponents. just hours ago, alabama, oregon, tcu and florida state held the top spots. but the committee has the final say in who will compete to raise this new trophy in january. >> well, i hope that the majority of college football fans across the country feel like we got it right and understood why we arrived at our top four as we did. >> and for more on this, we are going to bring in espn college football analyst and former "bachelor" jesse palmer. jesse, thank you for joining us. first and foremost, the selection committee, they say this is a subjective process. who will those four teams be? >> if i was on the selection committee, i would have alabama one, oregon two, florida state three. i would have baylor at number four. they came into the weekend number six, but with their win against kansas state, i would have them leapfrog tcu and ohio state. >> they will leapfrog tcu and ohio state.

ohio state even getting an endorsement tweet from lebron james. those teams are going to be left out? >> if my prediction holds true. if that's the case, tcu and ohio state are going to be upset. and rightfully so. ohio state won 13 games, put up 59 points in the conference title game against wisconsin with the third string quarterback and won the big ten championship. but they had the worst loss, they lost to virginia tech. and i don't think the big ten is as good a conference as the big 12. tcu meanwhile shared the big 12 title with baylor, but they lost the head-to-head. i think that's going to be big when it comes down to it. no matter who finishes five or six after today, they're going to be really upset and have reason. >> there's going to be a little bit of controversy. final question for you. who's going to be hoisting that national championship trophy? >> i think it's going to be alabama. i think they're the most complete team on offense, defense. most talented top to bottom. they've got a lot of depth. we're in the midst of a dynasty with head coach nick saban. they're looking for their fourth

national championship in the last six years. college football fans, send angry tweets his way. and don't miss the college football playoff selection show coming up 12:30 eastern on our sister network, espn. jesse palmer, thanks for joining us. >> jesse, you don't have to wait long for the angry tweets. ron claiborne was jumping out of his chair disagreeing with you. >> we have to talk about this. florida state shouldn't be in there. you know that. you know that. >> break it up. break it up. break it up. and time now to discuss -- jesse, thank you, you're a good sport. and new york city preparing to roll out the proverbial red carpet for the royal couple. prince william and his wife, catherine, will arrive this afternoon. this is a whirlwind three-day trip that will include a side trip for will to the white house. and amy robach is outside the carlyle hotel. good morning to you, amy. >> i have my royal wave ready. good morning to you, dan. word from london is that william and kate are en route to new york city on their commercial

flight, by the way. and you can bet that the carlyle hotel has made sure every detail is in place for the royal couple's visit. british invasion. the royals set to take on the city that never sleeps. new york wide awake with excitement. william and kate expecting their second child in april landing in the big apple today without little prince george. scheduled to check into the luxurious carlyle hotel. the trip marking the couple's first time ever seeing new york or d.c. with some political powerhouses rolling out the red carpet like hillary and chelsea clinton. prince william even scheduled to join president obama in the oval office on his side trip to the u.s. challenge for an anti-poaching event. >> they're doing a serious diplomatic mission. going to america. one day prince william will be the king, and it's about cementing the ties that exist between britain and america. >> reporter: back in new york

city, the couple planning to pay their respects at the 9/11 memorial. prince william on top of the empire state building. and then hosting a benefit at the metropolitan museum of art. and the burning question, what will the famously chic princess wear when she's in one of the fashion capitals of the world? >> i think the focus will be on kate. on what she's wearing, on her growing baby bump and the next royal baby. >> reporter: but it's not all business. they could be seen sitting courtside with music's reigning first couple, beyoncé and jay z. it may be the closest the public will get to the future king and queen. >> security will be an issue. and i think that the american security services will make sure that everything goes to plan. >> reporter: the carlyle hotel is quite accustomed to high-profiled guests, from celebrities to heads of state and royalty. even prince william's mother,

princess diana stayed here on her trips to the big apple. there are barricades all up and down this street ready for the throng of onlookers who will certainly be standing outside this hotel very soon. >> sure they will. and amy, thank you very much. i want you to know i was listening to every word she said. ron claiborne listened to none of it. he went over and attacked jesse from espn. >> still working this thing out. >> but there's a newly found bromance between rob, ron and jesse. rob, are you okay? >> i'm fine with it. no, if he wants to battle it out, that's cool. there's something to be said for several teams. it's nice to have a dynamic, controversial figure like jesse palmer. you noticed amy's live shot, it was a bit breezy there. temperatures much cooler today than yesterday by 10 to 15 or 20 degrees. chilly winds today for the football games across the northeast. generally speaking, it's pretty quiet across much of the country. we're looking at another shot of rain coming into the northwest tonight and tomorrow.

another one after that, and a third one later this week. a pretty active pattern for the west coast. but the southwest looking nice. 74 degrees in los angeles, 78 degrees in >> this is from jesse palmer. it's a little peace offering. stay away from him. >> thank you. >> you stole that from the set. i saw you. >> you know what? >> not true. >> is this because he's waving the white flag? to surrender? >> i don't think ron is surrendering just yet. >> it is fake, though.

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♪ sara is clapping her hands. and everyone, i want you to brace yourself for a massive dose of cuteness. this is a scene from a new york city subway platform. this adorable little girl dancing along to the subway musicians. but wait until you see how everyone around her responds. this is an amazing, hilarious scene and sara has it coming up in "pop news." >> new yorkers get a bad wrap for being unfriendly. but this video puts the lie to that. we are actually quite friendly. at least the people at this table. also coming up, could you imagine living next to someone who does this during the holidays? >> yes. >> that's interesting. some people would feel annoyed. if you're sara haines, you would feel competitive. we're going tonight front line this is morning of some over the

top light fights. that's coming up. but first here, when does defending yourself inside your own home actually become a crime? >> jurors are hearing the case of a man who shot and killed a teenage exchange student. the question is whether the defendant is protected by montana's stand your ground law. and brandi hitt has more on how the dramatic 911 calls are playing in court. >> reporter: good morning. markus kaarma thought he was in imminent danger when a teenager entered his dpraj garage and he shot him. but prosecutors say he set a trap and was waiting to shoot an alleged thief. >> who shot him? >> my husband. >> reporter: stunning new details in the murder trial of markus kaarma, accused of gunning down a 17-year-old diren dede, a german exchange student who walked into his garage. >> where was he shot? >> i don't know. he's laying face down. he's barely breathing. >> reporter: that 911 call made by his common law wife played

for the jury friday. first telling detectives that he screamed no, no, please before being shot. then changed her story on the stand, she doesn't remember him pleading for his life. >> i was absolutely traumatized. i was being asked questions within a half an hour of holding somebody's brain in my hand. >> reporter: thursday a hairdresser who cut his hair testified that he was angry about kids robbing him in the days before the shooting and intent on getting them. >> he had said he's really tired and that he had been sitting up for three days waiting to shoot some f'ing kids. >> reporter: and more shocking testimony friday from the family landscaper who days before the shooting says kaarma came outside naked, pulling a gun on him after he set off the home's motion sensors. >> i was scared, i was frozen. >> reporter: kaarma set up the motion sensors and this camera. that was after being robbed

before. now charged with deliberate homicide. he told police seen in this dash cam video he was protecting himself. when dede, who was allegedly looking for alcohol, walked in. >> had to take the steps, unfortunately, to take his life. >> reporter: but prosecutors paint a different picture. of an angry homeowner on the edge. who baited dede with an open garage. purposely trapping the teen inside. markus kaarma has pleaded not guilty. detectives are expected to take the stand when testimony resumes on monday. the defense argues police did not properly investigate this case. dan and paula. >> and that teen unarmed. thank you. and time for another look at the headlines. good morning, ron. >> hi, paula, dan. >> calmed down? >> i've calmed down a little bit now. >> just a little. >> good morning, everyone. in the news, protests over new york city's grand jury decision in the eric garner case turned violent in berkeley, california. more than 400 demonstrators surging through the streets.

some of them vandalizing cars, smashing windows and hurling rocks and bottles at police. and new details about the failed rescue mission to save american luke somers from al qaeda in yemen. members of the elite s.e.a.l. team 6 got to within 100 yards when they were spotted by one of the guards. he and a south african hostage were shot and killed. and prisoners held in the guantanamo prison for more than 12 years are now in now it is the lowest number there since 2002. these adorable lion clubs. >> tiger cubs, tiger cubs, not lion cubs. >> i'm sorry. survived a critical eight weeks without their mother. they are being cared for in guatemala after their mother was unable to nurse them.

>> i didn't know there were tigers in guatemala. >> they are imported. their mother is right there making sure they are well-taken care of. keeping a watchful eye on the cubs from a cage nearby. talk about a massive dose of cuteness. >> thank you. from our resident zoologist. >> it says more things about me, i'm more interested in the cubs than the college football games today. >> that's why we love you, dan. that's why your name is danimal and not danny football. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> that's right. >> we have a lot of balance here. >> a lot of wide range -- >> and all the of the smarts are right there. you're our resident scientist. >> you said it, not me. >> she was referring to me. >> talk to this hand. >> both of you. >> better than yesterday, but clear. take a look. >> and go. >> roll that beautiful bean footage. >> there's the brooklyn bridge, baby. 38 degrees, 36 degrees.

right in there, give or take. and a windchill definitely down in the 20s. so we're looking at some cold air that's not going it stay in place enough to make this next storm a monster snowstorm for everybody. but it's going to be close and going to be bringing snow to some people. heavy rain along the coastline. tuesday through thursday. most of this is tuesday night into wednesday as it rides up the i-95 corridor. this is a nor'easter that will be talked about in the next 48 hours. i-95, mostly wet. don't have to go far inland to get a significant amount of snow. several computer models are pumping out several inches if not in some cases a foot of snow up into new york and new england. either way, it's nasty weather. mild weather across much of the southwest today. and the central part of the country. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. hold on to that for optimism. and storms across the pacific northwest.

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go. you cannot miss it. it's the christmas spirit with a high wattage display and a high energy bill. >> sara says she wouldn't mind it. but in some neighborhoods, they have become enormously controversial. not everybody is sara haines, for better or worse. other neighborhoods where they live, they are reacting by trying to one up one another. competing for the most elaborate displays. and david wright is on the front lines of the fight lights, or light fights. whatever you want to call them. david, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. all good things in moderation, for some, christmas lights are the exception. the more the merrier. in some cases it can turn a quiet little street into times square. in plantation, florida, a christmas display big enough to cause traffic jams. >> i had to drive out here and see this. are you kidding me? >> reporter: that's part of the problem. the neighbors complain to the city -- >> it's just too much. >> reporter: it's too much? >> yeah.

>> reporter: the city agrees it's a nuisance. they're now taking the homeowners to court. but they refuse to pull the plug. and in new york city another display. it's a nutcracker theme here in new york city. angels. her christmas display causes traffic jams too. >> those soldiers, those are three pieces. those were brought in here by a crane. >> reporter: what? >> yeah, by a crane. and they were put in place. >> reporter: she refused to give into the grinches. >> at first they didn't like it. at first they complained. they tried to do everything in their power to stop it. and every time i did bigger. >> reporter: what did you say? >> move. get out. >> reporter: now the neighbors are on board too. tour buses come to see the lights of dyker heights. >> the official company slogan is, "rockefeller center, forget about it." >> reporter: millions of americans love going over the top this time of year. consumers expected to spend more than $6 billion on decorations. and that's not including the electric bills. on youtube there's a taylor

swift house that might give you a seizure. ♪ last christmas i gave you my heart ♪ and plenty of "frozen" houses. this one in the desert. yes, that's a cactus in the window. ♪ let it go in florida, the hyatt family is taking their fight to facebook, urging the city to back off. >> i just think it's a waste of tax dollars. this is a gift to the community. >> reporter: whether the community wants it or not. now, if you figure this ought to be reality tv show, we got you covered. tomorrow night on abc, "the great christmas light fight." and i got to tell you, lucy in brooklyn told me her display will continue long after she's dead, it's in her will. >> it's in her will. >> wow. legal action. >> you interviewed somebody who said his monthly power bill was a grand. >> it's gone down now that he's using l.e.d. lights. 250. >> that's significant. 75% savings. >> quick math, paula.

she came up with that. that was great. >> you're welcome, everybody. >> she used that argument before while shopping. >> sorry, honey. well, coming up on "good morning america," this little girl we showed you a little bit ago making hardened new yorkers smile in the subway. her adorable performance coming up with sara. and sara may dance too.

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