making news in america this morning -- breaking overnight. peaceful protests turn violent. stores and cars vandalized. the outrage still simmering after a grand jury's decision to not indict an officer in a man's death. the new video just in. dire warning. u.s. embassies on high alert, fearing backlash from a soon-to-be-released report on torture. we're live in washington with details. royal visit. prince william and kate waking up in america this morning. their arrival. the baby bump. and what's on their schedule? and the much-hyped tv special about a man-eating snake that left some viewers hungry for more. good monday morning to you,

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. we begin with breaking news stemming from the choke hold death of eric garner. violence breaking out overnight in the middle of the latest round of protests. >> it was mayhem on the streets of berkeley, california for the second straight night. rogue protesters smashed windows, looted stores, and set fire in the middle of the street. as they clashed with police using tear gas. and got into fights with other demonstrators trying to stop the violence. a much calmer scene in new york where garner died. protesters gathered by the hundreds for the fifth night marching around manhattan, demanding changes to a system they say is broken after the grand jury decided not to charge the white officer in garner's chokehold death. the nypd immediately began retraining the police force. and protesters also rallied in philadelphia, blocking traffic as thousands of fans left last night's eagles game. demonstrators staged a die-in. hundreds of them laying down in the middle of the street.

the other major story we're reporting on is the release of a report, as soon as tomorrow, on the cia's use of torture. details so disturbing that u.s. interests around the globe are now on alert for possible violence. marry bruce joins us with more from washington. good morning to you, mary. >> reporter: good morning. while these practices are largely known, it's the details, the graphic nature of this report that is said to be so shocking. u.s. embassies around the world on high alert, bracing for the release of an explosive, top-secret report on the use of torture by the cia. >> this will, in fact, incite violence. it's likely to cost someone their life. >> reporter: u.s. officials already fearing the backlash. some questioning whether the report should be made public at all. >> the concern is over our military forces, our diplomats, and other officials around the world. particularly in areas where there are hot spots in the middle east and north africa. >> reporter: the 6,000-page senate report is said to be very graphic about the methods used in the dark days after 9/11. >> we tortured some folks. we did some things that were contrary to our values.

>> reporter: president obama banned these practices. but the report is expected to reveal gruesome new details. some prisoners were sexually demeaned. and cia interrogators urged to continue the torture even after concluding no more information could be gleaned. the bush administration has already come under heavy criticism for its post-9/11 interrogation techniques. over the weekend, the former cia director rejected the accusation that the cia lied about the effectiveness of these methods. >> to say we relentlessly, over an expanded period of time, lied to everyone about a program that wasn't doing any good, that beggars the imagination. >> reporter: the fear is releasing the report could provoke u.s. enemies including isis and cause more americans to be the target of violence. t.j. and reena? >> thank you, mary bruce. live for us in washington, d.c. thank you, so much. the south african teacher killed in a failed rescue attempt by u.s. special forces in yemen was supposed to be

released the next day as part of a ransom deal. u.s. officials said they had no idea the deal was in the works when they attempted to rescue american luke somers and the teacher pierre korkie. in fact, they weren't even sure the two men were being held together until after the failed raid. an american teacher stabbed to death at an abu dhabi mall was remembered sunday at a memorial service. the candlelight vigil on sunday was in memory of ibolya ryan, the mother of a daughter and twin sons. her ex-husband, pictured here with the children, described ryan as a beautiful person with a pure heart. she was killed in what officials call a lone wolf attack by a woman who also placed a bomb at the home of an american doctor. "rolling stone" magazine has revised its apology. after the searing article on rape at the university of virginia. at first editors revealed that they had found discrepancies in the account told by the alleged victim in the report and felt that their trust in her was misplaced. now, they've removed the line about misplaced trust because it appeared to blame the woman.

their note the readers now says the mistakes in the reporting were theirs. a doctor who contracted ebola while treating patients in west africa has gone public with his ordeal. ian crozier told "the new york times" he kept his identity a secret to protect his family. he was by far the sickest ebola patient to be treated at emory hospital. he was on a ventilator for 12 days. and he was on dialysis for 24 days. he said he's going public now to raise awareness and to thank emory for the life saving care. and breaking news overnight in downtown los angeles. a massive fire has torched an apartment building under construction. an aerial picture of this fire shows how large the blaze is. the huge flames shooting higher than the tall palm trees. this video taken by a person driving by the scene. no word on the cause. no injuries reported. the typhoon battering the philippines is weakening but is not gone just yet. the monster storm raged across the country all weekend. destroying homes and knocking out power. about 1 million people who

evacuated are returning home now. dangerous mudslides a threat. the philippine red cross says 21 people have died. the government has not confirmed that number. back here, a slow-moving nor'easter gets going tonight, moving up the i-95 corridor tomorrow. heavy rain turns to snow. up to a foot of snow in syracuse, albany, and northern new england. meanwhile, the series of storms rattles the west this week with northern california getting hit particularly hard. time for the weather across the nation. the calm before those storms today. dry and quiet in the center of the country. rain in portions of ohio and illinois. a wintry mix in wisconsin and minnesota. wet in the pacific northwest and san francisco. in the east, the first of the rain from the coastal storm hits the mid-atlantic tonight. chilly 30s and 40s in the east. pleasant and warm in the south. seasonable, 50s, 60s, and 70s across the west. still ahead, the offensive wrapping paper that has walgreens pulling it from the shelf. plus, royal visit. prince william and duchess kate are in america. they arrived in style and have a full plate of events today. we're live with the details.

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abc's lana zak. it's cold out there. other tan that, what else are they contending with here in new york? >> reporter: good morning, reena and t.j. i hope they pakd nice, warm coat. it is a chilly morning out here. many couples take a babymoon. seems that the royals are no different, taking the empire state here by storm. little prince george has been left at home, while the royal couple takes on the big apple. a planned gala at the metropolitan museum of art. court-side at the nets-cavaliers game in brooklyn, and the top of the empire state building is already shining in red, white, and blue. the duke and duchess of cambridge arrived in new york on sunday night. kate now 4 1/2 months pregnant still reigns on as the paragon of style. no doubt what she wears will be watched by residents in one of the world's most fashionable cities. >> they're doing a number of

things to support charities they care about. disadvantaged young people. mental health. illegal wild life trade. >> reporter: kate will be greeted by children between the ages of 3 and 5. an age group perfectly captivated by all things princess. >> one of the children said, we know she lives in a castle. >> reporter: a real-life royal. the parents here are highlighting at least one key difference between kate and fairytales. >> we had to explain to him it's a real princess not animated. he's excited. >> reporter: excitement enough to last a lifetime. and those children are going to meet their any royal friend kate very sood. later this morning here. we're told she'll help them wrap presents while her husband, prince william, is with president obama in washington, d.c. >> you're describing today. how long of a trip is this and what else is on the agenda?

>> reporter: sure, well, there's three days they're going to be here. and among the other things they're going to be doing, they're going to visit with the clintons and visiting the 9/11 memorial before they head back off to perhaps warmer climates. i don't know if anything seems like it could be colder than new york city right now. >> oh, i know. pretty cold. this couple is totally hot. so, hopefully, they'll warm it up for us. lana zak, thank you so much. police near chicago are investigating an international release of chlorine gas. the fumes sickened nearly 20 people. the hotel decontaminated. everyone let back inside. if you're not familiar with furries, they're people who celebrate animals that have been given human characteristics. alabama and oregon are the oddsmakers picks to face each other for the national title. first, the crimson tide needs to

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good monday morning at 4:28. thank you for joining us on this december 8. >> i am corner >> we have showers in the north bay through the day. you can see it on live doppler hd with santa rosa north trickling down to petaluma and novato and napa and sonoma headed through the afternoon hours. the storm system sideswipes us to the north. here is the big story: fog moving in from the central valley and we have a light offshore wind and this is 680 in walnut creek looking southbound into the san ramon valley where you can barely see your hand. the day planner in the 50's and the low-to-mid 60's but mostly clouds outside of the showers in the north bay this afternoon.

driving in the fog it was interesting. >> you have to be careful and get plenty of space. you want to use the low beams. the bay bridge toll plaza shows clear traffic with no fog. tracking the drive long the golden gate bridge, that commute is locking clear, as well, but be careful, things could get slick. we have developing news, berkeley store owners and c.h.p. have a massive repair job this morning after another protest over the new york police chokehold death turned violent with injuries and arrests. amy hollyfield? look at this mcdonald's at university, all of the weapons are -- windows are broken look at this, the delivery truck

is here with life trying to go on normal. it will be anything but a typical day at this business and many others. this is one of several. look at the video at the radio shock protesters disagreed on this violent tactic of protesting with a man looting the store and others yelling at him to "get out," one protesters tried to prevent the violence and was hit in the face with a hammer. >> this is a roast that -- protest that organizers promised would be peaceful. shear a detailed description. >> we have had numerous buildings and businesses that have been damaged or looted. businesses such as sprint, at&t. we had several banks affected. >> all of the damage wasn't just here but protesters turned their attention to city hall and you can see a large