making news in america this morning -- terror threats. a holiday week kicking off with increased security. americans on alert after the paris attack. the capital of one country virtually shut down. breaking overnight. a break in the case of a murdered pastor's wife. the new dekales just coming in. wild rescue. the car clungs into the river. the driver trapped inside. her dramatic call for help. the american music awards. the the high lights, performances, and must-see moments.

well good monday morning. we begin with the nation on edge as half a world away, european governments are under their highest terror alerts and warnings. >> america is under a terror watch this morning, just three days before thanksgiving. worries over a potential paris copy cat attack have security on edge close to close. our coverage begins right now with abc's stephanie ramos joining us from washington. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, kendis and reena. there's a heightened sense of vigilance here in the united states. this is fallout from the terror attacks on soft targets overseas. american cities on edge. >> makes you question every loud noise. >> reporter: in atlanta, policing they received a threat about this pro wrestling event over the weekend. americans alert and kaurcautiou more than a week after the paris attacks. even on flights.

this plane diverted. >> terrorist groups are always looking for those targets that are softer, that have lots of people but are difficult to secure. >> reporter: in new york city, nypd officers storming a subway station, guns drawn, during this planned drill. >> these exercises are vitally necessary in new york city, we are at this time, very well prepared. >> reporter: later this week, french president francois holla holla hollande will be in the united states. >> thank you, stephanie. meantime, overseas, the center of europe's terror crisis remains turned highest alert this morning. >> the city of brussels with its 1 million residents on lockdown for a third day as the manhunt intense fies.

there were 22 raids yesterday. but still no sign of salah abdeslam. the american embassy is asking u.s. citizens in belgium to shelter. france is in a state of emergency. 1500 soed yers deployed over the city. stepping up security at hot spots like the eiffel tour. french president francois hollande visits the u.s. this week to meet with president obama. the attack in mali was an attempt to derail a peace process in the northern part of the country. those peace negotiations have been dragging on for more than two xweerps a woman from maryland was among the dead. the president is looking into whether intelligence reports were altered to payment

a rosier picture in the u.s. fight against isis. claims were made that supervisors falsified reports. those from centcom and the cia intelligence agency are under question. donald trump is retaining his lead. nearly a third of gop voters favor him. ben carson still ten points behind. trump leads republicans in make troefrt staples. with "your voice, your vote" devin dwyer has the latest. >> reporter: donald trump is turning up the tough talk. >> we gotta chop off that head like they're chopping off the head of our people. >> reporter: look who they trust the most to handle terror nichl a new poll. >> so you would bring back waterboarding? >> yes, i think that's peanuts

compared to what they do to us. >> reporter: trump stirring up new controversy. >> i watched when the world trade center came tum bing down. and i watched in jersey city, new jersey, where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down. >> you know, the police say that didn't happen. and those rumors have been on the internet for a long time. did you misspeak? >> i saw it. >> you saw wit your own eyes? >> reporter: while some around the world cheered after the 9/11 attacks. at his rallies -- >> get him out of here, get him out! >> reporter: this black lives matter protester claims he was beaten. >> maybe he should have been roughed up. it was absolutely disgusting what he was doing. >> reporter: devin dwyer.

abc, was a. police in indianapolis say they have charged 18-year-old larry taylor with murder. he's accused of killing 28-year-old amanda blackburn in a home invasion earlier this month. her body was discovered by her hurd when he returned home from the gym. their 15-month-old son was not injured. he was home at the time. two other persons of interests are in custody. we expect to learn more about this arrest today. the midwest digging out from its first snowstorm of the season. chicago's o' hare airport canceled hundreds of flights the. driving a bit of a challenge, too. this blast of arctic weather headed for the northeast and coastal regions. >> good morning, reena and kennedys. it will be a downright chilly start to the workweek. the trough will bring a

cold air. we'll be about ten degrees below where we should be. the the cold air dipping as far down south as the lower mississippi and the eastern gulf coast where we have freeze warnings in effect. that includes places likes houston and austin, as far east as alabama. >> thank you so much, cam. president obama back at the white house. the commander in chief landing last night at andrews air force base. the president has no public events schedule frd today. still ahead, gas prices falling fast. but will they stay low for thanksgiving travel? and breaking overnight. shooting spree. 16 people hospitalized. stuck in a car and sink fast. a woman's dramatic 911 call after she accidentally drives into a river.

a candle is blamed for this frightening scene on the 50th floor of the john hancock building in downtown chicago. the fire looked worse than it actually was to holiday shoppers down below. it was contained to a single bedroom. five people suffered minor injuries, including, we're told, a police officer. the fire alarm system was claimed not to have worked. gun fire in a new york neighborhood sent 16 people to the hospital. the shooting happened when hundreds of people gathered for an impromptu music video. a megamerger in the

pharmaceutical industry could be announced tote. reports are that a megamerger in the pharmaceutical industry could be announced tote. reports are that pfizer will buy allergan. this year's seen one huge corporate acquisition after another. the combination would likely be based in ireland where corporate taxes are lower. gas prices are down as we head into the thanksgiving holiday. aaa says the average price is $2.08. 14 cents less than a month ago and 76 cents lower than last thanksgiving. the auto club believes the national average could fall below $2 by christmas. that would be the first time in six years. a question for you. when is an opening week end above $10 million a disappointment? when the film is part of the "hunger games" series. it's the lowest debut for the four movies in the franchise. "mockingjay part 2" made only $101 million. james bond's "spectre" in second, far behind, with $14.6 million. and "the peanuts movie" in third. >> $100 million considered bad?

>> and we said only. i know. when we come back, breaking their silence. the band on stage during the paris attacks describing the horror as terrorists stormed the concert hall. the miracle baby born too early on a cruise ship returning home to a cheering crowd. i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine, i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. breo won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. breo opens up airways to help improve breathing for a full 24 hours. breo contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. breo is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on a

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snowfall on record dumped nearly nine inches on rockford, illinois, this weekend. it's the most in 64 years. just that one storm makes this %-p. there were a few minor fender benders. temperatures will be in the 50s by thanksgiving. >> roads should be fine this morning in rockford. maybe slippery around the great lakes. watch out for icy roads in the mountains between seattle and spokane. and wet surfaces at lower elevations as well. in paris this morning, the french president was joined by the british prime minister in france at the bataclan cafe. they paid tribute to those who died during the concert attack there. >> we're learning for the first time from the members of the band playing when the horror unfolded. the american rock band the eagles of death metal describes what was happening backstage. >> several people hid in our dressing room. and -- the killers were able to get in and killed every one of them, except for a kid who was

hiding under my leather jacket. >> hughes said so many concert goers were killed because they refused to leave their friends. back here at home, a manhunt is under way in new orleans for a gunman accused of trying to kidnap a won't and trying to kill the man who tried to save her. the man was trying to drag the woman away. tulane medical student peter gold drives by the scene and tries to help. his hands held high, he pleads with the men before he's shot in the stomach. an anonymous by stander saw it all. >> i saw the guy with the gun. shoot the guy in the stomach. i saw the guy fall. i saw him stand over him and attempt to shoot him, with, like, in the face a couple times. >> get this, police say 21-year-old eric cane tried to shoot gold in the head when his gun jammed. he got away with the victim's purse. gold's family says peter's condition is critical but improving. we're hearing for the first time the desperate pleas of a

woman trapped inside her car quickly filling with water. it happened north of seattle last week when place say this woman drove around this road closed sign. the street flooded and her car was pulled into the icy river. locked inside this sinking vehicle for nearly 45 minutes. she called 911 in a panic. >> please help me. my car is full of water. >> is is your head out of the water? >> my head is out of the water. but it's not going to be too long. >> amazingly, emergency crews rushed in with a backhoe just in time. the woman was cold but is reportedly okay. she could face a $430 fine for ignoring that road closed sign. >> she had a smile on her face. i guess that's the least you can do. a premature baby is finally home in utah after a very long and strange trip. haiden morgan was born three months early while his family was on a cruise. of the caribbean. the ship was 14 hours from the nearest port. haiden only weighed about a pound. doctors weren't sure he would live.

he spent the last few months in hospitals in miami and puerto rico. an air ambulance service flew him to utah this weekend at no cost to the family. time for sports. a big sunday for nascar's kyle busch. >> here with the detail, and more, are our guys at espn. >> john buccigross. john anderson. so happy to be a part of this 41 hours for -- because we're in the 41st year of "gma." >> happy birthday. >> so we're going to be here for 41 hours straight. and we're going to start with john and some vroom, vroom. they crowned a champion in nascar. sunday in home sted, florida, just south of miami been you get to the keys. there's jeff gordon. he's retiring as a full-time racer after this race. some rain early. a little delay. but jeff, clean that thing off, he's ready to go. he got off to a very good start. in the end, it would be kyle busch who would take home the championship. four racers had a chance. forden one of them, harvick, and truex jr.

that man wins it. but that man got the hugs after an amazing career. >> i think he's going to vet school now. steph curry and the warriors looking to start the season 15-0. that ties the nba record for the best start. breaks the record for the best start by a defending champion. is rich, creamy nougats go them, though. steph curry did steph curry things. if i want to call him klay, i'm going to call him klay. warriors up by eight. now up by ten. andre iguodala hits a three. five guys in double figures. first time all season steph curry didn't score 20. they win it by a final of 118-105. they're 15-0. and the devils beat the canucks. that's all time we have. stick around and watch scott van pelt after "monday night football." a live "sportscenter" at 9:00 right here on the espn. >> hey, boys, you missed one story. is there they did. >> maybe the green bay packers

can sign this squirrel to the squad. the rodent got on to the field and rushed for more yards than the packers on their losing streak. >> green bay did go on to beat the vikings on a field that normally sees a different rodent. the golden gophers of the university of minnesota. he's got good stretch there. >> a fast little thing. >> very fast. eat your heart out, adrian peterson. up next, the american music awards. the big winners and moments you have to see. and mark zuckerberg reigniting the paternity leave debate after his facebook post. paternity leave debate after his facebook post. ♪ and off you go, ♪ ♪ ♪ and off you go, ♪ ♪ ♪ and off you go, ♪ for every step, every stride, every start, begin strong with the lasting energy

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including artists of the year, one direction. and nicki minaj winning favorite rap, hip hop artist album. >> j. lo probably stole the show, hosting, performing, and changes her clothes, bursting out of a total of ten costume changes including a long-sleeved bodysuit and a canary yellow one that you see there with bell-bottoms. not bad. >> she looked incredible in each of them. >> big bird would be proud of that one she did there in the yellow. >> come on. she looked great. and justin bieber capped the show with a splash. dumping what little was left of california's water supply on stage as he cried his way through a rendition of "sorry." >> it was a great performance. they all did great. it was fantastic. and there was a tribute by celine dion to the folks in paris. >> very moving. and facebook's billionaire co-founder and ceo. bringing more to the paternity

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>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good monday morning at 4:28. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. we are a couple of days away from turkey day. >> let's find out what is going on weather-wise. >> the drive could be difficult we have visibility dropping around two in livermore. four in concord. three in hayward. duly fog from the east and fog over the ocean from the west that will meet in our neighborhoods through the morning. here is look from our camera with the embarcadero and the holiday lights up. temperatures in the much 40s toward noon, mid-50s at the coast and upper 50s to low 60's elsewhere and hazy sunshine throughout the day and mid-50s at the coast and low 60s.

cooler today. how is the commute? how is the commute? [ inaudible ] >> we the work on sue's mike. now the news. firefighters are watching for hotspots battle the raging fire at an apartment building two dozen people are now out of their homes. our reporter is at dwight and telegraph. >> businesses are on the bottom floor of the building and people living above so multiuse business and a lot of property and people for the fires to save here. they are still here watching over the building. no more hotspots. this is a very busy area at telegraph and dwight. the business has been a fixture here since the 1920's. everyone is okay. they all got out okay.

there was an elderly disabled man rescued. there is a well-known herb store on the bottom floor with an employee here. he called the owner when the fire starts. >> we were open. she called and said there was black smoke coming from an apartment, coming in the back of our business and we had windows and vents in. we came up. >> 3 people were displaced by the fire. firefighters say it appears it started at the top of the building. that was helpful for them because usually fires like to make their way up. it started up there. they have figured out the area where it started but it did not destroy the hole building but a lot of damage inside. the 30 people are displaced. fires do not know what started it and are looking into that. no one was hurt. >> thats,