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♪ skinny ♪ so skinny well, it's time for "the skinny." 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. that's a great name. i love that. born early next week. she's max for short. i love that strong name. >> and in the letter to their 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: zuckerberg says he plans to remain facebook's ceo for a long, long time. >> kudos to them. what a great gesture, i have to say. a lot of people are wealthy but don't make the effort as they have and they're truly changing the world.

>> following the gates' lead i guess. rambo getting ready to storm your tv screen. a series is in the works with sylvester stallone as producer. >> it's not known whether stallo stallone, who starred in the "rambo" movies will be seen in the shows. the series will explore the relationship between rambo and his son, a former navy s.e.a.l., who's actually never been featured in any of the films. so the series will be called "rambo: new blood." >> but we're told rambo himself will be a central character. we're just not sure if the 69-year-old stallone will play himself. meanwhile, a movie that continues another sylvester stallone franchise, the rocky movies is playing in theaters as you know and "creed" also is about a main character's son. there was another epic battle on tv last night between foo fighters drummer david grohl and animal of the muppets. >> yes. grohl said that he's been waiting a long time for this. and they were off pounding the skins. ♪

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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. researchers say children 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 have a glass of water? >> getting kids to settle down and actually fall asleep is tough. here's your water. >> sleep is critical for young children. children between the ages of 2

and 5 need on average 10 or 11 hours of sleep. >> what's a parent to do? >> routine is essential for children in order to get them to go to sleep. >> warm bath, bedtime story, 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. also this bedtime story that has parents raving. >> i want you to relax. different parts of your body. >> reporter: called "the rabbit who wants to fall asleep." 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 going to sleep faster than ever. >> it was a little bit of a bust for us. it didn't go very well. >> reporter: the author acknowledging that as every child is unique their experience with and response to the book

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good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." defense secretary ash carter says more u.s. special ops forces are heading to iraq helping the fight against isis. they will work to improve intelligence and will carry out unilateral missions inside syria. details coming up. new support for resettling syrian and iraqi refugees in the u.s. a bipartisan group including former secretaries of state says the u.s. must offer refuge to the world's most vulnerable regardless of religion or nationality. the irs says criminal investigators will no longer use cell phone-tracking technology without first seeking a warrant. the technology simulates cell phone you to force trick nearby

phones into revealing their locations. and an autopsy on juneau, alaska's, newly elected mayor should determine if foul play was to blame for his death. steven fisk was found dead in his home fueling rumors about an assault. those are the top stories on this wednesday december 2nd. >> reporter: from abc news, this is abc "world news now." 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. of the more than 8500 air strikes against isis so far the majority, more than 6600, have been u.s. strikes. more involvement by allies was a subject president obama 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. it is 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. the president met here in paris 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 syria. 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 assad mocks the countries working with the u.s. he says no one is taking

american allies seriously. assad 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 while since the russian in the same fight, so-called against everything, isis has been shrinking. >> reporter: 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 moments during rush hour. one of europe's largest cities, five people were hurt when a pipe bomb let on a highway overpass near an istanbul subway station in turkey exploded. on edge following an isis suicide attack on the capital

back in october. we move now to the cause of that air asia jet that went down 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 down to one small, cracked, soldered wire on a computer board along with questionable maintain and training. that bad soldered joint was sending false alarms about a rudder problem. it happened 23 times, but the airline did not replace the computer board. during the fatal flight the alarm went off several times and the pilots acting outside guidelines pulled the circuit breaker which shut off the autopilot. >> the crew made these errors. the aircraft pitched up, lost air speed, stalled, and for

three or four minutes flopped around out of control before it hit the ocean killing everybody aboard. >> reporter: the indonesian report goes on to say that the pilots were inadequately trained to recover from a stall and the jet with 162 on board tumbled into the sea. >> any time you don't pay attention to the training of pilots, and maintenance that has no room for anything less than perfection you're going to end up with accidents. >> reporter: investigators will take any lesson they can from the indonesian report, but already already u.s. rules governing maintenance and pilot training are some of the most comprehensive in the world. david kerley, abc news, reagan national 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 other vehicles at the time. two workers have died at an accident at a north carolina plant.

officials golds blow auto -- goldsboro say one of the workers became unresponsive while working on a large transformer another employee went to check on him. they both passed away. investigators say they haven't figured out what harmed the workers. a jury's expected to be seated today 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. he's accused of failing to get help for gray after his arrest. gray's death touched off 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 says 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.

a grand jury is hearing evidence to see if any charges will be brought against the officers. chicago's superintendent is fired offer a fatal shooting captured on dash cap. garry mccarthy was forced out by protester outraged over the death of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. mayor rahm mcdonald 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 called for an investigation it see if any first of all laws were violated. -- federal laws were violated. presidential politics now and ted cruz has claimed that most violent critics are democrats. the senator says he based his statement on a study conducted in three states that showed a majority of ex-cons in those states registered as democrats. cruz made the comments in

connection with the a deadly shooting at a colorado planned parenthood clinic which accused the democrats of politicizing. and with just over two months to the new hampshire primary new jersey governor chris christie stepping up attacks on trump. christie says trump should not have made fun 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 show how damaging the emissions 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 it cheated on 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 destination that the biggest fans of the franchise will need to see. >> it's a "star wars"-themed theater in omaha, nebraska. the lobby includes a ten-foot deathstair. the concession stand draws from star destroyer architecture. >> and this isn't going away. when the current "star wars" mainia goes away, it's permanent. the chain says it wants to be the place to see "the force awakens" and all the new "star wars" movies. i should say "star wars" is a production of our parent company. >> disney. so please go. >> we do have some guests that paid us a visit. video of it. from halloween. >> we know how to dress up as a storm trooper or two. >> goes nice. >> who are those? >> we've got big connections with disney. >> "the force awakens" comes out december 18th. i have worn that out to the clubs in new york city several times. >> do you have video of that? >> and shockingly, people recognize me.

>> they do. that's all it takes. and this was us raiding the breakfast bar here at abc news. >> some good eats. storm trooper. can't really get it in your mouth, though. >> and then we tried to freak out the newsroom upstairs. >> we just go there without makeup. coming up, the shocking pet picture spurring outrage. >> a dog with his snout duct-taped shut and the backlash against the dog's owner who shared the image on social media. and the birth announcement that comes with a bonus. mark zuckerberg giving away his facebook fortune just as he starts a family first. first, our facebook map. -- our forecast map. gadgets for your car. windshield wipers that heat up. greasers that go anywhere. stay tuned. "world news now." before we go, the forecast map. great falls 37. i was searching montana and i found out that french montana has a new video with chris brown. >> french montana. >> yeah, the rapper. >> oh.

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well, pass the sea sickness pills. a mass itch danish rescue ship battled high waves this weekend. it was during a storm that battered sweden and denmark. the storm named gorm had hurricane-strength winds damaging roofs and knocking out electricity. the ship is part of denmark's sea support group, sort of like 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 actually spend some time in jail. >> it sparked so much outrage that e-mail messages crashed a florida police department's computer system. the story and the photo from abc's linzie davis. >> reporter: a facebook photo causing outrage. >> reporter: a media firestorm across the country because of

this picture posted on katie brown's facebook page of a chocolate lab mix with its muzzle taped shut. with the message this is what happens when you don't shut up. the picture incensing animal lovers launching a change.org petition to prosecute her. south daytona police say they received more than a million messages about that image. >> we've been utilizing all of our resources toward identifying the woman and locating her. >> reporter: the search for that owner spanning three states. meanwhile, 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. linzie davis, abc news, new york. >> it's pretty remarkable. and not just in north carolina. they had police involved in

avon, connecticut, because police thought they may live there. this massive hunt for her and making sure the dog was okay and apparently they thought the doc was fine. >> first of all don't do it, second don't post it on facebook. police say they were swamped with calls. understandable. >> we love our dogs. >> we'll be right back. they were swamped with calls. understandable. >> we love our dogs. >> we'll be right back. "wo

♪ with the holidays just around the corner it's that time of year, when we're stretching trying to think of clever gift ideas. how about a gift for your car? dick debartolo from gizwiz.biz. joining us this morning to give us a look. and you just got off a plane. >> a plane, the show is called sema, the specialty 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 like when you walk away from your car an app will lock your doors.

when you walk back your will -- your door will unlock. and one of my favorite 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. >> it will depend on the year and what your car is capable of. this is thermal blade. if you touch it quickly you can see that -- yes. this is a thermal blade. there's a little thermometer here. when it goes 38 degrees or below it will turn on. it senses it. and then it hits the blade. you don't get out of the car and scrape the windshield. >> will that work for the entire windshield even though it's not necessarily wiping? >> well, it's going to be wiping. we don't have it hooked up but

this is your windshield wiper. it's an electric heated 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 people cannot get to -- even though they have a belt cutter they can't get to them. it's under the seat. it's 2349 glove compartment. he came up with the supervisor 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 we a very sharp blade and then there's a stainless steel punch to 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 can't get to it. and the neat thing is this is under $10. comes -- a great stocking

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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 your life filled with the same joy and hope you give us. we can't wait to see what you bring to this world. love mom and dad. >> we all say congratulations to them. and of course we're celebrating our own facebook milestone this morning. thanks to you we have passed 1 million likes. >> whoo. >> jack is celebrating. >> oh, yes. >> we wish we were giving away all of our salary to you. but we are not as generous as the zuckerbergs. >> we wanted to celebrate with some of your mean messages to us. g-rock wrote "you guys the

unofficial new duo? was this ever announced? you two are great. mike many 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 while 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 being very mean in his comments and body language. >> oh, my gosh. i haven't picked up on that. >> i don't know. there was another one. is t.j. ever coming back? bring him back. >> 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. >> they thought i was aditi. they congratulated me on the haircut. >> that's true. i was aditi. they congratulated me on the haircut. >> that's true.

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this morning on "world news now" taking action. >> the mayor of chicago firing the head of the police. swift move to try to gain back the public's trust over a year after an officer shot and killed laquan mcdonald. with the city's top cop now gone what's the next move? putting the pressure on terror. the obama administration announcing increased special forces to aid in the fight against isis. meanwhile, the president of syria speaking out against the u.s. and its allies saying no one is taking them seriously. pollution solution. as the world's leaders are trying to solve climate change many cities gasping for air. we'll take you inside the clouds to see what life is like in the smog zone. and the hot holiday gift that has many kids fired up. the hoverboard has been found to spontaneously combust.

what every gift giver should know before you cross this one off your list on this wednesday december 2nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." we do say good morning. great to have reena back with us. >> good to be back. >> didn't miss us. >> oh, you know, getting some sleep, thank you. they're doing a slow clap in the newsroom except for the people behind us who are working diligently like jack and cherry and -- oh, there. thank you, tony. thank you guys. it is good to be back. i do have to say you forget what it's like on the day side when you can actually sleep a little bit. >> and you see humans running around. >> you do. >> that's just kind of odd. >> we had a death in the family 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 begin in chicago? >> absolutely. the latest fallout over the deadly police shooting in chicago. the city's top cop fired a week after the release of that dramatic dash cam video. >> protesters gathered outside police headquarters 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. chicago 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. investigators say it shows the chicago police officer jason van dyke shooting 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. 16 shots in 15 seconds. van dyke, who argues he fired his weapon because he feared for his life, was released on bond

monday night. a second dash cam video shows police pursuing mcdonald as he runs through a burger king parking lot moments before he was shot. these images obtained by abc news show 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 cameras would not have captured the shooting. and mayor emanuel releasing a police accountability task force to handle cases of excessive force and problem officers. there's already an ongoing federal investigation into how the case was 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. we turn the focus overseas now. the u.s. is expanding its fight against isis. secretary of defense ash carter

unveiling details of the plan on capitol hill yesterday saying 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 -- over the effectiveness of the battle against isis. in a new interview, bashar al assad claimed that since the u.s.-led coalition started fighting, 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. against 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. they are so shallow. third, they are dependent. they're going to follow the

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 massacre at the satirical magazine "charlie hebdo" and expressed sadness at 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 must 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 albright. 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 deferments and came close to getting drafted at the end of the war.

he's refusing to back down from claims that muslims in new jersey celebrated after 9/11. with more, here's abc's 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 jersey. 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, the 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. lambasted by african-american 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, republican candidates were 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 of crime. >> the overwhelming majority of violent criminals are democrats. >> reporter: and speaking of headlines, one more coming 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 clinton of trying to paint the republican party as being anti-birth control or "the condom police." he also accused democrats of making up the idea that republicans have declared 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. >> drew barrymore will co-host. speculation that barry bonds could soon have a new baseball 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 for the giants since retiring in 2007. the marlins could use help with their hitting. they finished 20 games under -- under .500, rather, last season. in an exclusive interview with abc's robin roberts, kobe

bryant says it was his dream to be a los angeles laker. bryant says that being on 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't drift toward the game all the time anymore. that's when i started realizing, you know, this is getting close. getting close. now i'm not obsessively thinking about the game anymore. >> fascinating. through meditation. kobe bryant speaking with "good morning america's" robin roberts. you can see the interview this morning on "gma." i had no idea that he meditated to begin with.

>> it's fascinating to see kobe bryant, this giant of baseball, just come down to just meditating every day. >> it's interesting that he said he knew when his focus stopped being all about basketball that it was time to hang it up. >> it also happens 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 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 baseball game. >> 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. we might have a new "sports with 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, as the 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. remember, 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 basketball hoop in baseball. 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 closed in both directions for several hours, causing 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. >> reporter: 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. but the sad news is because of all this pollution this is noon. that heavy smog stopped traffic on the highways. that sign right there is a warning to drivers reading "visibility low. slow down the speed." the government issuing an alert 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, everywhere 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 in china that sort of helps clean

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. wow. all right. coming up in 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 the new year. but first one of the year's most popular toys is sometimes really hot literally. why this keeps happening. you're watching "world news now." "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. keeps happening. yo

hoverboards are this year's hottest gift for the gadgets. a cool gadget and ride all rolled into one. >> but there is a down side. a big one. falling off, for one. and even worse there are some reports of hoverboards catching

fire. we're on "nightline" with abc's matt gutman. >> 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 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. they're already banned from the

streets and sidewalks of new 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 pathways and bike lanes. some even calling them dangerous. >> it's on fire! >> reporter: the owner of this scooter claims it spontaneously combusted and burst into flames. hayden horn got a scooter for his birthday but a day later his mother says something went wrong. >> 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 different knockouts put out. some feels like if it'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 worse hoverboard fails. experts urge kids to wear helmets and their parents to avoid the cheaper knockoff versions.

you might have to shell 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. -- levitates. >> 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 kasem had it right. keep your feet on the ground. keep reaching for the stars. >> we're quoting casey kasem?

>> yeah. >> yeah. >> i think casey kasem had it right. keep your feet on the ground. keep reaching for the stars. >> we're quoting casey kasem? >> 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 call him lud? people like to shorten names.

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. 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 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 stopped taking photos and went running after him to make sure he was okay. but the 3-year-old didn't want to play. >> that kid's going to be out of the will. 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. 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,

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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 and family values. the zuckerbergs announcing the birth of their baby girl along with a gift to the rest of the world, giving away all of their facebook fortune to charity.

why they and so many others are thankful this morning. that's in "the skinny" this wednesday december 2nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everyone. 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 policy, and i think it's remarkable because we really need your help, folks, when we have a baby. you need as many 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. let's start with new hampshire. the presidential primary two

months away. >> donald trump turned personal during a campaign appearance last night talking about his guilt over not serving in the vietnam war. the republican front-runner also coming under renewed attacks from his rivals. abc tom lamas covering 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 has no choice. he's at two or three. he has to. he's going to hit me. at some point. 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 governor 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. >> if donald starts yelling and screaming at me in the middle of

the speech you can be sure i'll say, sit down and shut up. >> reporter: christie castigating trump for mocking a disabled reporter like this. >> i don't know what i said. i don't remember! >> reporter: a performance christie 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 assertion muslims in new jersey were celebrate be after 9/11 -- >> that did not happen in new jersey and didn't happen since. >> reporter: former new york mayor giuliani agreed adding other candidates couldn't get away with saying what trump does. >> i'd of been thrown out of the race. he is judged by a different standard. maybe it's because of his background in "the apprentice" and as an entertainer. >> reporter: on that point, 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 detailed earlier for congress. 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 new 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 a 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 distraction. meanwhile, the state's attorney general is calling for a federal investigation into the police department's practices. now to the mysterious death of a newly elected mayor in alaska. police in the capital city of juneau have tentatively ruled out gunshots, drugs, or suicide, and they're now waiting for the medical examiner's report to determine if it was natural causes or foul play. more now from abc's neal karlinsky.

>> 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 people. to come into office to really shake things up. >> reporter: this was fisk in a recent debate. 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 helping with the investigation. an autopsy will be performed to determine what killed the mayor. police say they are investigating all possible scenarios.

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 levy 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 desperate call for help. >> we're in the water. the car's under the water. we need help. i've got my kids and my grandma. >> reporter: her suv swept away by flood waters. >> one of my sons is on the street. >> reporter: you hear the two, one 3 and one 1-year-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 reach. >> please help us. >> are you able to reach your son that's on the tree? >> he's right here. >> okay. can he get over to the car with you? >> i can't -- i can't let go of my other babies. >> reporter: frank's suv was swept into an oklahoma creek friday as she says she was following her gps home to kansas 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 about 45 minutes in that frigid water. >> i need to put the phone down. they're going to throw the rope. >> 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 inside their cars. ryan owens, abc news, dallas. >> you could tell how quickly something like that could happen. so glad they're okay. >> 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. hey, paul. >> thanks, kendis, reena. we have a widespread pattern that's going to change over to ice in the tip of 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 make for somewhat sluggish slow travel conditions 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 dry conditions in the deep south. watch out. that cold air 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 with the low pressure system that's going to stay pretty isolated but high pressure will arrive on friday and clear the board for everybody.

reena, kendis. >> i hate when that cold weather sneaks up on you. pack a sweater. the company that came up with a cure for hepatitis c has priced its drug beyond the reach of average americans. two senators who presented the report on the hep c drug sovaldi said it costs $1,000 a pill. that comes 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. >> insane. some great news to report about a young girl whose story we've been following for quite some time now. you've probably been familiar with leah still, the daughter of the cincinnati lineman devon still. >> she was diagnosed with advanced stage cancer back in 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 photos and videos, and always had this incredible spirit and just such a light. >> you could see it there in her face. great to hear she's doing better. well, coming up, holding your computer hostage. >> a growing trend of cyber thieves sending you deceptive e-mails that hack into all your files and force ugh to pay a ransom. 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. chilly in the midwest. in philadelphia they're celebrating their first victory.

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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. researchers say children 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 have a glass of water? >> getting kids to settle down and actually fall asleep is tough.

here's your water. >> sleep is critical for young children. children between the ages of 2 and 5 need on average 10 or 11 hours of sleep. >> what's a parent to do? >> routine is essential for children in order to get them to go to sleep. >> warm bath, bedtime story, 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. also this bedtime story that has parents raving. >> i want you to relax. different parts of your body. >> reporter: called "the rabbit who wants to fall asleep." 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 going to sleep faster than ever. >> it was a little bit of a bust for us. it didn't go very well. >> reporter: the author

acknowledging that as every child is unique their experience 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 to go down but getting them to stay in their bed all night. so i swear by this product that was created by a mom -- it's called mytotclock.com. and she 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. it turns yellow when it's time to wake up and it's blue 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 facebook at wnnfans.com. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades.

making news in america this morning, fighting isis, a new strategy from the u.s. military sending special forces, plus syrian president bashar al assad blaming the u.s. for making isis stronger. the war of words between donald trump and chris christie getting more heated and ted cruz facing backlash saying most violent criminals are democrats. a police officer tumbling off a roof while trying to make an arrest. and seasonal slowdown. how christmas lights may be making your wi-fi signal sluggish.