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welcome back. welcome back to "world news welcome back. welcome back to "world news now." we're just ordering food into the studio. an important thing. >> you did not know about this new phenomenon. >> it's new to me. the shift is brand new to me. >> you're kind of upside down. >> yeah. i've been here for three hours. i'm awake, so therefore, i need more food. what's a pizza burger? >> it's a hamburger and then they put tomato sauce and mozzarella on top. >> it sounds disgusting. i think it's it's either/or. a pizza or a burger. >> how about chicken and waffles? >> it's too much for this time of night. it's nice to let the audience into our real lives. >> the real life of richard p. bacon. >> if you want to comment on anything tonight, then my

twitter address is @richardpbacon. we'll be returning to the subjects of donald trump a little later. the question i was asking you, if he were to go independent, which he's not ruling out, would you if you were a supporter of his, and certainly quite a lot of you based on the show, based on yesterday's social media, if he went gop, would you follow him? that would split the vote for the election. a lot of people would think it would hand the white house to hillary clinton. would you follow him? @richardpbacon. >> he apparently signed a pledge back in september saying he would not run as an independent. >> which he had to do, in order to qualify for the primary in two states. he actually had to, didn't he? >> it will be interesting if he goes back on his word. >> the whole story is gripping, isn't it? turning now to holiday decorating and a popular new way to deck the halls without all the effort. >> more and more lasers are used but there's a potential

downside. jason whitley from our dallas station has the story. >> reporter: the newest christmas lights are lasers. red, green and blue lasers projected onto homes are a cheaper way to decorate this year. but they're also a problem for pilots of passing planes, according to the faa. >> i don't think anybody who buys one of these little devices is putting it up with even the first thought that it might have enough power to hit an aircraft in the sky. >> reporter: you can buy these laser lights at walgreens, targets and other department stores. they'll cost about 40 bucks or so. an american airlines pilot reported to the faa he was flying into dfw thursday night and saw lights from these lasers at 15,000 feet up. >> if the box is aimed a little high, some of the -- some of the laser light will not hit the

roof of the house, for example. it will just keep going off into space. >> reporter: the faa says other pilots have reported them as well. that america jet was over garland at the time. it's a new fad, festive on the ground, but creating concern in the sky. >> thank you so much. the classic '80s film getting the live tv musical treatment. >> and who gets what? the latest high-profile hollywood divorce? "the skinny" is next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. gets what? the latest high-profile hollywood divorce? "the skinny" is next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

♪ skinny so skinny welcome back. it's time for "the skinny." what have we got? >> "dirty dancing". >> yeah. it's being made for television. it's not live but it is, i guess, inspired by -- it was "the sound of music" that nbc did. >> they did "the sound of music" and "peter pan with the," too. >> it's a film i've never seen. >> that's jennifer gray, who played baby. you never put baby in the corner. she's a good dancer. that's patrick swayze who teaches her how to dance. >> there's a point where these truly iconic films, i know

people like it, it looks good in these clips -- >> this was a fantastic moment. >> tell me what -- >> this was a moment we should try to recreate if on our news desk. boom! there we go. i thought we should try to do that today. >> you have the easier role. >> oh, boy. >> i need more than three hours' sleep, i tell you that. i would be delighted to lift you into the air, reena. >> we give you a pass on that. >> my point is, these truly iconic films, if you go long enough without watching them, it becomes a point of pride, even if you've never seen it. >> really? this is an american history moment, pop culture moment. you must see it. it's not good that you haven't seen that. >> that will be on abc, on this channel, when that eventually comes out. what else have you got? >> the "forbes" highest paid musician list.

we'll start with number five. eagles, taylor swift, garth brooks and one direction. do you know who sings this song -- ♪ i've got friends in low places ♪ ♪ where the whisky drowns >> no. but i bet they sing it better than you. >> that was garth brooks. number one person? >> katy perry. >> katy perry. >> i did know that. she earns more than one direction. >> $135 million. she's now the industry's main money-maker. she is the highest paid musician in the world. >> and significantly more than taylor swift. swift with $80 million and katy perry with $135 million. ♪ >> this is taylor, right? >> yes. sorry. just enjoying listening to it. that thing i mentioned yesterday, it's called ear worm. ear worm. it's a mashup of all 50 of the most popular songs. >> it's good.

>> it makes you nostalgic for the year before it ends. ear worm. you'll thank me. >> i don't like talking about hollywood divorces but antonio banderas and melanie griffith divorcing. guess how much he has to fork out? $65,000 a month. but apparently it's civil. the couple agreed mutually. she's going to get the home in colorado. he's going to keep the condo in new york city. so, it's good to see they worked things out. >> and they get -- my favorite detail, other than i just like the detail, they get -- and this makes them look like aliens compared to the rest of us. they get a picasso and a porsche each. i think it's funny they have an even number. two of each. they made have made it a lot simpler, a picasso and porsche. >> almost 20 years of marriage. coming up, the sexiest man alive turns to skin and bones. and why chris hemsworth will never do it again. coming up, the sexiest man

alive turns to skin and bones. and why chris hemsworth will never do it again. you're watching "world news now." bones. and why chris hemsworth will never do it again.

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brawny super hero thor but in his latest film directed by ron howard and called "in the heart of the sea," chris hemsworth undergoes a body transformation, dropping an estimated 30 pounds to portray a starving and ship wrecked sailor. how did you do that? >> i just didn't eat a whole lot. each week or two we would reduce the calories down, down, down until we were at about 500 to 600 calories a day. i can't i wouldn't do it again. i read things now, it mentions anything about being skinny, i go, that's a pass. >> reporter: hemsworth plays the first mate on a sailing ship attacked by the vengeful white whale on the story that inspired "moby dick." to make it authentic, hemsworth learned how to run a ship. >> he's mine. >> reporter: as i understand it, you spent time training in sailing and harpooning? >> yeah. i was learning how to navigate your way around the ship and tie

knots and climb the mast. >> reporter: "people" magazine former's sexiest man alive gave up living in hollywood for a more private existence in his homeland of australia with his wife and their three young children. you said the first sign of being a good father is worrying if you're being a good father? >> yes. i think if your intentional goal is to be a good father and you have a fear of not being that, that's in the right direction. you're constantly questioning what you're doing and you've never been handed such a responsibility before and said, well, here's a loss. so, it makes you feel alive. >> reporter: dan harris, abc news, new york. >> i like dan. >> yeah. and chris. >> yeah. cover of "vanity fair." listen, don't miss our updates, facebook, wnnfans.com. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades.

good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm richard bacon. here are some of the top stories we're following on "world news now." donald trump says he has no regrets for proposing a ban on muslims entering the united states. we'll get into the harsh political backlash he's facing and more of what he told abc's barbara walters straight ahead. attorneys for the baltimore police officer charged with the death of freddie gray begin presenting their case today. gray died earlier this day after suffering a severe spinal cord injury while in police custody. a third of the nation's air traffic controllers are

to retire. and a study out of britain proves the very real phenomena of smartphone deafness. people texting literally can't hear you because their brain can't see and listen at the same time. those are some of the top stories on december 9th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." we begin this half hour with donald trump, not retreating despite the harsh criticism he's facing over his proposed ban of muslims entering the united states. >> trump says in a tweet, nearly 70% of his supporters would vote for him if he left the republican party and ran as an independent. >> the point we were talking about a lot tonight. with the firestorm over his proposal swirling around him, trump talked exclusively to abc's legendary barbara walters. and he said he has no regrets. >> somebody in this country has to say what's right. i have great respect and love. i have people that i have tremendous relationships with. their muslim. and, barbara, they agree with me

100%. it's short term. let our country get its act together. they knocked down the world trade center. they tried doing it twice. other things have happened. there are a lot -- there are people that have tremendously bad intentions. we have to be tough, we have to be smart and we have to be vigilant. >> are you a bigot? >> not at all. probably the least of anybody you've ever met. >> because? >> because i'm not. i'm a person that has common sense. i'm a smart person. i know how to run things. i know how to make america great again. this is about making america great again. >> the least bigoted of anyone he's met, he says. donald trump speaking there with abc's barbara walters. she asked him a key question as

well, which is what he means when he says the ban on muslims would be short term. trump did not put a timeline on it, but he did say the ban could be quick. i'm quoting here, if our country could get its act together. well, the political backlash following trump's proposal has been harsh and widespread. the mayor of philadelphia says trump has taken a book from hitler. >> reporter: on both sides of the aisle, a word not often head in american politics, agreement. even a speaker of the house taking a stand in a controversy that has just about his entire party lined up against the presidential front-runner. >> what was proposed yesterday is not what this party stands for. and more importantly, it's not what this country stands for. >> reporter: challengers like jeb bush lashing out, too, calling trump unhinged. >> it's not about the blow hards out there just saying stuff. that's not a program. that's not a plan. this is serious business. >> reporter: and in the middle of a heat election, the head of

the national republican party choosing sides, saying, we need to aggressively take on radical islamic terrorism but not at the expense of our american values. a proposal so controversial, it even has dick cheney and hillary clinton on the same team. >> this whole notion that somehow we can just say, no more muslims, just ban a whole religion, goes against everything we stand for and believe in. >> i think his comments are, you know, very ill-advised and potentially quite harmful. >> reporter: now muslim community leaders calling trump un-american. >> the policies enacted by nazi germany against the jews. have we learned anything from history, mr. trump? >> reporter: and the opposition is universal. every republican candidate running for president has come out against this plan. members of both parties calling it dangerous, saying it could inspire isis and not one single member of congress has come out in support of it. cecilia vega, abc news,

riverside, california. >> the house has voted overwhelming to tighten the visa waiver program, driven by concerns over terrorism. the new law would require visas for anyone who's been in iraq or syria in the previous five years. the senate is expected to pass a similar law, which also has the backing of the white house. police officers who were first on the scene of the san bernardino rampage are giving a new view of the terror one week ago today. they described the first few chaotic moments arriving on the scene to find so many dead and injured. one officer shot in the thigh, he said he found the scene, quote, overwhelming. he was one of several to speak out. >> never, ever thought i would deal with anything like that. >> it's nothing short of what any other person in law enforcement would do. i don't feel like a hero whatsoever.

>> detective lozano trying to downplay his heroics even though he assured evacuees by saying, i'll take a bullet for you. as they take who helped the killer couple, including a $28,000 cash loan in just the days before the assault. >> story keeps growing, doesn't it? police in chicago are again under fire with the release of yet another incriminating video. this one shows officers repeatedly tasering philip coleman while in lockup three years ago, and drag him down the hall by the wrists. he later died at a hospital. the officers involved are now under investigation. rahm emanuel's office released the video last monday in a move towards more transparency after weeks of protests. the pacific northwest, more storm watches and warnings after a day of heavy rain. many roads are blocked by landslides and sewage is flowing through some oregon streets. one storm after another is coming in off the pacific. abc's neal karlinksy has the

story. >> reporter: meteorologists are calling it a fire hose coming in off the pacific. >> just feels like it literally came overnight. >> reporter: so much rain that even rainy portland shattered its wettest 24 hours on record with 3.22 inches of rain, opening up sink holes and flooding homes. two dozen people and even this cat had to be evacuated from portland homes where the water rose faster than anyone was expecting. >> i grabbed my son and whatever he had on and took him to my mom. >> reporter: seattle so hard hit by this so-called pineapple express. a surge of tropical moisture, melting mountain snow and bringing rains all at once. mudslides throughout the region halted train service for a time, blocking some roads and making driving in general slow and miserable. more rain and wind are on the way over the next 24 hours. emergency officials urging people to heed signs like this

one and not drive over flooded roads. neal karlinksy, abc news, seattle. today's forecast with up to 7 inches of rain with mudslides and floods in the northwest. surfs up to 30 feet in southern california. also showers in the midwest and spring-like in the east. >> that's a lot of additional rain. 50s in seattle, new york and salt lake city. 70s in los angeles, dallas and miami. the holiday season here in america has a number of modern traditions that now pop up like clock work, including the black friday fist fights, the annual war on christmas and diamonds dropped into salvation army kettles. >> this week already it happened twice. in northern wisconsin, someone dropped in a diamond ring and an appraisal sheet saying it was worth 500 bucks. >> nice. >> people are nice. >> but also in the army kettles, there are viagra pills, gold

swiss francs and a diamond and emerald necklace worth $1300. what would you do with gold teeth or the viagra pills dropped in? >> i know what i would do with the viagra pills. gold teeth is the hard element of the question. >> oh, boy. coming up -- who has more twitter followers than barbara walters or ringo starr? we'll find out. also the bombshell about the coach actually accused of drinking who was fired from usc. his huge lawsuit against the school. and later -- >> good morning. i'm america's aunt barbara. if you're looking for holiday gift ideas, i've got you covered. i've got some fresh ideas from tupperware for everyone. you're watching "world news now." write down this number now.

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have won 23 games to start the season without defeat. the defending nba champs beat indianapolis last night, 131-123. going back to last season, golden state has actually won 27 in a row, which ties them for the second longest streak in league history. the next game is in boston friday night. nfl's michael vick is throwing his support behind a proposed pennsylvania law aimed at protecting animals. vick joined lawmakers that calls first responders from liability done to vehicles saving animals. he was convicted for his role in a dogfighting ring. the former head coach at university of southern california is fighting back. steve sarkisian accepts private

struggle with alcohol went public when he was fired after this video went viral. now he's seeking $12 million, saying the school kicked him to the curb when he sought treatment. >> if steve sarkisian can prove that his alcoholism was a serious condition and usc knew about that and failed to accommodate his request for rehabilitation, then he has a good chance of winning this lawsuit. >> the school says sarkisian has mischaracterized the fact. sarkisian says he's now sober and ready to return to coaching. coming up, aunt barbara is back with a tupperware party. >> she's got the top gifts that work for everyone. that's next on "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. >> announcer: "world news now"

♪ if you're stressed out, searching for that perfect gift, don't worry. we have just what you need, practical gifts everyone can use. here to help us out, none other than america's most beloved, most prolific tupperware lady, aunt barbara. >> reena, it's so wonderful to be here, especially with christmas. >> i'm the biggest fan of your tupperware.

i use it every day for lunch. >> wonderful. >> aunt barbara, i have to say. you are the ultimate tupperware consultant but no one does it like you. so, let's kick it off. >> let's talk about christmas and let's talk about baked goods. now, we have a pie keeper. look how big that is. that's our largest pie keeper. you can put pastries in there. it's really wonderful. >> that's super sized. >> if you're bringing it to someone's house, it's nice to leave that as a gift. here we have our wonderful cake taker. look at that. and it holds up to 18 cupcakes or flip it over and hold 24 on the other side. holds a 9 x 13 sheet cake, muffins, pastries. all wonderful. again, i suggest you bring this to someone's house and you leave it. >> that's nice. what a nice gift. >> and, of course, we have other containers to hold cookies and

brownies and all sorts of wonderful things. you think about the holidays and you think of all those fattening things we'll be eating. here's a classic item from tupperware. look at that. the tupperware jello mold. that's been around a long time. it's a wonderful gift. people don't eat enough gelatin. reena, i don't know what's on your christmas list this year, but i have to suggest the tupperware microwave pressure cooker. >> really? >> i'm not kidding you. this actually harnesses the energy of your microwave, pressurizes it. you can make a pot roast in there, 30 minutes. >> have you done it? >> i have. >> chicken, ziti, all sorts of things, stews, 20 to 25 minutes. that's fast. it's really great because i don't know about you, i stand in front of the crockpot and yell, hurry. not anymore. get one of these. they're really great. let's move on to the children. all right, everyone. if you've got little ones at home, boys, girls, we're not here to judge. i can say one thing.

get your credit card out and let it go. we've got "frozen." it's here. it's really cute. our little "frozen" lunch set available now. pick that up for the kids. and, of course, a classic tupperware toy, the shape-o toy. >> i didn't know they were tupperware toys. >> this has been around for decades. everyone seems to think it's some other brand. no, this is tupperware. been around for many, many years. this teaches the children color, shape, hand/eye coordination. it's perfect for children 6 months to 6 years or older. i'm not here to judge them. it's a great gift. you can take the shapes, put them all inside, top shelf of the dishwasher. yeah, sanitize. because the kids have always got their hands and mouths on everything. now, here we have -- look at this. our original, the original action hero. noah.

how wonderful is that? all the animals, they snap together. and it floats, too. >> supposed to be two of each. >> they snap together. you take them apart. >> oh! >> you need two. and they snap together and they go right up there. how cute is that? >> absolutely adorable. these are such great ideas. from grandma to your toddlers. >> grandma to the toddlers, you're absolutely right. tupperware, people don't forget us, we're here. >> you never let us down, aunt barbara. we love you're here. our ultimate. >> i try. >> no one does christmas quite like you. i have to say, you're rocking that cape. >> oh, thank you. isn't that nice? >> capes are back in style. >> you're darn right. i stole that from little red riding hood. >> merry christmas. >> for more information head to wnnfans.com. you're watching "world news now." >> aunt b, thanks so much. for more information, head to

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he deserves more. he's got more interesting things to say than me. >> do you know who else you top, richard? >> go on, tell me, the vice president of the united states, joe biden. >> you said this would be embarrassing. this isn't embarrassing. >> more than john kerry, more twitter followers than whoopi goldberg, and monica lewinsky who is a friend of yours. >> she is a friend of mine. >> you have more twitter followers. >> than more presidential candidates. i need more things. it's time for me to launch a bid for the presidency. even though i can't. i'm british. >> that might be a problem. >> but, you know, i got in quite early with social media. >> is that what happened? >> yeah. i had a radio show and i would use social media to talk to the audience. it made me feel as though i knew the audience. >> you were telling me something fascinating, that actually in

england people follow radio more in the morning than television. >> radio is huge. by far the biggest breakfast shows in britain are radio rather than television. but when i started on social media i got trolled very badly by this guy. he would threaten me, my wife and my kids. he said he wanted to kill me. rather than be scared by him, i actually started to make a documentary about him. it's called "the anti-social network" and i went after him and trying to track him down. this is me tracking down a different troll. i never met mine in the end but i scared him. this is me -- you know, a proper journalist. >> and this guy trolled you. >> he's a different troll. but i confronted him about the trolling he's done and then he says, i like your radio show. i go, oh, thanks. >> see, you talk it out. stay calm and carry on, right? >> yeah. different troll. but i confronted him about the trolling he's done and then he says, i like your radio show. i go, oh, thanks. >> see, you talk it out. stay calm and carry on, right? >> yeah. d carry on, right? >> yeah.

this morning on "world news now" -- the growing political backlash facing donald trump. >> his ban on muslims sets up a firestorm. how he's defending himself as fellow republicans speak out against him. >> we have to be tough, smart and vigilant. >> trump speaking out in his ban on muslims in an abc exclusive interview with barbara walters, who asked trump, are you a bigot? >> should be great. health crisis. a popular fast food chain, the outbreak that made dozens of college students ill. the future of shopping. the new target concept that lets you shop, browse and buy. here's the catch. you can't take your purchases home with you.

it's wednesday, december 9th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everyone. >> i didn't mean to yawn on camera. i'm obviously hugely excited by the content of the show. i'm not used to this night shift. >> you said you only got three hours' sleep. yesterday you were so pumped up ahead of the show by the donald trump comments. your fellow countrymen, your prime minister weighed in, and even j.k. rowling, weighed in. saying how horrible, valdemort was nowhere near as bad. >> and also boris johnson, mayor of london, made some quite funny comments about it. >> really? >> we're going to read some later. i do like the implication from you that they followed me. i made comments last night -- >> they followed you on twitter, saw the broadcast across the pond and -- >> well, i am not going to disagree with that. but we begin with donald trump

and the race for the president. with his republican rivals showing no mercy in his ban on muslims, donald trump is not ruling out leaving the gop and running as an independent. >> it could cost republicans the president's election. a new development this morning, trump is planning a trip to israel at the end of the month. >> all that as the controversy over trump's plan to ban muslims shows no signs of slowing. it's your voice, your vote and our coverage begins with tom llamas. >> reporter: with just one sentence, donald trump igniting an international form. >> donald k. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. [ cheers ] >> reporter: trump justifying the ban by painting apocalyptic future if the country doesn't change.

>> we'll have more world trade centers. it's going to get worse and worse. we can be politically correct and stupid, but it's going to get worse and worse. >> reporter: now with even his own party condemning, trump is invoking roosevelt actions against germans, italians and japanese in america during world war ii. cover of the "philadelphia daily news" compares trump to a very different figure. >> the new fire over donald trump. you're increasingly being compared to hitler. does that give you any pause at all? >> no. because what i'm doing is no different than what fdr -- fdr's solution for germans, italians, japanese, you know, many years -- >> you're for internment camps? >> this is a president who is highly respected by all. he did the sale thing. >> reporter: trump insists he's not calling for internment camps

but he is calling for new scrutiny of mosques. >> yes, we have to look at mosques. we have no choice. we have to see what's happening because something is happening in there. man, there's anger. there's anger. >> reporter: and from south carolina -- >> i like the ban on the muslims. we just have to get control. >> reporter: trump seems to have no control doing business with muslims, but he's now encouraging profiling, urging his supporters to sound the alarm. america hasn't heard ideas like this or language like this from a presidential candidate in generations. the question, the big question, does this stop trump cold or make him more popular? tom llamas, abc news. >> does it make him more popular? >> you couldn't stop watching that interview. george, i don't know if i would handle it as well as he did. >> he picked him up very well. >> we'll hear more of trump's critics in a moment. at one point he said bluntly, quote, i don't care about them.

>> abc's barbara walters, no less, sat down with trump yesterday for his only on-camera interview since his controversial comments. >> do you regret your ban on muslims, which some people think is un-american? >> not at all. we have to do the right thing. somebody in this country has to say what's right. i have great respect and love. i have people that i have tremendous relationships with. they're muslim. and, barbara, they agree with me 100%. it's short term. let our country get its act together. they knocked down the world trade center. they tried doing it twice. other things have happened. there are a lot of -- there are people that have tremendously bad intentions. we have to be tough, smart and vigilant. >> reporter: what is short term? >> it could be very quickly if our country could get its act together. we don't know what's happening. we have a president that doesn't

have a clue. we don't know what's happening. we need toughness and smartness and we have to do it quickly. >> there are many, even in your own party, who think that isis is going to like your rhetoric. that your words are putting us in greater danger. >> i'm the worst thing that's ever happened to isis. the people in my party fully understand that. they're running against me. for the most part, they have no poll numbers. i'm leading by a lot. they get it. they're trying to get publicity for themselves. when i came out against illegal immigration, everybody for the same thing, two weeks later everybody was on my side, including members of my own party. >> are you a bigot? >> not at all. probably the least of anybody you've ever met. >> because? >> because i'm not. i'm a person that has common sense. i'm a smart person. i know how to run things. i know how to make america great

again. this is about making america great again. >> donald trump there speaking with abc's barbara walters. the political backlash against trump has been universal. fellow republicans have been harsh. house speaker paul ryan says this isn't what the gop or u.s. stands for. the head of the national committee says, quote, we need to radically take on radicalism. but not at the expense of the american people. trump was an easy target for democrats. >> i think his comments are, you know, very ill-advised and potentially quite harmful. >> a new poll from new hampshire has trump with an 18 percentage point lead over his nearest rival, senator marco rubio. that's pretty outstanding. the polling end the on monday, on the same day trump first made his muslim ban proposal. we have yet to see how that impacts the polling. >> i was talking about the mayor of london, boris johnson. another comment trump made is london has some no-go areas essentially because of the muslim population. and the mayor of london says

this isn't true. and then he says, the only fear i have of walking the streets is that i might run into donald trump. >> did he really? >> i thought barbara's interview was fantastic. he commented, i'm the least bigoted person you have ever met. i don't know whether it's true or not, but yet another staggering comment that falls from his mouth. >> and so many americans support him and trust him and believe he's the future. >> and so many that watch this program, we asked yesterday on twitter, these comments, do these make you more devout or off-putting him? we are hearing for the first time from some of the first responders who arrived on the horrific scene of the san bernardino shooting. among them, a 15-year police veteran that reassured evacuees by saying, i'll take a bullet for you. here's abc's lauren lister. >> reporter: first responders remembering the victims of last week's tragedy.

>> never, ever thought i would deal with anything like that. >> it's nothing short of what any other person in law enforcement would do. i don't feel like a hero whatsoever. >> reporter: the happy scene moments before the attack captured in this photo. survivor julie paez receiving an employee of the year award. 27-year-old denise perazza also surviving the shooting, with help from her colleague. >> he just put his arm around me and said, i got you. >> reporter: shot once in the side, recalls huddling under the table with her friend, shannon johnson. he did not survive. she believes johnson saved his life. >> he did not just save me. he saved our whole family. >> we have several down. >> reporter: we're learning more about how sayed farook and his wife prepared. the fbi says it has surveillance tape of the killers taking target practice around the l.a. area. >> he was here. he was here by himself. he came here to shoot his a. r. >> reporter: said to have provided the couple with assault rifles, 24-year-old enrique marquez, a former neighbor of

farook's, seen here in this facebook photo. federal officials tell abc news marquez provided information to fbi not known. they are considering whether others could be charged as accomplices in the mass murderer. abc news, los angeles. >> thank you very much. an 8-year-old girl in utah suffering from a rare form of breast cancer has had a mastectomy. kristi young's mother says the little girl is doing well. doctors hope the mastectomy will help her avoid radiation or other aggressive treatments. they say she can have breast reduction -- reconstruction during puberty. researchers at george washington university say there's an alarming increase in the number of children diagnosed with adhd. over a 7-year period, researchers say the number of american children diagnosed increased 43%, including nearly 6 million children. most are boys, but there is a big increase in the number of girls diagnosed with attention deficit disorder in the past few years.

>> i believe it's because we're better at detecting it rather than there being more people with adhd. and if your kids, husband or wife seem to be ignoring you while texting, there could be a good reason for that. reena, go ahead. >> my read -- >> i was about to do my part. >> go ahead, because it is about britain. sounds sexier with your accent than mine. >> i'll take that. a tiny study out of britain shows vision and hearing share a limited processing capacity. so, when you're both -- when you're doing both, the brain chooses the one that is more demanding. in other words, people engrossed in smartphones, tv or book aren't ignoring sounds. they literally do not hear them. you may have to tap them on the shoulder to grab their attention. i don't know if that lives up to the hype -- >> yeah. >> okay, thanks. >> that was jolly good. coming up in the mix, is it rude to send text messages with proper punctuation? >> sounds like "seinfeld." a terrifying scene at a shopping mall. another hover board bursting

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this dramatic video shows a hover board on fire inside a mall outside seattle. the battery-operated device exploded for no reason. it skidded across the mall. kiosk employees used a fire extinguisher on it but it prompted evacuation of the entire mall. there are other incidents, hover boards catching fire because of the lithium-ion battery. next the latest outbreak related to the chipotle chain. customers mysteriously falling ill and the number of cases doubling in less than 24 hours. >> you've tried chipotle, right? >> yeah, it's all right.

it's essentially slop in a tray. >> dozens of people are sick after slop in a tray. dozens of people are sick after slop in a tray. eating in chipotle in boston, linsey davis has more. >> reporter: the popular mexican restaurant known for its big burritos has now a bigger problem. it started with an e-mail to all boston college athletes warning, do not eat at chipotle after half the basketball team fell ill. over the weekend, this chipotle in boston, 80 students getting gastrointestinal illness after eating there. those who were tested came back positive for norovirus. chipotle put out a statement. just last month, chipotle spokes people tried their best to put an e. coli outbreak in nine states behind them, announcing they were reopening the 43 restaurants in seattle and

portland after scrubbing and shuttering them amid the initial e. coli outbreak there. >> the pain in my abdomen was something i've never experienced. >> reporter: since then chipotle stock has plummeted 25%. this chipotle is closed while the boston health department investigates the source of the outbreak. linsey davis, abc news. >> 25%, that seems like a dramatic fall, given companies get past health outbreaks. >> this is another new onset. how much more will consumers trust them now to go back? >> after my slop in the tray comment, it's probably worth keeping an eye on the stock prices tomorrow. coming up in our next half hour, the potentially dangerous decorations. the growing popularity of using lasers for christmas lights. becoming a growing threat to air traffic. a warning from the faa. first, making them all nice again. retailers trying to keep pace

with online sales. trying new ways to entice in-store shoppers. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

. ♪ it's a very very merry ♪ it's a very very merry ♪ it's a very very merry christmas ♪ ♪ it's a very extraordinary christmas ♪ anyway, we're going to talk about shopping before we talk about the people we have in common. >> we were just talking about camilla parker-bowles' son, tom. he's great fun. if shopping this time of year stresses you out, you're not alone. that's probably why online sales are soaring. >> it's actually forcing stores to rethink the entire experience by getting a little more creative. here's abc's rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: a retail

revolution. with foot traffic down and online sales up 14% this holiday, retailers are re-imagining the in-store experience. target inviting us in for an exclusive first look at their latest concept. is this the future? let's go shopping. >> reporter: target wonderland, a temporary pop-up shop in new york city. instead of a shopping cart, customers walk around with these. our rfid-enabled keys, technology that taps what you want to buy and automatically transmits it to a digital shopping cart. >> i hope when you walk into a target store in the future, it's as inspiring to shop as here and it can be as easy to shop as simply scanning your token. >> reporter: the new interactive experience, including a giant etch-a-sketch, interactive video games, and video of santa via satellite from north pole.

keeping shoppers shopping up a storm. >> we are testing different things all around the country. the more we can make the actual shopping experience fun again, exciting again and easy, that's really the magic. >> reporter: target isn't the only retailer reinventing the in-store experience. from ralph lauren and rebecca minkoff, to monitors where you can get personalized skin care and fragrance recommendations at the touch of a button. >> target has to improve the in-store experience, because otherwise people would just shop online. target is trying to up the convenience factor so people will come to the stores. >> reporter: 80% of shopping carts are abandoned before checking out. shopping in stores means customers are much more likely to complete their purchases. >> our rfid technology will definitely take off. retailers will use this in order to make the shopping experience more convenient for consumers. >> reporter: rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. coming up, why bad grammar may signal you're a nicer person.

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if you put a punctuation mark it shows you to be insincere. i think it's a lazy way to make something you texted to be funny when it isn't. >> by punctuating? >> yeah. >> so you're against punctuation. >> i'm against the exclamation mark. i'm for the period. but what i'm saying is the research is against me. >> oh, okay. i just don't text. i pick up and call so you avoid the whole drama. there is that option. i want to tell you about a hot, sexy santa at the toronto mall. >> i saw a picture. >> of paul mason. he's known as hot, hot santa. he's a hotty santa. he's worked at toronto's yorkdale mall and also a professional model. look at him. look how dapper, right? he apparently made toronto's best dressed in 2014. he's worn luxury brands. you see him at one point wearing a velvet blazer, long green

coat, cinched belt. hot, hot santa. ding, ding, ding, da-da ding, ding. >> he still wants you to leave him a little snack when he comes down the chimney. he insists its carb-free. >> well done. here's another story for you. >> tell me. >> that i think you will like. this is in -- a cape designer. for people -- for men who go to urinals. >> urinals. >> urinals. thanks. still learning. they're embarrassed about their private parts. here's a cape you wear. these are for people who are embarrassed. by virtue of wearing the cape you're drawing attention to the thing that you're embarrassed about. thus the cape is counterproductive. >> it looks like he's about to commit some sort of crime. pull something out of his cape there. i would be terrified if somebody did this. >> that's true. >> you're not for the cape. >> it's a disaster. >> you're not for punctuation on text messages.

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this morning on "world news now" -- growing uproar over donald trump's plans to ban muslims. how he's defending his ideas to abc's barbara walters while sending fellow republicans into a political tailspin. federal agents in california want to know if the couple behind the san bernardino attacks had accomplices as another family member is put on the no-fly list. new this half-hour, a consumer alert about popular new holiday light displays. >> the store-bought laser set popular this season that could threaten air traffic and flights. the warning from the faa. later in "the skinny" -- the remake of "dirty dancing," who's the lead roles as this sexy story moves from film to tv. this is wednesday, december 9th. ♪ the time of my life

>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i've never seen that. >> you've never seen "dirty dancing"? this has to be one of your experiences. >> no, when it's on abc, that will my dirty dancing. >> that was to be a tease. >> you went back to watch it. would it be good or rubbish? >> i think it would be fantastic. >> then i will have to watch it. so, there's new fallout, as you might expect, from donald trump's proposal to ban muslims from coming to the u.s. >> and a new poll out of new hampshire voters shows trump has an 18-point lead over rubio. the poll was completed on monday, the same day trump unleashed a firestorm that he claims muslims should be banned from the u.s. >> he's taken so much criticism because. idea that trump is now not ruling out leaving the gop and running as an independent. it is "your voice, your vote," and abc has the latest. >> reporter: donald trump off

the campaign trail tuesday but still the talk of the world. his proposed ban on husband -- on muslims entering the u.s. has been met with global condemnation. trump told abc's barbara walters in a one-on-one interview, he's ain't bigot. >> i'm not. i'm a person that has common sense. i'm a smart person. >> do you regret your ban on muslims? some people think is un-american. >> not at all. we have to do the right thing. >> reporter: asked if his words are putting america in a greater threat of an isis attack? >> i'm the worst thing that's

ever happened to isis. the people in my party fully understand that. they're running against me. for the most part, they have no poll numbers. i'm leading a lot. they get it. >> what was proposed yesterday is not what this party stands for, and more importantly, it's not what this country stands for. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan said he would still support whoever becomes the gop nominee, sparking a strong reaction from the white house. >> they should say right now they would not support donald trump for president. what he said is disqualifying. >> reporter: on the campaign trail, gop rivals called trump's controversial comments divisive, ridiculous and racist. ben carson said he disagrees with the plan but refused to pile on. >> i do not believe the world needs my voice added to that voice of critics. >> reporter: hillary clinton weighed in from iowa. >> we have to work with muslims, in our country and around the world. >> reporter: the chairman of the republican national committee disagreed with trump.

he said in a statement, "we need to aggressively take on radical muslim terrorism." >> great piece. you see, with the gop condemning him, including the speaker of the house, that they should sack him from the party. but the danger for him is that he goes independent and splits their vote going into the election. yesterday, things were electric on my twitter handle. @richardpbacon. if you are a donald trump supporter, based on the comments yesterday, am of you are, if he goes independent, would you follow him? would you take your vote from the republican party over to him as an independent? let me know @richardpbacon. >> this is something the top republicans have asked him to pledge, not to go do, go independent. the mayor of philadelphia is among the top elected officials denouncing trump's comments. michael nutter says trump has taken a page from hitler. also an investigation after someone threw a pig head at a

mosque in new york city. it could be prosecuted as a hate crime. despite efforts by governors in texas and indiana, syrian refugee families have settled in both states. a family of six joined relatives near dallas. a syrian couple and their two children arrived in indianapolis as the texas governor and senator ted cruz have announced a bill that would give any state the right to reject refugees for security reasons. >> an interesting development, as well. the police officers who responded to the san bernardino shooting had a chance to describe their story, describing the scene as overwhelming and surreal. this as investigators look at who might have helped the killers carry out that attack a week ago. already seems like so much longer, doesn't it? here is abc's brian ross. >> reporter: as a new photo emerged inside that conference room moments before that attack

began, a presentation of the employee of the year award. authorities say sayed farook and tashfeen malik may have had help. authorities said they may bring criminal gun charges, at the least, against 24-year-old enrique marquez, a punk rock fan, convert to islam, and a close friend of syed farook. it was marquez who authorities say provided the two assault rifles used in the attack and now officials believe farook asked marquez to buy them so his name would not be on file in connection with the high-powered weapons. that was almost four years ago. >> that tells me he was thinking of doing something bad up to four years ago. >> are you going to see him now? >> reporter: marquez's mother would not talk about an investigation, but on the facebook post on the night of the attack, marquez wrote, i'm very sorry, guys. it was a pleasure. the next day he checked himself into a mental facility. friends say he may have known something about the plot in advance. >> he said something about there's a lot of muslims in our backyard, ready to go haywire and attack. we didn't think nothing of it. >> reporter: authorities reveal the terror couple may have had

access to a second car, a black lexus, registered to farook's mother. fbi found shooting range targets and empty gopro cameras inside. his mother was put on the u.s. terror watch list and his father was added to make sure they don't leave the country. >> reporter: officials have discovered some $28,500 deposit into farook's bank account, apparently from an online loan account. the money was likely to be used to take care of the baby daughter the couple was leaving behind. brian ross, abc news, new york. >> that story moving over time. thank you, brian. last month's terror attacks in paris are costing the travel industry. air france says it lost $54 million from bomb threat hoaxes

and other hoaxes. the financial losses are occurring this month, most to and from flights to paris. tickets sales are also a little off, but the airline expects them to recover. the shortage of air traffic controllers in the u.s. demands urgent attention. that's a warning from a transportation official to congress. he says 13 of the nation's busiest airports are below minimum staffing requirements. that includes new york, dallas, denver and chicago. a union official warns one-third of current air traffic controllers are actually eligible to retire. >> unsettling. as the nation's safety rating system for new cars and trucks is getting a major upgrade. starting in 2019, in order to earn five stars, vehicles will be required to have new safety technology including rear visibility cameras, blind spot detection and collision avoidance systems. new crash test simulating with

more anatomically correct crash test dummies. his name is mark gallagher, aka santa claus and spreading cheer in his golf cart. he started with a few christmas lights and now tricked out with snoopy, a snowman and even rudolph with a blinking red nose. >> he flies his magic sleigh through the neighborhood until christmas day. we have to hop on that sleigh, richard looks like a golf cart with a bunch of christmas lights. >> yeah. i'm not getting on it. coming up -- >> it's all yours. >> i'd go for the ride. coming up in "the skinny" -- the highest paid musicians of the years. is your favorite artist topping the list? also ahead, the challenging

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welcome back. welcome back to "world news now." we're just ordering food into the studio. an important thing. >> you did not know about this new phenomenon. >> it's new to me. the shift is brand new to me. >> you're kind of upside down. >> yeah. i've been here for three hours. i'm awake, so therefore, i need more food. what's a pizza burger? >> it's a hamburger and then they put tomato sauce and mozzarella on top. >> it sounds disgusting. i think it's it's either/or. a pizza or a burger. >> how about chicken and waffles? >> it's too much for this time of night. it's nice to let the audience into our real lives. >> the real life of richard p. bacon. >> if you want to comment on anything tonight, then my twitter address is @richardpbacon.

we'll be returning to the subjects of donald trump a little later. the question i was asking you, if he were to go independent, which he's not ruling out, would you if you were a supporter of his, and certainly quite a lot of you based on the show, based on yesterday's social media, if he went gop, would you follow him? that would split the vote for the election. a lot of people would think it would hand the white house to hillary clinton. would you follow him? @richardpbacon. >> he apparently signed a pledge back in september saying he would not run as an independent. >> which he had to do, in order to qualify for the primary in two states. he actually had to, didn't he? >> it will be interesting if he goes back on his word. >> the whole story is gripping, isn't it? turning now to holiday decorating and a popular new way to deck the halls without all the effort. >> more and more lasers are used but there's a potential downside. jason whitley from our dallas

station has the story. >> reporter: the newest christmas lights are lasers. red, green and blue lasers projected onto homes are a cheaper way to decorate this year. but they're also a problem for pilots of passing planes, according to the faa. >> i don't think anybody who buys one of these little devices is putting it up with even the first thought that it might have enough power to hit an aircraft in the sky. >> reporter: you can buy these laser lights at walgreens, targets and other department stores. they'll cost about 40 bucks or so. an american airlines pilot reported to the faa he was flying into dfw thursday night and saw lights from these lasers at 15,000 feet up. >> if the box is aimed a little high, some of the -- some of the laser light will not hit the roof of the house, for example. it will just keep going off into

space. >> reporter: the faa says other pilots have reported them as well. that america jet was over garland at the time. it's a new fad, festive on the ground, but creating concern in the sky. >> thank you so much. the classic '80s film getting the live tv musical treatment. >> and who gets what? the latest high-profile hollywood divorce? "the skinny" is next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. continues after this from our abc stations.

♪ skinny so skinny ♪ skinny so skinny welcome back. it's time for "the skinny." what have we got? >> "dirty dancing". >> yeah. it's being made for television. it's not live but it is, i guess, inspired by -- it was "the sound of music" that nbc did. >> they did "the sound of music" and "peter pan," too. >> it's a film i've never seen. >> that's jennifer gray, who played baby. you never put baby in the corner. she's a good dancer. that's patrick swayze who teaches her how to dance. >> there's a point where these truly iconic films, i know people like it, it looks good in these clips -- >> this was a fantastic moment. >> tell me what --

>> this was a moment we should try to recreate if on our news desk. boom! there we go. i thought we should try to do that today. >> you have the easier role. >> oh, boy. >> i need more than three hours' sleep, i tell you that. i would be delighted to lift you into the air, reena. >> we give you a pass on that. >> my point is, these truly iconic films, if you go long enough without watching them, it becomes a point of pride, even if you've never seen it. >> really? this is an american history moment, pop culture moment. you must see it. it's not good that you haven't seen that. >> that will be on abc, on this channel, when that eventually comes out. what else have you got? >> the "forbes" highest paid musician list. we'll start with number five. eagles, taylor swift, garth brooks and one direction.

do you know who sings this song -- ♪ i've got friends in low places ♪ ♪ where the whisky drowns >> no. but i bet they sing it better than you. >> that was garth brooks. number one person? >> katy perry. >> katy perry. >> i did know that. she earns more than one direction. >> $135 million. she's now the industry's main money-maker. she is the highest paid musician in the world. >> and significantly more than taylor swift. swift with $80 million and katy perry with $135 million. ♪ >> this is taylor, right? >> yes. sorry. just enjoying listening to it. that thing i mentioned yesterday, it's called ear worm.

ear worm. it's a mashup of all 50 of the most popular songs. >> it's good. >> it makes you nostalgic for the year before it ends. ear worm. you'll thank me. we have sad news. i don't like talking about hollywood divorces, but antonio banderas and melanie griffith divorcing. guess how much he has to fork out? $65,000 a month. but apparently it's civil. the couple agreed mutually. she's going to get the home in colorado. he's going to keep the condo in new york city. so, it's good to see they worked things out. >> and they get -- my favorite detail, other than i just like the detail, they get -- and this makes them look like aliens compared to the rest of us. they get a picasso and a porsche each. i think it's funny they have an even number. two of each. they made have made it a lot simpler, a picasso and porsche. >> almost 20 years of marriage. coming up, the sexiest man alive turns to skin and bones. and why chris hemsworth will

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brawny super hero thor but in his latest film directed by ron howard and called "in the heart of the sea," chris hemsworth undergoes a body transformation, dropping an estimated 30 pounds to portray a starving and ship wrecked sailor. how did you do that? >> i just didn't eat a whole lot. each week or two we would reduce the calories down, down, down until we were at about 500 to 600 calories a day. i can't i wouldn't do it again. i read things now, it mentions anything about being skinny, i go, that's a pass. >> reporter: hemsworth plays the first mate on a sailing ship attacked by the vengeful white whale on the story that inspired "moby dick." to make it authentic, hemsworth learned how to run a ship. >> he's mine. >> reporter: as i understand it, you spent time training in sailing and harpooning? >> yeah. i was learning how to navigate

your way around the ship and tie knots and climb the mast. >> reporter: "people" magazine former's sexiest man alive gave up living in hollywood for a more private existence in his homeland of australia with his wife and their three young children. you said the first sign of being a good father is worrying if you're being a good father? >> yes. i think if your intentional goal is to be a good father and you have a fear of not being that, that's in the right direction. you're constantly questioning what you're doing and you've never been handed such a responsibility before and said, well, here's a loss. so, it makes you feel alive. >> reporter: dan harris, abc news, new york. >> i like dan. >> yeah. and chris. >> yeah. cover of "vanity fair." listen, don't miss our updates, facebook, wnnfans.com. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades.

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