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as of this morning, there are now two teams qualified for the nfl playoffs. it was the seahawks in those neon green uniforms hosting the other team that you can't see because the neon green uniforms blinded you there. seattle took the lead in the second quarter there. that short touchdown pass put the game out of reach. a 57-yard strike at the start of the fourth. jared goffs was racing toward the end zone there. that was richard sherman just saying no, no, no. >> i'm sure he said it a lot more -- >> yeah. this is a great play. it's a trick play until, oh! he fumbles the ball! it was a nice trick play. the punter -- >> oh. that looked painful. >> he was knocked out on fumbling the ball after running for a first down, but it was a great trick play. he was going to punt the ball and, nope, it was wide open, he

was running. i got this, i got this -- and seattle clenched the nfc west with a 24-23 win. >> okay. did we mention it's cold outside? that brings christmas music to my ears, but i'll spare you. nfl fans heading to games this weekend will feel it. >> arrowhead stadium in kansas city against tennessee, they call for clear skies and 6 degrees. in chicago, that 6 degree reading would feel like a heat wave. the bears game against the packers is supposed to be 1 below. that would be the coldest game in soldier field history. that's saying a lot. >> yeah. meantime, tom brady signed three pairs of the old uggs. dudes wear uggs? and hid them in boston. oh, ugg slippers. i apologize. i was thinking like a chick. presumably to keep the feet of patriot fans warm. that's really, really nice. >> generous of him. >> that's something.

>> tom brady's uggs. >> they are signed. >> signed uggs from tom brady. >> something about that. okay. let's change gears completepy. a heartfelt reaction is being posted honoring led inin ining sportscaster craig sager.. in a tweet, vice president biden said he died as he lived with courage, passion, and -- >> he died after battling cancer for two years. here's more from david muir. >> reporter: the colorful suits, and a colorful broadcasting legend. >> you know, i didn't recognize you right away. i thought you were the good humor ice cream man. >> reporter: his career beginning in the early '70s, there on the left, interviewing hank aaron after beatinging the home run record.. covering football, olympic curling, but it was basketball he loved most. >> that's a nice suit you got on there. easter already went by. >> you take this and burn it. >> reporter: all in good fun, he was the fun. ask pops, coaching the spurs. >> what's the key? >> i think they were looking at your suit.

>> reporter: sager would battle leukemia and it was pop who missed him the most. >> welcome back. i was in the hospital for month hoping to do this again. >> reporter: fighting cancer with a smile on his face, earning respect from the giants. >> how in the hell do we go 30 years without doing a finals game, that don't make no sense. >> honored at the espys by the vice president. >> the recipient of the award, craig sager. >> whatever i might have imagined a terminal diagnosis would do to my spirit, it's summoned quite the opposite, the greatest appreciation for life itself. >> david muir there with the tribute. one more overnight on the basketball court. these are members of the milwaukee bucks. they held a moment of silence in his honor, and with a very colorful outfit.

dwyane wade there, as well, in chicago. tears. >> paying tribute to his suits with colorful uniforms. >> dennis rodman said it was sager who saved him from committing suicide. in 1993. it's interesting how this soft, colorful, amazing person touched so many lives. >> over the decades. >> with his battle and with his smile. coming up in the next half hour, long lines in texas. residents told not to use the tap water. details on the chemical leak that has residents outraged. first, cold temperatures mean plenty of you keeping that engine running, but you may invite thieves to drive off. how to stay safe next on "world news now." "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

almost 10th avenue there. wherever it is, i tenth avenue there. wherever it is, it's freezing. drivers are apparently keeping their cars running. >> yes. >> trying to warm them up. >> it's not necessarily a good idea. as abc's clayton sandell reports, leaving your car outside is an invitation to get it stolen. >> reporter: watch these car thieves roll up on a vehicle in denver, seeing it's empty, and steal it. moments later, this guy scouts a car parked, approached, and darts to open the door, but it's locked. the homeowner sees what's going on and scares the thief away. here in this parking lot, you see a thief casually walk and speed up to get into a car. the driver comes outs to stop him, but it's too late. cars left running to warm up on cold mornings, cops called them puffers. bad guys call it a golden opportunity. police departments across the country are warning drivers not to leave their running cars unattended. >> start up the car, less than 60 seconds.

>> reporter: all it took to steal gregory curl's car. bad enough, but the thieves got away with the keys to his second car. later that night, they came back to steal that one too. >> give me back my car. >> reporter: you might not realize in many states it's illegal to leave a car idling with the keys inside, and depending on your state and coupe, that could mean in your own driveway, but more people seem to be doing it. more than 57,000 cars stolen in 2015 had the keys inside. >> we've got people leaving cars running everywhere. >> reporter: in lakewood, california, we hit the streets in january with sergeant dave hoover, within minutes, his officer spot dozens idling in 18 degree weather in front of homes and stores. >> you know why i'm bothering you? >> no. >> the car is left running unattended while you're inside the store. you can't do that. >> reporter: the driver hit with a $57 ticket. >> i was cold. i wanted a warm car on the way to work. >> reporter: and not far away, rick lawyer's car has just been stolen. >> pull out, windows frosty, go back inside, and maybe four

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is. this morning on "world news now," extreme weather coast to this morning on "world news now," extreme weather coast to coast, and if you happen to be in one of the regions not slammed by snow or washed out with flash floods, then you're probably bundled up just trying to stay warm. when it ends? in the accuweather forecast. major new developments as u.s. intelligence agencies present russian involvement in the u.s. election. this morning, president obama is speaking out and vowing to retaliate against vladimir putin. those details including the president's promise just ahead. also this half hour, another city scrambles to deal with toxic water. >> corpus christi, texas, residents are outraged after they've been told not to use the tap water. we're going to have the latest on the developing story. and going "right," overnight reactions to the brand new star

wars film "rogue one." fans chilling out in the cold for the first look of what could be a historic opening. is the hype for real? that's in "the skinny" on this friday, december 16th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> are you going to see it? >> i can't wait. i have to wait until the crowds are gone, and not saying that as a disney employee, but are you pumped for it? >> we'll see. >> all right. >> takes a lot of work for me to go to the movies because my sleep schedule is all jumbled up. you know what i'm saying? it's so much easier to watch it on netflix. >> i feel ya. >> no offense to the movie theaters. >> not hating them, but it's one place you want to be this weekend, at least for 100 million americans. >> yes. it's nice and warm in a theater near you. we begin with the extreme winter weather gripping the entire northern half of the country. >> in fact, there was a blizzard warning in effect overnight in effect for upstate new york,

including my college champs of ice fishing -- >> wow. >> be jealous. they expect 6 to 10 inches of lake-effect snow. there's high wind warning and windchill warnings. >> the west coast not spared. eugene, oregon, saw the worst ie storm in decades with residents walking the dog getting a surprise as ice crashes down from above. >> oh, wow. >> dicey. more on the wicked weather from abc's geeo benitez. >> reporter: that arctic blast and blinding snow making driving dangerous for millions out on the roads. part of interstate 80 shut down in western pennsylvania after a chain reaction crash involving nearly 60 vehicles. luckily, no one was killed. along the great lakes, whiteout conditions. meteorologist janessa from our sister station urging viewers to stay home. >> you're likely to get into some kind of accident as

visibility is very low. >> reporter: thunder snow in new york. along with it, high winds xwufting up to 60 miles per hour, delaying flights on both coasts. and the coldest december temperatures in years. in chicago, it felt 19 below. in those temps, frostbite sets in in 30 minutes, and in ohio, a man found dead on his porch, house keys in his hand. behind that cold, more snow. nearly a foot on the way for some places from a new storm that paralyzed the pacific northwest. this area will now be seeing more lake effect snow, some more strong winds, and then what's concerning are those low temperatures. those extremely low temperatures from much of the day here, it felt like it was below zero. gio benitez, abc news, lakawana, new york. >> that's in the buffalo suburbs where you were in the week. how brutal was it? >> it was pretty cold, three feet of snow, and he's making me feel that cold again. the first hit i did for "world

news tonight," my toes, i walked around in the hotel barefoot to warm up again because my shoes felt freezing. >> little small violin for your whining, sorry. now you're in the warm studio. the extreme weather is continuing, though. it's affecting the west coast. here's the impact. heavy rain in california has many worried about mud slides in areas why wildfires have left the ground bare. flash floods impacting the northern half of the state, and mud slides are very likely as the rain continues. >> that's serious stuff. upper plains are not escaping the winter blast either. let's get the details right now from accuweather's justin povick. >> kendis and adrienne, thanks. good morning to you, as well. friday's weather not looking so nice here throughout the upper midwest. snow and icy mixture off to the south, and we're going to be talking about major travel delays for many cities.

also some slippery roads due to quite a substantial amount of snow. check it out here. 6 inches possibly for some, could see more than that south of the twin cities, and the whole mess sets into the northeast friday night into saturday. back to you. >> all right, of course, more on the weather throughout the morning. now to president obama who is vowing to take action after that bombshell revelation from u.s. intelligence officials claiming vladimir putin was linked to the pre-election hacking campaign. the president will hold a press conference this afternoon, but in an interview, he made it clear that the russian interference will be addressed. >> i think there's no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections, that we need to take action. and we will at a time and place of our own choosing. some of it may be explicit and publicized, some of it may not be.

mr. putin is well aware of my feelings about this because i spoke to him directly about it. >> well, the president is right now waiting oafinal report on the attacks from the cyber community and ordered them to be completed before he leaves office. >> president-elect donald trump is still not quite buying in that russia was involved. in a rally in pennsylvania last night, he called white house possess secretary foolish for criticizing his response. trump said president obama was very positive, and he questioned whether ernst was getting his orders from someone else. however, the bulk of trump's speech was spent on recapping his election night victory. as president-elect trump continues to search for the best way to avoid conflicts of interest, senate democrats unveiled a bill aimed at requiring him to sell his businesses and put his assets in a blind trust. trump postponed a press conference on how he plans to separate the family empire from the white house, but there was a tweet. here's abc's tom llamas. >> reporter: president-elect

donald trump dismissing questions over this image, his children meeting with america's top tech leaders, eric, ivanka and don jr. working on the transition will also be involved in the family business. >> we're going to be there for you. >> reporter: trump fighting on twitter. the media tries to make my move to the white house as it pertains to my business so complex when it actually isn't. it was the day trump was supposed to explain it all. he said so himself, tweeting, i'll be holding a major news conference in new york city with my children on december 15th to discuss the fact that i will be leaving my great business in total. but that's been canceled. his team says because the whole process has been complex. >> lawyers and protocol officers at great expense to the trump family, frankly, trying to figure out how best to structure and how best to comply with protocols. >> reporter: while trump says his sons will run the family business, it's looking like his daughter, ivanka, could have a

role in the white house, something she once said would not happen. >> i'm going to be a daughter. there's a lot of things i feel deeply strongly about, but not in a formal administrative capacity. >> reporter: but now, ivanka, and her husband, jared kushner, seem headed for prominent roles. >> we would benefit tremendously by having them inside the administration. >> reporter: president-elect trump expected to talk about his businesses in january, and they moved the date to give the legal team ample time to implement proper protocols. we want to mention although he's done interviews including with myself, it's been 140 days since he's done a news conference. tom llamas, abc news, new york. facebook is taking a bold new step cracking down on so-called fake news by hiring real life human fact checkers. in addition to changing ranking algorithm and making it easier for users to report instances of fake news, facebook is partnering with established major media outlets, organizations that signed on to

the international fact checking network including the associated press, "the washington post" and our own organization, abc news. turning now to sports, the golden gophers raising the dispute with the university of minnesota. the players are now threatening to boycott all football activity including the holiday bowl on december 27th against washington state following the indefinite suspension of ten of their teammates accused of sexual assault. the incident happened in september. the players said it was consensual. no charges have been filed and no arrests were made. a house explosion, two injured in the blast, and subsequent fire as well. a gas leak had been reported in the area, and public safety workers were going door to door evacuating residents when that house exploded. the victims were a father and daughter who lived in the home. a surprising, touching, really unbelievable story playing out on the tv show "jeopardy."

>> cindy stolle won for the third night thursday, her earnings under $40,000, but she died from colin cancer eight days before her first episode aired. >> and only host alec treveck and a few staffers knew of her condition when she recorded her show in august. her winnings will be donated to cancer research organizations. wow. >> she told the producers ahead of time she was terminal, and she was about to die, and so they rushed and got her on the show. >> amazing. >> one of the contestants who did not win thursday is making news as well. fans of hip hop took note of alex treveck's putdown of an incorrect answer. >> the big papa left. >> who is tupac? >> nope. >> you get to say it right. >> you got to know it right.

it's tu the p poc. coming up, a city in crisis. >> yes. residents in corpus christi lining up after they were toll the water has a chemical leak and toxic. details ahead for you. and later in "the skinny," the show stealer on the hollywood walk of fame. the daughter of ryan reynolds and blake lively in the spotlight upstaging daddy. you're watching "world news now." "world news now" weather brought to you by 23andme.com. 23andme.com.

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water restrictions have been lifted in three parts of corpus

christi, but residents not in those areas are still being warned -- >> yeah. >> -- about their tap water. >> this is crazy. a chemical leak saying boiling or otherwise treating water will not make it safe. abc reports residents are not happy. >> reporter: frustration in corpus christi, texas, schools closed, lines wrapping around buildings. people waiting for hours just to buy this, water. >> i can't boil the water. that's how bad it is. >> i think it's ridiculous. >> reporter: authorities warning 300,000 people not to bathe or drink the tap water after a chemical used in asphalt may have contaminated the city's water supply. >> the state is requesting state assistance. >> protesters interrupting city officials. since july of 2015, the city had three boil water notices following other incidents of contaminations, and corpus christi is not alone. problems with keeping the nation's water clean is highlighted in flint, michigan with a state of emergency declare the after residents did not have clean drinking water for years.

they are shipping in 100,000 cases of water, and each family allowed two cases. in the meantime, testing comets on the city's water supply. abc news, los angeles. when we come back, the classic tv sitcom getting a reboot. >> star wars fans braving the cold for not a reboot, but a fresh beginning. "the skinny" next. beginning. the skinny's next. with the world news now"

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♪ skinny so skinny ♪ so it's been a long, grueling 364 days since the last "star wars" movie hit the big screens. that's a long time for fans. >> eternity in television. >> you can understand the wait is over finally, for them. >> yep. in case you've been in a galaxy far, far away, "rogue one," a star wars story from our parent company, disney, hit theaters nationwide last night, but we're not giving away spoilers. oh, no, no, no. we can say rogue one dominated social media overnight. >> plenty of fans dressed as famous star wars characters. waiting outside the chinese theater, this is in hollywood, but it was a different story in washington, d.c., where a couple guys spent several days outside in frigid temperatures.

>> tuesday, mid day, that was nice, but it's only gotten colder. >> with the wind chill in single digits, that's what gets you, just getting a little insulation in here, keeping it out of the wind. >> great. >> that is absolutely crazy there. thanks to wjlj tom ramus for that. early box office returns have "rogue one" slightly behind the debut of last year's episode 7, the force awakens, but that film's opening weekend took in nearly $248 million. pretty good. "rogue one" is expected to have the biggest box office opening of this year. >> yeah. wow. next up, a real family affair at the hollywood walk of fame. the ceremony with the unveiling of a star with ryan reynolds, who i hear was talked about a lot this week. >> he was. reynolds, he was joined by his wife, blake lively, and their two daughters. it was the first time their youngest, who was born in september, was seen -- >> chunky monkey. >> we don't even know her name. >> just bring the baby.

her 2-year-old daughter, james, getting the headlines, grabbing the mike, hands it up to the crowd. what's up, she says. reynolds said when james saw the mike, it was like a moth to a flame. seeing a star. star in the making. you look at that picture right there, and you wonder, how was it ever a competition between ryan reynolds and ryan gosling this week. >> what are you saying? who won? >> ryan won there. >> really, this ryan won? >> based on that picture. >> but, yeah, you can't pick. blake looks amazing. >> yes, she does. >> in the spirit of everything old is new again. there's word the "honeymooners" is getting a reboot. >> audrey meadows, playing his wife, alice. and in 39 episodes, there were plenty of classic lines. >> i am the king in my castle.

the king, norton! i rule my kingdom. alice is just a mere peasant girl. >> tricksy sent me up to see if she could have some more thread around here. >> oh, hi, sweetheart. >> hi, ralph. >> that's a mighty fine way to talk to a peasant. >> word is, who's in charge here? word is they ordered a modern day version of the show, it will involve couples who are neighbors, best friends, one a pair who remarried after tworsing eight years earlier. >> coming full circle on star wars, if you thought chewbacca mom was all done, if you were wishing for it, think again. >> i'm so excited to be there. i'm going to be doing some fun stuff, like playing games. >> kendis payne went viral over the summer for that. >> now signed on to be part of what she calls the tlc family. it's going to be fun and games, starring in two shows on digital destination called tlc me, a game show she mentioned, and

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finally, this half hour, howdy. finally this half hour, it's that time again. a chance to look back with the benefit of time over the past week. >> so like sands through an hourglass, these are our friday rewind. >> i got three layers, then i got a sweatshirt and then my work clothes under it. >> we want the public to ask a question, is this trip really necessary before you leave the house. >> i'm like a smart person. i don't have to be told the same thing in the same words every single day for the next eight years. >> i think it would be devastating to hear that the incoming president doesn't value the intelligence that will come out of the agency. >> they may be afraid that anything they tell the white house will get back to russia.

>> he called on russia to hack secretary clinton. he certainly had a pretty good sense of whose side this activity came down on. >> not like he's slamming down vodka with putin at the local bar. >> i've known him since 1999. i have a very close relationship with him. >> rex will be a fierce advocate for america's interests around the world. >> i call it the 3g cabinet, goldman, generals and gazillion heirs. >> why did you do it? >> well, i had to do it because somebody had to do something because, you know, black people are killing white people every day. >> over the last week and a half, we saw what racism looks like. >> we, the jury, feel we cannot reach a unanimous decision. >> the reality is she attempted to hire people to kill me before. >> a brown jacket, unknown if under the influence. armed. >> they all know this was the man with dementia, and my father gets killed. that's just inexcusable. >> we'll make sure this is the

most boring, uneventful night of her life. >> how do we do that? >> come on, i don't have to tell you how to make a night boring. ♪ show me that smile weir nowhere near the end ♪ >> generally, i don't let cubs fans into the oval office. >> it's probably not a coincidence that your popularity is at an all-time high. so i would just stick with this. i would just ride this baby. that's not going to happen. >> of course, he's still riding that baby for a little while. >> no. you got to live for the moment. >> understand it. president obama, by the way, will have a press conference today at 2:15 eastern time, abc live coverage, and then, like, peace out, enough of the cold, i'm going to hawaii. >> wow. don't we all want to go to hawaii? >> yes. >> don't miss updates at wnnfans.com. this is abc's "world news now" informing insomniacs for two decades.

good morning good morning to you, i'm in for di good morning fou to you. i'm adrienne bankert in for diane. >> i'm kendis gibson. here's the top headlines on "world news now," coast to coast, 30 states, can you believe it, more than 100 million people feeling the effects of winter storms, brutally low temperatures, heavy rain, snow, ice, winds, you name it. forecast ahead. vowing to take action, president obama says the u.s. will respond to the russian hacking meant to influence the election, and he's already taken up issue directly with vladimir putin. we have a full report, coming up. it could take several more days before rebels and civilians evacuate war-torn aleppo a mid a shaky cease-fire brokered by turkey and russia. many fled the opposition's last hold out. lines for bottled water

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attacks from the intelligence community. he's ordered investigation to be completed before he leaves office. and president-elect donald trump not buying claims that russia was behind the hacking. >> trump used the latest stop on his thank you tour to blast the white house press secretary for criticizing his response. in the meantime, he's still trying to figure out how to separate himself from his business empire. we have more now from karen travers. >> reporter: donald trump back in hershey, pennsylvania, a victory rally in the same arena in the final events before election day. >> we made history together. you propelled to victory a grassroots movement, the likes

of which the world has never, ever seen. >> reporter: supposed to be the day that trump held a press conference, his first since july. he was expected to lay out how he'll separate himself from his business interests and put things in the hands of his sons and other company executives. that press conference was cancelled, and trump tweeted thursday, quote, the media tries to hard to make my move to the white house, as it pertains to my business, so n cnn monday, that's how a trump adviser framed it. but on h what it does is make more clear how complex, you know, many o many of the business holdings are. >> reporter: as for the reports, the trump's daughter and her husband would have a role in the white house? white a top trump adviser would not confirm that, but did say the administration would benefit temendously from them being bere. karen travers, abc news, abchington. you.aren, thank you. has he transition of power has

been anything been anything but peaceful in raleigh, north carolina. nearly two dozen protesters have been arrested at the state's for assing a republican-dominated general limitingcalled a surprise session taking extraordinary steps passing a flurry of bills vmed at limiting the power of yearsate's incoming governor. roy cooper vowed to fight back against republican initiatives of several years including a recent law limiting lgbt rights. the other big story this morning, and it is the severe weather that is impacting most postedcountry. winter weather alerts are posted this morning for 30 states from california all the way to maine. northern california's been lashed by heavy rain and winds, flooding roads as well as farmland. as well as , thousands of eugene, oregon residents without north, thr what's considered eugene, oregonstorm in decades sringing down trees and wires. storm in decernight blizzard warning for upstate new york and ernight blizzast coast seeing low temperatures as well as coast winds today. temperatures as well

y.at little cold, man, you can feel it all over the place. east sees snow as well on top of that. plachat's right, accuweather has well on ts today. good morning, justin. ng,thanks, good morning to you. we're tracking snow, sleet, freezing rain, virtually every we're tracking ype of frozen precipitation for fr every ver the upper midwest and ty precinto the great lakes. utice where it goes later on theght, towards the windy city goesicago. icy roads possible. flight delays possibility as tonight, towards t well. rves into the northeast and icing in the southeast friday flight night with several inches of snow north of i-80. back to you. >> all right, thank you so much, chapter in the church massacrepter in the charleston church massacre begins next month. a jury returned a guilty verdict on all counts against dylan roof, the mass murderer of nine murdererishioners.n roof, the mass murderer of nine black parishioners.

the jury decides whether roof will receive the death sentence. eceive abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: that word "guilty" means so much to the family of victims who crowded a courtroom in the fourth floor of the courthouse, and people watching across the country expecting to guilty ice. dtred on trial and it lost, ailty 33 times. 22-year-old dillon storm roof was hauled away in a black van. the daughter of ethel, one of the nine people he executed in the basement of the historic black church in the name of ofcalled white supremacy. > mama, mama, they got it right mama,ime. they got it right. they > reporter: before the verdict, eporter: before theis backyard video roof recorded himself, prosecutors saying watch how he o roof recorded himshone book. hat's how he killed many of the practiced kilshioners, standing over them, shot them dead. sanders, one of three people dead.ng the lord she survived. sa

she watched roof kill her aunt watchedson. aid hesaid he didn't have any hadnds, but he had nine friends sitting in the church that night. g nine >> reporter: prosecutors say he confessioout the shooting nine times in this fbi confession. .45.hat kind of gun did you use? >> a block .45. families >> reporter: silent while in the families went. chose to break get towords of prosecutors, he e than o take their lives, he chose to break their bodies, but he doesn't get to choose who sisters,e. they were more than black-americans. they were mothers, sisters, fathers, and brothers, and would orgive the killer in the court appearance. no room for hatom for hate, so forgave to forgive. >> reporter: some of the eamilies begged us to make this want him to die. many of them want him to die. roof is still planning on representing himself in the of thephase of the trial, and t tol get to question the two survivors, but they'll more than to be able to hold their own. theirs fighting the death

penalty. t from s his big argument from the in beginning, and that fight in ns here in earnest in charleston. steve osunsami, abc news, charleston. >> powerful story there. meantime, the seizure of 20 tons of heroin in afghanistan may have been the largest seize ever. n afghanistan ive amount of ma zeroin from hitting the streets, of prevented the taliban from profiting. streets,vative estimate of the street value of the drug is $60 million. more than 26.5 tons of cocaine seized in a joint operation by seized in s sinced canadian agencies since octobe october 1st. e of,eizure has an estimated alue of, get this, $715 illion. pacific it was seized in the eastern hecific along the central and south american coast by the u.s. coast guard and royal canadian >> you're not but.

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>> declaring emergency. southwest 105. >> reporter: the jet wanted to get back on the ground. >> yes, sir. immediate return, please. >> reporter: with fire crews standing by, a safe landing. >> i believe we ingested a bird due to the vibration and the passenger report. do you see any fire? >> no. we see nothing from the rear of the plane. >> reporter: bird hits causes loss of an enjoin or two depicted on "sully," and there's more of them because bird populations are soaring. just the number of geese up nearly 140 percent since 1990. another flight diverted to little rock because of the e cigarette battery that malkg functioned that usually means it was smoking and burning. abc news, reagan national airport. speaking of flights, the tsa

doing a great job illustrating how much it's ruining everybody's travel season. >> the instagram account showing this giant stuffed teddy bear taken from its owners at lax after agents determined it was just too big as carry on. >> they even gave the bear a back story how he'll be homeless and hungry, being abandon by its owners. >> how cruel. >> that is a huge bear. what were you thinking? >> that is mean. that is awful. >> it needs a ticket. yeah. >> exactly. i'm going to change it and throw a holiday party over there, shall we? after this. "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

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in case you couldn't tell by the subtle graphic back here, we are high into the holiday entertaining season, and if the idea of a house full of guests sends chills down your spine, then we have great ideas for warming up the holiday table. joining us now is america's chief entertaining officer, tim, good morning. >> good morning, how are you? >> doing great, very festive. >> when i entertain, dig out old recipes taken from generation to generation, bring outs traditional ones to keep alive. i also want to invite friends over, i say, bring one of your

traditional dishes along with recipes so you can share with the rest of the guests. that makes it easy. you're not doing all the work yourself and sharing traditional recipes from the past. it's a greated idea. of course, it's the holidays, start off with a fun holiday cocktail. >> oh, yeah. >> this is a global cocktail call the red cap. it emulates the red cap you see around this season, so, basically, it starts out with a shaker of ice, an ounce an a half of good tequila. it's actually 100% blue agave. it's a good one. we start off with mexico, then india and the mediterranean. this is pomegranate juice, indigenous to the area. one and a half ounces of that. into america, we have cranberry juice. they are indigenous to north america, they go in. boom.

a shake and squeeze with a lime, and then i've actually dressed this glass with a rim of sugar. again, look at the red caps, they have the white. that's the sugar. that gets strained into that cup, and then i garnish it with with a fruit from asia. if you can't find the leachy fruit, use a lime. that's fine. it shows the end of the red cap itself. there it is. >> great. >> my red cap cocktail for the holidays. cheers, kendis. give it a taste. >> i have the one with no alcohol. >> it's a nice version without it because of the wonderful juices in there. really good. a nice cocktail for the holidays. >> not bad.

so worldly. >> it is. this is my cranberry salad going back many years, and it's a fun salad. it starts out, the secret is you get cranberries, freeze them, put in a blender, and then blend them up, or a food processor, and add sugar to it. that goes into marshmallows there with whipped cream i whipped up. that all goes in. >> wait a minute. it's called a salad. >> it is. it's a cranberry salad. no lettuce though in this salad. all cranberry. mix it up. this is crushed pineapple, adding another taste to it. ends with slivered almonds. once you mix this all up, it comes out and looks just like this.

very beautiful. nice taste with the almonds, pineapple, cranberries, and, of course, marshmallows and everything else. it's a delicious treat. >> smells great. smells healthy. >> this is from my mom. her oyster stew recipe. a great recipe. she learned it from the oyster bar in grand central station. she'd visit there, sit at the bar, watch the soup makers make the oyster stew, and she'd write down what they were doing, went home, made it there, and my wife's from bulgaria, her family is, they have spinach pie. i don't like it, but i love the recipe. check it out. >> she's your wife, so you have to. >> absolutely. finally, we had a dessert for the end of the meal. this is a black raspberry liquor. it's festive. the black raspberry with the chocolate, a great combination. >> a great way to do the party, bring in your own family recipes. >> exactly. you know, if the viewers go to your page and share their traditional recipes, that way they get their recipes out there too for everybody. >> absolutely. at wnnfans.com. we thank you so much. happy holidays. >> happy holidays. cheers. >> next time i'll try to dress up. >> i love it. >> it's flammable. you're watching "world news now." you're watching "world news

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the question is, what choice? run. hide. plea for mercy. gather your forces. you give way to an enemy this evil with this much power, then you loan the galaxy to an eternity of submission. the time to fight is now. >> generally loving it with a solid 85% on rotten tomatoes, but mixed reviews. one writes, it has the same primitive, lived-in emotional loopy, let's put on a show spirit that made us fall in love with the original trilogy, but scott says it has no will to persuade the audience of anything other than the continued strength of the brand. the only force at work here is the force of habit. >> oh. ouch. next, a collateral beauty, will smith a charming advertising executive who loses the will to live after using his 6-year-old daughter to cancer. he questioned the universe, writing to love, time, to death like they are people and shocked

when he apparently gets a response. >> oh. >> you don't remember? you went on about middle management. making a deal. a tiger. oh, it was not that long ago. >> where did you get that? who are you? >> who did you write the letter to? >> i wrote the letter to death. >> nice to meet you. charmed, i'm sure. >> nope. >> and that's what critics said to collateral beauty, a big nope, giving it just a 13% splat. owen glieberman calling it a whimsical awards winning bait tear jerker with a form of sentimental engineering. another says it's christmas carol minus the warmth and wonder of dickens. >> sounds like a winner. >> oh. >> that reaction to will smith or the suit?

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this morning on "world news now," president obama promising retaliation against russia. >> claims vladimir putin ordered interfce i this morning on "world news now," president obama promising retaliation against russia. >> claims vladimir putin ordered interference in the u.s. election now supported by u.s. intelligence. president-elect trump doubting russian involvement. the story ahead. we have new reaction to the charleston church massacre including one woman who bravely stared down the killer and made it out alive. with half the country stuck in subfreezing temperatures, including in new york, a new warning about leaving your car running, earning yourself a ticket or worse, losing your car. more expert advice for you as you beat the chill out there. and sager strong, the legendary sports broadcaster, craig sager, remembered overnight by the players, fans who knew him so well. the battle with cancer and

inspiring message for us on this friday. it is december 16. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> you know, the prompter says welcome in the anchor, but it looks more like marilyn mccoo and solid gold. looking glammed and beautiful. >> '80s glammed and beautiful. even better. i had a couple holiday parties. >> yes, "gma" and world news tonight both on the same night. thanks guys. >> carry over into the morning, right? >> yes, exactly. only good thing about holiday parties and you're working, you see the pictures of friends and colleagues still out partying. >> living it up. they are working. >> they are working. exactly.

>> thanks, jack. >> this is still empty. let's begin this half hour with president obama vowing to take action after u.s. intelligence officials found that vladimir putin was directly linked to hacking aimed at influencing the presidential election. >> so the president tells npr there is no doubt that a u.s. response is in order. he says it will come at a time and place of our own choosing, but he added putin is well aware of his feelings because he spoke directly with him about it. >> as the kremlin denies the hacking claims, donald trump, president-elect trump, casting doubt on any russian effort to sway the election in his favor. abc's brian ross has more. >> reporter: as vladimir putin arrived in japan, his spokesperson left off reports that the russian president personally directed the hacking attack on the american election. but u.s. officials say they are convinced that the man who came

to power as a kgb colonel helped to run the brazen cyber espionage campaign. >> that's not something they say lightly. that's something where they say they have a smoking gun. >> reporter: all triggered by putin's bitter dislike, authorities believe, of hillary clinton, and her threats to impose new sanctions against russia. >> she had been critical of the actions putin had taken, and he did not hide his hostility toward her. >> from his skyscraper office in new york, president-elect donald trump continues his twitter defense of the kremlin and scorn for anyone speaking ill of the russians. if russia or some other entity was hacking, why did the white house wait so long to act, he wrote? why did they only complain after hillary lost? that's not true. the obama administration acted well before the election with a statement in early october from 17 intelligence agencies including the cia that only russia's senior most officials could have authorized these activities. >> it's pretty obvious. they referring to the senior most governor official in russia. >> reporter: clinton herself raised the hacking issue again and again in the campaign. >> there's no doubt now that russia has used cyber attacks

against all kinds of organizations in our country, and i am deeply concerned about this. i know donald's very praise worthy of vladimir putin, but putin is playing a really -- >> reporter: sending trump into angry denial. >> it could be russia. but it could also be china. it could also be lots of other people. it could also be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds. >> reporter: in the same line he used days ago as president-elect, even after being briefed by u.s. intelligence officials about the russians. >> it could be somebody sitting in a bed someplace. >> reporter: american authorities say putin and those around him will become targets of the full fledged fbi investigation of the cyber

attack. >> if you mess with america, we'll mess with you back. >> reporter: and now a leading republican senator said the are russians did more than just attack hillary clinton. they attacked america's democracy and should be punished for it. >> if we don't stand together as a nation, we'll be next. >> tillerson developed a close relationship as the ceo of exxon. unless they notice russia was behind the attack, he'll vote no of the nomination. >> brian ross, abc news, new york. >> the president-elect did not discuss the hacking claims in pennsylvania last night, but he unleashed on white house press secretary josh ernst calling him foolish. ermst was sharply criticized trump's attitudes towards the u.s. intelligence community prompted this response last night. >> you know, having the right press secretary is so important. he's so bad the way he delivers the message. the president's very positive, but he's not positive, and i mean, maybe he's getting his orders from somebody else. >> trump talked about syria for the first time since the election. he called for safe zones to be built to protect refugees in that country and he says the gulf states should help to pay for them. in the meantime, the

international red cross says the evacuation of rebels and civilians from aleppo could take several days. an estimated 50,000 people have fled the last sliver of the opposition held city as a smiling president assad called it a historic event comparable to the birth of christ and koran. a u.n. official says it's a black chapter in the history of international relations. dylann roof now a convicted killer. in a few weeks, we'll learn if he heads to death row. a south carolina jury yesterday took just two hours to convict roof on all counts in last year's massacre of nine parishioners in a historic charleston church. next month, the same jury decides whether the 22-year-old should be executed. felicia sanders survived that horrific night. she watched roof kill her aunt and her son. >> he said he didn't have any friend, but he had nine friends sitting in the church that night.

>> strong statement. the penalty phase of the case begins january 3rd. roof has said he'll represent himself. he has until the next phase begins to get himself an attorney, if he chooses. and the chattanooga, tennessee, school bus crash is heading to a grand jury. johnthony walker, the driver, faces vehicular homicide and other charges. right now, he's held on more than $100,000 bond. six children died when the bus slammed into a tree. investigators say video on board shows walker using a cell phone while driving. let's move on now to the brutally cold weather in 30 states. can you believe it? all of them, coast to coast, more than 100 million people feel below zero windchills, seeing heavy snow. interstate 80 through central pennsylvania is open yet again after a pileup involving nearly 60 vehicles. other accidents shut the highway at times. another storm system is lashing northern california with heavy

winds and rain causing many roadways to flood. the current advisories stretch from one side of the country straight across with high wind warnings today in the northeast. >> speaking of high winds, they are sparking flames in northern colorado. a grass fire near fort collins doubled in size in 15 minutes last night. check out the pictures. thanks to winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour. so far, no homes are threatened or evacuations being ordered. it may have been started by a power line. devry settled a lawsuit for $100 million. the illinois based school was accused of misleading students with false advertising about the success of its graduates. half of the settlement includes loans issued to current students or debt owned owed by former students. devry issued a statement denying any wrongdoing. from new york, a story of a sanitation worker's trash also being his mom's treasure in a form of the mortgage payment. >> we're talking about prishna mandala who works on long

island. his mom rushed into his job one day saying she tossed a bag of trash containing her $5,000 mortgage payment, all in cash. nalandal and some of his coworkers took mom to the dump and started searching for that needle in the haystack. amazingly, the envelope was found in 30 minutes, and she gets to keep her home for the holidays. >> amazing. >> amazing -- >> in 30 minutes? >> see the emotion that brought on them, understandably. 30 minutes. >> i'd like to find $5,000 in my trash can. >> if i knew there was $5,000 in the trash, man, i'd dig all day. >> he's be there all night. >> yeah. >> just make it a party. in that suit. >> it's my best sunday church suit. >> right. coming up, the arctic freeze giving car thieves a head start. >> if you leave your car running to keep it warm, like many of us

have, you might be running into some problems. we're going to have some tips on what you should do. and remember, craig sager, the colorful broadcaster passing after a public battle with cancer. the emotional and touching tributes to a beloved fan favorite. find us on facebook, wnnfans.com and on twitter @abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." abcwnn. 4/ you're watching "world news now." you're watching "world news now." @abcwnn. 4/ you're watching "world news now." r. you're watching "world news now." / you're watching "world news now." you're watching "world new now." ou're watching "world news now." you're watching "world new now."

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as of this morning, there are now two teams qualified for the nfl playoffs. it was the seahawks in those neon green uniforms hosting the other team that you can't see because the neon green uniforms blinded you there. seattle took the lead in the second quarter there. that short touchdown pass put the game out of reach. a 57-yard strike at the start of the fourth. jared goffs was racing toward the end zone there. that was richard sherman just saying no, no, no. >> i'm sure he said it a lot more -- >> yeah. this is a great play. it's a trick play until, oh! he fumbles the ball! it was a nice trick play. the punter -- >> oh. that looked painful. >> he was knocked out on fumbling the ball after running for a first down, but it was a great trick play. he was going to punt the ball and, nope, it was wide open, he

was running. i got this, i got this -- and seattle clenched the nfc west with a 24-23 win. >> okay. did we mention it's cold outside? that brings christmas music to my ears, but i'll spare you. nfl fans heading to games this weekend will feel it. >> arrowhead stadium in kansas city against tennessee, they call for clear skies and 6 degrees. in chicago, that 6 degree reading would feel like a heat wave. the bears game against the packers is supposed to be 1 below. that would be the coldest game in soldier field history. that's saying a lot. >> yeah. meantime, tom brady signed three pairs of the old uggs. dudes wear uggs? and hid them in boston. oh, ugg slippers. i apologize. i was thinking like a chick. presumably to keep the feet of patriot fans warm. that's really, really nice. >> generous of him. >> that's something. >> tom brady's uggs. >> they are signed. >> signed uggs from tom brady.

>> something about that. okay. let's change gears completepy. a heartfelt reaction is being posted honoring legendary sportscaster craig sager.. in a tweet, vice president biden said he died as he lived with courage, passion, and -- >> he died after battling cancer for two years. here's more from david muir. >> reporter: the colorful suits, and a colorful broadcasting legend. >> you know, i didn't recognize you right away. i thought you were the good humor ice cream man. >> reporter: his career beginning in the early '70s, there on the left, interviewing hank aaron after beatinging the home run record.. covering football, olympic curling, but it was basketball he loved most. >> that's a nice suit you got on there. easter already went by. >> you take this and burn it. >> reporter: all in good fun, he was the fun. ask pops, coaching the spurs. >> what's the key? >> i think they were looking at your suit. >> reporter: sager would battle leukemia and it was pop who missed him the most. >> welcome back.

i was in the hospital for month hoping to do this again. >> reporter: fighting cancer with a smile on his face, earning respect from the giants. >> how in the hell do we go 30 years without doing a finals game, that don't make no sense. >> honored at the espys by the vice president. >> the recipient of the award, craig sager. >> whatever i might have imagined a terminal diagnosis would do to my spirit, it's summoned quite the opposite, the greatest appreciation for life itself. >> david muir there with the tribute. one more overnight on the basketball court. these are members of the milwaukee bucks. they held a moment of silence in his honor, and with a very colorful outfit. dwyane wade there, as well, in chicago. tears. >> paying tribute to his suits with colorful uniforms.

>> dennis rodman said it was sager who saved him from committing suicide. in 1993. it's interesting how this soft, colorful, amazing person touched so many lives. >> over the decades. >> with his battle and with his smile. coming up in the next half hour, long lines in corpus christi, texas. residents told not to use the tap water. details on the chemical leak that has residents outraged. first, cold temperatures mean plenty of you keeping that engine running, but you may invite thieves to drive off. how to stay safe next on "world news now." "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

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almost 10th avenue you can kind of almost see tenth avenue there. wherever it is, it's freezing. drivers are apparently keeping their cars running. >> yes. >> trying to warm them up. >> it's not necessarily a good idea. as abc's clayton sandell reports, leaving your car outside is an invitation to get it stolen. >> reporter: watch these car thieves roll up on a vehicle in denver, seeing it's empty, and steal it. moments later, this guy scouts a car parked, approached, and darts to open the door, but it's locked. the homeowner sees what's going on and scares the thief away. here in this parking lot, you see a thief casually walk and speed up to get into a car. the driver comes outs to stop him, but it's too late. cars left running to warm up on cold mornings, cops called them puffers. bad guys call it a golden opportunity. police departments across the country are warning drivers not to leave their running cars

unattended. >> start up the car, less than 60 seconds. >> reporter: all it took to steal gregory curl's car. bad enough, but the thieves got away with the keys to his second car. later that night, they came back to steal that one too. >> give me back my car. >> reporter: you might not realize in many states it's illegal to leave a car idling with the keys inside, and depending on your state and coupe, that could mean in your own driveway, but more people seem to be doing it. more than 57,000 cars stolen in 2015 had the keys inside. >> we've got people leaving cars running everywhere. >> reporter: in lakewood, california, we hit the streets in january with sergeant dave hoover, within minutes, his officer spot dozens idling in 18 degree weather in front of homes and stores. >> you know why i'm bothering you? >> no. >> the car is left running unattended while you're inside the store. you can't do that. >> reporter: the driver hit with a $57 ticket. >> i was cold. i wanted a warm car on the way to work. >> reporter: and not far away, rick lawyer's car has just been stolen. >> pull out, windows frosty, go back inside, and maybe four minutes, come outside, car's gone. >> reporter: clayton sandell, abc news, denver.

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this morning on "world news now," extreme weather coast to coast, and if you happen to be in one of the regions not slammed by snow or washed out with flash floods, then you're probably bundled up just trying to stay warm. when it ends? in the accuweather forecast. major new developments as u.s. intelligence agencies present russian involvement in the u.s. election. this morning, president obama is speaking out and vowing to retaliate against vladimir putin. those details including the president's promise just ahead. also this half hour, another city scrambles to deal with toxic water. >> corpus christi, texas, residents are outraged after they've been told not to use the tap water. we're going to have the latest on the developing story. and going "right," overnight reactions to the brand new star

wars film "rogue one." fans chilling out in the cold for the first look of what could be a historic opening. is the hype for real? that's in "the skinny" on this friday, december 16th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> are you going to see it? >> i can't wait. i have to wait until the crowds are gone, and not saying that as a disney employee, but are you pumped for it? >> we'll see. >> all right. >> takes a lot of work for me to go to the movies because my sleep schedule is all jumbled up. you know what i'm saying? it's so much easier to watch it on netflix. >> i feel ya. >> no offense to the movie theaters. >> not hating them, but it's one place you want to be this weekend, at least for 100 million americans. >> yes. it's nice and warm in a theater near you. we begin with the extreme winter weather gripping the entire northern half of the country. >> in fact, there was a blizzard warning in effect overnight in effect for upstate new york, including my college champs of ice fishing --

>> wow. >> be jealous. they expect 6 to 10 inches of lake-effect snow. there's high wind warning and windchill warnings. >> the west coast not spared. eugene, oregon, saw the worst ie storm in decades with residents walking the dog getting a surprise as ice crashes down from above. >> oh, wow. >> dicey. more on the wicked weather from abc's geeo benitez. >> reporter: that arctic blast and blinding snow making driving dangerous for millions out on the roads. part of interstate 80 shut down in western pennsylvania after a chain reaction crash involving nearly 60 vehicles. luckily, no one was killed. along the great lakes, whiteout conditions. meteorologist janessa from our sister station urging viewers to stay home. >> you're likely to get into some kind of accident as

visibility is very low. >> reporter: thunder snow in new york. along with it, high winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour, delaying flights on both coasts. and the coldest december temperatures in years. in chicago, it felt 19 below. in those temps, frostbite sets in in less than 30 minutes, and n ohio, a man found dead on his porch, house keys in his hand. behind that cold, more snow. nearly a foot on the way for some places from a new storm that paralyzed the pacific northwest. this area will now be seeing more lake effect snow, some more strong winds, and then what's concerning are those low temperatures. those extremely low temperatures from much of the day here, it felt like it was below zero. gio benitez, abc news, lakawana, new york. >> that's in the buffalo suburbs where you were in the week. how brutal was it? >> it was pretty cold, three feet of snow, and he's making me feel that cold again. the first hit i did for "world news tonight," my toes, i walked around in the hotel barefoot to

warm up again because my shoes felt freezing. >> little small violin for your whining, sorry. now you're in the warm studio. the extreme weather is continuing, though. it's affecting the west coast. here's the impact. heavy rain in california has many worried about mud slides in areas why wildfires have left the ground bare. flash floods impacting the northern half of the state, and mud slides are very likely as the rain continues. >> that's serious stuff. upper plains are not escaping the winter blast either. let's get the details right now from accuweather's justin povick. >> kendis and adrienne, thanks. good morning to you, as well. friday's weather not looking so nice here throughout the upper midwest. snow and icy mixture off to the south, and we're going to be talking about major travel delays for many cities.

also some slippery roads due to quite a substantial amount of snow. check it out here. 6 inches possibly for some, could see more than that south of the twin cities, and the whole mess sets into the northeast friday night into saturday. back to you. >> all right, of course, more on the weather throughout the morning. now to president obama who is vowing to take action after that bombshell revelation from u.s. intelligence officials claiming vladimir putin was linked to the pre-election hacking campaign. the president will hold a press conference this afternoon, but in an interview, he made it clear that the russian interference will be addressed. >> i think there's no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections, that we need to take action. and we will at a time and place of our own choosing. some of it may be explicit and publicized, some of it may not be. mr. putin is well aware of my feelings about this because i

spoke to him directly about it. >> well, the president is right now waiting a final report on the attacks from the cyber community and ordered them to be completed before he leaves office. >> president-elect donald trump is still not quite buying in that russia was involved. in a rally in pennsylvania last night, he called white house possess secretary foolish for criticizing his response. trump said president obama was very positive, and he questioned whether ernst was getting his orders from someone else. however, the bulk of trump's speech was spent on recapping his election night victory. as president-elect trump continues to search for the best way to avoid conflicts of interest, senate democrats unveiled a bill aimed at requiring him to sell his businesses and put his assets in a blind trust. trump postponed a press conference on how he plans to separate the family empire from the white house, but there was a tweet. here's abc's tom llamas. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump dismissing

questions over this image, his children meeting with america's top tech leaders, eric, ivanka and don jr. working on the transition will also be involved in the family business. >> we're going to be there for you. >> reporter: trump fighting on twitter. the media tries to make my move to the white house as it pertains to my business so complex when it actually isn't. it was the day trump was supposed to explain it all. he said so himself, tweeting, i'll be holding a major news conference in new york city with my children on december 15th to discuss the fact that i will be leaving my great business in total. but that's been canceled. his team says because the whole process has been complex. >> lawyers and protocol officers at great expense to the trump family, frankly, trying to figure out how best to structure and how best to comply with protocols. >> reporter: while trump says his sons will run the family business, it's looking like his daughter, ivanka, could have a role in the white house, something she once said would not happen.

>> i'm going to be a daughter. there's a lot of things i feel deeply strongly about, but not in a formal administrative capacity. >> reporter: but now, ivanka and her husband, jared kushner, seem headed for prominent roles. >> we would benefit tremendously by having them inside the administration. >> reporter: president-elect trump expected to talk about his businesses in january, and they moved the date to give the legal team ample time to implement proper protocols. we want to mention although he's done interviews including with myself, it's been 140 days since he's done a news conference. tom llamas, abc news, new york. facebook is taking a bold new step cracking down on so-called fake news by hiring real life human fact checkers. in addition to changing ranking algorithm and making it easier for users to report instances of fake news, facebook is partnering with established major media outlets, organizations that signed on to the international fact checking network including the associated

press, "the washington post" and our own organization, abc news. turning now to sports, the golden gophers raising the dispute with the university of minnesota. the players are now threatening to boycott all football activity including the holiday bowl on december 27th against washington state following the indefinite suspension of ten of their teammates accused of sexual assault. the incident happened in september. the players said it was consensual. no charges have been filed and no arrests were made. a house explosion, two injured in the blast, and subsequent fire as well. a gas leak had been reported in the area, and public safety workers were going door to door evacuating residents when that house exploded. the victims were a father and daughter who lived in the home. a surprising, touching, really unbelievable story playing out on the tv show "jeopardy." >> cindy stolle won for the

third night thursday, her earnings under $40,000, but she died from colon cancer eight days before her first episode aired. >> and only host alec treveck and a few staffers knew of her condition when she recorded her show in august. her winnings will be donated to cancer research organizations. wow. >> she told the producers ahead of time she was terminal, and she was about to die, and so they rushed and got her on the show. >> amazing. >> one of the contestants who did not win thursday is making news as well. fans of hip hop took note of alex treveck's putdown of an incorrect answer. >> on march 9th, 1997 as he left a music industry party in los angeles. sara. >> who is tupac? >> nope. >> you get to say it right. >> you got to know it right.

it's tu-poc. coming up, a city in crisis. >> yes. residents in corpus christi lining up after they were toll the water has a chemical leak and toxic. details ahead for you. and later in "the skinny," the show stealer on the hollywood walk of fame. the daughter of ryan reynolds and blake lively in the spotlight upstaging daddy. you're watching "world news now." "world news now" weather brought to you by 23andme.com. andme.com.

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water water restrictions have been lifted in three parts of corpus

christi, but residents not in those areas are still being warned -- >> yeah. >> -- about their tap water. >> this is crazy. a chemical leak saying boiling or otherwise treating water will not make it safe. abc reports residents are not happy. >> reporter: frustration in corpus christi, texas, schools closed, lines wrapping around buildings. people waiting for hours just to buy this, water. >> i can't boil the water. that's how bad it is. >> i think it's ridiculous. >> reporter: authorities warning 300,000 people not to bathe or drink the tap water after a chemical used in asphalt may have contaminated the city's water supply. >> the state is requesting state assistance. >> protesters interrupting city officials. since july of 2015, the city had three boil water notices following other incidents of contaminations, and corpus christi is not alone. problems with keeping the nation's water clean is highlighted in flint, michigan with a state of emergency declare the after residents did not have clean drinking water

for years. they are shipping in 100,000 cases of water, and each family allowed two cases. in the meantime, testing comets on the city's water supply. abc news, los angeles. when we come back, the classic tv sitcom getting a reboot. >> star wars fans braving the cold for not a reboot, but a fresh beginning. "the skinny" next. "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. of reach for far too long:s have health insurance.that's been out how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll find a range of plans from leading health insurance companies that

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♪ skinny so skinny ♪ so it's been a long, grueling 364 days since the last "star wars" movie hit the big screens. that's a long time for fans. >> eternity in television. >> you can understand the wait is over finally, for them. >> yep. in case you've been in a galaxy far, far away, "rogue one," a star wars story from our parent company, disney, hit theaters nationwide last night, but we're not giving away spoilers. oh, no, no, no. we can say rogue one dominated social media overnight. >> plenty of fans dressed as famous star wars characters. waiting outside the chinese theater, this is in hollywood,

but it was a different story in washington, d.c., where a couple guys spent several days outside in frigid temperatures. >> tuesday, mid day, that was nice, but it's only gotten colder. >> with the wind chill in single digits, that's what gets you, just getting a little insulation in here, keeping it out of the wind. >> great. >> that is absolutely crazy there. thanks to wjlj tom ramus for that. early box office returns have "rogue one" slightly behind the debut of last year's episode 7, the force awakens, but that film's opening weekend took in nearly $248 million. pretty good. "rogue one" is expected to have the biggest box office opening of this year. >> yeah. wow. next up, a real family affair at the hollywood walk of fame. the ceremony with the unveiling of a star with ryan reynolds, who i hear was talked about a lot this week. >> he was. reynolds, he was joined by his wife, blake lively, and their two daughters. it was the first time their youngest, who was born in september, was seen -- >> chunky monkey. >> we don't even know her name. >> just bring the baby. her 2-year-old daughter, james,

getting the headlines, grabbing the mike, hands it up to the crowd. what's up, she says. reynolds said when james saw the mike, it was like a moth to a flame. seeing a star. star in the making. you look at that picture right there, and you wonder, how was it ever a competition between ryan reynolds and ryan gosling this week. >> what are you saying? who won? >> ryan won there. >> really, this ryan won? >> based on that picture. >> but, yeah, you can't pick. blake looks amazing. >> yes, she does. >> in the spirit of everything old is new again. there's word the "honeymooners" is getting a reboot. >> yes, the 1950s sitcom featuring jackie cleeson and ralph cramden. audrey meadows, playing his wife, alice. and in 39 episodes, there were plenty of classic lines. >> i am the king in my castle.

the king, norton! i rule my kingdom. alice is just a mere peasant girl. >> tricksy sent me up to see if she could have some more thread around here. >> oh, hi, sweetheart. >> hi, ralph. >> that's a mighty fine way to talk to a peasant. >> word is, who's in charge here? word is they ordered a modern day version of the show, it will involve couples who are neighbors, best friends, one a pair who remarried after divorcing eight years earlier. >> coming full circle on star wars, if you thought chewbacca mom was all done, if you were wishing for it, think again. >> i'm so excited to be there. i'm going to be doing some fun stuff, like playing games. >> kendis payne went viral over the summer for that. >> now signed on to be part of what she calls the tlc family. it's going to be fun and games, starring in two shows on digital destination called tlc me, a game show she mentioned, and

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howdy. finally this half hour, it's that time again. a chance to look back with the benefit of time over the past week. >> so like sands through an hourglass, these are our friday rewind. >> i got three layers, then i got a sweatshirt and then my work clothes under it. >> we want the public to ask a question, is this trip really necessary before you leave the house. >> i'm like a smart person. i don't have to be told the same thing in the same words every single day for the next eight years. >> i think it would be devastating to hear that the incoming president doesn't value the intelligence that will come out of the agency. >> they may be afraid that anything they tell the white house will get back to russia.

>> he called on russia to hack secretary clinton. he certainly had a pretty good sense of whose side this activity came down on. >> not like he's slamming down vodka with putin at the local bar. >> i've known him since 1999. i have a very close relationship with him. >> rex will be a fierce advocate for america's interests around the world. >> i call it the 3g cabinet, goldman, generals and gazillionaires. >> why did you do it? >> well, i had to do it because somebody had to do something because, you know, black people are killing white people every day. >> over the last week and a half, we saw what racism looks like. >> we, the jury, feel we cannot reach a unanimous decision. >> the reality is she attempted to hire people to kill me before. >> a brown jacket, unknown if under the influence. armed. >> they all know this was the man with dementia, and my father gets killed. that's just inexcusable. >> we'll make sure this is the

most boring, uneventful night of her life. >> how do we do that? >> come on, i don't have to tell you how to make a night boring. ♪ show me that smile don't place the love amid mid all the crying ♪ ♪ we're nowhere near the end >> generally, i don't let cubs fans into the oval office. >> it's probably not a coincidence that your popularity is at an all-time high. so i would just stick with this. i would just ride this baby. that's not going to happen. >> of course, he's still riding that baby for a little while. >> no. you got to live for the moment. >> understand it. president obama, by the way, will have a press conference today at 2:15 eastern time, abc live coverage, and then, like, peace out, enough of the cold, i'm going to hawaii. >> wow. don't we all want to go to hawaii? >> yes. >> don't miss updates at wnnfans.com. this is abc's "world news now" informing insomniacs for two decades.

making news in america this friday morning, the deep freeze. windchills plunging well below zero and blizzard conditions piling up the snow. plus, a mudslide. concerns as storms pound the west coast. and new this morning, president obama threatening retaliation against russia for allegedly meddling in the u.s. election. and overnight hillary clinton talking about reports of putin's involvement for the first time. breaking news, a police officer shot during a standoff. the suspect shooting at other officers. an update just in from investigators at that scene. also breaking right now, an explosion rocking a home. the neighborhood evacuated. details on the blast and the people inside.