making news in america this morning, the white house fights back against claims that president trump's pocahontas remark during a ceremony to honor native american vets was a racial slur. >> we have a representative in congress, they call her pocahontas. but you know what, i like you. >> this as the president makes a new push for tax cuts and a new report says it would poor americans more than first thought. breaking news. a 3-year-old girl missing reportedly abducted from her bed. her mother's desperate plea. >> please bring her back and i love her. >> where police are searching for the young girl. license fight. a judge rules whether a doctor can keep her medical license even though she won't use a computer. the american princess.

this morning what we're learning about prince harry and meghan markle's future plans. >> the stars were aligned. everything was just perfect. >> the next step for the royal couple. and a beautiful day in the neighborhood. the tribute planned for tv icon mr. rogers. ♪ could you be mine ♪ would you be mine ♪ could you be mine ♪ could you be mine won't you be my neighbor ♪ >> good morning, neighbor. on this tuesday we'll start with president trump igniting controversy during an oval office ceremony honoring native american war heroes. >> the president took a dig at senator elizabeth warren again calling her pocahontas. now warren calling it a racial slur. the white house says that's ridiculous. meanwhile, the president heads to capitol hill today to make a push for his sweeping tax cuts after another republican abandons ship.

abc's kenneth moton has details from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it was another stunning moment for the president who is in the middle of trying to dramatically change this nation's tax laws. today president trump's fight for his first major legislative victory -- >> you were here long before any of us were here. >> reporter: -- once again overshadowed by what many call an offensive moment in front of a group of native american war heroes. >> although we have a representative in congress who they say was here a long time ago, they call her pocahontas, but you know what, i like you. >> reporter: silence in the oval. but the reaction outside loud and swift. native american groups condemning the comment. pocahontas, a racially charged insult the president uses to label a political foe. >> it's pocahontas, elizabeth warren. >> reporter: massachusetts senator elizabeth warren came under fire in 2012 for claiming without proof to have native american heritage. >> i think what most people find offensive is senator warren

lying about her heritage to advance her career. >> president trump couldn't even make it through a ceremony to honor these men without throwing in a racial slur. >> reporter: the senator on cnn calling the president's words a distraction from his fight for tax reform. a new nonpartisan analysis finds the senate gop tax plan would substantially benefit americans making more than $100,000 but hurt the poor. the bill is expected to raise health insurance premiums and add $1.4 trillion to the deficit over the next decade. the president will head to capitol hill today to rally republican senators. they're trying to pass their tax reform bill this week but it's unclear if they have the votes, diane and kendis. >> that's right. still trying to get a few more senators on board. kenneth moton for us, thank you, kenneth. meanwhile, voters in alabama are getting ready to choose their next senator. and republican candidate roy moore is promising a tough fight. >> yeah, last night he told 9 crowd at a community center that

dirty politics are mind the sexual misconduct allegations against him and compared the scandal to the russia investigation in washington saying the political establishment just wants to hide the real issues. >> these allegations are completely false, they're malicious. specifically i do not know any of these women nor have i ever engaged in sexual misconduct with any woman. >> meanwhile, the white house now says president trump is too busy to campaign for moore in alabama. and breaking overnight another former staffer is accused john conyers of sexual harassment. deanna mar says the michigan democrat made unwanted sexual advances toward her in the '90s when she was her deputy chief of staff. conyers recently stepped down from his role on the house judiciary committee after the ethics committee announced an investigation into sexual harassment claims from his staff. conyers denies those allegations. and things are a bit awkward at the consumer financial protection bureau where a judge will now decide who is in charge. the confusion comes after the

former director retired and promoted his deputy leandra english to take over but the president then appointed his own interim director mick mulvaney. mulvaney, a big critic of the agency, has already announced a hiring freeze but while he was showing up at the office with doughnuts, english was welcoming the staff back from the holiday and holding meetings. the judge in the case is now promising to act quickly. >> they brought doughnuts. so the pentagon is describing what it calls as an unsafe encounter between a military plane and a russian fighter jet in international airspace. officials say the russian jet came within 50 feet of the u.s. navy surveillance plane over the black sea turning on its after burners and forcing the american pilot to fly through violent turbulence. they say the incident lasted for quite a bit, 24 minutes. the japanese government says radio signals suggest north korea may be preparing to launch another ballistic missile. hawaii is now preparing for the

worst resuming tests on its nuclear attack warning sirens. those sirens haven't been used since the cold war. as part of this week's test they'll test for about 60 seconds from 400 locations all across the state. this morning, britain is preparing for another royal wedding and the papers are acknowledging it. >> she's the one says "the sun" newspaper so prince harry is set to rewrite all the royal rules and the brits are clearly ecstatic proposing there to the american actress meghan markle. here's abc's danya bacchus. >> reporter: after months of speculation, prince harry and meghan markle made the official announcement they're engaged. >> how are you guys feeling? >> yeah, thrilled. >> reporter: sitting down to reveal all the details of how the prince popped the question saying it happened earlier this month on a typical cozy night as the two were roasting chicken at their cottage. >> he got on one knee. >> of course.

>> was it an instant yes from you. >> yes, i could barely let you finish proposing. i said, can i say yes now? ? she didn't let me finish proposing. >> reporter: the ring, yellow gold with a diamond from botswana and smaller diamonds on the side from his mother princess diana's jewelry collection. >> it is days like today when i really miss having her around and miss being able to share the happy news but, you know, with the ring and with everything else going on i'm sure -- >> she's with us. >> reporter: the two met last year set up on a blind date and from their first public royal appearance at the invictus games to a romantic birthday trip to africa, their love has been on full display. >> i didn't know much about him and so the only thing that i had asked her when she said she wanted to set us up was, i had one question, is he nice. >> i never heard of meghan before and i was beautifully surprised when i walked into that room and saw her. and there she was sitting there. i was like, okay, i'll have to up my game. >> reporter: and now we wait for another royal wedding which we're told could happen sometime

next spring. >> one step at a time and hopefully we'll start a family in the near future. >> reporter: so what will meghan markle's title be when she marries prince harry? her royal highness princess henry of wales. diane and kendis. >> yeah, it does sound pretty nice there, danya. by the way, coming up later this half hour more on the royal couple's future plans and how meghan markle is already setting fashion trends. a live report from london ahead. but now time for your weather on this tuesday morning. it's almost winter but you wouldn't know that in denver where it warmed up to 81 degrees yesterday. that's the highest temperature the city has ever recorded for the month of november. but today, it's back to reality with temperatures in the 40s. meanwhile, the snow cover in the lower 48 states is at its lowest level for late november in 14 years. even locations near the canadian border are still seeing bare ground.

typically snowy conditions like bangor, maine, have reported no measurable snow. well, cyber monday now in your browser history but coming up, the next chance to save big on your holiday shopping. the search for a 3-year-old reportedly abducted from her bedroom in the middle of the night. police release video of a

take a look at this video of a burglar in a bathrobe getting stuck as he tried to sneak into this home north of new york city in rockland county. he tried to wiggle his way through the kitchen window. eventually he did get inside. police released this video hoping someone will help

identify him. overseas the ash pouring out of the volcano on bali has forced the island's airport to close for the second day now stranding an estimated 59,000 travelers. people living within six miles of that volcano have been told to evacuate, but resort areas on the island are safe so far. airport officials say the ash rising to 30,000 feet is just too dangerous for planes. pope francis is on the second day of his historic trip to myanmar in asia. he's meeting today with the de facto leader of that country ang sung suu kyi. the pope is being closely watched for the way he myanmar's violent crackdown on muslim rohingya minority. the pope is avoiding the term rohingya but is calling for religious tolerance. over to business news where cyber monday was the biggest online shopping day in u.s. history. shoppers spent more than $6.5 billion. that's more -- 1 billion more than last year. the other big change this year,

shopping by smartphone reached an all-time high. 40% of shoppers used their phones to either search for an item or buy an item. so in case you missed cyber monday, there's some more days for huge deals. the first one is today. it's travel deal tuesday when travel deals are expected to spike. also green monday, december 11th, like cyber monday, be on the lookout for major discounts and finally friday december 15th is free shipping day when many retailers as you guessed it offer free shipping and free delivery by christmas eve. well, a connecticut family is in the christmas mood with an over-the-top display that is getting a lump of coal you might say from neighbors. dozens of residents have signed a petition saying the holiday attraction featuring 300,000 lights is creating chaos and a traffic nightmare. the decorations draw thousands of people every year and raise money for children's hospital, but if a compromise can't be reached, there could be -- this could be the final display there

at this home. >> i can understand why people would want to check it out. >> yep. all right. when we come back, a judge rules whether a doctor can still practice medicine even though she won't use a computer. and also ahead new claims against harvey weinstein. yeah, that's right. this time involving sex trafficking laws. and time for more gtl. "the jersey shore" is returning to tv where the cast is reuniting for a new series. your even if you don't buy one from us. because maybe you're already buying a car somewhere else. or maybe you want to shop around. or, maybe you don't want to drive a car at all anymore... like, maybe you want to ride a camel into the dessert and take a deep hard look within. just figure some stuff out for awhile. that's cool. whatever your plans for buying a car, carmax is the place to sell your car. okay, let's do this, tina, tchick-tchick. here we go, tchick-tchick. i believe in ya tina. c'mon now. ah, we can just hang out here. ♪

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a frantic search is underway in jacksonville, north carolina for a missing 3-year-old girl. an amber alert has been issued for mariah wood. she was last seen sunday night when her mother put her to bed. the marines, helicopters and canines are helping in the search. her emotional plea -- >> please, bring her back and i love her. i'll do anything that i can, whatever you want. just bring her home please safe and sound. she's my baby. she's my everything. >> family members describe the little girl as shy and say she would never talk to strangers. harvey weinstein is facing more legal trouble. a british actress is accusing the embattled movie producer of sex trafficking claiming he invited her to a hotel room in france and then assaulted her. kadian noble, her name, filing a civil lawsuit in federal court on monday. a spokesperson said weinstein denies all allegations of nonconsensual

sex. a doctor who doesn't know how to use a computer is now fighting to get her license back. a judge ruled against 84-year-old anna konopka. the doctor says she was forced to surrender her license to avoid a disciplinary hearing over record keeping. the state also said her limited computer skills prevent her from using new hampshire's mandatory drug monitoring program. but some patients are asking the judge to reconsider. overseas doctors in india are sharing a remarkable story. they released the x-ray of a man who complained of stomach pains for three months. that is until he went to the hospital where doctors found that he had eaten more than 260 coins and 100 nails. they say the mentally unstable patient is safe now because incredibly the coins and nails had not caused any permanent internal damage. he is now recovering after several surgeries. >> wow. time now for sports. the baltimore ravens are in the playoff picture. >> espn has monday night football highlights for us. >> good morning, america. i'm scott van pelt with this

"sportscenter" update. in the afc the baltimore ravens continued to hang around the back end of the playoff picture. in fact, after their win on monday night, they are the last playoff team in for the moment thanks in part to trickery. they were not good on third down so they got creative on fourth downs. sam koch there, fake punt that keeps the drive alive as he hit chris moore then buck allen looked like he would get stopped at the 5 but plows into the end zone tying things up at 7 then rely on that defense. they force three turnovers on the evening and knock off the texans by seven. in the nba this was a much anticipated battle. lebron james and ben simmons the rookie going head to head for the first time. the veteran, lebron had it his way, 22 in the first half including that three before the half. that was with simmons checking in. this is joel embiid who got lost in the sauce and lebron goes back door for 2 of his 30.

they now have eight consecutive which is the longest streak in the nba and it's why when they hit a bump in the road, i'm not going to freak out because they've got that guy and they'll win plenty of games. >> confidence for you. up next in "the pulse" the tribute planned for tv icon mr. rogers. and also ahead, what flew in and stole the cash from the counter at this store and the customers, their stunned reaction. and later how meghan markle is already setting fashion trends just hours after her engagement announcement.

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"pulse" and begin with mr. rogers. >> a documentary about his life due out in june. it's called "won't you be my neighbor?" and explains how fred rogers showed children compassion and imagination during his show's 31 seasons on pbs. >> he died from cancer in 2003. the director says mr. rogers is the kind of voice we need to hear right now. >> yeah. i'd say so. to another inspirational tv show. "the jersey shore." >> people you won't want to be your neighbors. >> making a comeback. >> mtv is reuniting, snooki, j-woww, pauly d. and the rest of the gang. they're returning in a new series called "jersey shore family vacation." >> okay, so since the show ended five years ago, the cast members have pretty much grown up. they've married and become parents. mtr is keeping the details of the new series under wrap for now. >> next to a screen straight out of "national lampoon's christmas vacation," only this one happened in real life. >> yeah, and it happened outside

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herpes. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc abc 7 mornings. good morning. it is 4:27 on this tuesday, november 28th. thanks for making time for us this morning. >> we appreciate you great to see you always. >> thank you. >> we have a very deep bench. >> thanks. >> nice to see you again. >> we have some fog out there. >> yeah, it's mainly up in the north bay where we expected it to be. we will keep an eye on the central valley, but one mile visibility around ukiah. about 2 in santa rosa, novato is getting thicker by the moment i will check that observation when i come back and do the two hour day planner. temperatures in the 30s in our valleys. look at santa rosa and novato, the rest of us in the mid 40s to

50 in half-moon bay. here is frances. >> here is a look at traffic. we are off to a great start this morning, nice and quiet out there. live look at interstate 80 for headlights moving westbound through emeryville it is delay free from the carquinez bridge to the bay bridge. yesterday the hot spot was 92 san matteo bridge through hayward, right now it's looking good westbound. and it's looking green around the bay area. of course, there is a little bit of slowing on that westbound 580 ride out of the altamonte pass. still not horrible at this point. it's 30 minutes right now. tracy to dublin. and southbound 101 through san rafael to san francisco 18 minutes currently. jessica. >> now breaking news from the nbc 7 live desk. >> that breaking news coming in from san jose where police have surrounded a neighborhood in the willow glen neighborhood. abc 7 news reporter matt keller just arrived on the scene there,

he is joining us live broobooks end avenue. >> reporter: i do want to show you the perimeter that san jose police department has set up here in willow glen. this is georgette at that drive and booksen avenue. you can see several police cars in front of us. they are looking for a person in this area, this goes down to curtner avenue. they've been circling this area for the last half hour or so. we're still trying to get some information confirmed to let you know what exactly is going on here. you can see a lot of police officers are looking for a person in this area and they are trying to figure out exactly where this person s but you can see that many of these roads are obviously blocked off in this area, this is the willow glen

neighborhood so if you are in this area be aware that police are looking for a person along booksin avenue, dry creek road to curtner avenue. we will try to get to a command post and find out more information about what they're doing in this willow glen neighborhood. it is 4:30. let's check in with weather and traffic. mike, it is a cool start. >> it really is. temperatures out there in the 30s in some neighborhoods and, yeah, it's only going to get cooler over the next two and a half hours since the sun comes up at around 7:03 today. let's take a look at your 12-hour accuweather planner. you can see 36 to 46 at 7:00 this morning with fog and a cold start. now, it's going to be bright by noon, a little haze out there, leftover moisture from the fog this morning, 53 to about 58 degrees from the coast inland, 4:00 high clouds and sunshine, 60 to 64, then you can see