congress take action against them. >> now trump has always denied the allegations and now the white house says the 2016 victory actually answered the groping allegations. here's abc's cecelia vega. >> reporter: they say no one cared the first time, so three women accusing president trump of sexual misconduct went public once again hoping this time congress will investigate. rachel crooks was a trump tower receptionist when she says 12 years ago she introduced herself to the billionaire businessman and he began kissing her. >> mr. trump repeatedly kissed my cheeks and ultimately my lips in an encounter that has since impacted my life well beyond the initial occurrence. >> reporter: jessica lee said she was on a flight when he groped her. >> when he put his hand up my skirt that was the last time i wore a skirt traveling.

>> reporter: and samantha holvey says he inspected pageant contestants. >> a man coming into the backstage, in the makeup area, while i sat naked under a robe as he walked around looking at us like we were this property. >> reporter: and he said those words before howard stern. >> i'll tell you the funniest that i'll go backstage before a show. i'm allowed to go in because i'm the owner of the pageant. therefore, i'm inspecting it. is everybody okay? and you see these incredible looking women. so i sort of get away with things like that. >> i'm confirming that yes, he did that, and it was as creepy as it sounds. >> reporter: at least 16 accusers in all. the white house back on the defensive. >> can you stand here right now and say without a doubt, 100% certainty that the more than dozen women who have come forward to accuse this president of misconduct are lying? do you wrestle with this personally at all? >> i'm here to speak on behalf of the president, and i can say that the president has directly responded and said that these

allegations are false. >> reporter: while on capitol hill, five democratic senators now calling for president trump to resign. >> president trump should resign. these allegations are credible. they are numerous. >> reporter: the white house calls the claims from the women false accusations and says that that there are eyewitnesses who dispute them. i push the white house for a list of these eyewitnesses. they pointed me to two tabloid stories from last year. one quotes a man who says he was on that flight decades ago. he disputes the president's claim that the president groped her. a second, a teen contestant who was not at the pageant in question. cecelia vega, the white house. and sexual misconduct allegations have forced a fame chef away from his so "the chew."

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making the announcement on her daddy's instagram page. can't wait to be a big sister and finally be the boss. >> this is his second child with his partner. next awards season is officially here and hollywood is buzzing after this year's golden globe nominations. >> yes, since we're counting down to the oscars in early march, let's focus on just the films here and taking a look at best drama category. "dunkirk." >> great. "the post." >> didn't see it. >> "the shape of water". >> huh? >> it got the most nominations, with seven. "three billboards outside ebbing, missouri". which ironically is about three billboards outside ebbing, missouri. and "call me by your name." >> diane. >> no, no, no, that's different. >> oh, that was the movie. >> best musical or comedy goes to the "disaster artist", "get

out," "the greatest showman," "i, tonya" and "lady bird." i want to see them all. >> and a notable snub was "the big sick". >> this movie was so good! >> and to make matters worse, the film star who wrote the screen play even had his phone briefly stolen from him by a big-time producer, this tweet appearing, hey, gang, this is steven spielberg tweeting from camille's phone. great movie to watch. i watch him with my family, the spielbergs, and we all loved it. handing phone back to camille now. >> you're still a winner. >> and albert burks tweeted even though i wasn't in a movie this year, i feel terribly snubbed.

thank you albert burkes. netflix earned nine nominations and has released super secret ratings information and specific data. >> proprietary information. that's right, netflix just revealed that dozens of viewers really enjoy the new made for tv movie about a royal love story and apparently it's freaking out employees. the official netflix account says to the 53 people who watched "a christmas prince" every day for the past 18 days, who hurt you? >> somebody watched "pirates of the caribbean" every day last year. every day. >> and also the most active netflix viewing day of the year is january 1st. >> that's because nobody can move. >> hangover day. >> yes. >> it just automatically plays the next movie or show. so you don't have to change the channel. >> yes, yes.

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brand-new as rose. >> i'm luke skywalker. i'm here to rescue you. >> reporter: and it's now 40 years. carrie fisher then. carrie fisher now. she finished filming "the last jedi" before she passed a year ago. >> i met her when she was 19, so 41 years. so we had our ups and downs but she's very, very special. >> i'm getting goose bumps as we speak. when you see her on-screen, you will remember her fondly. >> reporter: and you will see how far this "star wars" universe has come. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> of course, the big breakout star in this whole thing is the little porg. the little character that looks a little like a puffin, kind of groundhog. >> is it a he or she? >> i don't know. it's the costume of, i think, next year's >> i think frank and porg would get along very well. >> i think frank would eat porg.

good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. here are the top stories on this tuesday morning on "world news now." the would-be suicide bomber who injured himself and five others with a pipe bomb inside a new york subway system is telling authorities he was inspired by isis. we'll have a report straight ahead. voters in alabama will choose their next senator today, it will be either democrat doug jones or republican roy moore. both called on their voters to get to the polls. at their final campaign events last night. we have full details coming up. dozens are gathering in paris for the start of a climate change summit. president trump, of course, will not be there. he wasn't invited, thanks to the withdrawal from the paris climate agreement. and the jewish holiday of hanukkah begins at sundown.

to kcommemorate a miracle mirace b.c. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, december 12th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> 165 b.c. >> watching "full house". >> so, they've held on to that memory for several, several years as we say happy hanukkah to many. but we're going to start in new york city with the terror attack in the heart of new york city. >> it happened in a pedestrian tunnel in time's square. the bomber is an immigrant from bangladesh who told police he was inspired by isis from propaganda videos he'd seen online. abc's gio benitez has it's latest. >> reporter: this is the moment surveillance footage captured a man detonating a homemade

pipe bomb strapped to his body. here from another angle, the suspect circled by unsuspected commuters. then suddenly an explosion, a cloud of smoke. the crowd disburses, injuring five. stale live still alive and so was edge around him. >> thank god the perpetrator did not achieve his ultimate goal. >> reporter: the attack striking the heart of new york city in the middle of rush hour. a law enforcement source tells abc news the suspect had been on the train for some time, the bomb strapped to him the whole time, riding from brooklyn to manhattan. >> inside the subway, they're evacuating at this time. >> reporter: police responding to a reported explosion near times square in a jam-packed underground tunnel beneath the port authority bus tunnel. these four police officers approached the suspect still on the ground, identifying the man

as auyayed ullah. it was at the hospital where he told officials he was inspired by isis propaganda and built the makeshift bomb in his brooklyn apartment. he's believed to have acted alone. yooeb according to a law enforcement source, the bomb was built from a pipe about 12 inches in length with black powder and rigged with a 9 volt battery and a wire that came from a christmas light. the assumption is he had been prepared to die a suicide bomber. in the immediate aftermath, commuters quickly evacuated. >> police were all behind them saying "everybody out of the building, everybody out of the building." >> reporter: christina was in that building, saw the explosion and safely ran from it. what's going through your mind right now? you see all this going on, this is where you work. >> if i didn't believe in no god, i believe in god today.

>> reporter: the nypd outfitted with assault rifles locking down the scene, checking for other devices. beyond that point is where the pipe-bomb detonated. bomb-sniffing dogs brought in, choppers roared overhead, while in brooklyn, the fbi searching three different homes in the area thought to be connected to the suspect. his family inside, neighbors stunned. and we just got a statement from the family through a spokesperson. it says this. we are heartbroken by the violence and allegations, and they add we have confidence that the justice system will find the truth behind this attack. gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> and investigators have managed to track the suspect's movements from his apartment in brooklyn to the moment of that blast inside the subway. >> and they're also learning more about the type of bomb that he built. abc's pierre thomas is in washington with the latest. pierre, good morning. >> diane and kendis, according to a law enforcement source, the

bomb did not act as intended. there were nails and other things stufled in the pipe. it had the ability to cause more injuries than it did. the pipe did not fully shatter. a six-inch piece was discovered entirely in tact. the fbi right now has roughly 1,000 isis-related terror case under way in all 50 states. but the chilling question, are there other suspects out there like this young man with no criminal history and not on the government's terrorism radar? diane, kendis? >> some people fear looking at what may have happened before that incident. president trump used the attack to renew his call for immigration reform. the bombing suspect was here in the united states legally. bangladesh, by the way, his home country, is not on the travel ban list. but a statement from the u.s. president says the u.s. immigration system allows too many dangerous people have access to the united states. trump has voiced his support to end a policy called chain migration.

that's a policy that allowed the alleged bomber to be in the u.s. the polls open in alabama in just a few hours to decide on the state's next u.s. senator. roy moore said if voters don't believe in his character they shouldn't vote for him. he also lashed out at the women accusing him of sexual misconduct when they were teenagers. he questions the timing of those claims. democrat doug jones told his supporters it's time to say enough is enough. jones also said today's voting is a chance for alabama to put itself on the right path after what he called a long history of bad choices. southern california's largest wildfire is still growing after more than a week, moving into santa barbara county. most of the nearly 900 structures that have been destroyed were single family homes. and thousands were spending the night in shelters. abc's danya bacchus reports for us. >> reporter: for a week the thomas fire has burned ferociously and continues to show no signs of letting up. now the fifth-largest wildfire

in california history, charring more than 350 square miles, an area larger than new york city. >> my neighbor pounded on my door at 3:00 in the morning. debbie, get out! debbie, pack your stuff, get out. >> reporter: the fire pushing its way into santa barbara county, prompting evacuations for more than 30,000 residents. among them, actor rob lowe. >> pray for the people. hope everybody gets outside. >> reporter: this time lapse video showing a plume of smoke rising in just 30 minutes. nearly 800 structures there have been destroyed, with 18,000 still at risk. some residents returning home to find nothing is left. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. >> reporter: monday there's now some hope for the rest of southern california. crews have gained the upper hand on the other fires but as the smoke clears the devastation remains. >> i'm heartbroken, but we're thankful that we're alive.

and that's the most important thing. >> reporter: the reason it's been so tough to fight the thomas fire is because officials say it is burning in areas that have never burned in recorded history. the state has spent more than $34 million to suppress that fire. dania baucus abc, los angeles. and transgender people will again be allowed to enlist in the military come january. a federal court has denied the trump administration's emergency stay that would have allowed the ban on enlistment to stay in place. the white house plans to appeal that decision. meanwhile, the pentagon says it is preparing to allow new transgender troops to join new year's day. basketball hall-of-famer dennis rodman is returning to his role as diplomat. rodman is arranging a basketball game. his plan comes two months after the north promised to fire a salvo of missiles around guam. north korean officials would have to give the okay. but the people of guam like the idea.

russian president vladimir putin has declared victory in syria. putin announced a partial withdrawal of troops during a surprise visit to that country. he visited egypt and turkey and called president trump's jerusalem decision counter productive. putin is also the star of a new calendar. >> oh, yes. what better way to count the days down in 2018 than with vladimir putin hanging out on your wall. the putin calendar has 12 shots of the russian leader at various events. >> you'll get him lighting candles in a monastery. in february him playing hockey. each picture reportedly has thoughts from putin himself. >> i would read those thoughts for you, but they're in russian. >> i think i've found your christmas gift. >> look at that, putin smiling. the problem, though, with the calendar, we do have to point out there are no shirtless putin

shots. if you want that, you can find that on the internets, but we draw the line here. >> unlike last year's calendar. >> which was -- >> which was awesome. all right. i guess we'll have to go to the firemen's calendar. >> exactly. we're turning back the clock 30 years to before donald trump was a household name. back when vladimir putin liked shirts more often. how did the future president do in his first big interview with barbara walters. but first, the mother of the boy inspiring millions with an anti-bullying message is accused of doing it all for money. you're watching "world news now." u're watching "world news now" fe #nosleep i got it... #mouthbreather yep, we've got a mouth breather. well just put on a breathe right strip and... pow! it instantly opens your nose up to 38% more than cold medicine alone

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a gofundme page raising thousands of dollars. now taken down. his mother is now being accused of using the video as a cash grab and is under fire for allegedly posing with a confederate flag on facebook. jones is denying all the backlash that she's getting. and a high school soccer coach accused of running away with a student is being sent back to florida. ryen rodriguez has been in custody since last week. he's charged with custodial interference. he and 17-year-old caitlin frisina disappeared with the student. they were found safe at a strip mall. amex says a new policy takes effect in april. >> there are still stores -- i don't sign the back of my cards for security reasons. they're like, i need to match it up with your signature. >> you can draw a stick figure or a heart, and they're like, okay, great. >> which you did draw a stick figure. >> i'm an artist. >> there is a new warning about

this morning about something we probably all have in our homes. window blind cords. >> yeah, new research shows two children are hurt by those cords every day and researchers now calling for a ban. here's abc's serena marshall. >> reporter: the dangers posed to some children with window blinds has been an issue of concern for consumer safety groups for years. now new evidence that despite all the warnings, hundreds of children end up in the nation's emergency departments due to injuries sustained from window blinds, and when it comes to entanglement injuries, many of these children do not survive. researchers looked at 26 years of data, estimating more than 16,000 window blind injuries and kids younger than 6 during this

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i'm not here today because i'm running for the presidency. i'm here because i'm personally tired of seeing this great country of ours being ripped i'm not here today because i'm running for the presidency. i'm here because i'm personally tired of seeing this great country of ours being ripped off. >> okay, so long before the exploratory committee. to make america great again, donald trump was working on his speech to get him to the office he holds. >> and barbara walters gives us the first glimpse into the businessman. who was then just making a name

for himself. let's open up the abc news vault back to december of 1987. ♪ >> look, up in the sky. it's a bird. it's a plane. no, it's super builder donald trump's $10 million helicopter, heading to the 60th street teleport to pick up the brash 41-year-old billionaire businessman and whisk us off to look at his empire. what do you feel like when you look at that wonderful skyline? do you say i own that and that and that and that? >> well, i look at that skyline, barbara, and i really say it's the greatest in the world, it's the greatest city in the world. and everybody knows it, everybody acknowledges it, and i'm very proud to be part of it.

>> he seldom relaxes. he owned the new jersey generals. it was a rare failure, but trump has certainly enough other play things. in 1985, he bought mar-a-lago in palm beach, formerly owned by marjorie merryweather post. he considered it a bargain, $8 million, furniture included. he's been on the covers of numerous magazines. in october he was asked to speak to the group. a group of conservatives had formed a donald trump for president club. >> you think gorbachev is tough, think of this character khomeini. i mean, this son of a -- is like something nobody's ever seen.

>> mrs. trump, deep down, do you think that your husband would like to be president? >> i don't think for now, at least not in the near future. he's going to be doing the same. he's going to be a 51-year-old man. how many buildings and how many casinos can you own. and he's going to be looking for another business or another thing for him to do. >> you don't want to be president you say. people are talking about young donald trump for president and you say not now. >> that's correct. >> if you could be appointed president and didn't have to run, would you like to be president? >> wouldn't that be an interesting concept? i mean, wouldn't that be nice if you didn't have to run, i think a lot of people would like that. >> would you? >> would i like it? >> yeah. >> i don't now, interestingly. part of the enjoyment of something and part of the whole thing is the battle. if you could be appointed, i'm not sure that would be the same. it's the quest that really, i believe, it's the hunt that i believe that i love. >> fascinating look at donald trump 30 years ago today.

>> well, he wanted a battle. >> yeah.

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this morning on "world news now," terror strikes new york city again. this morning on "world news now," terror strikes new york city again. >> the explosion during rush hour caught on camera. you see there. the suspect with the bomb strapped to him now talking with police. we have new details coming in and our experts standing by live. it's election day in alabama as voters go to the polls to elect their new senator. so will it be democrat doug jones or republican roy moore? and the national conversation about sexual misconduct. some of president trump's accusers are speaking out and asking congress to act, arguing that the president should not be immune. and he doesn't work at the north pole, because he doesn't need to work anymore at all. at 6, this toy reviewer can retire after the fortune he has gained from posting youtube videos. we're all doing something wrong

on this tuesday, december 12th as we find our career choices. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> 6 years old. >> millions of dollars on youtube videos, reviewing toys. >> i wasn't even potty trained at 6 years old, much less doing that. >> we don't have to share everything. >> was that tmi? my apologies on that. we'll get to that little kid in a moment. we do want to start with the breaking news in new york. the terror attack in new york city at the height of rush hour. >> security experts call it a botched suicide bombing after the man partially detonated a pipe bomb inside a pedestrian subway tunnel. the bomb was strapped to him. because it didn't fully detonate only five other commuters were injured and all with minor injuries. >> and further downtown, the freedom tower was lit up in red, white and blue. as a symbol of unity and

defiance we're told. we begin with abc's elizabeth kirk. >> reporter: this is the moment authorities say a 27-year-old man detonated a pipe-bomb he had strapped to his body. >> this was an attempted terrorist attack. >> reporter: that attack coming right in the middle of morning rush hour. >> inside the subway they'ide th evacuating at this time. >> reporter: police responding to a reported explosion and 7:20 monday morning near times square in a busy underground passage way that connects to the port authority bus terminal, the largest in the world. these four officers approaching the suspect on the ground but still alive, taken to the hospital with injuries to his arms and torso. that man now identified as akayed ullah. originally from bangladesh, he moved to the u.s. several years ago. officials say he told them he was inspired by isis propaganda and built the makeshift bomb in his brooklyn apartment using instructions he found on the internet and is believed to have

acted alone. >> the device is based on a pipe bomb. it was affixed to his person with a combination of velcro and zip ties. >> reporter: in the immediate aftermath, commuters quickly evacuated. >> i heard something go boom! i saw smoke and i got out of there. >> reporter: the nypd armed with assault rifles and bomb-sniffing dogs moved in. and in brooklyn, the fbi searching the suspect's apartment, the bomb squad parking right outside. in the meantime, the suspect's family released a statement which read in part that they are heartbroken and that they are confident the justice system will find the truth behind this attack. >> elizabeth, thank you. i also got to see the enormous law enforcement presence. here's something you don't see often. we are in the middle of manhattan, and things are at a standstill. police presence everywhere, the bomb squad on scene trying to ensure that the city is now safe. unbelievable to think of a bomb going off in this area, normally

full of tourists trying to get around and commuters trying to get to work. one thing is for sure, this could have been a lot worse. >> one of the reasons it wasn't, is because of the quick thinking officers on the scene. unfortunately, the nypd has become very experienced in these kind of things. this was third attack in new york city in just over a year. the most recent was weeks ago. that truck attack that killed eight people on a bike path. >> and like the two previous attacks, this appears to have been carried out by a so-called lone wolf terrorist, inspired but not necessarily directed by isis. let's ask former fbi agent and abc news consultant steve gomez for how prepared the new york city was for this sort of attack, steve. >> it appears based on what they described in the press conference that they had actually recently had a training exercise, a table top training exercise where they walked through this type of attack by a lone wolf. and so they were ready. and new york has been ready for

many, many years after 9/11, especially. so when they had this type of training, their preparedness for these situations and to respond is going to be better than anybody in the world. and we pretty much saw that today. >> and, steve, what do you think of the timing of the explosion? law enforcement said early on given the low number of injuries there was suspicion it may have been detonated early. what are your thoughts on that? >> yes it definitely looks like it's premature. the investigation is still conducted. fortunately, he's alive so they can get statements and hear what he has to say as to when he intended to explode the device and where. it looks like this wasn't a situation where there were mass casualties, fortunately for the citizens of new york and he was the only one that was injured. so, he probably did something when he was preparing the device and when he was moving through the area where it triggered the

device and it went off. >> so we should mention that the commuter services have reopened in that part of new york city. but investigators are still there on scene. what are they looking for? >> well, they're looking for any sign that there was an accomplice, somebody who was helping the suspect, any other indications about of device that they don't see from the device that was on him that was remaining. so they're doing a total forensic exam of the crime scene to try to figure out, is there anything more they can learn about the device. he may not even know really how he constructed the device. but maybe they're able to gather some little clues from the surrounding area. that's what they're looking for. >> and steve, when you talk about the device, it sounds like something you can put together with things from home depot, what does that mean from a law enforcement perspective? >> the fact is isis and al qaeda have put out a lot of material about how to construct a device

on the internet. sounds like he got some of that information. so yes, you can go to home depot and get that material and try to put it together. he clearly wasn't successful in this. that's a good thing from that standpoint. >> steve, just to give us a little perspective, obviously, we've talked to you so many times in instances of terror attacks. i do believe this is the first time we've talked about a suicide bomber on u.s. territory. how much of a game-changer and how alarming is this? >> this is very alarming. we have talked about the possibility of a suicide bomber acting in the u.s. and if this individual was thinking about doing that, it really changes things. think about all the different places where there are crowds, and crowds are the target. you go to the malls, especially during the holidays, this is going to be extremely dangerous for our society in the u.s. so we have to start thinking about different ways to deal with this type of attack of a suicide bomber.

>> definitely. steve gomez joining us on this early morning hour. changing and troubling times in this country. steve, thank you. we move on to other major story and it's today's senate election in alabama. republican roy moore wrapped up his campaign overnight with help from former white house strategist steve bannon. >> bannon cast today's election as a referendum on president trump's agenda. moore questioned the timing of the sexual misconduct allegations made against him but added if people don't believe in his character they shouldn't vote for him. moore's campaign introduced an interview in which he was questioned by a 12-year-old girl. >> are you going to support president trump and help him build the wall? >> yes, i think we need something, and i think it can be stopped sooner than that with the military. >> at his final campaign event, democrat doug jones had alabama native charles barkley on stage with him. barkley urged voters not to embarrass his home state by electing moore. jones also made a pitch to

alabama republicans saying they should put decency ahead of political party. three women who have already publicly accused the president of sexual misconduct are now calling on congress to investigate the president's alleged behavior. they appeared together in a news conference saying that president trump isn't being held accountable for what they claim he did to them in the past. rachel crooks among them, she was a trump tower receptionist 12 years ago when she said she introduced herself to trump and he began kissing her. >> i want to believe as americans we can put aside our political inclinations and some things do transcend politics. that we will hold mr. trump to that we will hold mr. trump to the same standard as harvey weinstein and the other men who were accountable for their reprehensible behavior. >> president trump has denied allegations of misconduct with more than a dozen women. the white house suggested it was closed due to the presidential election. five democratic senators are now calling on the president to

resign because of the allegations against him. president trump's former campaign chairman got a scolding but no punishment for a gag violation in the russia probe. paul manafort appeared in federal court on monday. the judge could have revoked his house arrest for his work and the ukrainian op-ed designed to improve his image. but for now the house arrest stands. the judge told manafort she won't tolerate any more statements on the case. and a louisiana investigator faces up to five years in prison for trying to get his hands on president trump's tax returns. jordan hamlin pleaded guilty. he used an irs data retrieval tool to try to get the tax information. he also faces a quarter million dollar fine. the massive wildfire in southern california has been burning for more than a week and is still out of control. it is moving now deeper into santa barbara county, destroying nearly 900 buildings. most of them single family homes with thousands more threatened. now, some residents are being allowed to return home if home actually still exists.

now, despite the size of the thomas fire, there is only one confirmed death, a woman whose car crashed on an evacuation route. now, there's no rain in the forecast for the region through christmas day. on the opposite end of the spectrum, winter is delivering a second punch in the great lakes region. a number of areas have declared snow emergencies as road crews work to keep the roads clear. this new alberta clipper system is sweeping across south of the lakes, it will bring snow to the interior northeast later today. rain along the coast, then temperatures will plunge. and it will feel like single digits in the upper midwest, arctic blast and the northeast. speaking of arctic blasts, it was so cold this weekend in florida, even the sea creatures -- no, the sea creatures -- were huddling together for warmth. >> all right, this is three sisters springs about an hour north of tampa. and those big gray lumps gathered in the water are manatees. they look like they are huddling. >> the air temperature sunday

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road rage. here's abc's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: police expand their search for evidence, on the hunt for a gunman who took aim at drivers on michigan freeways. the first of four people targeted seen here stumbling into a detroit gas station just before 3:00 a.m. on thursday. minutes later, a bullet tears through this man's truck. >> went through the car. and the bullet was actually stuck on the bottom of my seat. about five, six cars down i seen a gun flashing out the window. >> reporter: three of the drivers recall seeing a silver sedan pull up alongside them. >> we have doubled up on the freeway system. we have undercover officers working out there. >> reporter: only one of those drivers was hurt in what police call a game or a stunt similar to target practice and the suspects had to be moving at very high speeds in order to do so much damage in minutes. adrienne bankert, abc news, detroit. >> our thanks to adrienne. and coming up in the next

half hour, jimmy's return with billy by his side. giving an update on his son's latest heart surgery. and the golden globe nominations next on "world news now." golden globe nominations next on "world news now." tand, our adulte children are here. so, we save by using tide. which means we use less. three generations of clothes cleaned in one wash. those are moms. anybody seen my pants? nothing cleans better. put those on dad! it's got to be tide.

my name is lady bird. >> actually, it's not, and it's ridiculous. >> call me lady bird like you said you would. >> you should go to city college, with your work ethic. just go to city college and then back to jail. and then back to city college. and you'd learn to pull yourself up and not expect everybody. everybody. >> ouch. that was lori metcalfe who earned a golden globe nomination for "lady bird." it got four nods. including best musical and comedy. >> but many are saying that the film's director along with other female directors were snubbed from the director category. they are totally looking at this photo and saying there's no diversity in the director's category, i beg to differ. christopher nolan doesn't have a beard. all the others do. it's diverse.

>> you're making it up. let's take a look at who did manage to get nominated this year with abc's chris connolly. >> guillermo del toro. >> director guillermo del toro. led the way to seven golden globes including best drama. best supporting actress for octavia spencer and three build boards outside of ebbing missouri which earns six nods. best drama and best director for sam rockwell. >> the way they lied. >> reporter: also steven spielberg's "the post". a best drama nominee with meryl streep and top hanks also up for 2018 globes. >> lady bird, is that your given name? >> yeah. >> reporter: the coming of age comedy "lady bird" earn best musical, supporting actress for lori metcalfe. best actress nod for

ronan. surprises include just three nominations for the acclaimed drama "call me by your name", best actor for timothy shalimay. three me nominations for christopher plummer last minute replacement for disgraced actor kevin spacey who was edited out of the movie after principal photography ended. and mary j. blige is a double nominee. as a songwriter and supporting actress where she'll be up against allison janney from "i, tonya," that's a triple nominee including a best actress nod for margot robbie. >> a lot of people are upset about the snubs, though. one of your favorites "get out." jordan field did not get the look. >> that was an entertaining movie. not sure if it was an award worthy movie. it was good. >> were you rooting for that one? >> yeah, i was. absolutely. jordan should have gotten something. screenplay or something. >> "wonder woman" is the other one people are upset about. >> some people are.

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entire life, he was reading like children's books. so, they're tiny books with lots of pictures. >> you wanted him to read "war and peace"? he's working on "a tale of two cities" right now. >> not like he read the harry potter chronicles, so, talk to me, kid, when you're there. over to a 6-year-old making us question our career choices. his name is ryan. of ryan's toys review because that's what ryan does. he reviews toys on youtube. mom posts them on youtube. ryan now makes $11 million. that's how much he generated in youtube ads. reviewing toys. he's got 10 million subscribers. dozens of videos. they've been viewed over 16 billion times. he's even eighth on the forbes list for highest-earning youtube stars, 6 years old. >> that's impressive. >> yeah.

>> speaking of the forbes list, i'm going to introduce you to the youngest person. to be featured on the "forbes" 30 under 30 list. a list of wonderful bravo people. this is 12 year old marley diaz changing the face of children's literature. she was 11 when she became fed up with the books she was reading in school she said they were all about white girls and their dogs. in 2016 she launched a campaign called 1,000 black girl books. it has launched 9,000 books. her goal was to collect 1,000 books. it has launched 9,000 books. >> she's so inspiring. >> mm-hm. now to a little situation most of us shift workers can deal with. when you're thinking about whether to eat or sleep. here are some who figured out how to do both. ♪ >> that's jack as a kid. >> that's me yesterday.

this morning on "world news now," alabama voters go to the polls today in the senate election. the race has been marked by allegations of sexual misconduct against republican roy moore, with moore locked in a tight race with democrat doug jones. and terrorism strikes the heart of new york city setting off panic during rush hour. the subway blast was captured on security cameras. the suspect is talking to authorities. hear what he's saying. we'll bring you the latest in the investigation. and now this hour, president trump is pushing nasa to new heights. >> the president signed a new directive with a new goal for america's space program. and jimmy kimmel's surprise guest, his son appearing on the show, just a week after surgery. hear what jimmy said about billy's prognosis in "the

skinny," on this december 12th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> cute kid. we're going to start this half hour in alabama, finally having their say in a bitter, high profile campaign. their decision today will send either democrat doug jones or republican roy moore to the u.s. senate. >> jones was joined by charles barkley at his final campaign rally last night. the basketball hall-of-famer said electing moore would embarrass the state. moore's final event was called a drain the swamp rally. abc's tom llamas is in alabama. >> reporter: alabama senate candidate roy moore back on the trail. one more way he's trying to make sure those trump supporters come out and vote for him today. moore accused of molesting teen ing a girls also in a new interview. >> are you going to support president trump and help him

build the wall? >> yes, and i think it can be stopped sooner than that with the military. >> reporter: moore took the last five days off from the campaign trail. >> thank you for being here. if you can find roy moore, let me know. >> reporter: the democrat in this case, doug jones, crisscrossing the state, making sure voters don't forget the sexual misconduct allegations against moore. >> is alabama going to stand with our daughters and granddaughters that we will believe them and respect them. >> reporter: moore has denied the allegations, but some like alabama's senior senator have abandoned him. >> i didn't vote for roy moore, i wouldn't vote for roy moore, i think the republican party can do better. >> reporter: but the party's leader president trump is firmly behind him recording a robocall for roy moore. >> roy moore is the guy we need to pass to make our make america great again agenda. >> reporter: and the former chief strategist, steve bannon appearing with moore for a third time to make sure those trump supporters vote for moore. >> we know these allegations are lies to stop him from going to washington because they are scared to death of him in the

swamp. >> the other major story that terror attack here in new york. the police are now calling an attempted suicide bombing inside the subway. >> and this is the scene of the explosion, that subway stop near times square, all boarded up while nypd investigates. this, as we learn more about the suspect behind the attack during the height of the morning rush hour. wnbc's stephon kim with more. >> reporter: surveillance video capturing the explosion in a crowded subway passageway near times square. the pipe-bomb spreading panic, injuring five people in and the suspect. that's him lying there on the ground moments after the blast. >> it was affixed to his person with a combination of velcro and zip ties. >> reporter: sources say it was a crudedy made homemade device built from roughly a 12-inch pipe, with a battery and a christmas light.

there were other things in the pipe that did not fully shatter because it wasn't packed tightly enough. the middle half of it was found fully intact. >> the pipe bomb was velcroed to him, it was a cold day. simply wearing a jacket over it, nobody could detect anything. >> reporter: he intentionally detonated it there because he saw christmas-themed posters. but experts say that doesn't make sense. >> it's a possibility, as we said that it might have been accidently detonated, but he doesn't want to admit that. >> anyone can go on the internet and download garbage and vileness on how to put together an amateur-level explosive device. >> reporter: while this attack yesterday was largely a failure, it does mark the first true suicide bombing on american soil. in manhattan, "world news now." and the family of the bombing suspect has released a

statement saying they are heartbroken over the allegations against ullah. think went on to say that we have every confidence that our justice system will find the truth behind the attack. in the meantime, we are learning more about the conditions of at least one of ullah's victims. 45-year-old veronica chavez was just feet away from the detonation. the blast left her temporarily deaf. and she says doctors tell her she will have to endure months of ringing in her ears. and of course we're going to continue to follow and get the very latest on that situation that is happening. the morning commute will be an interesting one in new york. but we do move on and there is a lake-effect warning in parts of upstate new york. an alberta clipper as it's called sweeping across the upper midwest bringing 5 to 10 inches of more snow as it moves into new england. it will stay inland. it will be followed by an arctic

blast. it will feel like single digits in the upper midwest and tomorrow in the interior northeast. it will be a little warmer along the northeast corridor but not much. it's a very different situation on the other side of the country with hot dry weather aiding the southern california wildfires. the largest of the fires has burned 231,000 acres and it's still growing. hundreds of homes were destroyed and thousands in danger. there's one reported fatality, a woman killed in a car crash while evacuating. that has residents saying this could be much worse. >> i'm heartbroken. but we're thankful that we're alive. and that's the most important thing. >> the thomas fire is presently the fifth largest on record in california. several smaller fires are now almost completely contained, but this one is being stubborn. officials say one reason is that there's never been a fire in that area in recorded history, so there is plenty of fuel to

burn. so president trump is setting america's sights on the moon and beyond. the president has signed a directive to refocus nasa on human exploration and discovery. he wants americans to return to the moon and eventually reach mars. last year, president obama announced the government would work with private companies. to send humans to mars and back by 2030. the president is upset with the "new york times" again. he says the paper got it wrong when it reported he watches as much as eight hours of tv every day. he also tweeted that contrary to the report he seldom if ever watches cnn or msnbc. the report was based on interviews with some 60 people who are close to the president. speaking of tv, not many people tuning in for "monday night football" that the dolphins beat the patriots. >> tom brady summed up his two-interception performance saying it was a bad night. the dolphins scored twice in the

third quarter. jay cutler rolling a couple of touchdown passes to give miami a 17 point lead. >> so, new england tried to rally in the fourth but came up a touchdown short. the dolphins beat the patriots, 27-20. >> new england is playing great against the big matchup against the pittsburgh steelers. >> they were not happy. jack, how are you feeling? >> that's going to be a rivalry right back there. >> we fear the wounded. >> fear the wounded. >> fear the wounded. >> that will be the rallying cry. all right, coming up -- well-said, jack. coming up in "the skinny," two heart surgeries down. hear what's next for jimmy kimmel's son as the 7 month old drops by dad's show. but first, three women accusing the president of misconduct, they're speaking out again. as more senators call for trump to resign.

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congress take action against them. >> now trump has always denied the allegations and now the three women accusing president trump of sexual misconduct are now demanding congress take action against them. >> now trump has always denied the allegations and now the white house says the 2016 victory actually answered the groping allegations. here's abc's cecelia vega. >> reporter: they say no one cared the first time, so three women accusing president trump of sexual misconduct went public once again hoping this time congress will investigate. rachel crooks was a trump tower receptionist when she says 12 years ago she introduced herself to the billionaire businessman and he began kissing her. >> mr. trump repeatedly kissed my cheeks and ultimately my lips in an encounter that has since impacted my life well beyond the initial occurrence. juni junior. >> reporter: jessica leeds said she was on a first class flight back in the 1980s when he groped her. >> when he put his hand up my skirt that was the last time i wore a skirt traveling. >> reporter: and samantha holvey

says he inspected pageant contestants. before a 2006 pageant. >> these dreams never included a man coming backstage in the makeup area, while i sat naked under a robe as he walked around looking at us like we were his property. >> reporter: and he said those words before howard stern. >> i'll tell you the funniest that i'll go backstage before a show. everybody is getting dressed. i'm allowed to go in because i'm the owner of the pageant. therefore, i'm inspecting it. is everybody okay? and you see these incredible looking women. so i sort of get away with things like that. >> so, i'm simply confirming that, yes, he did that and it was as creepy as it sounds. >> reporter: at least 16 accusers in all. the white house back on the defensive. >> can you stand here right now and say without a doubt, 100% certainty that the more than dozen women who have come forward to accuse this president of misconduct are lying? do you wrestle with this personally at all? >> i'm here to speak on behalf of the president, and i can say that the president has directly

responded and said that these allegations are false. >> reporter: while on capitol hill, five democratic senators now calling for president trump to resign. >> president trump should resign. these allegations are credible. they are numerous. >> reporter: the white house calls the claims from the women false accusations and says that that there are eyewitnesses who dispute them. i push the white house for a list of these eyewitnesses. they pointed me to two tabloid stories from last year. one quotes a man who says he was on that flight decades ago. he disputes the women's claim that the president groped her. a second, a teen contestant who was not at the pageant in question. cecilia vega, abc news, the white house. and sexual misconduct allegations have forced a fame chef mario batali to step away from his empire but also his abc show "the chew."

>> the accusations involve four women, three of whom worked for him who say he touched them inappropriately. batali didn't deny the allegations saying i take full responsibility and i'm deeply sorry for any pain, humiliation or discomfort i have caused. so, this was ironic, so the magazine that ignited the "me too" movement. the new yorker has cuts ties with reporter ryan lizza. cnn has suspended lizza as a political analysis. lizza calling his firing a terrible mistake over a mischaracterization over what he calls a respectful relationship with a woman he dated. when we come back, the weird viewing of netflix subscribers. and "the skinny" is next. i can breathe again!

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tuesday. jimmy kimmel's return after a week off, and he's got a new sidekick. >> that's right. his baby billy was there just days after a second open heart surgery. billy was born in april with a heart condition and had his first surgery when he was just 3 days old. and jimmy was holding back tears last night as he held his son in his arms. >> daddy cries on tv, but billy doesn't. it's unbelievable. [cheers and applause] >> jimmy says billy is doing great. he will need one more surgery when he's around 6, and then jimmy says he'll be on track to win a medal in the olympics. in 2036. >> oh, jimmy has big plans. >> go, billy, go! more baby news with a big congratulations to my best friend the rock. >> so the rock is expecting a girl. >> he goes by my best friend. >> i'm sorry, diane's best friend is expecting a girl. soon to be big sister jasmine making the announcement on her daddy's instagram page.

the sign reading, can't wait to be a big sister and finally be the boss. >> this is the rock's third child. has a 16-year-old daughter ramon. and that is the second child with his partner. next awards season is officially here and hollywood is buzzing after this year's golden globe nominations. >> yes, since we're counting down to the oscars in early march, let's focus on just the films here and taking a look at best drama category. "dunkirk." >> great. "the post." >> didn't see it. >> okay, me either. "the shape of water." >> huh? >> it got the most nominations, with seven. "three billboards outside ebbing, missouri". which ironically is about three billboards outside ebbing, missouri. and "call me by your name." >> diane. >> no, no, no, that's different. >> oh, that was the movie. >> best musical or comedy goes to the "disaster artist", "get

out," "the greatest showman," "i, tonya" and "lady bird." >> you haven't seen any of them. >> i want to see them all. >> and a notable snub was "the big sick". >> this movie was so good! >> and to make matters worse, the film star who wrote the screen play even had his phone briefly stolen from him by a big-time producer, this tweet appearing, hey, gang, this is steven spielberg tweeting from kumail's phone. great movie to watch. i watch him with my family, the spielbergs, and we all loved it. handing phone back to camille now. >> that movie was great. and i do love him. >> oh, well. >> you're still a winner.

>> and albert brooks tweeted even though i wasn't in a movie this year, i feel terribly snubbed. thank you, albert brooks. netflix earned nine nominations and has released super secret ratings information and specific data. >> proprietary information. that's right, netflix just revealed that dozens of viewers really enjoy the new made for tv movie about a royal love story and apparently it's freaking out employees. the official netflix account says to the 53 people who watched "a christmas prince" every day for the past 18 days, who hurt you? >> now, i want to watch it. netflix also claims that somebody watched "pirates of the caribbean" every day last year. every day. >> and also the most active netflix viewing day of the year is january 1st. >> that's because nobody can move. >> hangover day. >> yes. >> it just automatically plays the next movie or show. so you don't have to change the channel. >> yes, yes. oh, my god.

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>> reporter: "star wars" is back but not quite as we know it. >> i'm not the protagonist anymore. ray is the protagonist. >> show me my place in all this. >> reporter: we first met her in "the force awakens." >> the first one was like oh, and everyone else -- >> reporter: laura dern, a purple haired resistance leader in formidable. >> you're improvising and everything seems the same until someone taps you on the shoulder and it's chewbacca and they hug you. >> it's this leader sensing a big change coming, a big force, a big feminine energy, which is threatening. >> reporter: gwendoline christie back as captain plasma. >> so proud of you. >> reporter: kelly maretram,

brand-new as rose. >> i'm luke skywalker. i'm here to rescue you. >> reporter: and it's now 40 years. carrie fisher then. carrie fisher now. she finished filming "the last jedi" before she passed a year ago. >> i met her when she was 19, so 41 years. so we had our ups and downs but she's very, very special. >> i'm getting goose bumps as we speak. when you see her on-screen, you will remember her fondly. >> reporter: and you will see how far this "star wars" universe has come. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> of course, the big breakout star in this whole thing is the little porg. the little character that looks a little like a puffin, kind of groundhog. >> is it a he or she? >> i don't know. it's the costume of, i think, next year's -- >> i want one. i think frank and porg would get along very well. >> i think frank would eat porg.

now from abc 7 live breaking news. >> at 4:00 a.m., breaking news, ed lee died early this morning at the general hospital at just 65 years old. >> shocking this happened apparently while he was shopping last night in a safeway. team coverage this morning beginning with jessica castro. >> reporter: reggie, there is shock and disbelief about the mayor's passing and what happened. former san francisco mayor willie brown tells abc 7 news anchor that mayor ed lee suffered cardiac arrest. i want to show you video of him as a recycling event just yesterday in san francisco. he was smiling and shaking hands. the mayor's office issued a statement this morning with the sad news, and it says, "it is with profound sadness and terrible grief that we confirm