rob marciano, abc news, new york. it will be days, maybe weeks before life is back to normal in the anchorage, alaska area, after the most significant earthquake there in more than 50 years. there have been more than 1,000 good morni good mnii'm rrl brown. aftershocks since the 7.0 quake struck friday and the tremors >> and i'm maggie rulli. will continue for several weeks. janai and kendis are off. here are some of the top headlines we're following this amazingly there were no deaths from the earthquake but the morning on "world news now." region's roads are a mess, and especially north of anchorage. george h.w. bush will lie in state at the u.s. capitol rotunda starting tonight ahead of his state funeral on wednesday. residents are encouraged to work from home or just not go out he's being remembered for his today. kindness, service and love of family. reaction to his passing straight ahead. a message of light, healing and survival in pittsburgh five weeks after a mass shooting at the tree of life synagogue. president trump and congress have until friday at midnight to agree on a spending plan to avoid a partial government shutdown. hundreds got together for a menorah lighting ceremony on the standoff could be delayed if sunday, the first night of hanukkah. they sang, hugged and embraced everyone agrees to a two-week funding extension that would the miracle of the holiday. allow for ceremonies honoring former president george h.w. bush. some noted a gunman filled with in just a few hours, a hate and rage united a community. 11 people died in that shooting. high-stakes mission for a russian soyuz rocket taking the suspected shooter is still behind bars, charged with multiple murder and hate crimes. now in maine, we're looking a rare bird that's been spotted where its never been seen three astronauts to the international space station. before. it's the first manned soyuz rocket since a spectacular failure in october.

nypd saves the day. this great black hawk has been they retrieved an engagement seen in portland, maine, and ring from a sewer grate and it's only the second time this species has been spotted in the u.s. they're native to centrally returned it to a couple from england. those are just some of the south america. stories on this monday, december he made quite a trip up there to maine. >> yeah, he did. >> while visiting portland's largest park last week, it got 3rd. from abc news, this is "world news now." in a fight with a raptor and caught a squirrel. so really making friends on your visit. >> all kinds of drama. >> i don't quite even -- he's terrifying. glad they did find it. that could have been a deal-breaker. he's everywhere. >> so speaking of maine, covered >> marry me, but i'm going to do things like drop your engagement like a blanket this morning, i mean, because of this. ring in the grate. good luck, everyone. it's a happy ending. >> and also this. >> yeah. >> look at that, hundreds of >> exactly it is good. santas put on their skis and snowboards and headed down the mountain. it was the 19th annual santa we're going to start this sunday at a resort about 80 half hour with the life and legacy of former president miles from portland. george h.w. bush, praised as a devoted patriot and patriarch. >> he passed away at his home in houston friday evening at the age of 94 after a lifetime of >> could you imagine going for a ski trip -- service to the country before >> and you see this. >> what is going on? and after his presidency. he was a war hero who also >> i missed the memo. >> that event raises money to support local education and recreational programs out there. served as congressman, u.s. ambassador, cia director and vice president. and president bush was known for organizers say it was the largest turnout that they have ever had.

>> i bet. better than santa con here in taking pride in his family. his son neil was at his side for new york. his final moments. >> to see him and be with him and to touch him and pray over where santas go on the bar crawl and ruin children's dreams him as he passed away, to see forever when they beat up each other. >> it is fun to look at. >> that was a little more wholesome. him in comfort, it was -- it was just, you know, it was a blessing that he did it on his coming up, why a newly own terms. >> his passing comes just seven engaged couple from england is months after the death of former saying god bless america. the nypd jumped into action when first lady barbara bush, his the couple lost their engagement ring. wife of 73 years. in a final phone conversation with his eldest son, former president george w. bush, their last words to one another were and the celebrity couple "i love you." whose elaborate wedding ceremony >> how powerful. >> that's touching. lasted for five days and involved a dance competition and an elephant. >> of course. >> this is "world news now." >> the late president left specific burial instructions, i'm alex trebek, here to tell you including the military song to be played at his funeral. >> he will lie in state at the u.s. capitol starting this about the colonial penn program. evening after being flown from texas. if you're age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget abc's elizabeth hur is in houston with the details. >> reporter: maggie and terrell, are price, price, and price. good morning. it all gets under way in houston later today where president a price you can afford, george h.w. bush will take his

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his presidential library next to former first lady barbara bush, who died just seven months ago. maggie and terrell? >> all right, elizabeth, appreciate it. thank you so much. the former president was a firsthand witness of plenty of history. >> photographers were there to capture many of those occasions. abc's brad mielke spoke with one of them. good morning, brad. >> you know, guys, there were so many moments that helped shape the legacy of george herbert walker bush. i talked to a guy who was there know what turns me on? for a lot of them, his personal my better half, hors d oeuvres and bubbly. and when i really want to take it up a notch photographer, david valdes. we use k-y yours & mine. tingling for me, warming for him. wow! this holiday season on his first day, he meets his get what you want little grandson, little jebby for the first time and valdes ends up covering a lot of these scenes. which to them was so much more than a political dynasty. i asked valdes, you guys went to so many places together, right? was there one moment you realized the world is changing right in front of me? >> when george bush was vice president, we traveled to

communist poland and met with solidarity leader shipyard worker and he said you, george bush, will be president of the united states and some day poland will be free. >> when his aides wanted him to fly to germany and pose on top of the berlin wall, bush said today is not about me, it's about them. we don't need that shot. we'll have a lot more on the still northbound. legacy of george h.w. bush on "start here" later this morning. listen on apple podcasts or your all over the road. l northbound. all over the road. check this out. i mean, wild situation in florida right here. favorite podcasting app. robbery suspect going 70 miles >> how incredible to be a firsthand witness like that to an check this out. history. brad, thank you. i mean, wild situation in florida right here. robbery suspect going 70 miles an hour. plows into a pascal county sheriff's de abc news will have coverage of the memorials and tributes for former president george h.w. bush from his funeral home and military departures later this morning to his arrival at the another officer checks on the deputy and then he takes off to go after the suspect. authorities say they had to tase him so that they could make the arrest. u.s. capitol, and, of course, > wow. wednesday's funeral service at the national cathedral that will york managed to bring some early be at 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00. holiday cheer to a couple of newly engaged tourists. pacific. some of the other news we're watching this morning, former fbi director jim comey is >> a couple visiting from england got engaged in central park. >> adorable. expected to testify behind >> but the groom accidentally --

groom to be, by the way. >> oh, yes. clarify. at this point. closed doors on friday. comey's testimony will come in exchange for him being able to >> we need to see how this goes. discuss what he said in public he accidentally dropped his when that hearing ends. the committee's republicans want fiance's ring down a sewer grate to question comey about the in times square. fbi's investigation about hillary clinton's use of a this whole thing set off an international search for both private e-mail server and other the ring and the couple. here is wabc's nj burkett. topics. well, france's president was seen chewing out the saudi crown >> reporter: first, the nypd had to find the ring. prince at the g20 summit this weekend about khashoggi. britain "daily mail" says emmanuel macron spoke to mohammed bin salman for five then they had to find the happy couple, and believe me, they are minutes and could be overheard a lot happier now than they were on friday night. on this video telling the john drennan and his fiance were tourists here from england. prince, you never listen to me. they're grateful to twitter and to the nypd, but they were distraught just two days ago macron also said he was worried when john proposed and managed . and had warned bin salman. a french official confirmed they were speaking about khashoggi and the war in yemen. >> france's president is also well, the ring was later found facing some chaos and turmoil at by members of the nypd's elite . home and he may be forced to declare a state of emergency. and at a news conference, officers explained the couple first alerted police minutes it's the third straight weekend of violent clashes between after the ring was lost, but then the couple left after police had been searching for police and protesters. at least three people have died. hundreds more have been hurt

during these demonstrations. here's abc's ian pannell. about an hour and couldn't find >> reporter: a country on edge after more violent protests left it. they left no name and no contact number. but the officers didn't give up. the day tour came in. they picked up the search and they found the ring after just a few minutes. more than 100 injured. much of the unrest along one of it was not until the department put the story out on twitter that the couple got the good news and came forward. the world's most famous streets. >> the couple that had lost it were pretty distraught about for the third straight saturday taking to the french streets, losing it. some peaceful but for many anger turning to violence. so the detective and i came back up here during the daylight businesses, cars and atms burned hours at about 9:00 a.m. or so. figured with daylight we would have some better luck finding the ring down there. along the champs-elysees. snipers perched on roofs, police using water cannons and tear gas as they tried to control the rioters. >> i was scared. i had no idea how it would escalate. fortunately after 10 or 15 then people start flipping over minutes we were able to recover it from the sewer grate. cars. it's like finding a needle in a haystack, you know? we've been on plenty of these searches where we've come up with nothing, unfortunately. >> reporter: more than 400 arrested. fortunately, this had a good ending to it. >> these guys are used to searching for murder weapons, workers power washing the arc de bloody knives, guns and shell casings. triumphe. emmanuel macron inspecting the damage amid talk of a state of they were more than happy to use their training to put to use for emergency. later holding a crisis meeting a happier purpose. >> man. to try to figure out how to quell the most violent protests kudos to the nypd, by the way. >> you're getting a slow clap.

to sweep france in more than a decade. and also kudos, joe buck, my new this crisis has been brewing for some time. president macron says he needs those taxes on gas prices to try friend. he taught the first aid class that i took this week. >> just so happened to be the to curb global warming, but the guy -- protesters out on the streets >> literally just past thursday. he taught me how to find an here insist he's out of touch artery in someone's arm and now with the people who live in the he's finding someone's engagement ring. countryside and the suburbs who need their vehicles. there's no sign this crisis is ending any time soon. ian pannell, abc news, paris. so, double shout out to joe buck. >> rock star. >> he can't get himself off tv. there's no school in the >> they could have easily been anchorage area, and for many like, we ain't got time to be looking for this ring. adults no work today either. good for them. >> really good job, you guys. the region's roads were severely damaged by friday's powerful 7.0 >> do we know if the bride said yes? >> maybe she was like, only if earthquake. residents living north of you find me my ring. anchorage are encouraged to take follow up. follow up. the day off or work from home. more than 1,000 aftershocks have joe, go to england. see what happens. anyway, when we come back, been reported and more are expected. in paradise, california, it's back to school, even though all but one of the town's schools were destroyed or significantly damaged by the this star-studded music festival that moved fans to tears. and the surprise elimination twist on "dancing with the stars: juniors." classes will be held on campuses "the skinny" is next. "the skinny" is next. or other spaces outside town while many middle and high stars: juniors." "the skinny" is next. school students are doing independent study. although 88 people died in that

fire, not one was a student or school staff member. all right. the quarterback for the l.a. chargers has a lot to celebrate these days. of course he had the big win over the steelers on sunday night. the chargers are probably going to be headed to the playoffs. but there is also this -- philip rivers and his wife tiffany are expecting their ninth child. >> ninth? >> ninth. just want to make -- >> nine. how many nines? >> nine. >> nine kids. the rivers, they're already parents to six girls. talk about some fun when they're all teenagers. halle, sarah catherine, caroline, grace, rebecca and claire, and two boys, peter and gunner. their kids range from age 2 all the way up to 16. >> i wouldn't even be able to keep the kids' names straight. like wait. >> sarah catherine, gunner, peter, joe, tom, come upstairs. >> he better keep playing football. >> right? it is very sweet. he credits his wife letting them have these children. she works very hard at home allowing him to be a busy football star and also

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and her partner artyon celestine also scoring a 28 for their foxtrot. before her flight departed. her brother is now searching for her in costa rica. in oklahoma, there is a manhunt for a prison escapee who authorities say is extremely dangerous. >> then there was a surprise twist. >> what? >> no one got eliminated. >> wow! >> all four couples will advance >> the convicted killer managed to the finals next week. >> nice not to see -- to walk right out of jail. >> kids crying and getting kicked off a show. here is abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: this convicted killer on the run after authorities say he escaped from an oklahoma jail by posing as his cellmate. >> the staff thought that he was >> kids getting kicked off shows is always a little harsh. so here's something that you won't be able to unsee. the other inmate. >> reporter: patrick walker, who >> yeah, cardi b posted this was sentenced to life in prison in 2003 for murdering a video on instagram of herself. you see her there. 19-year-old, was transferred to this jail to face a separate charge of assaulting an officer. she's eating crab legs on a private plane. >> she seems to know precisely the department of corrections the most efficient way to get says after he realized his cellmate charles pendarvis this done. she included the simple two-word caption "good veneers." she is right about that. happened to closely resemble him, he convinced someone to post bond for pendarvis, took his i.d. and used it to walk freely out of jail thursday night. >> no kidding. >> from what we can tell at this >> right? >> new veneers. new crab tool. >> man, she's good at that, too. point, the cellmate was not a willing participant. >> reporter: now authorities say and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, the 34-year-old suspect is remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget

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>> i, george h.w. bush, do solemnly swear. >> i, george walker bush, do solemnly swear. >> reporter: and eight years griswold attempts to hang christmas lights. after his own painful re-election defeat, a father got to watch his son win the nation's highest office. but alfred norwood jr. panicked. he tried to move the ladder to help the man, not knowing it was >> i want to thank my dad, the most decent man i have ever known. a mannequin. all my life i have been amazed that a gentle soul could be so strong. >> can you reach it? >> waving people down in traffic -- >> help! >> reporter: -- while on the dad, i am proud to be your son. phone with 911. >> so i turn around and start >> reporter: but the men shared calling for help and nobody wanted to stop. much more than just time in the white house. >> i have no choice but to drive >> we took it to a whole 'nother saddam from kuwait by force. we will not fail. level. >> you're welcome over for hot cocoa any day of the week. >> reporter: the family contacted alfred and thanked him for caring. >> hundreds of people drive by this house every day seeing that mannequin hanging up there, and i'm standing by the one guy who cared enough to save somebody's >> reporter: as both were wartime presidents against a common enemy, saddam hussein. >> coalition forces have begun life. he jumped out and did it. striking selected targets. thank you so much. appreciate it. >> reporter: the younger bush leading the 2003 invasion of iraq 12 years after his father declared war on the same >> the only one that stopped.

country. >> you're welcome. >> or is it that everybody else knew it was a mannequin? >> either way. >> i don't know that it's changed him. either way. >> i mean -- >> but still, nice job. he's a man of strength, of the family gave him a gift card for his trouble. character, he's a strong person. >> tell me which is harder, to they have since put up a sign saying "don't call 911." be president and to be subjected to the criticisms that come with this is -- >> this is -- the job or to watch your son be >> this is just a mannequin. it looks real, though. >> it does, but, look, if i'm hanging from a roof, i'm kicking, i'm yelling, i'm screaming. subjected to those same criticisms? >> it's not a close call. far worse is watching your son come under fire. >> i wonder what he thought when he was yelling at the dude and there was no response. >> wasn't responding. what are you thinking? i don't know. but you know what? he responded. far worse. when you're responsible for your updates on facebook. own acts, when you're the president, you take it. wnnfans.com. now i'm just a sentimental father who doesn't like it when his kids are criticized. this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >> reporter: father and son at barbara bush's funeral, our 43rd president dutifully pushing the 41st in his wheelchair. >> each time he has done so with integrity and courage.

and dignity. he showed the world and future generation how to lead and reject tyranny's ugly character. his lead principle and in character that instill in others the believe that they, too, make a difference. he was a great president, but more importantly, he's the best dad a fella could have. president george bush. >> quite a legacy. >> yeah. and there's a picture that i think tugs at everybody's hearts when they see this. it's sully right there, the yellow lab, who was with the president as a comfort dog for the last six to eight months or so. and still by his side even now. >> and sully's on the plane with him today as bush's body makes its way to d.c. as well. and in case you're wondering what's happening to sully next, he's going to continue serving,

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all right. so "this happened." you know what? we're going to do a little reggae. >> i'm ready for it. >> jam a little bit. the reason why is -- >> not that we need an excuse to have reggae on a monday morning, but if we did. >> the united nations, the scientific and cultural organization part of the u.n. they've inscribed reggae to the list of their intangible cultures of humanity. so the purpose of this whole thing is to teach about and protect the international and cultural traditions of reggae. >> i think it was also just an excuse to dance and chill out. >> that's right. i'm down with that. >> and play some bob marley. >> that's right. >> shout out. so good. let's just keep it going for our next one as well.

taking you to japan this time, where they broke a world record for the amount of soup. i just talk slower when reggae's >> let's serve some soup. everyone ate it. all right. no this is actually awesome. so in eight hours they served 12,695 people. >> in eight hours? >> do you know how much that is? i had to go to the ingredient list because this really drove it home. they used 6 tons of water, more than 400 pounds of sugar, 184 gallons of soy sauce and just to, you know, plunk things up, 24 gallons of sake. they're raising awareness for the food god in japan. shout out to japan. >> nice. record set. not quite the record, though, cumberland farms in massachusetts. they had to deal with an

interesting pair of customers. >> very rude customers. >> that sauntered into the store there. what is that? what? beavers. >> i love how they come in with a purpose. they came in with a purpose. >> they sure did. trying to get their shop on. >> i don't blame them. do you sell big gulps here? >> discount aisle. what's on clearance? they walked in there. apparently just left the store, too. look at that. came in, wanted to see what's going on and walked out. >> they're very civilized creatures, though, just like perusing the shelves. i guess there was a river nearby. >> they walked in and said "i'll be dammed" and walked right out. >> oh, i just got it. >> right? >> he'll be here all week,lk >> i was really slow on the uptake. i blame monday. all right. well, quickly, we want to get to this one because if you're home for the holidays and need to make fun of your parents. here you have it, a snoring dad,

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this morning on "world news now," celebrating george h.w. bush. >> the plane that serves as air force one is set to transport his casket to washington in just a few hours. where he'll lie in state on capitol hill. plus, the new videos and stories being shared by his family. it's all part of a final farewell for the nation's 41st president. also this morning, alaska aftershocks. more than 1,200 of them since that magnitude 7 quake. the around the clock effort to get crippled highways open again and what residents are being told not to do today. plus, the trick played on nfl legend brett favre. he says he was duped into recording a video with an anti-semitic message by white supremacists. we're going to look into just how that could happen. >> you know, on second thought. >> yes? >> i really can't stay. ♪ baby, it's cold outside >> and it's the holiday classic

with the controversial lyrics now banned by one radio station. critics say "baby it's cold outside" just doesn't fly in the me too era of 2018. on this monday, december 3rd. ♪ so really i'd better scurry ♪ beautiful, please don't hurry ♪ >> from abc news, this is "world news now." ♪ baby it's cold out there >> you're a little early. you're a little early. >> was i? >> it's up here. cold. >> it's perfect. it's a duet. it's like that holiday song, right, that everybody knows and loves. >> i'm really upset that i listened to the lyrics now because i love it so much. a duet, maggie rulli, terrell brown with me here. we're going to be duetting it for everyone. >> the slow clap. thank you very much. the week of fill-ins for kendis and janai. who are these two?

>> we got to bring it. >> exactly. we'll talk about that later on. first, i want to start with what we've been talking about all weekend and i'm sure for a good portion of the week, the tributes that are pouring in for former president george h.w. bush as he makes his final journey to the nation's capital. >> take a look at this, live picture of the u.s. capitol where the 41st president will lie in state. his body is arriving on a presidential plane later today for a public viewing in the rotunda ahead of his funeral at the national cathedral on wednesday. president bush passed away at his home in houston at the age of 94, it came just months after burying his wife barbara, the love of his life. >> in this heartwarming image posted overnight, his service dog of the late president sully lays at his casket. elizabeth hur has more. >> reporter: as a memorial of notes and flowers continues to grow outside the home of president george h.w. bush in houston, his family is sharing home videos and recordings of the late president reading a

letter to his children. >> remember the old song "i'll be there ready when you are?" well, i'll be there ready when you are for there is so much extement ahead. >> reporter: we're also learning more about his simple burial instructions to play a military song titled "last full measure of devotion." as for his gravestone, something plain with his navy number on it and a quote dedicated to his late wife barbara he loved very much. >> i don't know where i'd be in life if i wasn't blessed with a lot of kids and grandkids and, of course, barbara. >> reporter: in his last interview with diane sawyer, he called barbara the leader of his family. jim baker was with him when he died. >> hey, bake, he said, where are we going? so he kept his spirit and his sense of humor right to the very end. but his passing, george, was

very gentle and very peaceful. >> reporter: now the nation preparing for the final sendoff for america's 41st president, including a state funeral and a national day of mourning on wednesday. president trump says he will attend the funeral at the national cathedral on wednesday. president bush will then be brought back here to houston for a family memorial service and burial on thursday. maggie and terrell? >> elizabeth, thank you. president trump has declared wednesday, december 5th, a national day of mourning for the former president. >> federal offices will be closed that day. flags remain at half staff at the white house and other public buildings. the new york stock exchange will also be closed wednesday in honor of president bush. today on wall street there will be a moment of silence. former first lady michelle obama is cancelling stops on her book tour to attend the funeral. me to join the bush family in celebrating george h.w. bush's exemplary life." she said she's working on rescheduling her visits to paris and berlin.

>> abc news will have coverage of the tributes and memorials for president george h.w. bush from his home. his arrival at the u.s. capitol and, of course, wednesday's funeral service at the national cathedral. it will be at 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 pacific. also making news this morning, investigators are looking into the shocking death of the top u.s. navy commander in the middle east. vice admiral scott stearney was found dead in his home in bahrain of a suspected suicide. stearney took command of the navy's fifth fleet in may leading 20,000 sailors. he's been described as a loyal husband and father. no foul play is expected. he was 58 years old. president trump and the leader of china's recent agreement over the weekend at the g20 summit in argentina. trump agreed to delay raising tariffs on $200 billion in chinese goods and the chinese promised to buy a very substantial amount of u.s. products to help narrow the u.s. trade deficit with china. and former fbi director james comey is expected to testify friday on capitol hill

after reaching an agreement with house lawmakers. comey and republicans on the house judiciary committee were in a legal fight over the hearing. comey has agreed to testify behind closed doors. the committee's republicans want to question comey about the fbi's investigation of hillary clinton's use of a private e-mail server and other topics. more than two dozen people have been hurt by a rare december tornado in central illinois. the twister packed winds of up to 120 miles per hour and ripped the roofs off homes. hardest hit was taylorville, about 23 miles southeast of springfield. at least 100 homes there have major damage. residents only had about 40 minutes' warning before that tornado touched down and it stayed on the ground for at least ten miles. a dozen other tornados were reported in illinois. it was part of a line of thunderstorms in the midwest from late friday into saturday. well, residents of the anchorage, alaska area are being told to stay home today. the region's roads took the major brunt of the massive earthquake friday and the

hundreds of aftershocks since. schools will be closed all week and state offices in anchorage are closed, at least for today. abc's will carr is there. >> reporter: more than 1,200 aftershocks have rattled southern alaska since that 7.0 earthquake cracking homes and buildings, crumbling roads. you can see where this crack is snaking across this highway. in the distance, the road is crumbled and drivers tell us that they are lucky to be alive. >> i looked back at my kid, looked back, started to see the road sink. >> reporter: chris and his son were driving behind this red suv when the road started rumbling like a roller coaster. he is now helping with the cleanup. >> when are they hoping to have this back up and running by? >> monday traffic. >> you guys work fast here. >> we do our best. >> reporter: alaskans are a hearty, independent bunch, for sure. >> reporter: caleb works inside the tower at the airport that incurred serious damage but was back up and running within a matter of hours.>> touook ou tn

normal and it really does show the level of preparedness we have here. >> this is one of the only roads that still has significant ti.age in this area. beyond this, the department of transportation has been doing a great job getting things back up and running. in wasilla, alaska, will carr, abc news. >> our thanks to will for that report. want to talk about this long-anticipated auction over the weekend. >> yeah, we do. >> a chance to buy some personal items of the late hugh hefner. >> look at those. >> many items going for way over their expected price point. >> i would have gone for that one. >> a red smoking jacket got more than $41,000. >> looks so good. worth it. a collection of "playboy" magazines from 1953 to 2013 sold for nearly $77,000. again, well over -- >> this surprised me. the best-selling item, hefner's

portable typewriter. only expected to get, oh, 300 to 500 bucks, sold for more than $162,000. >> that is insane! >> hugh apparently used this in college to write copy for the very first edition of "playboy" magazine. >> just too classy of an artifact when you have the options. one of the things i saw up for sale was a gold ring that had a hidden compartment for a viagra pill inside. look at him there. >> would you want -- >> would you want the ring where he held his viagra pill? good point. a little disinfectant. tmi? tmi? >> oh, hugh. all right. coming up this morning, what football hall-of-famer brett favre is saying he was actually tricked into doing something. >> huh. >> for an online white supremacist group.

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we're back now with a terrifying school bus crash in berkeley, massachusetts. police say a car collided into the bus, sending both off the road and into the woods. several people, including children, were injured. some seriously. the car's driver is facing drunk driving charges. authorities say other vehicles may be involved. then there's this, oklahomans are being warned that there is a convicted killer on the loose. >> this is scary. patrick walker was serving a life sentence but had been moved to a county jail for a court hearing. officials say he walked out by posing as his cellmate who posted bond. walker is considered armed and extremely dangerous. football hall-of-famer brett favre says he was duped into recording a video message for an online white supremacist group. that group used the cameo app

which allows users to purchase a video of a celebrity reading a custom message. a message favre recorded used coded alt-right language and was posted to youtube to promote conspiracy theories. favre says he thought he was supporting the military. big difference. he says he will donate the $500 he received to organizations fighting hate and bigotry. >> that's scary they can use your words against you. the nfl is under fire over its handling of yet another player accused of violence. >> former chiefs player kareem hunt is now apologizing for shoving and kicking a woman ten months ago, but hunt claims the nfl never asked him about this incident. here is zachary kiesch. >> reporter: nfl star kareem hunt breaking his silence after being fired once this video emerged showing him shoving and kicking a woman. >> it don't really matter what happened. i was in the wrong. >> reporter: the video was first released by tmz sports on friday. the incident happened back in february at a cleveland hotel. you can see hunt arguing with the woman and then shoving her.

she then hits hunt. later he's seen kicking her. hunt and a group of friends say they first met the woman, abigail, that night. >> i was assaulted by a player on the 23rd floor. >> reporter: the former kansas city chief running back who played the first 11 games of the season sitting down exclusively with espn. >> my mother raised me right. i know right from wrong. i'm asking for forgiveness and i definitely believe i deserve forgiveness. >> reporter: local police were called to the scene but did not file charges or make any arrests. on friday, the nfl claimed they began their own investigation into the incident immediately, but hunt says they never spoke to him directly. >> has the nfl ever questioned you about that incident? >> no, they have not. >> reporter: the nfl released a new statement, saying, "the

investigation will continue and will include further attempts to speak to the complainants involved in the incident." hunt admitted he wasn't honest with his own team until after the video came out. >> the chiefs are right and i didn't tell them everything. >> reporter: hunt says what happened that night does not reflect who he is or what he stands for, but the chiefs say hunt will never play for them again. zachary kiesch, abc news, new york. >> very similar to the ray rice situation in baltimore years ago. which we'll be talking about later on. coming up in our next half hour, the social media manhunt that stretched across the atlantic. how the nypd saved the day for a couple of newly engaged tourists whose ring fell into a sewer grate. >> what a surprise. but first, why a few of the seahawks broke out to "the macarena." sports and the 1990s are next. orts and the 1990s are next. macarena. sports and the 1990s are next.

♪ all right. welcome back. want to chat some sports here. >> sports time. >> monday morning. big comeback during "sunday night football" between the chargers and the steelers. >> san diego was down by 16 points at halftime before they got into high gear. the chargers took the lead with a touchdown run by justin jackson. oh! then with the score -- oh, there he goes. >> look at that. >> there he goes. okay. then the score got tied at 30-30. san diego right here, what do they do? they kick the winning field goal just as time expired. lersing it on the road 33-30. ee fans. in green bay, the packers lost and didn't need much time to

make a major coaching change either. they had an embarrassing loss at home to the arizona cardinals. >> that hurts. >> three hours later, the head coach, mike mccarthy, out of here. >> that's like us getting called after a broadcast, sorry, guys. >> not happening. >> not good. >> the thing is, he led the team for 13 seasons, even won a super bowl. >> wow. >> the packers will likely miss the playoffs for the second straight year. joe philbin is going to be the interim head coach. we're going to change up the music for a good reason. jaren brown scores on an 18-yard catch putting the seahawks up 34-10. >> yeah. then you know, a lead like that and after that score, what do you do? you break it down. >> do you remember it? >> i don't remember how to do this. >> come on. my favorite part. hey, macarena. they really shook their hips. tknew what tht y? >>hat thheel>>o, "e carena." they hat rew?

also makes you feel really old . >> 1993 or something. >> yeah, mid-'90s. now some college football. fans are making plans now that their bowl destinations are known. >> here is the lineup, number one alabama will face number four oklahoma. number two clemson taking on number three notre dame. >> oh, simmer back there. go boston college. >> the winner of those two games are going to play for the national title on monday, january 7th. >> speaking of notre dame, inside the school's famous football stadium. look at that, garth brooks played a concert there on october 20th. the first large scale concert ever held there. brooks called it one of the best

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because better coverage means better protection. always you know, on second thought -- >> yes? >> i really can't stay. ♪ baby, it's cold outside ♪ i've got to go away ♪ babe, it's cold outside ♪ this evening has been so very nice ♪ i always loved this song. >> i know. >> it's the perfect duet. >> it's so beautiful. perfect with the fire. celebrate the holidays. turns out the lyrics aren't so beautiful. >> yeah. so this radio station in cleveland, star 102, said they're not going to play this song anymore in the wake of the me too movement. that got us thinking about the lyrics a little bit. >> it did. before we were singing the lyrics -- ♪ i really can't stay ♪ baby it's cold outside ♪ got to go away ♪ baby it's cold outside

>> our beautiful rendition will be available later. >> on itunes. >> let's speak the lyrics. that's where you start to understand why maybe some people are upset. my mother will start to worry. >> beautiful, what's your hurry? >> my father will be pacing the floor. >> listen to the fireplace roar. >> but maybe just a half a drink more. >> yeah. and then -- >> and then here's when it gets really good. >> say, what's in this drink? >> no cabs to be had out there. >> i wish i knew how. >> your eyes are like starlight now. >> to break the spell. >> i ought to say no, no, no, sir. >> yeah. mind if i move in closer? >> at least i'm going to say that i tried. >> what's the sense -- >> in hurting my pride. >> you speak it, it gets a little creepy. >> so creepy. this just ruins it, though. it was written like we said back in the 1940s. the radio station acknowledged it was a different era. now that we've evolved a little bit more, maybe decades and decades later, you take a listen

and it's a little uncomfortable. >> it is. oh, god. >> it's been re-sung by so many famous musicians. including buble, who can't do anything wrong in my eyes when it comes to the holidays. >> i'm looking at all the lyrics. a cigarette more. i got to get home. but you don't see -- >> bound to be talk tomorrow. >> talk tomorrow. at least there would be plenty implied. oh, god. >> yeah. you know, you make your own judgements, but, yeah. want to do a christmas tree -- want to talk about that? >> this is great. we're going to get the holidays going here. when you get your christmas tree, don't you ever want to go through the netting machine? oh, you don't. look at his legs. >> this is great. so where is this, norwich, england. >> it is. >> it's for a great cause and also you get your friends to look ridiculous. so really it's a win-win. do you bring them home and cut

open them and then they fall down. >> put ornaments on

this morning on "w this morning on "world news now," celebrating the life of george h.w. bush. the nation's 41st president will be flown to washington later this morning for the last time. we're hearing from those who were with him at the end, plus the late president's service dog sully and what's next for him. and the rarely and deadly december tornado outbreak in the midwest. more than two dozen people have been hurt and major damage has been reported. and new this half hour, one couple's holiday light display that ended up triggering a frantic call to 911. >> yeah, what it had to do with this holiday movie classic. >> what could go wrong, huh? >> and this morning, the question, would you have made the same mistake? and santa claus disguised as detectives from the nypd delivers an early christmas

present to a newly engaged couple. when the engagement ring fell into a sewer grate, it triggered an international social media manhunt. we'll have the latest. it's monday, december 3rd. from abc news, this is "world news now." terrell, my friend, do you put up holiday lights? >> i do. >> you do? do you go on the roof? >> not quite. it depends. sometimes. it depends on the weather and the day. what about you? >> okay. fair enough. mine are still up from last year. i haven't taken them down yet. on one hand i'm really prepared or just lazy. i don't know. it's a toss-up. >> oh well. wait until you see what happened with that situation. >> it's incredible. we'll have more. we are going to begin this half hour with the final good-byes for former president george h.w. bush. being remembered for his humility, kindness and lifetime of service. >> today president bush will be flown to washington from houston aboard the plane that serves as air force one. several rows of seats have been removed to make room for his

casket. he will lie in state right there in the rotunda of the u.s. capitol until his funeral is set for wednesday at the national cathedral with president trump, his son george w. bush and other former presidents among a host of dignitaries that will be there. >> flags at the white house and public buildings across the country have been lowered to half staff for 30 days in president bush's honor. abc's amy robach has more for us from houston. >> reporter: air force one in houston, the president now ready to bring president bush on his final journey to the nation's capital. tributes pouring in. his close friend and former secretary of state jim baker revealing some of the details of his final moments. >> he opened his eyes, he looked at me he said, hey, bake, where are we going? so he kept his spirit and his sense of humor right to the very end. his passing, george, was very gentle and very peaceful. >> reporter: his final exchange with his son, bush 43, on a speaker phone. telling his father he loved him. his father responding, i love

legacies, the first iraq war. >> kuwait is liberated. iraq's army is defeated. our military objectives are met. >> reporter: colin powell served as chairman of the joint chiefs. when it came to a celebratory parade, the president refusing to go, not wanting to overshadow those who sacrificed. >> president bush said, i won't be there. you won't be there? why not? it's a parade for troops. general schwarzkoph, the troops, the chairman, the joint chiefs of staff, secretary cheney, i will not attend. this is for them, not for me. >> reporter: and bush known for forging bonds with his biggest rivals, including president clinton, whose victory ensured only one term in office. he famously left this letter behind. >> i wish you will. i wish your family well. your success is our country's success. i'm rooting hard for you. i thought it was -- it was vintage george bush. i thought he meant it but i also thought he was trying to be a

citizen in the highest sense of the word. >> reporter: president trump announcing three days of celebrations culminating with the state funeral. >> he'll be missed. he'll be greatly missed. terrific person. terrific man. >> reporter: and his family releasing home videos and audio of the late president reading a letter to his children. >> remember the old song "i'll be there ready when you are?" well, i'll be there ready when you are, for there is so much excitement ahead. so many grandkids to watch grow. >> amy, appreciate it. thank you so much. and the service dog that provided president bush with comfort and support in his final months will now help other military veterans. >> the late president's spokesman posted this photo of sully still at the late president's side, along with the caption "mission complete." the yellow lab came from an organization called america's vet dogs. he'll now be assigned to wounded soldiers at walter reed.

>> a rundown now of the four days of events for the former president. he will lie in state this evening and tomorrow. wednesday will be a national day of mourning with funeral services at washington's national cathedral. thursday, he'll be buried at the george h.w. bush presidential library at texas a&m university. hang with us right here. abc news will have live coverage. >> the former president's funeral might actually be what delays a possible government shutdown. the deadline for president trump and congress to reach a new spending deal is friday at midnight. the major sticking point is $5 billion that president trump is seeking to fund the construction of his border wall, but trump says he'd be willing to sign a two-week government funding extension to allow for ceremonies honoring former president bush. a major storm system is bringing heavy snow, rain and severe thunderstorms to the great lakes region overnight. the real damage from the system, though, came over the weekend. further south in central illinois, more than 20 tornadoes were reported there this weekend. abc's rob marciano has details.

>> reporter: the view from above this neighborhood ripped apart by a tornado, a rare midwest december tornado outbreak sweeping across illinois. this twister tearing through the town of taylorville. 21 people injured there as the tornado tore a destructive path right through the center of town. tornado sirens blaring across cass county with this tornado in havana swallowing daylight as it swirls. >> we are really close to this. >> reporter: watch how quickly this funnel spins, violently wiping up chunks of debris. less than 100 yards away from this driver in bluff county. >> i felt the wind forcing my car. it sounded like a train. >> reporter: with 22 tornadoes reported in the prairie state alone. earlier the same system turning deadly in missouri. an ef-1 tornado packing winds of 105 miles an hour. killing one man inside this aurora motel. rescuers carrying these children across rushing water to safety. and a tornado hitting along the

georgia-florida border doing damage to the kings bay submarine base, injuring at least one person. parts of the east are still being impacted by this large, lumbering storm system. and another pacific system arrives in california on tuesday. that one like this past one will traverse the entire country this