you can see it here live on abc at 11:00 eastern. making news in america this morning, breaking news in the russia investigation. robert mueller asking for no jail time for former national security adviser michael flynn. plus, is the special counsel building a new criminal case? this as roger stone stonewalls investigators. a national day of mourning. thousands of line up outside the capitol to pay their respects to george h.w. bush. >> we want to respect him and honor him. >> new details on the state funeral now just hours away. the $100 million hotel lawsuit. new claims that a worker secretly recorded a guest in the shower. >> all i could think was my life is over. >> what the chain is now saying

about the alleged hidden camera. a health alert. cosmetics linked to early puberty. how certain common care products could have life-altering effects on young girls even if they've never used them. and later fun for the whole family. ♪ baby shark doo doo doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ baby shark doo doo doo doo doo doo ♪ >> the catchy song now behind one of the fastest selling toys this holiday season. and you're all welcome now the song is stuck in your head like it's been in our head all morning long. >> there it is. >> yep. >> we'll hear more of it later. good wednesday morning, everyone. i'm maggie rulli. >> and i'm terrell brown. kendis and janai are off this week. a major development in the russia investigation. >> special counsel robert mueller's recommending no prison time for former national security adviser michael flynn who has pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. and mueller has now revealedwit than just one investigation.

overnight a stunning new memo from special counsel robert mueller requesting zero jail time for president trump's former national security adviser, michael flynn. >> lock him up. >> reporter: in the memo, mueller acknowledging flynn's cooperation and substantial assistance in the russia investigation. according to the heavily redacted documents, the former general sat for 19 interviews and provided firsthand information about the content and context of interactions between trump's transition team and russian government officials. it also states that flynn is assisting the special counsel with information on another unknown criminal investigation. >> we do not need a reckless president who believes she is above the law. >> reporter: it was flynn who lambasted hillary clinton at the republican national convention in 2016 leading chants of "lock her up." [ chanting "lock her up" ] >> lock her up, that's right. >> reporter: before pleading guilty himsoying t

ouhis convsaiabaa arflynnhe fir plead guilty in mueller's investigation that could avoid jail time altogether. well, it's now up to a judge whether to go easy on flynn. under federal guidelines he could get up to six months in prison. but mueller's recommendation is likely to influence the judge. the sentencing is scheduled for december 18th. and one more development from the russia investigation, trump confidant roger stone is pleading the fifth. stone is refusing to testify before the senate judiciary committee. and stone has also refused to share documents with the panel. days ago president trump praised him for having, quote, guts. well, we're going to turn now to the national day of mourning for former president george h.w. bush. dignitaries from around the world are set to gather for a state funeral that's just hours away from now. >> the bush family made an unexpected return visit to the capitol last night placing their hands on the casket and the lines outside have not let up. even at 2:00 a.m.,

crowds were still waiting to pay their respects. up to 2,000 people an hour have been pouring into the capitol rotunda. >> it's amazing to see and all of this for a man who once when planning this moment questioned with his typical humility whether anyone would come. well, abc's emily rau is there for us, and, emily, it's pretty clear that people did come and came in pretty impressive numbers. >> reporter: maggie and terrell, good morning. it is really pretty special. it's about 35 degrees in washington right now, but that is not stopping thousands of people from coming out standing in the cold for hours to get in line and pay their respects on this national day of mourning. the lines snaking around the grounds of the capitol. thousands eager to pay their respects to the 41st president. tuesday evening the bush family returning to the rotunda for a surprise visit to greet the public. all day a steady stream of dignitaries, sports icons and everyday americans like karen hitzelberger grateful to

president bush for signing the landmark americans with disabilities act. >> if there's any president that i want to pay my respects to, the law that ensures that i have the same freedoms as everyone else. >> reporter: and this poignant moment. fellow world war ii hero bob dole helped to his feet to deliver a touching salute to his formal political rival. earlier in the day, president trump and first lady melania stopping by blair house where the bush family is staying to personally share their condolences. at the state funeral set for today at the national cathedral, president trump will join all living presidents and first ladies along with a host of world leaders putting aside politics to honor a president and a patriarch before he makes his final journey home to houston. president george w. bush will eulogize his father at today a service. an interesting fact about sully the service dog, well, sully

could be at that service in the cathedral today because of that americans with disabilities act that the elder bush signed into law in 1990. maggie, terrell. >> we certainly have fallen in love with sully. emily, thank you so much. abc news will bring you live coverage of this morning's state funeral beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern on air and online. >> stock market is closed today in honor of former president bush and follows a sharp plunge on wall street on tuesday. the dow dropped more than 3%. investors are worried about trade negotiations right now between the u.s. and china, especially after president trump called himself, quote, a tariff man. last night he was back on twitter saying he believes there will be a deal with the chinese either now or into the future and his treasury secretary is trying to reassure anxious investors. >> it was very specific. this was a three-hour dinner that went through very, very specific issues that are agreed and now it's our team -- our turn to turn it into a document

on the two teams. now, again, there could be a phased in approach. so, this is not about kicking the can down the road. >> asian stocks also lost ground overnight. meanwhile, in addition to u.s. markets being closed today, there's also no mail delivery out of respect for former president bush and the national day of mourning. well, some senators now say they're more convinced than ever that saudi arabia's crown prince was involved in the murder of "washington post" columnist jamal khashoggi. the cia says khashoggi was killed by a saudi hit squad at the direction of the crown prince known as mbs. senate leaders reacted angrily after a briefing about the case from cia director gina haspel. >> there's not a smoking gun. there's a smoking saw. you have to be willfully blind not to come to the conclusion that this was orchestrated and organized by people in -- under the command of mbs. >> i have zero question in my mind that the crown prince mbs

ordered the killing. if he was in front of a jury, he would be convicted in 30 minutes guilty. >> a pretty powerful statement. senator graham there was referring to reports that saudi agents used a bone saw after khashoggi was killed. president trump and members of the administration have wavered on whether the crown prince was involved saying there's no conclusive evidence. let's take a look at your weather now on this wednesday morning. good morning. we're looking for the rain to continue to advance throughout all of california from sacramento down to san diego. snow showers in northern portions of nevada as well as utah towards salt lake city. now, we're going to stay a bit on the cool side without the northwest corner of the country. cold and dry air staying dominant there. not as cold throughout the north central part of the country but much colder air on the way by thursday/friday. we're looking for snow showers throughout the northeast and

cold throughout the southeast as well. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. coming up, we're going to talk about the arrest of luke sky walker. >> yeah, wait until you hear about that. also coming up, the historic new decision about internet access in cuba. but first breaking overnight, serious new allegations against former tv industry tighten les moonves that

back now with a big announcement in cuba. tomorrow for the first time, citizens can sign up for full internet access on their cell phones. up until now cubans have only had access to state-run email accounts on their phones. they didn't have home internet access until just last year.

we're following serious new allegations this morning against the man once considered the most powerful executive in the tv industry. lawyers at cbs have reportedly found evidence that former ceo les moonves destroyed evidence and misled investigators looking into sexual misconduct claims against him. "the new york times" says the accusations are part of a report prepared for the cbs board and include claims that a network employee was on call to perform sexual acts for moonves. the report could jeopardize his $120 million severance. moonves denies any sexual misconduct. now, cbs has issued a statement saying, no findings have been reported. anyone who may have disclosed draft information to "the times" did so without authority. this is so sad. the family of an american tourist who vanished in costa rica two weeks ago now says they have identified her body. carla stefaniak's father says that authorities allowed him to view the body found near the

airbnb where his daughter was staying and he has confirmed her death. police have arrested a security guard who lives nearby. they say his story didn't match up with what they found on security cameras. new questions surrounding the election fraud investigation in north carolina. republican mark harris is holding a slim lead in the congressional race as officials look into possible tampering with absentee ballots. a man who worked for harris is a focus of the investigation. and now the incoming house majority leader steny hoyer says democrats may refuse to seat harris until those questions are resolved. new protests overnight as republican lawmakers in wisconsin debate whether to weaken the authority of the incoming governor who is a democrat. demonstrators chanted slogans like respect my vote. the outgoing governor scott walker was heckled during a christmas tree lighting ceremony. so the force was not with this man from tennessee. police arrested a man named luke sky walker for violating his probation.

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realize she was recorded until this september when the alleged perpetrator tried extorting her over email. >> all i could think was my life is over. you know, if this gets out, my life is absolutely over. >> reporter: according to the complaint, he even created an email address using her name and sent that shower video to her friends and family. >> it was just absolutely traumatizing because these were people i went to law school with. they're friends. they're co-workers. >> reporter: the hotel tells abc news the safety and security of our guests is our highest priority. we will continue to work with the authorities to discover the perpetrator and see that she/he is held accountable. jane doe also alleging in this complaint she is not the only vialim, bubanyaythey reny underwent a renovation, and they did not find any recording devices. paula faris, abc news, new york. police in baltimore are searching for suspects this morning. an engineer was killed giving money to a panhandler on the

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we have live doppler 7 on top of the traffic maps this morning. it is soggy pretty much all throughout the bay area. i will show you a look at the bay bridge here. we definitely have rain moving across that right now. reports of flooding. a lot of areas flooded overnight. a handful of crashes too. folks not driving for conditions. i don't have anything to tell you about right now. just be prepared out there for your morning commute. breaking news in fremont where there is a large police investigation going on. we know it ended with a car crashing up against a house. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is gathering information on newton court this morning. amy, what's the latest? >> reporter: jessica, i can confirm -- i just got briefed -- that there was a death here. let me show you the active scene behind me. someone was shot in fremont in

this neighborhood. i talked to officers from the coroner's office who were on the scene. take a look at the video that was shot overnight. the car crashed into a house. they were not able to tell me if the driver was shot and that's why there was a crash. we still need to talk to investigators about that. we are awaiting information from free mont police. chaucer drive at torington place. this is still an active investigation. they are working the scene. the sergeant from fremont police, is inside that crime tape. officers here have radioed in and let that sergeant know we are here. we would like to get more information to get it out to you. he is tied up right now. very busy. knows we want some information. so we will work the scene for you.

we will get it to you as soon as we can. they sraopbt told us haven't to arrests. while you were sleeping, selling land to google. san jose city council unanimously approved that plan. >> it came amid a chaotic meeting. at one point protesters chained themselves to chairs. >> dozens filled the room. eight demonstrators were arrested. many are concerned about rising housing costs and gentrification. google wants to build a mixed use office and retail village. good morning to you. if you're just waking