good morning, america. abc news exclusive, michael cohen, the president's former lawyer and fixer, speaks out for the first time since illegally crossing the border from mexico into the u.s. reports this morning that she had no food or water for days. a closer look inside the immigration detention centers and the mounting challenges. new legal woes for the white house. why the money spent for president trump's inauguration is now reportedly the subject of a criminal investigation by federal prosecutors. one of the biggest stars of prime time television. >> dr. jason bull. >> in the spotlight amid sexual harassment claims coming to light. the massive settlement just announced. the honeymoon tragedy. a man is killed. his wife badly injured on a zip line. this morning the lawsuit and why

the cruise company is being blamed. thursday night thriller. the chargers and the chiefs going down to the final seconds overnight. and one assignment this reporter will never forget. the close call that nearly made her the top story. and good friday morning, everyone. we begin with a developing story, the death of a young migrant girl in u.s. custody who crossed the border illegally from central america. >> some disturbing details are coming to light about her arrest in new mexico and her death later in el paso raising questions about the conditions at detention centers along the border. this morning growing outrage over the death of a girl in border patrol custody. according to "the washington post," the 7-year-old from guatemala was part of a group that crossed the border illegally last month into the new mexico desert. she started having seizures eight hours after she and her

father were in custody. she was hospitalized with a 105-degree temperature and later died. customs and border patrol tills "the post," the girl reportedly had not eaten or consumed water for several days. reaction pouring in overnight from lawmakers including incoming chairman of the house judiciary committee jerry nadler. nadler saying in a tweet that he's demanding immediate answers to this tragedy from homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen. overnight homeland security responding saying, border patrol agents took every possible step to save the child's life under the most trying of circumstances. but the death is adding to criticism of the overburdened system of medical care in immigration detention centers. >> more family detention means more vulnerable children in the same dangerous system. >> there were so many people there. so many sick kids. >> reporter: abc's tom llamas recently spoke to a woman whose 2-year-old daughter died after spending two weeks at a family detention center in dilley, texas.

>> translator: i had many dreams for her. she was my whole life. >> reporter: yazmin juarez says her daughter marie became dangerously ill and medical records show she was constantly in the health clinic but saw a doctor only once. >> you think they didn't care that your child was sick? >> translator: i think that there were so many people there it was hard for them to take time to see this little girl or that little boy. >> reporter: doctors tell abc news, it's impossible to know if marie would still be alive if she received better care. human rights watch has obtained records for 52 detainees who died in custody since 2010. they say nearly half of those deaths were linked to substandard care. as for the 7-year-old girl from guatemala, an investigation will now begin. returning now to the mounting legal woes surrounding president trump. new reports say he was in the room when hush money payments were initially discussed way back in 2015, and now sources are telling "the wall street journal" the president's inauguration committee is also under criminal investigation.

in the meantime, he's trying to distance himself from his former lawyer michael cohen saying cohen did very low-level work for him. abc's kenneth moton has the new details from d.c. kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, kendis. president trump is trying to make the argument that what michael cohen did on his behalf was not illegal. a defiant president trump is lashing out against accusations he directed former fixer and personal attorney michael cohen to break the law. >> i never directed him to do anything wrong. whatever he did, he did on his own. >> reporter: the president took his legal arguments to fox news saying 2016 hush money payments to two women claiming they had affairs with him were not campaign finance violations. >> nobody except for me would be looked at like this, nobody. >> reporter: federal prosecutors built a case that led to a three-year prison sentence for cohen and a cooperation agreement with longtime trump friend david pecker. the publisher of "the national enquirer" told prosecutors he worked with the president and cohen to catch and kill negative stories about trump to protect his 2016 campaign. congressional democrats continue

to call trump an unindicted co-conspirator. republicans -- >> mr. cohen is a gangster. i mean, his credibility is suspect, to say the least. >> they're claiming a campaign finance violation. you know, again, i think that would be a difficult case for somebody to prove. >> reporter: the cohen case has reportedly led to another federal investigation. "the wall street journal" is quoting sources who say federal prosecutors in new york are looking into whether trump's 2017 inaugural committee misspent some of the record $107 million it raised from donations. the paper reports investigators are trying to determine if some donors gave money in exchange for access to the trump administration. a potential violation of federal corruption laws. "the wall street journal" says the investigation was triggered in part by recordings and other materials seized from michael cohen. janai, kendis. >> it seems to be the gift that keeps giving for federal prosecutors there, kenneth moton. and michael cohen is talking to george stephanopoulos.

the exclusive one-on-one interview breaks this morning on "good morning america" at 7:00 a.m. turning now to the bomb scares that have caused havoc across the u.s. and canada, they're the focus of a nationwide investigation. threats were emailed in more than a dozen cities forcing the evacuation of schools and other buildings. the fbi says the threats were not credible and were designed to create chaos. some messages had the subject line, think twice. they were sent from spoofed addresses. authorities in france are questioning the family of the man accused of attacking the christmas market in strasbourg killing three people. police shot and killed the 29-year-old suspect after getting a tip that he was hiding in a warehouse in his neighborhood about a mile from the attack site. they believe he became an islamic extremist during his time in prison. the strasbourg christmas market re-opens today. well, the mother of an american student murdered in the netherlands says she can't understand why someone would hurt her daughter. sarah pappenheim was found stabbed to death in her apartment in rotterdam. her roommate, a 23-year-old

dutch man, is charged in the killing. pappenheim's mother said sarah had complained about the suspect getting increasingly angry. >> we had talked, and i told her she needed to get out there because something ain't right. you don't know if he'll snap. you just need to get out of there. mom, you're just worrying. well, guess what, moms need to worry. that's their job, but kids need to listen sometimes too. >> that's got to be really tough. no word on a motive for the killing. pappenheim was studying in the netherlands and was just days away from coming home for christmas. pappenheim's mother leaves today to bring her daughter's body back to minnesota. heading into the weekend, severe weather is hitting parts of the south, and it's moving up the east coast. let's take a closer look at your friday weather. good morning. the storm starts to leave texas but it doesn't do so without possibly putting down a few wet snowflakes in and around dallas then moving off towards the east.

it takes the wind with it and it also brings the rain here. a very big soaker for the east coast, especially through the carolinas where they're already having trouble with river flooding, and then you put rain on top of a snowpack here. we're talking about issues with fog as well as more flooding here through the carolinas. i'm meteorologist melissa constanzer. well, coming up, the copyright lawsuit involving a famous song and the pop star ordered to pay millions. also ahead, one of the best-known actors on prime-time tv faces sexual harassment claims. the major settlement just reached. and a megachurch

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so the five-year legal battle over that popular song is finally over. pharrell and robin thicke have been ordered to pay marvin gaye's family $5 million for "blurred lines," and gaye's family argued the song sounded too much like his 1977 hit, "gotta give it up," and a judge agreed. new details are emerging about a massive payout cbs made to settle harassment claims against one of its prime-time stars. michael weatherly from the hit series "bull." "the new york times" reports actress eliza dushku accused weatherly of making inappropriate comments. the network confirms it paid her more than $9 million to settle her claims. meanwhile, cybill shepherd says her show was cancelled when she turned down advances from the network's former ceo les moonves. he's now fighting the company for his $120 million severance package. a pastor of a megachurch in south carolina is facing

backlash for buying his wife a $200,000 lamborghini for their anniversary. in a tearful post on social media, john gray said god helped him make his wife's dream come true. gray says no church money was used to buy the luxury car. he says money from his book deal and from his cable show was used instead. he and his wife appear on a reality show on the own network. they've been married eight years. imagine what she'd get for ten years. she'd get a whole island. starbucks has something new on its menu, expanded delivery services. >> sorry. >> the coffee chain is hoping to reach more customers because foot traffic into their coffee shops is on the decline. starbucks is adding delivery service to about 2,000 stores next year. >> janai wants a lamborghini. >> i do. here's one way to get it. just go over to new jersey and drive along the highway. if you took part in this cash grab on the highway in new jersey, police would like a word with you.

money came flying out of the back of a brinks truck, so drivers stopped and scooped it up causing several accidents. police say brinks wants the cash back. anyone who returns it voluntarily will not get into trouble, but they probably thought it was a message from god. >> probably. >> when the dollar bills came flying down from the sky. >> make it rain on a thursday. >> i hear you. well, coming up, a thursday night thriller in the nfl. but first when we come back, the honeymoon tragedy. why one woman is suing a cruise company over her husband's death on a zip line. and later, it's happened yet again. another spool on the loose in houston. houston. again. another -- on the loose in houston. [♪ ] [♪ ]

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jet landing on the runway. that wing nearly clipped her. but she didn't seem too fazed by it. >> it was really weird because a photographer wasn't rolling at the time for the first take. finally he did make it. wow. a little close. we turn now to the woman in florida blaming a cruise line for her husband's tragic death. >> the couple crashed into each other while riding a zip line on their honeymoon. even though it didn't happen on the ship, she's demanding more than a million dollars from royal caribbean. this morning, a woman who went from being a newlywed to a widow is taking action against a cruise line. >> he was amazing. he was nice and happy. everybody love him. >> reporter: shir frenkel and her husband were on a royal caribbean cruise for their honeymoon. during a stop in honduras and went on a zip-lining excursion bought through the cruise line. her husband, igal tyzman, collided with her after she got stuck halfway down the cable.

>> her husband is sent off like a rocket in a plank position backwards and hits her head-on. >> igal was killed and shir was seriously injured. >> i was in a wheelchair. i have a lot of pain both physically and mentally. i can't sleep in the night. i get medicine for sleep. >> reporter: shir is suing royal caribbean for more than a million dollars in damages. her lawyers claiming the cruise line partnered with the zip line company and was aware of previous injuries and safety concerns. >> there's no walkie-talkies. they noticed that. there's no way to communicate from one platform to another. >> reporter: even though the couple likely signed a waiver shir's attorney says the couple and the cruise line are libel. >> when you're signing a waiver you are know not signs away negligence on the part of somebody. if it's a natural risk then you have to assume that risk. >> the zip line tour company is not owned or operated by royal caribbean. the cruise line says because it's an ongoing case, it's not commenting publicly about the lawsuit.

an unusual discovery on a southwest airlines plane, a human heart found abandoned on a flight to dallas. the plane was forced to return to seattle. that heart was apparently kept on a connecting flight instead of being removed. it was being sent to a tissue processor. thankfully it was delivered on time. the teenager who survived that terrifying race car crash last month is already planning to return to the track. 17-year-old formula three driver sophia floersch was behind the wheel when her car flipped over, went airborne and crashed through a fence in macao in china. she's now recovering from multiple spinal fractures and reflecting on the accident that nearly killed her. >> i wasn't really afraid because for me it was a normal crash. yeah, when i saw the video i was quite shocked, as well because it looked horrible. >> it really does look terrible. she plans to compete again in the spring. she turned 18 and took her driver's test.

no surprise she passed it. it happened begin. another giant spool causing traffic headaches in the houston area. the latest was yesterday. the industrial size spool crashed into a truck carrying a family. everyone is expected to be okay. four of those spools have tumbled onto roadways since october. two rolled their way into trouble since just last week. in sports the chargers and chiefs went down to the wire overnight. the chargers' quarterback philip rivers earning his keep throwing a touchdown pass with only four seconds to go, and moments later he reconnected here on the extra point, on the two-point conversion for the win. final score, 29-28. the chargers clinched a playoff spot. and a packers fan suing the chicago bears for the right to wear his packers gear on the field on sunday has lost in court. >> what? >> the bears are refusing to let him wear his packers gear to a pregame event on the field so he sued claiming the team is

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back to the stores. >> and that coat inspired lots of memes including this one from pelosi quoting her own word to the president, please don't characterize the strength that i bring. yes, queen. pelosi debuted the coat at president obama's second inauguration. >> some other people online were saying looking at that image pelosi should host the oscars. >> oh, they also said the color is like my enemy's blood. >> wow. >> yeah. >> took it deep. "the new york times" did an article on it. "the new york times." all right, we all want to sleep later in the morning but for kids it apparently pays off. >> how about sleep at all? i wouldn't mind it. a new study in seattle found kids who are allowed to start school an hour later in the morning had better attendance rates and their grades went up by 5%. >> that later start time meant they got an average of 34 extra minutes of sleep and that apparently makes a significant difference in the classroom. >> that's a good 3 1/2 snoozes.

>> yeah. very good. >> i'm the snooze queen. next a new feature at the sea, the first ever roller coaster on a cruise ship. carnival released this showing the bolt coaster, an attraction on its new ship named mardi gras. >> it will feature 800 feet of twists and turns with riders hitting speeds of up to 40 miles an hour. the new ship sets sail in 2020 and just like the real mardi gras, you could throw up at the end of the ride as well. finally, nothing says seasons greetings like the smell of kfc in the fireplace. >> the restaurant chain is now selling a fire log that smells like the colonel's 11 herbs and spices. it comes with a warning, don't put your face into the fire to smell the fried chicken. >> ho, ho, ho. >> do we want that? >> do we? no. >> i'm here for this. more news after this. ews after this.

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hi. good morning. it's finally friday, december 14th. >> it looks like we all dressed together this morning, doesn't it? >> yeah. >> how about that? it is going to be more gray than blue outside today. as the storm system brings us a chance of rain. it is definitely milder than yesterday. 40s around until you get to san francisco, 51. los gatos, 50. santa rosa, 39 for the cool spot. here's a look at our temperatures today. right near 60 degrees. the green starting to slide in this afternoon. here's alexis. enjoying the dry pavement for now. fog on the visibility layer. not a major like it was earlier

this week. a crash westbound 24 at caldecott tunnel. i will check on that again in just a few. continuing to the bay bridge toll plaza, no metering lights yet. a stack up in the cash lanes. that is it so far this morning. new this morning, san francisco firefighters tackled this massive fire at a three-story apartment building. this video posted on twitter, you can see the flame shooting out of the top story window. it started just before 11:00 last night on baker and hay street. one apartment burned, six damaged and 20 people displaced. firefighters are investigating what caused the fire. >> the search is on this morning for the bomb threats around the country and canada. >> they were demanding ransom in

bitcoin. >> reporter: the fbi investigating a wave of fake bomb threats sent by e-mail. dozens of offices and schools evacuated. parts of san francisco thrown into chaos after 20 businesses got similar e-mails thursday morning. >> the types of businesses affected by these bomb threats range from offices, financial institutions, a parking garage. >> reporter: sky 7 was over california street where police swarmed the jewish community center, where members were evacuated. >> i had a towel on my head and ran out with my clothes on. >> reporter: the fire credit union called 911 and evacuated 100 employees. >> we received an e-mail communication from an individual or entity who was notifying us they had planted an explosive device. >> reporter: abc 7 got the same threatening but oddly written

e-mail. the sender deman a $20,000 ransom in bitcoin to guarantee everyone's safety. >> no suspicious devices have been found. >> you want them arrested for basically making a terrorist threat. >> reporter: although the threats don't seem credible, they must be investigated. >> it looks like an overreaction. but it really isn't. what is law enforcement supposed to do but react and handle these things? >> reporter: those responsible face felony federal charges and five years in prison if they are caught. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. we sent out push alerts as they unfolded. download the app to learn more as the news breaks. here's a quick update on weather and traffic and mike nicco starts. >> the fog developing in central valley, rolling into