this morning on "world news now," the new twists in the impeachment probe. >> the whistle-blower is willing to answer questions from republicans, but how is that sitting with the gop? plus the president's welcome at a sporting event over the weekend. also this morning the deadly salmonella outbreak. the cdc is sounding the alarm about tainted ground beef across six states. what officials are saying. closer to the edge. a massive shipwreck near niagara falls hasn't moved in a century, until now. and it is back. >> two months after popeye's sold out of its new chicken sandwich, the up and down food chain is bringing back the fan favorite, and folks are fired up. we brave the lines and crowds and are ready for our own taste test on this monday, november 4th. good morning, everyone. sohe chicken sandwich back, so

is elizabeth hur. >> yes, hello, hello. >> did you bring these chicken sandwiches? >> i did not, but i hear it is on the way. >> you know what, i was just thinking about this chicken sandwich on sunday, and i thought, i want one, i don't want to stand in the line. then i got here to work, hey, we got the sandwich for you. finally some perks of this job. >> it's a first for me, finally i'm getting food on the shift, so i'm excited. we can't wait for that, we'll give our reviews coming up. we do begin with that major development following the person whose reporting led to the impeachment probe. >> an attorney for the whistle-blower who sounded the alarm about the president's dealings with ukraine says that person is willing to take written questions from republicans. >> the president was met with cheers and boos over the weekend at a ufc fight in new york. it comes as a new fox news poll shows a majority of americans think he should be impeached. >> and four white house officials scheduled to testify on capitol hill today say they will not, but democrats are still hoping to land a star witness.

>> reporter: some big-name witnesses including former advisers to president trump could testify on capitol hill this week in the wake of his phone call with the president of ukraine. >> my phone call was perfecto. >> reporter: one looming question, will former national security adviser john bolton be among them? if he does appear, he could be the marquee witness in this impeachment probe. however, after investigators summoned him last week, his lawyer said he is not showing up voluntarily, and that they stand ready to accept a subpoena on his behalf. >> that's up to him and up to the lawyers. it's really up to the lawyers. i like john bolton. i always got along with him. but that's going to be up to the lawyers. >> reporter: the president remains adamant he did nothing wrong, despite accusations by the whistle-blower and others who listened in on that call that he pushed ukraine's president to investigate political rivals in exchange for military aid. >> the whistle-blower should be revealed. >> reporter: abc news learning the whistle-blower's legal team has offered to answer

congressional republicans' written questions directly to them under penalty of perjury, bypassing the democrat-controlled impeachment process. the whistle-blower's attorney saying, now we have offered directly to the gop, they have no excuses. but some republicans say that won't be enough and the president also confident the impeachment inquiry will not impact his chances next november. >> people don't want to hear about impeachment. the only one that wants impeachment, to talk about it, is the fake media and the democrats who basically they work for the media. >> some of the officials who were to testify today are from the office of management and budget. that agency is the focus because it all but froze the funds for ukraine that congress had already approved. health is a major issue for the democratic presidential hopefuls including one in particular. a new abc news/"washington post" poll shows joe biden still

leading with 28% of the vote. elizabeth warren now has 23%. bernie sanders with 17%. pete buttigieg leads the rest of the pack with 9%. 4 out of 10 democrats say sanders' health isn't good enough to serve as president. warren is facing fire over whether her medicare for all proposal is practical. >> the math is certainly controversial. there are variations in the estimates in the trillions and trillions and trillions of dollars. and we don't have to go there in order to deliver health care to everybody. >> polls of iowa voters show buttigieg with even more support than the national numbers, but he cautions that the race is still quote fluid and anything can happen. now to a deadly hostage standoff in phoenix, arizona. four people were injured including two police officers during the long ordeal over the weekend. the 32-year-old suspect died from his injuries. abc's marci gonzalez has more. >> reporter: police in phoenix on the scene of a deadly six-hour-long hostage standoff that left several people injured, including two police

officers. >> it was chaotic. >> reporter: the 911 calls coming in around 9:00 saturday night with reports of a man inside a home holding two women at gunpoint. >> the call was of shots being fired and that there is people inside that residence that were not being allowed to leave and that there was concern for their safety. >> reporter: s.w.a.t. teams surrounding the home, officers negotiating with the gunman for hours before they say it erupted into chaos. both hostages shot along with the suspect and an officer. in the confusion, another officer bitten by a police k-9. >> we're trying to make sure we're saving people's lives. so things happen, and unfortunately one of those things. >> reporter: we've now learned the suspect died from his injuries. we're told the hostages and both officers are expected to fully recover. marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >> our thanks to marci there. two children died when fire swept through a townhouse in

linwood, washington. neighbors heard screaming inside and threw rocks to break the windows. an 11-year-old escaped the flames. he was treated for smoke inhalation, but he is okay this morning. two adults also got out without injury. no word yet on what caused the fire, which is now under investigation. at least one person is dead and eight others hospitalized from a salmonella outbreak linked to ground beef. the cdc is warning people not to eat raw or undercooked ground beef. well-cooked ground beef is still okay. this particular strain of salmonella causes more severe infections that can infect the blood. ten people have become sick in at least six states. the death occurred in california. investigators have not yet identified a single source or brand of ground beef. this weekend one of the nation's richest horse races ended in tragedy as a top thoroughbred had to be put down. the death at the breeders' cup puts the spotlight back on the santa anita racetrack, where despite reforms more than three dozen horses have died since christmas. this morning an investigation is

under way after a horse died during the famous breeders' cup at santa anita. the 37th horse to die at the california track since december. >> mckensie and mongolian groom -- >> reporter: 4-year-old mongolian groom in second place before suddenly falling behind. the champion horse sustained serious injury to his left leg. the horse was taken off the racetrack in an ambulance and was later put down. in a statement on its website the breeders' cup saying the death is a loss to the entire horse racing community. our equine and human athletes' safety is the breeders' cup's top priority, we're committed to working with our partners in the industry to continue to advance safety reforms. santa anita park has been under scrutiny all year. back in march the track was shut down for several weeks while the deaths were investigated. when it reopened, new protocols were put in place. since then, 15 more horses has died. the issue is drawing attention in washington.

last week california senator dianne feinstein sent a letter to the california horse racing board saying it may be time to re-examine the future of this sport. saturday's death brought more calls from animal activists to suspend the sport nationwide until more safety measures are put in place. about 50,000 people are taking a well-deserved rest after running through the streets of new york. >> they pounded the pavement in the annual new york city marathon. the 26.2-mile race wound its way through all five boroughs. >> and history was made in the women's division. 25-year-old joyciline jepkosgei of kenya became the youngest winner since 2001. >> fellow winner geoffrey kamworor took the men's division for the second time in three years. >> the big winner of the day for us here was definitely -- >> whoo! >> wearing 10608, you see him

right there, our own jack show sheehan, in his own words, jack finished in 4:23:20, nearly 19 minutes better than his time last year. >> that was jack's 24th marathon, his 16th nyc marathon, jack, we are so proud of you this morning. he is not here because he is recovering. i hope he's getting a few popeye's fried chicken sandwiches in his system. >> one or two or more. >> after running 26.2 miles. that is really impressive. >> 24th marathon. i've never run one. have you? >> oh god no. definitely not. so that winner there, he finished the race in 2:22:38. missing the record by 7 seconds. >> 7 seconds. >> could you imagine? they were like -- just 7 seconds earlier. >> i know. >> but i'm pretty sure that 7 seconds is grueling for a marathon runner there. >> i can't imagine.

i think the longest run was a 5k for me. even after that run i thought i was going to pass out. >> a big shout-out to our flagship station, wabc, here. they put on that coverage for the marathon, and it was incredible. great job by our fellow abc folks over there. coming up, an update on a boat that's been stuck in niagara falls since 1918. plus the interstate murder mystery. the bodies of a missing couple from new hampshire found in a shallow grave on a remote beach in texas. the bizarre sight out of philadelphia and the water gushing out of the top of one of the city's most prominent skyscrapers. most prominent skyscrapers.

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were killed. >> the deadly gathering was held at a rental and was advertised on social media as a mansion party. more than 100 people showed up and the woman who rented the house allegedly told the owner she wanted to escape smoke from a nearby wildfire. the new policy was announced over the weekend. turning now to the deepening murder mystery in texas and the discovery of the bodies of a missing couple from new hampshire found buried in a shallow grave on a beach. >> a candlelight vigil was held for the couple last night in their hometown of rumney, new hampshire. authorities say the husband and wife were killed while on a cross-country road trip. abc's stephanie ramos has more. >> reporter: police are on the hunt for a killer after authorities discovered the bodies of a new hampshire couple buried on a remote beach in corpus christi, texas. >> two innocent people come down to enjoy what beauty we have here, and then their lives are taken.

>> reporter: police are searching for a person of interest seen on surveillance video driving into mexico in this pickup truck with its trailer belonging to james butler and his wife michelle. the couple's family tells abc news the pair were avid road trippers, taking part-time jobs to finance their travels, and were headed to florida where they planned to sell christmas trees. >> they are always in contact with the family. so the fact that even for a day they were out of contact was really strange. >> reporter: police say the retirees set up their trailer october 15th on the beach. authorities say they spotted the couple's pickup truck and trailer at a border crossing in mexico on october 21st. the couple was reported missing october 23rd. and four days later, police made the gruesome discovery after their cell phone pinged on padre island, their last known location. >> you never think it will be you. then it is, and it's hard. >> reporter: police have not said what the couple died from, but they are expected to release more information monday. stephanie ramos, abc news, new york.

>> stephanie, thank you. there was an unusual sight coming from the philadelphia skyline. water spewing from the top of a skyscraper. >> the jet stream poured from 1 liberty place for about five minutes, soaking the streets. it's not clear how the water stream started. social media users say the building was releasing pressure from its sprinkler system pipes. 1 liberty place is the second-tallest sky scraper in the city. it's located in the heart of the downtown area. also we know that elizabeth, it's known as center city. people had some jokes about that water streaming out. maybe it was the chicago bears, the tears after they lost to the eagles. their fourth straight loss. >> of course they would go there. >> jack's not here so i've got to make sports jokes. >> yay, go eagles! >> yes. coming up, the wait is finally over. >> we are just moments away from taste testing the elusive and wildly popular popeye's chicken sandwich. ,

♪ and a little bit of chicken fried ♪ we finally have a little bit

of chicken fried after this infamous chicken sandwich disappeared from popeye's back in august but it is back. >> will ganss is here with that story and the sandwich, thank you. >> forget the story, i brought the sandwiches more importantly. i've got the details on the sandwich's return and scored some of the coveted crispy creations to snack on in the meantime which we're not waiting to do at all. calories don't count when you've been waiting two whole months for the return of popeye's infamous chicken sandwich. >> thank you, jesus. thank god, it's good, lord have mercy. >> reporter: the popeye's chicken sandwich is heavenly. miraculous, even. >> i tell you, popeye's spicy chicken sandwich i hate this week. >> reporter: when it first debuted in august the popeye's chicken sandwich exploded in popularity. >> popeye's announced the launch

of their first nationwide chicken sandwich. >> reporter: the sandwich making headlines, drawing huge crowds, and selling out. among other things. >> i hear someone got on somebody about the sandwiches, i can't imagine it tastes that good but we'll see. >> reporter: now it's back, the restaurant finally able to secure suppliers for that brioche bun and chicken breast. returning on a sunday, the day that chick-fil-a notoriously shuts its doors. across the country cars lined up far yand the drive-thru, into the street. customers waiting. and their patience fried. >> i personally waited an hour for this chicken sandwich. >> no breaks, straight from clock in to clock out time, and we're still working on it. >> i've been trying to get the chicken sandwich for at least two months now. my girlfriend's waiting outside, and i just need to have this chicken sandwich. >> reporter: reports coming in from day one of the chicken sandwich's big return. from the calm --

>> the bun is buttery, the chicken is crispy, it's good. >> reporter: to the cray-cray. it looks like armageddon. some selling the chicken sandwich online marked up 600%. but for the most part the reviews are unanimous. >> mm! ha ha! >> mm! popeye's promises that there won't be any chicken sandwich shortage or outages this go-around, the fast food chain saying, we plan to offer it to our guests for a long time, we're confident we'll be able to meet the demand. >> finally. >> i love the reaction. beautiful. >> it really is. it's delicious. it's beautiful. >> meeting the hype. >> i saw the line but i wanted to get something else to eat. i saw it, maybe i should stop. and i was like, no, stay focused, kenneth. >> get to work. >> got to go eat -- you know, the other thing. also i had to cross all these marathon lines as well. >> that didn't make you feel bad at all.

>> you know, marathon runners. and i'm like, i want something to eat! this is delicious.

♪ ♪ time for "the mix" on this monday. we told you last week on "america this morning," that's the other show we do. this is what we're confused about. this is "world news now," then we have "america this morning," where i put on a tie. i get a lot of tweets about, why do you put on a tie for that other show? that guy back there in the back, he's really the leader of that more formal show. >> the more serious kenneth. >> really serious, we never laugh, we never joke. right, ken? >> right! >> but on this show -- >> but this one, we told you about that one-ton boulder that disappeared in an arizona forest. apparently it's back. like the chicken sandwich from popeye's. this one-ton boulder in one of arizona's national forests has

magically returned after visitors reported it missing like a month ago. >> one ton. >> they don't really -- it says the forest employee who was patrolling the prescott basin made the surprising discovery. the reappearance of the boulder. it's unclear how the rock was removed and returned without a trace. it's going to be some big prank, right? >> i was going to say, it's a huge prank. i guess we might hear more about that later. we always love a good, cute animal story. >> sure do. >> slash video and the next one fits the bill, take a look at this. the pug playing the moving shell game, trying to choose which one has the ball under it. >> no, he got it? >> and then -- oh yes. >> figured it out? >> the point of the game is you win her puppies and the pug gets it right each turn. >> you win a puppy. >> you see the guy reaching for the pug's bowl full of puppies at which point the dog swipes the guy's arm away -- >> get away from my pups.

oh so cute. i know, i know, i love it so much. cute pups, very cute, don't take my puppies. this scottish dad was struggling. to get out of this very, very expensive car. this aston martin here. wait, how do i get out of here? this would also be me. >> oh my goodness. >> i would figure out a way, you know -- obviously to still drive it. >> i love it. whoever is recording this is laughing. >> this is in the uk there. on a trip to the uk from canada, sierra hunt accompanied her dad paul there to collect his new aston martin sports car. so he bought this car but can't figure out how to get out of it in a graceful manner. >> his family was like, look, fancy shamancy car, looked cool, then oh. >> my name is bond, james bond,

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this morning on "world news now," president trump on the attack demanding the mystery whistle-blower be revealed, as that person's attorney says they're ready to answer questions from republicans. winter is coming early. the coldest temperatures of the season moving in to start the week from the midwest to the northeast. the forecast is ahead. new this half hour a major shakeup at mcdonald's. >> the fast food giant's ceo is forced out after engaging in a consensual relationship with an employee, a violation of company policy. among the 53,000 runners in this year's new york city marathon, quite a few famous faces. that's ahead in "the skinny" on this monday, november 4th. good morning. >> good morning, good morning. >> so new york city marathon, they were out and about -- i

now if i were in that marathon. >> i might be passed out and someone has to wheel me out. >> congrats to all those runners. some are still in town. the mass exodus probably will begin today but very slowly. thank you for joining us. we do begin with the ongoing battles of who will testify as part of the impeachment inquiry. >> four white house officials plan to defy congressional subpoenas today. they were scheduled to give depositions behind closed doors. "the washington post" is reporting that president trump is enraged that so many of what he calls his employees are talking to congress. >> it appears the president may be losing public support. abc's kyra philips reports. >> reporter: president trump, always up for a good fight, but not always a fan favorite, booed and cheered at this united federation match in new york city. [ boos and cheers ] as he faces his ongoing battle

in washington amid a growing impeachment showdown. speaking with reporters, the president clearly targeting the whistle-blower who first alerted officials to trump's phone call with the ukrainian president. >> the whistle-blower should be revealed. the whistle-blower should be revealed. the whistle-blower should be revealed. >> reporter: this as abc news has learned the whistle-blower's legal team has offered to answer congressional republicans' written questions directly to them under penalty of perjury, bypassing the democrat-controlled impeachment process. the whistle-blower's attorney telling us, now we have offered directly to the gop, they have no excuses. some of trump's closest allies on the hill have expressed interest in hearing directly from trump's anonymous accuser. >> you will have the chance to propose witnesses, who do you want to call? >> there are a lot of people. the whistle-blower themself. >> reporter: when asked about written testimony, the house minority leader suggested that may not be enough. >> i think that individual

should come before the committee. >> reporter: trump has been adamant that there was no wrongdoing on that phone call, despite accusations he pressured ukraine's president to investigate political rivals in exchange for military aid. >> my phone call was perfecto. it was totally appropriate. >> reporter: his senior adviser echoed that defense, but left the door open on the possibility that the white house withheld that aid money. >> quid pro quo, yes or no? >> i just said to you i don't know whether aid was being held up. >> reporter: as for this week, all eyes on the fiery foreign policy hawk, former national security adviser john bolton, and whether he will testify or not. if he appears before congress, he could be the marquee witness in this impeachment probe. however, after investigators summoned him last week, his lawyer said he's not showing up voluntarily, but they would receive a subpoena. i think it's fair to say it's unlikely he'll comply because his deputy dismissed his subpoena, and they do share the

same attorney. kyra phillips, abc news, the white house. >> kyra, thank you. president trump is threatening to cut federal aid for california wildfires. the president accused the state's democratic governor of doing a quote terrible job of forest management. but the most recent california wildfires did not burn down any forests. gavin newsom later fired back on twitter writing, you don't believe in climate change, you are excused from this conversation. meanwhile, all the evacuation orders have been lifted for those southern california wildfires, and check this out, ventura county firefighters saved this owl injured in the flames of the maria fire. it is now on the mend after treatment. today is the first day the u.s. can begin withdrawing from the paris climate agreement. the 2016 accord says no country could pull out in the first three years. that anniversary is today. president trump has repeatedly called the agreement quote a

total disaster that kills jobs. the united states was a chief supporter of the deal which calls for countries to cut their emissions. the russian woman sent to prison for trying to influence u.s. politics says claims she is a spy are quote nonsense. >> maria butina is telling her story. she spoke with "60 minutes" shortly before being sent back to russia. butina served 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to act as a foreign agent. prosecutors say she tried to use the nra as a back channel to push pro-russia policies, but butina, a gun rights activist, says her nra connections were strictly business. >> i was brought to influence your policies, i came here on my own because i wanted to learn from united states and go back to russia to make russia better. >> butina claims prosecutors tried to paint her as a kremlin seductress. she feels had she been american, the connections she made with the nra and prominent conservatives would have been considered social networking. tesla is under the microscope after a number of reports about its vehicles bursting into flames.

now the company is staring at a potential investigation and a possible lawsuit. here's abc's trevor ault. >> reporter: tesla facing a potential federal investigation amid accusations some of its cars burst into flames. the government requesting documents from the car company after attorneys representing tesla owners in a potential class action lawsuit petitioned saying there's been an alarming number of car fires. the main focus of the probe, its lithium ion batteries. >> the lithium ion battery has two components that have to be kept apart from each other. and if they contact each other, then you get a fire or an explosion. >> reporter: in 2018, several tesla vehicles reportedly caught fire, seemingly out of nowhere. in december this model s flaring up twice. once as it was being towed for a flat tire, then again six hours later. and last march, this car burst into flames in a crash.

the battery then reigniting at an impound lot almost a week afterward. the national highway transportation safety administration is now asking tesla h on eight years of the company's model s and model x vehicles, including details on consumer complaints, software updates, and any reported fires. tesla has called lithium ion battery fires extraordinarily unusual, but they did not return our repeated requests for comment. tesla has until november 28th to turn over the requested information. if they don't, the company could face over $100 million in fines. trevor ault, abc news, new york. >> trevor, thank you. it is a chilly start to the week for much of the nation with frost and freeze warnings in some parts. this was the scene in franklinville, new york, where more than 3 inches of snow fell. windchills are in the ai and a weak storm system is moving through the upper midwest and into the great lakes. it will deliver a quick round o

it's coming. i know it's here. >> it's going to get colder, i know. >> i wasn't ready. the world champion washington nationals visited the white house today, most of them. >> most of them. pitcher sean doolittle will not be there. he says he objects to what he calls president trump's divisive rhetoric on everything from race to disabilities to gender. >> the white house event is scheduled two days after the team's victory parade to catch the players before they disperse for the offseason. >> during saturday's lovefest, manager dave martinez even posed with fans for selfies along the route. >> looks like a good time over the weekend there in d.c. parade going down constitution there. >> always a good time, yes, totally. >> the fans really loved it. i saw a lot of pictures of folks in red on the timeline there on social media. so doolittle may not be the only

player to skip the event but he has been the most public about it. he was asked whether he'd go even before the nats won the series. that's a good thing now, if a team, sports team, is on the run with possibly getting to a championship and they're asked before, will you go to the white house? it becomes this whole political flashpoint there. but most of the players will be there at the white house today. >> there you go. coming up, the major company now offering four-day workweeks. plus the retailers who are already pushing pre-preholiday deals four weeks ahead of black friday. the deals you should jump on right now and the others you should wait on. and later in "the skinny," the big headline from kelly clarkson. where she will soon be headlining.

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breathe easy. check out this close call on train tracks east of phoenix. a pickup truck rear ended a car and pushed that car onto the tracks as the train sped closer. good samaritans jumped in to pull the driver to safety just as that train slammed into her car. thankfully the woman is okay. mcdonald's has fired its ceo over a relationship with an employee, a violation of company policy. >> steve easterbrook says the

consensual relationship was a mistake. neither he nor the company provided any details of the affair. under easterbrook, mcdonald's had been pushing to keep pace with changing tastes and technology. with halloween behind us, just about everywhere you look the countdown is down to christmas. >> we are 51 shopping days away from the big holiday and the nation's retailers are already throttling up the holiday sales. here's abc's kaylee hartung. >> reporter: black friday is closing in fast. just less than four weeks away. but those holiday deals are already being leaked. this week costco warehouse is offering a whopping $500 off some samsung galaxy smartphones for new at&t customers. with six fewer days between black friday and christmas, the pressure is on retailers to compete for your money. the national retail federation reporting consumers will spend an average of more than $1,000 this holid s u4% last year. a healthy chunk of that money

going towards electronics. experts suggesting you grab deals now because inventories might not last until christmas. on thanksgiving, kohl's is bundling the xbox one s console with a video game for $200 and a credit at the store. with apple's release of new products last week, you can score big on previous generation apple accessories. these airpods $144, a $25 price drop from nine days ago. >> there will be sales later on. if you can't afford something now but you're eyeing it, track those prices and start monitoring it. >> reporter: online applications like honey can save you even more money. once you install it in your web browser, check out at your favorite shopping site. the program automatically searches for coupons and applies them. kaylee hartung, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to kaylee there. are you ready? >> not yet. but i'm excited to take some notes, though. >> new this year amazon said it teamed up with singer and

songwriter mariah carey to give fans a sneak peek into how celebrities celebrate the holidays. >> did you know this guide is celebrating the 25th anniversary of what else but her christmas classic "all i want for christmas is you," which was the most-streamed holiday single in the u.s. on amazon music in 2017 and 2018? you know you've heard it, we're going to hear it again. >> we are. >> apparently already on some radio stations, crazy. but how about this. less equaling more for some workers in japan. >> microsoft's japanese employees went to a four-day workweek in august. they got every friday off with no cut in salary or loss of vacation time. can we back that up so i can read that one more time? back it up prompter, a little bit, come on, come here. they got every friday off with no cut in salary or loss of vacation time. reports say the one-month experiment led to a 40% increase in productivity. some reasons for the increased production, workers had to be

more efficient, and many meetings were shortened, eliminated, or conducted remotely. >> okay, so i take it you're a fan? >> just a touch. >> just a touch? >> i'm going to, during commercial break, i'm going to go back to that guy back there, the lone person we have working back there, hey, can you help us out with this four-day workweek? he's already shaking his head. >> 92% of employees said that they liked the shorter week. >> there you go. when we come back, see which star just performed in a onesie. and what we just found out about kelly clarkson. "the skinny" is next. liquid formula coats and kills trated bacteria to relieve diarrhea. the leading competitor only treats symptoms. it does nothing to kill the bacteria. treat diarrhea at its source with new pepto diarrhea. you don't let a cold ruin your day. you take dayquil severe liquicaps and crush it. dayquil severe. the daytime, coughing, aching, stuffy-head, fever, sore throat,

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♪ skinny just gimme the skinny time now for "the skinny" starting with the main event that happened mere yards away from this very desk. >> yes, we are talking about nearly 53,000 runners from around the world making their way through all five boroughs of new yorkity marathon. >> and quite a few celebrities laced up for this year's race including uzo aduba of "orange is the new black." former "bachelorette" contestant

tyler cameron reportedly cramped up around mile 17 on manhattan's upper east side. >> former "bachelorette" andi dorfman also hit the pavement sharing her marathon journey with her 1 million followers on instagram. >> a few celebrities from inside our own abc family rose to the challenge, amy robach using the race to mark her six-year cancer-versary, way to go, amy. the team, i see her husband there, i'm pretty sure she did very well because amy is stellar when it comes to exercise and running. "world news now" chief senior "bachelor" analyst jack sheahan, who bested his own time by 18 minutes, congrats to jack as well. when i came in overnight to our building, i saw them tearing down from that area of the finish line. and i wanted to go over there and peek and say, maybe run across. like i did it. >> pretend you took part. >> i didn't do that. >> maybe next year. yeah. >> no. next to another celebrity

spectacle that played out at universal studios. >> guests at the park were treated to an impromptu and unusual performance by john legend, who apparently got a bit tipsy and took to the stage to sing one of his classics, off key and in a onesie. ♪ ♪ whenever i lose i'm winning ♪ i give you all of me and you give me all of you ♪ >> wow. >> who was on the onesie there, is that him? >> he's got to be kidding. wife chrissy teigen explained in a tweet that quote john got wine drunk. >> uh -- so i always said, if i could actually sing, number one, you wouldn't be able to tell me nothing. also i wouldn't be able to have anything to drink because i would do things like this. >> i thought people drink so they can sing better.

>> oh, right, that's true. karaoke, anyone? >> yeah, exactly. hey, next to the big news from kelly clarkson. >> the former american idol announced that she has just scored her very own residency in las vegas. >> clarkson says it's kicking off on april 1st and runs through next september. tickets go on sale later today. so can't wait for that, kelly, she's so good. next to a major revelation from reese witherspoon about "legally blonde 2." >> reese admitted she had written into her contract she got to keep all 77 pairs of shoes that she wore in the movie. elle woods would be so proud. witherspoon also revealed that she put them in storage and never touched them again until just last year for the film's 15th anniversary, just to try them all on. by the way, she also confirmed that "legally blonde 3" is on the way. >> what? i'm still stuck on the 77 pairs of shoes. well, next a real piece of hollywood history. let's quickly mention this. >> olivia newton-john's black skintight "grease" outfit just

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>> over the past year and this long road that it's been, i hadn't pictured a wedding. >> two years ago gillian, only 25, diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. >> we had always talked about a future together, and none of that was able to then happen. >> reporter: she would go on to have a grueling year, a mastectomy, chemo, radiation. max by her side the whole time. so when it came to the last round of chemo, max had an idea. >> i'm planning to surprise her by asking her to marry me. gillian? will you marry me? >> wait, no, really? you need an answer? >> yes or no? >> yes! >> reporter: but that's not the end of this love story. a nonprofit stepped up to help, providing a wedding dress that gillian had been dreaming about. >> oh my god, really? >> yes, really. >> i can have that love story.

i can pick up my life. >> reporter: and finally the wedding day. >> i cannot thank you enough for breathing life back into me five years ago when i had almost given up on love. >> reporter: for the couple that survived so much, their wedding day, the best way to start the rest of their lives. >> it was amazing because there was a day about us. >> i actually stopped at our reception, and i looked at my mom and i started tearing. and i was like, this is the best day of my life. i wanted to freeze the entire day and never have it end. >> our thanks to tom there. some inspiration and advice for all couples there. >> that was so sweet. the best day of her life, and many more to come most certainly. >> don't miss our updates on facebook at wnnfans.com. >> we have more news coming up next, stay right there. next, stay right there.

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making news in america this morning, the impeachment showdown escalates. word this morning that four white house officials scheduled to testify today are now expected to be no shows. meanwhile, republicans fire back after a new offer from the whistle-blower in the ukraine call scandal. will the whistle-blower be revealed? ceo scandal. ♪ i'm lovin' it >> the top executive at mcdonald's resigning after violating a company policy. the relationship with an employee he now admits having. speaking out for the first time, a convicted russian agent denies trying to influence politics in the u.s. >> if i were not russian, that would be called social networking. >> why maria butina blames racism and how the state department i