we're back with a pretty scary moment from manchester, new hampshire. that snowplow sliding down a hill almost right into a home's garage. earlier another plow did the exact same thing, damaging the garage, sending a vehicle inside crashing into the back wall. no one was hurt in either incident. >> almost plowed into the caution tape. also a couple of first responders in florida working to rescue a young woman from her sinking car. after they brought that woman to safety, they learned her dog was

still in the vehicle, so they went back in the water. they pulled out hendrix as well. the woman was hospitalized, hendrix was not hurt.t ma crashed into the water in the first place. there is deep sorrow in south korea because of the death of another young star. >> 27-year-old actor cha in-ha was found dead overnight at his home in seoul. he recently started a popular romantic comedy. cha is the third young korean star to die in just two months. the other two were members of k-pop bands whose deaths were treated as suspected suicides. the nation's shipping companies bracing for a busier than ever holiday season. >> with today being national package protection day, consumers, couriers, even local law enforcement, are coming up with innovative ways to take on so-called porch pirates. here's abc's eva pilgrim. >> hey, get away! >> reporter: they're devious. >> hey, put that down! >> reporter: sneaky. they're ready to spoil your holiday season. porch pirates, scrooges who

gleefully steal packages from your front stoop. >> hey, put that back! >> reporter: those thefts are on the rise. according to "consumer affairs reports" and insurancequotes.com almost 26 million packages from the united states postal service, fed ex, and u.p.s. were reported stolen last year alone, 2.5 million more than in 2015. and this year with more people shopping online than ever before, people are fighting back. including one amazon delivery person. the boynton beach police department releasing video of a suspect one driver says followed her truck this weekend and then stole a package after she dropped it off. she called 911. >> as soon as they saw me coming around the corner and i saw them with the box, they flew down the road. >> reporter: in round rock, texas, one police station creating "operation front porch." instead of risking theft at your home, you have your packages

sent to the police station for pickup. >> we'll store and it ask you to pick it up within three days. >> reporter: homeowners are getting creative too. one former nasa engineer booby-trapping fake packages containing a sparkly surprise. when this would-be pirate loads the box into his car? he's greeted by a glitter explosion followed by a foul smell that has him throwing his stolen booty right out the window. and this couple after falling victim to a theft last year creating the porch pirate lock box which bolts to your deck. >> you come home, unlock it, your packages are there. >> our thanks to eva pilgrim for that report. the amount of packages that are delivered is pretty staggering in its own right. 800 million packages delivered between thanksgiving and new year's eve. >> some states are trying to have stronger consequences for these pirates. in texas you face up to ten years in prison. in south carolina there's a bill that would make stealing a package a felony. not sure if it's going to deter thieves.

>> we talk about it every year. we show the video, if you're caught, we're going to embarrass you on television, but people em away with it. >> 1.7 million packages stolen or disappear every day around the country, unbelievable. coming up, hard left turn here, the new cow-cuddling craze. >> these barnyard therapists are now offering the latest -- mark is laughing at us -- the latest "mooving" experience. surfaces? flings ot then they get released back into the air so you smell them later ew. right? that's why febreze created new small spaces. press firmly and watch it get to work... unlike the leading cone, small spaces continuously eliminates odors in the air and on surfaces-so they don't come back for 45 days. now that's one flushin' fresh bathroom. breathe happy febreze... la la la la la.

♪ a big black horse looked this way and hey will you marry me ♪ ♪ whoo-hoo whoo-hoo so we're not quite to the point of getting married to horses, at least not yet.

>> good news. but we are apparently putting them on planes. supposedly to calm our nerves. so is this growing movement with emotional support animals just going a little too far? here's abc's maggie rulli. >> reporter: she and her therapy horse flirty are quite the sight. at parks, at the grocery store, flirty attracts a lot of attention. >> going out in public with flirty is definitely interesting. >> reporter: this year flirty took to the skies. >> the faa has just cleared miniature horses to fly. you may have seen that viral video. >> reporter: but not everyone was thrilled to see a horse on a plane. one woman speaking out to "inside edition" to express her concern. >> what if it goes a little bit crazy? i don't think it's a good idea. >> reporter: she battled ptsd and anxiety for years before her care team suggesteic animal might help ease her symptoms. >> before i actually have an anxiety attack, she can predict. she will sit there and nudge me

until i start to calm down. >> reporter: the use of service animals has expanded over the years. once reserved for the vision and hearing impaired, service animals are now commonly seen in courtrooms to assist children during difficult testimony, by the sides of veterans who experience ptsd. >> generally when we hear the word service animal, service dog, those are specifically trained animals. you talk about just an emotional support animal, the presence of that animal is soothing and comforting. >> reporter: some say the allowances have gone too far. >> unfortunately i think the influx of all kinds of animals on planes and public transportation in general has possibly swung the pendulum a little bit too far. >> reporter: in upstate new york, a different kind of emotional support animal is providing "mooving" experiences for many visitors to this farm. meet bella and bonnie, the comfort cows. suzanne and husband rudy own and operate melon horse farms, a bed and breakfast and spa. but some people come here for a

service that's generating a lot of buzz, cow cuddling. >> a lot of people are looking for mindfulness. >> reporter: it's a practice suzanne says hails from her native netherlands, w huin it's meant to get people back in touch with nature. >> touching another living being kind of relaxes you.age. and the benefits are very similar as well. >> reporter: before long it was time to head out to the pasture for the real deal. >> hi! >> doesn't that feel neat? >> she's so still, her body's so calm, it's so warm. when you're curled up in this little nook, it brings this peace. >> it does. >> reporter: cheryl and brandon from buffalo, new york, are ready for that special moment. >> hi, pretty girl. aww, you

>> if you would sit in between her legs, she will put her head right in your lap. >> reporter: from afar it looks as though the cuddle session was a success. >> surprisingly relaxing. you'd think interacting with a big animal wouldn't be relaxing, but it is shockingly relaxing. >> my heart was ready to explode. >> reporter: for some it's about more than a stress-free my treatment team was very concerned i wouldn't live more than a year or two without having a service animal. she's just been a huge life saver and i'm very grateful to have her. >> reporter: our trusted companions providing unconditional love, and now a bond that's helping to heal. for "nightline," i'm maggie rulli, upstate new york. >> the problem is people who take advantage of these emotional service animal rules. bringing just their pet. it's an emotional service animal! bring it into stores, into places, when it's not really that. it's fine if it's something that you actually need and a doctor has said that, but so many people are just abusing it.

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♪ i sure do like those christmas cookies, sugar ♪ ♪ i sure do like those christmas cookies, babe ♪ with christmas in the air so many of us are stocking up on the ingredients to bake those christmas cookies. >> i'm sure you do all of your own baking. on this national cookie day, whether you like them sugarcoated or with tons of raisins, we've totally got you covered with our own cookie monster, will ganss. will, we keep you around not only for your good-looking charm but because you feed us. >> i've been searching all night, all morning for cookies, i've finally found some, the last in new york city. all right.

it is national cookie day, founded in 1987 in san francisco. lucky for us it's a global event now. i've come with the cookies and a quiz, are you ready? winner takes all the cookies. >> i'm only ready if i'm allowed to eat cookies while we take the quiz. >> yeah, pretty cool, right? question number one, chocolate chip cookies account for half of all cookies baked at home in the united states. what is the most popular type of girl scout cookies? >> thin mints is my favorite. i think i'm a contrarian, though, so samoas. >> i'm going with thin mints. >> round one goes to my girl marci. >> yeah! >> i shouldn't have been a populist. >> question number two, the word cookie comes from the dutch word koekje. don't search that pronunciation. what does that mean? fat boy, small cake, lil nom nom? >> lil nom nom, i want that to be the answer, but -- >> the pronunciation one more time? >> yeah, get in here, thank you. i think it's b. >> i'm going to go with b. >> b is correct.

fun fact, c is actually my rapper name, lil nom nom. >> i love your album. >> moving right along -- thank you. we know chocolate chip is cookie monster's favorite snack but what is his actual first name? sid, tim, chip? >> it has to be chip, right? >> just because i need to tie i'm going to go with tim. >> both incorrect. >> sid? what's his last name? >> he's never said that. he doesn't remember. before he became cookie monster he was sid or sidney, there's a song. >> interesting. >> legend has it that ruth wakefield made the first chocolate chip cookie by accident in the 1930s. how big was it? >> size of a frisbee. >> i was going to say that too. >> well, eat it. >> it was the size of a quarter. thank goodness they've gotten much bhappy national cookie day everybody. >> my favorite holiday.

this morning on "world news now," the impeachment showdown entering a new phase. >> today the judiciary committee's first hearing will get under way just a day after the draft impeachment report was released stating president trump abused his power. hear how trump is fighting back from across the pond. also this morning new developments in that shakeup in the 2020 race for the white house. california senator kamala harris suspending her campaign. we're also tracking back-to-back winter storms as people in the northeast dig out of what's still left behind, a new storm system in the west is taking shape threatening millions of americans. how's this for a toy story? it has happened yet again, a

child stuck in a toy machine.s this wednesday, december 4th. i hope it ends positively. >> what kind of tease is that? gloom. >> yeah. >> all right, i'm marci trevors. we tried to get rid of him but he just keeps coming back. >> stuck. it should be -- kenneth should return tomorrow, then we'll get janai back from vacation next week as well. >> never fear. >> they're not too far away. >> they'll be back, we're just keeping the seats warm. >> for now, we'll hold it down. we begin this half hour with that scathing house impeachment report accusing president trump of placing his own personal and political interests over the national interest of the united states.

>> the president hit back from the nato summit in london calling the impeachment effort unpatriotic saying he won't be watching today's hearing. >> house intelligence chairman adam schiff says the report makes the case the president abused his power by soliciting foreign interference in the 2020 election. his committee voted along party lines to approve the report which also includes previously unreleased cell phone records. abc's terry moran has more. >> reporter: a historic moment in the capitol. adam schiff stepping before the cameras to lay out the case for impeachment, accusing president trump of subverting u.s. national security through a scheme to exploit ukraine's desperate need for u.s. military assistance in their fight against russian-backed separatists. that aid did finally flow to ukraine, but only after a whistle-blower's complaint triggered an investigation. and there's new evidence since the intelligence committee's public hearing, schiff said, phone records between the president's personal attorney,

rudy giuliani, and the office of management and budget. and in a surprise development, the 300-page committee report accuses some of those closest to president trump, including vice president mike pence, secretary of state mike pompeo, acting chief of staff mick mulvaney, of being knowledgeable of or active participants in the president's scheme. schiff pointing to this moment. mulvaney acknowledging that there was quid pro quo. >> and i have news for everybody, get over it. there's going to be political influence in foreign policy. >> are we prepared to just get over it? >> reporter: if we do, schiff warned -- >> we are signalling to any president they can engage in whatever corruption, malfeasance, or negligence, and they are beyond accountability. >> reporter: republicans, who already released their own 123-page report, fired back. >> they're having one big problem, and the big problem is the president did nothing wrong, and they can't prove it. >> reporter: on wednesday the next phase of this process, the house judiciary committee will take a look at this report from the intelligence committee and see whether to charge the president with impeachable offenses, articles of

impeachment, looking at abuse of power, obstruction of congress, obstruction of justice, and they are moving fast. votes expected in the committee and maybe by the full house by the end of the year. terry moran, abc news, the capitol. >> stay with abc news for live coverage as the judiciary committee's hearing gets under way this morning at 10:00 eastern time. as democrats release their impeachment report, president trump was heading into a reception at number 10 downing street hosted by the british prime minister. >> here's abc's jonathan karl on how the president responded. >> i think it's very unpatriotic of the democrats to put on a performance where they do that, go. i think it's a bad thing for our country. >> reporter: later the president made a severe personal attack on the man leading the impeachment charge for democrats. >> i think adam schiff is a deranged human being. >> reporter: the president has blocked his top advisers from testifying in the house impeachment inquiry. but he said that will all change in the trial that would follow in the republican-led senate following a vote by the house to impeach. >> so when it's fair, it will be fair in the senate, i would love to have mike pompeo, i'd love to have mick, i'd love to have rick

perry, and many other people, testify. but i don't want them to testify when this is a total fix. >> reporter: the president also had harsh words for the president of france, who recently suggested that the nato alliance was becoming brain dead. >> that is a very -- very, very nasty statement to essentially 28, including them, 28 countries. >> reporter: but trump himself has had harsh words of his own for nato. >> nato is obsolete, it's old, it's fat, it's sloppy. >> reporter: the president was also asked about negotiations with china on trade and suggested that he would like to wait until after the presidential election to strike a deal. his comment sent stock markets around the world tumbling, losses that he called quote peanuts. jonathan karl, abc news, london. >> our thanks to jonathan. senator kamala harris has dropped out of the race for the white house, bringing her historic effort to become the first black female president to an abrupt end. the california democrat had a strong start after sparring on

the debate stage with joe biden, but she later struggled in the polls and with fund-raising. harris had to fend off attacks on her record as a prosecutor and some critics say her campaign lacked focus, but in the end it came down to money. . and over the last few days i have come to one of the hardest decisions of my life. so here's the deal, guys. my campaign for president simply does not have the financial resources to continue. and the financial resources we need to continue. i'm not a billionaire, i can't fund my own campaign. >> president trump fired off a sarcastic tweet in response saying, too bad, we will miss you, kamala. harris hit right back saying, don't worry, mr. president, i'll see you at your trial. wisconsin police responded to a violent high school incident for the second day in a row. this time police say a school resource officer in oshkosh, wisconsin, was stabbed by a 16-year-old student.

the officer then shot and wounded the teen. both were listed in stable condition. the incident happened less than 24 hours after another officer at a high school 80 miles away shot a student who had pointed a weapon at another student's head, allegedly. that weapon turned out to be a pellet gun, but investigators say he had a handgun in his backpack. chicago's former top cop is responding to his firing by the city's mayor. in a statement eddie johnson says he did not intentionally mislead or deceive anyone about a mid-october incident in which he was found unconscious at the wheel of his suv. johnson has blamed it all on an issue with his medication, but reports say there is evidence johnson spent hours that night drinking with a female member of his security detail. johnson also now says he made a poor decision and had a lapse of judgment on the night in question. georgetown university is dealing with criminal accusations involving three

members of its basketball team. they include sexual harassment, assault, and burglary. one of those players is no longer on the team. georgetown says that's because he intended to transfer to another school. the other two players apparently are still on the roster for tonight's game at oklahoma state. so far no charges have been filed. you know what seemed like a never-ending post-thanksgiving storm has finally ended. >> but not before leaving massive amounts of snow in new england, as much as 3 feet. >> and all the while a strong storm system is moving into california with heavy rain for the southern part of the state, and the heaviest rain is expected to fall early this morning. las vegas appears to be changing its slogan. >> for almost two decades now, "what happens here, stays here" as served as the city's mantra. now the new version reportedly will be, "what happens here only happens here." that's the catch phrase aerosmith's steven tyler introduced to a las vegas concert. aerosmith appears to be part of an upcoming announcement for this new phrase next month.

are you a fan, yes or no? >> but why? why change it? >> yeah, i don't know. >> i feel like the other one was working for them. >> everybody knows it already. >> everybody knows it, it kind of hints at some of the bad stuff going on, part of the appeal. maybe they're trying to get away om that kind of image? >> i dons ing to work for vegas. i think that train has left the station, i would say. coming up, the $14 million lottery jackpot that went unclaimed. where that cash is now heading. first the latest in the disappearance of a connecticut mother of five more than six months after she went missing. her estranged husband has now testified under oath. and the honor that has followed this really touching moment, we all remember this, the younger brother of botham jean hugging the former police officer who killed him. fitness. it's every class you can imagine. live... welcome back to the mirror. you've got this, john. ... and on demand. it's boxing, cardio, yoga, and

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we're told both are in stable condition. lest in nashville, tennessee, have captured two of four teenagers who escaped from a detention center over the weekend. >> the teens slipped out during a work detail while their supervisor was distracted by a fight. the two who have been caught include a 16-year-old accused of murder and a 15-year-old faces charges of gun possession and auto theft. the two teenagers who remain on the run are identified as 17-year-old morris marsh and 17-year-old brandon carruthers. marsh is facing charges for another murder. police say both should be considered dangerous. there's going to be more testimony from fotis dulos, estranged husband of a connecticut woman who hasn't been seen in more than six months. dulos is being sued by his mother-in-law, who claims he owes her $2.5 million. she says the money was a loan that her late husband gave to dulos to finance his home building business. on the stand dulos said the money was a gift. >> by 2010, the relationship did not have any promissory notes, there was no obligation to pay

any of the funds there was advanced. >> dulos was not questioned about his wife's disappearance. jennifer dulos hasn't been seen since late may. photos dulos and his former girlfriend have pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in connection with jennifer dulos' disappearance. tesla founder elon musk took the witness stand on the first day of his defamation trial in los angeles. musk is being sued by british diver vernon unsworth. the two clashed while unsworth was helping rescue boys and their coach from a cave in thailand. he said the tweet was sent in response to an unprovoked insult by unsworth on twitter. in texas the younger brother of a man killed by a police officer in his own apartment has been given an award after forgiving his brother's killer. >> both a.m. jean was killed by off-duty dallas police officer

amber guyger. she said she mistakenly entered his apartment believing it was her own. 18-year-old brant jean stunned the nation when he asked the judge if he could hug guyger. >> i am grateful for this award. for the same reason i was grateful for the opportunity to embrace her. miss guyger needed to be forgiven and needed to be free from the burden of unforgivenness. >> the shooting fueled protests in dallas and across the try.guyger was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison for jean's murder. she may appeal the conviction. olympic skier gus kenworthy says he's not going to be competing for the u.s. in the next winter games.

>> kenworthy will race for britain instead if he qualifies. he's doing it to honor his british mother in what will likely be his final olympics. >> do your thing. that's fine. he got the silver medal already. for the united states. >> so he's just kind of sharing the love. >> yeah. worldly. share the medals, i get it. coming up next half hour, the real-life scare for actress anna faris and her new warning about carbon monoxide poisoning. first the drive from new york to california that took only 27 hours.

♪ we're back now with a very special edition of our "wait, what" on a wednesday. >> we love alliteration around here. this wednesday "wait, what" is with will. >> it's with will, wait, what? that's good, all together.

wait what? >> oh, sorry, i was behind. >> he missed rehearsal. classic, classic. let's get right into it. someone in arizona bought a winning lottery ticket worth $14.6 million but they never claimed the prize, and now it's too late. >> wait, what, will? >> wait, what? the ticket was sold on june 5th in good year, arizona, and the lucky winner had until monday to peck up their prize but they never did. it's the largest unclaimed lottery prize ever in the state. now where does all that money go? two organizations for at-risk youth and to one providing scholarship funds for native american students. >> that's probably better, then. >> i tell myself the person was like, i don't need this $14.6 million. >> i was going to give it to those charities anyway, so you guys just go ahead. >> who can't relate to that? >> either that or they were celebrating britney spears' birthday, which was also on

monday, so they forgot to get their millions. >> who hasn't been there? >> happens to me all the time. wait, what? next up, some guys just drove from new york city to los angeles but it only took them 27 hours and 25 minutes. wait, what? it's called the cannonball run and the guys made the legendary 800-plus me trek ia ercedes-ben. they left after midnight at new york city. their average speed was 103 miles per hour. they reached a top speed of 193 at an undisclosed location. they're keeping that under wraps. >> probably wise choice. >> that police department is a little angry. >> guys, speaking of police, the guys used thermal imaging, waze, and 18 different scout cars along the way to look out for cops. >> it would be an expensive ticket. >> it takes me like 27 hours and 27 minutes to get down from my house sometimes on the one train. >> the cannon ball run. >> yeah. just like this. >> just checking. >> do they also have thermal imaging? >> i know, right?

finally, a harlem globe-trotter dunked after jumping out of an airplane? >> wait, what? >> what? >> take a look at this video from 13,000 feet in the air in arizona. globe-trotter hammer harrison. oh! the world's highest slam dunk ever. the thing that i -- watching this video, my palms were sweating. he jumps out of the plane holding on to the basketball. >> that made you nervous? >> not the plane. what if he let go -- i know that could have got -- it's hard enough to make a basket. >> from the ground? >> exactly. >> how many tries did that take? >> how many points is it worth this. >> supposedly one try. >> pretty good. coming up, why you shouldn't

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♪ time now for "the mix." we're all getting ready for the holidays. do you take a lot of time to wrap your gifts? >> the wrapping, no, i'm notoriously terrible at wrapping. >> does everyone just love your gifts, then? no? up for debate? >> mixed reviews. >> the bad wrapping apparently is a helpful thing. people actually like the gifts they get better if they're poorly wrapped. >> ah. >> so there was a study done by the university of nevada. and they found that if you wrap a gift really nicely, the person you're giving it to has these high expectations that it's going to be something amazing. then you open it up and it's a snuggie or something.

>> yeah. >> right? and they're really bummed out. if it looks really crummy, what is this? and they're super psyched about whatever's inside. >> that's one part of the gift giving i've nailed, just wrap it poorly. >> keep it going. >> apologies to snuggies. of course the thinking that's taking over the internet is baby yoda. we've been talking this nonstop. the videos are everywhere. the pictures are everywhere. our parent company disney, which owns baby yoda, if there's anything they're good at, it's making money. there's all sorts of merch coming out. we've got the figurine. mattel plush toys. puzzles and games. who would have seen this coming. >> i'm shocked. >> that "star wars" would release a beloved character in an adorable baby form, then shortly after, would be releasing figurines and merchandise. >> and right before the holidays. >> yeah. gosh. >> it's all just a coincidence. >> gosh, yes. >> nobody knew.

>> yeah, who would have thought, a real twist on that. >> i feel like we do these stories once a week, once a month. kids getting stuck in these toy machines. >> right. >> how does this keep happening? >> recurring problem. >> we've got some images now from china. look at this kid. i would at least make the most of it. if you're going to go through the effort to climb into one of those toy machines, play with the toys, hang out, you've got an adult free moment. >> the kid wasted his or her opportunity. >> he did. apparently the mom wasn't paying attention and the kid got in there. >> a happy ending, at least. >> happy ending. >> got the payoff. happy ending. then finally, marci and i know a thing or two about how difficult it is to wrangle some talent so we want to give a shout-out when it's done very well. this is from wales. a woman that works at an animal rescue shelter had eight dogs, nine cats, got them all together and posed. she said the dogs will sit for treats, that was easy enough, the cats were another matter. pretty impressive. >> we tried to pose our four

pets and there were definitely some really ugly scratch marks. >> a h

this morning on "world news now," the big turn in the impeachment probe as new hearings get under way today. plus the president is in london where new video is emerging of world leaders seeming to gossip about president trump. also this morning, a security scare at a busy airport. how a man allegedly burst through an emergency exit, got onto the tarmac, and into the cargo hold of a passenger jet. new this half hour, the great grandfather with a brand-new iphone going viral. >> the video that's made him a social media superstar and what he is saying about it this morning. and he is dropping it like it's hot once again, but this time it's for babies. snoop dogg set to release a lullaby album including songs like "gin and juice." we're going to play it for you in "the skinny." it's wednesday, december 4th. i'm going down the words of "gin and juice."

and there's a lot that i don't think -- yeah. "milk and juice." >> there you go, did you collaborate? >> you can have that one for free, snoop dogg. we do want to begin with the impeachment report laying out the case to remove president trump from office. >> the house judiciary committee's holding its first impeachment hearing today after the intelligence panel released its findings accusing the president of putting his personal interests above the country's. >> democrats say the president

abused his power, then obstructed justice and intimidated witnesses. abc's rachel scott has more. >> reporter: as the impeachment investigation now enters the next phase, democrats putting in writing their case against the president. following 30 hours of public testimony and 12 witnesses, the democratic majority in the house intelligence committee wrapping up their findings into this report writing, the evidence is clear that president trump used the power of his office to pressure ukraine. >> donald trump withheld official acts, a white house meeting, as well as hundreds of millions of dollars of needed military assistance in order to compel that power to deliver two investigations that he believed would assist his re-election campaign. >> reporter: that report passing in the committee along party lines. the findings and the investigation now turned over to the house judiciary committee. which holds its first public hearing. it will be up to lawmakers on that committee to decide if articles of impeachment should be drafted. constitutional experts are among the witnesses who will testify. unlike the last round of hearings, the president and his legal counsel were invited to

participate. but refused calling the process unfair. >> tomorrow i don't think anybody's going to watch. i'm not going to watch but i'm going to be doing this, it's much more exciting. >> reporter: as the second phase begins on capitol hill, president trump will be on the world stage at the nato summit in london. back at home the partisan divide only deepening. republicans continuing to blast the impeachment inquiry as a sham. house democrats pushing their investigation forward without hearing from key witnesses in the president's circle, some of whom were subpoenaed. the white house blocked top aides from testifying in the hearings in the house, but the president said if there is a trial in the republican-controlled senate, he'd give his okay. >> i want them to testify, but i want them to testify in the senate where they'll get a fair trial. >> reporter: and the white house is responding, blasting that report, saying democrats have utterly failed to provide any evidence of wrongdoing by president trump. trevor, marci? >> thank you, rachel. abc news will be live from capitol hill this morning as the judiciary committee opens its first impeachment hearing. join us at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. president trump is holding a series of meetings with nato leaders in london today before wrapping up the summit with a news conference. >> queen elizabeth hosted a reception at buckingham palace along with prince charles and other members of the royal family. president trump and first lady

melania trump were in attend french president macron after criticizing macron's comments about nato. and the trump administration is threatening to add tariffs to more than $2 billion of french imports like cheese, champagne, and handbags in response to the french tax on american tech companies. there was also this moment caught on camera. macron along with the canadian and british prime ministers in that little circle there, and they are laughing as they're overheard appearing to mock president trump for his lengthy q&a session. also in london, president trump announced next year's g7 summit will be held at camp david, the presidential retreat in maryland. originally the leaders of the world's leading economies were scheduled to meet next june at the president's resort near miami.wa that pn s qukled bipartisan cricism. and the president has lost a round in the ongoing fight over his financial records.

a federal appeals court has ruled that deutsche bank must turn over detailed documents about the president's finances to two congressional committees. the president's legal team is likely to appeal that ruling to the supreme court. north korea's threatening the u.s. with an unwelcome christmas gift. the north accused the u.s. of stalling nuclear negotiations because of the upcoming presidential elections. the country is giving the u.s. until the end of the year to drop its quote hostile policy. on tuesday president trump repeated his hope that kim jong-un would get rid of his country's nuclear missiles. police in massachusetts say they don't believe a man had terrorist intentions when he violated security at logan airport, but the bizarre incident is raising some troubling questions about security at one of the country's busiest airports and it may be awhile before officials can question that man. abc's david kerley has details. >> reporter: massachusetts state police raced to the logan airport tarmac. a passenger capturing the scene as this local man was found in the cargo hold of a jet blue aircraft and taken into custody. the concern, how did the man

slip past the tsa document checker with no signs of a boarding pass? he had no weapons so he also got through screening. but then in terminal "c" he burst through an emergency exit, setting off an alarm, getting access to that tarmac and that jetliner, if only for a few moments before he was caught. after the arrest police swept the area with a bomb-sniffing dog and found no threat. this was not terror related, they say. tsa in a statement saying it has made appropriate security adjustments at the boston airport to prevent another breach. the suspect was set to be in court, but that hearing was postponed because the 31-year-old is in a mental health facility. david kerley, abc news, reagan national airport. stock markets around the world are trading lower overnight after president trump cast doubt on a possible new trade deal between the u.s. and china.

>> and here at home that comment sparked a wall street sell-off. all three major averages losing ground. the dow suffered the sharpest loss. it fell 280 points which is about 1%. the trump administration says 200,000 americans without health insurance will be getting hiv prevention drugs for free. otherwise the so-called prep drugs cost about $20,000 a year in the u.s. only 40% of u.s. adults have ever been tested for hiv, and few of the people at high risk are receiving the medications that prevent it. a consumer alert now. there is a food recall in 31 states. >> fuji food products is pulling ready to eat sushi, salads, and spring rolls from shelves over fears of a listeria contamination. so far no illnesses have been reported. >> the products are sold in the midwest and on the east coast too at trader joe's, 7-eleven, walgreens, and other locations.

anybody who's purchased those products should throw them away. a warning about the growing dangers from feral hogs. these pigs were blamed for the gruesome death of a woman in texas last week, now experts are saying that incidents like these are likely to become more common across the united states. milder winters caused by climate change are helping the population explode. wild pigs are destructive, they are extremely difficult to control, and they are statistically more dangerous than sharks. be on the lookout. a new study has revealed the average amount of time we spend watching tv over our lifetime, nearly 79,000 hours. >> that's more than a full day. that averages out to about 3 1/2 hours a day. the study was commissioned by lg electronics and surveyed 2,000 british adults. 3 of 5 say they would be lost without television. >> wow. >> lost without it. >> lost without watching you on television. >> is that right? i was going to say. maybe if you cut back, wait until the show's over, then you can maybe roll it back a little bit. >> how much of that time counts for people who fall asleep on the couch, wake up, and "world news now" is on? that's a wakeup call for a lot of people that it's time to go to bed. >> that's a big portion of our

viewership right there, we really support those people waking up to watch. 79,000 hours. feels like there's other things. >> i kind of think that's an underestimate. now people are binge watching all of these shows. think about it, you spend an entire day watching a show. >> those are british adults too. the british, they don't let their shows go for 20 seasons, they cut it off at two. if they had american tv? >> forget about it. >> millions of hours. coming up, the great grandfather who just learned how to take a selfie. first the frightening lesson learned by "scary movie" star anna faris and her family after they were all overcome by fumes at a rented house. later in "the skinny," alanis morisette's big announcement, celebrating 25 years since her "jagged little pill" concert tour. you're watching "world news now." ♪ ♪

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delivered whipped cream shots to his volunteers. that's one way to celebrate. yang is scheduled to attend a house party tonight. don't know if he's bringing the shots to that one. >> the campaign manager there saying, please, andrew, stop doing this, yanking him away, this is a bad idea. it's amazing. >> whipped cream shots. >> there are worse shots for sure. in business news, there's a major shakeup at the top of google. founders larry page and sindar brin are stepping down. >> the duo built the company and are each worth more than $50 billion. sundar pichai take over. page and brin said in a blog post it's a natural time to simplify the management structure. turning to what could have been a thanksgiving tragedy for actress anna faris and her family. >> all 13 of them were poisoned by carbon monoxide at a home they rented for the holiday at

lake tahoe. with winter approaching it's a warning for us all about this potentially deadly danger already. here's abc's kaylee hartung. >> reporter: anna faris, star of the "scary movie" franchise, had a real-life scare over thanksgiving. the actress rented a house with 12 members of her family in lake tahoe. tweeting through the typical family drama. soon they all started feeling sick. >> they assumed it was altitude sickness. two people went ahead and went to the hospital on their own. hospital staff immediately identified it was carbon monoxide poisoning. >> we need a medic unit to respond, we have 12 patients. >> reporter: everyone survived but the levels of carbon monoxide in faris' rental home were six times the maximum recommended level. it did not have c.o. detectors. carbon monoxide is colorless and odorless. it can kill in minutes by depriving the bloodstream of oxygen. symptoms can be similar to altitude sickness. nearly 500 people die in the u.s. each year because of exposure to the toxic gas.

the actress tweeting, it's a stupidly dramatic story but i'm feeling very fortunate. when you're traveling, consider bringing along your own portable c.o. alarm, like this one. it could save your life. kaylee hartung, abc news, los angeles. >> this is scary. >> yeah. >> you wouldn't think to look for something like that. >> no. >> when you go to a rental home. there's so many other things to check for and think about. >> right, like making sure it's a good place in general. >> right, exactly. >> not, will this place kill me. >> thank goodness they took the warning signs so seriously and actually went to the hospital instead of, oh, that's strange. >> walk it off or something like that. we got some tips. usually malfunctioning or misuse of fuel burning, like your furnace or your water heater. you should be doing some annual maintenance or checkups at your home to make sure you're good. when we come back, alanis morisette is about to hit the road. why willie nelson says he is just saying no to smoking pot. suspicious.

"the skinny" is next. he skinny" is next.

♪ skinny just gimme the skinny listen, it's time for "the skinny." we're going to start with the big announcement from a '90s music mainstay that you ought to know. >> hard as it may be to believe but it has been 25 years since alanis morisette's "jagged little pill" album. now the seven-time grammy winner has announced a 31-day north american anniversary tour. >> that tour kicks off june 2nd in portland, oregon. it will snake through cities including l.a., new york, chicago, and wraps up july 25th in nashville. ticket presales begin next wednesday. >> i love this story because it gives us an excuse to play this music. >> it's a great album. >> brings me back. >> it's a very good album. next to a startling revelation by willie nelson. >> this one's hard to believe. the country music icon says he is giving up smoking pot. the 86-year-old reportedly told a local tv station quote i have

abused my lungs quite a bit in the past, so breathing is a little more difficult these days and i have to be careful. >> okay, but he's not quitting cannabis cold turkey. he says he's vaping, using edibles. he has after all launched his own cannabis brand and he cochairs a national advisory board on reforming marijuana laws. it's just the smoking part of it. he's definitely not -- >> the marijuana industry may never recover from this hit. that was at least a quarter of their yearly income revenue. turning to another notorious celebrity fan of mary jane and an equally startling announcement. >> really the pillars of the mary jane business. snoop dogg says he's releasing a lullaby album. you hear it here. he's adapting his "doggy dogg world" album for young children. >> i can't believe this is a real story. while you let this all sink in the rapper says "rockabye baby" will include sanitized versions

of "gin and juice." i certainly hope so. "drop it like it's hot." and take a listen. ♪ >> it's soothing. >> i'm enjoying this. >> yeah. >> i like this better than the original. >> really? possibly. that actually -- that fits with everything i know about your character. that's in line with all of it. the more explicit lyrics and there are a lot of them are going to be replaced with instrumental versions. this is "drop it like it's hot." >> i feel like this is so kind to do this for parents who have to listen to all this, i'm sorry, but really terrible music for kids. make bad versions of songs. so this is -- >> yeah, it's manageable.

we're going to move from the dogg to the dog. >> specifically names for your dog. it seems we're increasingly inflicting our obsession with celebs on our furry friends. according to people who keep track of these things, the number of people who name their dogs after taylor swift increased over the past year by 400%. >> and lizzo is not far behind, seeing an increase in her name on doggy nametags by 100%. >> he's been dead nearly 30 years, but thanks to his recent bio-pic, freddie mercury was up 33%. >> our parent company disney's "frozen" was having an impact with elsa, anna, and olaf making major popularity gains in 2019. >> speaking of making gains, channing tatum has been making a few of his own, apparently around the midsection. >> this story was met with a gasp from our intern. it seems that legendary six-pack is being well preserved under a layer of nature's protective padding. >> the 39-year-old "magic mike" star confessed on an australian tv show that because he can't hit the gym as much these days his sculpted physique has morphed into a dad bod. >> nobody's immune.

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♪ i got a nikon camera i love to take a photograph ♪ ♪ so mama gonna take my kodachrome away ♪ time was you needed that nikon camera and a roll of kodachrome to catch even the simplest snaps. >> one man from springfield, ohio, is moving to the digital age and doing it in the most heartwarming way. i grew up 15 minutes away from springfield, ohio, it makes sense this technology is just arriving. >> if this gentleman is anything like springfield and the people around it, he's giving you guys a great name. i love this guy and i know all of you will too. if you've been on the internet at all the past few days you've probably seen the adorable and

super relatable video of glen massey finally making the switch from flip phone to iphone. >> would you take a selfie and send it to me? >> reporter: this video of glen massey has been viewed by 1.5 million people on twitter. glen's grandson chad sharing the video, my grandpa got rid of his flip phone and got an iphone, he came over so i can help him with it but so far he just wants to set pictures for all his contacts. he's been calling all of his friends and requesting selfies. >> that's why i want you to send me a selfie. would you do that? >> reporter: the 83-year-old great grandfather telling us on facetime that he never wanted an iphone to begin with. >> i said before i wouldn't have one because there's so much stuff on it, i don't even know how to turn on the computer in here. >> reporter: which is why the ohio grandfather thinks folks have fallen in love with the video. >> people that are savvy for all this stuff, they think it's hilarious. >> reporter: chad keeping grandpa glen up to date on all the comments.

>> someone posted on there something about my, what they call them, my new balance shoes? ha ha! >> reporter: despite his newfound celeb status, for glen it all comes back to one thing, family. his favorite thing about his new iphone? >> the capability of doing the facetime with, well, you now, but my kids, my grandkids. i love it. you know, we're -- god blessed me my whole life. i've had a great life, more than i deserve. and this iphone is one of them. you know. this thing's great. >> the best. this morning glen may be a social media superstar but he hasn't let that go to his head. right before i facetimed with him he was out playing the penny slots with his wife. >> springfield, ohio, yeah. >> you guys play a lot of penny slots around there? >> every time i'm home. >> glen is the best. >> yeah. >> you can tell that family, there's so much love there. >> that's fantastic.

he had the facetime down, no hiccups on the technology? >> nailed it. >> he's advancing so quickly.

making news in america this morning, history in washington. the new impeachment hearing today and the new evidence from democrats including phone records. why they say there's proof president trump misused his power and obstructed congress and the president's response. plus, the high-stakes summit overseas right now. world leaders caught on camera in a private moment. were they mocking president trump? also this morning, kamala quits. the california senator ending her campaign for president. new details on why she's bowing out. the new headline about breast cancer and beauty products. do the chemicals used in dyeing hair increase your risk? what scientists are now saying.

plus, the new message from willie nelson.