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take a look at this new video from alaska. a snowboarder's camera captures the moment he was caught in a mini avalanche. it happened sunday if about 40 miles outside anchorage. after he was partially buried he signalled to a friend there at the top of the mountain that he was okay. the man was wearing an avalanche air bag. he says it saved his life. next time you zip through the checkout line, thank george lauer. >> he invented the bar code while working at ibm in 1973. the inventor admitted that even recently he was still amazed at how well it worked. george lauer there died earlier this month at the age of 94. turning now to another high-tech innovation that's causing fresh worries for

parents. >> an alarming new report ihe e is detailing how sexual predators are using popular video games and social media apps to target kids. here's abc's t.j. holmes. >> reporter: online gaming now an increasingly popular place for your kids to be targeted for a new kind of stranger danger. >> technology allows all of us, including our kids, to find anything that we want on the internet. predators can use that same technology to find our kids. >> reporter: an extensive report in "the new york times" charts how video games and online chat apps are the latest hunting grounds where your children are being targeted. in one case a mother found graphic language and imagery of sexual acts posted by others on her 13-year-old son's discord account, a platform for gamers to chat while playing. discord says they have a zero-tolerance policy for any illegal activity. and they work closely with authorities to keep our users

safe. experts point out after reaching out to potential victims, predators often try to groom children through gifts such as gaming currency like minecraft coins and fortnite v-bucks, leading them down a path to eventually sending explicit photos online. >> predators out there are putting up materials that they were hopeful the kids were watch so it would desensitize them. >> reporter: the industry puts the role of monitoring what's going on right back in parents' laps. the entertainment software association tells us, we encourage parents to play with their kids and utilize the parental controls to help ensure an appropriate experience, including limiting or blocking online interactions with other players. this past fall "gma" teamed up with south carolina attorney general alan wilson and a group of 11-year-olds to take a closer look at the potential dangers of playing popular video games. the kids took turns playing "fortnite" and "apex legends," both multi-player games that can connect your child with anywhere from one to 100 strangers. in a matter of minutes into the "fortnite" game the profanity

starts. language so inappropriate we can't let you hear it. the south carolina attorney general notes just how easy the communication is, and it's more than foul language. >> that's where the predators are going. they're going where the kids are. >> thanks to t.j. so often we don't understand these games and what the kids are playing, but this is an important reminder you do need to understand. you don't need to an aficionado playing "fortnite" but be aware how to protect your kids there. coming up, a new development involving the world's most expensive banana. >> okay. its best? taking metamucil every day can help. metamucil supports your daily digestive health using a special plant-based fiber called psyllium. psyllium works by forming a gel in your digestive system to trap and remove the waste that weighs you down. metamucil's gelling action also helps to lower cholesterol and slows sugar absorption to promote healthy blood sugar levels.

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♪ ♪ bananas it's b-a-n-a-n-a-s ♪ ♪ bananas it's b-a-n-a-n-a-s >> a few times i've been around that track. ♪ because i ain't no holla back girl ♪ >> we're calling this next story bananas. >> the banana duct taped to a

wall by an italian artist and sold for $120,000. >> now there's been a new development. here's wabc's diana rothco. >> reporter: it's a piece of fruit taped to a wall and called art. and it has everyone going bananas. before the new york artist decided to pull a stunt of his own, calling it performance art. it happened at a miami art show over the weekend. he removed the banana from the wall and ate it. >> i call it "performance hungry artist." because i was hungry and i just ate it. >> reporter: datuna says he has lots of respect for the artist, maurizio cattelan, who priced the banana and duct tape at $120,000, calling the move genus, and it was getting a lot of attention until he got hungry. >> are you kidding? >> reporter: the gallery didn't find it so appealing. >> they say they are going to put me in the jail. i said, listen, i'm not scared because i'm the guy who make

installation. >> reporter: he says he's gotten support from tens of thousands of people after posting the stunt on instagram. >> i think this is the first one in art history when one artist eat concept for another artist. people ask me with banana, physically it was banana, but banana is just a tool. >> reporter: he's still not sure he's in trouble but he says he'd do it again. >> i think this is cool, this is fun, this is what art is about, about the fun. >> reporter: datuna says this is about what artists communicate with each other, trading one bold move for another. he says he didn't do this for the publicity but he certainly hasn't minded the attention. he's been taking selfies with the media. >> i like what i did. >> thank you so much, diana. >> so you know a lot of people have been doing their own. >> yeah? >> so we've got -- we're art connoisseurs around here. >> okay. >> i've got to get on my white, well black, gloves here to get our own art. >> like christie's. >> all right.vebos easily $240,.

now as i describe to you, we have a beautiful banana duct taped here. we have a nice orange. you can get this one for $140,000, this one for $130,000.

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paper, no cutting plants or chicken or any of that other stuff, that way you get a clean cut. tip number two, use only double-stick tape. tip number three, go beyond classic holiday colors. going beyond red and green will help your present top. finally, add a topper for pith zaz. adding an ornament or greenery or a rubber duck or something as a present topper is like adding a perfect handbag to an outfit. >> okay, i love it. >> so, with that in mind, i have stuff for you guys to wrap, we're going to put 45 seconds on the clock. a box there, a box there, here's some wrapping paper, and away we go! >> okay, so i know that when it comes to wrapping i have a friend that said, if you don't wrap it properly, that means you don't care. i've been known to always kind of throw it all together. because it's really hard to wrap. do i even need to use my -- okay, i'm just going to put -- i'm going to get some tape. can i get some tape?

>> you're supposed to be the helper, right? >> i've got you. okay, so far -- >> where did you gets cheap paper from? and what's in these boxes? what am i gifting? >> i will say right now that toni is making a good decision using the cressley tip to go with the double-sided tape. >> thank you. >> and remember to accessorize. three, two, one, done. >> although! >> whoo! >> oh, oh -- >> and a banana? >> we go with the present topper, the banana was a bold and very excellent choice. >> you can eat it too. >> that's b-a-n-a-n-a-s. ♪ bananas >> carson kressley would have to give this one to toni. >>s . pseene ha eh other'-- presee. >> where else i would rather be than here?

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breaking this morning on "world news now," house democrats are set to unveil articles of impeachment today. >> the move comes just hours after the democrats' lawyers said the president's behavior poses a clear and present danger during a hearing on capitol hill. hear how president trump is reacting. also this morning, bracing for an arctic blast. the coldest air of a season part of a system leaving a mess behind, like this multi-vehicle pileup. snow from texas to maine, we're tracking it all. plus you heard about cats and dogs. even ponies, peacocks, and pigs being registered as emotional support animals. what about bees? hear how one man registered a whole hive. all that glitters isn't gold. the shocking snubs from this year's golden globes nominations and the major stars who will duke it out as hollywood kicks

off awards season. it's tuesday, december 10th. good morning, everyone. we feel like we've already won because straight from bristol, connecticut, toni collins, she actually came back for a day two here on "world news now." >> thank you, thank you for having me again. my i.d. worked so it's good. >> the i.d. did work, you have the same kind of blue -- we have disney i.d.'ing around here, we're in the disney family here. i'm so glad that espn could let you be off for a couple of days to hang out with us. >> are you going to come back with me to "sportscenter"? >> i will not come back with you to "sportscenter" because i have news to cover. which is better, sports or news? >> you guys. >> are you sure? >> don't tell anybody. >> are you sure? >> yes. i have you so -- >> you get to cover things like this, the breaking news. democrats are planning to announce at least two articles of impeachment against president

trump this morning expected to focus on abuse of power and obstruction. >> house speaker nancy pelosi, democrats on the judiciary committee, and others met behind closed doors after a contentious impeachment hearing that lasted ten hours. abc's mona kosar abdi has more. >> reporter: within minutes of chairman jerry nadler gaveling in the second impeachment hearing, partisan battle lines were quickly drawn. >> bang it harder, it still doesn't make the point you're not doing it right. >> reporter: republicans making their objections known, deriding the hearing as a sham led by democrats trying to rush impeachment before the 2020 election. >> for anyone to think that this was not a baked deal is not being honest with themselves. >> reporter: but nadler claimed the committee's urgency was justified to prevent the president from undermining the integrity of the upcoming election. the counsel for the democrats on the panel, barry burke, then detailing the party's case against president trump, presenting evidence compiled by the house intelligence committee.

>> and the scheme by president trump was so brazen, so clear, supported by documents, actions, sworn testimony. president trump did what a president of our nation is not allowed to do. >> reporter: but things quickly escalating when burke went from delivering his opening statement sitting in the witness chair, to sitting beside chairman nadler, questioning the two witnesses, including his gop counterpart, steve castor. >> president trump was asking ukrainian president zelensky to have the ukrainian officials look into vice president joe biden. is that correct, yes or no? >> i don't think the record supports that. >> reporter: castor and republicans on the panel maintain the impeachment inquiry has been politically motivated and biased, the argument the president has repeatedly made. >> it's a disgrace. it's a disgrace to our country, it's a hoax. and it should never, ever be allowed to happen again. >> reporter: republicans also took issue with intelligence committee chairman adam schiff

not being in attendance at monday's hearing. an intense exchange, gop congressman gates shouted it should be schiff, not the panel's lawyer, testifying. >> our thanks to mona on capitol hill. democrats will unveil two impeachment articles today. abc news will have live coverage on air and online. turning now to the new report from the justice department's inspector general declaring the fbi's launch of the russia investigation was justified and unbiased despite serious missteps. >> president trump continued to slam the probe as a conspiracy, calling the findings dishonest. in an abc news exclusive fbi director christopher wray agreed with the results from the independent watchdog, putting him at odds with the president and the attorney general who is disputing the report. abc's pierre thomas has the details. >> reporter: after years of president trump calling it a deep state, saying the fbi was anti-trump when it launched an investigation into possible ties between his campaign and russia, the long-awaited independent report.

the justice department's inspector general revealing there was no evidence of a witch hunt. determining the fbi had enough federal crime or a threat to national security or both to justify the probe at the height of the election and that the agents who made the final decision to launch the investigation were not launched by political bias. the president has long said his campaign was illegally spied on even suggesting former president obama had wiretapped him. >> it was illegal spying, unprecedented spying. this was an attempted coup. i would say that president obama had to know about it. >> reporter: but the inspector general says fbi officials made serious errors and omissions in applying for surveillance warrants to monitor the communications of a trump campaign associate, carter page, adding agents failed to meet the basic obligation to ensure the applications were scrupulously accurate. they did not tell doj attorneys about information that may have weakened their case for surveillance. the president pounced. >> this was an overthrow of government, this was an

attempted overthrow, and a lot of people were in on it. >> reporter: but the president's hand-picked fbi director, christopher wray, saying there was no deep state. >> as far as you know, based on the findings in the inspector general report, is the fbi, was it some part of some deep state? >> i think that's the kind of label that is a disservice to the 37,000 men and women who work at the fbi. that's not a term i would ever use to describe our workforce, and i think it's an affront to them. >> reporter: the president's defenders have accused fbi agents of conspiring against him, pointing to anti-trump text messages. but the i.d. report also found other agents exchanging pro-trump messages at the same time. and later celebrating the 2016 election. do you have any evidence that the fbi targeted the trump campaign unfairly? >> i don't. >> reporter: but wray acknowledges mistakes were made. >> there were actions described in this report that i consider unacceptable and

unrepresentative. i am ordering over 40 corrective actions to address all of those things in a way that's robust and serious, and we're determined to learn the lessons from this report and make sure the fbi emerges from this even better and stronger. >> reporter: attorney general barr is blasting the russia probe's origins saying the justice department and the fbi launched an intrusive investigation of a u.s. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions that were insufficient to justify the steps taken. barr has launched a separate investigation that is now criminal. but the fbi director telling me he agrees with the ig's finding, that the launch was in fact legal. pierre thomas, abc news, at fbi headquarters. >> our thanks to pierre. you saw it raining behind pierre. turning to the weather, parts of the south are getting snow today, but here in the northeast mild and rain. >> that snowstorm tore through the northwest causing this 50-car pileup near des moines. >> duluth, minnesota, is experiencing its fourth snowiest start to the winter ever.

no snow today but frigid temperatures. >> let's get details from accuweather's adam del rosso. good morning, adam. >> good tuesday morning. another wet and warm day across the northeast. once this front pushes eastward, though, we've got some big changes as we head into tonight and tomorrow. this arctic blast bringing in some much colder air. that's going to change some of that rain to snow as we head into tonight, could make for a slick morning commute on wednesday. we've already got that colder air in place across the central u.s. st. louis only into the mid-30s for our highs today after being in the mid-50s yesterday. into the pacific northwest, another storm making its way onshore, bringing some rainshowers as we head into the afternoon. kenneth, toni. >> adam, thank you. now breaking overnight, we've learned nine americans were on that new zealand island when the volcano erupted. >> also overnight, officials say they are launching a criminal investigation into the disaster. five people are known dead, eight people are still missing, and officials don't expect to find them alive. >> reconnaissance flights have not seen any signs of life on

the island. more than 30 people were injured, most with burns, and some may not survive. the fbi says it's found no link between a cyber attack on the city of pensacola, florida, and the attack of a naval air station there. city officials became aware of the cyber attack early saturday just hours after three sailors were killed. they say the city's email and electronic services will be down indefinitely. meantime, investigators believe the saudi air force member behind the shootings posted an anti-american rant quoting osama bin laden on twitter shortly before the attack. sources say he filed a complaint in april against an instructor who he said mocked his moustache. a woman from california is the latest parent who's agreed to plea guilty as part of the college admissions scandal. karen littlefair of newport beach is accused of paying $9,000 to have online classes taken on her son's behalf. those classes helped him graduate from georgetown university. prosecutors say they will recommend a four-month sentence

for littlefair and a fine. an arizona man is taking a stand against emotional support pets. >> he has registered a beehive as a support animal. david cower said he did it to show too many people are faking their need for psychological help for four or two-legged friends. >> he wanted to highlight the fact that emotional support animals don't need to be registered anywhere. they do have to be medically recommended. so, has it gotten out of control? that's my rhetorical question, because yes, it's out of control. i do know that there are people who need these emotional support animals. >> it's a serious thing, totally. >> there are a lot of people who do not. so he's like, let me get a beehive, get some bees in this. >> i thought i saw everything. i did know in college a girl who had a porcupine -- a hedgehog, i apologize. >> like sonic the hedgehog? >> yes. beehives? hey. >> yeah, seems a little bit too much.

there are some lawmakers like in michigan who proposed a bill to crack down on phony emotional support animals. so many people are talking about this guy with the bee, some would say there's a lot of buzz about it. >> ha. >> i'll give credit to that one, will ganss said that earlier in a midnight meeting and i was like, i'm going to use it. thanks, will, we appreciate it. who's up for this year's golden globes? first the new reporting on the sudden death of rapper juice wrld and the tribute paid overnight in chicago. the case of the stolen van packed with dozens of rescue dogs. what we're just now learning this morning. i'm alex trebek, here to tell you about the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. a price you can afford,

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police in oakland, california, say they've recovered a van that was stolen and its precious cargo. >> yeah, the van belonged to a pet transport business and was carrying two dozen dogs. the vehicle was stolen late sunday or early monday from a hotel parking lot about 25 miles away. a man who police say was trying to sell the dogs out of the van was arrested. it's believed several dogs were missing. those still in the van appear to be in good shape. chicago police are looking into the death of rapper juice wrld. >> he died sunday after suffering seizures and going into cardiac arrest as police were searching his luggage inside a private hangar in midway airport. and last night he was remembered by the community he loved. robin olgas of our chicago station has more. >> he was always figuring out ways to be able to give back to our organization. because he felt we gave so much to him.

>> reporter: tonight's 21st annual toy drive hosted by charitable group 100 black men of chicago. >> one of your mentees, the passing, the tragic passing of juice wrld -- >> reporter: takes a moment to remember one of its mentees, jerrold higgins, known as rapper juice wrld. higgins spent years with their organization as a teenager and as his star was rising and he attended various charitable events he never forgot where he came from. juice wrld, seen here on jimmy kimmel last year, rose to fame quickly after graduating from homewood-flossmoor high school in 2017. he died after falling unconscious at midway airport. his death now the focus of a chicago police investigation after higgins landed in chicago where federal agents and police were waiting for his entourage. police found more than 40 sealed bags of pot, six bottles of liquid codeine, and three guns. as a search was going on, police say higgins collapsed, suffered a seizure, and a homeland security officer gave him narcan. he died at the hospital. >> for this to happen, i just feel so bad, so sad for the

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elton john's brand-new hit for his movie "rocketman" is just one of the nominees for the golden globe awards. >> will ganss is here with more this morning. good morning, will, what do you got? >> here comes award season, it's my time of the year. not a single broadcast tv show earned a nomination this year. don't worry, the star power at this year's globes is more than golden than ever before. it's a battle of hollywood royalty at this year's golden globes. >> i can guarantee you are underestimating me. >> reporter: jennifer versus reese. the king versus the ice queen.

♪ into the unknown >> reporter: continuing her own reign of the golden globes, meryl streep picking up her record-setting 34th nomination for "big little lies." a good reason to, ahem, freak out. >> ahhh! >> reporter: but other globes dynasties coming to an end this year. "game of thrones" only picking up one nod for its final season, kit harington for best actor in a television drama. after its impressive showing at this year's emmy awards, no love for ava duvernay's "when they see us." on the film front, robert de niro shut out, but his movie "the irishman" picked up five other nominations among them scorsese for director, pacino and pesci for supporting actor. that movie along with "marriage story" helping netflix round out an incredible year, coming out on top in both film and tv nominations. an amazing year for netflix but critics quick to point out this year's golden snub, the hollywood foreign press

association, which r golden globes, drawing criticism for not recognizing women behind the camera. >> best director, motion picture -- >> reporter: with an all-male lineup of nominees despite a string of critically acclaimed films directed by females. this problem isn't a new one for the globes. >> here to present the award for best director. >> and here are the all male nominees. >> reporter: that of course is natalie portman in the 2018 golden globes, throwing a little bit of shade, appropriately so. in the 77-year history of the globes only five women have been nominated for best director. barbra streisand the last to take home the prize 35 years ago. >> just incredible. there's a lot to celebrate when it comes to the golden globes. >> of course. >> meryl streep, her performance in "big little lies," epic already give her all the awards. for others, these women directors, for when they see us, women of color, madea, regina king.

lupita nyong'o, where are all the nominations, folks? get it together, hollywood foreign press. king. lupita nyong'o, where are all the nominations, folks? get it together, hollywood foreign press.

time for "the mix." so we told you, remember, about time for "the mix." so we told you, remember, about art basil in miami and the whole big banana that sold for like $100,000 or whatever it was, this piece of art, duct tape and all. apparently popeye's said, hey, we'd like to edge our way into popular things that are happening.

so we've got the popular chicken sandwich there from popeye's after the fast food chain partnered with gallery urban art to display a piece called "the sandwich." now i would eat that. i would tear that right off the wall and go to town on that one. >> that looks good. a little hot sauce extra on there. >> that one selling for $120,000. wait, wait, wait, there's more. $120,399. >> hope there's soda with that or something. now, look at this. i have pigeons wearing tiny cowboy hats. they were spotted in las vegas. look at this. they were sporting small cowboy hats by robert lee, who recorded this footage and posted the video on his facebook page. local news outlets have reported that a pigeon advocate and rescue group lofty hopes is worried about the pigeons. the cowboy hats may have a negative impact on pigeons. the group is working to track them down and take off the hats. imagine stepping outside and seeing pigeons with the cowboy hats. >> what about the carrier pigeons and putting notes -- they like to carry stuff, right? >> they've got a little style but it's getting mixed reviews. >> this is not getting mixed reviews. paw-traits. not portraits but paw-traits. which means more animals. people dressing up their animals

renaissance style. >> oh, i love it. >> look at that kitty right there, jack. yeah, we've got a team of artists offering up these adoring pet parents the opportunity to give their fur babies the royal treatment with these paw-traits. >> i wonder how much they go for. >> probably like a lot, like the chicken sandwich and that banana. it's pretty cool, right? >> i would love it. that would be an amazing christmas gift. >> there you go. you might have to come back so i can give to it you. >> speaking of pets, in petsmart you see a lot of doggies and cats. >> they let all pets just walk into the store, right? >> keyword all pets. a police force in slidell went christmas shopping at the local petsmart. the department mounted unit took a trip to the store where the officer led his horse into the store to shop. chesney is staying outside, the other one went in. misfit can be seen browsing the

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this morning on "world news now," the de this morning on "world news now," the deadly volcanic eruption in new zealand. nine americans were on that island when the volcano began to spew ash and steam. as search and recovery efforts continue for people who are missing, hear why a criminal investigation is under way. breaking overnight, articles of impeachment against president trump are set to be unveiled today and the articles focused on and what could happen before christmas. new this half hour, chaos in the cockpit. pilots of a passenger reporting smoke, fearing there was a fire. a reporter is blasting a man who says she says slapped her bottom on live tv. her message and what's happening to him. and it's vanna's turn at the wheel. for the first time in nearly

four decades vanna white stepped into pat sajak's shoes on "wheel of fortune." of course a little help from minnie mouse and a dash of that disney magic. that's in "the skinny" on this tuesday, december 10th. good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. vanna white, she was stellar. >> i agree. >> stellar, incredible, to step in like that, just like toni collins stepping in for janai norman. you women are just powerful, incredible. i'm always impressed. >> teamwork, it's teamwork. >> i will say, i've had a few women guest co-hosts here and i'm always impressed by all of them. >> we're impressed by you. >> oh, thanks, you can come back any time. >> thank you. let's get to some news. we begin with new details coming from new zealand about the volcano disaster there. >> details are still sketchy because it's too dangerous to send emergency teams to the island where the volcano erupted but we know nine of the 47 people on the island were americans.

>> five people are known dead. some of the injured may not survive. overnight new zealand announced a criminal investigation. abc's james longman has more. >> reporter: a terrifying escape for tourists fleeing this massive volcanic eruption that came close to killing them. watch the cloud burst across the water towards their speeding boat. tour guides begging them to get to safety. >> go inside, go inside! >> reporter: the sudden eruption hit just after 2:00 p.m. on new zealand's white island. volcanic ash spewing 12,000 feet into the air. 47 people were on the island when the volcano erupted. some coming from a royal caribbean cruise ship. look at this group of people inside the crater. this image taken minutes before the explosion. new zealand officials saying at least five are confirmed dead, more than 30 were rescued, some severely burned. several americans among the

missing. >> it is now clear that there were two groups on the island. those who were able to be evacuated and those who were close to the eruption. >> reporter: tourist michael shade shooting this video. he'd just left the island with his family 20 minutes earlier, capturing these images of a group huddleon a pie desperate for safety. a wrecked helicopter visible in the ash behind them, the whereabouts of its passengers unknown. >> we do not believe anybody else has survived the explosion. >> reporter: two weeks ago scientists reported an increase in gases and small volcanic tremors. it's long been known as an unpredictable volcano, so big questions over why tourists are still being allowed to climb it. a second eruption is possible, which may mean if there are bodies on the island, it may be very difficult to retrieve them. james longman, abc news in london. parts of the midwest are enduring the coldest temperatures of the season. >> a snowstorm which has already hit the midwest is on the move but not before causing many crashes like this pileup in omaha.

>> 120 miles east in des moines, interstate 80 was closed for hours by this 50-car pileup. >> wow, just a mess there. as you see, the traffic slow on one side, not even moving on the other. there is a weather dividing line running pretty much along the blue ridge mountains. west of it there's snow. to the east it will be mild and rainy today but the snow storms reach the eastern seaboard after midnight. to the white house where president trump and russia's foreign minister will meet in the oval office a day after a long-awaited report found the fbi was justified in opening the investigation into russia in 2016. the justice department's inspector general uncovered no evidence of political bias, spying or a deep state conspiracy, undercutting claims by president trump. but the report criticized agents for serious errors and omissions in handling the probe. fbi director christopher wray told abc news he agrees with the findings, while attorney general william barr denounced the

report. breaking overnight from capitol hill, democrats are poised to unveil at least two articles of impeachment against president trump this morning. four more charges are expected to zero in on abuse of power and obstruction. word of the announcement follows a combative day-long hearing where both sides delivered final arguments ahead of a looming impeachment vote.mary bruce wit. >> reporter: the high-stakes closing arguments were explosive from the start. >> it's outrageous that we're trying to remove a president with a kangaroo court like this. >> reporter: the president's defenders eager to delay, objecting to what they say is an unfair process. >> overrule the witness -- >> bang it harder, it still doesn't make the point. you're not doing it right. >> reporter: for house democrats the hearing the last chance to make their case as they prepare articles of impeachment. >> president trump's persistent and continuing effort to coerce a foreign country to help him cheat to win an election is a clear and present danger to our free and fair elections and to

our national security. >> reporter: the republican counsel steven castor argues there's no proof trump was seeking to help himself in the 2020 election. >> very simply, the evidence in the democrats' impeachment inquiry does not support the conclusion that president trump abused his power for his own personal political benefit. >> reporter: castor defended the president's demand that ukraine investigate joe biden, refusing to concede trump would have seen biden as a political threat. >> would you agree joe biden was a leading democratic contender to face president trump in 2020? >> i wouldn't agree with that. >> you disagree. sir, it's your testimony -- >> it's too early. >> -- that president trump did not view president biden to be a legitimate contender? >> i don't know what president trump believed or didn't believe but it's too early. >> reporter: republicans say democrats are rushing the process. >> because we don't have a crime, we don't have anything we

can actually pin, nobody understands really what the majority's trying to do except that basically make sure they believe the president can't win next year if he's impeached. >> reporter: democrats say the president's actions have left them no choice. >> i want to be absolutely clear. the integrity of our next election is at stake. nothing could be more urgent. >> reporter: democrats are now preparing the articles of impeachment, setting up a final vote in the house sometime next week, meaning by christmas president trump will likely have become the third american president in history to be impeached. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. amazon is accusing president trump of costing it a $10 billion pentagon contract. in a newly unsealed lawsuit the company claims trump influenced a decision to pass on amazon web services and give the contract to microsoft instead. amazon says the president acted because of a personal vendetta against amazon and its founder, jeff bezos, who also owns "the amazon's suit seeks to have the contract revisited. the pentagon says the decision about the contract was made fairly. this next story i have to do

in front of an espn pro. so, here we go, in sports, week 14 of the nfl in philadelphia the giants' eli manning looked good for a half against the eagles in his first start since september leading new york to a 17-3 lead which the g-men coughed up in the second half. philly scored the game's final 20 points, including the game-winning touchdown in overtime. eagles said, we'll take it. they got the win 23-17. toni, how did i do? >> come back with me to "sportscenter," i'm begging you. >> only if i can bring my producer like jack over there that can write like that. jack, thanks for that script. >> i think that was a craig script. >> oh, that was a craig? sorry, craig. sorry, craig. >> you did really well. >> g-men coughed up? jack, you really liked that line, didn't you? all right, in high school, megan rapinoe was voted most likely to be famous. >> yeah. >> now the captain of the world cup champion u.s. women's soccer

team in "sports illustrated" sportsperson of 2019. >> rapinoe is only the fourth woman to receive the honor on her own in 66 years. it comes at the end of a year when she and her teammates won their second straight title, battled the u.s. soccer federation for equal pay, and rapinoe herself had a social media fight with president trump. so congrats to miss megan rapinoe there, she's had a very good year. >> she does and she has and she enjoys the moment, you can see. >> yes, definitely. coming up, the fight that has smoke in the cockpit twice -- the flight that is, that had smoke in the cockpit twice and a cracked windshield. plus remembering the fearless athlete who inspired the ice bucket challenge. first the apparent on-camera assault that's now gone viral and can now land the runner in some serious legal trouble. first the apparent on-camera assault that's now gone viral and can now land the runner in some serious legal trouble. and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget

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two snowmobile riders are two snowmobile riders are lucky to be alive this morning after they were caught in an avalanche near the idaho similar utah border. the slide only ran about 100 feet but it was 15 feet deep. one of them was partially buried with only his leg sticking out. the other used his air bag to stay atop of the snow. their friends dug them out after

some anxious moments. thankfully everyone is okay. here in the east, some tense moments played out on an international flight from montreal to hartford, connecticut. >> the pilots initiated an emergency landing after reporting smoke in the cockpit. here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: that's the air canada plane on the ground after some harrowing moments in the sky. smoke in the cockpit, not once, but twice, on a flight from montreal. >> the smoke has come back, there's a lot of smoke in the cockpit. >> reporter: that wasn't all. the pilots reporting the windshield cracked as well. >> expect about a 15-minute delay, we have an emergency inbound runway 24. might shut down the runway. >> reporter: bradley airway rolled out emergency crews when the pilots requested that emergency landing. >> all units be advised. there was a fire in the cockpit. >> reporter: the plane, operated by jazz aviation, was heading to bradley near hartford and decided to continue. >> we've got that emergency on the ground. >> reporter: air canada has confirmed 15 passengers were on

board the twin prop plane. no injuries were reported. so far no word on what caused the smoke those two separate times or what cracked the windshield in that plane. david kerley, abc news, reagan national airport. >> thank you, david. charges may be filed in an apparent on-camera sex assault that's gone viral. >> reporter alex bozarijan was live during a race in georgia saturday when a male runner appears to slap her rear end. she was stunned but managed to finish the segment. she later posted a message to the man on twitter which says quote you violated, objectified, and embarrassed me. no woman should ever have to put up with this at work or anywhere. >> obviously and for the obvious reasons for us, we were out raged. when you see this piece of video -- we've been in those situations. for me, local news reporter for years, and there have been incidents where, you know, people go crazy for some reason when a camera is on and camera

lights. you've got this guy, who yes, an apparent and alleged sexual assault, some are outright calling it a sexual assault or an assault on this person. >> on camera. >> it's on camera. and obviously it's being looked at right now. there's ramifications most likely. it's up to the reporter as well, apparently, according to the police. but a lot of times journalists don't want to be the center of the story, so likely this reporter will take a different road and say, you know, obviously just don't do it again, whatever. i don't know, i don't want to speak for her, but just seeing that video, disappointing, and that person's an idiot. when we come back what vanna white just did for the first time ever on "wheel of fortune." our first look at the new "ghostbusters" movie trailer. at the new "ghostbusters" movie trailer. that trap odors and release them back into the room. so, try febreze fabric refresher febreze finds odors trapped in fabrics

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"skinny" time starting with a milestone for miss vanna white and minnie mouse on "wheel of fortune."

the iconic letter board for the show and right into the shoes of host pat sajak, who's recovering from emergency surgery for a blocked intestine, but it wasn't without a few hiccups. >> i'm going to give the wheel a final spine. that wheel is heavy. oh no! my first spin, look at that. oh no, i'm looking at the wrong arrow. how do you do this show? >> oh, fans can expect to see white host through december 20th. then we'll get a series of sajak's presurgery taped episodes through the holidays before white returns to host for just a few days in january. and i think she looked incredible, she sounded incredible, she was commanding as host, she did an incredible job, yes. i love -- you know, after that many years of doing that one role, and obviously witnessing the other, but she stepped right into it. >> yeah.

>> she was awesome, i loved it. all right, next to your girl, beyonce. the new cover girl for "elle" magazine. >> she learns fast, she knows queen bey is supreme around here. beyonce gracing the cover of "elle" january 2020 issue as she debuts her new gender-neutral line. soundtrack "this is my move forever." from the "lion king" soundtrack. this is my mood forever. all the pictures that i see right here, that's my mood walking around here at abc. >> it really is, he's not lying. inside the magazine she's posing in several everyday locations like the beauty salon. >> beyonce says the most stressful thing for her is balancing work and life, making sure she is present for her kids, also making time for date nights with husband jay-z, who just celebrated his 50th birthday. >> man, you really do love them. >> yeah, definitely. >> what's really cool, she also touches on image, saying her body's confidence at an all-time high.

the star says children and maturity have taught her to feel more womanly, secure with her curves and value herself beyond her physical appearance. >> preach, beyonce, preach. she's just given us all our moods forever and we appreciate it. if you want to pick up that "elle" magazine, yeah, do it. next to our first peek at the first "ghostbusters: after life" trailer. >> if you're looking for a reboot of an '80s classic, you may be disappointed. >> why? >> it's not classic "ghostbusters" and more "stranger things." it takes the ghostbusting out of new york and straight into the heartland, but there are a few hints of the original story. >> it has a gunner's seat? >> "ecto 1:ghostbusters after life" hits theaters this summer.

you mentioned to take it from new york to the heartland, that's how things happen now. we've got to take it to the heartland. >> love it. all right, next to a very happy birthday to a hollywood legend. >> kirk douglas turned 103 yesterday amid a shower of well wishes and touching tributes from family members. >> among them this one from his son michael douglas who said, happy birthday, dad. you are a living legend and your entire family sends you all their love in their hearts. finally to a new headline about someone who's just a few years older than kirk douglas. >> it seems we cannot get enough of baby yoda, trademarked by our parent company disney. >> now, a die-hard "star wars" fan has launched an online petition for baby yoda to have his own emoji. >> that online petition on change.org has racked up more than 1,500 signatures. baby yoda. >> i love it.

>> the star of 2019 that we didn't even know we needed. coming up, the man who inspired the ice bucket challenge. you don't want to miss it. don't want to miss it.

♪ don't stop believing hold on to that feeling ♪ ♪ street life people oh oh don't stop believing is a fitting tribute to the man who inspired so many and shed a new spotlight on a debilitating disease that affects some 30,000 americans. >> we've all heard of the ice bucket challenge. this morning we're remembering the man who inspired it. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: it was the ice bucket challenge born five years ago, raising more than $220 million to fight lou gehrig's, to fight als. the idea simple. take the challenge, a bucket of ice, raise money. >> i'm proud to take the ice bucket challenge.

>> ice bucket challenge for als. >> reporter: bill gates, oprah, he atbc nfa. the new york city fire department got to me first. so much of it inspired by the story of one brave fighter. pete frates, a young college baseball star, captain of the team at boston college, diagnosed with als at 27. >> for a young guy like myself to be diagnosed, hopefully i can use my youth and the networks that i'm part of to promote some awareness. >> reporter: and he did, raising hundreds of millions for research, his wife julie holding the bucket. he kept fighting, he worked for his college baseball team. he walked his new bride julie down the aisle. he became a father to lucy. >> i've always kind of been -- a positive guy. for me it was, okay, here's what we're dealing with, let's go to

work. >> reporter: we vow to keep working in honor of pete frates, who died peacefully at just 34. inspiring so many with his strength. >> let's work together. let's find a cure. >> our thanks to david muir and to pete frates. reaction to the loss of pete frates, it is heating up on social media. >> from boston red sox slugger big papi ortiz sharing this image on instagram, you've changed the world, pete, i'm so very proud to have called you my friend. >> atlanta falcons quarterback matt ryan tweeting, today we lost an inspiration, a leader, a friend. >> frates' alma mater boston college tweeting out their condolences with this photo. >> an incredible man, we've shown so many videos of the ice bucket challenge, our own jack did the ice bucket challenge as well. >> yes, he did. >> there he is right there. inspired by pete as well. jack, you're looking good there. >> you know what, he leaves a

legacy of change.

breaking news in america this morning, articles of impeachment. lawmakers on capitol hill meeting into the tonight, the announcement they're making this morning about the charges about president trump and what happens next. also breaking this hour, volcano disaster. new details on the deadly eruption and the americans on that island when the disaster struck. this image showing people inside the crater. the tourist tragedy now sparking a criminal investigation. what we've learned about the people still missing. new controversy for the new england patriots. the team under investigation accused of videotaping another team's sideline. why the team says it had nothing to do with the game. end of the road.