festive is good enough. that's not too bad, a little perk there. >> alaska airlines says it will also be showing free holiday movies in flight. can i make a pitch for just showing free movies period? >> no kidding. what's your favorite holiday movie to watch? >> this christmas -- i'm guessing. wait, is there one called "this christmas"? >> the chris brown one? >> maybe so. he's not the main character in it. >> he's not any character. >> he's not the main character. i'm just saying. >> well, mine is "home alone 2:lost in new york." i've already watched it twice. >> oh, i thought you meant -- i guess they are. >> they both are. you want to vote on it, twitter? >> let us know. when we come back, a space race. >> another successful flight for a rocket that will one day take tourists into space. plus the lawsuit a family has filed in the wake of a death on a cruise ship. that's next on "world news now." wake of a death on a cruise ship.

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the booster rocket successfully landed back on the pad. the company plans another couple of spaceflights before putting people on board. there's a new development in the tragic case of that toddler who fell to her death from a cruise ship window right out of the arms of her grandfather. >> the family has now filed a lawsuit against royal caribbean. abc's victor oquendo has more from indiana where the family lives. >> reporter: the heartbroken family is suing royal caribbean saying the company is to blame for the death of their toddler chloe. >> we don't want this to happen to another family. i cannot even put into words what it's like to lose a child, especially in such a horrible way. >> reporter: in july the wiegand family was on this ship docked in puerto rico. chloe's grandfather was with her and put her near a wall of glass so she could tap on the window. but the window was open and chloe slipped out of his arms and fell.

>> we all sit here broken. but our family is strong and we will stay strong together. >> reporter: anello insisting he thought the window was closed. the wiegands standing by his side saying it was royal caribbean's fault. >> why were these windows left open? why is this like this? immediately we began asking these questions. they shouldn't have been like that. >> reporter: the wrongful death suit says royal caribbean was negligent and failed to adequately mark the windows and provide reasonably safe children entertainment areas. our hearts go out to the family for their tragic loss adding we have no comment on the civil filing. chloe's grandfather is fighting a negligent homicide charge in puerto rico. he's due back in court next week. victor oquendo, abc news, south bend, indiana. major league baseball had a panel of scientists look at why homers skyrocketed in 2019. >> the study says the baseballs were not juiced but they did have lower seams, which cut

down wind resistance. so maybe i can get a home run now. >> maybe. coming up, dwayne johnson and kevin hart together again. >> and this time they're joined by a couple of hollywood heavyweights. >> you're watching "world news now."

it's perhaps the hollywood it's perhaps the hollywood bromance for the ages. >> dwayne "the rock" johnson and kevin hart are now taking "jumanji" to a whole new level. >> welcome to jumanji! >> reporter: jumanji is next level. the original cast is back for another round, including kevin hart and dwayne johnson. but this time -- >> who are you? >> oh my god. you're spencer's grandfather. >> reporter: there are some new players. johnson and hart take on their most unique roles yet. danny devito and danny glover. >> hip sure feels good now. >> reporter: it's a recipe for some big laughs. we invited the leading men to the kitchen at the montage in cabo, mexico, for a guacamole contest. >> the special thing about my guac, first of all, i've been told all my food comes from a place of love. >> okay, you have to make it with love.

>> look at this. >> that actually looks really good. >> thank you, adrienne. say that again for kevin. >> it looks amazing. >> it looks amazing, thank you very much. >> let's let danny devito and danny glover try this out. >> how's it going? >> it's going really good. >> oh you guys. >> some of the best you're going to get. >> it really does look good. >> colorful. >> appetizing. >> are we in hell? >> i knew it. >> the classic danny devito accent, i think a lot of people would not expect that you'd be able to do that, but you just made it -- >> thank you, you're very kind. it was a lot of time spent with the guy. >> we blab, we just keep talking. >> i think my eyes are a different color. >> all of you is a different color. >> it was beautiful to see what kevin did with danny glover's cadence. were you laughing out loud watching him portray you? >> i was laughing out loud. i was rolling, i wasn't

laughing, yeah. >> this idea came up where, what if we embodied, you know, some legends? these are two men that we've adored and admired for so many years, and respected. we got really lucky. >> it was really, really special to watch. the interaction between the two of them as well. it instills a kind of relationship. and the beauty that you want people to feel when they come out of that theater, you know. >> i want to know if you've ever done a dwayne johnson impersonation. >> i -- i'll be bad. >> no. >> wow. how about -- how about a little bit of dwayne johnson. >> snap. >> look at that. >> did it happen? >> reporter: adrienne bankert, abc news. >> danny glover, danny devito, kevin hart, dwayne "the rock" johnson. all on the same couch? i love those guys.

>> "jumanji: next level" hits theaters on friday. coming up, how axe body spray forced the evacuation of a school bus. >> you're watching "world news now."

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time for "this happened." we know when it comes to middle school boys -- >> they stink. >> they stink, might not take the showers regularly. >> the showers. >> may not take them daily. >> they turn on the shower water but just standing there till mom has to check. >> they use a little, you know, buffer. >> they use a lot of buffer to cover it up. >> apparently in manatee county, florida, a school bus had to be evacuated because someone used too much axe body spray. >> uh-huh. students had to get off the bus because of the strong odor. >> get off the bus, get off the bus, get off the bus.

>> no one was transported to the hospital, so that's good news. they were checked out by local e.m.s. >> boys, stop using so much axe body spray. >> if you smell that bad, you just need to shower. >> step away from the axe, don't listen to those commercials. >> that's like bedroom, room spray. >> the commercials where you spray the axe -- >> and the girls follow you. >> like right on you? no. >> right on you. okay, so festive christmas lights? hang them up all around your house, even on your yard? what about on your tree? not your tree, i'm sorry, your car. >> they're supposed to be on the tree. >> right, not on your car, necessarily. but that's how this person wanted to celebrate and it got them pulled over. washington state patrol warning drivers not to get too festive. you see there, that's a bicycle rack. the lights are up -- that's a cute idea, i like when the cars have -- >> yeah, i thought it was -- especially down in florida. people decorate their cars all

types of things. from political stuff to whatever they want. >> animals. >> animals. but this happened. the driver was actually let go without a warning. so there you go. >> good. also this happened. a brazen squirrel. >> porch pirate. >> was able to steal an amazon package. yep. >> excuse me! >> there you go. there you go, porch pirate. >> what do you think was in there that the squirrel smelled and wanted? >> i don't know but probably drove him nuts when he got in there. >> this story is nutty. >> probably peanut butter related. also spam fries. >> oh! >> as soon as he heard spam fries -- >> i knew exactly -- oh, those look delicious. give me all the sauces. >> really? >> sauces. >> you think it's good? >> you can fry up anything, i'll eat it. >> i don't know. >> fry it on up, give me them spam fries. >> you guys remember when kenneth popped open that spam can with the knife? >> popped it right open.

>> all right, south carolina. >> gimme some kranch. >> show us

this morning on "world news now," bidding farewell to the victims of a deadly shooting rampage. as loved ones in new jersey are coming togetr to grieve, investigators are revealing one suspect had anti-jewish and anti-police postings on social media. in washington, lawmakers have taken the first steps toward voting on articles of impeachment against president trump. the debate going late into the night. democrats saying it's their duty to stop what they call the president's crime spree. one republican calling the process quote hot garbage. also this morning the search for victims of the new zealand volcano eruption. as officials label the volcano highly volatile, we're learning about four victims with ties to the u.s. and what exactly is being done to help those severely burned. plus one of the most expensive homes in the u.s. is

off the market. it came with a nine-figure price tag. who bought it? where is it located? ahead on this wednesday, december 12th. from abc news in new york, this is "world news now" with janai norman and kenneth moton. good morning, everyone. >> 12/12. >> it is 12/12, isn't it? >> yeah, happy thursday. >> what'd you do with 12/12 last night? >> we were in that meeting. >> talking about our stories of the meeting, what fun we were going to have this morning. happy 12/12, everyone. >> nice suit. >> are you being nice on 12/12? is that a thing? >> it's all fake. >> can't wait for 1/1, 2/2. >> thank you for joining us. >> thank you. we do have to get to some news. very emotional and sad news, that emotional aftermath of the carnage in jersey city, new jersey. >> this is new video of

thousands of mourners filling the streets of williamsburg, brooklyn, just miles away from where tuesday's mayhem ended. residents carried the casket of moshe deutsch. in jersey city crowds gathered to remember the wife of the store owner mindy ferencz. 24-year-old deutsche and 31-year-old ferencz were killed inside the supermarket, along with 49-year-old store employee miguel rodriguez. we start with disturbing images showing why police say the suspects targeted the jewish-owned business. here's abc's adrienne bankart. >> reporter: we have chilling surveillance video that captures the horror at that kosher market in new jersey in what police say was a targeted attack. both suspects slowly emerging from a stolen u-haul van before one of them aims a high-powered rifle at the store and opens fire. >> there were multiple other people on the street, so there were many other targets available to them that they bypassed to attack that place.

so it was clearly -- that was their target and they intended to harm people inside. >> reporter: police say the two gunned down the owner, mindy ferencz, mother of five, an employee, douglas rodriguez, and a customer, moshe deutsch. >> a few hundred bullets went into the body of a 24-year-old child. how can we as a community, as people, bear that? >> reporter: one person in the market was injured but survived the hail of bullets that terrorized jersey city for hours. the suspects killed in the gun battle identified as 50-year-old francine graham, 47-year-old david anderson. sources tell abc news that anderson recently made anti-semitic posts online. it started when detective joe seals, investigating the murder of an uber driver, encountered the suspects at this cemetery. police say they killed the officer, a father of five, driving a mile to that jewish market at just after noon.

for more than three hours in a standoff with heavily armed officers. >> felt like we were at war, it sounded like desert storm, like we were at war. >> reporter: police ramming the store with an armored truck, the bodies of the suspects and victims found inside. authorities did recover a pipe bomb and religious writings from that stolen u-haul. the suspects believed to be members of the black israelites, considered by the fbi to be a domestic terror group known for anti-jewish and anti-police views. police pointing to the bravery of the officers, including two patrolmen, first at the scene and wounded. >> could have been far deadlier. the reason it was not is due to the heroism of the men and women of the jersey city police department. >> reporter: we're learning more about the criminal history of one of the suspects, david anderson, criminal offenses including weapons charges. adrienne bankert, abc news, jersey city, new jersey. now to washington where the house judiciary panel is

expected to vote today to send articles of impeachment to the full house. >> the committee kicked off debate last night taking sides along party lines on whether president trump should be removed from office for abuse of power and obstruction of congress. democrats say the president betrayed the nation by holding up aid to pressure a foreign power to do his political bidding. fellow republicans blasted the dems say they just don't like the president. the government watchdog who found the origin of the russia investigation was justified and unbiased is defending his report. the inspector general was grilled on capitol hill by lawmakers on this both sides, seizing on the portions of his report to back their views. he found no evidence of a deep state or spying, but made it clear that the report does not vindicate anyone. abc's pierre thomas has more. >> reporter: on capitol hill, the justice department's inspector general, michael horowitz, defending his conclusion that the fbi was justified in launching its investigation into russia and the trump campaign.

>> we did not find documentary or testimonial evidence that indicated political bias or improper motivation. >> reporter: that conclusion now under attack from the attorney general william barr himself. barr also insisting the fbi may have acted in bad faith. >> did you show this report to attorney general barr before it was released? >> yeah, as standard process, we provide this to the attorney general and to the fbi director. >> did he suggest any changes? >> he didn't suggest any changes. >> did attorney general barr provide any evidence that caused you to alter this key finding that the fbi investigation had an adequate predicate? >> no, we stand by our finding. >> reporter: president trump tweeting from the white house, they spied on my campaign. >> and you didn't find a deep state conspiracy against candidate or president trump? >> as to the opening, we found no -- no bias, no testimonial or documentary evidence on that.

>> reporter: but horowitz did have tough words for the fbi saying they made basic fundamental and serious errors in the investigation, withholding evidence that could have weakened their case. >> i think the activities we found here don't vindicate anybody who touched this. >> reporter: he cited one fbi attorney who altered documents in order to get a surveillance warrant for trump campaign associate carter page. >> is it kind of off the charts bad? >> it's pretty bad. >> reporter: horowitz was quite firm saying again and again he stands by everything in his report and said he did not take the job to be popular. pierre thomas, abc news, at the justice department. >> our thanks to pierre there in washington. and the house has passed a bipartisan defense policy bill that gives all federal employees 12 weeks of paid parental leave for the first time. >> democrats got republicans to support the provision by agreeing to the creation of space force, which is a top military priority for president trump. the measure is expected to pass the senate and the president has said he will sign it. today the white house is

holding a summit on child care and paid family leave. governors, lawmakers, and business leaders are coming together to discuss various approaches for more affordable accommodations. now overseas to new zealand where officials say the volcano that erupted monday remains highly volatile. they're waiting until tomorrow morning local time to begin an operation to recover eight bodies that are still on the island. scientists say there's still at least a 40% chance of another eruption over the next 24 hours. meantime the u.s. is filling a request from new zealand for those severely burned by the volcano's super-hot ash and gas. the u.s. is sending nearly 1,300 square feet of skin grafts to help more than two dozen people whose bodies are at least 30% burned. we've learned a pair of teenage brothers are among the eight people confirmed dead. matthew and ben holingder were born in the chicago area but were living in australia with their parents, who remain unaccounted for.

in britain it's election day, voters going to the polls. today's vote has been dubbed the brexit election because the biggest issue has been the uk's looming exit from the european union. polls say prime minister boris johnson's conservative party will come out the winners. if that happens, johnson says he will take britain out of the eu at the end of next month. one of the most expensive homes ever sold in the u.s. is off the market. >> congratulations. >> thank you. i'm a homeowner now. >> the estate called chartwell in the bel air section of los angeles has been purchased by rupert murdoch's son lachlan. the 10-acre estate had been on the market since 2017, originally listed at $350 million. murdoch got it for the bargain price of $150 million, the second-highest sale price in u.s. history. the mansion was used in the credits of the '60s sitcom "the beverly hillbillies."

>> oh my goodness, i love that show. ♪ come listen to the story about a man named jed ♪ ♪ a poor mountaineer who can barely keep his family fed ♪ >> he had it ready for you. >> pete in audio, he knew i loved that "beverly hillbillies." that crude came bubbling right on up. the floor director knows it too. jack, you love "the beverly hillbillies"? >> i have to admit i have never seen an episode of "the beverly hillbillies." >> oil, that is, black texas -- black texas tea -- >> good lord. good lord. >> hillbillies around here. >> sitting right next to one. coming up, the worldwide reaction to the announcement of this year's "time" person of the year. first the court appearance for harvey weinstein and word of an eight-figure settlement with dozens of his accusers. the doorbell camera that captured the moment a florida

woman's mercedes was stolen. wait till you hear how that woman was able to foil the theft remotely. you're watching "world news now." news now."

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even wit even with alerts from a video doorbell, a miami woman couldn't prevent thieves from driving off with her car. the doorbell camera there caught them pulling out of her driveway with her boyfriend in hot pursuit. the woman was able though to shut off the car's engine remotely using a feature on her cell phone. that's when the would-be thieves really had no choice but to ditch her car and take off on foot. >> wow. what started as a traffic stop in north carolina ended with the seizure of about $3 million hidden inside barrels filled with raw pork. >> investigators say that because of a police dogs alert they searched the inside of a big rig and found the cash wrapped in cellophane. they say they believe the money came from drug sales in the area and was headed for mexico. back here at home, turning now to another big number, $47 million. >> that is the size of the settlement we're hearing about involving disgraced hollywood mogul harvey weinstein and more than 30 of his accusers.

here's abc's eva filber. >> reporter: a frail harvey weinstein hobbling into court, his bail raised to $5 million after prosecutors say he violated his ankle bracelet monitoring rules dozens of times. just hours later word of a $47 million settlement with dozens of his accusers. a source briefed on the deal says after attorney fees about $31 million will be shared among more than 30 women who have accused weinstein of sexual misconduct ranging from harassment to rape. weinstein is not required to admit to any wrongdoing, and the money would reportedly be paid by his studio's insurance company, not out of weinstein's own pocket. the disgraced producer is now preparing for his trial in january on charges of rape and sexual harassment of two women. one of them, mimi haleyi, says weinstein forced himself on her in 2006 when she was working as a production assistant. >> women have the right to say no.

a no is a no regardless of the circumstances. and i told harvey no. >> the two women in the criminal case are not a party to this establishment. weinstein has pleaded not guilty and has consistently denied any allegations of nonconsensual sex with anyone. there's still other accusers who are not part of this settlement. >> all right, our thanks to eva pilgrim. rapper asap rocky has returned to sweden in a makeshift jail cell. >> he performed in stockholm last night, his first trip to the country after avoiding substantial jail time after an assault conviction this summer. the show included him and his dance crew performing in a cage. part of the show's proceeds were donated to a swedish refugee support group. coming up next half hour, the new warning about those web-based home surveillance cameras. the georgia woman who claims a hacker was not only able to spy on her through her home camera but harass her through the speaker. first "time" magazine's new person of the year. that's next on "world news now."

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magazine ♪ well, there is nothing quite like being on the cover of a magazine. >> oh, you been on a few? >> one or two. >> yeah, i'm still waiting for my big break. >> keep waiting. but, i mean, you know, there are magazines, then there are like magazines. >> yes, and this morning we're hearing just who's about to grace the cover of the most important issue of the year for "time" magazine. will ganss is here to tell us all about it. >> yes, that's right. good morning, you guys. good morning to all of you. this morning greta thunberg shatters a record nearly a century old. the 16-year-old climate change activist becomes the youngest individual ever named person of the year. before her, 25-year-old charles lindbergh was the youngest named person of the year in 1927. here's how greta did it. >> my message is that we'll be watching you. >> reporter: everyone watching as greta thunberg was named "time" magazine's 2019 person of

the year. electrified the world in a speech at the u.n. >> we are in the beginning of a mass extinction, and all you can talk about is money and fairytales of eternal economic growth. how dare you. >> reporter: thunberg, "time's" youngest person of the year ever. at 16 she's credited with starting a global movement, traveling by boat and train to reduce her carbon footprint. her global strike remains the largest climate demonstration in human history. thunberg, who has asperger's, explaining why that's an asset in the fight against climate change. >> if you're on the autism spectrum, that makes you different. especially in a crisis like this we need to think outside the box, we need people who think differently. >> reporter: she's met with the pope and sparred with president trump, who mocked her on twitter. with "time" announcing her person of the year the president's son calling her a teen being used as a marketing gimmick.

others online praising the decision, brava, greta, i hope we all follow your lead. but the award went to thunberg, who represents the rising voice of younger generations, affecting more than just climate change around the world. like the hong kong protesters and the parkland students turned activists. thunberg says she shares this honor with climate activists everywhere, and it's amazing to think this all started when she decided to skip school at just age 15 to protest in front of the swedish parliament building, and she did that all by herself. >> just an incredible young woman. also another businessperson of the year, the businessperson of the year -- >> in the family. >> -- our chief executive bob iger. >> we were just talking about his book. i don't know if you've read it. "ride of a lifetime." i just finished it. it was actually really interesting to read about the walt disney company and how abc news is such a small piece of this huge global company. >> very small. >> i loved the artwork in that

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♪ it's time for "the mix" and we are starting with question of the upcoming ♪ it's time for "the mix" and we are starting with question of the upcoming season. >> 'tis the season. >> i mean -- >> when we say 'tis the season -- >> not according to the calendar. >> no, 'tis the season, it's christmas, holiday, hanukkah, kwanzaa. >> it's not winter. >> festivus for the rest of us, 'tis the season. >> is there a santa? >> apparently you can google it. >> if you've got some kids up, put them to bed. >> we're about to get into some real dark, seedy underbelly, people want to know. >> that's what kids are googling. >> 1.1 million children learn online that st. nick, you know, may not be what they thought.

>> and so to be clear, because look, i raised the point in our meeting, if a kid is up and googling, typing into the search bar "is there a santa claus question mark," honey, you should have told them already. >> honey. for the kids who are asking siri or alexa, they get grounded. >> is siri selling out santa? siri, who is santa claus? hey, siri, who is santa claus? >> santa claus, also known as father christmas, st. nicholas, kris kringle, is a legendary figure -- >> hey, siri, be quiet. hey, siri, is santa claus real? >> sorry, i didn't quite catch that, could you please repeat it? >> hey, siri, is santa claus real? >> let me put it this way. i get a lot of requests from the

north pole asking who's been naughty or nice. >> oh, well. there you go. >> siri answers the question like your lying friend who you know you've got caught out and they're like, wait, can you repeat that, what was the question? >> you want siri to vouch for you when the parents have questions. how about this, an airport put up a christm tree made with confiscated items, contraband. oh, scissors. >> that looks like a gun. >> that is a gun. apparently this is in lithuania. >> where did they all get those same pairs of scissors? >> maybe they color them or something like that. >> maybe that's it. >> popeye's was all the rage this year. >> they're trying to keep it going as long as possible. look at these ugly sweaters popeye's got. >> those are not ugly, those are nice-looking sweaters right there. >> oh my gosh. speaking of sweaters, some really big sweaters. >> "mooove" over for this, you want to see that right there. those are nice christmas sweaters by the cows. >> those are blankets. >> they are "udderly" adorable. that's in jersey? >> jersey? >> oh, wait -- oh, in britain.

as in the britain -- okay. i didn't know there was a jersey in

this morning on "world news now," the impeachment battle going late into the night and picking back up this morning. as lawmakers get ready for a critical vote today, hear why they were on capitol hill till nearly midnight. new this morning we're getting our first look at the debris from the chilean plane crash. 38 people on board when it disappeared. what was recovered. new this half hour the major decision by major league baseball to make stadiums safer. plus the security camera scare. a woman says she heard the voice of a stranger coming from the camera. as if we don't already have enough offbeat national days,' why so many "matrix" fans are now calling for a keanu reeves day. we're taking a quick visit down

the red pill rabbit hole in "the skinny." it's wednesday, 12/12, december 12th. from abc news in new york, this is "world news now." with janai norman and kenneth moton. i'm thinking about, you know, whether it's "the matrix" or that "john wick" series or "speed." he's given us so much already. >> i'm glad you've changed your tune since we last spoke about this. >> i went down the rabbit hole. >> i started feeling your heart rate. >> my heart rate went up because we were talking about keanu reeves and "speed." movie gets my heart going. quiz, jack. >> what? >> she doesn't watch movies, guys. >> i was lost. >> guys know more lines from movies or remember that -- >> i don't believe that you bring up "clueless," "mean

girls," anything of substance, and i've got you covered. >> that's a trend right there for you, isn't it? >> "clueless"? "mean girls"? you nasty. we begin this half hour with the impeachment showdown. the house judiciary committee kicking off a two-day debate session. >> lawmakers invoke personal stories as they argue for and against kicking president trump out of office. constitutional crime spree and a republican called it a hot garbage impeachment. after a late-night session that lasted more than three hours, they're returning today and there will likely be more fireworks. abc's rachel scott has the story from capitol hill. >> reporter: a fiery debate on capitol hill wednesday night as a sharply divided washington now braces for a full house vote on impeachment before christmas. >> the abuses, the obstruction of congress, have come from congress. >> if we don't hold the president accountable for it, we will set a catastrophic precedent.

>> reporter: democrats charging the president abused his power and obstructed congress. lawmakers on the house judiciary committee working into the night. those two articles of impeachment up for debate. >> what has our committee this great committee, come to? >> reporter: republicans arguing it's all an effort to overturn the 2016 election. >> the big lie that we're hearing perpetrated tonight is the end justifies the means. the lies the sham impeachment is okay because the threat is so real. >> reporter: president trump now likely the fourth president in american history to have articles the impeachment submitted against him. but the first to have it all unfold while campaigning for re-election. >> this is the lightest impeachment in the history of our country by far. >> reporter: but democrats say this is not a case of partisan politics. after more than two months of investigations, democrats say it's clear trump committed high crimes and misdemeanors and they aren't wasting time pushing forward. >> if we do not respond to president trump's abuses of

power, the abuses will continue. >> reporter: lawmakers on both sides asking their colleagues across the aisle to resist political pressure. >> put aside your partisan politics and don't listen to what pelosi, schiff, and nadler are telling you. >> reporter: if the house chooses to impeach president trump, we're told republicans in the senate want things to move quickly. we're told they're eyeing a possible trial in the senate of about two weeks. >> all right, rachel scott there on capitol hill, thank you. another partisan battle was playing out in the capital. >> justice department inspector general michael horowitz defended his report that found the fbi was justified in launching the probe into ties between russia and president trump's 2016 campaign and he found no evidence of spying as trump and the attorney general have claimed. >> we did not find documentary or testimonial evidence that indicated political bias or improper motivation. >> did you show this report to attorney general barr before it was released?

>> yeah, as standard process, we provide this to the attorney general and to the fbi director. >> did he suggest any changes? >> he didn't suggest any changes. >> horowitz also highlighted major errors and omissions in how the investigation was conducted. he emphasized the need for policy changes and said his report does not vindicate anybody at the fbi. now to the new developments in the jersey city shooting rampage. authorities have released chilling new surveillance video of the suspects getting out of a van and opening fire on a kosher supermarket. they bypass other people on the street to shoot at those inside. residents say the area sounded like a war zone until police and s.w.a.t. teams ended the deadly standoff, finding five kid inside the store including bystanders. thousands of mourners came together in brooklyn to remember the youngest victim, and others came together just

blocks away from the store to honor the wife of its owner, 24-year-old moshe deutsch, 49-year-old miguel rodriguez all died, another person was wounded. the case is being investigated as a hate crime. now there are new developments in the pensacola naval base shooting investigation. three sources say the incident was likely a terror attack that was inspired by radical islamist ideology. officially the fbi has stopped short of the terror designation. investigators say the gunman, a saudi air force officer, did considerable travel before the attack. they believe that travel was likely related to his training and not an effort to seek out potential targets. the chilean air force says search crews may have found some debris from a military transport plane missing since monday. officials say searchers have recovered spongy material that may be from the plane's fuel tank. it was floating in the icy waters of the antarctic sea about 19 miles where the plane last had radio contact. the c-130 plane took off monday about from a base in southern chile carrying 38 people.

presidential candidate mike bloomberg is planning a big donation to help keep the house in democratic hands. $10 million to a political action committee to defend house democrats who are vulnerable because of their support for impeaching the president. bloomberg has spent big money on house races before. he gave democrats around $110 million for last year's midterms. president trump and the first lady hosted two hanukkah receptions at the white house saying he will always celebrate and honor the jewish people. the president talked about his pro-israel policies like recognizing jerusalem as its capital and he signed an executive order designed to combat anti-semitism on college campuses by threatening to withhold federal funding. the order is expected to be challenged in court. critics say it interprets judaism as a race or nationality, not just a religion. around the country every major league ballpark will have expanded protective netting next season. the news follows a number of

high-profile cases of fans injured by foul balls last season, including a young girl hospitalized after being hit in houston. commissioner ron manfred says the length of the netting will vary but all parks will have protection substantially beyond the end of each dugout. time for another end-of-the-year list. google has compiled its top searches of 2019. >> they're separated into categories, but the number one overall will make our parent company happy. it's disney plus, the new streaming service that kicked off last month. for news stories it was hurricane dorian. for people and athletes, antonio brown topped the list. intermittent fasting, which i know a little bit something about. >> do you? >> i'm always on a thing. that was the top diet of the year. >> people also really wanted to know how to make a shepherd's pie, so that recipe was the most searched. and a trip to the maldives. >> the maldives. >> the maldives. did they search how to say it?

>> the maldives. >> the top-searched travel destination. i said in the meeting, you know, we have to be concerned about our data out there, how companies are using it, sharing it, all those kind of things. i would think that your google search data is some of the most precious, private data. >> that's true. that's why the police go straight there. >> uh-huh. >> when you're a murder suspect. >> right. >> also for fashion, movies, "avengers: end game." musicians, r. kelly, and it was definitely not for "step in the name of love." coming up, hundreds of letters to santa claus mysteriously appearing at the same new york city apartment every year. but first, the mysterious and frightening case of a hacker allegedly tapping into a woman's bedroom camera and harassing her through the speaker. and a very special honor for

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captured and recorded a small plane coming into view and making a crash landing near a used car lot in phoenix. the plane grazed a few cars in that lot before coming to a stop on the street. faa investigators say it was on final approach to a nearby airport when the pilot declared mayday. the two people on board were not injured. no word yet on what went wrong. nfl commissioner roger goodell is withholding judgment on what's being called spygate 2. a new england patriots video crew shot eight minutes of cincinnati bengals sideline footage sunday. the clubs meet this weekend. the filming was against league rules and the pats admit they didn't inform the bengals. new england insists the footage is for a documentary. >> obviously it's under review. we're going to be thorough. we're going to take our time and make sure we look at everything that's pertinent here then make a decision. obviously there won't be much time before we make a decision and when you hear about it. >> both the team and head coach bill belichick were fined in the original spygate in 2007.

the club also lost a first round draft pick. goodell says that case does have a bearing on this one. turning now to a very different and frightening type of spying. >> a woman in georgia claims her home security camera was hacked with the hacker watching her in realtime and harassing her through the camera's speaker. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: a couple in suburban atlanta says the only reason they bought one of these ring security cameras three weeks ago was to keep an eye on the dog. >> wake up! >> reporter: but on monday night while the girlfriend was sleeping in bed, she heard a strange voice coming from the bedroom camera. >> i can see you in the bed, come on! >> reporter: what you're hearing is the voice of someone who had hacked into their device and may have used a stolen password. a digital prowler she recorded with her cell phone. >> i see the blue light come on, so i'm texting my boyfriend saying, why are you watching? he's like, what are you talking about? >> reporter: the couple doesn't want to be identified and spoke with our partner wsbtv in atlanta.

>> ring should have the safety precautions already set in place where you never have to worry about it. >> reporter: police here are investigating and in a statement ring says this is no way connected to a breach or compromise of their security, and they're encouraging customers to change their passwords regularly. steve osunsami, abc news, brookhaven, georgia. >> our thanks to steve. change those passwords and use two-step authentication. when we come back, a "world news now" quiz. which celebrity turns 96 years old today? why so many fans are suddenly clamoring for a national keanu reeves day. pop quiz. "the skinny" is next. "the skinny" is next.

♪ time now for "the skinny" starting with a very special birthday shout-out to a daytime ♪ time now for "the skinny" starting with a very special birthday shout-out to a daytime television legend. >> we all know him from hosting "the price is right" for a record 35 years, the bob barker turned 96 years old today.

the winner of 19 daytime emmy awards and a lifetime emmy award, barker taped his final episode of "the price is right" back on june 6th, 2007. kenneth, around what time -- >> 2006 as part of tpir royalty. >> so you weren't going to show it. i asked you, you tried to play bashful. look at this, look at the kenneth moton. >> young, spry kenneth moton being told to come on down by the legendary -- >> bob, what's your shirt say? >> bob, i went to the real usc. >> greg, our producer to went to the actual usc -- >> the other one. we know how he feels about that but he doesn't get to sit here and say on camera that i went to the real usc, the university of south carolina. i made it up on stage, for those who don't remember. >> look at this, guys, look at kenneth moton there with bob

barker! >> i'm just now getting to the point -- >> you swung that really well. >> i'm a built man. i'm just getting to the point where i can hear the music without crying. because i lost everything. except when i got that 95 cent on the wheel. >> that 95 cent, look at that. >> big old happy birthday to the bob barker. we're friends. we go way back. >> i love it. next, coming up, her eight grammy award nominations, lizzo is capping an incredible year with one more major distinction, "time" magazine's 2019 entertainer of the year. >> "time" explains its choice writing quote in 2019 lizzo was a beam of light shining through doom and gloom telling us to love ourselves even if the world doesn't always love us back. >> preach. >> we needed her. >> yes. lizzo responds after receiving one of the highest honors an entertainer can in a year. she said every year is incredible, i'm just glad y'all

finally able to bear witness. that is right, lizzo. >> speaking of bearing witness. >> oh, yes, she is. >> our girl likes to bare it all. >> baring some things at that laker game. that's all right. love yourself. major headline out of the library of congress. >> crossing our "skinny government affairs" desk, "clerks" has been added to the national film registry. the 1994 movie jump started kevin smith's film career. it's based on smith's former life working as a clerk at a convenience store in new jersey. >> also making it intohe film registry, our parent company disney's 1959 animated classic "sleeping beauty" as well as the 1957 live-action "old yeller." >> oh, and joining this year's annual selection of 25 films, prince's 1984 classic "purple rain." director albert magnoli said in a statement, "none of us

expected this longevity for the film." >> you go, moton. next to the growing call for may 21st to be named national keanu reeves day. >> that is one of the two of the actor's most-anticipated sequels are set for release on that day next year. warner brothers' upcoming fourth "matrix" film "matrix 4" is set to hit theaters that day as is "john wick chapter 4." >> reeves opened up to "e.t." about "matrix 4" saying he's excited about what happens with his character neo, that's what we call a tease. >> you go, keanu. we're getting our first peek at kelly ripa's holiday card. sharing this incredible, beautiful image with husband mark consuelo and their kids. >> the collage of images captures a sweet holiday horsing

around in front of the camera. tripping into 2020 like dot dot dot. he commented, dreams come true. >> beautiful.

♪ if you wrote your letter to ♪ if you wrote your letter to santa and you're good ♪ ♪ you'll find your stocking's ♪ if you wrote your letter to santa and you're good ♪ ♪ you'll find your stocking's all filled up with the things you hoped you would ♪ ♪ so don't look out the window dear santa. >> bring me a new co-anchor. >> throw the whole holiday away. as millions of children sit down and write their letters to santa, an annual christmas mystery is playing out at an apartment in manhattan. >> every year that apartment gets hundreds of letters to santa, and no one seems to know why. our new york station wabc sent kimberly richardson to try to crack this case. >> it's been quite a magical and exciting journey. >> reporter: it started here.

doesn't look like the north pole. but to countless kids around the country, it is. >> this sort of fluke has turned into something that is now a christmas tradition. >> reporter: jim moved into this building on west 22nd street in chelsea about 10 years ago. the previous tenant gave him the heads-up -- >> oh, yeah, don't worry about it, but you're going to get these letters to santa, there will only be a couple and it's really nothing to even think about. >> reporter: first year jim got a year. by year three, hundreds. why here? one theory, in 1882, clement clark moore lived here and penned "the night before christmas." >> it was thought when he wrote that poem, people thought he was santa and had delivered letters to his estate. >> reporter: there were so many friends and family, an army of elves helped fulfill all the wishes. jacob, a silver cross necklace. hayden, a fidget spinner. >> a soup kitchen because she couldn't afford a christmas dinner.

>> reporter: now it's done digitally through his nonprofit, a miracle on 22nd street. tina fey is working on a movie based on all of this. >> it just shows that there is this need for hope and need for giving back. and it really is the greatest gift. >> reporter: jim has moved out of that apartment. >> my mom doesn't have money to buy me new clothes. >> reporter: meredith now lives there and the letters keep coming. >> at first i thought it was weird, obviously. that was before i saw a real letter. when we got our first letter it was exciting, oh my gosh, this is real. >> reporter: if you want to join the elves find out how at abc7ny. kimberly richardson -- >> thank you and god bless you. >> reporter: channel 7, eyewitness news. >> our thanks to kimberly from our local affiliate. if you'd like to be one of santa's elves and answer one of those letters, visit miracleon22ndstreet.com. >> i love people helping people

this time of year. >> i agree. >> all warm and fu

have a great day. making news in america this morning, outpouring of grief. a massive crowd lining the streets to say good-bye to one of the victims of the attack on a jewish grocery store. this morning, the surveillance video. the suspects and their alleged ties to terrorism. plus, the new move by president trump to crack down on anti-semitism. the combative late night hearing in washington turning emotional as lawmakers debate impeachment and breaking overnight the high-profile lawyer president trump is now thinking about hiring. shocking privacy breach. a little girl alone in her bedroom when a stranger starts talking to her giving her orders. what everyone with a ring security