welcome back. people in a neighborhood in simi valley, california, might be waking up slightly uneasy. a mountain lion you see there was caught in the backyard of a home in that area. the capture comes a week after a cougar attacked two dogs. the big cat, which weighed about 100 pounds, was not tagged. authorities do not believe it's the same mountain lion that attacked the dogs. a lot of mountain lions in that area.

turning to consumer news, we're now down to just 12 more shopping days until christmas. >> but with each purchase, many shoppers are missing out on some substantial savings. here's abc's rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: with the average american expected to shell out $825 on gifts this holiday, experts recommend using one of the 50 sites and apps from rakuten to retailmenot that pay you every time you shop, so you can give yourself a cash-back christmas. >> if you don't start one of these sites you are literally leaving money or points and miles on the table. >> reporter: at rakuten, for example, create a profile, search your favorite retailers, activate their offer, and start shopping. >> just through one program i've saved over $200. >> reporter: retailers pay different amounts depending

which portal you use. with cashbackmonitor.com, track and compare the different deals. >> the retailer gets additional business, the portal gets a little cut of the money that you spend. >> reporter: one caution, the whole idea here is to save money. don't let these incentives entice you into buying what you don't need or spending what you don't have. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> that is a good point from rebecca jarvis. >> ain't got it? >> don't spend it. you know what, i can completely identify with parents who want to see their kids' faces light up, but it is not worth it to go into a new year in financial trouble. >> so 12 more days until christmas. i can't wait for the 12 days of christmas. because -- ♪ on the first day of christmas my true love gave to me ♪ ♪ a partridge in a pear tree >> that's not the way it goes. >> oh, it's not? >> yes. >> oh. all right, insomniacs, we

got the scoop this morning. >> the museum of ice cream found a permanent home right here in new york city. the sweet store had been making rounds in different cities as temporary popups. this new museum will be the flagship store in the soho neighborhood. it will feature 13 never before seen installations like a three-story slide and a pool of sprinkles. the 25,000 square foot museum -- >> go ahead, finish your sentence. it opens tomorrow. i've got an attitude. you set me up to sing that song then acted like i had the words wrong. >> she didn't have it wrong. >> what's on the second day of christmas? ♪ second day of christmas my true love gave to me ♪ ♪ two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree ♪ ♪ five golden rings ♪ four turtlenecks ♪ three french hens two turtle doves ♪ ♪ and a partridge in a pear tree ♪ >> there it is. the miracle of christmas. coming up, one of the biggest stars on youtube. >> thank you, pete. >> whom you may have never heard of. >> how emma chamberlain's racking up millions of followers

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♪ fame i'm gonna live forever i'm gonna learn how to fly high ♪ ♪ i feel it coming together we knoshe's reaching for fame and grabbing it by the horns with both, both, both hands. we're not talking about janai. >> she may not be a household name but youtube star emma chamberlain is racking up millions of followers and facing down the haters. here's adam rippon. >> hey, guys. >> reporter: for emma chamberlain, life has become very fabulous. chamberlain's rise to fame began with a camera and a sense of

humor. documenting her teenage thoughts -- >> it's homework time. >> reporter: broadcasting what many would consider mundane. challenging the perfectly coifed norms of the social media landscape. wearing no makeup, messy hair, unafraid to show her acne, as millions of adoring fans watch online. >> in my head i'm like, i don't know how this would go, i think it would be really interesting to find out. that's when i feel like i get the videos i like the best. >> reporter: she used the platform of youtube to flex her own brands of teenager, unapologetic and unfiltered authenticity. today she has 8.5 million youtube followers, a popular merchandise line, collaborations with fashion brands, a spot on time 100's "next list." her larger than life online persona is not only fun, it's reportedly worth millions. so what does a normal day for you look like? >> i wake up, i always exercise some way. because if i don't, i'm kind of not a good person throughout the day. i need to release endorphins. then after that come home, eat, go to the coffee shop every day. >> reporter: coffee, as any true fan would know, is a cornerstone of chamberlain's brand. >> then i come home and usually work, go to a meeting, or do whatever. it's like whatever the work thing is that day.

>> reporter: it's exactly that. her daily life that arguably made her famous. >> i did one where i like didn't have my phone for 24 hours. it was actually a good thing i did in my life. i needed that. >> reporter: now just 18 years old, her brand has noticeably changed in recent months. pivoting from awkward in a hoodie to high fashion in paris. >> fashion week, louis vuitton. >> yeah, that was amazing. best weekend of my life. >> do you feel like you're evolving? >> absolutely, and that is weird to me. >> reporter: creating her videos is a full-time career. an intense sleepless schedule she eventually had to re-evaluate. >> i'm going from like having absolutely no life, because all i did was youtube, and i'm starting to get help with that process.

>> reporter: cutting back her 40-hour editing process. no longer pulling all-nighters for youtube. you're a role model. >> i would hope so. >> does that come with extra pressure of what other younger kids might see or what they might think? >> yes. i think of myself as a very normal 18-year-old girl. so that can be a little bit -- it can make me a little nervous. i make mistakes, you know. i'm like not perfect. >> reporter: for her fans, chamberlain is the ultimate celebrity. >> get over here! >> oh my god, don't cry or else i'm going to cry. >> reporter: at video-con, she's escorted by security. >> i love how creative she is. she really like brought a new style of editing and like completely being yourself to youtube, and it was so cool. >> like a lot of youtubers and creators you see online, they get perfectly ready, makeup done, hair did. she will roll out of bed, undone, hoodie on. >> emma chamberlain! >> reporter: her core demographic are women 18 to 24. she crosses over seamlessly from social media to traditional media.

photographed in a recent issue of "w" magazine. when she's not traveling and blogging, she's recording her podcast "stupid genius." if i'm a vision board, where do you see yourself in ten years? >> oh, i like this question. i'm 18 now, so that's 28 -- okay -- >> you'd still be younger than me. >> right. ten years from now i'm thinking babies, i'm thinking cute boyfriend/husband. i mean, like -- kind of just like -- happy. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm adam rippon in los angeles. >> that young woman, impressive. >> yep. >> speaking of many talents, adam rippon. olympian, journalist? >> one and the same. >> i know. i was like, doesn't he have an olympics to get ready for, instead of doing "nightline"? but no, he's not going to compete or says he won't compete in 2022. >> why, when he's having all this fun? >> all this fun. he should be a correspondent for "world news now" as well. >> her video engagement is estimated to be worth $2.5 million.

do you want to start a youtube channel? >> what were you doing before you came? you weren't in the olympics. >> nada. nothing. shady.

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♪ ♪ it's time for "insomniac theater" previewing two movies that are hoping to melt "frozen ii's" three-week win streak at the box office. >> that's going to be tough. this morning we start with "bombshell." charlize theron, nicole kidman, margot robbie star in the real-life drama based on women at fox news who set out to expose ceo roger ailes for sexual harassment. >> if roger finds out you came to us, he won't just fire you. he will bang us with a million-dollar lawsuit, he will attack you personally. these men, they care more about their reputations than they do

about money. >> roger won't stop. >> i know. >> you know that. colleagues you admire will say publicly you're a superior, ambitious woman who's suing because her career stalled. >> let them. >> also starring john lithgow, kate mckinnon, and malcolm mcdowell, "bombshell" scoring 63% on rotten tomatoes and getting mixed reviews from the critics. peter travers calls it explosive entertainment that means to make a difference, listen up. but kyle smith writes, the acting is a mixed bag, as storytelling, though, "bombshell" is a wet firecracker. >> i'm interested, though. >> yeah, me too. >> next to dwayne "the rock" johnson and kevin hart, the dynamic duo joins forces once again in "jumanji: the next level." along with the dannys, glover and devito, as the gang re-enters the game to find a missing friend and escape jumanji once and for all. >> you're spencer's grandfather. >> are we in florida?

>> and you -- >> my walker? did i die and turn into some kind of a small, muscular boy scout? >> are we dead? >> bethany? >> no, no, no! >> bridge? >> i'm the old fat dude. >> this can't be happening! >> my hip sure feels good now. >> look at my thighs. >> look at your thighs! >> look at my thighs. >> okay, we have some issues here. the game is busted. >> it's a game? i'm not it. i don't want to be it. >> welcome to jumanji! >> also starring awkwafina, jack black, and nick jonas. "jumanji: the next level" is scoring only 68% on rotten tomatoes. ray guzman writes, the charismatic cast from the previous film feels ill used in this lackluster sequel. and another says, it's more of the same tedious nonsense. >> yikes. >> i enjoyed the first "jumanji." like the remake or whatever and the first, first original one, robin williams. >> i'm a big fan of danny devito.

>> and glover, the dannys.

this morning on "world news now," the fiery hours-long debate on capitol hill. >> the house judiciary committee argued for more than 14 hours on the articles of impeachment. it got heated on both sides but abruptly ended without a vote. what's next? also this morning, the two major colleges here in new york shaken after the murder of an 18-year-old freshman in a public park. what police are looking into this morning to find the killers. plus police officers are out in full force surprising people just in time for christmas. what they're doing that's leaving people in tears, happy tears. and he's the professor we all wish we had, winning hearts and winning the internet right now. the video of the science experiments has already been seen by millions. we'll meet him on this friday,

december 13th. happy friday. not just any friday, friday the 13th. >> you know what, make this friday the 13th your own. don't believe in that whole bad luck, black cat thing. like go in there and say this friday is going to be a lucky one. >> own it. own it, america. >> definitely. we begin this friday with the marathon hearing about the articles of impeachment against president trump. >> the house judiciary committee abruptly ended debate about 11:15 p.m. eastern last night after more than 14 hours. republicans were livid by the surprise move to delay a vote until today when congress was set to be out of session. >> the committee will get back to work at 10:00 a.m. this morning when they are expected to cast votes that will send those impeachment articles to the full house of representatives. abc's rachel scott is on capitol hill. >> committee will come to order.

>> reporter: a marathon debate on capitol hill. now setting the stage for a full vote on impeachment as early as next week. >> this is a constitutional crime spree. that's why courage is so badly needed right here, right now. our national security and democracy are depending on it. >> reporter: democrats in the house judiciary committee jumping through the last hurdle before that house vote, arguing the president abused his office to gain an advantage in the 2020 election. >> we have an ongoing crime, we have a crime in progress. >> is any one of my colleagues willing to say that it is ever okay for a president of the united states of america to invite foreign interference in our elections? not a single one of you has said that so far. >> reporter: republicans say the push to impeach is a sham and an effort to undo the last election. >> this impeachment's going to fail, the democrats will pay a heavy political price for it.

>> don't give me the solemnity about impeaching a president, you've been wanting to do that for a long time. >> reporter: after two months of investigations, 30 hours of public testimony, and 20 witnesses, washington still sharply divided. thursday night some moderate democrats weighing how their vote will go down in history. >> because i made a commitment to my district from the moment this began that i'm going to focus on all the facts. >> i'm not operating on anyone's timeline but my own. >> reporter: house republicans have fiercely defended the president. remember, every single one of them voted against the impeachment inquiry. it will be up to senate republicans to hold that line of defense, and they do not want this to drag on. we are told they're eyeing a possible trial in the senate of 10 to 14 days. kenneth, janai? >> our thanks to rachel on capitol hill covering it all. while lawmakers on the hill were busy debating president trump's impeachment, the white

house held a congressional ball. >> president trump told the crowd of mostly republicans that it was quote a very exciting month in washington, d.c. he went on to say quote our country is doing really great and we're going to have a fantastic year. congressional negotiators have reached a deal that would avoid another government shutdown. >> they've tentatively agreed to a $1.3 trillion in spending to fund the government through next september. some final details must still be worked out. democratic leaders expect a vote in the house early next week followed by passage in the senate ahead of next friday's deadline. also breaking overnight, the results of a national election in britain are in and the conservative party has secured a majority. that clears the way for brexit to happen within weeks. the decisive outcome means prime minister boris johnson can move ahead with his plan to take the uk out of the european union next month. johnson's campaign promise was "to get brexit done." it also gives him the biggest conservative majority since margaret thatcher. a new york city community has come together to remember a college freshman killed steps from campus. students from barnard college and columbia university held a vigil hours after learning about

the death of tessa majors. the 18-year-old barnard student was stabbed to death wednesday night in a public park. police are desperately trying to find her killer. >> reporter: new york city police investigating the savage killing of barnard college freshman tessa majors. >> the idea that a college freshman at barnard was murdered in cold blood is absolutely not only painful to me as a parent, it's terrifying to think that that could happen anywhere. >> reporter: around 7:00 wednesday evening, police say the 18-year-old from virginia was walking through a park in a residential area just one block from columbia university when she was attacked. >> there's going to be an aided female, white, stabbed at this time. >> reporter: authorities say one to three suspects demanded money before brutally stabbing majors several times. >> units kill their lights, start circling the park, perpetrator may still be in the park. >> reporter: majors staggering

up a flight of stairs to a guard station, the guard calling 911. the student rushed to the hospital but did not survive. police finding the young victim's uncharged cell phone and a knife near the scene. several juveniles detained for questioning as police dive teams search a pond in the park for evidence. >> it really could have been any one of us. >> reporter: the campus community in mourning and on alert. >> it took us all to our core. >> reporter: major's family telling abc news, december shone bright in this world and our hearts will never be the same. there are several security cameras in this area, like the ones above this guard station that you can see behind me that may prove crucial to this investigation. nypd has stepped up its patrols in this area. erielle reshef, abc news, new york. just miles away from the murder in manhattan, investigators have labeled tuesday's deadly shoot-out in jersey city as a case of domestic terrorism. >> the killings of a police detective and three people in a kosher market pointed toward acts of hate potentially pointed toward a black branch of the domestic group black israelites.

>> prosecutors believe the killers acted on their own and haven't established firm links between them and any group. the fbi is asking the public for help gathering more images of the shoot-out. in new zealand, the bodies of six victims from the volcanic eruption have been recovered. they were found on the small island. brought on to safety by specialists wearing oxygen masks. the remains of two more victims still must be recovered. officials stress the danger of the recovery operations saying gases on the island are so toxic that inhaling just one breath could be fatal. federal regulators are setting up a dedicated three-digit number to reach a suicide prevention hotline. the idea is to make it easier for anyone experiencing a mental health crisis to get help quickly, similar to calling 911 for fire or criminal emergency. the new three-digit number will

be 988, which will likely take about 18 months before it's up and running. right now the national suicide prevention lifeline uses a 10-digit number, 1-800-273-talk, or 1-800-273-8255. aaa is warning year-end holiday travel is likely to break records. over 115 million people are expected to travel between saturday, december 21st, and wednesday, january 1st. that's the most in nearly 20 years and up about 4% from last year. about 91% of holiday travelers will drive to their destinations with their children in the cars asking that annoying question -- >> are we there yet? >> nearly 7 million americans will fly, also many of them with their children. >> are we there yet? >> while those of us who don't have kids get kicked in the back of the seat. >> you make room for the little ones.

police in eastern ohio have had residents in tears this holiday season, but in a good way. >> officers in salem recently turned into secret santas. they've been stopping people on the roads and in stores and handing out 100-dollar bills. one woman burst into tears during a traffic stop because she thought she was in trouble. >> i started crying because i was honestly shocked. and an officer pulled up behind me. i was pulled over for a burned-out headlight. and instead of giving me a ticket i got secret santa'd by salem police department. >> salem's police chief says the money came from a secret donor with instructions to give the bills to whomever looked like they could use the money. so this is the only time that profiling is okay, i think, right? and also this is the only really specific case where this works this way, where the cops are handing you money instead of the other way around, because that would be bribery. they set me up, they set me up. >> you know what, i am not touching it with a 10-foot pole.

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you are looking at the launch of a test missile from vandenberg air force base in california. it's a prototype of an intermediate-range ballistic missile that had been banned under a treaty that the u.s. walked away from back in august. the pentagon says the missile was armed with a nonnuclear warhead and traveled more than 300 miles before dropping into the pacific ocean. a baby in northern california is a prechristmas miracle after surviving a crash without a scratch. >> 6-week-old ezra was thrown from his family's suv after it spun out of control as his father avoided another vehicle. ulysses benitez panicked when he looked back and saw his son was gone. he found him a short time and a short distance away still strapped into his car seat. >> god works in mysterious ways.

i lost control and spun out on the freeway. i remember feeling weightless and just thinking of my kids and my wife. so many things went through my head. just thinking, where is he? he was muddy, he was wet, he was in the water somewhere, i didn't know if he was on the road. >> ezra's father says he still wasn't sure everything was okay until his little boy started crying. >> oh my goodness. >> i feel like we're seen some other viral videos where a child was thrown out, stayed in the car seat, and obviously that's what those car seats are designed, to keep the children in there and safe. >> we've talked a lot about the importance of not only adults wear their seat belts but making sure kids are in the appropriate car seat so that they have a chance in a situation like this. it looks like everyone else in the car was injured. mom, dad, the baby's 2-year-old brother, all of them suffered some sort of injury, nonlife-threatening, but amazing

that that baby was okay. >> incredible. turning to the former nfl players accused of scamming a health care plan out of millions of dollars. >> ten players have been charged in a scheme to defraud a program that was set up to help their former colleagues, retired nfl players. here's abc's pierre thomas. >> reporter: former nfl star running back clinton portis, who reportedly earned more than $40 million in his career before falling on hard financial times, now accused of health care fraud. portis, along with nine other former nfl players, including former pro bowl cornerback carlos rogers, named in a sweeping indictment charging them with conspiracy to steal money from the nfl's health care program for retirees. >> more than $3.9 million in phoney claims were submitted to the plan. >> reporter: prosecutors say the former nfl players submitted claims for equipment never actually purchased ranging from expensive oxygen chambers to ultrasound machines.

>> the fbi will not tolerate stealing money meant for health care, no matter who's involved. >> reporter: portis' attorney says this indictment came as a complete shock to him and that he's vowing to fight the charges to clear his name. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> thanks to pierre. 50 years ago the new york jets stunned the football world by beating a heavily favored team from baltimore in super bowl iii. >> last night that was not the case. the miracle would not be repeated. the afc-best ravens scored the first two times they touched the ball. they won 42-21, clinched their second straight afc north title. meantime lamar jackson entered the league record book. he passed michael vick for most rushing yards in a season by a quarterback. >> wow. >> jack, that's pretty impressive. >> that's very impressive. he was terrific last night. for those with lamar on the field in fantasy leagues, scored

about 45 points, including for me, so that was good. and he's a next-level player, it's like watching a video game being played. >> well, congratulations to him. >> exactly. score was just about right. the jets were about half as good as the ravens were. >> about half as good, okay. >> we knew we were going to get all that shade. >> i'll leave it there. >> leave it at that. >> there you go. >> breathe the tease. >> breathe the tease. >> coming up -- >> anime. more alarming reports about hackers accessing those popular ring security cameras. the shocking incidents of harassment that a growing number of users say they're enduring at the hands of hackers. but first, fun with physics. the professor using pogo sticks, skateboards, and even bowling balls, and how he's winning hearts around the world. something great from mr. clean.

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>> she blinded me with science. students at a community college in virginia are being blinded with science, literally, by their physician ins professor. >> and he's one of those teachers we all wish we had when we were forced to take physics. today's the last day of the semester at tidewater community college in virginia beach, but that's not what has the campus buzzing. it's this. veteran professor david wright sharing his love of physics with his students. this video of demonstrations over the fall christmas tear is hitting a nerve with millions of people. after 45 years at the school he's as enthusiastic as ever, setting a fire to teach about convection. lying on a bed of nails. >> just don't jump. >> reporter: jumping on a pogo stick. using a skateboard in the halls. to teach students about one of

newton's laws of motion, he rolls a 16-pound bowling ball to show that an object in motion stays in motion. best friends erika church and kiara brothers, seen here with professor wright, took the videos. church never expected her post to go viral. she tells "gma," it shows if you love what you do, it will radiate to other people. about his newfound fame, the 69-year-old father of four and grandfather of seven has a similar message. he says, quote, you should be really passionate in what you're doing, and i hope i serve as an example of that. >> words to live by. be really passionate in what you're doing. >> you've got to make it fun. >> that video, 17 million views already. people are loving the nutty professor. >> i love a great educator. just educating these kids, making them so excited. >> especially with something

like physics. >>specially a pogo stick. >> i'm really good at a pogo stick. >> i'm sure you are. >> hidden skills. >> i'm sure. look, ma, no hands. do you need hands? >> no, you can do it without. hands? >> no, you can do it without.

♪ ♪ time for "the mix." >> on this friday the 13th. >> ooh! creepy. >> we are lucky because we have just learned about a scented candle that i did not know i needed till now. >> queso! >> yes, queso, as in cheese, for those who did not know. qudoba is saying, you want a cheese-scented candle in your life? >> they're making it in that picture look kind of christmassy, orange balls in the background -- >> and the chips but you should not be dipping your chips in the wax. >> oh, yeah, some people might get confused about that. limited edition that the chain

is offering. what kind of cheese do you think it smells like? >> cheddar. >> is that what queso is? >> cheddar, like you. this festive guinea pig taking a montreal sleigh ride through the snow. aww, so cute. >> adorable. >> you know what's also adorable? >> what? >> polka! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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this morning on "world news now," the heated impeachment hearing. lawmakers clashed all day long on capitol hill, ultimately delaying a vote until today. what comes next. they came to kill. that's how the sole surviving victim of the jersey city shooting described the gunmen who stormed a kosher supermarket. as investigators label the case domestic terrorism, hear what they need from the public this morning. new this half hour, people with room and ring home security cameras on edge. >> multiple people are now sharing the moments hackers access their cameras and make terrifying comments. one hacker using a racial slur against a child. how the ring company is responding. the most joyful thing you'll

see all day. "sesame street" characters trying their hand at comedy, doing impressions of each other. it's happening later this half hour in "the skinny." >> cookies! cookie, cookie! >> it's friday, the 13th of december. you know, i thought about it, i did wear cookie monster blue. >> and let me do an impression of janai here walking into my office knowing i'm on a thing. here's a cookie, kenneth, eat this cookie! eat this cookie! >> somebody posted a picture of these delicious cookies on facebook yesterday. and i said, i need those. >> it was giant. >> i woke up early to order them -- >> it was huge. >> -- to have them here waiting for me when i got to work. >> i already ate half of it. >> we'll talk about the cookies later. >> this friday the 13th. we start with the surprise ending to a 14-hour impeachment

hearing held by the house judiciary committee. >> it came to an abrupt end late last night to the surprise of just about everyone in the hearing room. the committee was expected to vote on two articles of impeachment against president trump. then this happened. >> the committee is in recess. >> mr. chairman -- mr. chairman -- there was no consulting from the -- the minority ranking member on your schedule for tomorrow in which you've just blown up schedules for everyone? you chose not to consult the ranging member on a scheduling issue of this magnitude? >> republicans were furious that chairman jerry nadler shut down the hearing, accusing him of wanting daytime votes because more people might be watching on television. democrats said the hearing was ended because they didn't want to open themselves up to criticism that impeachment votes were being taken in the dead of the night. before its abrupt end the hearing was filled with hyper-partisan statements from both sides of the aisle.

>> abc's mary bruce on the hill. >> reporter: after months of investigations and weeks of hearings on capitol hill, a marathon final push. >> this is a constitutional crime spree. that's why courage is so badly needed right here, right now. our national security and democracy are depending on it. >> reporter: democrats argue president trump abused his office to gain an advantage in the 2020 election, and they say he'll do it again. >> we have an ongoing crime, we have a crime in progress, we have an emergency. >> to our national election going on right now. >> reporter: republicans insist democrats are putting politics above principle. >> don't give me the solemnity about impeaching a president. you've been wanting to do that a long time. >> it's not just an attack on a presidency, it's an attack on us. it's an attack on us who believe in this president. >> reporter: republicans with a warning. >> this impeachment's going to fail, the democrats will pay a heavy political price for it. >> reporter: several moderate

democrats in swing districts are skittish. some opposed, others on the fence. can you explain your current thinking, why undecided right now? >> because i made a commitment to my district from the moment that this began that i'm going to focus on all the facts. >> reporter: we asked speaker pelosi. what is your message to those moderate democrats who are undecided and who are concerned that a vote for impeachment could backfire on them politically? >> i have no message to them. people have to come to their own conclusions. >> reporter: tension on the hill is turning to a trial in the senate. the president has said he wants an aggressive defense, including live witnesses, like hunter biden and the whistle-blower. senate republicans tell us they don't want any witnesses at all, they want a speedy trial and to move on. we are told the president is warming to that idea, but he's not 100% on board yet. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. >> our thanks to mary bruce there. here in new york a campus community is stunned this morning by a murder that one leader says has shaken the school to its core. >> barnard college freshman tessa majors was stabbed to

death during an attempted robbery. the 18-year-old was attacked while walking in a park off campus. a knife was recovered near the scene, but it's not clear it's the murder weapon. no arrests have been made though police have questioned several people. last night students held a vigil for majors who is from charlottesville, virginia. in a statement majors' parents say their hearts will never be the same. the man whose battle with als helped spread the world-famous ice bucket challenge will be laid to rest today. pete frates died monday after an eight-year battle with als, also known as lou gehrig's disease. frates was a leading advocate for research and helped raise millions. his funeral mass is set for today at a church near boston college where he was a star baseball player. prosecutors in new jersey confirmed this week's deadly shoot-out is being investigated as a potential act of domestic terrorism. authorities in jersey city say a police detective shot and killed in a cemetery and three people

murdered in a jewish supermarket were victims of hate. meantime we're hearing from a man who survived the terror in that store. here's abc's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: newly obtained video shows the suspects entering that market in what the fbi is now calling a hate crime and an act of domestic terror. >> we believe that the suspects held views that reflected hatred of the jewish people, as well as a hatred of law enforcement. >> reporter: authorities say the suspects first killed detective joseph seals, then drove to that kosher market in a stolen van outfitted with bullet-resistant panels armed with five guns, including an ar-15 style rifle and a shotgun. they killed three people. david lax hit the floor when the bullets started flying. >> they came to kill. they didn't came to spare anyone. >> reporter: lax tells us when he stood up, he was facing one of the shooters. >> i had the courage, i had the right mind. i just redirected her arm and ran out of the store. >> reporter: the suspect

shooting at him as he is seen here escaping the store, the only one to make it out alive. the jewish community filling the streets to mourn the dead. >> you need to call out hate aggressively and firmly and immediately. >> reporter: there is gratitude for police, who battled the suspects for hours. >> i can't say enough about those officers. they absolutely saved lives that day. >> reporter: their bravery captured in this moment. a female officer seen leaving her position of cover to help a wounded fellow officer to safety. officials say the two did act alone, though they did express interest in the group the black israelites, posting anti-semitic and anti-police sentiments online. the fbi is asking for the public's help for any photos or videos that could help in this investigation. adrienne bankert, abc news, jersey city, new jersey. a big donation to the salvation army came in a small package outside indianapolis. >> someone dropped a 1915 austrian coin in a kettle in noblesville last weekend.

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highway near san diego. all lanes along interstate 5 were shut down after the single-engine cessna landed. two people were on board, they were not hurt. they were able to tell firefighters that smoke was filling the cockpit. while lawmakers on capitol hill were furiously debating his articles of impeachment, president trump broke a twitter record in a day, tweeting and retweeting more than 100 times. >> and he launched somewhat of a twitter war with "time" magazine's newest person of the year, 16-year-old climate activist greta thunberg who this week was named the magazine's youngest person of the year ever. the president tweeted out a personal attack saying thunberg has an anger management problem and should go to a movie with a friend. >> the teenager shot back changing her twitter bio to this. a teenager working on her anger management problem currently chilling. the president also said she should chill. immediately afterward #bebest started trending on social media

with calls for first lady melania trump to speak to her husband as part of her anti-cyber bullying campaign. speaking of first ladies, former first lady michelle obama got involved. she tweeted at greta saying, don't let anyone dim your light, ignore the haters, know that millions of people are cheering you on. there's apparently quite a bit of bullying and outright harassment from hackers targeting unsuspecting homeowners. >> ring customers in several states are now reporting hackers breaking into their home surveillance cameras and that's just the start of it. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: the lamet family in memphis has disconnected their ring security camera and they're sharing this recording as a warning. >> who is that? >> i'm your best friend! i'm santa claus! >> mommy! >> reporter: this is video from the camera they bought on sale after thanksgiving and installed in their 8-year-old's bedroom. the voice you hear coming from the camera's speaker is an

internet hacker who is teasing the child and trying to get her to repeat racial slurs. >> i can't hear you. >> you're a [ bleep ]. go tell mommy you're a [ bleep ]. >> that was not daddy. that's what freaked me out because i didn't know who it was. >> she was being terrorized by somebody through this camera. and, i mean, they didn't stop. >> reporter: the makers of the camera have had several of these incidents to explain, including this one in cape coral, florida, on sunday night. >> wait, wait, so did your child come out black or light skinned? >> what? >> reporter: a racist computer hacker took control of the family's living room camera. ring confirms these incidents, but insists the problem isn't with their systems but with customers using weak usernames and passwords that are rarely changed. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> of course some things to remember when you're using these, use strong passwords, secure your wi-fi network as well. the two-factor authentication.

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♪ skinny just gimme the skinny it's time now for "the skinny" starting with an it's time now for "the skinny" starting with an overdose of cosmic cuteness. >> it seems the universe can't seem to get enough of baby yoda. now hasbro is getting in on the act. >> baby yoda, of course, is one of the star characters from our parent company disney's "star wars" spinoff series "the mandalorian." >> now baby yoda merchandise have we now. >> is that what? >> complete with a plush doll that squeeze and talks it does. >> what is that voice? that's not -- >> that's yoda. >> no. i'm not buying it. >> i'm doing yoda. >> you're trying.

the toys are available for preorder. if you're hoping for christmas gifts, you'll be disappointed. it says, disappointed you will be. they're set for release in may. >> you don't want to talk yoda ebonics? >> no, no. oh, so these type are okay? next to another gang of cuddly creatures from our own home planet. >> in a new video from "vanity fair," "sesame street" characters elmo, cookie monster, abby cadabby, and count did impressions of their fellow cast members. they started, of course, with big bird. ♪ la la la me big bird >> i am a big yellow bird with friend to all ♪ ♪ la la la let's see if i have any mail. >> big birds are tall and big birds are yellow.

>> and me love to eat bird seed cookies. >> shady and i like it. >> next up they each took turns one by one to impersonate the count. >> wow, who can resist the cookie monster? >> one, two, three! >> me love to count cookies! one cookie! >> the best one is when he says seven, because se-wun! se-wun numbers, ha ha ha! the lightning and the thunder! >> the lightning and the thunder. now who could resist, of course, the cookie monster. >> i am cookie monster! >> i am the monster! and i say me a lot! >> i need some cookies from the belly! i love them cookies!

>> i enjoy eating cookies! >> cookies, num num num num num num num num! cookies fly everywhere, bah! more cookies in my belly, buh buh buh buh! >> abby cadabby impersonating cookie monster and the character from the austin powers movie, this is good, i love it. >> "sesame street" by the way is closing out on its 50th anniversary year. >> we're huge fans of "sesame street" at my house. i have to say when the kid does his own cookie monster impersonation? just like -- >> yours? >> my kid, yes. my kid. >> not the kid. >> there's about to be two. >> i don't want to say his name, you know. the kid. >> the kid is super cute. next for millions of fans, hey, you know what, yesterday, 24 hours ago you asked me what was my favorite christmas movie? this is it. it takes me 24 hours to like think of -- >> right, i got you. >> to come up with all my comebacks. here we go.

it's not christmas without the griswolds and "national lampoon's christmas vacation" which believe it or not turns 30 years old this year. >> 30 years old. former child star johnny galecki who starred as rusty is about to give us all a christmas present. "the hollywood reporter" says he's set to produce a half hour spinoff series called "the griswolds" on hbo max. that was him? >> let me get to this part and i'll come back to that. the show will explore the griswolds' daily lives in the suburbs of modern-day chicago. no word on whether any of their original cast will participate. it's set to launch in may. i was today years old when i realized -- >> you realized? that's david, right? >> that's david from "roseanne." >> if we would have said david from "roseanne," oh, wow. >> they mentioned "big bang theory" and i was like, no, "the conners," "roseanne"? right here on abc. >> that was a good plug. next to new and hopefully final developments in the ongoing saga about the peloton wife. >> the woman at the center of the stationary bike commercial that's sparked a firestorm of outrage on social media is now blaming her eyebrows.

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survivors will be found. police say a flyover show no signs of life. a makeshift memorial is growing tonight. >> stop right there! >> tonight a terrifying deadly shoot-out on the streets of new jersey. heavily armed s.w.a.t. teams racing through the streets with guns drawn, two suspects unleashing a barrage of gunfire on officers. >> every time approach is attempted or comes out of fire, he opens fire. >> gunmen barricading themselves in the supermarket, innocent bystanders caught in the intense crossfire. thousands of rounds exchanged. three hostages were killed in the store and another officer was also killed. he was a father of five. >> this morning the world is mourning the death of the puppeteer who brought out the kid in all of us. >> he was every kid's best friend. ♪ sunny day >> and a family fixture on tv sets for over five decades. that signature voice of big bird.

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making news in america this morning, vote delayed. after a fiery 14-hour debate lasting late into the night, lawmakers delay a key vote on impeaching president trump. what happens next and the proposal the white house is reportedly warming up to. college student murdered. the security concerns on campus after this 18-year-old freshman is stabbed in an apparent robbery. how police now hope to find her killer. fact or fiction? >> i report the facts. >> you've ruined this man's life.