good morning, i'm kenneth moton. good morning, i'm kenneth moton. >> i'm andrea fujii in for janai norman. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." authorities in texas are trying to determine the motive behind a deadly church shooting. a gunman opened fire during sunday service killing two men before he was shot dead by parishioners. a full report coming up. the family of a man arrested for stabbing five people at a hanukkah celebration in a new york suburb says grafton thomas has a long history of mental illness. he is in custody and has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and other charges. in sports, the cleveland browns couldn't wait until the league's infamous black monday to get rid of their head coach. they lowered the ax on freddie kitchens after 11 months. cleveland finished with six wins. and the ap has named its

athletes of the decade. 23-time grand slam champion serena williams acing the competition on the female side. and lebron james was crowned king on the men's side. those are some of our top stories on this monday, december 30th. good morning, everyone. great to have andrea here. we do begin this half hour with the monster storm covering much of the eastern u.s. >> the weather radar shows snow from kansas to canada and along the border. there's rain falling now from the great lakes all the way down to the coast and down into the southeast. >> it's making the return from christmas or the trip for new year's a misery for many. abc's rob marciano reports. >> reporter: a major winter storm now reaching east across the country, bringing wind-driven snow, ice, and rain as millions continue to travel this holiday week. >> we've got to make sure that we pay attention to the

ever-changing road conditions. >> reporter: 32 million under weather alerts from kansas to maine. heavy snow, low visibility, and high winds making the roads nearly impassable in colorado, leaving some drivers stranded on the sides of highways. >> it's been pretty icy right around here. >> reporter: whiteout conditions in minnesota overturning trucks and burying cars along the highways there. and across the dakotas, blizzard conditions dropping over a foot of snow, creating a travel nightmare. motorists having to dig their vehicles out. snowplows working overtime clearing the roads. difficult driving conditions shutting down several major interstates. in texas, kcbd capturing this terrifying moment on friday, showing just how quickly accidents can occur in bad weather. a tractor-trailer losing control in heavy fog, plowing into vehicles and state troopers. the 18-wheeler flipping on its side, injuring two people, including one of the troopers. rob marciano, abc news, new york.

>> all right, thanks, rob. dozens of today's flights have already been canceled in places like boston and toronto. >> let's get details about today's weather from accuweather's adam del rosso. adam, good morning. >> kenneth, andrea, good morning. we're tracking this powerful storm moving across the great lakes, bringing more heavy snow and gusty winds to the upper midwest. we're talking 1 to 2 feet of snow across the dakotas and into the arrowhead of minnesota by the time we head into tomorrow morning. we got another storm into the northeast as well. this one bringing not only snow but que a bit of some ice into portions of new england, leading to some tricky travel. south of boston, that's where this mainly stays as rain. but north of the ice into northern maine, we're talking 1 to 1 1/2 feet of snow by the time we wrap up our tuesday. looking ahead to new year's eve, there will be some spotty snow showers around the great lakes. also some rain into the pacific northwest. otherwise, temperature-wise pretty quiet and nice across the country. kenneth, andrea.

>> adam, thank you. let's get to another big story this morning, a city in texas is coming to grips with a deadly church shooting as authorities search for a motive. >> a man with a rifle opened fire just before communion killing two parishioners before he was gunned down by church members. it was all caught on camera. abc's jim ryan has the details. >> reporter: it was a typical livestream of the sunday service at west freeway church of christ outside ft. worth. when suddenly -- as parishioners finished taking communion, a man in a large coat in the back gets up and aims a gun at a man nearby. fatally wounding him and a second man who would later succumb to his injuries. two of the volunteers on the parish security force then draw their weapons and take out the killer. >> this team responded quickly and within six seconds the shooting was over. >> reporter: worshippers scrambled for cover, some bolting for the exits. >> it was a sad thing that he had to come into the congregation and hurt people, and it's a sad thing that we had

to hurt him. >> reporter: the church's pastor is stunned. >> we lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse. and i'm thankful that our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves. >> reporter: outside, visibly shaken parishioners hugged each other for comfort. the lieutenant governor of texas praising the swift response. >> this is going to be something that is studied and watched by law enforcement and private citizens and churches or anyone who else who trains of their own security to see how lives can be saved. jim ryan, abc news, texas. >> thank you, jim. president trump and his republican allies are blasting house speaker nancy pelosi for withholding the articles of impeachment from the senate. democrats are defending pelosi's decision to wait until she knows what the senate trial will look like, saying those who vote against witnesses and documents are complicit in a cover-up. meanwhile, "the new york times" is offering new details about the freeze on aid to ukraine.

it says in august then-national security adviser john bolton urged president trump to release the funds during an oval office meeting. the president reportedly responded, ukraine is a corrupt country and we are pissing away our money. president trump has been briefed about u.s. air strikes against iranian-backed militia groups. that group is blamed for a rocket attack that killed an american contractor in iraq. >> the group says u.s. strikes resulted in the deaths of nearly 20 of its members. more from abc's brad mielke. >> yeah, that's right. these missiles struck targets in iraq and syria, but the real aim here was iran. that's because for years the u.s. has accused iran of sponsoring groups that attack american troops. that's exactly what the u.s. says happened last week. this really ramped up on friday when a group called kata'ib hezbollah fired missiles at an iraqi military base housing american troops. a u.s. civilian contractor was

killed. but the bigger issue here is what's going on behind the scenes because this group which attacked americans throughout the iraq war is widely seen as getting support from iranians. abc's elizabeth mclaughlin says that this was kind of an american brush-back to the iranian regime. >> this is really what the u.s. likes to call a proportional response. the attacks that happened over the weekend were five what they call defensive strikes. they targeted weapons storage facilities, command and control locations, to send a warning that if you continue to attack these military bases and you continue to threaten u.s. and coalition interests, that the united states will respond. of course iran saying that the u.s. has violated iraqi sovereignty. >> still, she says, nowhere near as serious as an attack on iranian soil. and still unclear how much iran may direct these groups in iraq itself. listen on apple podcasts or your favorite podcasting app. kenneth, andrea.

>> all right, brad, thank you. turning to longtime congressman and civil rights icon john lewis vowing to keep fighting after announcing he is battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer. the 79-year-old georgia democrat says he plans to undergo treatment and return to washington. he's been flooded with well wishes, including from presidents obama and clinton. >> we are also wishing him well. he said he's clear-eyed about his prognosis. he's a fighter and he's done so much for this country, definitely an icon there. and former president jimmy carter returned to church. the 95-year-old carter and his wife rosalynn were back at their church in plains, georgia, for the first time since earlier this month. >> the carters greeted other parrisher er parrishioners after the service was over. >> talk about a fighter there. president carter back at it there on sunday church service. dozens of kids found themselves arguing for custody rights in an indiana courthouse this weekend.

>> i love this. they were there for the traditional adoption of the toys. >> aww. >> more than 20 children appeared before the clark county judge and promised to honor and cherish their favorite dolls and stuffed animals. >> raise your hand for me. do you promise to take care of sharky and keep him full of toys and always be good to him? okay, i'll let you adopt sharky. here's your certificate. congratulations. >> oh, he's so proud, look at that. the children also promised to let their brothers and sisters play with the toys. >> whoa. >> i think all kids need to do this at one point in their lives. >> they really do. but they're going to violate that oath. they're a little stingy, right? >> a judge told them to do it. >> i think that's so cool. i have not heard of this before. the father of the current judge started the tradition in the '80s with cabbage patch dolls. >> i love those, remember those? >> i do remember, i didn't have one, all the cousins had one. >> i have many, i love those things. >> they're so cute. that's an adorable little ceremony there. >> yeah, i know. those kids, i hope they cherish

their toys or else the judge will come back for them. coming up, the jaw-dropping close call on an icy highway in alaska. the 12-year-old girl who came to the rescue of her 2-year-old brother during an attempted abduction. what she said when she confronted the would-be kidnapper. and later, as we look back over our favorite stories of 2019, i'm heading back into the infrared sauna. it's a hot one, y'all. you're watching "world news now."

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>> that's the message from the seattle public schools to its students. kids who are not up to date on their shots won't be allowed to return from the winter break. it's a new state law. >> and those who come to school anyway will be kept in a separate room until their parents come to pick them up. the district is offering free vaccination clinics today and friday. turning now to an incident that's serving as a reminder of how important it is to talk to your children about what to do if they're ever approached by a stranger. >> an apparent attempted abduction was foiled by a quick-thinking 12-year-old girl who came to the rescue of her own brother. here's abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: this little boy is safe at home after his brave 12-year-old sister stepped in and stopped this attempted kidnapping. >> she was saying that my brother was her baby and i was just yelling back at her saying it's not her baby, that that's my brother. >> reporter: police say makayla phillips, her two siblings and grandmother were eating at this restaurant in oklahoma when a woman they didn't know walked up

to the youngest two kids. >> she gave both of them a kiss, and my grandma, she thought it was weird, and like not right. >> reporter: moments later this surveillance video, being reviewed by police, shows the suspect grab 2-year-old brett. a second angle shows makayla take her brother back and confront the woman. >> i yelled at her and i said, don't touch my brother. >> reporter: makayla's quick reaction drawing attention, leading restaurant employees to force the woman to leave. just the latest example of a child thwarting an attempted abduction. >> i was scared. >> reporter: 10-year-old madison rain says she knew just what to do when a man pulled up to her in an suv as she walked in this arizona park last year. >> he told me that my brother has been in a serious accident and he told me to come pick you up. >> reporter: but her family had just taught her to ask for a specific code word before going anywhere with a stranger. >> i asked him what the code was, because my family has a code, and he didn't know it, so i ran. >> reporter: that man took off.

madison, like makayla, praised for thinking fast and speaking up. >> thanks to marci gonzalez there. it's really about quick thinking in that moment. >> so scary. i can't even imagine. it is important to talk to your kids. i feel like some of the times these things, they go by the wayside, but a code word. >> codeword's huge, we taught our kids that. i asked my 7-year-old, would you rescue your 5-year-old if she was being abducted? she's like, eh. >> hopefully she'd step it up. i don't want to share my toys. >> exactly. zac efron is confirming reports he became sick while filming in papua new guinea. >> efron was hospitalized with a reported case of typhoid or a similar bacterial infection. he didn't confirm what made him sick. he thanked family, friends, and fans for their concern. coming up, we're revisiting one of my hottest assignments of the year. >> you may remember this, what kenneth taught us all about those happy chemicals.

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♪ oh it's too hot too hot lady ♪ got to run for shelter got to run for shade ♪ appropriate song for this story. we've been taking a look back at some "world news now's" biggest and hottest stories of the year. >> but how hot is too hot? how about that infrared sauna? saunas, they've been around for quite some time, centuries, in fact. coming in all shapes and sizes. steam it up or keep it dry. either way these days they appear to be getting an upgrade. >> i feel like people are starting to pay more attention into how they feel. >> reporter: introducing higher dose, where high-tech is heating up the wellness industry with infrared saunas. >> so this is an infrared sauna, actually, but it's very different than traditional saunas because it's actually a light therapy. >> reporter: higher dose cofounder lauren bellinger in brooklyn, new york, points out the safe

electromagnetic work conforms to the body, perfect the treatment to detoxify, provide pain relief, and boost the immune system. >> there's just so much more stress and anxiety in our society today, so it's just that much more important to have tools and therapies. >> reporter: the nontraditional saunas are popping up around the country. the infrared treatment reportedly hot among everyday people and celebrities like taylor swift, selena gomez, lady gaga. so, of course, i had to try it out. all right, let's do this. i immediately felt the heat. whoo! it's hot. within 60 seconds, i'm already starting to bead up and sweat. the sweat and it did not stop. i'm pretty sure people don't wear all these clothes in here, but y'all weren't ready for all this if i took this shirt off. on second thought, i'm too busty. inside the aches and pains i had from a workout in the gym the day before slowly went away. my heart rate started to climb. and that sweat just intensified. really feeling it. but then what higher dose founders call those happy

chemicals kicked in. >> so you actually release a lot of serotonin, dopamine, endorphins while you're in there, so you feel amazing. >> oh my god, look at this. here's the evidence. drenched. i got my shimmer on. feel like i can float away. >> that was months ago and i'm still feeling it. yeah. >> 15 minutes you stayed in there. >> 15 minutes and that was it, that's all i could do. but people, obviously they stay for a half hour, for an hour. and the sessions are pretty, they're pretty cool. i mean, they're hot. but they really do help. from that workout that i had before, i remember and i felt like really loose and good and everything else like that. >> it's good for your skin too, i'm sure. >> do you do the saunas? >> for five minutes. born and raised in hawaii so i'm used to the hot weather but the sauna is another thing. >> that's very true. those traditional saunas, they don't work for me, but that one did, so infrared.

>> infrared all the way. >> big thanks to higher dose. coming up, the newest superhero out of milwaukee. >> what this bus driver did for one family that they will never forget. hd 5. hd 5.

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and on surfaces-so they don't come back for 45 days. now that's one flushin' fresh bathroom. breathe happy febreze... la la la la la. people keep telling me they know me. no one does. >> but i do. >> our parent company disney's "star wars: the rise of skywalker" topped the weekend box office for a second week in a row taking in another $72 million. >> wow. rounding out the top three, "jumanji: the next level" and newcomer "little women." and while superheroes were on the big screen, a hero of a very different sort of pedigree saved the lives of four-legged friends. >> here's abc's whit johnson. >> reporter: meet boy and miro,

a doberman and pitbull pair not afraid of a little adventure or a ride on a city bus. on a 20-degree night just days before christmas, the two had wandered miles from home. >> we could not find them, we were panicked, we were scared. >> reporter: enter milwaukee county bus driver jamie grybowski. >> hey, you two, you need to go home right now! >> reporter: she spotted the duo running in and out of traffic. >> i couldn't leave them out there like that. people nowadays, if they can hit humans, what is a dog? >> reporter: grabowski knew she needed to act fast. leading the dogs onto the bus, keeping them safe and warm inside. >> come here, i'm going to get you home. >> reporter: a police officer eventually picking the dogs up and bringing them to a shelter where they were reunited with their family, all of them together again just in time for the holidays. >> i was so happy that someone took time out of their day to turn in our dogs and say, i found the dogs. >> reporter: that family joining the growing ranks of milwaukee residents touched by the good

deeds of their local bus drivers. earlier this year, this driver rescuing a baby girl barefoot and in a onesie wandering the streets. >> oh my god, i'm shaking. >> reporter: and natalie barnes, comforting a passenger who had just lost his home, buying him dinner on her break, finding him a shelter. bus drivers connecting this community with more than rides, but big hearts as well. >> i don't know what to say but to say thank you. thank you. >> you're welcome. >> i love that story. >> good bus drivers there in milwaukee. >> and i love whit johnson. >> he's a good guy. >> you know that guy, right? >> yeah, been married a good 12 years, yeah. >> oh, look at you guys. wondering what whit looks like, now we want to see you guys together. >> we were ships passing in the early morning this morning. >> are the kids okay? >> yeah, we left a note. they have a babysitter.

>> we'll see whit anchoring later on.

this morning on "world news now," the church horror in texas. >> worshippers come under attack when a gunman opened fire in the middle of sunday service, killing two and sparking panic. the shooter taken down. also this morning, new details coming in on that hannukah stabbing attack in new york. a machete-wielding man slashing people. new york's governor calling it an act of terrorism. a powerful storm barreling east. over a foot of snow shutting down travel in many areas. will it disrupt new year's eve celebrations? we'll bring you the accuweather forecast. looking back on a decade of show-stopping named athletes of the decade. simone, serena, brady, lebron. it's monday, december 30th.

good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us on this last monday of 2019. and we brought in a heavy hitter for you to say good-bye to 2019, andrea fujii, everyone, in the guest co-anchor seat, slow clap for you. you got to go slower than that. on "world news now" we do a slow clap, there it is. >> that means it's good? >> yes. you've seen andrea reporting before for "american this morning" and "world news now." she's filling in for janai. we're so happy to have you. tell the insomniacs a little about yourself. >> my name is andrea fujii, you said it correctly. thank you so much. moved here about a year and a half ago from los angeles for my husband's job. >> your husband? >> yes, he's sometimes sitting at this desk. >> oh, he is? you're married to david muir? no. >> whit johnson.

>> whit johnson, everyone. >> we moved here a year and a half ago from los angeles, have two kids ages 5 and 7, two little girls. originally i'm from hawaii. >> oh, great. am i pronouncing it right when i say hawaii? >> technically it's hawaii. >> doing it wrong. we're so happy to have you here. big fan of whit, big fan of yours, i always say the two nicest people here at abc news and in the business. >> thank you. >> so glad to have you next to me. very tragic, that deadly attack inside a church near ft. worth texas just days after christmas. >> a shooter described as a transient with roots in the area opened fire during sunday service killing two men before he was taken down by the church security team. more than 200 people were inside when the shots rang out sending them ducking for cover. abc's marcus moore has the latest. >> reporter: these shocking images out of texas. [ gunshots ] gunfire interrupting a quiet church service. the violence unfolding just

minutes before 10:00 a.m. just as parishioners started receiving communion at the west freeway church of christ near ft. worth. the church live-streaming the service. you can see the shooter sitting in the back of the room wearing a large coat. watch as he pulls out a gun and aims it at a man nearby. another man appears to reach for his weapon but the gunman fires first, shooting him and a second man. >> we're going to need help with a patient here. >> reporter: the gunshots sparking panic in the pews. worshippers seen ducking for cover. one man covering his wife with his own body. >> it was a sad thing that he had to come into the congregation and hurt people, and it's a sad thing that we had to hurt him. >> reporter: in just seconds, several parishioners opened fire hitting the gunman who managed to fire one last shot before falling to the ground, dying at the scene. people rushing over and pointing they are weapons at the man on the ground. several others hurt, one critically, the gunman also shot dead. >> today evil walked boldly

among us. but let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse. >> reporter: outside officers swarming the scene, shutting down streets. parishioners visibly shaken. hugging each other for comfort. this shooting lasted just seconds, and one man who said he had a relative inside the church at the time said he is thankful for so many good guys with guns. the investigation into a possible motive is still under way. marcus moore, abc news, los angeles. >> our thanks to marcus there. just a horrifying scene there. and from one attack to another, new york city's getting to work trying to stop an outbreak of anti-semitic violence. that includes increased police patrol in jewish neighborhoods. >> the latest incident happened saturday night in a new york suburb when a suspect entered hanukkah celebration at a rabbi's home and stabbed five people. then the suspect took off in a car. >> i ran into the other room because i tried to save my life. i saw him running down this way. >> just swinging this sword, knife, i don't know what it was, back and forth, hitting people. >> a witness took down the

suspect's license plate and gave it to police. a surveillance camera captured grafton thomas being arrested in new york city shortly after the attack. he's already pled not guilty to five counts of attempted murder and other charges. his family says thomas has a long history of mental illness. now to the partisan battle over the terms of the senate impeachment trial that's still in limbo as house speaker nancy pelosi refuses to hand off the articles of impeachment. now there's a new report revealing fresh details on the administration's actions before and after the freeze on military aid ukraine. abc's rachel scott has more. >> reporter: 11 days after the house voted to impeach president trump, the president and republicans are lashing out at house speaker nancy pelosi for withholding the articles of impeachment. >> well, it's her duty to turn it over, it's not like some mechanism she can control. >> reporter: but pelosi is standing firm, concerned about what senate proceedings would look like after senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said he plans to work in, quote, total coordination with the white house.

>> we keep hearing president trump saying he's going to be exonerated. look, if you have a rigged trial there's no exoneration in acquittal. >> it's not a criminal trial. the senate is not really a jury, it's both jury and judge. there are no rules here. >> reporter: democrats say pelosi has been clear, there will be a trial, but say republicans will have to answer to the american people if there are no witnesses. >> those who vote against witnesses and vote against documents are essentially telling the american people, they don't want to see anything, they don't want to hear anything, and in doing so you're really complicit in a cover-up. >> reporter: and a new report from "the new york times" adding to the timeline of the administration's hold on military aid to ukraine. according to "the times," in august white house officials met with the president in the oval office urging him to release the funds. former national security adviser john bolton argued, this is in america's interest. the president reportedly responding, ukraine is a corrupt

country, we are pissing away our money. lawmakers don't appear to be any closer to resolving this before the end of the holiday recess. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says they can't do anything until those articles of impeachment are handed over, and lawmakers are not back in washington until after the start of the new year. rachel scott, abc news, west palm beach, florida. >> all right, rachel, thank you. well wishes are pouring in for civil rights icon and congressman john lewis after he announced that he's battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer. the 79-year-old georgia democrat known as the conscience of congress says he may miss some votes while he undergoes treatment but has no plans to step down. lewis is best known for leading the bloody sunday march in selma, alabama, where he was badly beaten by police. after his diagnosis, he said, quote, i have never faced a fight quite like the one i have now. and former president obama tweeted, if there's one thing i love about john lewis, it's his incomparable will to fight. i know he's got a lot more of that left in him.

also new details this morning in the louisiana plane crash that left five people dead. investigators say the twin-engine piper went down less than a minute after taking off saturday. officials also say the pilot never signaled the plane was in trouble though air traffic control did issue a low altitude alert. ntsb crews are concerned they won't be able to find the plane's flight data recorder due to the heavy damage. so weather may have been a factor in that crash. >> a major storm is bringing rain and snow to much of the western midwest. >> this same system already created blizzard conditions this weekend in the dakotas and western minnesota. more than a foot of snow has fallen and some interstate highways are closed. >> what a mess. the final sunday of the nfl regular season saw san francisco crowned the best in the nfc by just inches. >> inches. the 49ers were clinging to a five-point lead in seattle. the seahawks' jacob hollister makes the catch with seconds

left but he stopped inches from the goal line. niners win 26-21. yep. and it was a great day for eagles fans and cowboys haters. philadelphia beat the giants, 34-17, to win the nfc east and end dallas' playoff hopes. sad. >> congratulations to them, though, some people are happy. >> a lot of people, especially in philadelphia. hey, june is usually the popular month for weddings. >> but the u.s. women's soccer team was a little occupied with the world cup six months ago, so teammates ashlyn harris and ali krieger had to wait to tie the knot over the weekend. friends and family joined the couple in miami saturday. harris and krieger are also teammates on the orlando pride in the national women's soccer league. >> congratulations to them, they look beautiful. >> they look beautiful. >> i was like, they were busy. you know, winning world

championships and whatnot. >> they're a little bit of a big deal. >> they've had a big outpouring of love and support on social media and obviously through their teammates as well. and so we're so happy for them and congrats again. >> exactly. coming up, the embarrassing typo on 10,000 trash bins in alabama. but first, the two prominent sports figures who have just been named the athletes of the decade. both of them ruling their respective courts. plus, a roundup of this year's heroes and their amazing accomplishments that have inspired us all. you're watching "world news now." you're watching "world news now." [upbeat music] no matter how much you clean, does your house still smell stuffy? that's because your home is filled with soft surfaces that trap odors and release them back into the room. so, try febreze fabric refresher febreze finds odors trapped in fabrics (bubbles popping) and cleans them away as it dries. use febreze every time you tidy up to keep your whole house smelling fresh air clean. fabric refresher even works for clothes you want to wear another day. make febreze part of your clean routine for whole home freshness.

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about whether or not it's the new decade or not? >> why wouldn't it be? >> i thought it was like the whole thing about the zero and the one or whatever, we'll get into it later. but as we look at the 2010s two athletes have just been named as standouts in the world of sports. will ganss is here with more. will, do you know? >> it is a new decade. i'm going to declare that. i'm also going to declare i'm mad i'm not the athlete of the decade. on saturday the ap announced serena williams as its female athlete of the decade, fitting for a living legend like her. now the male athlete of the decade, and this morning, fans are saying long live the king. >> lbj! >> reporter: lbj. the official mvp of the last ten years. lebron james named male athlete of the decade by the associated press. the superstar has won more games and earned more mvp awards over the last ten years than any other player in the nba, which is only a few of the highlights from his legendary basketball

career. james leaving cleveland for miami, leaving the heat with two championships, returning home to cleveland and picking up one for the cavs. and now king james reigns over the court in los angeles playing for the lakers. >> james is trailing! the king with the steal! >> reporter: the 6'9" phenom blocking some serious competition. to swipe the athlete of the decade title. the ap saying he easily outpaced runner-up tom brady, followed by sprinter usain bolt, soccer star lionel messi, and olympic gold medalist michael phelps. on saturday, the ap announced serena williams as the female athlete of the decade. the tennis champion has won 23 grand slam titles, 12 of them in the last decade. and off the court she's become a champion of women's issues and has launched her own fashion line. similarly lebron james has found time for off the court extracurriculars. he's opened a school, started a production company, and will

star in the upcoming "space jam" sequel. but if you ask king james himself, his highlight of the last decade, marrying his high school sweetheart savannah. love that. king james is in great company earning ap's athlete of the decade. past winners include tiger woods, wayne gretzky, and arnold palmer. oh, and today is his 35th birthday. >> oh, happy birthday to him. >> not a bad present, right? >> he's having a good day. >> yeah, he is. a lot of big athletes doing big things, using their big platforms. >> love to see that off-court stuff as well. >> yeah, definitely. thanks, will, appreciate it. coming up in our next half hour, the chilling reminder to all parents about the stranger danger that can strike anywhere. how a brave 12-year-old girl managed to foil the apparent kidnapping attempt of her 2-year-old brother at a restaurant in oklahoma. but first, the heroes of 2019. the moments of strength that made worldwide headlines. that's next on "world news now." that's next on "world news now."

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this morning, we're looking back on the heroes from the past year whose strength, bravery, and perseverance touched so many of us. here's abc's robin roberts. >> steps up slowly, rapinoe's shot, goal, u.s. wins! >> reporter: this year, the u.s. women's national team shattered records with their fourth world cup victory. >> goal! >> reporter: but the women are changing the game on and off the field. >> equal pay, equal pay! >> it's quite simple from our perspective, we want to be paid equally. >> they're bringing up a very valid and long overdue issue. >> the women's game has proved time and time again that we're worthy of the investment. >> reporter: in march, the players sued the u.s. soccer federation for gender discrimination, and they continue to speak out. >> i think that there's a part in this for everybody to do. >> those women banded together, and they advocated for themselves. and that is the best lesson you can teach, a, anybody, but b, a young woman.

>> step outside yourself. be more. be better. be bigger than you've ever been before. >> reporter: from fighting for equal pay to a very different battle for legendary "jeopardy!" host alex trebek. >> just like 50,000 other people in the united states each year, this week i was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. but i'm going to fight this. >> even though the rates are so daunting, sharing hope with other people i think is like a very beautiful thing to do, and hopefully give someone else that little extra kick and fight in their step. >> bless you for being so honest in talking about the bad as well as the good. >> yeah, there's nothing wrong with saying, hey, i'm really depressed today, and i have no idea why. why am i crying today? >> he's being open and honest, and he is out there trying to battle this disease. but you know what, hasn't missed a day of work. that's amazing. >> one of the things that i hope

that we take from 2019 into 2020 is vulnerability. >> did you come up with the right one? no? what is, we love you, alex, that's very kind, thank you. >> the moment that you share what you're going through, not only do you connect with other people but you get stronger as well because of all the love that's coming towards you. >> it's a costume party, you probably wouldn't want to come. >> reporter: like alex trebek, actress selma blair embraced the love while documenting her new normal, "living with multiple sclerosis." >> i was a little scared of talking, and even my neurologist said, no, this will bring a lot of awareness, because no one has the energy to talk when they're in flare-up. but i do. because i love a camera. >> every time selma blair cracks a joke about her situation, you find a little bit more empathy, but you also see a strength peeking through that is inspiring to all of us.

>> selma, definitely my hero there. a lot of big heros there. >> so many inspirational stories for sure. stay with us. "the mix" is next. stay with us. "the mix" is next.

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a spokeswoman for the mayor's office says it's a typo on all 10,000 new cans. >> whoops. they're keeping it. >> they're not trashing them, they're keeping the trash bins. mistakes happen. >> exactly. okay, going now to the nfl. i want to tell you about some pretty funny stuff that happened. i guess it depends who you're thinking about. so the bengals over the weekend won their game over the browns. and running back joe mixon, here's video of it, he accidentally knocked down a ref as he was doing his celebrating on the field. >> you got to watch out for the refs. >> of all places to get injured. >> whoa! took his legs out. >> i think the ref is okay. >> took him out of the game. >> but i do have to say that mixon apologized for his helmet gaffe. he said it was unintentional and accidental, of course. he said, i never saw you coming. >> he was focused. he had that tunnel vision. he was thinking about something else. >> being a ref is a dangerous job. >> it really is. >> even after the game. >> i saw a ref get almost knocked out last weekend and i was like, they got to really

want to be there. >> got to wear gear. >> if only there was a way to see them. if only they were wearing -- >> a special uniform? >> zebra-type stripes or something. >> he apologized. >> he did. i see you, baby yoda cat. that's right, a baby yoda cat. >> the cutest. >> the force is strong with this kitty. a woman found joy -- that's not -- that's joy right there. the stray cat in north carolina. joy said she -- joy apparently had a wound on her neck and had an upper respiratory infection. but again, the force is strong with this baby yoda cat. >> look at the the ears. >> look at the ears, very cute. >> so cute. i want to tell you really quickly though about another dog that's a cat, now a dog. this owner posted video of her pitbull. well, it's an obstacle course. >> nailing it. >> failing just a little bit. but look, he thinks he's doing it. >> oh yeah. >> i got it, mom.

>> barry's boot camp, he's like i'm nailing it right now.

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brain injury is a must... and so is learning what you can do to prevent concussion. this morning on "world news now," the hanukkah stabbing horror in new york. a machete-wielding attacker slashing people celebrating the holiday. we'll bring you the latest in the investigation. new details coming in overnight in that tragic church service shooting in texas. the sunday service disrupted by gunfire when a man opens fire on the congregation, taking two lives before being taken down. and new this half hour, what former president obama is reading and watching. >> obama is out with his list of his favorite tv shows, movies, and books from 2019 and some of the titles that made the cut may surprise you. and the hollywood shout-out for a record-breaking astronaut. what two "star wars" actors had to say to christina koch and why they say they could never be her. that's later this half hour in "the skinny."

it's monday, december 30th. good morning, everyone. we hope you enjoyed your final, final weekend of 2019. >> so weird to say. >> isn't it, though? what did you do? oh, by the way, andrea fujii here filling in on the desk. >> hello. >> glad to have you here. no slow clap, jack? >> they're over it, jack. >> i'll do it myself. did you do anything? to mark the final weekend? >> no, i'm getting ready for my new year, or noon year's eve party. >> because you have kids. >> i've got kids. it's a new thing, i guess, noon year's eve. >> great to have you here. >> thank you. getting to some news now. let's begin with the suspect in that hanukkah stabbing attack in a suburb outside new york city. >> the family of the suspect,

grafton thomas, says he has a long history of mental illness. they also claim thomas has no known history of anti-semitism and that he's not a member of any hate groups. >> but this morning, he's in custody and is charged with attempted murder. abc's stephanie ramos reports. >> reporter: a jewish community reeling after five people were stabbed during a hanukkah celebration in what the governor of new york is calling an act of domestic terrorism. >> report of multiple people stabbed. >> reporter: just around 10:00 p.m. saturday night, families gathering at the home of a rockland county rabbi for the seventh night of hanukkah when a man burst in holding a machete. those inside describing a scene of terror. >> i ran into the other room because i tried to save my life. i saw running down this way. >> just swinging a sword, knife, i don't know what it was, back and forth, hitting people. >> reporter: one of the five stabbed is still in critical condition with a skull fracture. >> why did you do it? >> reporter: police say the suspect, 38-year-old grafton thomas, ran from the home and headed toward the nearby synagogue.

>> we were scared but we were not surprised. why is this happening? >> reporter: the community public affairs council posting this surveillance video which they say shows the suspect leaving the scene in a car, this man chasing after him writing down the license plate. >> i saw him going into his car. >> reporter: police say that plate number was critical to the case. the nypd later apprehending thomas in harlem and say he was covered in blood. thomas in a white plastic jumpsuit arraigned, charged with five counts of attempted murder. governor cuomo says this attack is the 13th anti-semitic incident since the beginning of december in new york state. and earlier this month, four killed after a shooting at this kosher grocery store in new jersey. >> it is an american cancer that is spreading in the body. the situation has gotten so bad, frankly, that we have to increase our legal enforcement,

not just with more police, but we have to change the laws to call this what it is. this is terrorism. >> reporter: and as this community gathers to celebrate the eighth and final night of hanukkah, a plea for answers. >> something must be done, it's time, we have to put our foot down to this. >> reporter: the fbi is working to obttain a warrant to access all of thomas' online accounts, his devices, to figure on the what he was reading, writing, and saying. right now, law enforcement officials say they have not found a link to other recent attacks. thomas is pleading not guilty to all of the charges. stephanie ramos, abc news, new york. >> all right, thank you, stephanie. and now to another tragic event over the weekend. worshippers also came under attack at a church in texas when a gunman opened fire in the middle of sunday service, killing two people. >> the deadly shooting was caught on camera inside the church near ft. worth filled with more than 200 parishioners.

the attack lasted just six seconds before the gunman was shot to death by members of the church's well-trained security team. >> it was a sad thing that he had to come into the congregation and hurt people, and it's a sad thing that we had to hurt him. >> authorities are still searching for a motive. they haven't released the gunman's name but they described him as a transient with a history of arrests. the u.s. has carried out air strikes in iraq and syria against an iranian-backed militia group. blamed for an attack that killed an american contractor. defense secretary mark esper and secretary of state mike pompeo went to florida to brief president trump about the strikes. five sites were hit. pompeo said the strikes would send a message to iran that the u.s. would not tolerate actions that would jeopardize u.s. lives. the militia group says those strikes killed nearly 20 people. kim jong-un is calling on north korean officials and his military to prepare for active and offensive measures to protect his country's security and sovereignty but he didn't elaborate on what those measures might be.

kim is holding several days of meetings with the north's ruling party amid concerns that he could suspend nuclear diplomacy with the u.s. if the trump administration refused to make concessions. a quiet day in a washington, d.c., suburb turned to panic as a small plane slammed into a maryland home sparking a fire. the crash killed the pilot and left residents shaken. here's abc's mona kosar abdi. >> reporter: a terrifying scene unfolding in maryland. a plane slamming into a house. >> a reported house fire after a plane crash. >> reporter: the small plane crashing minutes after taking off from college park airport this afternoon killing the pilot. authorities say no one was inside the home at the time. michael curran says his mother lives in the home next to where the plane crashed. she came home from church to flames and smoke billowing from her neighbor's home and debris in the street. >> the plane came from behind the house and hit the carport and blew the car to the other side of the street. >>eporter: local emergency teams rushed to the scene. >> our technical rescue and

hazmat teams are on scene just to make sure that there's no chemical runoff and that the neighborhood is safe. >> reporter: according to authorities the single-engine plane with just the pilot on board plunged into this residential suburb just miles from washington, d.c. luckily no one on the ground was hurt. crews are checking for fuel runoff and other hazardous concerns and the ntsb is investigating and trying to determine if weather played a part. >> thanks to mona there reporting from new carlton, maryland. in other news, investigators are on the scene of thursday's helicopter crash in hawaii. it hit a rainforest cliff wall about a mile inland. all seven people on board were killed including a family of four from switzerland. weather is affecting search efforts. investigators are looking into what role it may have played in that crash. turning now to the weather, a major storm is sweeping across northern states overnight. >> scenes like this one from denver are being played out throughout the northern plains. more than a foot of snow has

fallen in the dakotas and more is coming down now. >> the icy roads this weekend extended into northern texas where a tractor-trailer, look at that, plowed into an accident scene. >> wow, incredible. and that storm system now stretches from iowa all the way to the atlantic. accuweather meteorologist adam del rosso has the details. >> kenneth, andrea, good morning. we're tracking more snow and wind across the upper midwest as this powerful storm moves across the great lakes. 1 to 2 feet of snow in spots. we make our way into the northeast. we have some snow and ice here as well. tricky travel to start off the week. south of boston this will mainly fall as rain. but where we have the snow, 1 to 1 1/2 feet expected through tuesday. looking ahead to new year's eve, a little unsettled across the northwest and around the great lakes. but new york city dry and mild as we're ringing in 2020. >> all right, thanks, adam. dry and mild. >> sounds good. the weather is only one of the things times square officials check before the ball comes down.

>> and we can tell you that the confetti drop tested perfectly, there it is. it's one of the last items to be tested before the actual event. and we imagine the last item tested will be cleaning up the confetti, what a mess that is. >> it really is. tuesday night 3,000 pounds of confetti will come on down. so i was in times square last night, and i said, this is the only time i'm going to be here this week. right now i try to look at the 2020 sign and i'm out of here because it was packed already. >> yeah, i'd rather just watch it from tv the. >> especially if you're having a noon new year's. >> yep, going to celebrate early, best way to do it. one more end of the year list is out. this one is from former president obama. >> mr. obama has tweeted his favorite tv shows, movies, and books from the past 12 months. his top films of 2019 included "just mercy," "apollo 11," and "higher ground," a film from his production company. tv shows high on his list include amazon's "fleabag," "watchmen," and "unbelievable."

and obama's top books include "lost children," "archive" and "the yellow house." >> there are some good ones in there. >> i'm behind my list apparently. >> janai i think on friday gave a whole list of her books, and i will say i am too busy to read a bunch of books this year. >> now you can be educated. >> i'm just always reading these scripts. >> watch movies and tv. >> so, also, "fleabag," people are talking about "fleabag," everyone is watching that show and i still have not gotten to that one. coming up, a "deadpool" update. but first, the wildfires that are forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in australia. how they're now impacting sydney's world-famous new year's eve firewos. eve fireworks. plus, the desperate search for a missing 14-year-old boy from ohio that's now going national. you're watching "world news now." you're watching "world news now." that's now going national.

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but in harley's hometown of port clinton, the community covering 150 acres of farm fields, woods, and shoreline. >> we just want to get out there, talk to as many people as possible, get his name out there, really just come together as a community, let's try to find him. >> reporter: with no sign of her son yet, harley's mother heather dilly sharing a desperate plea for his return on facebook writing, i'm begging for a miracle. >> all right, hopefully we can get him. >> reporter: friends and family are not giving up hope yet and neither are police. >> harley's alive and i'm going to believe that until i hear otherwise. >> reporter: police are tight-lipped about any tips they've received in their investigation. they say a search of harley's house have turned up no clues. trevor ault, abc news, new york. >> thank you, trevor. when we come back, the hollywood shout-out for a high-flying astronaut. and ryan reynolds spills the beans about a brand-new "deadpool." "the skinny" is next. "the skinny" is next. eadpool." "the skinny" is next.

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andrea, pop quiz, who's singing that song right there? >> oh-oh, i don't know. >> diane macedo. >> really? >> uh-huh, yep. >> wow. >> i'm trying to do a version of my own because people really like my voice on this show. >> that's great trivia. >> starting with "the skinny," a shout-out of galactic proportion. >> christina koch broke the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman. now two stars of "star wars: the rise of skywalker" have sent out their message of congratulations. >> we hear that you are breaking the world record for the longest duration of spaceflight. >> by a woman. >> yes! >> yes, girl power, that's incredible. we're so inspired by your work. >> yeah, everything you're doing and what you're doing for science and what you're doing for women. >> and for the world. >> and for the world, thank you, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> for your efforts. >> we want to be you. >> we really do. but we can't because you are you and you're the best at being

you. congratulations. >> congrats. >> love it. koch beat the record 288 days set by astronaut peggy whiston spending 289 days before the international space station there. >> amazing, good for her. next to an exciting revelation from ryan reynolds. >> the "deadpool" appeared "live! with kelly and ryan" which of course explains the christmas pajamas as he showed off a photo featuring one of mariah carey's twins wearing a "deadpool" mask. that prompted this question from seacrest. >> are there plans for yet another "deadpool" in the franchise? >> yeah, we're working at it right now with the whole team. we're over at marvel now, which is like the big leagues all of a sudden, which is kind of crazy. yeah we're working on it. >> okay, working on it. >> reynolds also revealed he's working with dwayne "the rock" johnson. >> whoa. >> on a new movie. he also said that the rock off

camera is just like the rock on camera, except less violent. >> we think. >> that's a good thing. >> ask kevin hart, he likes to toss him around. so really with the rock, he's a hitmaker now, everyone wants to be in a film with the rock. >> because he can do everything. >> do we even call him "the rock" anymore, he's just dwayne johnson. you were in l.a., you cover lots of celebs. >> i did sometimes. everywhere you turn around there's a celebrity. i never saw the rock, though. >> he likes this show, he does. >> oh, okay. next to actress rachel bloom, who found herself at an unlikely home for the holidays over the weekend. >> this is a crazy story. the star of crazy ex-girlfriend stranded in her car over the weekend. she tweeted a call for help. yeah, she tweeted. >> what? >> hi, my husband and i are stranded in bakersfield, does anyone have a place we could sleep?

>> and then the stalkers, no, luckily some fans saw her tweet and welcomed the emmy winner who is seven months pregnant and her husband into their home to catch some sleep before the roads opened again in the morning. >> and yes, she is still alive, she made it through this experience alive. rachel took to twitter again to thank the couple saying she and her husband were beyond grateful. >> could you imagine. >> no, i cannot. >> no, not at all. >> not even someone famous should do that, but she came out of it okay. >> i would be like, i wouldn't even pick up a hitchhiker. >> no. >> like, can i come over to your house, stranger? >> glad she and the baby and hubby are doing good. >> yeah, same. finally, this might just be the most adorable thing you'll see all day. >> steph curry and his 7-year-old daughter riley, who we stand for we love her so much, they stole the show at the golden state warriors game saturday because of that right there, with their own special pregame handshake. >> she's cute as it is, even with that handshake, ten-times more adorable. the elaborate handshake ended with a sweet kiss before the warriors did battle with the dallas mavericks. curry didn't play because of an injured left hand, maybe because

of that handshake? the mavericks went on to win 141-120. >> i love that daddy/daughter relationship. >> they're so cute. >> dads and daughters are amazing. >> oh, look at that. h, look at that.

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in the wintergarden theater. alex telling me how his beetlejuice is different from michael keaton's in the movie. >> not to mention the fact that you're talking to a dead guy! >> beetlejuice is completely sympathetic from the top, so much so you forget he's a bad guy. i think that's the big magic trick of the show, that you instantly fall in love with my character. >> beetlejuice? >> yes! >> reporter: as for alex's incredible transformation into the ghost with the most? w long does it take each night for you to turn into beetlejuice? >> it takes 30 minutes, i would say, from top to tail, right? >> reporter: and even after six different shows on broadway, this is more makeup and costuming than alex has ever had to work with. ♪ all we wanna do is hear that sound ♪ ♪ all we wanna do is hear that sound ♪ >> reporter: and that creepy beetlejuice voice? alex is able to speak and sing like that for eight shows a week. >> tonight's our 200th show and i've done 197 of them plus previews. so i've done well over 200 without calling out. but that's by virtue of creating

and crafting this thing. that is sustainable. >> reporter: back to that macabre makeup situation. a base coat, contouring, green beard, microphone above the wig cap, a wig, more contouring, and some "juice" in the form of green ooze. until finally -- >> hi, everybody, it's me, a different person. >> reporter: then he's down to the stage and -- >> it's showtime. >> mr. brightman, such a talent, he was just voted broadway.com's 2019 star of the year. also this show going on national tour in 2021. >> beetlejuice, beetlejuice, beetlejuice. >> no, don't say it three times! >> it's a great movie. >> i loved it. i'm hoping to show it to the girls, your daughters. >> not yet, a little young for that. >> as a boy i was watching it on repeat. >> that explains a lot. >> oh, okay, andrea came to play.

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they don't help single moms. hi. hi. what happened to our house last year? it flooded. and the water flooded out. yeah. the red cross arranged the hotel for us. they gave me that break, that leverage, to be able to get it together and... take care of them, you know? i feel like we've come full circle. like that!

this is how i'll do it. sarah: there you go. making news in america this morning, the church shooting caught on camera in texas. three people including the gunman killed. what we're learning about the parishioners who jumped into action to prevent an even bigger tragedy. plus, the attack on a hanukkah celebration in new york. witnesses crying the weapon, a machete the size of a broomstick. what we've learned overnight about the suspect's past. also right now, the messy monday morning commute for millions. snow, ice, rain and heavy winds slamming some of the biggest cities. the wild crashes and near misses on the highways caught on camera. what we can expect today and the new year's eve forecast. the growing concerns about