>> i don't get this dress. one of my apples keeps rolling out of the bag. >> i like the story it tells with the fringe. >> here we go. i've been thinking. >> why? >> will you not drink tonight so i can let my freak flag fly? >> i would love to. >> i heard you were having a party from someone who got invited. pretty sad. >> snazzy belt. >> thank you. >> yeah, congrats on your wrestling championship. >> we need to say good-bye to this house, but we sure had fun here. >> bad ass i'm susceptible to. >> keep going. >> everyone start cleaning up the area where they are standing. >> oh! >> did you fall on something sharp? >> yes. >> it's my ballerina music box.

and -- we're done -- nope! >> from the "ok! tv" city sightseeing celebrity bus in the heart of new york city, i'm sonia isabelle. thanks for watching. we'll see you next time. across baltimore. five other officers will be charged separately. and more than a year after the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy by a police officer in cleveland we're hearing from the police officer i. timothy lohmann says he fired only after telling tamir rice show me your hands continuitiesly. he said he was yelling as loud as he could and he observed rice pilgrim out what turned out a fake gun from his waistband. a grand jury is hearing evidence

brought against the officers. chicago's superintendent is fired offer a fatal shooting captured on dash cap. garry mccarthy forced out over protesters outraged over the death of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. mayor rahm mcdonald also announced the creation of a task force on police accountability saying it was time for fresh eyes and new leadership. >> he has become an issue rather than dealing with the issue. and a distraction. >> it's evernot over yet. the illinois attorney general has called for an investigation it see if any first of all laws were violated. presidential politics now and ted cruz has claimed that most violent krijz are democrats. the senator says he based his statement on a study conducted majority of ex-cons in those states registered as democrats.

shooting at a colorado planned parenthood clinic which 'cuesed the democrats of politicizing. with just over two months to the new hampshire primary new jersey governor chris christie stepping up attacks on trump. christie says trump should not have made fun of a disabled started yelling at him in the middle of a speech he'd be sure to tell him to "sit down and shut up." >> can't wait for december 15th. the next debate. flu sales numbers from volkswagen shows mow damaging the scandal has been. volkswagen says its u.s. sales have plummeted almost that 25% in the month of november. analysts say the brand has been hurt by volkswagen's emissions that it cheated on test. overall it was an outstnding month for auto sales. they hit a 14-year high. >> we have our plans to see a new "star wars" movie in a couple of weeks but here's a destination that the big evidentgest fans of the franchise will need to see.

theater in omaha, nebraska. the lobby includes a stenten-foot deathstair. the concession stand draws from star destroyer architecture. >> and this isn't going away. when the current "star wars" mania goes way it's permanent. the theater says it wants to be the place to see the force wakens and all new "star wars" movies. i should say "star wars" is a production of our parent company. >> disney. so please go. >> we do have some guests that paid us a visit. video of it. from halloween. >> we know how to dress up as a storm trooper or two. >> goes nice. >> who are those? >> we've got big connections with disney. >> "the force awakens" comes out december 18th. i have worn that out to the clubs. and shockingly people recognize me. >> they do. that's all it takes. and this was us raiding the

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well, pass the sea sickness pills. a massive danish ship battled high waves. it was during a storm that ballotered sweden and denmark. the storm named gorm had hurricane-strength winds damaging roofs and knocking out electricity. the ship is part of denmark's sea support group, sort of like our coast guard. >> seems like it can take some of those waves. it's a facebook photo that's gone viral for all the wrong reasons. in fact, the woman who posted it may actually spend some time in jail. >> it sparked so much outrage that e-mail messages crashed a florida police department's computer system. the story and the photo from abc's linzie davis. >> reporter: a facebook photo causing outrage. >> reporter: a media firestorm across the country because of

brown's facebook page of a chocolate lab mix with its muzzle taped shut. with the message this is what happens when you don't shut up. the picture incensing animal lovers launching a change.org petition to prosecute her. south daytona police say they received more than a million messages about that image. >> we've been ute looiszing all of our resources toward identifying the woman and locating her. >> reporter: the search for that owner spanning three states. meanwhile, brown posting again, don't panic, everyone, it was only for a minute but he hasn't barked since. point made. police finally tracking the owner and her dog down here in north carolina. >> we found the dog very well cared for. the dog appeared to be happy and in a loving home other than this bad decision. >> reporter: in a twist of fate it's the owner who's keeping her mouth shut. linzie davis, abc news, new york. >> it's pretty remarkable. and not just in north carolina. they had police involved in avon, connecticut because police

this massive hunt for her and making sure the dog was okay and apparently they thought the doc was fine. >> first of all don't do it, second don't post it on facebook. police say they were swamped with calls. understandable. >> we love our dogs.

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unlock. and one of my favorite things it can do is if ewe not in the car that's coming february. >> so we can't do that as a gift >> not yet. all the others you can. >> turn your pinto into a pimped-out prius. >> it will depend on the year and what your car is capable of. this is thermal blade. if you touch it quickly you can see that -- yes. this is a thermal blade. there's a little thormt in here. when it goes 38 degrees or below it will turn on. it senses it. and then it hits the blade. you don't get out of the car and scrape the windshield. >> will that work for the entire windshield even though it's not necessarily wiping? >> well, it's going to be wiping. we don't have it hooked up but this is your windshield wiper.

windshield wiper. and the length of it will depend on what car you have. and they're about $75. at the show i met a paramedic who said he's been to a lot of car crashes and people cannot get to -- even though they have a belt cutter they can't get to them. it's under the seat. it's 2349 glove compartment. he came up with the supervisor xt which goes around your visor so that it's within reach. >> this goes right above you. >> right above you. and then i'm going to click it out here. and you have to be careful with the blade. it does two things. it cuts your seat belt we a very sharp blade and then there's a stainless steel punch to knock out your window. >> because as a parmt he finds a lot of people are trapped inside their cars. >> exactly. even though they have a cutter they can't get to it. and the neat thing is this is under $10. comes -- a great stocking suffer.

inevitably as you walk around the hose goes under the tire and gets stuck and the more you try to pull it out the deeper it goes. imagine this is your tire. you just teak a hose slide, stick it under the edge of the tire and if you're using tools or an air compressor hose will slide by the tire. you get them for 13 bucks. wd-40, everybody knows wd-40. but now wd-40 easy reach, point it around and spray it where you want them to go. >> great stocking stuffers. how do we get that in a stocking though? >> you have to wait till february and you have no stocking. >> we'll just say we'll get it to you at some point. dick debartolo, thank you for joining us. and you can get more details

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mark zuckerberg and priscilla chan will give away 99% of their facebook shares, today worth about $45 billion. one of the world's most influential techies now on a two-month apaerntpaternity leave now writing to little max, we wish your life filled with the same joy and hope you give us. we can't wait to see what you bring to this world. love mom and dad. >> we all say congratulations to them. and of course we're celebrating our own facebook milestone this morning. thanks to you we have passed 1 million likes. >> whoo. >> jack is celebrating. >> oh, yes. >> we wish we were giving away all of our salary to you. but we are not as generous as the zuckerbergs. >> we wanted to celebrate with some of your mean messages to us. g-rock wrote "you guys the unofficial new duo? was this ever announced? you two are great.

by saying they are both kind of cheesy. >> oh. thank you, michael. >> i think there might one on your computer. >> yes. there was one from cheryl hatly who said, "reena, uncross your legs while standing. you look like you're going to tip over. ugh." >> okay. so freddie mcmillan also on october 28th message is ken driss going through a monthly cycle? he's being very mean in his comments and body language. >> oh, my gosh. i haven't picked up on that. >> i don't know. there was another one. is t.j. ever coming back? bring him back. >> give me a break. come on. you mean you're not t.j.? >> we don't all look alike. >> oh. >> some days. >> just some days. >> i'm ryan smith. >> they thought i was aditi. they congratulated me on the haircut.

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this morning on "world news now" taking action. >> the mayor of chicago firing the head of the police. swift move to try to gain back the public's trust over a year after an officer shot and killed laquan mcdonald. with the city's top cop now gone what's the next move? >> putting the pressure on terror. the obama administration announcing increased special forces to aid in the fight against isis. meanwhile, the president of syria speaking out against the u.s. and its allies saying no one is taking them seriously. as the world's leaders are trying to solve climate change many cities gasping for air. we'll take you inside the clouds to see what life is like in the smog zone. and the hot holiday gift that has many kids fired up.

spontaneously combust. what every gift giver should know before you cross this one off your list on this wednesday december 2nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." we do say good morning. great to have reena back with us. >> good to be back. >> didn't miss us. >> oh, you know, getting some sleep, thank you. they're doing a slow clap in the newsroom except for the people behind us who are working diligently like jack and cherry and -- oh, there. thank you, tony. thank you guys. it is good to be back. i do have to say you forget what it's like on the day side when you can actually sleep a little bit. >> and you see humans running around. >> you do. >> that's just kind of odd. >> we had a death in the family unfortunately. grandmother passed away. beloved matriarch. took a couple days off for that. >> well, good to have you. >> good to be back. and a lot of serious news. we're going to be out in chicago i believe.

over the deadly police shooting. the city's top cop fired a week after the release of the dash cam video. >> protesters gathered after illinois attorney general asked for a federal investigation into the police department. the mayor moving forward saying the firing is the first step in restoring public trust. for more here's abc's alex perez. >> reporter: amid the rising tension in this city chicago's top cop out of a job. chicago mayor rahm emanuel bowing to public pressure shaking up his administration, firing his top cop, garry mccarthy. >> he has become an issue rather than dealing with the issue. and a distraction. >> reporter: the call-out comes on the heels of the release last week of that shocking dash cam video. investigators say it shows a chicago police officer jason van dyke shooting 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. 16 shots in 15 seconds. van dyke, who argues he fired his weapon because he fears for

monday night. a second dash cam video shows police pursuing mcdonald as he runs through a burger king parking lot before he was shot. the burger king district manager alleges officers deleted video from one of the restaurant's several cameras. but investigators who reviewed the surveillance video shows forensic footage was not tampered with. both sides say the cameras would not have captured the shooting. mayor emanuel announcing a huge task force. there's already an ongoing dpral investigation into how the mcdonald's case was handled calling for a dplees review of the chicago police department by the department of justice. alex perez, abc news, chicago. we turn our focus overseas now. the u.s. is expanding its fight

secretary of defense unveiling details on wednesday saying more special ops, troops are heading to iraq after cord kurdish forces'll iegs igs as well as providing better intelligence and conducting information into syria. carter didn't say how many troops would be heading into that fight. >> meantime syria's president is criticizing the u.s. over the effectiveness of the battle against isis. in a new interview bashar assad claimed that since the u.s.-led coalition start the fighting the terror group has grown but assad said isis has suffered losses since russia's bombing campaign began. assad also marked those working with the u.s. >> no one's taking the western officials seriously anymore. first of all they don't have credibility. second they don't have thigs, they are so slal hoo. ird third they're not independent.

master is the americans. >> assad also criticized france's response to this year's terrorist attacks saying it didn't learn anything from the massacre at the satirical magazine chrld xhrld and he expressed sadness at seeing thousands of refugees leaving his country. >> a bipartisan group of former officials is expressing support for u.s. refugee program. they sent a letter to congress saying the u.s. must offer refuge to the world's most knuble regardless of religion or nationality. the group includes former secretaries of state henry kigser, george schultz, and mar binn albright. the move folds a house boat on tougher restrictions for refugees from syria and iraq following the paris terrorist attacks. document trump turning personally at a rally last night. truchl p told reporters he feels guilty for not serveling in the

and trump is still refusing to back down from claims that muslims in new jersey celebrated after 9/11. with more here's abc's lana zak. >> reporter: donald trump is not backing down. >> i can say things that are fight. a lot of people are saying yeah, that did take place in new jersey. i wasn't going to apologize. endorsement of several black pastors donald trump was with herman cain. cain said he too was once considered an outsider. but -- >> you're born here, you're not an outsider. >> reporter: trump is taking fire on several fronts. racial leaders for racially provocative comments. feuding with the "new york times" after appearing to mock one of their reporters who was dis disibld. did you sfj sfj zwafrn swiss swiss z. said he's tired of talking about trum.

interest in responding to. >> reporter: honestly republican candidates were discussion guns and violence crime, jeb bush making what some could see as a bold declaration in the gop. >> you have evidence of a single health problem. i don't think you should be able to get a gun. >> while 2ed cruz had a kif view of the routes of krein. >> overwhelming majority of violence criminals are dmgz. >> reporter: speaking of headlines one more coming from jeb bush. he suggested he might have a female vice president saying "she would make a very good partner." reena, kendis. interesting. >> south carolina? >> south carolina. >> bailey? another controversial statement by ted cruz is drawing reaction from the hillary clinton campaign. cruz accused of trying to maintain the republican party as being zmant birth control or the condom police. he accused driep of declaring

trail in alabama yesterday recalling the historic montgomery bus boycott. she said the u.s. is still battling racial bias. >> there are still injustices perpetrated every day across our country. sometimes in spite of the law sometimes unfortunately in keeping with it. >> chelsea clinton, who's been mostly absent on the campaign trail is hosting a fund-raiser for her mom december 17th. actress drew barrymore will co-host the event. starting with some speculation that barry bonts could have a new baseball gill the game's home run king is said to be in talks to join the miami marlins. he's worked as greft instructor at the 2007. the the marlins could use some help with their hitting. they finished two games

in an flufs intexclusive interview with be rohhin roberts kobe says it was a dream come true. bryant is rierlg at the end of the season. he spoke 20 years ago to the lakers loss. betters but he tells robin he knew it was tommy to hang it oup. >> normally my mind drifts to the game, always. i found myself sitting there. my mind wouldn't drift to the game anymore. that's when i realized you know, what it's getting close, it's not getting close. >> koebts speaking with "good morning america's" robin roberts. you can see the entire interview on "good morning america" -- i had in idea that he meditated. >> it's fascinating it to see kobe bryant come down to just

when i says his focus started being all about basketball it was time to hang it up. >> that also happens when your team was 2-15 on the year. >> i wasn't going to mention the lakers game in philadelphia. these two guys sitting courtside in their bryant jerseys, their sign was the the left part. they say they played 600 grand from these seats, 2500 from philly to italy. and they say quit k their jobs to see bryant priceless. they will court site seats. and they got to see the lakers lose to the 76ers. first time in 72 days the 76ers have won a baseball game. >> you never know. >> not necessarily -- a basketball game. sorry. this is why i don't do sports. >> i was going to let that one ride. you might have a new sports with kendis segment.

>> i might have to pass it on. >> at that pace. all right. coming up. baby names inspired by instagram. >> i never would have said baseball. and the popular christmas gift going up in smoke. some users getting hot flashes at their feet. blue first as the gloebl global clamt change fight takes place we'll go over to china. an ominous look at what many sfeez could be facing. fans.com and wnn. >> baseball guys tell us what you think about that. >> sorry about a think deep. for a dramatic transformation without the need for fillers your concert tee might show your age... your skin never will.

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that's 8,700 gallons of gasoline after a tafrker caught fire on a highway about 65 miles southeast of l.a. the blaze started as a tire fire. the driver escaped without injury and no other injuries reported. the 15 free bai was closed in both directions for several hours, causing traffic to back up for several miles as well. well, president o'bama is back in washington after attending the climate change conference in paris. meanwhile, china is dealing with a pollution crisis. >> incredible scenes out there. children in beijing being kept in doors and many people wearing face masks. abc's bob woodruff is there. >> this is today in china. most people staying off the

in tiananmen square the background barely visible. >> this is what it normally looks like here in beijing. as the sun goes down and the cars turn off their headlights. but the sad news is because of all this pollution this is noon. >> that heavy smog stopping traffic on the highways. that sign right there is a warning to drivers reading "visibility low. slow down the speed." the government issuing an alert advising residents to avoid being outdoors, ordering factories to shut down temporarily. schools keeping the kids inside. this playground empty. as we walked around the city, everywhere we looked masks. even on china's youngest. as this country desperately grapples with how to keep its people safe. bob woodruff, abc news, beijing. >> incredible. you know, you buy those mass nkz china that sort of helps clean up the air, make it easier to breathe.

was 20 times what the world health organization recommends for air quality. 20 times worse than what they recommend. just to give you a sense. >> and they've had several days of this. hopefully today's a better day in china. coming up in our next half hour the new threat to computer users. hackers' software that holds your data hostage until you pay up. the big security challenge in the new year. but first one of the year's most popular toys is sometimes really hot literally.

you're watching or hoverboards are this year's hottest gift for the gadgets. a cool gadget and ride all rolled into one. >> but there is a down side. a big one. falling off, for one. and even worse there are some

we're on "nightline" with mbs's matt gutman. >> reporter: hoverboards. what once seemed to be the stuff of science fiction in "back the to the future." has morphed into the must-have holiday gift of the presence. >> you've got that turned down. that's like a race track. >> reporter: more than a million watched kendall jenner slalom through this house. and the beeb himself gave it a whirl. hoverboards also known as self-balancingshoot scooters are flying off shirt veflz. on cyber monday one every 12 seconds just on e buy. >> they're flashy, ostentatious, they're kind of practical in that you can move a little faster on them but really they're fast and zippy. >> on youtube unboxing videos are scoring millions of views. but with every new craze come new rules. the cleveland cavaliers banned them from their arena. sorry, lebron. they're already banned from the

york city and starting january 1st they'll also be banned here in california from sidewalks. the only place you'll be able to ride them pathways and bike lines. >> some even calling them dangerous. the owner of this scooter claiming it spontaneously combut theed and burst into flames. hayden horn got a scooter for his birthday but a day later his mother says something went wrong. >> sparks were flying and the middle of the part of the board flames were poof. >> reporter: his mother says she couldn't put out the fire and it consumes their entire home. the cause of that identify still under investigation. >> so many different knockouts put out. some feels like if it's hundreds of dollars less than the next model there's probably a reason. >> reporter: another concern to deal with wiping out, as we learned the first few moments. and youtube is filled with far worse hoverboard fails. experts urge kids to wear

avoid the cheaper knockoff versions. you might have to shell out a few hundred extra bucks to get the real thing. >> as with other new technologies they're likely to improve vap rapidly and the cost is likely to come down rapidly. if they can't come down this year don't be upset. they'll be ahalf the price. >> reporter: lots it it's popular you could get something even cooler. lexus is skrelgdeveloping this one that actually lev states. >> you've got everything you know. >> reporter: and skateboard legend tony hawk is helping experts at hen dachlt with their design. but for now i'm just going to keep working on figuring out this one. no. matt gutman, abc news, for "nightline." >> he's fine. some of these things go for like 500 bucks.

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>> yeah. time now for "the mix." and the official baby center list of the 2015 hottest baby names are out. and there's something strange going on. we know that instagram has really infiltrated all of our a alliances but now they're infiltrating baby names. some of the top names are filtered. but by using princess charlotte's photo we'll show you the most popular names. lux. that fit filter was up 75% since 2006 as a babe yes names. >> they named clux as ait as -- >> ludwig.

and for girls valencia. was up 26%. and juno was up 30%. you go to instagram, look for a filter, have your baby. >> whatever works. politicians always like to sayend out christmas cards. take a look at this christmas card. you see over there? 3-year-old zachary, he was not happy. he didn't know why everyone wanted to look straight into the camera. he chose to pout because he wanted to play. and apparently the politician said, it was andrew lee, and he said he wasn't in the mood. there was a pond in the back and the family stopped taking photos and went rung after them. but the 3-year-old didn't want to play. >> that kid's going to be out of the will. he probably looks like many

the ending of the game. they were about to win it all. and then the field goal got run out all the way by the reechbz. cleveland browns browns were recording that moment thinking 29sds it's going to win. now look at the block and the disappointment. near tears. >> aw. >> and these other guys in the stands they're like, no, just the typical you browns. it didn't go well at all. that guy's like forget about, it i'm just going to rip my jersey. >> he's ripping his jersey. >> yep. it really is a big deal. the team's going to go up 3-8. instead now they're 2-9. they're browns fans. they're used to disappointment. too bad.

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now." getting personal. with the primary race under way, campaign politics getting ugly. rest of the gop pack and speaking candidly last night about not going to vietnam. the mysterious death of a mayor. election. the town shocked by the news. and well-liked new mayor. and what police are hoping they'll find out today. and new this half hour, the growing cyber threat. ransomware. >> what experts say is a top crime tactic by hackers, disguising e-mails to steal all of your files and hold them for ransom. what you need to know before shopping online. and family values. the zuckerbergs announcing the birth of their baby girl along with a gift to the rest of the world, giving away all of their

that's in "the skinny" this wednesday december 2nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everyone. i'm reena ninan. thank you for joining us. >> good news on the zuckerbergs. >> that's really fantastic. they say they've been trying for several years to have a baby and he admitted to having problems, miscarried before. so a great gift. to the world. >> they look so happy and their baby is so darn cute. and he's going to be taking two months paternity, which is part of facebook's policy, and i think it's remarkable because we really need your help, folks, when we have a baby. you need as many hands on deck. so we wish him the best of luck. >> i'll call in some help. we'll get to that of course a little bit. but let's start with new hampshire. the presidential primary two months away.

last night talk about his guilt over not serving in the vietnam war. the republican front-runner also coming under renewed attacks from his rivals. abc tom llamas is covering the campaign. >> reporter: with time running out donald trump now predicting his friendly rivals will soon turn against him. >> christie hasn't hit me yet. he will. he has to. he has no choice. he's at two or three. he has to. he's going to hit me. at some point. hey, there's only one way you get to the top, and it's all through trump. let's face it. >> reporter: and trump was right. new jersey governor chris christie, hoping to gather some momentum after winning the endorsement of an influential new hampshire newspaper, is now laying into the republican front-runner. >> if donald starts yelling and screaming at me in the middle of the speech you can be sure i'll say sit down and shut up. >> reporter: christie castigating trump for mocking a disabled reporter like this. >> i don't know what i said. i don't remember! >> reporter: a performance christie calls unpresidential.

people's disabilities. it's just not -- it's just not worthy of someone running for president of the united states. >> reporter: and on trump's assertion muslims in new jersey were celebrating on 9/11. >> that did not happen in new jersey and didn't happen since. >> reporter: former new york mayor giuliani agreed adding other candidates couldn't get away with saying the things trump does. >> i'd have been thrown out of the race. he is judged by a different standard. maybe it's because of his background in "the apprentice" and an entertainer. >> donald trump threatened to drop out of the next debate unless cnn would pay to $5 million which he would donate to charity but later trump saying he wouldn't skip the debate because then he would be called a chicken. tom llamas, abc news, new york. the u.s. is expanding a special operations targeting force that's fighting against isis. last night at harvard the secretary of defense ash carter repeated many of the points about that force that he detailed earlier for congress. carter said more special operations troops are heading to

forces. they will also work alone inside syria. carter didn't say how many new troops would be heading into the fight. chicago's police superintendent is out of a job amid growing outrage over the death of a black teen at the hands of white police officers. garry mccarthy was fired a week after the release of the dash cam video showing the officer shooting laquan mcdonald 16 times. mayor rahm emanuel said it wasn't about performance but mccarthy had become a distraction. meanwhile, the state's attorney general is calling for a federal investigation into the police department's practices. now to the mysterious death of a newly elected mayor in alaska. police in the capital city of juneau have tentatively ruled out gunshots, drugs, or suicide, and they're now waiting for the medical examiner's report to determine if it was natural causes or foul play. more now from abc's neal karlinsky.

sworn in as mayor of juneau five weeks ago but his mysterious death has left alaska's capital city reeling. police say the new mayor whose facebook page was filled with campaign photos was found dead in his home on monday by his adult son, adding cryptically that investigators are aware of rumors that an assault occurred in connection with fisk's death. those rumors are speculation. a cause of death hasn't been determined but police now say the mayor did have injuries. >> it's quite a shock to a lot of people. to come into office as an innovator to really shake things up. >> reporter: this was fisk in a recent debate. he was 70 years old, well liked, full of ideas, and seemingly healthy. >> ultimately we can't cut our way to prosperity here. we've got to grow the economy. >> reporter: outside the mayor's home candles and notes left in his honor. police say members of the public have been helping with the investigation. an autopsy will be performed to determine what killed the mayor. police say they are investigating all possible

neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. clear skies across texas and oklahoma will be a welcome sight as flooding damages recede. so much rain fell over the weekend in dallas. a levee gave way under the pressure from flood waters. some cows did everything they could to stay dry in the corner of a huge flooded field. the water remains several feet deep in some areas but luckily there's little structural damage. and we have new details about one family's harrowing rescue from flood waters in oklahoma. abc's ryan owens reports. >> reporter: a mother's desperate call for help. >> we're in the water. the car's under the water. we need help. i've got my kids. >> reporter: her suv swept away by flood waters. >> one of my sons is on the street. >> reporter: you hear the two litle ones, 3 and one 1-year-old, crying as their mom, 25-year-old brita frank, holds

6-year-old miguel clinging to that tree just out of mom's reach. >> please help us. >> are you able to reach your son that's on the tree? >> he's right here. >> okay. can he get over to the car with you? >> i can't -- i can't let go of my other babies. >> reporter: frank's suv was swept into an oklahoma creek friday as she says she was following her gps home to kansas from her sister's house. she was caught in the massive storm that paralyzed parts of the country over the long holiday weekend. >> i just kept telling myself we've got to get out of here, we have to get out of here. it's so cold. >> reporter: they had to wait water. >> i need to put the phone down. they're going to throw up. >> reporter: one by one three generations of one family brought to safety. a terrifying ordeal for this family, no doubt, but the truth is they are some of the lucky ones. 14 people died in this country as this storm moved through, and most of them, just like this family, trapped inside their cars.

>> you could see how quickly something like that could happen. thank god they're okay. >> what a harrowing ordeal there. and the storm system, by the way, that brought those heavy rains, snow and ice, has continued to move east. >> let's head over to accuweather meteorologist paul williams for the forecast. hey, paul. >> thanks, kendis, reena. we have a widespread pattern that's going to change over in maine but keep in mind that rain's going to hit portland toward albany toward buffalo as far south as richmond and continue to move throughout the south and these scattered showers there make for somewhat sluggish slow travel conditions but at least it's not snow. that same front reaches down toward the deep south, warm air over florida and the carolina coast but cooler and dryer conditions in the deep south. watch out. that cold air will sneak up on you if you're not careful. as we go into thursday, we'll have more accumulated snow developing throughout the new york state area going into maine with the low pressure system that's going to stay pretty isolated but high pressure will arrive on friday and clear the

reena, kendis. >> thank you, paul. i hate when that cold weather sneaks up on you. pack a sweater. an investigation found the company that came up with a cure for hepatitis c has priced its drug beyond the reach tomorrow night. so va sovaldi says it costs $1,000 a pill. that comes up to $80,000 for a single course of treatment. they say it puts the burden on medicare, medicaid and the patients. 80,000? come on now. some great news to report about a young girl whose story we've been following for quite some time now. you've probably been familiar with leah still, the daughter of the former cincinnati lineman devon still. >> she was diagnosed with advanced stage cancer back in june of last year. the bengals kept her dad on the team to help him pay for leah's treatment.

leah is still cancer-free. tests over the summer showed her cancer was in remission and now her father says follow-up exams show no evidence of the disease. >> that is so remarkable. i tell you, if you ever have a girl. father would post photos and videos, and always had this incredible spirit and just such a light. face. better. coming up, holding your computer hostage. >> it's a growing trend of cyber thieves sending you deceptive e-mails that hack into all your files and forcing you to pay a ransom. a warning before you click that link. and dueling drummers. the late-night ballot between two iconic percussive powerhouses. dave grohl versus animal. so who will pound their way to victory? but first, rain on both coasts. in philadelphia they're celebrating their first victory. >> watch out paul williams. look at you, weather man.

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so skinny well, it's time for "the skinny." and baby makes three for facebook founder mark zuckerberg and his wife priscilla. >> they announced her birth by posting a letter to their newborn daughter on facebook, of course. >> maxima zuckerberg. that's a beautiful name. i love that. >> that's a great name. >> born early next week. she's max for short. i love that strong name. >> and in the letter to her little girl was a blockbuster announcement. the company is donating 99% of their wealth to charitable causes. that, by the way, is about $45 billion. >> the initial focus of what they're calling the chan zuckerberg initiative is on education, disease, and building strong communities. >> reporter: zuckerberg also said he plans to remain facebook's ceo for a long, long time. >> kudos to them. a lot of people are wealthy but don't make the effort as they have and they're truly changing the world.

guess. >> rambo getting ready to storm your television screen. a tv series is in the works with sylvester stallone as producer. >> it's not known whether stallone who starred in the shows. relationship between rambo and his son, a former navy s.e.a.l., who's actually never been so the series will be called >> but we're told rambo himself will be a central character. we're just not sure if the 69-year-old stallone will play himself. >> a movie that continues another sylvester stallone franchise, the rocky movies is playing in theaters as you know and "creed" also is about a main character's son. >> there was another epic battle on tv last night between foo fighters drummer david grohl and animal of the muppets. >> yes. grohl said that he's been waiting a long time for this. and they were off pounding the

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i'm not ashamed to admit this. i struggle with this, as many parents do, it's difficult to get your kids to go to sleep. and it's not just your imagination. >> it's tough. ride them around. you know, it's tough. researchers say children get about one hour of sleep less than they should every night. >> ride them around? >> in the car. in the back seat of the car. abc's becky worley has some strategies that put that problem to sleep. >> reporter: does this sound familiar? >> mommy, can i have a glass of water? >> getting kids to settle down and actually fall asleep is tough. here's your water. >> sleep is critical for young

children between the ages of 2 and 5 need on average 10 or 11 hours of sleep. >> what's i parent to do? >> routine is essential for children in order to get them to go to sleep p. >> the basic still rule here. warm bath, bedtime shore. but there are a few new ideas too. pediatricians say the wind-down should be totally screen-free. the blue lights can signal a child's brain that it's daytime. enter sleepy-time coloring. and also this bed-time story that has parents raving. >> i want you to relax. different parts of your body. >> reporter: called "the rabbit who wants to fall asleep." it was written by a psychiatrist who employs researched methods to cue drowsiness. we asked three moms, two of them are abc producers, to try them out on their toddlers and preschoolers. >> i call it a success. the kids are going to sleep faster than ever. >> it was a little bit of a bust for us. it didn't go very well. >> reporter: the author acknowledging that as every child is unique their experience with and response to the book will be as well. sweet dreams. becky worley, abc news,

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