making news in america this morning, hillary clinton makes her first speech since her concession. see the moment that got her choked up and the message for her supporters. plus, president-elect donald trump has some high level meetings today as he fights back against allegations of disarray on his transition team. >> breaking overnight a massive explosion rocking a downtown. surveillance video showing store windows getting blown out and the debris covering an american street. millions of people are bracing for the first major snowstorm. see where blizzard-like conditions are expected plus the drought in the southeast, still fueling dozens of wildfires. caught on camera a hot air balloon's hard landings and witnesses jumping into action keeping the situation from

good thursday morning. we begin with a message from hillary clinton breaking her silence to deliver her first remarks since conceding to donald trump. >> yeah, clinton was honored in washington, d.c. last night for her contributions to child advocacy and acknowledged the pain of her stinging election defeat but urged supporters to keep fighting for what they believe in and we get more from abc's liz kreutz. >> reporter: overnight hillary clinton opening up about her election loss. tonight wasn't the easiest thing for me. there have been a few times this past week when all i wanted to do was just to curl up with a good book or our dogs and never leave the house again. >> reporter: speaking at a gala for the children's defense fund in washington, d.c., the former democratic presidential nominee urging her supporters in her first public appearance since her concession speech to not

stay engaged on every level. we need you. america needs you. that's how we get through this. >> reporter: the crowd cheering. clinton choked up as she reflected on her accomplishments and what she wished she could tell her late mother now. >> i dream of going up to her and sitting next to her and taking her in my arms and saying, look, look at me and listen, and as hard as it might be to imagine, y states senator, represent our country as secretary of state and win more than 62 million votes for president of the united states. >> reporter: over the past week clinton has stayed largely out. the spotlight. she was seen on a hike in her hometown of chappaqua, new york, and she attended a thank you party for her campaign staff where she distributed to them 1200 stems of roses.

trump and a big day ahead as he shoots down reports that his transition is in trouble. >> trump is holding another series of meetings today with advisers and political leaders among them. former secretary of state henry kissinger and south carolina governor nikki haley whose name is being floated as a possible pick for secretary of state. trump is expected to sit down with japan's prime minister with his first meeting as a world leader president-elect. abe says he's looking to build trust w the new york police department and secret service are meeting today as well to figure out the best way to protect trump when he takes office. the challenge is to keep trump safe in what will soon be his second home on the busiest street in the biggest city in this country without bringing midtown manhattan to a complete and utter standstill. >> meanwhile, trump's name has vanished from several luxury apartment buildings here in new york. workers were out yesterday removing giant gold letters. building owners who licensed the

it after residents signed a petition because they didn't want to be associated with the president-elect. >> let's get to that breaking news. illinois, a gas explosion killed a utility worker. surveillance shows the moment it happened in canton. 11 people were taken to the hospital and are expected to survive. the downtown area has been evacuated as police check for any structural damage. nearby residents shaken by the blast. >> we were seen the house. some of the screens were blown out and took off running up here and where we seen was everything was just everywhere. it was loud and it shook everything. it was almost felt like an earthquake. >> utility crews were called to the area after reports that a contractor had damaged a gas line. they had shut off the gas when the explosion took place. several states are now preparing for the first significant snowfall of the

wyoming and that system will intensify as well as head east. winter storm and blizzard watches posted for parts of the northern midwest and upper plains. you can see the bull's-eye around fargo and duluth. people there could see over a foot of snow and wind gusts of up to 45 miles per hour. in the southeast a choking haze hangs over many cities as dozens of wildfires burn out of control. in kentucky that smoke has even turned deadly. a man was killed in a crash on a mountain parkway whe t decreased visibility and in charlotte, north carolina, many are staying indoors after officials issued a code red warning about the air quality. >> going to turn our focus overseas where there are some grim new images coming out of the syrian city of aleppo as bombing there resumes. dramatic video shows a young girl being rescued from the rubble of a building hit by an air strike. the pediatric hospital and blood bank were among the targets. images of her being pulled out.

attacks by syrian government forces and by russia. in neighboring iraq the military says it's making significant progress in the battle to reclaim the city of mosul from isis. troops have made their way into at least two more districts where they escorted relieved residents away from active fighting. and for the first time isis acknowledging defeat in mosul is a possibility according to a report from its official news agency. president obama in the meantime, is traveling overseas in berlin this morning. he has aul german leader angela merkel. the two leaders have forged close ties during mr. obama's presidency. many say merkel has been president obama's closest foreign partner. in a jointly written and editorial published in morning they argue in support of globalization saying simply put we are stronger when we work together. still ahead, scientists reveal a new study on child booster seats for vehicles. so are they getting any better. caught on camera.

brother after he rolls off the changing table. >> i just like ran so fast and caught him in the air. >> yes, he did. what the hero brother is now saying and why his mom decided to share this video. plus, a bumpy landing for a pilot and passengers on board a

the faa is investigating after a hot air balloon made this hard landing in philadelphia. the basket hit the ground before being dragged across the grass yesterday then you see it lift briefly into the air again before finally crashing to a halt landing on its side. people nearby sprinted to help. the crew holding on to the

ground yet again. luckily no one was hurt. and the minnesota police officer involved in the deadly shooting seen live on facebook is now facing manslaughter charges. he shot and killed casteel. he told him he had a gun and was licensed to carry but the prosecutor says castille never removed it from his pocket yanas acted unreasonably. the deadly shooting that triggered a lockdown at that airport was premeditated, this he say. they believe the gunman waited inside a parking garage for nearly four hours before opening fire and killing a southwest airlines employee then turning the gun on himself. the shooter had worked for southwest, resigning last year instead of submitting a test for alcohol consumption. new york police are piecing together the murder of a 26-year-old man.

seen alive on sunday morning while partying at a luxury apartment in manhattan. his body was found yesterday near the jersey shore. forensic tests are being done on evidence including one of the building's luggage carts. two men are reportedly in custody. a new study finds kids' boosters seats are getting safety. they tested 53 of them giving 48 the highest rating. to give you perspective when they started being tested eight years ago only a quarter of them earned that rating. researchers say kids i seats are 45% less likely to be injured in a car crash than those using just seat belts. when we come back a tractor trailer stuck on the train tracks. how the driver and passenger got out with seconds to spare. and a collision on the race course. cross country runner, not so lucky. remember 2007? smartphones? o m g

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the snow started falling. 3 to 5 inches expected there. part of a system that will bring blizzard conditions to parts of the dakotas and minnesota. just two days ago, though, it was 73 degrees in salt lake city. >> maybe ski season is starting. the snow will make a mess of roads in a number of states. it will be wet today around the great lakes and if you're flying expect some delays in denver and salt lake city. so kids often talk about their parent being their hero bu comes to the rescue and that sibling is just 9 years old? >> for any dad out there, the whole thing was caught on video. mara schiavocampo has the incredible story. >> reporter: an amazing act of brotherly love caught on camera. watch as 35-year-old mom of five tina levy turns her back for just a moment leaving 11-month-old etan on the changing table. first the baby dangles his leg over the edge.

30-pound infant is miraculously caught by his older brother joseph. >> i just ran and caught him but i can't even carry him so i don't know how that happened and i can't even run that fast either. so i just like ran so fast and caught him in the air. he was crying because he was nervous. nothing really happened to him. and i was crying because i was also nervous so we have now i'm like i feel like i'm so much closer to my brother. >> reporter: falling is one of the leading causes of infan anywhere. >> it was something that just happened in less than a second. overseas keeps saying when he grows up he's going to tell him, you know, i saved your life. i'm sure he'll remind him for the rest of his life but he saved his life, it's true. >> my mom said she wanted to give me a present and so did my grandparents but i told them i didn't need a present. >> reporter: mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >> who needs a present when you have that kind of leverage over your younger sibling. and the mother says he wasn't

by the doorway when i saw his little brother fall. >> and sprung into action. it happened in september but the mother says she waited to post it on facebook. >> she was embarrassed about at first but decided to post it after the election because, quoting here, people were so angry and mean to each other on facebook this was a nice moment. sleep apnea is being looked at as the cause of a crash in september. one person died when the train plowed into the train terminal in hoboken, new jersey, just was diagnosed with sleep apnea after the crash. people with sleep apnea are awakened at night as their breathing stops which causes drowsiness during the day and the engineer told investigators he had no memory of the crash. a georgia couple is feeling pretty lucky this morning after their tractor trailer got hit by a high-speed freight train just moments after they managed to jump out of it. the driver and his wife moving to a new home with all their belongings when they got stuck

seconds later the train plowed straight through scattering everything everywhere. they were using gps which did not include information about the rail crossing that could not accommodate their big rig. >> who knew that cross country racing was a contact sport. well, one college runner in pennsylvania learned that the hard way. the runners on the course when several deer ran through. one guy took a direct hit. watch again. it sent him to the ground. he suffered a bruised hip but he got up and finished the >> the deer should have at least given him a ride i think after that. another week in the nfl begins tonight with the new orleans saints visiting the carolina pantherss. >> highlights from our friends at espn. >> good morning. >> america. >> she's nicole. i'm neil. we'll going across the street where men were jumping up and down delirious for no reason.

that's what papa shot will do for your jump shot. chris paul in a little closer, clippers by two and then up, 21 seconds, marc gasol who fancies himself a three-point shooting artist and mma fighter. does his -- that's what is called your conor mcgregor walk. who knew. grizzlies win. roc rockets and thunder. russell andre robertson. thunder up two. 21 seconds to go. rockets down three, they'll miss. have a lot of things happening here. basically it's sloppy. nothing happens. seven seconds to go. westbrook going to put it away with some stealth. the thunder, 105-103. >> like gasol said if i feel

>> all right. >> mcgregor. up next in "the pulse" why vin scully got a call from the white house. the phone call you have to hear. supermodel kate upton's twitter tirade overnight. what's her beef with major league baseball? i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine. tor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment with breo. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. breo won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. breo opens up airways to help improve breathing for a full 24 hours. breo contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. breo is not for people whose

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? time to check "the pulse" starting with the surprise of a lifetime for legendary broadcaster vin scully. >> scully was the voice of the dodgers for 67 years before retiring last month. now at 88 he'll have a new title, recipient of the

his reaction priceless. >> it's the highest civilian honor that any president can give and president obama has given it out every year he's been in office and gives it to discuss a handful of people and this year he's going to give it to you. >> oh, my gosh. no. >> yes. so you -- >> are you sure? >> i'm just a baseball announcer. >> vin scully is in good company among 21 recipients being honored this year bruce springsteen, robert d ellen degeneres and michael jordan are also on the list to name a few. the ceremony takes place tuesday at the white house. >> how cute is vin scully? >> oh, a group hug. >> next up supermodel kate upton and justin verlander are getting all the buzz despite verlander not being named the american league's best pitcher yesterday. >> they are engaged and when he lost out on the cy young award

>> upton launched into a twitter rant including at least one we can't share with you because of the language and also told purcell pretty bluntly you didn't win and called the baseball writers who wrote for the award out of touch. >> i love how we can't share the tweet but we can share this video at 4:00 in the morning. >> yes. jon bon jovi giving love to ben franklin. he donated $5,000 to help restore franklin's grave site in philadelphia. >> the founding gravestone waske kraed and marble tablet had become pitted from people tossing pennies on it for good luck. it will be fixed by april which is the anniversary of his death. an alabama grandmother vertically challenged has become an unlikely and probably unwilling facebook star. >> we're talking about a grandmother who is only five feet tall. she needed a stepstool in order to put her grandabout baby into this enormous crib. >> oh.

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our top stories on this thursday, hillary clinton has made her first public appearance since her concession speech. she spoke about the shock and pain of her defeat but called on supporters to never give up. donald trump is meeting today with henry kissinger and south carolina governor nikki haley as his transition moves forward and mike pence had lunch with vice president joe biden and biden is confident everything will be in good gas explosion in a small town not far from peoria, illinois. crews had been called to that area after reports that a contractor had hit a gas line. looking at today's weather, colder air moving in and parts of the midwest, another beautiful day in the northeast. pretty dry day for the south. with 70 degrees in chicago hard to believe that thanksgiving is just one week from today. of course, a lot of families will be gathering there and all across the country.

thanksgiving celebration will include someone new all because of a wrong number as joe bartel of our phoenix station reports. >> somebody, pick up. pick up. >> reporter: the holidays can be a stressful time. getting the whole family together can be tough, especially when you have the wrong number. >> i was sitting in class and i get this random text from a random group chat. it was someone's grandma inviting me over for thanksgiving. >> reporter: 17-year-old his phone started blowing up. the text came in riding dinner is at my house on thanksgiving 3:00 p.m. let me know if you're coming. >> i texted back and i say who is this and she was like your grandma and i was thinking, hey, my grandma got a new number so why not ask for a picture. >> the picture came in not jamal's grandma. jamal fired back a selfie just to confirm she did not have the right person. >> we established that we

the offer was there. >> reporter: to jamal's shock the offer just as sweet as ever, of course, you can. that's what grandmas do, feed everyone. >> i think that's crazy that people can actually connect and be so nice to each other even with people they don't even know. >> reporter: jamal posted it online and it's gone viral shared hundreds of thousands of types. people online proclaiming her everyone's grandma. the lady only known as grandma at t should all set this thanksgiving. by the way he will be taking her up on her offer. joe bartel's abc 15 news. >> such a sweet offer. >> that is great. >> what a great way to celebrate thanksgiving. that's what's making news in america this morning.

. now at 4:30, a deadly legionnaires outbreak in lake county. how many people have been hit wi at risk? >> and i asked you if you are at city all and you -- city hall and you said you are not. you are right here. are you lying? >> a city official caught in a lie. why a city councilman campaigned money. >> all i wanted do is curl up with a good book, our dogs, and never leave the house again.