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including second degree manslaughter. >> the use of deadly force by the officer was not justified. >> reporter: the county attorney made the decision after reviewing evidence including dash cam video, not public, but reportedly captured him telling him he had a gun. >> the officer said, okay. don't reach for it then. castille tried to respond, but was interrupted by the officer who said, don't pl he responded. i'm not pulling it out. >> reporter: moments later, he fired seven shots into the car. the aftermath streamed live on facebook by his girlfriend in the passenger seat. >> i told him -- >> he was getting his driver's license. oh, my god. please don't tell me he's dead.

protests. and accusations of racism including from minnesota's governor. >> would this have happened in the driver and passengers were white? i don't think it would have. >> reporter: the family says they are relieved that the officer is being held accountable. >> we are here in solidarity, my family and i, to support that decision. >> reporter: he is expected to turn himself in and scheduled to face a judge on friday. kendis, diane? >> thank you. operators of major international website that advertises escort services may escape pimping charges. the judge tossed them out against backpage.com saying they are protected from third party postings. after a three-year investigation, prosecutors insist the site generates millions of dollars from the illegal sex trade and exploiting vulnerable victims. police searching for the man

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crash. update on the controversial oil pipeline built in north dakota. a federal judge will not decide until next year whether to finish the project, setting the stage for protests at the pipeline site. ohio now, stunning trial of a lawyer found guilty of hypnotizing clients to molest them. >> the women have no memory of what happened, but he now faces more than a decade in prison. here's abc >> reporter: ohio lawyer turn defendant. 59-year-old divorce attorney sentenced to 12 years in prison for hypnotizing six female clients without their consent or knowledge, and then molesting them. >> he used my trust in his position as my attorney. >> reporter: according to legal

apointment the bra was dishevelled and could not recall the entire duration of the meetings, something that happened again and again, suspicious, she began tape recording her conversations. learning shocking details about the meeting, she says she didn't remember, that fine began to use code words to get her into a trance-like stage, and then engage in a sexually charged discussion saying things, be able to control yourself. >> he would say that he had some relaxation relaxation techniques. >> reporter: the first victim took the recordings to the police. when fine began the behavior again, they nabbed him. while hypnosis is a powerful therapeutic technique, there's no consensus on exactly what's

their clothes off in a public place through hypnosis? the short answer is no. however, we can possibly convince them that the temperature is so hot that they might want to disrobe. >> reporter: now, fine pled guilty to five counts of kidnapping and one count of attempted kidnapping, all with sexual motivations. in a statement from his attorney saying he accepted responsibility for what he did result understandably, and he will have to recommendation steer as a sex offender for the next 25 years. all right, coming up, lightening the mood with dr. mcdreamy. >> the baby news that patrick demp

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road ahead. >> reporter: as far from llkd as you can get after his tiny hometown in maine, and you'd never guess the actor best known as mcdreamy habit been on the show for a year. >> i left maine when i was about 17, and i was going to run away with the scircus, auditioned for a play -- >> you were? >> i was too young, and they wouldn't let me in. >> reporter: we spent three days with him back home watching him decompress, learning about the center to help people battle cancer, a cause that's very personal to him. he lost his mother seen here in this footage from ten years ago -- >> that's what patrick does when he comes in the summer. >> reporter: to cancer in 2014.

end of his role on grey's sparks questions why his character was killed off. the split with his wife of 17 years and talk of divorce. they are back together now. >> stop it. >> reporter: with a new movie, and enough tabloid headlines to get urn anyone's skin. >> it was remarkable, and without that success, i wouldn't be here today talking to you. >> reporter: are you happy with how it ended? >> you know, i think everybody >> reporter: he says things are good at home again with his wife and three kids. how are you doing? >> great, we're good. it's a lot of work. you can't get tardy and not work on it. good to go in, okay, what's the issue here, what's yours, how do we work on it? >> you're looking to have another baby? >> see, this is the funny thing, right, this is the funny thing when you get into these magazines, and they put these quotes out, and then it's picked up online, and then all the sudden, you're having another

having two more? >> we're very triplets. i want to announce that today. >> reporter: for the record, no more babies. as for his career, that ride has taken a new path, and he says he's ready. you got that rom-com down, and do you want to shave your head and be a serial killer now? >> oh, absolutely. i'm trying to be careful. >> where do you stand on mcdreamy? tired of it? >> i don't think i can be tired i have to accept it. the question is, can i be known anything other than that later in life? that's the question. >> at least there's juggling to fall on. >> yes, he does. >> almost ran to join the circus. >> that's cool. there yeah. >> they are having quadruplets. >> the >> the breaking baby news.

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not want to follow the herd. >> the cow was set to board an exports ship, apparently would rather go overboard than leave australia, a member of the crew filmed from the jet ski. the cow eventually made it to land, but get this, from there, it ran off and e evaded capture for 24 hours. >> >> what happened to the cow once they captured it? free forever? living happily on a farm? >> could be on the grill right about now. >> all right. moving on then. next, have you wondered what to do with the extra pennies in the house? well, a portland woman has a good idea. >> using more than 13,000 coins to renovate an old floor in her house. and she used three $50 bags of

glue, wood filler grout, and apoxy. >> who thought glue comes into play for home renovation, but, by the way, for those who are impressed, you should be, the project took months to finish, but as you can see, worth every penny. >> oh oh! >> get it? >> yes! >> worth every penny! >> nailed it. >> who's penny? >> last, but not least, there's a quick, quick, netherlands, who wanted to get a bone. at the bottom of the water bowl. >> oh, man. do just one problem. >> it's painted. >> the bone, not the real thing. >> oh, man, so confused. >> adorable pup -- >> oh, he looked confused. >> can you blame him? >> at first, really looks like there's a bone in the bowl, but, no, sorry, quick. >> oh, man. >> wonder if he figured it out yet? >> quick is not that quick.

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this mor this morning on "world news now," big decisions ahead for the presidential transition team. >> president-elect trump met with the country's most prominent politicians with another full schedule today. who's being considered fo breaking news, a gas explosion in the midwest kill at least one person. video there showing the moment of the deadly blast. bystanders rushed to the hospital. we'll give you the very latest coming up. deepening mystery behind the death of a young man from connecticut found dead in the shallow grave in new jersey. see what police found inside a luxury manhattan apartment building that led them to a potential suspect. crying foul, kate upton is

tweet after her star pitcher feon say denied the cy young award. could this usher in a change to the voting system? what's this video that we're talking about -- we're talking about baseball. >> the video is about baseball. >> yes. >> man. it's november 17th. from from abc "world news now." >> ensuring everyone's awake. >> wow. >> happy thursday. >> highlight reel. we'll have more on that baseball story. >> yeah. just imagine if we talk about carl's jr. what the video would be. wow. insane. >> well, we begin this half hour with president-elect donald trump denying reports that his transition is in disarray. >> so trump is meeting today with henry kissinger, possibly seeks advice from the 93-year-old former secretary of

today, haley, the name floated as a possible pick for leading the state department. trump is expected to sit down with japanese prime minister shinzo abe marking the first meeting with a world leader as president-elect. >> reporter: all eyes on this man, president-elect's son-in-law. abc news confirming trump's transition team requested national security clearanc the daily briefing to have security. it is not just appropriate, but necessary. >> reporter: he became a close adviser during the campaign, and he's now a key member of the transition team. seen here touring the white house on thursday. the revelation comes as the president-elect and his team are shooting down reports that the transition process is in turmoil. among those out, governor chris

adviser who sources say fell out of favor with the president-elect. though chris christie and they work together for month, he prosecutes hi father, sending him to prison, and mike rogers connected to christie who worked on the team -- >> there is confusion going on about a chain of command coming out of new york. hopefully they'll get that settled pretty soon. i think they need to do it because there's this clock ticking, all the become more important. >> reporter: and elliot cohen who worked for condoleezza rice at the state department said he had contact with trump's transition team, originally a never-trumper, came around to possibly working with the team, but that changed quickly, writing about the experience in the "washington post," a a bad boss can be endured, a gaggle of them poison all decision-making. trump allies admit it's not going as smoothly as trump describes. >> beginning of any transition

it's the nature of the process, and i think that trump is very decisive. >> reporter: the trump transition team dealing with controversy surrounding the hiring of steve bannon who published headlines like, hoist it high and proud: the confederate flag proclaims a glorious heritage. >> great to see you guys >> >> thank you. >> reporter: tom llamas, abc news, new york. >> mitch mcconnell ignoring questions on bannon, but house democrats sent a letter to trump asking him to resend bannon's apointment. the letter with 169 signatures say hiring him undermines trump's ability to reunite the country.

to make the country stronger. she made her first remarks since her concession speech in washington. she acknowledged coming to the event was not easy to do, but everyone should stay engaged on every level. >> the divisions laid there by the selection run deep, but, please, listen to me when i say this. america is worth it. our children are worth it. believe in our country. fight for our values. never, ever clinton's old boss, founder of the organization, called her the people's president, and not to clinton's lead in the popular vote now more than a million votes. skblmplgts students hold more anti-trump protests around the country. high schoolers in washington, d.c. or areas voubding it walked out of class for the third straight day to march the streets, and rallies held at dozen of campuses across the country, calling on school administrators to protect students against any immigration

where a gas explosion left one dead. dramatic video shows the moment the blast shook the downtown square in the small town of canton. 11 people taken to the hospital and expected to survive. the person who died was a utility worker called to the area about a gas week. a two block radius was evacuated, and engineers are going building to building to try to investigate this structural damage there. and another explosion near indiana. foundation. at least one person killed. debris, as you can see there, scattered throughout the area. firefighters putting out hot spots. neighbors say the powerful blast made their homes shake. a gas leak is also suspected in this case. smoke from dozens of wildfires causing major problems with the air quality in seven cities. in charlotte, a haze over the city where there's a code red warnings prompting residents to stay inside.

where smoke decreased visibility, and state police say 14 others injured in a series of wrecks. in atlanta, smoke improved, but smoke returns today as smoke shifts. urgent aide arrived in mozul in iraq, which is war-torn. for the first time in two years, u.n. officials have been able to deliver about 30 days worth of emergency supplies children and their families. the nearly month-long battle to reclaim mozul from isis destroyed the city leaving more than a million people trapped with no way out. this is a scene in the dominican republic, too much rain creates flooding, mud slides washing away roads cutting off communities. around 20,000 people evacuated from their homes mostly along the country's north coast, and the forecast is not helping. rain will continue there through

new detiails about the shooting in the oklahoma airport. police believe the attack was premeditated and the gunman waited in a parking garage for four hours before opening fire. abc's lauren lyster with more. >> reporter: operations getting back to normal after tuesday's deadly shooting that grounded planes and had travelers sheltering in place. >> ground stopped the airport. they've got some on here. >> reporter: 1:00 p.m., shots fired. >> shot on the sidewalk. >> reporter: the airport going into lockdown. passengers stranded on planes for hours. police in tactical gear search for the shooter going car to car for nearly three hours, and then -- >> suspect was located, deceased, with an apparent gunshot wound to the head. >> reporter: the suspected gunman identified as lloyd dean,

he showed signs of being under the influence of alcohol at work one day in 2015. asking him to be tested, instead, he resigned. >> it is possible that the suspect acted in retaliation against the circumstances leading up to his resignation. we know his sbeintentions were go to the airport and hurt someone. >> reporter: that victim? southwest airlines employee michael winchester, the 52-year-old's son, james, a >> he's with the family, where he needs to be, and when he comes back, he comes back. lots of prayers, everything out to he and his family. >> reporter: the victim was not the suspect's supervisor and don't know if he was the gunman's intended target. kendis, diane? >> thanks to lauren there in los angeles. baseball's awards parade continues with honors for the best pitchers. scherzer easily winning the

to win in both leagues, and boston's rick porcello took the cy young award in baseball, the most wins with 22, but there's controversy because he didn't get the most first place votes from baseball writers. >> that's right. first place votes went to justin verlander of the tigers, and his fiance, kate upton, thought he was robbed, and as she does, launched a express anger, and saying, bluntly, you didn't win. >> and then there was this, upton saying, hey, major league baseball, i thought i was the only person allowed to blank justin verlander. >> she feels strongly about this. porcello won the votes, but it was not enough votes to cancel out the number of wins that he had. >> okay.

closest award, second closest since 1970. who lost in 2012? justin verlander. >> robbed again. >> but won in 2011 unanimously, though. >> one thing to point out, so "sports illustrated," guess who had the more covers out of verlander, porcello, and -- >> upton. >> had the most covers out of all three of them. >> it is all about baseball. >> four covers, verlander after plunking down thousands for a brand new home, imagine having nothing but problems after that. abc investigation coming up a little later. >> break out the eggnog, the christmas sweaters are back, and this time, with their own store. hallelujah. >> we promise to share our own ugly holiday outfits with you on instagram. you're watching "world news

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the the faa is investigating after a hot air balloon made a hard landing in philadelphia. the basket hit the ground before being dragged across the grass and lifted briefly again into the air before finally crashing to a halt on its side. no one was injured. the pilot insisted it was a perfect landing. >> further east, new developments in the murder

>> a young man from connecticut last seen with friends in an upscale manhattan apartment building over the weekends has now been found in a shallow grave in new jersey. here's the latest. >> reporter: police questioning a map after a mysterious murder in manhattan. investigators scouring this apartment building for crews surrounding the disappearance of joseph. police say the 26-year-old left his home in stanford, connecticut saturday night upscale building. when the friends left, they say joseph willingly stay behind. >> to hear what potentially may have happened is scary. >> reporter: a gruesome discovery 50 miles south of the new jersey sho new jersey shore, invaestigator finding what they believe is his body buried in a shallow grave. forensic clues seize possible evidence including one of the building's luggage carts with bloodstains. they are examining a

tenant wheeling something out on the cart. >> there was a few units here, you know, scouring the garbage, the lobby. >> reporter: and building employee told detectives that the same tenant asked about the surveillance system. the resident questioned by the police is 25-year-old james, held on an unrelated charge. abc news, new york. >> coming up in the next half hour, why it may be better for young children to have moms who what we're finding out from a new study about why children of working moms may be better off than those of stay-at-home moms. >> first, new home nightmares, homeowners across the country say they dished out money for the new homes only to get problems and defects in return. brian ross investigates.

? ? ? ? >> you love that song. >> i do. buying a new house is the exciting moment in life, but for some american families, the excitement is short lived. >> as you know, it's the midst of a building boom, and homeowners spending hundreds of thousands of dollars are finding what they is turning dream homes into a nightmare. brian ross investigates. >> reporter: in suburban washington, d.c., the owner of this new home has a hole in the foundation and a snake that moved in underneath. >> you hear the same thing? >> reporter: people in this new subdivision in virginia say their great looking housings outside are full of defects on the inside. >> it's the most expensive purchase we make.

after another -- >> water starts here, travels along the ceiling. >> reporter: homeowners claiming shotty construction. >> settlement cracks, nail pops, paint issues, issues with the flooring. >> reporter: with big well-known builders often slow or refusing to fix the props, big and small. >> you continue living in something that no one can give you answers for, no one will fix it. it's our house, where we lived. we had to walk away from it. was a bad case of new home heart break. >> look at that. >> typical of the homes built for sale, not built to last. >> reporter: something these two men say they see far too often. >> you see the crack. >> reporter: the industry trade group says up happy homeowners are in the minority, and that americans have expectations that are just too high. >> the american consumer expects a perfect home. there's no such thing as a perfect home. >> reporter: yet documents show

biggest, drhorton, set aside millions of dollars a year to deal with claims, calling it the ordinary course of business. >> i think the quality of houses being built is as good as it's ever been, better. >> better than ever? >> yes, sir. >> are they shotty? >> i say no. >> reporter: again and again, it was only after the builders knew abc news or one of our stations was on the case that repair crews finally showed . draping system in alabama didn't show up until after abc news started to ask questions. >> it's only because abc news is here. or they would not have fixed it. >> reporter: in indiana, it was only after wrtv got involved that the builders sent an executive to check out roofing and draining issues. >> this is how we knew it was leaking. >> reporter: outside houston, the builder dr horton offered to

investigate a homeowner's complaints of defects and problems. >> they were not even moving until you guys got involved. >> all that money, and that's

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>> wow. slow clap for monet. >> originally, it was sold back in 1999 for $11.9 million, but, you know, inflation. >> look up close, it's all monet. >> pretty from afar. >> pretty to ugly, shall we? >> yes. >> christmas sweater, the uglier, the better. we're fans. i thought the biggest fans of ugly christmas sweater, but dallas opening his shop dedicated solely to ugly sweaters. he used to sell vintage clothing from a bus, starting with sweaters, acquiring little by little, and they always sold out, so now pop-up shop, all christmas sweaters, business is going well. the slogan? come get ugly. >> i don't believe it. are you sure he just didn't put a sign up over good will? >> does look familiar, i will

all of those, but great idea. brilliant idea there. >> you know, we all strive for the best photo with our babe or whatever the kids call it these days, you know, whatever pb so, yeah. so elaine and her boyfriend, a beautiful picture, all smiles. >> yes. looking great. >> they are happy. >> what's wrong with that one? >> oh. uh-oh. >> and ended up -- -- >> oh, no! >> in the fountain. >> down goes dino! >> yes. >> not according to plan. >> so they spent the afternoon trying to find nino. >> all right. now to a cute video. really doesn't need explanation. see that dog in the back? not a dog, ladies and gentlemen.

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this morni this morning on "world news now," america needs you, the message from hillary clinton last night in her first and emotional speech since conceding the election and how she admitted to experiencing dark moments this past week. dramatic scene from the the video shows a young girl rescued from a building hit by an air strike. we have the latest on renewed violence in aleppo. >> new this half hour, tornado danger in an unusual location. >> check out t >> check out this monster twister tearing through farmland sending residents underground for shelter. >> vin scully made calls over his career, but he was top by

thursday, november 17th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> vin scully, >> vin scully, we'll tell you about that. a lot of people got a call from the white house they're excited about. speaking of the white house, hillary clinton spent the last year and a half trying to get there, and one week after learning she did not made her first public remarks since her conc since her concession speech. >> clinton was honored in washington, d.c. last night for contributions to child advocacy and acknowledged the pain of the election defeat, but urged supporters to keep fighting for what they believe in. >> reporter: overnight, hillary clinton opening up about her election loss. >> i will admit coming here 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

for the children's defense fund in washington, d.c., the former democratic nominee urging supporters to not lose heart and never give up. >> i ask you to stay engaged, 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 accomplishmentw and what she wish she co her late mother now. >> i dream of going up to her and sitting next to her and taking her in my arms saying, look, look at me and listen, and as hard as it might be to imagine, your daughter will grow up to be a united states senator, represent our country as secretary of state, and win more than 62 million votes for president of the united states.

clinton stayed largely out of the spotlight. she was seen on a hike in her hometown in new york, and she attended a thank you party for her campaign staff. she distributed to them 1200 stems of roses. clinton also held a conference call with top donors over the weekend saying she was heart broken by the election and blamed her loss and increase momentum around trump on fbi's released e-mails relate to the private server. diane, kendis? and turning now to donald trump who has taken more steps to lay the foundation for his administration. another series of meetings today held with advisers and political leaders. among them, former secretary of state kissinger and haley who could be considered for secretary of state. trump's transition team is taking a stance on lobbyists. government officials will be banned from lobbying for five

position. trump is trying to shoot down reports of transition chaos tweeting that it's going so smoothly. as the president-elect prepares to take office, his name vanished from several residential buildings in new york city. workers removed the giant gold letters. ordinary persons who licensed the trump name decided to remove it after residents didn't want to be associated with trump. vice president elect mike pence had a change to check out his new home as he dined with vice president joe biden. the man and their wives met for lunch, and he said no administration is ready to govern on day one. president obama is in berlin for a full day of events with german leader angela merkel, shared a private diner, and formal meetings today before arriving in germany, he was in greece visiting the acrop liz

the president said he and president-elect trump couldn't be more differ be more different, but he said democracy is bigger than any one person. >> as long as we retain our faith in democracy, as long as we retain our faith in the people, as long as we don't waiver from those central principles that ensure a lively open debate, then our future will be okay. >> the president said the countries must strengthen alliances and repeated confidence that the u.s. would remain loyal to nato despite president-elect's campaign promises. secretary of state john keri warns the world failing to push forward on climate change would be, quote, a betrayal of

he also said with 2016 on track to be the hottest year on record, quote, even the strongest skeptic acknowledges something disturbing is happening. grim news from aleppo as bombing resumed there. a hospital and blood bank were the targets. dramatic video shows a young girl rescued from the rubble of the building struck by an air strike. at least 54 people killed in air strikes and shellings across northern syria. five people died after fire broke out in an expens shopping area in lima, peru. it started in a recently renovated movie theater where reporters were screaming film. the cause is under investigation. more leaders including president obama are due in lima for a global summit. the minnesota police officer who shot and killed in man in a traffic stop last summer is facing criminal charges. the shooting made way across the country as the aftermath was

that police officers across the country risk their lives every day for the public good. in this police shooting that set the streets on fire near st. paul, minnesota, prosecutors say it's the officer who is the criminal. >> no reasonable officer would have used deadly force under these circumstances. >> reporter: on top of manslaughter for killing or lap doe, the officer is facing two felony firearm charges for endangering the safety of the recorder of the live video and crying in the backseat. >> you shot fo him, sir, hefour bullets into him, sir, he was just getting his license and registration. >> reporter: they both told the officer that he had a legally owned gun in his pocket. police announced that he never had a chance to remove the gun before he was killed. they found it at the bottom of

you hear the moment the family is pull over. >> i have reason to pull it over. the two occupants just look like a -- people that were involved in a robbery. >> reporter: you hear what many feel, the sound of racism. >> the driver looks more like one of our suspects just because of the wide-set nose. >> reporter: the family says they had nothing to do with the robbery and says that manslaughter is not enough. >> i feel as though murder to the highest extent of the law is what would be appropriate here. at the end of the day, none of that is going to bring my boyfriend back. >> reporter: the officer's expected to enter a plea of not guilty and court appearance friday. his lawyer argues the issue was not race, that it was the gun. abc news, atlanta. close call on a highway for a kansas police officer. you can see him here pushing a disabled vehicle off the side of interstate 35 in the suburbs of kansas city.

him just enough warning to jump out of the way as an out of control driver slammed into the vehicle. he was not injured. >> the first blizzard of the season is expected to slam parts of the midwest tomorrow and could make for slippery roads there. blizzard watches and winter storm watches issued in nebraska to minnesota and in the north east, it's another beautiful day with warm and comfortable temperatures in the south. temperatures could drop in denver by 40 degrees. colder in the west with los angeles at 72 and 40s in seattle. add fuel to the mommy wars out there. researchers in england say children of working moms develop faster than those of stay-at-home moms saying going to nursery school or spending time with grandparents improved everyday skills like talking, social interaction and tasks like getting dressed. kids who stay home with mom gain those skills at a slower pace. a big brother in florida coming to the rescue.

mom, who is looking somewhere else for a moment when the 11 month old falls to the floor and his brother catches him. >> the fall from the table was four feet. great going by big brother. look at the fast hands! >> yeah! >> the dolphins already sign him to a rookie contract. that's a good grab there. also caught on camera, the moment that a college cross contact event, it happened last week in pennsylvania. >> runners doing their thing when deer ran across the course. a guy took a direct hit and it sent him to the ground. >> oh, man! >> oh! >> so he suffered a bruised hip, and he says he's still sore. >> oh. >> but he got up and finished. it was his final college race, so -- >> do you think the deer thought they were part of the race? >> maybe they did? they were just going in the

>> okay, maybe not. coming up, split-second decision by a husband and wife stuck inside a railroad crossing. how the driver says they got stuck on the train tracks and what they did at the last possible second that saved both their lives. see how tom brady still bruised by deflate-gate gets the last laugh. new ad ahead in the skinny. first, here a look at today's forecast.

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every week at crossings. part of the reason there's incident, more than five on average every day. abc news, washington. >> very lucky couple there. when we come back, why vin scully got a call from the white house. >> why tom brady is poking fun of deflate-gate. the skinny's next. "world news now" continues

time for t time for the skinny starting with vin scully getting the phone call of his life. >> yes. legendary broadcaster who retired last month as you'll recall after 67 years behind the microphone for brooklyn and los angeles dodgers was shocked to get a call from the white house. >> hello? >> mr. scully? >> mr. scully? >> yes? >> hi, there, i'm josh ernest, the white house press secretary. >> oh, my gosh, i certainly know the name. how are you, sir? >> i'm doing great. how are you? >> does he sound like that all the time? he was more shocked to find out president obama will be presenting him with the nation's highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom. >> oh, my gosh. no. >> yes.

>> are you sure? i'm just an old baseball announcer. >> well, listen, you had a remarkable impact on lives of generations of sports fans in the country. >> i'm rather overwhelmed and humbled. >> congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> my pleasure, take care. >> bye for now. >> how cool is that? oh, my goodness. >> that has to be one of josh's better days. >> so scully is one of 21 recipients of the medal. the rest of the list, it's really pretty big. bruce springsteen there, diana ross, report redford, tom hanks, robert robert d deniro, michael jordan and kareem abd and kareem abdul jabar. >> next, trying to use humor to clear a name. >> patriots' quarterback, tom brady, may not shake

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this morning, details about carrie fisher's details about a steamy three-month affair with ford in the '70s. she tells "people" why she decided to break silence now saying it's been 40 years and, quote, it's not like anyone's deeply affected by it anymore. >> yeah. so ford was married at the time with two kids, but he has yet to make any public comments on fisher's revelation, and admits that while she gave him a head's up and even sent him a draft, she told "people" she doesn't know if he read it. >> whoops. she said she never wanted to embarrass him, but thinks she made an appropriate amount of time. too soon after forty years? i don't know. i sent you a message, did you get it? it was a text. >> it was in a bottle. >> maybe it was the old number. >> how did you send messages in the '70s?

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>> no, it's not. it doesn't. >> doesn't have the same effect. good try. >> thank you. there are, however, experts urging caution for users of virtual reality. >> some doctors raise concerns that gadgets could cause health problems among young children. abc's tj holmes explains. >> reporter: s >> reporter: so real. that people that people forget that it's not real. real. virtual reality has people literally falling over themselves as it immerses them in a 3d world. these headsets expected to be on a lot of kids' christmas lists cause real world concerns. >> virtual reality is still a very new technology, still evolving, and we really don't know yet what the impact may be on children. >> they say these headsets could cause long term issues for young children. >> virtual reality, basically

if that isolated input is going to have the impact on other senses and how we integrate and experience. >> reporter: the technology is so new, that it has not been manufacturers manufacturers of virtual reality headsets warn they are not for young kids. samsung said its products are 13 and up and playstation recommends products for kids 12 and up. truth is, nobody knows the impact. in the meantime, what's a parent to do? >> experts say this is not one of the things you need to be really alarmed about, but just most of the manufacturers say, don't use for kids under 13, so that's a good general rule of thumb. >> have you fallen over using what you have? >> i have not, but i jump sometimes when playing a video game that involves it. i forget that it's not real. >> it's a good way to get a workout in, isn't it? when you're thinking. i'm just going to go back to watching us on virtual reality and see. this is abc's "world news

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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 against allegations of disarray on his transition team. >> breaking overnight a massive explosion rocking a city's 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