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

g 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 abc's liz kreutz. >> 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 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

first public appearance since her concession speech 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 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 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. >> 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

1200 stems of roses. liz kreutz, abc news, new york. >> we're going to turn to donald 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 his first meeting as a world leader president-elect. abe says he's looking to build trust with trump. 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

removing giant gold letters. building owners who licensed the trump name decided to get rid of 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 nearby residents shaken by the blast. >> we were seen outside and heard a huge explosion, shook 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.

significant snowfall of the season. you can see the storm taking shape on radar. snow is falling in utah and 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 control. in kentucky that smoke has even turned deadly. a man was killed in a crash on a mountain parkway where the smoke 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.

bank were among the targets. images of her being pulled out. at least 54 were killed in the 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 agency. president obama in the meantime, is traveling overseas in berlin this morning. he has a full day of events with 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

booster seats for vehicles. so are they getting any better. caught on camera. a 9-year-old catches his baby 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 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

people nearby sprinted to help. the crew holding on to the basket to keep that 80-foot-tall balloon from dragging off 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 cast he told h he told him he had a gun and was licensed to carry but the prosecutor says removed it from his pocket and yanas 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

new york police are piecing together the murder of a 26-year-old man. authorities say joseph was last 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 to give you perspective when they started being tested eight years ago only a quarter of them earned that rating. researchers say kids in booster 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

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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 salt lake city. so kids often talk about their parent being their hero but what about when a sibling comes to the rescue and that sibling is just 9 years old? >> for any dad out there, the whole thing was caught on deo. 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

first the baby dangles his leg over the edge. then tumbles over but the 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 like i feel like i'm so much closer to my brother. >> reporter: falling is one of the leading causes of infant injury and it can happen 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

your younger sibling. and the mother says he wasn't even in the room at the time. he just happened to be walking 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 september. one person died when the train plowed into the train terminal in hoboken, new jersey, just across from manhattan. officials now say the engineer 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

the driver and his wife moving to a new home with all their belongings when they got stuck on the track. 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. it sent him to the ground. he suffered a bruised hip but he got up and finished the race. this was his final college race. >> 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

mike conley who played with us the night before tied a career high with seven 3s. 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 roc rockets and thunder. russell westbrook throwing to 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.

>> like gasol said if i feel uninspired i wanted to apologize to absolutely nobody. >> 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... ve asthma. ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine. i talked to my doctor 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

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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.

title, recipient of the presidential medal of freedom. 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 announ among 21 recipients being honored this year bruce springsteen, robert de niro, 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

to boston's rick, she wasn't too thrilled. >> 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 restore franklin's grave site in philadelphia. >> the founding father's 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

this enormous crib. >> oh. >> but, unfortunately for her the baby monitor recorded the whole thing. >> yeah, i don't think she realized that when she actually fell in. no one was hurt in the incident. more than 32 million people, though, have had a pretty good laugh at her expense. >> i'm sure she was a good sport about it and probably laughed at it, as well. >> also. >> after seeing the video. >> definitely one of her kids that had to have posted that video, huh. guess w christmas present this year. >> exactly. >> more news after this. ? happy holidays from crayola. so when do i start? um, shouldn't it be "spokes-crayon?" can somebody turn on the a/c? i'm melting here. ?air marker spraayer!!!? chemistry, baby! so i just hold this part and spraaaaaay... i'm okay. the holidays just got more surprising.

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30 press for governor we just got his meeting with president- elect donald trump fueling rumors that he is going to join the trump administration. a pastor once a person who graffitied a sidewalk atnd sunday services. good morning today governor. rick scott is meeting with president-elect donald trump the new york city. scott tweeted he will congratulate trump a winning the election and will offer his help to reinvent federal government. scott was an early back of trump and endorsed him shortly after he won the primary in march. scott has repeatedly said he