good morning, america. i'm george stephanopoulos. >> and i'm robin roberts. it is thursday, november 11th. and breaking knew, that crippled cruise ship, just off san diego harbor. we have new pictures of the relief effort, for the thousands onboard. and we talk to the passengers, coping with everything, from broken toilets, to rotten food. drastic measures. a white house debt commission calls for higher taxes, delayed retirement and massive medicare cuts to get the country out of the red. the president responds overnight. a mother's heartbreak. for the first time, marie osmond speaks out about her son's suicide. what she says about their last conversation. >> i told him, i said, mike, i'm

going to be there monday. and it's going to be okay. but depression doesn't wait until monday. and up in smoke. a 300-foot tower slated for demolition falls the wrong way. spectators scramble. good morning, everyone. boy, that was a scary moment, in ohio. >> it really was. >> the explosives worked. it went the wrong way. thankfully, no one was hurt. some relief may be coming for the passengers on that carnival cruise ship. it is docking this morning near san diego. we're going to hear firsthand what the passengers have been going through. >> many have seemed to be making the best of a horrible situation. we're hearing comments from members of the crew. the crew's director blogging that, quote, the guests have been magnificent. the challenges of dealing with

difficult conditions onboard. also, the president commemorating veterans day in seoul, korea. but here at home, the explosive admissions by his debt council, under fire. saying that raising the retirement age and medicare cuts. but the chairmen say our economy would collapse. we'll talk to a key member, ahead. we have startling video you have to see to believe. a head-on collision with a deer, sends it straight through a car with a family of four inside. everyone survived. we'll get to the increasing danger on the road. went through the front windshield all the way to the back. >> deer seem to be everywhere these days. >> that's part of the problem. we're going to begin with "the carnival splendor," being pulled by tugboats, after being stranded off baja, california, on monday. david wright has the latest.

>> reporter: good morning, robin. "the splendor" is off the coast now. tantalizingly close. but not quite here. as dawn breaks here in san diego harbor, the little tugboat "chihuahua" and several other vessels are due to drag the behemoth into port here. for the passengers and the crew members, this ordeal can't be over soon enough. even before "the carnival splendor" limps into port, the cell phones are already in range. and the passengers are telling horror stories. >> the typical day, you get up in the morning. there's no hot showers. and there's no light. >> reporter: valerie ojeda, in 6366, is traveling with 14 family members for a family reunion. >> i'm trying to make the best of it. it's not the vacation we expected. but carnival has gone out of their way to make it as pleasant as pabl. >> reporter: she said last night, a lot of the passengers put on evening dress and

gathered around the piano with free drinks. >> sang "sweet care klein." >> reporter: imagining the cruise that might have been. in 8211, gordon gillbreath, and his co-passenger, said monday morning, it all went wrong. >> we had all the systems. and we were in the blackout. that lasted for about 12 hours. >> it really did feel like it was out of a movie. the aft part, the back part of the ship, the smoke in that area was really intense. >> reporter: no lights. no air conditioning or heat. and for a day and a half, no functioning toilets. >> people have to go where they have to go. the public bathrooms were a mess. it was really bad. but now, it's just a fluke. >> reporter: of course, there are no refrigerators for the food. no way to cook it, either. so, a lot of it has gone bad. and it's just rotting there on the ship. they can only dispose of it in

port. >> they're giving us sandwiches. no hot food. nothing like that. >> reporter: lining up for spam sandwiches wasn't exactly the luxury cruise they planned. but they sure have a story to tell. >> conditions on the ship have been challenging. and we're very, very sorry. >> reporter: even after the ship finally comes in to port here in san diego, the ordeal won't quite be over. carnival is having to rebook 3,300 passengers with hotel rooms and flights home. and about one-third of the passengers parked their cars in long beach, where the ship left from, several hours away from here. so, about 95 buses will be here to schlep them back to the parking lot. robin? >> all right, david. thank you so much. quite a mess there. we're going to talk to valerie ojeda. she's one of the passengers onboard right now. she joins us live on the phone. you heard a little bit of her in david wright's report. valerie, just give us an idea of the atmosphere onboard right now. i know you all cannot wait to

get off that ship. >> right now, everybody seems to be in their cabins, asleep. i do see lights ahead. so, i'm really happy. i know my family's really happy. i can't wait to get online. i mean, on land. i'm sorry. >> i'm sure you can't wait to get on land. tell us a little -- can you describe again. this happened on monday. a little of the conditions you've had to endure onboard with your family. >> just a lot of stair-climbing. obviously, the elevators don't work. we do have my 80-year-old aunt with us. it's been a little challenging. but we're making it. just trying to make the best of the situation. obviously, there's no toilets. there's no lights. so, we're using the restroom in the dark. and for a day and a half, couldn't flush. so, it was bad. and now, as i think back to it, it was really bad. >> yeah. we also heard, use were saying, trying to make the best.

we're seeing some beautiful pictures of your family onboard for this reunion. you and the others trying to make the best of this situation. was it "sweet caroline" was the big hit? >> a few nights ago. i was walking from the casino, down to the next deck. and i could hear them playing the same song there. people were dancing, laughing. just, you know, trying to make the best of their trip that, obviously, we didn't expect it to turn out this way. >> of course, not. and carnival says you're going to get a full refund. and you can have a free cruise. >> yes. we have until 2012 to book that cruise. >> are you going to take them up on that? >> of course. >> all right. thank you, valerie. you're being a good sport. and everyone, give our best to your family and everyone onboard. i know you're anxious to get off in a little bit. >> you, too. >> get back up on that horse. >> she's going back.

we're going to switch gears now. a week after voters seemed to say they wanted more aggressive action against the deficit, the chairmen of a presidential commission are calling their bluff. they have come up with almost $4 trillion in budget cuts in the next decade, with cuts in defense, and tax increases, and extending the retirement age. how will the president respond? we get a first look from seoul, south korea, where jake tapper is traveling with the president. jake? >> reporter: good morning, george. greetings from the other side of the planet, at the world summit of the superpowers. president obama and the united states in general, are facing criticism about the lack of the ability to deal with the massive u.s. debt. meanwhile, back at home, the president's debt commission co-chairs have issued a report, with ways to deal with the $14 trillion debt. it has a report with something in it to offend everyo. speaking in south korea, the president said he would not

comment specifically on the debt commission co-chair's report. but he cautioned politicians not to be so quick to shoot it down. >> we're going to have to make some tough choices. the only way to make the tough choices, historically, has been if both parties are willing to move forward also. >> reporter: he also suggested that he recently heard a lot of disingenuous solutions during campaign season. >> and unfortunately, a lot of the talk didn't match up with reality. >> reporter: the commission co-chairs were even more forceful. >> this debt is like a cancer that will truly destroy this country from within if we don't fix it. >> reporter: their prescription? tackling social security, by raising the retirement age to 69 and reducing payments to wealthier recipients. cutting $2 trillion in government spending. and reducing medicare fees for doctors. raising almost $1 trillion in taxes, by expanding the payroll

tax, limiting mortgage tax deductions and other writeoffs. and possibly hiking the federal gas tax by 15 cents per gallon. conservatives and liberals united to denounce the findings. but the president had a showdown with currency over china. >> if individual countries are engaging in practices that are purposely designed to boost their exports at the expense of others, that can contribute to problems, as opposed to solving them. >> reporter: the white house believes china is artificially devaluing its own currency by buying up u.s. dollars on the open market, making it cheaper for them to manufacture. but the issue has been complicated by the federal reserve, which last week announced it would inject $600 billion into the fragile u.s. economy. a task designed to increase u.s. manufacturing and jobs. but raising new charges of u.s. currency manipulation. george, in other economic news,

the white house continues to signal its willingness, the president's willingness to compromise on the bush tax cuts. david axelrod told "the huffington post" the president is willing to temporarily consider the tax cuts on the wealthy, if that is how to get the tax cuts on the middle-class passed. he is not willing to trade away security for the middle-class in order to make that point. george? >> jake, thanks very much. we're going to talk to democratic senator, ken conrad, a member of the president's deficit commission. i want to get to the proposals in a minute. let's go to the news in "the huffington post." the president signaling he's willing to have all the tax cuts extended temporarily. this is important. if not, everyone's taxes will go up before the end of the year. >> i certainly hope so. i think the president's remarks are constructive. as you know, i proposed some

weeks ago, that we extend all the tax cuts for a period of time. that's what's required, in part with spending reductions. both are going to have to be done if we're going to get out of this deep hole. >> and the debt commission chairmen's proposals are do both. they're radical proposals to some. and some top democrats are saying this isn't going to fly. former house speaker, nancy pelosi, saying they're simply unacceptable. rich trumpet, the head of the afl-cio says these proposals tell the working american to drop debt. what's your view on that? >> i would agree with what the president said. instead of shooting this down, proposal an alternative. but one that does as good a job as this one does as getting us

back on a sound, fiscal course. we're borrowing 40 cents of every dollar we spend today. that's unsustainable. if we don't find a solution, this country is going to become a second-tier economic power. that's the hard reality. there are no easy solutions. this idea that you just cut waste and fraud. that's not going to do it. the idea that you don't have to touch revenue. that's not going to do it. the idea that you don't have to touch social security or medicare. that's not going to do it. social security and medicare are both headed for insolvency. that's a fancy word for saying they're going to go broke. so, look. people can say we just want to keep what is, what is. what is is not affordable. it's not sustainable. >> did you vote for the proposals? >> we're going to have a chance to change them. but i'm going to vote for proposals that do as much as this does, in terms of reducing the debt, the deficit and the set, which is $4 trillion over

the next ten years. and there's no way of doing it. there's no way of doing it that's not controversial and difficult. but, you know, today is veterans day. you think of what they sacrificed for this country. if some of us have to sacrifice a political career to get this country back on track, then so be it. it has to be done. >> that's an admiral sentiment, senator. i'm not sure shared by even members of the commission. it doesn't appear you have the 14 votes needed to move this forward. and talking to the other side of the commission, saying any sign this is breaking, no new taxes pledged. how are you going to create a center of gravity to get something done? >> you know, in the end of the day, i trust in the good judgment of the american people. i think they know we're on an unsustainable course. we're headed for a debt that would be 400% of the gross domestic product of the united states, unless we take action. that means, we'd have to borrow more and more from the chinese

and the japanese, put this country in hock for as far as the eye can see. that's not acceptable. and ultimately, it won't happen because they won't loan us the money. we saw this week, china downgrade u.s. debt. and they are our biggest creditor. people have got to wake up in this country. on the left, they've got to face up to the fact we cannot keep social security and medicare just as they are. we can, through fairly modest changes overtime. and by the way, the increase in the retirement age doesn't happen for 40 years. for 40 years. and they're saying, you can't do that. let's get serious. >> senator conrad, thanks for your time for this morning. >> you bet. >> anything proposed is going to be controversial at this point. let's switch topics now, george. the uproar over the revealing body scanners at the nation's airports is growing. with flight attendants now joining pilots saying, it's intrusive, unnecessary and could put them at risk.

john berman is at the airport here in new york with more. >> reporter: good morning, robin. revealing photos, groping, radiation. these are the things you normally hear in a sex scandal or maybe the cold war. now, these are the words being tossed around in this heated debate over airport security, with flight attendants, passengers and now even the world's most-famous pilot, saying the medses are going too far. these revealing, new, full-body scanners are now the reality at more than 60 airports. but pilot unions are telling their members to avoid them. not just for modesty, but health reasons. an idea supported by the world-famous pilot from u.s. air flight 1549, captain sully. >> i think it's unnecessary for the flight crews to go through them, first. and second, i think it poses some radiation risk. >> reporter: the dose is 2,000-times less than a chest x-ray. and 200,000-times less than a

c.a.t. scan. but pilots that go through often, are exposed to increased danger. >> multiply it by 300 times for a pilot each year. and you're starting to get some concerns, even on an individual basis. >> reporter: you can't opt out of the scanners and receive a full-body, full-contact patdown. but that's what has officials from the flight attendants union enraged. >> we don't want them in uniform, going through an enhanced screening, where their private areas are being touched in public. >> reporter: some are considering lawsuits. the tsa says, we are frequently reminded that our enemy is creative. and willing to go through great lengths to evade detection. it is worth remembering the so-called underwear bomber last year was hiding explosives in his underwear. robin? >> all right, john. thank you very much. let's get over to juju chang with the morning's other news. good morning, juju. >> good morning, everyone.

well, after being deadlocked for months, the main political factions in iraq have reached a deal this morning to form a new coalition government. current prime minister nuri al maliki will stay on for another term, with less power. hopes are the deal will reduce the threat of sectarian violence. british police now say that bomb found in a printer cartridge on a u.p.s. plane from yemen last month, was timed to go off over the skies on the east coast of the u.s. possibly over boston, new york or philadelphia. what looked like a routine demolition in ohio turned into a manmade disaster. crews set off the explosives. but the 275-foot smokestack toppled in the wrong direction, toward the crowd, sending people literally running for their lives. it crashed on to the power plant. 8,000 homes lost power. thankfully no one was hurt. crews say an undetected crack in

the tower may have caused the mishap. now, we told you yesterday that everyone at google is getting a 10% raise and a holiday bonus this year. well, not everyone is celebrating. and not everyone's getting a raise. the employee who tipped off the media was fired hours after leaking that internal company memo. ouch. >> probably thought he was helping the company out. >> i know. good public. oh, well. thanks, juju. time, now, for the weather. back from nashville, tennessee, is sam champion. you had such a great time yesterday, sam. >> i had the best time ever. good morning, everyone. we went through one of the semi-nude body scanners yesterday. and i asked the checker if they wanted me to sign the picture as i walked out. they said, we actually don't see them, sam. okay. all right. just wanted you to know. let's get to the boards. we'll show you -- never mind. 64 in chicagoland. nashville, 77. jackson, 77. new orleans, 77 degrees, as well. it's kind of a big blend of warm

air that will sweep into the ohio valley over the next couple of days. into new england, we're finally getting rid of the nasty clouds from portland into boston today. you'll get a little sunshine. off to a beautiful star to our thursday, 42 degrees at reagan national airport. the wind is out of the north at 7 miles per hour. it is mainly clear and temperatures are rebounding

from the 30's to the 40's and by the afternoon, the 50's. we will cool down tonight and tomorrow a great way to end the work week, bright sunshine, 59- 64 degrees. a beautiful weekend ahead all of america's weather in the next half hour, including a little talk about the winds of the southwest. robin? george? >> all right, sam. thank you very much. time for "picture of the morning." gwyneth paltrow goes country. you have to listen to this. ♪ like a ground >> a little nervous. got some help from vince gill will. and a pint of guinness before going on stage. >> she has that movie coming out called "country strong." the big winner last night, the hot couple right now, miranda lambert. she won a number of awards, including female vocalist of the

year. and her fiance, blake shelton, he won male vocalist of the year. and brad paisley, entertainer of the year. >> a great night. coming up here, for the first time, marie osmond speaks out about her son's suicide. what she said the last time she spoke with him. [ female announcer ] we can't live in a bubble.

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>> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >> the time is 7:26 on this thursday, november 11, veterans

day. good morning and we begin by checking on the morning commute. it is a good morning. with the holiday, that means rules are lifted except for 50, the john hanson highway. we have a two-way traffic pattern where normally it is one way. we are not in the reversible lanes today. we have a crash on the george washington parkway northbound. it slows between 395 and the memorial bridge. let's go quickly to a couple of cameras. you can see that we have no delays on 270 from clarksburg to the beltway. near the pentagon on 395, hov is relaxed in virginia and that looks beautiful. node delays, no clouds to speak up and lots of sunshine and expected for this morning. upper 50's to lower the 60's later today.

it will be cooler to night, 30- 38 degrees cooler as you go out west toward the mound and tomorrow another beautiful day with high temperatures 59-64. it will be a wonderful weekend with bright sunshine and mild temperatures. thank you so much. police are searching for the gunmen who shot at an off-duty policeman in greenbelt. this happen overnight on greenbelt road. the suspect in the officer exchanged gunfire as the suspect tried to rob the officer. the officer was taken to the hospital as a precaution. we will be back with another update at 7:56. for continuous news coverage, tune in to tbd news on news channel 8.

look at this. car driving along the road. boy, right out of nowhere came that deer. it goes right through the car. now, this is happening more and more on the roads these days. there's more deer out there. more collisions, more accidents, more deadly consequences for drivers. we're going to take a look at that ahead. we say good morning, america. i'm george stephanopoulos. >> and i'm robin roberts. and you hear from one family who just survived an especially horrific and bizarre collision when that deer smashed through their front and rear windows. also this morning, he was once if prime suspect on the chan la levy murder case.

but on the stand this month, gary condit refused to comment. he was part of the media frenzy back in 2001. we're going to go inside the case with the person who stood by his side from the start, his son. first, entertainment legend, marie osmond, breaking her silence about her son's suicide. she will appear on an episode of "oprah" today where she opens up for the first time about what she calls the hardest thing that she has ever been through. and juju is here, with an early look at so powerful a story. >> it's a powerful, brand-new interview. and it tugs at anyone's heart strings. marie osmond's pain is so raw. but her will to go on is strong. it's been eight months since her adopted son, michael, took his life. and it's the frs time she's talking publicly about it. >> i knew something was wrong. >> reporter: marie osmond, speaking out for the first time about the day her 18-year-old son committed suicide. tearfully telling oprah winfrey

about the last time they spoke. >> when i heard him say to me, i have no friends, it brought back when i went through depression because you really feel so alone. and the hardest thing -- sorry. tough. >> take your time. >> i told him, i said, mike, i'm going to be there monday. and it's going to be okay. but depression doesn't wait till monday. >> reporter: it was friday, february 26th. michael, a first-year fashion manufacturing student, was trying to pull himself out of substance abuse and depression, after his parents' divorce in 2007. that night, he jumped to his death from the roof of his apartment building. within two weeks, marie made an emotional return to her las vegas show, with brother, donny. >> to keep singing. that's what we want to do tonight. >> reporter: the twice-divorced

single mother of seven kids says she struggled to stay strong. >> this is probably the hardest thing i've been through. >> are you still in the what ifs? what if i picked up the phone? what if i had done -- have you been able to make peace with the fact that you did everything that you could do? >> what if i had just put him on a plane and said, come be with me? or gone there? if you live in what ifs, you stop living. >> gut-wrenching. and marie gives new insight in the decision to go back to work the day after michael's funeral. she said the stage was her safe place. and she knew if he didn't get back up there soon, she might never get back up there. overnight, the odd mondays added ten, new dates to their broadway christmas special here in new york. >> keep singing. >> the show must go on. >> on "oprah" today with more on that. george? >> thanks, robin. the prosecution has rested its case in the chan la levy

murder trial. levy was the former intern working in washington, d.c., later found dead in a park. in a moment, we're going to hear from the son of former congressman, gary condit, who faced a media firestorm over his relationship with levy. but first, andrea canning has the latest in the trial. >> reporter: chandra levy's accused killer faces life in prison for murder. but the prosecution dropped two other charges, including sexual assault, after revealing a prison snitch set to testify against him, won't be taking the stand. last week, former congressman gary condit, once the prime suspect and focus of a career-ending scandal, finally got his day in court. and things got heated. in his testimony, condit blamed the police for refusing to believe his legitimate alibis. he also criticized the media for relentlessly pursuing him during the levy investigation, calling

it a circus. at the time, he defended himself on abc's "primetime." >> did you kill chandra levy? >> i did not. >> reporter: during his recent testimony, condit chose not to answer if he had an affair with chandra levy. quote, i think we're entitled to some sort of privacy. i didn't commit any crime. i don't think i've done anything wrong. through it all, his son, chad, has stood by him, as seen in the documentary "public service, the private campaign of gary condit." it follows the family during condit's unsuccessful re-election campaign in 2002. >> this is a nightmare process. if anybody gets impolite or rude, say thanks very much and hang up. >> reporter: now, nearly a decade later, chandra's mother, susan, who has appeared in court every day, told "the washington post," before the trial, she still doesn't have closure. there's still a lot of questions that i have. and i don't know if i will ever get answers. for "good morning america," andrea canning, abc news.

and gary condit's son, chad condit, joins us now. thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> that documentary, that is now nine years ago. >> nine, yeah. >> you described this as a nightmare process that's still going on. your father had a chance to testify last week. did it help him put all this behind him? >> you know, i don't know that it'll ever entirely be behind him. with the creation that the media came up with, this perfect storm, so to speak, of suspicion and a cloud of suspicion over him. i don't know. i don't know how that will -- i hope it does. and i hope it helps us all move forward. >> how do you explain it happened? you mentioned the media. and i know at times felt that the police were responsible. how did it get so out of control back then?

how did he become the prime suspect? >> i think it was a combination of echo journalism. people just -- blogospheres picking up things and going with stories. congressmen are disposable in our society. so, you know, one leak here, one story there, and you have a runaway train. when it's your dad, someone you love, it's a painful thing to watch. >> i would think -- >> and by the way, the last campaign, we needed you on that campaign. >> i don't know that i could help you on that one. that was a tough campaign. you know, when you look back, and i know it must be hard to look back in that way, what responsibility do you think your father bears for how it got out of control? you know, he maintained his silence about the relationship publicly. even though he made some concessions to the police. when i was talking to one of the authors of a book about this case, scott heim, he talked about what it cost your father. >> he felt that his private life was private. he didn't owe an explanation to

anybody. he felt if he cooperated with the police privately, confidentially, that would be enough. and he paid a price for that. >> did your father pay a price for his silence? >> he wasn't silent. he told the police everything he knew about chandra levy. he called the police originally. dr. levy called my dad because he wasn't get the response from the police department. so, gary got everything moving. it boomeranged on him because it made a good story. it made a good story. and it sold a lot of papers. >> you reached out to the levy family, as well. >> i did. i tried to call the levys early on. they wouldn't take my call. and their attorney, billy martin, back then, just didn't want anything to do with us. >> no contact. >> no contact. we tried to heal -- we wanted to heal. their grief is un -- no one can imagine that. so, we tried to heal that. and it's just an unfortunate thing that happened.

but gary had nothing to do with it. and he said that. our story never changed. katie, my sister, my dad, we're all on the tv, trying to convince people. we didn't know -- gary didn't know what happened. >> and that turned out to be true. >> it turned out to be true. >> you and your father have both now written books about this. >> he is in the process of writing a book, with a gentleman named brett peace, a lawyer in san diego. and brett is a family friend, long-time friend. and i think gary's comfort level with brett, it's going to be a great book, a great read. and it will really explain what happened, from gary's side, because i don't think that's -- >> we never heard that full story. >> no. >> and we never heard -- your whole family's had to pay a price here. i remember when this all broke out, both your sister and you were working for gray davis, governor of california at the time. and i know you had ambitions for

one day running for your father's seat. but that all had to be put away. >> it had to be put away. katie and i resigned from governor davis' office, in protest. he said something about gary. and we felt strongly about it. there's some things more important than politics. and standing by your friends and family is one of those things. we feel good about gary condit. this has been a bad deal. he didn't deserve what had happened. and we've been dealing with it for ten years. it's just unfortunate. and it's worn on my mom and dad. you know, we just -- we hope people will understand, in this country, you have entitled to a certain level of privacy. and if we lose that, we're going to lose the very essence of what we are as a country.

>> well said. and i hope your family finds some peace. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thanks for having me, george. >> absolutely. time, now, for the weather. sam champion. >> good morning, george. we're going to start with the gusty winds in the southwest. combine that with warm temperatures. look at this, from santa barbara all the way to san diego, right through the l.a. area, there's going to be wind advisories and high wind warnings. tahoe's involved. vegas, as well. as the low spins right through the middle of the country, this is more snow for the denver area. and ahead of this front and low, there will be strong so to see sere thunderstorms. a little north texas, as well. that's a big, powerful system to keep an eye on during the day today. elsewhere across the country, we're trying to clear out the northeast. we talked about the extreme northern areas yesterday maine all the way around the cape. they just didn't break open yesterday with some sunshine. today, in fact, it will. good morning, we are looking

a beautiful sunshine this morning and plenty of sunshine for this afternoon with temperatures cooler compared to yesterday, upper 50's to lower 60's and clear for the all that weather was brought to you by welch's 100% grape juice. robin? george? >> thank you, sam. coming up, how did this family survive a collision with a deer? look what it did to the car. george, as you were saying earlier, it's veterans day. let's head outside to what we call military island. and we see some of those in our fine military that are there. we recognize them and others who have served us so bravely. and we think of those that are in harm's way all around the world. so, remember our veterans. >> thank you for your service. >> amen to that.

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we're back at 7:45. you're about to see frightening footage of a deer being hit by a car. this type of accident is becoming more common. in the past two years, there have been over 2 million collisions between deer and cars. david kerley is live in west virginia with more on this story. there's a reason why he is there. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, robin. west virginia, more likely for a driver to hit a deer in this state than any place else in the country. a 1 in 42 chance that a west virginia driver will hit a deer. but what's rare is what happened in minnesota a few days ago. a horrific deer hit. >> i was sitting in the backseat. and my mom said deer. and then, i just blocked out. >> reporter: olivia blake's face tells the story. the family trip to get pizza could have easily turned deadly, when a deer was clipped by a car in the other lane, went airborne and careened in their windshield, hit everyone inside,

and blew through the back window. all the way through the car in a matter of seconds. >> i felt this rush of air. i looked up and saw we were covered in blood, which we found out later on was not necessarily ours. >> reporter: her husband, chris, is undergoing facial reconstructive surgery. >> it's amazing, with 100-pound object coming through windshield, they weren't hurt worse. >> reporter: but this is far from unusual. especially this time of year. drivers are three-times more likely to strike a deer in november than any other month. the reason? this is breeding season for deer. and with the deer population increasing over the past several years, so have the number of collisions. in fact, in half the country, drivers have a medium to high chance of colliding with a deer. >> what we see are literally hundreds of thousands of claims that cost insurers hundreds of

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>> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >> good morning to you at 7:56 on this thursday, november 11, veterans day. i am palle of brown -- i'm pamela brown with your local up date. there is nothing much happening on the highway. it has been a beautiful trip are no major problems to report. even hov is lifted and relax. there is a two-way traffic

pattern on reversible rose. i-395 at the duke street, no worries to report near the 14th street bridge. no complications on i-270 atoll between by 70 and the beltway and good heading from tyson's from the greenway and the toll road. all the traffic cameras show clear skies. temperatures will be about 50 a to-63 degrees which is cooler than yesterday. it will cool down tonight and to the north and west of d.c. and tomorrow a beautiful day 69 -- 59-64 degrees tomorrow and sunshine through saturday and sunday and a chance for showers on tuesday. numerous events are being held across the region today to mark veterans day.

vice president joe biden will lay a wreath at at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington at 1:00 p.m., there will be a service at the vietnam war memorial on the national mall. we will the back with another news update at 8:27. for continuous news coverage, tune in to tbd news on news channel 8.

♪ work with me work, work ♪ ♪ work with me work, work ♪ ♪ work with me good morning, everyone. sam's turn to "work with me." he went down to texas. a family-owned texas barbecue restaurant. and he learned the ropes. sam got behind the counter and kept the customers lined up. candice is starring today. >> go, candace. go, candace. she is taking new york by storm. you're going to meet her in a

little bit. it's hard to believe that it's been just over a year since patrick swayze died of pancreatic cancer. this morning, his wife is here, lisa, to share some memories of her husband. and a lot of people don't know this. this is pancreatic cancer month. and she is on a mission to make people more aware of this deadly disease. also, we'll have some fun. the guys from the smash hit "modern family" they're going to be here. jesse tyler ferguson and ty burrell. it is our favorite family. >> it is. we're going to begin with the elizabeth smart kidnapping trial in salt lake city. the woman in the middle of it, elizabeth smart, on the stand, answering questions about the harrowing months eight years ago, when she was held captive. here's mike von fremd. >> reporter: elizabeth smart

always arrived impeccably dressed and prepared. she showed remarkable courage, composure and wit, during three days of the most horrific and excruciating questions imaginable. she spoke in control, but angry tones, when she told the jury, brian mitch sexual a hypocrite. about the never-ending sexual abuse. about how horrible he smelled. and the disgust she felt being forced to drink alcohol and smoke marijuana. she described him as a selfish person. asked, did he help anyone? other than himself, no. she said mitchell talked to her about what would happen if they were captured. he knew he would go to prison. but then, he also said that i, and the other wives, would come and testify in his behalf. and he said that he would be released. and he would be killed and lie dead in the street for three days. and then, he would be resurrected. and he would go on to fight the antichrist. during her captivity, she says she was allowed to see just one newspaper article.

it had a picture of john walsh, with a report saying "america's most-wanted" was looking for elizabeth smart. she said the article made mitchell more paranoid than ever. the homicide detective that tried but failed to lift elizabeth's veil to see her face, says he is haunted by the missed opportunity. >> it was absolutely traumatizing to think i was in a position where i could have ended the investigation in august of 2002. >> reporter: the utah police eventually rescued elizabeth. and as she left court, after her final day of testimony, this graceful 23-year-old woman, now appears to be afraid of absolutely nothing. for "good morning america," mike von fremd, abc news, salt lake city. for more, joining us is the host of "america's most-wanted," john walsh. always a pleasure to see you, john. >> good to see you, robin. >> we heard in the report, that john mitchell saw your picture in the newspaper. and it got to him.

that's exactly why you do what you do. >> absolutely. we've become such good friends. and i spoke with her dad, ed, ed works with me. and elizabeth's walked the halls of capitol hill, three years ago, to get the passage of the adam walsh act. and i spoke with elizabeth yesterday. and i'm always impressed by her grace, her dignity. but most of all, her courage. she's been waiting to get on that witness stand for years, to say to the public and to this low-life creep, you're not insane. you planned by kidnapping. you terrorized me every day and said, if you tell anybody who you are. i got in your house one time, i'll go back and kill your family. first, i'll kill you. she wanted to get on that witness stand. and she's done it with so much strength and so much grace. and said, i'm not a victim. i'm a survivor. you're not crazy. you're going to pay. >> and it's so great you had a chance to talk with her last night about that. let's talk about "america's

most-wanted." you're going under cover. you're taking the show to cambodia. tell us exactly what you're doing. >> i've been hunting for creeps, like the guy that kidnapped elizabeth, for years and years. and have been aware of the fact that they go, westerners go to cambodia, because of the poverty, to have sex with children. little children. 6 years old, 7 years old. this week, i'm profiling a former boy scout leader, a former teacher from sacramento, that are rumored to possibly be in asia. but it was a life-changing event, to go undercover and to see these pimps and see these madames, offering children, any type of child, any age, little kids, 6 years old, 7 years old. to see the westerners there, that came there specifically to exploit these children. and, you know, i wanted to choke the pimps. i wanted to grab the madames. most of all, you want to get the kids, the 8-year-old, 9-year-old, 12-year-old kids, to say this is horrible.

and i hope we send a loud message that rich countries like america and western countries have to help countries like cambodia protect their children. >> i can only imagine what it must have been like for you to be there. as you said, you just -- you knew you couldn't because you had a purpose. you also went into some of the prisons. and you wanted to show the conditions there, to remind people, if you mess up, this is what you're going to face. >> finally, the cambodian police are starting to react. the world pressure. a hero of mine, jim gamble from england, and a u.s. marshal. there's 14 guys in a cell. there's not much to eat. it's hot as hell. and for me, the pedophiles deserve to be in there. but you hear these guys whining. and they're remorseless. and they're going, you know, this whole society here and the whole world doesn't understand that we should have the right to have sex with children. and most of these pedophiles pay

off the police and judges and eventually get out. or they'll pay off the victims' families. it was a life-changing event. but the best part of going to cambodia was to meet somali mom. go to that orphanage. she is a former child prostitute who escaped. she takes children. the older kids there at that camp, go into these dangerous places and try to get the kids out. you see the little girl in that clip. a pimp stabbed her in the eye because she cried when men were raping her. didn't take her to the doctor. she lost her eye, five months. somali mom got her out of prostitution. a little girl, dying of aids, 11 years old, by being raped by men with aids. a little girl kept in a cage, because of a lack of education. people there believe that if you have bad luck, you can beat a child and the bad luck will transfer through the child. this woman takes kids off the

street. she has three little boys that were at the dump, that somebody abandoned. you see the girls. they've been through hell. and this woman brings them to this orphanage. teaches them english. gives them food. i was so encouraged. i took two of my sons with me. and both of those boys said, dad, this is a life-changing event here. to see these kids. but people sell their kids in cambodia because they're poor. pimps kidnap the kids off the street. really the west, because it's western tourists, the pedophiles that go there, the guys we hate here, go there. that's why we need to help this country. >> and we'll see it on saturday. >> this saturday night. >> bless you, john. thanks so much. always good to see you. >> thank you for having me. >> it's saturday, 9:00 p.m. eastern, "america's most-wanted." juju chang has the morning news for us. >> tough information. but it's important. thanks for bringing it to us. we're going to go to a major battle over tax cuts. a white house adviser says president obama is now willing

to extend the bush-era tax cuts for all americans, even the wealthy. it comes one day after the president's debt commission recommended drastic cuts in everything, from social security to defense. overseas this morning, the president has failed to reach a trade deal with south korea. the hangup is over imports of american cars and beef. the four-day nightmare aboard that disabled cruise ship in the pacific is coming to an end. "the splendor" will be docking this san diego this morning, after being pulled by tugboats, following an engine fire. it's expected to take several hours to get all 4,500 passengers and crew off that ship. well, amazon.com has pulled a controversial, new book that offers advice to pedophiles. after first defending its right to sell "the pedophile's guide to love and pressure," amazon stopped selling it last night after boycott threats from hundreds of people online. now, diane sawyer looks at our men and women in uniform on tonight's "world news." diane? >> good morning, juju. tonight on "world news," on this

veterans day, a new shot at the american dream for the men and women who put their lives on the line to defend it. a life-changing program, launching some amazing, new careers. you can find out all about it tonight on "world news." see you then. and finally, you know fashion models are supposed to be tall. how about four-stories tall? check this out. a 4-d light show, created by ralph lauren, to celebrate the anniversary of their web launch. it's a 3-d of music, and fragrances, along with polo players in front of their flagship stores. it's time for weather with sam champion, who has very special guests this veterans day. good morning, sam. >> good morning, juju. we're proud to stand with those who serve every protect our company. chloe is with missionserve.org. you do incredible work. tell me everybody around you. >> we have veterans here.

military families here. we have blue star families. and the mission continues, partners with mission served. and we organize events across the country, so americans can give back to the military communities. if you go to missionserved, you can find one in your area. >> as a military brat, that's so important. you're committing your parents to the country for a while. so, it would be nice for all of us to say thank you. how do we do that? >> go to missionserve.org. find an event in your family. and at blue star families, everybody serves. the children serve, and the spouses serve and the parents. this is for everybody to say thank you. >> awesome. nice way to do that on veterans day. let's get to the boards quickly. we'll show you what's going on outside. on veterans day, we put a panel together. like freedom, california, and soldier, pennsylvania. a quick look elsewhere. in denver, a little behind on snowfall. did you know that denver gets more sunshine per year

and our share of sunshine for today, temperatures are in the upper 50's and tonight it will cool down into the 30's. tomorrow mostly sunny skies and upper 50's and are you ready for the weekend? sunshine dominates the forecast saturday and sunday with ties around 63. next best chance of showers is tuesday. more weather coming up in the next half hour. robin? george? >> all right, sam. thank you very much. you better get up here, sam. candace is causing a ruckus up here. we have your forecast. the sizzling-hot "work with me. "you have to meet candace.

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dynamic duo, police officer and firefighter. i was a steelworker for a day. robin, a fish wholesaler in charleston. and sam, you brought some treats today, sam. >> i didn't. candace did. when we read all of the letters, there was one letter that stood out to me, for two reasons. one of them, barbecue. the other one, candace. you're going to meet her in a second. but take a look at our "work with me" houston style. ♪ every day, she slices and dices up to 200 pounds of meat. and serves up some of the best, old-fashioned barbecue in texas. >> you have to get some sauce on the side, girl. you have to get some sauce on the side. >> reporter: and every day, i serve up the nation's weather. so, it sounded like a perfect match to me. you're candace, right? good morning. how are you? >> oh, my god. ooh, sam. can i hug you?

>> reporter: i showed up. i showed up for work. >> how are you doing? welcome to harlon's bar-b-que. >> reporter: when candace invited me to do some meat cutting, how could i say no? how long have you been on the job? >> i only know barbecue. >> reporter: what was the first job? >> we had to season the meat. put it on the pit. it was a big, brick pit. i had to have a ladder. to put the meat over. i just remember that. and i worked all the time because my parents worked all the time. >> we were good with customers at that time. we knew she had a knack for this type of business. >> reporter: every day after school, candace would go to harlon's and help her parents make the family business a success. she learned to cut the meat by hand.

worked her way up to supervisor and eventually owner of this harlon's location. she works an average of 12 to 14 hours a day. >> i know you want a baked potato with beans. i already know. >> reporter: but a struggling economy has hit this franchise hard. at the height of its success, harlon's bar-b-que had 14 stores. harlon's has had to take on more catering jobs to make up for that loss. >> we don't know anything else to do but plug along. >> it really is hard to make ends meet. >> reporter: did you start to worry that the family barbecue business that you knew all of your life, wasn't going to be the family barbecue anymore? >> exactly. it was a legacy that my parents were trying to leave us. you know, being black, my dad and mom had something to leave us. something, you know, to pass down to the next generation. and we didn't -- we just don't have that in our culture as much as we should. >> reporter: that's worth fighting for.

>> yeah. and i am going to fight, sam. i'm going to fight until i can't fight anymore. i'm not going to let my parents down. i'm going to keep on as long as i can keep going. whatever i have to do. are you ready to work? >> reporter: first, i suited up. >> come on, sam. we have people that's hungry. and customer service is first and key. >> reporter: okay. and like any good professional chef, i had to sample everything, so i'd know what to recommend to my customers. >> you try that. >> reporter: it's important to be thorough. >> what did you think about the sausage? >> reporter: really good. really, really, really good. >> you have to be real, sam. just because you're on camera, you have to be real. >> reporter: i dare you to find anyone that doesn't like that. >> ooh. clean off that board for me. >> reporter: just wipe it down. >> you can do anything. you're the man. you're the man, sam. >> reporter: i think you're being nice to me on my first day. >> no, i'm not. >> reporter: you know, i have to have both hands when i do the weather because sometimes i use

this hand. >> well, focus on the chicken. >> reporter: and sometimes i use this hand. >> focus on the chicken, not on me, if you want to go back to work tomorrow. >> reporter: one, two, three. it didn't work. >> oh, sam. sam. sam. >> reporter: okay. so, i couldn't quite cut the mustard when it came to the chicken. but i was really good at customer relations. welcome to harlon's. >> thank you very much. >> how can i help you? >> reporter: what would you like today? how can i help you? >> what kind of meat should i get? >> reporter: they're all good. i tried them all. would you like some of our harlon's barbecue sauce on top? >> sure. >> reporter: how is your day going? >> good. how is yours? >> reporter: mine is going well. it's my first day at work. >> he's my new employ. >> reporter: when you think about ten years from now, what do you hope is there? >> harlon's bar-b-que.

>> reporter: wow. >> and my dad, a black man who started in 1977, and rose from nothing to this. that's what i need to see. that's it. >> and that's why there's more to love than just barbecue there. it's candace. candace brooks joins us now. >> good morning. thank you so much. >> you are amazing, by the way. >> thank you. >> a powerful force. >> delicious. delicious. >> nice kick. >> thank you. we appreciate it. >> tell us what you brought for everybody. they're still swallowing. >> okay. after that segment. i brought our brooks family foods, ribs and sausage that you can get packaged online at harlonsbarbecue online. and this is the fresh meat.

some people like the fatty part. some people like the lean areas. this is the secret that we put on our barbecue. the seasoning. we have a barbecue sauce that you can find, robin, online. that's right. that's what we do. and my brother -- >> some of the family's here. you really teared up for me. i'm telling you. you made me tear up, as well. when we were talking there and here, about the family legacy. just quickly tell me how important that is to you. >> well, it's very important. my parents worked. and harlon's bar-b-que has been here for 33 years. my parents worked hard to leave this to me and my brother. >> we're going to see it throughout the show. >> thank you so much. >> so good. >> thank you. make skin look pretty laws and but there's one that's so clever, it makes your skin look better even after you take it off. neutrogena healthy skin liquid makeup.

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street bridge into the district and traffic looks good in maryland on 270 and the beltway. nice day shaping up, not a cloud in the sky. temperatures are right where they should be this time of year, upper 50's, laura 60's. it will be cooler for the overnight hours with temperatures in the 30's and tomorrow looks great with daytime highs in the lower 50's. we have an outstanding weekend, saturday and sunday the temperature will be around 63-65 degrees and the next best chance of showers is not until tuesday of next week. a new report finds that metro should have paid more attention to escalator breaks as a safety issue. the report says years of failing to keep up with standards led to the current problems and last month and escalator accident injured four people l'enfant plaza. we will have another update at

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♪ we know that tune anywhere. oh, my goodness. we have mitchell and phil from requested modern family." they are jesse tyler ferguson and ty burrell. they have a sneak peek of the next episode. they're here next. >> we need that because we missed it last night with the country music awards. we missed "modern family." from "dirty dancing" to more, patrick swayze left the world with lasting images. and the lasting memory of a courageous fighter. now, a year after his death, his

wife, lisa swayze is here. we'll talk with her. and wolfgang puck is cooking up a menu guaranteed to keep you warm all winter long. i kept the napkin from candace. now, to sam champion and the weather. you have help this morning, sam? >> i do. and good morning, everybody. candace is here. she taught me and safely because i have all my fingers. >> we need you, sam. >> now, we're going to get weather done. candace, you're going to help me do this. >> okay. >> let's get to the boards. we'll show you what's going on outside. there's a high pressure center over new england. this is the look for the next few days. candace, just -- >> don't worry about it. >> candace, just pick a town. tell us what it looks like. >> in houston, it looks like 79 degrees. >> how did i know you were going to go to houston right away? >> that's our town.

houston 79 degrees. new orleans is close to texas. that's 77 degrees. and dallas is a hot, hot 75. not really. but it's good. >> all right. >> jackson, 77 degrees. you want me to do it more? >> no ma'am. nice morning shaping up for as with temperatures in the upper 50's 260's and there will be a quick cool down tonight into the 30's and tomorrow we will have sunshine again with >> this report has been brought to you by chrysler town and country. george, up to you. >> candace, that is really something. i never had it come to me like that before. do that again. >> we still online? >> yeah. i want to hear it again. >> okay. give me a holler, y'all. [ cheers ]

>> that's so much fun. "modern family" was precemented last night because of the country music music award. but you don't have to go a whole week. jesse tyler ferguson and ty burrell are giving us our fix. >> how are you? >> watching you in that halloween episode. you took that spider-man costume home? >> that's the one they gave me. they didn't give me the crane. >> but he wore the spider-man to a halloween party. and it was more skin-tight than he thought. he spent the whole halloween party going like this. good to see you guys. very good to see you. >> freezing. >> yeah. >> and with spanx underneath, too. they make spanx for men now. >> spanx? >> i know that because they sent 12 boxes to my hotel.

here's more spanx. >> you get to wear a fresh pair every day. >> last time you guys were on, we were waiting to hear about the kiss. and it's finally -- >> all right. >> what was the reaction after you and cam finally kissed on-air? >> we knew the writers had that moment in the plan, brilliantly within the context of the story. and it was never going to be front and center. i thought it was executed. there it is. i thought it was executed really brilliantly. our writers are so fantastic. and i thought to have that moment within the structure of the family. not let it have to be a big thing. >> it's so natural. >> i loved it. actually, the big kiss buildup was between me and ed, really. >> yeah. i love how that was handled. >> me, too, yeah. >> it was really beautifully done. you've changed our family's life. after you went to hawaii, my daughter said, we have to go to hawaii. the whole family.

>> sorry. >> now, i guess what's coming up, we're going to learn about family camp? >> yeah. >> we have a clip right here. >> oh, yeah. >> somebody's still a little touchy about losing last year's color wars. she was on team blue. or as i like to refer to them as team loser. and i was on white. and if you ain't white, you ain't right. >> phil, have you learned nothing? >> my good man. >> family camp is -- i guess it's two weeks every summer, where the whole family was going to camp. and it was essentially the highlight of phil's life. and in that episode, the family told him that they've always essentially hated it. and we're not -- they don't want

to go anymore. so, phil's dealing with this huge trauma. >> and we heard you're nothing like phil in person. but you said that ty does have a tick? >> ty gets really nervous. this rapid blinking happens. and he's so calm everywhere else. his voice doesn't change. but he blinks like a crazy person. like he must be looking at the world like a -- strobe effect. >> yeah. you can basically tell if i'm really late somewhere. or if, like, something isn't showing up that's supposed to be because i'm doing long, hard -- like s.o.s. blinks. like morse code. >> very relaxed this morning. i guess it's because you had a turn in morning television now. this new movie "morning glory." >> that's right. yeah. i played an incredibly smarmy morning anchor, who very justly gets fired pretty early into the

movie. but i had a blast making it. >> seemed like it was a very fun character. how much fun it must be for you guys. i was just reading the other day in the paper about how you all have brought sitcoms back. i mean, this has to have been a great -- >> i brought them back. i don't know about -- >> we had them stored in a storage unit. >> and i brought them back. >> he brought them back. >> yeah. >> in a large van. >> thank you. you make us laugh every wednesday. so great for you to come in early. >> thank you. >> thanks for having us. >> "modern family" wednesday nights at 9:00, 8:00 on abc. and this one i've titled "tree." can you tell me what f-stop you had the aperture set to?

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it has been just over a year since hollywood legend, patrick swayze, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. now, his wife of 34 years, lisa niemi swayze, is launching a against the disease that killed him. she's a spokeswoman for the pancreatic cancer network. and she's here to talk about the struggle. something we should be aware of. that's why you're wearing purple. >> purple is pancreatic cancer color. >> people are aware that breast cancer is pink and that it's in

october. and they don't know the same with pancreatic cancer. >> with the pancreatic cancer action network, trying to raise awareness because there's so much about pancreatic cancer that people don't know. it's a disease -- survival statistics have not changed in nearly 40 years. i mean, when my husband was first diagnosed, his first thought was, i'm a dead man. and for good reason. the average life expectancy, once you're diagnosed, is three to six months. >> that's it. >> those numbers just have to change. >> and people need to be aware of some of the symptoms, which you have talked about, and in hindsight, you recognize. with patrick, you didn't have the time. >> some of the classic symptoms are -- and patrick had. of course, everyone gets stomachaches. but this is like a gut pain. not doubling over, that won't go away. it's like a nagging pain that won't go away in your abdomen. it can radiate to your back. there's loss of appetite. sudden weight loss.

all these things can be indications that something's wrong. and maybe you might want to go and get them checked out. >> you did see it with patrick. but it just didn't register at the time? >> you know what did it? and this is another symptom. not everybody gets it. but you can get yellowing of the eyes. >> oh, the jaundice. and that's what set you off? >> once that happened, we were off to the doctor. that definitely was not something that was normal. >> he was a fighter. >> yes. >> how long did he -- >> almost 22 months. >> as you said, usually, it's up to six months, if you're fortunate. that tells you the determination that he had to be here. >> i had -- i always knew patrick was a tough guy. i had no idea just how tough he really was. and the fact that he was here for 22 months just shows so much about his attitude. and also, he fought with such dignity and grace and wisdom.

and there's nothing like a tragedy happening -- personal tragedy like that to show what a person is really made of. it was pretty amazing. >> yes. in the book, "time of my life," i've reread it a couple of times. i know you're working on a new book again. but i remember you saying you literally felt his presence. do you still? >> oh, every day. every day. it's really -- i don't know about other people who lost loved ones. but he's in my dreams every, single night. and sometimes in very, very nice ways. in very comforting ways. >> i'm glad to hear that. >> and i'm pleased for him to be in my dreams every night, for as long as -- as long as possible. >> and how are you? >> i take -- watching this whole thing, first of all, dealing with pancreatic cancer and that illness, you start learning things you never wanted to know.

but at the same time, it makes you get very real about things in your life and what's important. on the backside of it, with the grief, i had no idea -- for some reason, i missed -- is there's info out there on grief, i missed it. it's so much harder than i ever imagined. and it takes a long time. and there's not much you can do about that. you kind of have to go through it. so, i put one foot in front of the other. >> you look beautiful. and you're right. that first year, especially. you go through your first birthday. his first birthday. all those things are very difficult. but you handled it, lisa, with such grace. and i told you at stand up to cancer, the way you are being so passionate about this mission. and what is it you want people to know about pancreatic cancer? >> oh, i think just like with breast cancer, 20 years ago, there's some parallels here.

20 years ago, the screening process was not good. there was no kind of early detection. and the drugs were not completely adequate in teaching it. cut to 20 years later. and there's a good majority of people who are actually being able to be treated and survive now. now, pancreatic cancer is breast cancer 20 years ago. and so, we've gotten to see what happens if you shine a light on a set subject, and let people get involved. we can -- how you can turn a disease around there. and right now, pancreatic cancer is so severely underfunded. i mean, 43,000 people are diagnosed every year. and 37,000 people die. and we can change -- we can change all that. and for me, just because patrick's gone, doesn't mean the fight's over. and i know for him, it would be the highest honor possible, if his illness would help other

people. and that's what i'm here to do. >> and you are doing that. you are such a champion and continue to be. you look great in purple. >> that's a good thing. >> that's a great thing. thank you, lisa. >> thank you, robin. >> and keep in touch. let us know about the new book that you're working on. >> all right. >> you can find out more about the pancreatic cancer action network, and get information on the symptoms, warning science and treatment options. you can do all that at our website, abcnews.com/gma. you can do all that at our website, abcnews.com/gma. coming up next, wolfgang

it's starting to get colder. that means "america's recipes" are going to get heartier. and master chef, wolfgang puck" is going to give us soups that are perfect for the season. >> the vegetables from the harvest and from the garden. they bring everything in to the house. like my mother used to do.

we had the vegetable cellar. we had parsnips, rhubarb, celery, carrots. >> your mom would probably cook it for 12 hours. you figured out a way to do it in 12 minutes. >> absolutely. we have a pressure cooker. to cook it in the pressure cooker is the easiest way, the fastest way. and it tastes better because all the flavors are sealed in. you have the perfect vegetable soup. are you better with the peeler or the knife? >> i'll take the peeler. >> it's less dangerous for you. they need you here. peel the vegetables, wash them, and then cut them. this is a parsnip. i love the parsnip because they have a sweet flavor. you know, it's really delicious. you're doing a good job. you can peel all of them then. >> okay. >> make the soup for the whole studio here. okay. cut them in pieces. and then, we're going to put them in our pressure cooker. so, you don't have to saute them. you don't have to do nothing.

>> just throw them in? >> just throw them in. turn it on. and off we go. all right. now, let's finish this. you use the vegetables you like. if you like a lot of potatoes, use more potatoes. i like celery and parsnips. if you want to give good flavor for the soup, you can use vegetable stock, or chicken stock, or leftover soup for more flavor. i cut some vegetables already. carrots. potatoes. leeks. leeks are always good. onion. put them all in here. and a little stock. that's all you have to do with a little bit of salt. and a little bit of pepper. >> that's really the only seasoning? >> that's all we use. you get all the flavors of the vegetables. a little salt. a little pepper. you can add some other spices. close it up. and turn it on.

okay. that's it. now, in 15 minutes, you get the perfect soup. >> 15. >> the pressure cookers are so good now. you don't have to worry they're going to explode. or you can open them and get burned. then, use a blender. or you can leave it in chunks like that. is that easy or what? >> uh-huh. it's so simple. >> yeah. so simple, fast, tasty, healthy. we always look for healthy things for the children, for us. so, you make it just like that. all right. >> that works fast, as well. >> so fast and so easy. let's put that underneath here. now, you can add different things to it. first, we taste it. if it has enough salt. pretty good. you want to taste it here? >> i have to -- >> use the ladle. it's okay. >> okay. >> you're a big boy. >> it's really good. >> not bad, huh? if we want, we can add a little

touch of cream to it. a little butter if you want to. okay. a little more cream? all right. that's it. stir it up. we don't want to be too healthy. so, is stir it really well. and -- >> you can do this with olive oil, right? >> with a name like yours, you can use olive oil. in greece, they have a lot of olive oil. >> go ahead. >> want to taste it, y'all? taste it. you got it. >> the soup here, you can serve it with a little -- a few croutons here. put that on top. >> i like the dill on top, too. >> a little dill on top. a little onions on top. that's it. it's simple, fun and delicious. all right. we have more great things for you. >> that's a meal. >> a whole meal. here, we have a fabulous fall salad. it's an apple salad with endive

and curly endive and pomegranate and blue cheese. it's really tasty. you want to taste it here? and use balsamic vinegar. it tastes really delicious. >> you can get the recipe at abcnews.com/gma. >> are we out of time?

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>> and good morning once again on this veterans day parade etiquette 56 is your time and i am alison starling. here is lisa baden with a look at traffic. it is a good morning. the situation is in our favor with no problems on the beltway. south on newington they do have a construction. we'll take you quickly to a couple of cameras. we have a light volume of traffic for its 66 has no complications through rosslyn and falls church. eastbound 66 across the roosevelt bridge, has a minor the library of there is traffic on constitution avenue. good morning, lots of sunshine for the remainder of the morning. this afternoon looks 59-64 degrees for the temperatures.

temperatures today will be around six degrees and tomorrow lower 60's and though weekend will have great weather with lots of sunshine, mid-60's and the next best chance for showers will not come until tuesday. enjoy a good day. >> saturday forecast is great. pierre is a look at the washington nationals a new uniform. this was introduced at a fashion show last night. the home in the form will not feature ''nationals across the front. there they are on the catwalk. we thank you for watching this morning and we will be back at noon.