good morning, america. i'm bianna golodryga. >> and i'm dan harris. this is black friday, november 26th. the crowds are busting down the doors, racing after the best deals. we have the inside line on where the real bargains are today. wicked weather. the coldest temperatures in a quarter after a century put the midwest in a deep freeze. and the record cold grips the southwest and california. will the storms bury black friday and make traveling a disaster? is he the honeymoon killer? the man who did time in australia for the death of his wife. now, back here in the u.s. and authorities want to try him again. this time, for murder. and miracle at sea.

3 teenagers who were presumed dead are discovered alive, after 50 days adrift. we have their amazing survival story. good morning, again. george and robin are off today on this black friday. >> i did all my shopping before the show this morning. >> really? >> shopping between 2:00 and 4:00 a.m. it's earlier than ever. >> it's incredible. we have cameras across the country. look at that quartet of video feeds from across the country. we have pictures from san francisco. the best buy there, not open. there's people in tents, sleeping all night, waiting for deals. >> retailers are loving it. the first year we've seen shoppers come out in droves, with the economy seeming to appear a little better. americans say they plan to spend $700 each this shopping year, according to the national retail federation. and men, get this, dan, will

likely spend more than women. $20 more. >> a little surprising. we're expecting 140 million shoppers today. and apparently, that's going to be a record. >> we're right there on the front lines, cutting through the hype, to find the best sales for you at home. we start with abby mudro in elmhurst, new york. >> reporter: good morning. shoppers are out in full force, even if it meant getting up really, really early. shoppers rushed the stores overnight, even though retailers have been already offering deals for week. and found it was worth the wait. this woman bought a 40-inch tv, at a huge discount. >> i found a 40-inch samsung tv for $400. >> it's real cheap. can't go wrong with this. >> two laptops. two tvs.

and aen e-book reader. >> how much money do you think you spent? >> at least 3,000. >> reporter: this year, retailers expect 4 million more shoppers to hit the stores than last year. for a total of 138 million shoppers. this season's sales are projected to be 2.3% higher than last year's. the longest showing since 2006. as far thanksgiving day, where some stores were open for the holiday for the first time, traffic was relatively light, which made shopping easy for those who did go. >> it's nice, actually. quiet. you can get everything that you want. >> i hear this was the first time sears was open on thanksgiving day. i decided to come and see what was going on. and found a deal. >> reporter: these shoppers tended to be people who had to work today. or just can't pass uf a good deal. >> retailers would rather spread out their selling, rather than to have one, big rush. >> reporter: awe you'll get no complaints from shoppers who seem to love the door-buster deals.

according to trapper track, plaque friday is the number one sales day of the year, for the sixth year in a row. >> it's a day which many people have off. and where there are few obligations. so, it's going to continue to be a strr important shopping day. >> reporter: and what's interesting is even though there were so many stores that were open on thanksgiving day, a lot of the shoppers we're talking to today, say we didn't go yesterday. leave thanksgiving tradition alone. black friday is the day to shop. that's what we're seeing. a lot of shoppers. dan and bianna, thank you to you. >> abbie, thank you. abbie is the newest abc news correspondent. >> her assignment to hit the mall. going shopping. there is a sense of frugality fatigue that happening to shoppers. >> last year, people were guying gas cards. to get the inside track, on where the best deals are, if you

need inside information, "gma's" secret weapon of bargain shopping is becky worley, who is joining us from the best buy in san francisco, with a big smile on her face. becky, good morning. >> good morning, dan and bianna. it is shoppers' super bowl today. the shoppers are lined up outside. and have we got deal, dan. >> so, tell us about them. >> i don't know if -- i'm not sure you're feeling the same excitement i am. >> i am. i am. i am. i'm very excited. give me the inside information. i've been waiting all morning for it. >> okay. okay. i'll tell you. we have the flip cam, as one of the biggest deals that is out there right now. and these are deals, i should mention, that should be here all day. they aren't just the door-busters. this one is on sale. it was $149. it's $99. here at best buy, that's where we are. this one is available now, for $99. now, another best buy deal we're looking at, tvs. you know they're always hot. this is a dynex. this is their brand. it's on sale for $189.

this is a 24-inch. this is an l.e.d. tv, which is some of the newest technology out there. now, if you're willing to, you know, go for a little older technology, right down here, we have the most real estate you can get for under $500. this is $499 for a 720-p plasma. it's available at best buy. also at sears and kmart. the tv deals are there. you can choose if you want the l.e.d.s or the plasmas for more screen real estate. now, let's go to the complete other end of the spectrum. at target, they have $3 appliances. this is a big deal. this is their sandwich griddle for 3 bucks. they have hand mixers and toasters. and if you shop at target before 10:00 a.m. this morning, you spend 100 bucks, they'll give you a $10 gift card. you can see these going into a dormroom for a college kid. or someone who has a new house. $3 appliance. how can you go wrong with that?

now, this is from walmart. it's the nintendo ds lite. these are big winners for the kids. that's a very good price for this. and finally, one of the best deals, dan, that we've got today is on the kindle. this is a kindle 2, the older model. it's not in-store you'll find the deal. it's online at amazon.com. it's $89. that's limited kwanties. they don't start until 9:00 a.m. pacific. if you've been looking for a great deal on an e-reader, 89 bucks, that's a sick steal. >> that's an incredible markdown. i remember buying one years ago. what about the ipad, the so-called kindle killer? are there deals on ipads right now? >> yes. no. there are no deals on the ipad out there. i have scoured everywhere. you may find deals on some of these new android tablets. this is the galaxy tab from

radio shack. and there's one also from kmart. you never know what you'll find out there. but the deals are on an offer for you, dan. >> apparently, being apple means never having to go on sale. becky, thank you very much. we'll come back to you later on. if you weren't taking notes during becky's presentation, you'll get details on how to get the best black friday deals on our website, abcnews.com/gma. now, over to bianna. >> i'm not feeling the sales enthusiasm from you over there. >> i'll get it up. >> good. we know that sales started earlier this year than ever before. something that is being called the graying of black friday. will the extra days of bargain beef up the bottom line for retailers? marshal cohen, chief analyst for mgd group is joining us this morning. the graying of black friday. i was joking. i didn't go shopping before the show. but is black friday not as relevant anymore? >> it's an interesting dynamic.

the consumer, now, is being offered sales three weeks before black friday weekend. through the weekend. and now, we'll get door-buster deals all the way to christmas. you're seeing a spreading of the wealth. >> and everyone at home wants to get the best praise they can find. what's your advice? should they wait or go now? >> if you can fight the crowd and you're willing to do it, wait later in the day, you're going to get great deals. prices are going to go up and down throughout the rest of the holiday season. the biggest challenge is, if you wait too long and think that the deals are going to get better and better and better, they're really not. all their getting better on is the leftover merchandise. you're going to have slim pickens by the time the deals are over. retailers are conservative. they're not going to get a lot of extra merchandise, waiting for the consumer to come in at the end. they're going to try to move as

much as they can early on. shop a little earlier than you might normally do. >> and why, as a retail analyst, do you think we're seeing the mad rush right now? is it really the frugality fatigue? people are getting better headlines on the economy? >> consumers have gotten tired of living in the no-spend cocoon they've been in for a while. however, what's really going on is retailers are trying to race for space. the pie of holiday shopping isn't going to get much bigger. so, that means that what they're trying to do is beat each other to the punch. and retailers, now, have finally recognized the stores are saying, we are competing against online retail. we are competing against network shopping. we have to be open more often when the consumer wants to shop, maybe when they're in their paja pajamas, late at night or early in the morning. they're opening early hours. and trying to beat each other to

the earlier hour. at 3:00 in the morning, i was in line, for the consumers who were waiting for kohl's to open. and the same consumers ironically, were in the next store, at macy's at 4:00 a.m. they did their shopping for the first hour and rushed to the next opening. and the they've been doing that ever since. >> it's impressive you were right there with them. what are the big items? we saw becky go through some of them. what are you feeling this year? >> newness and innovation is what's really driving the growth. the consumer will continue to go out and buy the staple items. this year, there isn't a lot of newness and innovation, which is also going to stagger a little bit of the spending. so, consumers won't be buying it and gobbling it up for themselves. but unless there's a great bargain, they will. so, the big items will continue to be. there's a lot of new toys out there that are doing really well this year, and have been sold out for a couple of weeks already. look for toys to have a good year. look for the less-expensive electronic items to have a good year. and look for traditional things.

i can almost make a bet that you're going to get a sweater this year, because it's one of the most often gift-given items. and because of the absence of newness, they're going back to the tried and true, traditional gifts. >> if i wear it on air, you'll know that's what i got for the holidays. thanks for joining us, marshal. >> i can't believe he gets what i got you for christmas. weather in many places, not so nice. in the midwest, it's the coldest holiday in 25 years. our barbara pinto is bravely covering that story. good morning to you. >> reporter: we're feeling it, for sure. after all of the worries about airport delay, body-scans and patdowns, it turns out the biggest trouble this holiday was mother nature, with rain, sleet and snow. cold, wet weather wreaked icy havoc on roadways across america. and intense winds stalled traffic in california.

in albuquerque, new mexico, dozens of accidents on snow-slicked highways. 20 vehicles, including at least 3 police cars, involved in collisions. the storm pummeled poke county, missouri, with three inches of rain. five inches in indiana, leaving both states under flood watches. the storm drove cars off the road in north dakota. police in fargo say they responded to over 60 cashes since wednesday. residents of minneapolis say their coldest thanksgiving in 25 years. >> the best thing that people can do to keep from either sliding off the road or being involved in a crash is reduce their speed. >> reporter: in seattle, many thanksgiving shoppers avoiding heavy snowfall, stayed home. >> the weather kind of scared people away. >> reporter: even off the roads, there was trouble. frozen train tracks cracked in santa clarita, california. frigid temperatures causing a

three-hour delay. >> it was really cold. >> reporter: but even colder at yellowstone national park, where temperatures dropped to an icy 23 below zero. one place that is welcoming the weather, mountain-high ski resorts. >> it was 9 degrees this morning. that's great for us. we're able to make a ton of snow. >> reporter: here in chicago, it will feel like 5 degrees, with the windchill down, the coldest day here since last winter. >> you're wearing it well. thanks for doing the live shot for us. let's go to ron claiborne, who has the rest of the morning's news. >> good morning, dan and bianna. good morning, everyone. we begin with the growing crisis in the koreas. north korea issued a dire warning insisting that this weekend's u.s./south korea joint military drills are pushing the country to the brink of war. shortly after that, there was sounds of artillery fire. alex marquardt is in south korea. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, ron. three days after the attack on

yeonpyeong island, the mood here is as tense as ever. with sounds of artillery shells being fired were heard today coming from north korea. as the top u.s. general in the region, visited the island. the island's remaining residents fled to bomb shelters. the south says it was a north korean military drill. but it highlights how jumpy everyone here is. u.s. forces say the joint military exercises with south korea that start on sunday are defensive. but north korea, today, accused the u.s. and the south of bringing the korean peninsula to the brink of war. ron? >> thanks. alex marquardt in south korea. and the u.s. marks a grim milestone today in the war in afghanistan. it's been exactly 9 years and 50 days since the war began. that's the same length of time that the former soviet union spent in afghanistan in its futile campaign to take over that country, beginning in 1979. and the u.s. war effort is far from over. it will run past 2014, when nato's combat mission there is scheduled to end. and wall street opens this

morning for a half-day of trading, following the thanksgiving holiday. overseas markets closed lower this morning, in part due to fresh concerns about ireland's debt crisis, that it could spread to other european countries. even to stable nations like belgium, france and the nether lands. today, the euro fell to a two-month low against the dollar. and three astronauts are back on earth after spending five months aboard the international space station. the two americans and one russian rode a soyuz spacecraft down to kazakhstan. up in space, they repaired the cooling system after an emergency shutdown. federal agents have discovered a tunnel under the u.s./mexico border that was used to smuggle drugs. this one stretched all the way from tijuana to san diego. several suspects were arrested on the u.s. side of the border. and marijuana was seized. although, agents are not saying yet how much they found. they did find 30 tons of marijuana in the tunnel that was

discovered earlier this month. and finally, if you think you were stuffed after thanksgiving dinner yesterday. well, listen to the figures for u.s. troops in afghanistan and in iraq. they chowed down on holiday meals. they consumed 284,000 pounds of turkey. they polished off more than 4300 cans of cranberry sauce. and for dessert, 32,000 pies. there were mashed potatoes and grilled lobster and steak for those that wanted that. that's the news at 7:17. now, the weather. the big storm that spawned all of the wild weather that bharara pinto was talking about, it is moving east, to boston and newton, massachusetts, to atlanta. colder air around the great lakes. >> always mention my hometown. >> michigan and the interior northeast. that's right, dan. elsewhere, a new storm brings mountain snow and rain to the southwest. and the plains are dry and cold.

happy black friday. temperatures are very mild. 58 in the district, 54 in chantilly, 61 in college park. normally it would be in the 30's. some areas of rain moving west to east, scattered showers across the entire region, especially through the heart of the metro area. i anticipate wet roads. temperatures going

and bianna and dan, back to you. >> i like the personalized forecast. >> for newton, massachusetts. >> you usually do that for me, too. not cool, ron. now, to a truly amazing story of survival at sea against terrible odds. 3 teenagers were alive and well after drifting in the south pacific in a row boat for 50 days. the boys had been presumed dead. here's jeffrey kofman. >> reporter: they had been given up for dead. 50 days after the 3 teens disappeared from their remote pacific island home, a tuna fishing boat spots them drifting at sea. >> they were waving frantically. in physical terms, they looked very physically depleted. >> reporter: this is the last time most of their village saw them. a rugby match almost two months ago. three days later, the boys hopped in a small, aluminum boat

for a joyride. their home is the remote atafu atoll. it's between hawaii and new zealand. when the boys' boat motor broke, they drifted for 7 weeks, traveling almost 1,000 miles. they had a few coconuts, had rain water in a tarp. and managed to catch a seabird. the boys' families held a memorial service earlier this month. but then, that tuna boat went on a route it doesn't normally travel. >> it's an area we wouldn't fish. we were on the way down from new zealand. they just appeared on our bow. >> reporter: families were stunned and ecstatic. >> i'm happy. that's why i'm crying. and i need to dance. >> reporter: the young survivors were picked up by the new zealand navy and brought to shore. although thin, they are in

remarkably good condition, after their ordeal at sea. for "good morning america," jeffrey kofman, abc news, london. >> incredible story. there's another incredible story we just heard about. get out your 3-d glasses for the royal wedding next april. there are reports that british broadcasters are in talks to show it live, in 3-d, from westminster abbey. also, more on the guest list this morning. princess diana's brother, charles spencer is on it. he made headlines at her funeral when he lashed out at the royal family for how they treated his sister. william has asked his uncle to talk to include his mother's memory. an emotional day for him, as well. >> we'll be talking about this story for months. >> oh, yeah. get ready. coming up here on the broadcast, he's a man that's been called the honeymoon killer. back in the u.s., now, after 18 months in prison in australia, for the death of his wife. could he face jail time for the

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time for look at traffic with beverly farmer. good morning. >> light volume on the interstates. checking out travel times. dulles greenway, interstate 66, in tuesday to 70, light volume. d 270 is light. connecticut avenue, the abdul kadir is completely cleared out into silver spring is. -- outer loop is clear >> there is an area of rain moving through fairfax county and through their heart of the metro area. hend scattered showers through the morning. temperatures going down from here. temperatures will drop for the rest of the day due to a cold front. a west wind at 10-20.

gusts up to 30 miles an hour. tomorrow morning is going to be in the 20's. rising to the mid to upper 40's tomorrow afternoon and sunday despite sunshine. this will be a sunny weekend. tuesday and wednesday is the next chance of rain, warming up little then. >> thousands of d.c. area residents are in the midst of black friday shopping. many stores open early today, offering discounts in an effort to boost sales. some stores will stay open late tonight. we will have another news update at 7:56. for more local news

♪ it's the most wonderful time of the year ♪ ♪ with the kissing also the most expensive time of the year. this is a fierce, fearless army of shoppers you're looking at. all over the country -- we have our cameras all over the country, watching people explode into the malls. we have some shops in california, where the stores are about to open. and there's lines around the block. this is a best buy, where our becky worley has been staked out all morning. look at that. people have actually been sleeping outside in tents. a commitment i cannot muster. >> they take a bite of the turkey and run out to the store. they hope they can watch a

little "gma" before they go shopping to get the school as to where the best deals are. for those at home watching, we will tell you in a few minutes coming up. good morning, america. i'm bianna golodryga. >> i'm dan harris. robin and george are off enjoying the holiday. we have things covered for you this morning. >> that's right. you think your kids can't eat, you try to get them to eat, well, elmo is on his way. he sat down with dan harris. that means your kids will listen. elmo and dan harris, quite a match. >> he has a thing for kiwis, he told me. if you're trying to figure out things to do with leftovers, emeril lagasse will help. we get tips coming up. first, he is the man from alabama, who is accused of killing his wife during their honeymoon. he is just back in the u.s., after serving time in australia, where his wife died. he will now stand trial here. and andrea canning is on the story. >> reporter: the moment gabe watson landed in los angeles, he was arrested for the murder of his wife, tina, for the second time. the chance to try him here in

the u.s. has been a long time coming for alabama's attorney general, and tina watson's family. >> you never think that your daughter will leave for her honeymoon and her husband will kill her. >> reporter: it's been seven years since the new bride died during a scuba diving trip on the couple's honeymoon. this is the last image of her, taken on the sea floor by another diver. >> as i was swimming, she was dropping down. she was scared at that point. i could tell that she was frightened. her hand hit my mask. and knocked the mask sideways. so, i had to -- you know, i had to let go. she was looking up. and both her arms out. you know, reached, stretched up, almost like looking at me. reached her arms at, to grab. i thought, well, i'm halfway down. if i go all the way down, i can't come back up quick, just because of how deep it is.

so, i thought, well, i'll just turn. got back to the anchor rope, where some people were. and i remember shouting through my regulator, tina, tina, tina. >> reporter: but prosecutors believe watson, an experienced rescue diver turned off her oxygen tank because he had a motive for money. her life insurance policy. this shows a re-enactment of the crime scene. he served a sentence for murder in australia. but alabama prosecutors say there's no international rules on double-jeopardy. and say watson could be tried again, because they believe he planned his wife's death, before leaving the states. getting him home did come with strings attached. the u.s. made a deal with australia, guaranteeing he will never face the death penalty in this case. >> we needed an assurance from the united states government that the death penalty would not be instituted against mr. watson, should he be returned to the united states. >> reporter: it's a deal the attorney general calls

extortion. gabe watson says he's looking forward to once again being vindicated. tina's family says, they just want true justice, after all these years. for "good morning america," andrea canning, abc news. and let's go to birmingham, alabama, right now, where gabe watson's lawyer is standing by. brett bloomston. thanks for joining us. >> good morning, dan. >> let's clear something up. your client pled guilty to manslaughter in australia. yet, he denies the charges against him. can you help me figure out how to square those two things? >> sure, dan. the standard of manslaughter that gabe pled guilty to is a negligent standard. basically, he pled guilty to being a bad dive buddy. the australian courts discovered, after carefully going through all evidence presented to them, that he was wrongfully accused of doing anything intentional. he pled guilty because he accepted responsibility for his limited role. and that is, not doing enough to save tina.

>> the australian police did a re-enactment of the situation underwater, when tina drowned. and they apparently said that your client's version of events was implausible. how do you respond to that? >> an out-of-court experiment, like the australian authorities did, is fraught with problems. frankly, you can't put a lot of faith and credit into re-creating a dive site, with changing currents, with different positions. i don't believe that's even going to be admissible in a court of law. we don't put any credit into that re-enactment. >> one of the accusations your client is facing right now is that he killed his then-wife, because she had a life insurance policy. what is your take on that accusation? and that is specifically one of the things he's charged with right now in alabama. >> sure. it's absolutely ludicrous. why would anyone travel halfway across the world, and take their young bride of 11 days scuba

diving to kill her in front of 60 other divers, in water that's got 100-foot visibility, for a measly sum of life insurance, that he wasn't even the beneficiary? she had a small policy in her place of employment, that her father was the beneficiary of, not gabe. >> so, your client, gabe, has since remarried. how is his new wife handling all of this? >> well, after gabe mourned the loss of tina, he did remarry, almost five years after tina's tragic death. his new wife is very stoic. she's a very sweet girl. she's a schoolteacher here in birmingham. and she is standing by gabe and standing beside him through this. >> final question, do you believe the prosecutors when they say they will keep their promise and not seek the death penalty? >> they have made such a public statement with that, i do believe that the death penalty is now off the table.

and frankly, i could never see, foresee, one of our alabama judges putting gabe to death for his limited involvement in this tragic, tragic accident. >> brett bloomston, we thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you, dan. all right. now, time for the news and weather. once again, ron claiborne. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with a developing story in pakistan. police say they've arrested a man wearing an explosive vests on his way to attack a mosque in islamabad. he and another suspect admit it. they were planning to bomb buildings in the capital, including parliament. and new information on a dangerous computer virus. security exmerits say there's evidence that the stuxnet virus is up for sale on the black market. that's raising concern that criminals or terrorists could get their hands on it and target infrastructure here in the u.s., like power grids or sewage treatment plants. in medical news, a new study on the dangers of secondhand

smoke. the world health organization estimates that 600,000 people die worldwi every year from breathing in smoke from another person's cigarette. one-third of those victims are children. finally, we all know it's a busy day for people in the retail industry. but it's also a very busy day for another profession. plumbers. in fact, this is the busiest day of the year in the plumbing industry. who knew, right? the biggest problem, unclogging the garbage disposals plugged with leftovers. that's the news at 7:38. now, to the weather. temperatures have fallen into the teens from kansas city to chicago. but at least it will be sunny. in the east, rain from massachusetts to florida, with a wintry mix in northern new england. and look for we have areas of light rain on this black friday. there is an unseasonably warm weather for this time of year,

and 60 and breezy in houston. your hometown. >> i love it. >> promised you. >> thank you, ron. you did promise. meantime, as we told you, black friday is well under way in many parts of the country. shoppers are waiting for the doors to finally open at the best buy in san francisco. that's on the west coast, folks. let's go to becky worley on the front lines. becky, what are you seeing? >> bianna, there are people lined up, down the block, around the block, and then, around another block. we're estimating about 400 people here. now, the women at the front of the line, they've been here since wednesday 10:00. luis here, he had a sandwich for thanksgiving. it was turkey, right? >> it was turkey. >> okay. good. good. it was turkey. let's see, all the way down here, the big deals people are interested in, laptops, tvs. ollie is getting a big tv,

right? >> playstation. >> he's getting a ton of stuff. playstation, camera, tv. you name it. over here, we have carlos and his son, carlos. you guys have been here since -- >> wednesday afternoon. >> wednesday afternoon. was this your idea? >> it was his idea. >> your idea. why? what do you want to get? >> an x-box 360. >> and a tv to go with it. >> and you get quality time, right? >> yes. very much. >> that's right. all right, bianna. heartwarming scene from the line here at black friday central. >> all right, becky. what do they expect to find inside? what are the best deals at bust buy right now? >> right now, the big item, people say they want, laptops. that's hot for these guys at best buy. >> tech seems to be the theme this year. get those guys some sandwiches. they haven't eaten since wednesday. all right. thank you, becky. "sesame street's" elmo, has

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dr. marion came with her a character, best described as red and fluffy. >> good morning. >> thank you. let me ask you. i know you hang out with cookie monster. do you like eating nutritious foods? >> i love eating nutritious foods. they're really good. >> what's your favorite? >> i love the vegetables. trying new things can be hard. >> dr. shelton, what is the issue you're trying to raise awareness about? >> well, "sesame street" has launched a wonderful campaign, called food for thought. that's to help families experiencing food insecurity. it's another word for hunger. it's where families don't have enough money for food. 9.5 million children are in families that don't have enough money for food. >> enormous numbers. >> "sesame street" is trying to get across, that even though a family can be in hard times, there's things you can do to take care of yourself and your family. >> and eat healthy. >> good point.

tell me more about the initiative. what will it do? >> we hope it will help to ease some of the burden for the families that see the show. and that receive the outreach materials. some of the most important recommendations are things like trying new foods. right, elmo? >> yeah. elmo tried a kiwi for the first time. >> actually, we have a clip of you and a kiwi. let's show that clip right now. >> roll it. >> who are you? >> we're superfoods. >> we're healthy foods. >> and wholesome heroes. >> and help those in need. >> elmo can't figure out what this is. >> that's a kiwi. >> a kiwi? >> yes. >> wow. that's cool. >> what's your verdict? how did you feel about the kiwi? >> it was really, really good. it was really good. and you can make juice out of kiwi, too. >> have you tried that juice yet? >> yeah, baby. >> elmo, it was great to have you on the show. thank you very much.

and dr. chilton, thank you, as well. >> thank you. >> the merck foundation and the united health care helped by sponsoring that project. it's tough to play off a puppet. >> you have a sweet tooth. i know that. eat your kiwis, too. >> that's true. i don't know if this counts as eating healthy or not. we'll talk about what to do with your thanksgiving leftover next, with the man, emlil legassi. >> it's a little lighter this year. [trumpet playing "reveille" throughout] let's support the small business owners getting our economy booming with the first ever small business saturday. on november 27th, shop small. it's going to be huge. [trumpet playing "reveille" fades to silence]

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live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >> good morning at 7:56. i am pamela brown. we have your local update. first, beverly farmer. >> the crowds seem to be a shopping centers and not the interstates. the roads are wet. there was a crash just moved on to the shoulder near the mormon temple on the inner loop.

to get out truth is clear from college park to silver spring. -- the outer loop is clear. lanes are open on 395. no incidents on the 66 corridor toward the beltway. now to adam caskey. >> it is damp, scattered showers across the region on this black friday, especially in southern maryland. moving out of the 95 corridor. there are showers in parts of the shenandoah valley, martinsburg. if it's 58 degrees right now. it was 61 a couple hours ago. temperatures will be dropping through the rest of the morning and into the afternoon. if it will be breezy with the west wind gusting up to 30 miles an hour. kohl tomorrow morning in the

20's. sunshine and blustery on saturday with highs in the mid 40's, same story on sunday. if >> the official white house christmas tree will be delivered this afternoon. it is from crystal springs tree farm in pennsylvania. the douglas fir is 17 fee

♪ it's the most wonderful time of the year ♪ good morning, america. i'm dan harris. >> and i'm bianna golodryga. george and robin are off today, enjoying the holidays with their family. we're glad you're spending it with us. i don't know if you heard. but it's black friday today. >> yes. somebody told me. i can't remember who. and apparently you were up at 3:00 in the morning, doing all your shopping. >> all my shopping done at 3:00 in the morning. >> that's not true. coming up, michelle obama. what did she say to her husband,

after the quote/unquote, shellacking in the midterm elections. the obamas sat down with barbara walters in for an interview. and he spent time in prison. after a family took them into their home and their hearts, he's spending time helping others. the inspiring story about a second chance at life, you won't forget. >> a model. and everybody's dealing with turkey leftovers today. generally, that means turkey sandwiches. not, however, when emeril lagasse's in the kitchen. we have creative items coming up. now, let's go to special correspondent, cameron mathison, live in new jersey, at the meadowlands. you're not shopping. what are you going on ice? >> i'm in the back of a dump truck. that's not something i say often. this is no ordinary dump truck. this is one of the characters on the disney on ice production, disney pix sore "toy story 3," based on the number one animated movie all-time.

they will be all across america. we're going to give you a sneak peek at this amazing production. thank you very much. thank you. thank you. right now, i have some donation to our warm coats, warm hearts drive. we have some disney stars over there. thank you for the donation. if you want to make a donation yourself, you can go to your local burlington coat factory. adam is here, who is going to have the difficult task of showing me moves. >> good morning. we're going to teach you rifle choreography from the green army production at the top of the show. >> i love it. >> there's dancing. we know you're good at that. we're going to start marching on your left foot. five, six, seven, eight. is one, two, straight across. three, four. five, to the shoulder, six. your right arm out. seven, eight. want to show him how it's done? one, two, three, four. five, six, seven, eight.

one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. >> you're losing me. >> one, two, three, four. >> deanna? dan? how am i doing? >> you're a jack of all trades, cameron. dan is taking notes here. >> always impressive -- >> a presentation coming up. >> impressive to do a live shot with skates on. >> and ron actually saw that show on ice. >> went earlier this weekend, with three kids, age 5, 8 and 12. they loved it. it was a lot of fun. you have news to tell us about. >> i do have news. good morning, everyone. we begin overseas this morning. the government of north korea is lashing out, warning that last weekend's -- this weexd's joint military exercises by the u.s. and south korea will push the korean peninsula to, quote, the brink of war. hours after that warning, artillery fire was heard, on the island north korea attacked earlier this week.

but it was just a drill. meanwhile, the u.s. military commander in south korea, toured that island this morning, to survey the damage. he says the north's attack was, quote, a clear violation of the armistice agreement. and disturbing, new statistics about the suicide rate amongst civilian soldiers this year. national guard sexual joers not on duty committed suicide twice as often as those who were actively serving. one army colonel claims the recession and home foreclosures and debt are taking a toll. and speaking of the economy, today, of course, is a vital day for retailers. 138 million shoppers are expected to hit the stores nationwide, for black friday sales. spending an estimated $447 billion. and abc's abbie boudreau is in a mall in new york city. how is it going out there? >> reporter: it's going pretty well. shoppers are out in full force. and they are ready to spend money. we talked to people who said, i've spent $500, $600, $700. we asked them, are you using

credit or debit or cash? they say cash. they don't want the headache of figuring out how to pay all that later on. they'll deal it w it right now. and people are walking out with a lot of bags. and a lot of great deals. ron? >> all right. i have to get out there later today. thanks, abbie boudreau. and becky worley is shopping on the west coast. she was at a best buy when it opened in san francisco. becky, how is site going out there? >> ron, it's very organized bedlam. but bedlam, nonetheless. people are buying in droves. there's about 300 people in the store right now. and i was talking to ollie earlier. he said he was going to get a tv and some stuff. oh, my gosh. you have stocked up, man. 2 46-inch tvs. people are seriously piling on the electronics, ron. so, the shopping continues. i've seen three babies bundled up in jammies. yeah. it's crazy. >> becky worley in san

francisco. thank you for that. and, of course, yesterday was thanksgiving. but one turkey made a successful break for freedom. here in kentucky, have a look at this bird. while holiday travelers were cursing the turkeys behind the wheel, drivers in kentucky found a wild turkey darting in front of them. some tried to invite him home for dinner, wink, wink. but he avoided them and the cars. and hope had a happy thanksgiving. lived to fight another day. that's the news at 8:06. now, on to the weather. the third-consecutive morning of record cold in california on the west coast. temperatures in the 30s. all the way down to the 30s in san francisco, vegas and dallas. freeze warnings are in effect for the region. and in the east, rain from southern new england, or so. snow and ice from michigan to we have some areas of rain

on this friday, scattered to light showers here and there from the shenandoah valley to the minister. , moving east, crossing the blue ridge shortly. especially if spotsylvania and king george's. in southern maryland and moving into calvert county. it's in the mid 50's across the metro area. temperat all right. dan, over to you. >> ron, thank you. this week, barbara walters sat down with president barack obama and first lady michelle obama, for a rare, joint interview. in that interview, the president made his first comments about the crisis ongoing in korea. but there's a lot more. and barbara is here this morning to share some of it with us. good morning to you. >> good morning to you, dan. >> i understand, you sat down with the two of them. >> yes. >> almost exactly two years ago. right before he took office. >> right. >> are they different now? >> they were euphoric then. they are -- they're very happy to be in the white house because they can have dinner -- this is

not the only reason. but they can have dinner every night together with the kids. but she's his balance wheel. they are wonderful together. she teases him. he's not as somber. and she sees things with a grain of salt. for example, let me show you a little bit of it. okay? your husband has said that you are his chief adviser. so, what did you say to him midnight of november 2nd, when he was, as he put it, shellacked? >> i said, let's get to work. there's a lot to do. i think for us, it's always a focus on what we need to get done. the work ahead. >> keep in mind, on election night, i think she went to sleep. >> did you really? >> i go to bed early. i can't stay awake for the returns. i have to get up, work out. >> you didn't care if the

democrats took over the house? >> absolutely, i did. it was going to be whatever it was going to be, the next day. so, i did go to sleep. >> this man, who was considered such a great communicator, what did he do wrong? >> it's a tough time. my understanding is that, number one, every president in history has lost congress at the midterms. maybe that's overstating it. but it's happened for every president in my lifetime. >> it's the norm. >> it's the norm. but unemployment is high. folks are hurting. there's nothing that i would look at in this year. i wouldn't look at not giving this country health care. i wouldn't want to take back any of the investments that we've made in education. so, i think from policy perspective, he's done an outstanding job. >> she's a little biased. >> what? >> just a tad. >> i'm here, watching him.

>> she might be a little biased. do you get a sense from her how she deals with all the attacks that any president faces? >> she says she doesn't take it personally. she says the girls -- we asked about that. what is it like when your dad's attacked? she says, they say that's your problem. >> really? >> yeah. but these are kids. she does have this humor. even when you ask her about a thanksgiving message, he talks about the country and the resill resill yancey of the country. she says, eat the pie. on thanksgiving weekend. she is his balance wheel. i think she gives him very good advise. and she does see things in perspective, if she can. >> i know the interview was planned a great deal of time in advance. >> not that far. >> not that far. but somewhat in advance. you didn't know you were going

to be there in the middle of this geopolitical crisis. what was that like? >> he had just come back. we saw the helicopter landing on the lawn. he went upstairs. and very quickly, came down. this was the first time he talked about it. and said, this is a very serious threat. and when our interview was over, he was going to call the president of south korea. this is something that he felt all the nations in the area had to get together, including china. this is a big worry. and he obviously knew it. >> humor me. i want to ask you a much less serious question. i know you're a dog lover. and i understand you got to meet the first dog. >> i want to show you this dog. this is the most adorable -- look at this. is that not adorable? a portuguese water spaniel. is that not cute? and he shakes hands. >> is there a trainer for this

dog? >> the first lady adores him. now, i've got to tell you, she thinks it's like a son. it's the cutest dog i've ever seen. >> the cutest dog you've ever seen. >> i have a very cute little dog. and i went home and told my dog that i had seen a dog that was cuter. and ruined the entire thanksgiving. >> things are tense around the walters' home right now? >> very serious business. i do want to say about this interview, the kids are up later now. to see the both of them together, it's a very serious interview. but it's delightful and funny, as well because she brings that out in him. >> it looks fascinating. barbara, great to have you this morning. >> thank you. >> we should say, you can see a thanksgiving visit with president obama and mrs. obama, a barbara walters special tonight at 10:00 right here on abc. and 9:00 central. coming up next, from the cell bloc to the runway. one family gives one teenager a whole, new life.

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around. two years ago, matt white was 1 of 92,000 juveniles serving time in prison in america. but when he was released, one family decided to give him a home and a second chance. >> dear father, thank you so much, for the blessings you've bestowed on everybody in this room. >> reporter: it's a typical dinner for carmen suitor and her family. but there's anything typical about the story behind this family. matt white, someone carmen considers her third child, was in a very different place just two years ago. faith and kindness have changed his life forever. >> my family had previously taken in kids. we were very used to helping or mentoring kids. now, we've never taken in an exfelon. >> reporter: when he was 16 years old, matt white was sent to a maximum security juvenile prison in gains vigainesville, for robbery.

in 2008, they were hosted for a football game. at the urging of the coach, half of the cheerleaders cheered for the inmates. matt white was a manager for the inmates' football team. local filmmakers decided to make a movie about the inspirational story. when they went back to interview people at the prison. >> people were telling me to do wrong. >> reporter: matt white was one of the people they met. and word filtered back to carmen studer, one of the producers. >> matt stood out. the staff talked really highly of him. so, everybody wanted to help matt. >> reporter: after they met, matt was stunned when carmen and her family invited him to come live with them. mentor him and show him love he had never known. it was a slow process. but gradually matt opened up. >> the way i used to talk, i would talk like this. and she would do like this. >> i would put my head down.

come up here. bring your ice up here. >> i'm just going to look at you. i would rather look you in your eye, than have you looking all up my nose and stuff like this. i'm going to give her what she wants. and she wouldn't stop for nothing. >> reporter: with carmen's help and new-found confidence, mack began to model and act. he moved out this year. but most important for him, he started to give back. >> regardless of anybody thinks, if somebody tells you, you can't be mentored, don't let that discourage you. that should make you want it even more. >> reporter: he now mentors and talks to young people. sharing his story in hopes to help them avoid the mistakes that landed him in prison. >> a lot of people, just waiting for a spoon to be handed to them. that's not going to happen. sometimes you have to make your own spoon. and after that, you find your own bowl. and you put some food in there. you have your own bowl. if somebody else hungry, you help them. >> my son's 18.

and he's never lost a friend. mack has been in our life for a year and a half. and he's lost four. i think that kind of explains the urgency. >> i've always had the presence that i've had now. carmen helped me find it. i didn't know where it was at. but i knew it was there. she found it for me. >> i have a purpose that's bigger than me. and it's so much fun. and i think that people miss out on a lot by not opening their hearts and helping people because there's so many kids that don't have anyone. they just need love and compassion and consistent love and compassion. someone that's there, no matter what. and joining us now via skype from her home in dallas, texas, are carmen studer and mack white. thank you for joining us. and happy thanksgiving to you both. >> happy thanksgiving to you, too. >> it's such an inspirational

story. mack, i want to ask you your life prior to meeting carmen. tell us a little bit about that. and where were you living? >> i was staying with my dad when i got out of jail. he was one of the main ones, he and my grandmother, who supported me, when i was incarcerated. he was there for me during my court dates and stuff like that. >> what did your dad and your grandmother think about your move into carmen's home? >> well, my dad, he was like all the way in florida. but he told me, he seen a lot of crazy things in his life. but he said he never seen anything like this. he said, they can give you something that i can't give you. then, and he supported me for that. >> found advice from your father. carmen, you initially had intended not to invite mack to live with you. what changed your mind. >> i would say, honesty. but the other one, he has such a passion. not only -- and hunger for life.

and making the world a better place. but he wanted to reach back and touch other people's lives. he was very concerned about his fellow inmates. >> and, mack, what was that moment like when carmen first invited you to live with her? and describe that first night when you slept at the home. >> the first time when they offered it, it kind of hit me by surprise. it was kind of like a too good to be true type thing. so, i had to let it register in my head. to let it sit there. like, is it really happening? and the first night was kind of uncomfortable because i didn't know them and they didn't know me. i think everybody was kind of like scared in a way. like, they watching they back. and i'm watching mine. so, everybody in the house probably locked their doors. >> and, carmen, you mentioned that mack is your third child now. but you do have an 18-year-old and a 13-year-old. describe what mack has done for them and how he's changed and helped their lives. >> well, i think anytime you

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live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >> good morning. happy black friday. i am pamela brown. time for a look at traffic and weather. years beverly farmer. >> problems on the beltway and interstates have been mostly people speeding up for the conditions. this is montgomery county. the right side is the inner loop to river road but before the left exit for 270, there's a spin out. people have to slow down. downtown, not many people. it is not a federal holiday, so

the hov rules are in effect. if headed downtown, volume has been light on 14th street. adam caskey has the forecast. >> it's warm outside. 61 degrees and a few hours ago. some cold air moving through is dropping temperatures. 59 at college park. rain in montgomery county and the 270 corridor, another round of rain. 95 from spotsylvania to the beltway, showers. if showers in southern maryland. temperatures will go down from here. it will be in the 40's by sunset. temperatures will continue dropping into the upper 20's by tomorrow morning. a little breezy as well. upper 20's to start saturday with sunshine. highs in the mid to upper 40's on saturday and sunday. >> thanks. if the annual shopping frenzy is

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this disney on ice extravaganza, coming to your city. good morning, america. i'm bianna golodryga. here with dan harris. george and robin are off, enjoying their holiday. speaking of families, we're going to begin this half hour, with a daughter remembering her father. it's been five years since we lost our colleague, and for many of us, our mentor, peter jennings. in a moment, an emotional interview with elizabeth jennings, on a mission to open people's eyes to the dangers of smokes. plus, you have all of that leftover turkey. now what? emeril lagasse is cooking up delicious suggestions. we'll have that coming up, as well. for now, we'll see what the weather is going to look like today. >> i have that for you. >> go ahead. >> cold and blustery in the northeast this weekend. with some snow to the great lakes. and highs in the 30s and 40s. the southeast will be fair and cooler, but mostly sunny. the midwest, will be not as cold as it has been. temperatures moderate into the 40s on sunday. temperatures in the we

is a warm friday morning in the 50's right now. some areas of light rain moving into montgomery county and dan? it's an incredible statistic. each year, nearly 200,000 people in this country are told they have lung cancer. and 90,000 people die from the disease. smoking causes 80% to 90% of the cases. and yet, people still smoke. people who are mentors, friends and parents. bob woodruff and i lost a friend and a mentor five years ago, when peter jennings died of lung cancer. bob is here, now. and you've been talking to peter's daughter, lizzie. >> reporter: she is terrific. it's hard to believe that it's been since 2005, since he lost

peter. it's difficult for her to talk about this. my mother didn't want to give up smoking. she wants to do this. she wants to do it to keep people from doing it, as well. still, after all this time, it's still difficult for her to do this without tears. do you remember that day? when you found out? >> yeah. i could tell there was something wrong right away. it was something in his voice. his voice always gave him away. he said, well, you know, it turns out that i have cancer. which takes your breath away, when you hear it. and he said, but we're going to fight this. >> as some of you now know, i have learned in the last couple of days that i have lung cancer. >> i remember thinking how brave he was, to go on and say what he did. and the way that he did it. i mean, he relayed that story, as he had hundreds of other stories, which was, you know, professionally. but with so much humanity, as well. i love that about him. >> it was really the first time

that he talked about his smoking and his cancer. >> yeah. yeah. he did. you know, talked about how he had been a smoker when he was younger. but had quit. and i have funny memories of being a kid and trying to steal his cigarettes, to destroy them. >> reporter: i did that with my mother. >> so, you know. yes. throw them in the garbage. hide the lighters. i remember, they were abc lighters. >> reporter: we don't make those anymore. >> peter jennings, has died, tonight, of lung cancer. >> in the end, we were all in bed together. we had a wonderful team of nurses at home. we were at home. and we were all in bed together. >> reporter: you all fit in one bed? >> yes. thank god they had a big enough bed for all of us. we were all there, under the covers together. sort of, you know, the way you are with your parents when you're a little kid and you crawl into bed together on a

sunday morning. yeah. right up until the last minute. >> reporter: what's it like to not have your father anymore? >> well, the obvious answer is that it's very difficult. i sometimes think that, you know, maybe -- maybe he'll walk through the door. or, you know, there's times when you really need a dad's advice. and so, you know, i have this dialogue inside, in my head. and you know, he's still there in a lot of ways. >> reporter: given the fact that your father was so well-known, do you think that people really woke up about lung cancer because of that? >> we get stories every once in a while from friends or friends of friends or complete strangers, about how they quit smoking because of dad. or how they finally became aware

of the possibility that if they smoked, they might also get lung cancer. because of him. and you know, whether you have the right to put your family through that. you know, people don't always think about it in that respect. >> the caregivers. >> yeah. yeah. because it's not just the people who get sick and who may or may not die. but it is the people you leave behind. >> reporter: were you angry at him for smoking? >> no. i wasn't. i don't know if i should have been or not. but i wasn't. it would have been hard to be angry at him for anything at that point. except for the -- you know, dying. >> reporter: he would actually call you on the phone during commercials? >> yeah. >> reporter: at 6:29 before the show's about to go on?

>> uh-huh. always at the last minute, too. i'm not sure if that became part of the routine. yeah. he would call right before. and say, i mean, anything. just hi, i love you. oh, got to go. and hang up the phone immediately. like, oh, okay. abc still feels like family. the people that he worked with still feel like family. you still feel like family. so -- >> reporter: so, i could be your brother? >> maybe a godfather. >> reporter: i can't be peter's son? >> no. i think you missed that window. sorry, bob. >> you should also know that she is working in haiti for the united nations, so she can help those that are suffering in haiti, as well. she is clearly, clearly very much like a journalist, like her father. >> he would be very proud. no question. use said before, it's hard to believe it's been more than five years. i have such a crisp memory of

the day he died, speaking to you, because our offices were right next to each other. and i think you'll agree, peter jennings is still with us at abc news. >> absolutely is. >> bob woodruff, thank you. and you can read a special remembrance of peter, by his son, christopher, on our website, abcnews.com/gma. and coming up

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well, we've really been enjoying the recipes own our countdown to thanksgiving. but to show our commitment to holiday food, we'll keep the advice coming right through the leftovers. emeril is here to show you to turn your turkey dinner into something else. this is the creative side, right? >> a lot of the ingredients we have, generally leftover, bacon, at least in my house, blue cheese. i always have honey vinegar. so, i thought over the last several years, what we've done is turkey paninis. we've done turkey hash. we made turkey and spaghetti. >> right. >> i thought what we would do

since we have more holidays coming up, is why not do a salad? the first thing we're going to do is start with a little dressing. what i did is i rendered some bacon. country-style bacon here. and i took a little bit of the bacon drippings here. i'm going to add a little dijon-style mustard. >> honey. >> a little bit of honey, which is one of my favorite ingredients. and then, what we're going to do now, is if you won't mind, you can just give me that -- that's an apple cider. >> oh, yum. >> we're going to do a little vinegar in that. making -- if it's a little light, we can always drizzle a little extra virgin olive oil in here. if you want to drizzle it in real slow for me. perfect. now, that's the dressing. really, really simple. now, what we're going to do is, i have just iceberg lettuce.

simple iceberg lettuce, or whatever you have, broken up in pieces. what i'm going to add is some chopped tomato. and then, a lot of the crispy bacon. and then, what we're going to do is add some of those blue cheese chunks to that. avocado. more importantly, what we're going to do is add the leftover turkey meat in here. if you want to just give me that dressing, right over that. >> looks great. a bit lighter, too. instead of the heavy -- >> drizzle it all around like that. that's perfect. we don't want to get it too, too wet. you can go ahead and give it all. yep. what we're going to do is add a little bit of sea salt to this. and some fresh, cracked pepper. i like a lot of pepper. >> i do, too. >> what we're going to do now is we're going to toss this. and it really makes a great leftover, from the turkey, into

a great, delicious, healthy salad. we'll just take that. >> can i come in here? >> absolutely. how are you? i'm going to garnish this with a little parsley and a little green onions. i'm going to take some hard cooked eggs. what we'll do just as a little garnish, we're going to take some crispy, red onions. just dredge them in flour. and what we'll do -- >> this looks great. >> let me grab this fork right here. >> i need a little parsley. >> you need a little parsley? how about a little green onion. >> thank you. >> as you can see, you can do it family-style, as we've done here. you can do it individual. i think the dressing is not overpowering. and yet, you get to use up all of that great -- look at that great turkey meat right there. >> this is incredibly good. i think that's a huge part of it. >> a lot of it, when we cooked

for thanksgiving yesterday, it's slow and low, is really important. now, with the other holidays coming up, turkey will come back. it's very popular this year. and it will be popular again. but the combination of this right here, with the turkey, the avocado, the bacon, the dressing. i think the dressing has just enough pungency, between the mustard and the honey. >> in the past, you've given me a hard time with my turkey carving skills. they're all cut up now. >> and of course, everybody can find this recipe, plus tons of others that we've had and tons other ideas at abcnews.com. >> i don't know if this is going to be popular, given you're a new orleans guy, one of my favorite cities. but this is kind of a california dish. >> it is. it's very light. i don't know about you. yesterday, i definitely ate too much. so, i'm trying to lighten it up. then, we'll go from there. >> it's a pleasure having you on. >> thanks, guys. >> have a good weekend. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back.

i'm thinking maybe we should head back out to the meadowlands and check out cameron mathison, our special correspondent, checking out the disney on ice spectacular. the formal name is "disney pixar's toy story 3." are you going to join this tour?

>> i'm far from joining this tour. i can tell you. i couldn't even stop. there's so much talent on this ice, they have an amazing production here. we'd love to show you the entire thing. but right now, here's part of "disney pixar's toy story 3." >> green army, fall in. move it. move it. move it. ♪ >> look sharp, men. ♪ >> kick in. ♪

♪ ♪ andy, andy, andy ♪ >> welcome to sunnyside, folks. let's get you settled in. >> far out. >> let's rock. ♪ dream weaver i believe you can get me ♪ ♪ through the night ♪ dream weaver

dream weaver ♪ ♪ dream weaver >> all right, men. the toys are back in town. like money in the bank, ham is back in town. and now, from the canine front, let's stretch it out for slinky dog. >> all right. slinky's back in town. >> let's hear it, men. >> to infinity, and beyond. >> spread the word around. guess who is back in town. >> mr. and mrs. potatohead. >> put a cork in it, will ya? >> roar. were you scared?

i'm going for fearsome. but i'm worried i just come off as annoying. >> step up. make way for jessie, the yodelling cowgirl. >> hey, bull's eye. >> bull's eye is back in town. let's take it up a notch. step to. and welcome sheriff woody. ♪ the toys are back in town howdy, partner ♪ ♪ the toys are back in town the toys are back in town ♪ ♪ the toys are back in town i said ♪ ♪ the toys are back in town ♪ the toys are back in town ♪ the toys are back in town ♪ the toys are back in town the toys are back in town ♪ more bold flavor!onds! more variety! more value! more of what you want... not what you don't. blue diamond almonds. (play-by-play announcer) it's up and it is... good!

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before we go, we want to thank cameron mathison and the disney on ice skaters. cameron, we understand you have a stunt to show us? >> turn the camera. disney on ice. this is our big good-bye here, guys. who wants to help me say good-bye to "good morning america"? i want to dance with barbie. come here, barbie. see you later, guys. >> nice job, cameron. >> have fun out there. give barbie a twirl. we want to give a shoutout this morning to a long-time viewer,

allen whitaker in florida. he's celebrating his 100th birthday tomorrow. we wish him a happy birthday this holiday weekend. >> you know what his secret for longevity is? he takes a sip of scotch every day. just a sip. all about moderation. >> i'll see you tomorrow morning. >> yes. >> you're off. i won't see you. >> going to l.a. >> i'm glad i got to see you today. folks, have a great holiday. live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update.

>> good morning, happy friday. 8:56, i am pamela brown. first, a look at traffic. >> light volume on the interstates. at the beltway it is normally jammed at the new hampshire. numerous spinouts accidents, one of them on the inner loop after university. alder lukin -- outer loop near kenilworth ave. you need to slow down. virginia, no problems on the beltway. 95 looks good. no delays at dale city. no delays on springfield. adam caskey has the weekend forecast. >> the rain has come to an end for the most part except for eastern montgomery county and moving into prince george's county and moving into anne

arundel county. otherwise, just a few sprinkles for the next couple of hours. the rain is over by noon. we are in the mid 50's and will continue to drop this afternoon and evening. a little breezy today. that will last into tomorrow. blustery. it will be in the upper 20's to start saturday. despite a lot of sunshine with colder air in place, high temperatures in the mid to upper 40's on the weekend. low 50's on monday. chance of rain tuesday and wednesday. >> it is black friday. stores are packed. shoppers are getting an early start. this is becoming a good time to shop online. internet shopping is up 10% over last year. cyber monday could be a record- breaking day. thanks for watching. breaking day. thanks for watching.