making news in america this morning -- the death sentence, sending shock waves across the globe. a member of north korea's ruling family, a mentor to the young leader, executed. new details overnight. interpreter investigation. the man accused of giving fake sign language is opening up about his violent past, his hallucinations and how he was able to get so close to the president. the newlywed on trial accused of killing her husband on their honeymoon comes clean.

taking the judge and jury step-by-step into what really happened. she did what? an overnight surprise by beyonce that no one saw coming, not even her biggest fans. good friday morning, everyone. we begin with what's being called a worrisome sign in north korea. leader kim jong-un's previously powerful uncle was executed. guards led him out of a courtroom in shackles, following a military trial where he was found guilty of plotting a military coup. and called him a traitor for the ages. we get more from hee cho in south degree. >> reporter: this morning, people in north korea are reading headlines from state-run media that says kim jong-un's

uncle deserved to be executed. the purge endorsed by his own wife and nephew. and kim's older brother personally directed a raid to arrest two of his closest aides. the public humiliation this man faced before death was brutal. even for north korean standards. the state media labeled him a despicable human scum, force than a dog. he was seen as the second-most powerful man in this country. and a mentor who helped kim take the throne after kim jong-il's death two years ago. but the new ruler made a choice, a bold one, which shows the nature of his personality, analysts say. and this is just the beginning of a power struggle between the old and the younger generation. it's not known how jang was executed. but the country usually uses a firing squad. and this is not the first time an execution in north korea has made headlines this year.

kim jong-un's ex-girlfriend was put to death in august after she was accused of making a sex tape. denver, four people were stabbed in the parking lot of mile-high stadium following the broncos/chargers game. several arrests have been made. and police say they aren't looking for anymore suspects. no word on what caused the fight. and in southern utah, two people are dead after their home was destroyed in a rockslide. this happened in the town of rockville. officials say dirt near a highway gave way. and that carried boulders into the house, destroying it. it's believed the people inside were killed on impact. another rockslide happened 11 years ago in the same spot. no one was killed. from capitol hill, a break in the paralyzing gridlock that's gripped washington for years. >> republicans and democrats in the house have reached a budget compromise, as gop leaders, sending a strong message to the hard right. here's abc's tahman bradley. >> reporter: the house ended the

year with bipartisan. the chamber approved the budget deal that could avoid another government shutdown. the measure eliminates spending cuts, known as the sequester. and it does so without raising taxes. forging this compromise, the republican leadership, angered by tea party republicans, who want to cut spending and address the country's soaring debt. >> the republican party is absorbed, is consumed, with eliminating any conservative influence inside the party whatsoever. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner took on the tea party and outside groups who undermined his leadership the last couple of years. >> there just comes to a point when some people step over the line. you know, when you criticize something and you have no idea what you're criticizing, it undermines your credibility. >> reporter: the budget agreement now heads to the senate, where it could encounter tougher resistance. some democrats want an extension

of unemployment benefits, set to expire this year. >> politics is pretty strong. the people that are unemployed for long periods of time are democrats and they're republicans. >> reporter: this was a first big battle between the republican leadership and the tea party since the government shutdown. for many veteran gop lawmakers, that 16-day ordeal was a turning point. >> tahman bradley, live for us in washington. thank you. the man hired as the sign language interpreter at nelson mandela's service said he was seeing angels that day. he stood just feet from president obama and other world leaders while signing basically gibberish. he said he is schizophrenic and was seeing angels at the memorial. he admitted to having violent episodes in the past. >> reporter: have you had episodes in the past where you've been violent? >> yes. but it was not a problem because i'm under medication. >> reporter: were you under medication on the day of the memorial service?

>> absolutely. >> he was hired justice u.s. the night before the memorial and hadn't been screened by the u.s. secret service. they blamed organizers. but said that agents were close by. nasa engineers have been trying to find a way to fix the broken cooling system at the international space station. it forced the astronauts to dim their lights and turn off unnecessary equipment. nasa says the problem can be fixed through a software upload or two spacewalks. a decision of which one will be used is expected over the weekend. the fcc has started the process of lifting the ban on in-light phone calls. but the possible rule change is getting immediate opposition from the department of transportation. the d.o.t. chief echoed the opinion of many americans saying that calls may not be fair to consumers. the ban could be lifted as early as next year. so far, delta is the only carrier to say it won't allow the calls. the biggest cities along the east coast bracing for a snowy weekend, as a new storm moves in from washington to boston.

>> parts of upstate new york are buried under nearly four feet of snow. the tiny town of constableville has been getting slammed since tuesday. more snow is on the way to new york, blowing across from kansas this morning. rain along the gulf becomes a wintry mix along the mid-atlantic states overnight. clear and mild in california and the southwest. snow in washington and oregon, west of the cascades. >> 46 in seattle. 61 in los angeles. a high of 42 in denver. a mild 64 in new orleans. 36 in kansas city. minneapolis getting hammered with a high of 12. don't be surprised when you hear people talking about the megamillions lottery today. tonight's drawing is worth an estimated $400 million. >> i'm in it already. the jackpot has been growing since october 1st. it's rolled over 20 times since then. if one person wins, they would be getting about $216 million before taxes. good luck, everyone. did you play? >> i haven't.

can we hurry up and finish this newscast so i can play? get ready for a change during the big game. a few super bowl favorites will be missing from the ads this year. and a newlywed accused of pushing her husband off the cliff during their honeymoon comes clean. her admission in court that no one saw coming. and the enthusiastic blonde that's a must-see performance. the holiday performance.

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didn't happen. and now, the major averages are on the verge of their second-straight week of losses. the dow suffered the most, dropping nearly 1%. analysts say the selling is all over fears about the coming end to the fed's economic stimulus. ford is now hiring the nation's second-largest automaker is adding more than 5,000 jobs here in the u.s. and those hires come ahead of ford's biggest launch year in history. the company is rolling out 23 new vehicles next year. 16 of which are being introduced right here in north america. familiar faces are getting benched at the next super bowl. more than 100 million viewers will not be seeing the etrade baby, jared from subway or the go daddy girls. e-trade and subway are not doing ads at all. and go daddy has decided to ditch the sexy women and go in a different direction. >> the e-trade baby never fails to make me laugh. the competition at the box office is all about second place this weekend. the hobbit movie is hitting

theaters. >> experts say it's likely to bring in about $80 million. tyler perry's new movie, "a media christmas" and "frozen items should round out the top three. and you could see doritos used in unique ways. how does doritos on chicken wings sound? now that pepsi is partnering up with buffalo wild wings. company officials say other unique menu offerings are also in the works. possibly even something called mountain dew salad dressing. >> i don't know about that one. i'm more partial to the buffalo wings with doritos. >> you just discovered buffalo wild wings. >> you turned me on to it. >> i sure did. >> it was good. when we come back, cutting the risk in half. doctors are taking a close look at the pill and possible prevention of breast cancer that might come with it. and the growing outrage after a teen is sentenced for drunk driving. did a family's net worth play a

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last-minute plea deal. the 22-year-old seen here in her first dance with her husband, cody johnson, there you see it, says that she pushed him to his death as they argued at glacier national park. >> i just want to say, the family is very thankful for the outcome of this case. it was very emotional. it's been a long haul for us. >> graham's guilty plea to second-degree murder came after prosecutors offered to drop a first-degree murder charge. she faces life in prison when she's sentenced in march. there's a verdict in texas sparking outrage this morning. 16-year-old ethan couch got no prison time for killing four people while driving drunk. his attorney said he suffered from what he called affluenza because his wealthy parents didn't set boundaries. couch will be on probation for ten years beginning with a stay at a luxury rehab program in california that his parents will pay for. survivors of wednesday's deadly crash off hawaii are sharing the terrifying details of their ordeal.

loretta fuddy was killed when the plane went down in the pacific shortly after takeoff. eight others survived the crash. a woman who was seated behind her said they heard a bang and a lot of beeping before the plane started to fall. >> it was like a slow-motion of everything. the plane slowly going down. and just -- and even you didn't think what the next step is. something happened. something drastic happened. >> the owner of the airline that operated the plane said engine failure caused that crash. in medical news, british researchers saying popping a pill might prevent breast cancer before it develops. the theory was tested on 4,000 women high-risk for breast cancer. the woman who took the pill were 53% less likely to develop cancer than those on the placebo. analysts say a larr city will determine if the pill is as beneficial as it seems. a university in new york is apologizing for a mixup that had

thousands of seniors thinking they were admitted. 2,500 students received financial aid notices that told them they were in. that was not the case. the school says a contractor sent the notices in error and they don't reflect the students' status. fordham is investigating the messup. >> that's harsh. >> especially if that's everything you were hoping for. >> you bet. time, now, for sports. a close one in denver on thursday night football. >> and shoes for michael jordan is selling for big bucks. here's neil and stan with highlights. >> good morning, america. i'm buttoning my jacket for you. he's stan verrett. i'm neil everett. this is los angeles on the "sportscenter" set. >> we're going to start in denver. chargers and broncos there. second quarter. game tied at 10-10. philip rivers and keenan allen, they've had touchdowns a couple of times in this game. chargers up 17-10. denver trying to hold on to the one seed in the afc.

san diego just trying to stay in the playoff race in general. broncos had 295 yards. that's their fewest this season, easily. later in the quarter, manning intercepted by thomas kaiser. chargers hang on to win it 27-20. ryan matthews with 127 yards on the ground for them. san diego gets to 7-7. and they're not done. broncos with three losses now. the stakes at the ringside in portland are so juicy these days. blazers playing so well. they've only lost two home games. one of those two was to the rockets. lamarcus aldridge, just taking advantage, period. 31 points. 25 rebounds. >> wow. >> no blazer has ever done that. nick batum -- batum, dynamite. portland wins again. 11-104. the 1997 game.

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mid-atlantic and new england could be in for a messy weekend. be prepared for that. sometimes late-night comics can surprise us with the news they like to poke fun at. >> this week, one of their favorite topics seemed to be "time" naming pope francis the person of the week. here's your friday funnies. >> he was named "time" magazine's person of the year. yeah. how about that? pope francis. not to be confused with iranian who was persian of the year. >> today, pope francis, named "time" magazine's person of the year. immediately after that announcement was made, kanye west demanded a recount. i demand a recount. >> he is a good pope. i like him a lot. he's modest. instead of driving around in the popemobile, he drives a used car. he's just like us.

>> you know the runner-up, miley cyrus. that's not really a fair fight. the pope is even a better dancer than miley cyrus. he's from argentina. i don't always dance. but when i do, i really twerk it. >> the pope said it was such a special honor, especially after he got screwed out of sexiest man alive. whatever adam lavigne. >> that new pope is pretty awesome. i think he could beat miley on the maxim 100, right? >> there's people that don't keep up on current events. i sent our camera out on hollywood boulevard to figure out what people think about "time's" person of the year. we didn't tell them it was the pope. we told them it was other people. >> what do you think about "time" magazine naming momma june person of the year? >> that's pretty cool. you can't see the "time" sign,