cruz's proposal to ban muslim refugees un-american. cruz fired back. >> i would encourage, mr. president, come back and insult me to my face. >> reporter: in threatening to veto paul ryan's bill to have a pause in the syrian refugee program, the white house insisted that already each refugee goes through extensive security screening before coming to the united states. and pointed out that of the more than 2,000 syrian refugees who have come to the u.s. since the year 2001, not a single one has been tied to terrorism. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. police in minneapolis say some officers were injured by rocks and bottles late last night as tensions with protesters escalated. they've been camped out in front of a police precinct since sunday's shooting of an unarmed black man by two officers. ortly after dark, police in riot gear physically removed some protesters, but those who stayed behind insisted they aren't going anywhere. former subway pitchman jared

fogle will appear in federal court today to be sentenced for sex crimes. he has pleaded guilty to charges of having sex with minors and charges of child pornography. prosecutors are pushing for the maximum of 12 1/2 years in prison. but he's asking for leniency, saying he's apologized to the victims. now to the extreme weather that is moving across the country. deadly storms in the northwest that still have more than 100,000 people without power right now. falling trees caused three deaths in washington state. some wind gusts there topped 100 miles an hour. strong winds in colorado and the plains blew around the snow left behind by blizzard creating some large snow drifts. and speaking of snow, there's plenty of it in northwest kansas as well. look at that. roads were closed for a time after as much as 20 inches fell. accuweather's molly cochran is tracking another snowstorm and blustery conditions in the northeast. good morning. >> good morning, kendis and reena. it's going to be an unsettled

thursday along the i-95 corridor. some soaking rain, new york city, philadelphia, add in gusty winds. really could be spelling for some hefty flight delays before the day's end with some gusty thunderstorms across the southeast coastline that will be impacting your myrtle beach and towards jacksonville. also have some pretty strong wind gusts moving into the great lakes, green bay to chicago. those winds, 35 to 55 miles per hour. and then the talk of the town is this next system that's moving into the country's mid-section friday into saturday. going to be pushing in some accumulating snow from sioux false and next stop is chicago. kendis and reena, back to you. >> thank you so much. how about some animals in the news. starting in southern texas where a monkey was on the loose. it was out of its cage. the animal injured an 84-year-old woman who was taken to a hospital. two others also suffered minor injuries. one described the whole thing as monkey gone wild. >> it wasn't that great.

i guess it got away from the owners and they must have not had it properly put away. >> police and animal control officials responded to the incident. they safely recaptured the monkey. who knew, you see a monkey, don't interfere. >> see a monkey -- i was trying to think of monkey jokes. >> how about no monkeying around. >> yes. let's all hope the two new additions at the philadelphia zoo can be successfully kept inside their enclosure. >> look how cute they are. a pair of red panda cubs, and neither currently have a name. they're about 5 months old. the zoo wants some help in choosing their names. >> they're asking visitors to go to the philly zoo's facebook page to make name suggestions, voting on the names chosen begins on monday. >> that is adorable. look at how -- they're red and cute. >> very cute. i remember one of the red pandas actually in d.c. at the national

zoo escaped his enclosure and there was an apb put out for this red panda. finally a woman saw it walking down the street. >> and returned safely back. >> returned safely back. the red panda was on the loose for a while. we were all concerned. >> good endings. coming up, we're going to check in with dan childs, who's staying awake for 40 hours. part of the "gma 40 for 40" excitement. also ahead -- riding across country nonstop in a bus. oh, the stories nick watt is sharing from his "gma 40 for 40" travels. and a trip down memory lane from the anchors who hosted "gma" over the decades. check out the live stream for surprises during our commercial breaks and go to abcnews.com. first, our forecast map. we're going to do a shout out. is that billings? billings is back? what? is it like throwback thursday. billings is back. 41 degrees. hello, billings. >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by sheila

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lysol that. ♪ we should point out, that's the original "gma" theme song. it's not a game show song. it's the original "gma" theme song. and "gma's" 40th birthday blowout at "40 for 40" live streaming event still going strong. we're in t 33rd hour. >> i got to tell you, every day i use this blanket on set to keep me warm that greg, our producer gave me. and this one, i got to say, it says "gma" congratulations for 30 years. >> wow. >> i'm just wondering, is there enough money in the budget for our 40th anniversary blankets? >> i'm sure there is. i didn't know you've been here that long. >> i haven't. why are you trying to age me? this entire "40 for 40" coast to coast, all hands on deck and we've even taken it to the road.

here's abc's nick watt on his epic 40-hour bus tour. ♪ >> reporter: that bus with eight of us living on it is driving across the country, celebrating "good morning america's" 40th birthday. we're barrelling towards pittsburgh. we are in downtown detroit! we are in the procter & gamble plaza in cincinnati. i'm riding shotgun. yes, that is me with the cake. this is our living room. look at that shower, rebecca. that's a legit shower. on this trip, a very special travel companion. mother's day 2004, emeril lagasse delivering a special surprise, breakfast in bed to one deserving mom. after lugsing her best friend, sally, to cancer, she quit her job and came home to michigan to raise her friends' children as her own. >> she's most deserving because she gave up her entire life to raise us. >> i'm proud of her. we don't always tell her how much we love her, how much we're

thankful. >> reporter: fast forward 11 years and picking her up in detroit, road tripping across the country. i even made her recreate that scream from so many years ago. >> ahh! >> reporter: our travels we met over the top one direction fans at the rock and roll hall of fame museum in cleveland. >> we live you! >> reporter: enjoyed a cappella from columbus to pittsburgh. ♪ >> reporter: it's nearly a four-hour drive. tonight chowing down on famous pittsburgh sandwiches as we roll onwards toward the big apple. we'll check back in with you later and hopefully we'll be in times square during the show tomorrow. i think we're going to make it. i'm nick watt for "nightline," somewhere in america. >> don't get stuck in traffic, nick. we're looking forward to seeing you. >> they made good progress. coming up, a look back although those who helped make "good morning america" into what it is today. >> "gma's" "40 for 40"

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♪ well, after more than 30 con sec stif hours, "gma's" "40 for 40" live streaming birthday blowouis going strong. >> we've been treated to

everything from celebrity performances to free pizza and a very special reunion. take a look. >> good morning, america! >> yeah! >> whoa, whoa, whoa. time-out here. what's going on? >> i hear you. >> is this -- >> it's robin. >> this is why we love live television. you can do anything you want. >> come on, charlie gibson! ladies and gentlemen, charlie gibson! diane sawyer's here. come on, diane. >> he was my guy. >> i had him first. >> are you sure? >> oh, yes. >> spencer christn! sam champion. >> you cannot do this program without really caring about the people you work with. and i've never known whether

it's the hours with a shared diversity, or terrible hours, we all came away loving the people. >> it's a family. >> we were so blessed, so blessed. >> there were so many things we did -- that you do as a team when you go and you just become so close when you travel like that together, you know, the whole show. >> learning from each other, with everybody watching, you did have a feeling we were in a constant conversation. >> each one of us has learned from the person that we have come and sat down next to. >> we were all learning from day one, every day. and then coming together as the team. >> of course, they took a photo there. ida in the background who takes all of our photographs. >> all of those folks will be on "gma" later on today. we should point out -- show us your best side. this is one of the original jackets and original logos. >> did we take that from mastercard or did mastercard take that from us?

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♪ "gma's 40 for 40" live streaming bash is heading into the final hours. >> and staying awake for it with no sleep, medical editor dan childs. what are you doing to stay awake? >> i'm doing everything i can think of to stay awake. i've been counting the hours down. actually, we're at about 44 hours awake. we're 36 hours into this thing. i got four hours left to go. we've tried everything from connect four to lego. this is apparently for ages 6 to 12. i've kind of gotten lost in the instruction, so i'm going to turn to this puzzle we have for ages 2 and older, which is great. it has the monkeys and everything. after that, have i no idea what i'm going to do. >> 43 plus hours sleep

deprivation. >> i think this proves that you are not a mere mortal. >> we'll test him out. >> yeah. >> you ready to go again? >> okay, yeah, hit me with your best shot. >> your boston bruins last won the stanley cup when? >> that would be in 2012. >> '11. >> wishful thinking, i suppose. >> dan, who sang "we are never, ever, ever getting back together"? >> oh, no, that would be taylor swift. >> yeah. >> very good. >> pretty good. >> mary had a little? >> mary had a little lamb. >> okay. that's an easy one. >> what's the capital of alabama? >> oh, no. mobile. >> oh, we had to google this one, too. it's montgomery, alabama. >> you're the head of the medical unit, you should know this. there's a noblerize winner in

medicine this year is? >> oh, no, don't do this to me. i've been awake for 44 hours. >> we got to give him a pass. >> everybody knows it. it's mora. >> you've got to respond without hesitation. the first thing that comes to your mind, who is your favorite "world news now" anchor? >> oh, oh, come on, you guys. i love you all the same. >> the viewers said it on facebook, it's t.j. they tell me it's t.j. >> show us some of your gadgets that you have. >> oh, we've got all sorts of stuff here. my gadgets? oh, yeah, we have connect four. >> we'll see how well you're doing. we'll be checking in online with you. how many years has "gma" been on air? >> 40. >> that's the news for this half hour.

this morning on "world news now" -- the terror takedown in paris. >> the police, firepower, the injuries, death toll and what detectives are discovering overnight. the big question, is the mastermind behind last week's attacks dead or alive. jetliner disaster in egypt caused by a bomb, hidden in a soda can. the big announcement from isis. caught on camera, a tour bus racing out of control and crashing. the new surveillance video and clues for investigators. a health alert about abnormal sleep schedules. how even the smallest changes in your slumber routine can impact your well-being. it's thursday, november 19th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." say good morning, everyone. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan.