this morning on "world news now," legal drama and tension in baltimore. >> the officer on trial for the controversial death of freddie gray. the mistrial declared. the decisions today and what happened next. late-night politics, donald trump's appearance on "jimmy kimmel live." and the big news he made on his campaign plane. is he really committed to the gop? faith on the field. the high school football coach suspended for praying. the legal play he is making to fight back. it's an abc news exclusive. and later, "star wars" icons carrie fisher and harrison ford, then and now. the roles in the '70s and their admiration for each other today. it is thursday, december 17th.

good morning on this thursday. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm richard bacon. let's start in baltimore and the aftermath of a mistrial of a police officer accused in the death of freddie gray. >> protesters hit the streets when the mistrial was announced. the judge will meet today with attorneys on both sides to discuss the timing of a possible retrial. abc's bazi kanani has more. >> reporter: a new round of protests in baltimore. deputies forming a line around the courthouse, after a judge declares a mistrial in the case of the first police officer tried in the death of freddie gray. >> obviously, the legal process is flawed. this is about saving black lives. >> reporter: jurors told the judge they were deadlocked but he ordered them to continue deliberations. and they still could make no progress on a verdict on any of the four charges again officer william porter for the death of

25-year-old gray. gray died after suffering a spinal injury in police custody in april. his death parking weeks of violent protests. prosecutors say porter refused to put a seat belt on gray, when he was transported in the back of this police van and ignored gray's requests for medical help. >> i hope we do get a conviction somewhere because freddie is dead. >> reporter: whether prosecutors will force porter to take the stand again in a retrial is not known. some analysts speculate porter might be given immunity for his testimony against the five other officers who are also facing charges and whose cases might be affected by the prosecution's failure in this first attempt. in the meantime, baltimore leaders and gray's family are urging a peaceful response. >> we ask the public to remain calm, patient. we are confident there will be another trial with a different jury. >> reporter: bazi kanani, abc news, washington.

the case is moving forward against a white peace officer in the fatal shooting of a black teenager. jason van dyke has reportedly been indicted on six counts of first-degree murder and one count of official misconduct. the shooting has sparked a firestorm of protests and calls for the resignation of rahm emanuel. van dyke is scheduled to appear or return to court on friday, where he is expected to plead not guilty. and in ferguson, missouri, there's word that the justice department is close to an agreement with the city's police about making widespread changes in the department. the federal government launched an investigation into ferguson's policing practices last year after the shooting of 18-year-old michael brown and the subsequent weeks of violent protests. new details about the husband and wife terror couple that shot and killed 14 people

in san bernadino, california, this morning. fbi director james comey said, before 2014, before they met in person, they communicated online, using private messages to express their commitment to violent jihad. but they apparently did not make those communications over social media. >> those communications are direct, private messages. so far in this investigation, we have found no evidence of posting on social media by either of them, at that period of time and thereafter, reflecting their commitment to jihad, or to martyrdom. >> president obama is headed to san bernadino to visit with shooting victims and their families before going to vacation. donald trump took some jabs at his rivals. he told thousands of supporters he was prepared for more criticism than he received

during the debate. after he left, he waved good-bye to his fans from the cockpit of his private jet. in an exclusive interview with abc news, trump repeated his pledge to not run as an independent. >> i'm committed to the republican party. i'm leading by tremendous numbers, like 27, 28 points. the polls are coming out on a daily basis that have me leading by a lot. i'm convinced that the leadership of the republican party will be good and will be fair to me. so, i'm committed to run as a republican. >> got a smaller plane than i imagined. he flew from arizona to l.a. for an appearance on jimmy kimmel's show. he doesn't believe that jeb bush wants to be running for president. and that many of the candidates with little support in the polls should drop out of the race. we're going to talk about this? >> there's some great moments, weren't there? >> yeah. i watched it all. it's great fun. as much that he talks about here. he is just such a talented political operator, donald trump, isn't he?

>> he really is. >> on the one hand, he says things that shock people. and the next minute, you're laughing along with him. and he's also -- one of the things that's most interesting about him, is he is not plowing a direct ideological line. there's certain policies where he differs from the republicans. and actually agrees with a lot of democrats. he talks in this interview, for example, about the decision to invade iraq, and how he would have liked to have saved that money and spent it elsewhere. he got attacked for that in the debate. jimmy kimmel says to him, why is that unrepublican to have wanted to save $4 trillion and fix the roads? we'll show you that later. >> and a book. an interesting book. that was my highlight. >> it's a parody of a children's book, that jimmy kimmel and his team, they imagine it's been written by donald trump. and it's just a sensationally good bit of writing. >> hilarious. we'll have a lot more of this one. democratic presidential

hopeful, bernie sanders, is lashing out at the gop front-runner. he used a visit to the mosque, just blocks from the white house, to condemn the anti-muslim rhetoric and hatred inspired by donald trump. supporting american muslims has gotten a professor at a christian college in trouble. larsha hopkins, a christian that teaches political science, was suspended by wheaton college in illinois. hawkins wore a head scarf and declared solidarity with muslims. administrators took difference with her posting. a passenger dispute forced the consolation of a flight bound for amsterdam out of houston. an elderly passenger alerted a light attendant of suspicious behavior by two men who appeared to be middle eastern. the two men and the two people they were traveling with were released when police determined

they were not a threat. it was expected. the federal reserve is raising interest rates for the first time in theonear nearly a decad. the quarter-point, the fed believes the economy can stand on its own. the stock market was up about 1.5%. the rates for consumer loans likely to go up. it should boost the housing market. >> it will kick people off the fence that have been procrastinating about jump into the market. and it will boost prices immediately. >> the fed chief, you see there, janet yellen, says the decision recognizes the progress that the economy has made since the financial meltdown. i worry about this that the housing prices -- >> i think that's something of an untold story in america. the economy is doing relatively well. >> that's a good point. now, in minnesota, has -- has left -- i'm so sorry. >> you like that? >> i overslept.

this is what happens. >> i've noticed about you, you said this. you get too much sleep. >> yeah. >> and you feel like you can't function. >> it's when i have no sleep. i frequently have no sleep. too much sleep, i'm hopeless. let lett's try again. one family in minnesota, has a less-hefty financial burden from their daughter's tuition, all thanks to her daughter's good luck. >> mother there throwing it, bounces and went to the hoop. that shot won the family half a year's tuition at the school. >> mom had a chance to take a shot because the family raised the most money during the school's fund-raiser. >> even mom, she can't believe it. never doubt momma. coming up in "the mix," is this for real? socks that are known -- they know when you fall asleep. >> it's for real. they're a massive gimmick. we explain why later. also ahead, the rock star

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♪ oh. it's truly the end of an era, last night in new orleans, american women's soccer legend, abby wambach. she played 72 minutes against china, before being substituted

during a standing ovation from nearly 33,000 fans. she retires at age 35, playing 255 international matches and scoring 184 goals. wambach admitted there were tears after the game. >> everything just kind of hit me that, you know this, was the last time i would be taking the jersey off. the last time i would be hanging out with my teammates in the locker room. and they're all happy tears. >> oh. and she leaves the game as soccer's all-time leading international goal scorer for both women and men in last night's 1-0 defeat to china was the first women's team defeat since 2004. i like that she never plays it safe. on the field or off the field, she was criticizing the u.s. men's national coach, that he needs to focus more on finding american soccer players. focusing on youth programs to get them in because they have two good players that are german. she said they're great and she

likes them and they're great. but you have to focus on the next generation is her big message. and i'll tell you. she is my ultimate favorite athlete ever. >> is she? >> she has a presence about her that i just love. >> big growing sport in the u.s., isn't it? footballer. >> we want to show you if farewell video, it was incredible. >> show me. >> -- forget me. forget my number. forget my name. forget i ever existed. forget the medals. >> we're not going to do that. come on. >> i'm so interested in how sports stars who got to the top cope with retirement. it's that strange topsy-turvy world sport where you retire. you retire at the edge. if you're in politics, 35 is when you get started. if you get president at 45, you're a young president. you play soccer at 35, you're old. and it's not just -- dominates

your whole life. it's not what you do when you're at work, you're eating, you sleep. and coping with that psychologically, it's just fascinating. >> i know she's going to land on her feet whatever her next chapter is. going to take some vacation time, you're more than welcome to come here and anchor. >> i know she will be watching abc. next up, a high school football coach suspended for praying on the field. >> the coach is filing a discrimination complaint, and speaking to juju chang. >> reporter: a postgame ritual -- turning into a legal battle. high school football coach, joe kennedy, filing a complaint against bremmerton school district after he was suspended for leading players in prayer. >> i had to hide. no one could see me. it's not right. >> reporter: the tradition in

2008. >> it started with three guys. it started growing from there. >> reporter: but the prayers coming under fire in october. the district saying he had to stop. saying talks with communities could not include religion expression, including prayer. and to do so would violate the law. kennedy stood his ground. >> it's just giving thanks. >> reporter: refusing to give up the meetings at the 50 yard line. claiming he had every right to practice his faith. and never required his athletes to pray. >> when he decided enough is enough, he has to stand up somewhere. he said, well, now you're suspended. that's ridiculous. >> reporter: now, kennedy is out of a job. his lawyer, mike berry the liberty institute, filing a complaint with the equal employment opportunity commission, saying it violated his right. but the school district telling abc news, it has received no notification of any complaint. juju chang, abc news, new york. >> thank you. coming up in the next half hour, a mysterious

disappearance. >> the wealthy teen who got probation after killing four, whilst drunk driving. and the reason some think he is avoiding his probation officer. you are watching "world

you don't know the power of the dark side. i must obey my master. >> you must go and see the new "star wars." and we're not just saying that because "star wars" and abc share the same parent company, disney. we do like it. we went to see it yesterday. >> it was remarkable. >> reena fell asleep. >> i told you, it's the night shift. it's remarkable. i'm going to go see it again. rather than spoil it for you, let's hear from the princess and

the scoundrel that sat down with abc's david muir. >> it's true. all of it. >> reporter: you've seen this thing. >> oh, this thing? this big thing. it's good. >> reporter: what do you think? >> the parts where i'm in it, are distressing. but everything else is really great. >> reporter: when they hear that the parts with lea in them, are distressing? >> i got older. and nobody told me. and then, they put me on a screen really, really big. and they put me in high-def. >> reporter: you spent so much time with harrison ford over the years, you ran out of things to say, except that you're endlessly impressed by how svelte he still is. >> that is so annoying. and harrison looks really good. he was also born with a dna jackpot type thing. >> reporter: we told him what she said. i'm mostly interested in how harrison has stayed in such good shape all these years. >> well, thank you, carrie. >> reporter: it was the intention teen han solo and

princess leia, that fueled it all here on "empire strikes back." >> i love you. >> i know. >> reporter: the famous moment when you say, i love you. >> i know. >> reporter: that's what he says. >> i know. >> reporter: would he say that today? >> yeah. he would. >> reporter: not wiser? still a wise guy? >> he is still a wise guy. but what we've all been through a lot. we're trying to get it together. >> reporter: do you get together? >> i can't tell you that. >> reporter: david muir, abc news, new york. >> as good as -- as good as the new film is, and it's been getting lots of good reviews. >> yeah. >> not exclusively good reviews. but mainly good reviews. there's no bit of dialogue in the new film as good as what david muir showed you there. >> that was the best? >> he's about to be frozen. she says, i love you. his response says, i know. that one response tells you everything about his character. >> look at you, such a

sentimental -- what do you call it? bloke. >> i think you call it a bloke. the last time i checked. what do you call it? >> or lad.

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ster hamster in a second. that's a live feed. the idea is, when netflix shows, you watching like "house of cards," it seems to end, the next episode starts automatically. you get a ten-second countdown. netflix have come up with the socks that you wear. it has a circuit in them. it's a do-it-yourself kit. you have to knit the sock. you have to know about electronics. you have to put the circuit together. and then, it monitors when you fall asleep and pauses the show for you. >> how do you know you have fallen asleep? >> because you don't move your feet anymore. >> i don't move my feet. >> exactly. the remote control was invented for people who were too lazy to get up to the television to turn

it off. these socks are for people who are too lazy to move the hand from their lap to turn off the television. >> my television will go to sleep mode if you don't say i'm still awake. i think there's a niche for this. >> you get me this for christmas, we're through. don't buy them. let's show the hamster again. >> what is the hamster up to? just opening presents? >> look at that, reena. you can decorate the room when you have a big video wall. >> is that a photo of grandma? >> the only thing i can ascertain, is it's a different hamster. >> it's hamster claus. a photographer really takes the plunge with the wedding photos. over a cliff. he takes a bride and room over a 350-foot cliff in echo lake, state park in new hampshire.

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this morning on "world news now," tension in baltimore. the mistrial in the case of a police officer accused in freddie gray's controversial death. today's legal decisions. and who is telling protesters to stay calm? donald trump live, a different side of the presidential candidate, seen just hours ago on "jimmy kimmel live." what he says we should have done instead of spending billions in the middle east. a health alert to anyone who sleeps with a pet. >> is it helpful or harmful to share your bed? what researchers are saying. important news, especially at this hour. >> yes. that is a good point. later in "the skinny," michael jackson is outperforming everyone in the music business, years now after his death. it's a "thriller" of a headline on this thursday, december