this morning on "world news now" winter peeks its head out a little early you might say, a dangerous blizzard stretches from utah to minnesota threatening to dump more than a foot of snow and right in time for the holiday travel season. accuweather's latest forecast just ahead. the cabinet watch continues the president-elect expected to announce some major appointments in the coming days. this, as he greets a fellow world leader from his home in new york city. new this half hour, one family's incredible survival story. >> stuck in the wilderness with two young children. hear how they managed to make it home while their older children anxiously awaited their return. sealed with a kiss. jennifer lopez and her

feeling the love later on in the skinny on this friday, november 18th. from abc news, this is "world news now." i love it. >> killing it. >> j-lo saying i love you poppy there to marc anthony there on stage, lighting up the stage. >> nothing like an ex next to you to bring out the best. >> showin in good. >> never been better. >> and cry backstage. >> right. we're going to start with the first blizzard of the season, a major snowstorm on the move rights thousand. it first hit the northern rockies yesterday making a mess of interstate 70 through colorado, their and version of the mannequin challenge there, nothing moving. several pileups reported, one fatality, and the storm is now headed to the northern plains. >> just one day before, it was

the mild autumn allowing extra rounds of golf. the forecast in a moment, but first, more on the weather extremes from clayton sandell. >> reporter: this winter storm moving fast, but drivers are not. in wyoming, drivers stalling, heavy snow bringing branchs down on power lines. in the mountains west of denver, state troopers are investigating deadly crashes on snowy roads, one major pileup chains are now mandatory. >> man, it's slippery. it's dangerous out here. >> reporter: the storm is now shoving aside an unusually warm fall. it was golfing weather in lincoln, nebraska. >> it's only 34 degrees, a 46 degree drop in just 24 hours. >> reporter: in denver, the snow is arriving a month later than normal. >> you can see the conditions here have gotten so bad in the

they now decided to shut down a major interstate, i-70 westbound and eastbound completely closed. abc news, near golden, colorado. it's a different story in the southeast. of course, we have the raging wildfires there that have destroyed tens of thousands of acres, and produced unhealthy air quality. >> there's no relief in sight for the drought that's fuelling those blazes. let's get the forecast from accuweather. justin, good as well. heavy snow continues at this hour towards rapid city, but look at this, off to the north and east, significant accumulations expected into the start of the weekend. double digit accumulations possible east of fargo, north of the twin cities, could have up to 15 inches before it's said and done. late saturday evening into sunday, snow accumulations in the northeast, closer to the lakes, substantial accumulations

the 95 is dry. cold and breezy, but dry. southeast dry as well. mild day today, and unfortunately, drought conditions continue with poor air quality due to smokey conditions. back to you. >> all right, justin, thanks too much for that. this morning's other big story, major developments in the trump transition. >> first up, mitt romney who criticized trump in the past, he's now among those considered to be trump's secretary of state. the two meet this weekend. a quote, mending fences is among the items on their agenda. >> bet it is. well, meantime, retired general michael flynn reportedly the front runner to be trump's national security adviser. he was a close adviser to trump in the campaign and continues working with him on national security issues. flip retired from the military two years ago and harshly criticized the obama administration's approach to fighting isis. newt gingrich is one person not

administration. the former house speaker was a high profile surrogate for trump in the campaign, and now he tells the "washington post" he's not serving in the cabinet in any position. this was the president-elect meeting with japan's prime minister in new york city. it was trump's first meeting with a foreign leader since the election. shinzo abe called the meeting ca candid. trump's daughter and husband were involved in the meeting as well as you can see here. in the past, trump that trump should contribute more to the cost of basing u.s. troops there. >> president obama is urging donald trump to stand strong against russia if or when it violates democratic values. during the final overseas trip of his administration, mr. obama is also trying to reassure worried european leaders saying he believes the u.s. will honor its promises to nato under donald trump's presidency.

completing's insistence that nato is a commitment that does not change. >> president obama is wrapping up his trip to europe today leaving from berlin, headed off to lima, peru to take part in a global summit on trade. back in the states, a controversial encounter ends with a police officer on administrative leave. he was captured on video punching a woman in the face during an arrest. they are transparency. here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: yet another controversial police encounter caught on tape. >> you can want arrest me. >> reporter: an officer punching the female suspect in the face during an eviction. slow it down, you can see the force of the punch. >> punched in the face a few times. i was choked. just a brutal attack. >> reporter: the officer claims the woman resisted arrest, kicking and kneeing him in the groin.

the video was posted on facebook. authorities say the officer has no history of excessive force. >> we immediately became concerned, so we initiated an internal investigation, and we placed the officer on administrative leave. >> i didn't do anything! >> reporter: the latest indicator how prevalence of cameras, smart phones place officers under increasing scrutiny. >> let go, then. >> reporter: in fact, it's reflex for citizens to pull out phones and record interactions with police. november when college students reach for the cameras and later recorded police beatings. back in arizona, the police chief says there's officer body camera video and in the interest of transparency, he's posting the video online. it's a new social media world for police. p abc news, washington. members of a washington state family missing since tuesday have been found, and everybody is fine. the family had gone for a drive

seattle with two of their children when a road gave way and their van got stuck. they started walking, but still hasn't found the road when darkness fell so they did what they could to be safe and warm and got back to the even until finally hunters found them. >> she's a trooper, wearing a halloween cost tomb. she was with mom most of the time, skin to skin. everybody's good, god is happy to be alive. >> his 2-year-old daughter was a trooper digging all over the van to find halloween candy. >> it's a great story. honors keep coming for major leaguers. chris bryant and cubs won the world series, and now he's the national league most valuable player. the 24-year-old slugger received 29 of 30 first place votes. bryant said it's been one of the

los angeles angels finished fourth. trout scored one in six of the angels' runs. the highest percentage for an american league player in more than 30 years. way, way, way out of space. this rocket is setting a record bringing the oldest woman to space. peggy whitson is on the way to the international space station. she and crew mates from france and russia are due to arrive she's 56 and celebrates 57th birthday next february while in congre command on the space station. >> good for her. they have advanced gear, but there's one area the space agencies have not been able to figure out. what to do about human waste. >> oh. >> astronauts have to wear diapers while in transit, sometimes for days at a time. >> oh. so nasa introduced the space poop challenge.

>> it's looking for a system to collect human waste inside a space suit for up to six days. >> keeps getting better. >> without the use of hands. n nasa's awarding $30,000 for the three best ideas. >> he says we can move on. thank you very much. all right, coming up, the busiest thanksgiving travel season in nearly ten years. >> so the path to grandmother's house this year will be packed with a record number of travelers. what you need to know head to the airport. and this is what 74 years old looks like. meow, when you're barbara streisand, of course, a new cover and opens up about her love life. that's ahead in the skipny. you're watching "world news now." "world news now" weather

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well, whale watching is not usually a thing here in wham watching is not a thing in new york city, but thursday morning, a big mammal appeared near the statue of liberty, likely to be a humped back because they are close to shore. >> a cool sighting in the hudson. >> abs outside buffalo, new york. it hangs out in williamsville, new york, and cars and people stop to take a look and get it out of the street. the local spca hopes to find it a real home. >> does he know what time of year it is? steer clear of the public. >> get away. >> indeed. >> hunker down. plenty of busy and dangerous intersections on the way to grandmother's house this thanksgiving. >> the national safety counsel

highway deaths and injuries. >> the skies not expected to be any less crowded. >> reporter: after the springtime debacle of long lines, tsa says there's not going to be a repeat even though an estimated record 22 million americans go through check points this thanksgiving. the agency hiring 1400 new officers, converting 2,000 others to full-time, and four k-9 team, and the in close contact with airport and airlines. they're ready now? >> we are. changing the way we operate, a daily operation that focuses specifically on screening operations hour by hour at the top 30 airports. >> reporter: since the long lines, 50% increase in sign-ups for the 85 dollar precheck program with 4 million fliers. airlines trying to move faster too. that bag tag from delta, and

up for the lowest fare? no suitcase? just a personal item under the seat? it's called basic economy. even with all the changes, the tsa expects a surge for the number of officers in the next week and a half of thanksgiving travel. abc news, reagan national airport. well, when we come back, who stole the show at last night's latin grammys? >> bar bra streisand stole the show on the page of a mag crush ever.

we're going to start friday morning skinny with last night's latin grammy awards in las vegas. >> superstars jennifer lopez and ex-husband, marc anthony, surprised the crowd with a duet. ? ? >> well, that was j-lo's first time ever on the latin grammy stage, and, boy, did she kill it. >> yeah. >> the duet available for download immediately following the performance on itunes. >> the love fest didn't end

supposed to act? >> exs that can be in the same room and hug and kiss and work together is good. >> exactly. >> maybe they want to strangle each other, but they didn't. >> not on stage. they performed ed biggest hits, honored as person of the year for his long music career, and jennifer lopez there standing by his side on stage calling him a living legend, giving away classics that will stay forever, and she says he is someone who will always be many things in my life. >> look at them. what a great model. they have kids together. >> kids together, so it's porpo important. sizzling on the cover. >> 74-year-old barbara streisand bared more than just legs. she said men have been too intimidated to ask her out in the past and met her current husband on a blind date.

her from singing publicly for 2 p 7 years and why she prefers acting for the screen rather than acting for the stage. >> after awhile, i really didn't like having to do eight shows a week. that's why i've always wanted to be in the movies because i thought, once you get the scene right, you never have to do it again, and then you can go to your own opening night, which you can never do when you're on the stage. >> makes sense. the oscar, grammy, and tony, and peabody award winner -- >> just to name a few. >> opening up about her crush, mr. brando, ever since she was 13 years old. a good looking guy. >> he was. next, big bang theory star, kaley, opens up about plastic surgery. >> appearing on the cover of women's health magazine, she admitted she got her nose done and breast enhanced and it was the best thing she's done.

surgeries because she's immune to shaming because she's confident in her decisions. >> she wants to look good for herself to feel good about herself. good for her. coming up next, another peek at the upcoming movie, "passengers." >> a clip shows jennifer lawrence battling artificial gravity inside her spaceship's giant swimming pool. >> oh, okay. th focuses on a man and woman wakened 90 years too early on a spacecraft transporting people to a new colony. passengers hits theaters wednesday, december 21st. >> and it is based on a true story. >> of course. they are are still en route. >> yes. back here, another hollywood a-lister unloaded a major piece of property in hawaii. >> after originally listing the

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let 'em judge. well, not well, not surprisingly, donald trump and the transition team dominated this week's headlines. >> but there was plenty of room for bert and ernie. here now rewind. >> donald trump cannot divide us with racism, sexism, all the bigotry. >> we are going to bring our country back, but, certainly, don't be afraid. we just had an election, and we have to be given a little time. >> the decision laid bare in this election run deep, but, please, listen to me when i say

some people might have been anger when i was president, but anger shouldn't drive policy. >> i think what happens with the president-elect is there's certain elements of his templement that will not serve him well unless he recognizes them and corrects them. >> the campaign, and, frankly, people have to look at the full re resume, a harvard business degree, a naval officer. >> people didn't vote for donald trump to bring supremsist in the white house. >> step away from the oval office, it's impossible to have the efforts to take the nation seriously. >> are you comfortable with him having such a high level position? >> it's great to see you guys today. >> no defense of bannon then? >> a victim shot on the sidewalk of the southwest ticket counter. >> it is possible that the suspect acted in retaliation

but we know the intentions were to go to the airport and hurt someone. >> school normally underway on a tuesday morning. >> transporting a patient from inside the locker room, two stab wounds to the neck. >> i find it scary because now i don't think schools are safe anymore. >> an extraordinary journalist, kept faith with the responsibilities of the profession. >> oh, thanks, ernie. >> oh! ernie! >> always someone who ruins the mannequin challenge, one person blinks, or in that case, it was ernie there. >> i'm not the one to try, but what a historic week, a week that will go down in american history. >> yes, it will. especially because it's the 88 birthday for mickey mouse today. >> wow. happy birthday, mickey. pays our bills. we love you, mickey.

making news in america this morning, donald trump smoothing things over with former rivals. the high-level meeting with mitt romney, what cabinet position could be offered and the controversial general now emerging as the front-runner for national security adviser. winter's return. blinding snow and whipping wind right now over a expected in some areas. the storm already causing problems on the roads including a 20-car pileup. a new crew heading to the international space station blasting off overnight and on board that vessel, an american now the old of the woman ever in space. survival story. a family of four getting stuck on a remote road and stranded for days.