breaking news this morning on "world news now," actress florence henderson has died. warming the hearts of millions on "the brady bunch" and danced her way into her living rooms. the details on her seemingly sudden passing just ahead. quite a scene on a street. this video capturing the center of a rapidly spreading wildfire. more on that just ahead. a consumer alert for parents shopping for toys this holiday season. >> websites selling potentially dangerous toys that have been recalled. what to watch for before you click and ship. ? land of the free ? ? it is the land of the free ?

mother of the national anthem marathon. her thanksgiving day rendition of the star spangled banner stretching to nearly five minutes had fans praying for a break. that's ahead next in the skinny. it's friday, november 25th. ? the home of the yeah yeah yeah brave ? from abc news, this is "world news now." >> yes, still at it. getting it. >> take us to church, aretha. >> yes. i'm kendis gibson. getting flak for that lengthy national anthem, but it is the national anthem, folks, spent a lot of blood working for that. let her sing. >> that's true. let's talk about the controversy in a little bit. >> in the skinny. let's start with the breaking news. sad one. coming out of los angeles. florence henderson has passed

carol brady on tv's "the brady bunch," not just repeated in reruns, but in brady bunch hour, brady bride, and the bradys. >> tweeting she was a dear friend that will be missed dearly. so will many viewers. florence henderson was 82 years old. first, we'll have more on this throughout the day. "dancing with the stars" this past week wishing maureen the best because maureen, of course, a contestant on the show. >> people already tweeting online, just minutes after the news broke, and al tweeted she'll be missed, honor of meeting and working with her, more of that as the day goes on. it is black friday. some of you are just getting back from the stores, a lot of people have been up, the holiday rush upon us, and so many want

>> in dallas, it was the cowboys' game and them shopping. that's why only a few hundred people were waiting to get into this toys "r" us story when it hoped at 5:00 p.m. customers had to wait to get into the best buy next door as well, and shopping is becoming tradition for what some are now calling gray thursday. abc has the story. >> reporter: while many were gobbling down turkeys, others gobbled up bargains. shoppers who couldn't waitor appetite for sales into stores. >> it's better than waiting, like, until evening or tomorrow. it's going to be crazy. >> i like it separates out other than a big black friday, we spread it out. >> reporter: some open all night. macy's opening earlier than ever. best deals, experts say, electronics. this hp lap tor is $170 at best

in new york city, lining the street for the parade, balloons passing by like old friends only seen once a year. this year, 3,000 heavily armed police protecting parade goers. >> a lot of cops out here. >> reporter: back up by 83 sanitation trucks packed with sand blocking streets to fend off attacks using automobiles to run over pedestrians. those heading back home after turkey dinner may get indigestion >> reporter: a winter wallop in part the of the country made travel treacherous. >> driver conditions, otherwise we're going to end up in the ditch like this gentleman. >> reporter: with winter storm warnings across the west throughout the weekend. ar abc news, new york. mark mentioned the weather may not be good for shopping today. >> depending upon where you live. let's get the full forecast from cam tran, good morning. >> good morning.

sunshine across our nation's midsection today for black friday shoppers there, but still shopping in the northwest is dealing with snow and rain in northern california. and rain will be in the forecast across the northeast as well. dreary skies ahead nor this area and even in northern maine. we are looking at snow. as we head into the weekend, though, the eastern half of the country will be dealing with sunshine and dry conditions, and it's out west where we see a potent storm system bringing in cooler some welcomed rain, especially into california. from seattle down to san diego, rain this weekend and most of the rainfall right along the coastline and that rainfall is through sunday as well. back to you. >> all right, thank you, caption. get this, a california woman who disappeared earlier this month while out for a jog has been found alive and is now back home with family. sherri papini, described by friends as supermom and would never abandon their children, so

from day care november 2, her disstraugt husband reported her missing, triggering a search turning up little until yesterday when she was found on the side of a country road. >> she was bound with restraints, but was able to s summon help. >> reporter: looking for two hispanic females armed with a handgun and dark colored suv. no details where she was held or why she was abducted virginia gathered to remember james means shot to death after bumping into a man. they held marches and vigils for the 15-year-old teen. william pulliam charged with first degree murder in the death. his wife claimed he acted in self-defense. james was black. fbi is investigating if it was a hate crime. he was not legally allowed to own a gun because of a domestic

wildfires forcing thousands out of their homes. drought and arson being blamed for the fires. about 130 people treated for injuries caused by the flames. france is sending fire fighting planes to battle the wildfires, and crews from russia, turkey, and greece are already on the scene there. in the u.s., crews are still battling wildfires across the southeast. more than 16,000 acres have been carolina, hardest hit. crews spent thanksgiving day trying to contain the flames, some of which have been caused by arson. investigators have arrested several people as a result of the fires. dallas won, for my friends in dfw, they are really excited right now. we had a triple serving of nfl action on thanksgiving. detroit lions came from behind

they didn't make it easy, again. >> they may be for real. slay intercepted a pass, ran it back 13 yards. that's it right there. and that set up this 40 yard field goal as time expired. they won, 16-13. >> and as i mentioned, shoutout to dallas, winning its tenth straight to hold on to the best record in the nfl, which we no is stunning con history here. beating the washington redskins 31-26, a tale of two rookies, dak, getting a lot of action in media, and accounted for two touchdowns and completed six of seven in the fourth quarter. >> bring back tony romo. >> you know, tony has said, listen, he earned it. it's a whole conversation. >> rookie elliot ran for two other scores, nfl's rushing

pack abs afterwards. >> all want to be inspired. three touchdown catches, 20 yards, giving the steelers the victory over the indianapolis colts. the colts had no luck. quarterback andrew luck was out with an injury. backup scott did his best, little support, and the steelers scored each of the first three possessions. >> just to highlight how good antonio brown is, check this out. >> ha! shake and bake right there. >> oh. >> oh, my he is the best when you think about this, you know, if you're going to fall on your face, let it be in front of this guy. >> he's got good moves. >> fancy feet. >> fox trot learned from "dancing with the stars". >> light on his feet. >> truck moves as well. coming up, from aretha franklin is not getting r-e-s-p-e-c-t from my nfl fans and why her rendition of the

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earlier. i had the whole bridge. >> oh, did you? >> i was going to serve you with the mystical, but we don't have time for that. >> no -- yes, we do. >> as millions of americans hit the stores today on hunt for black friday deals, we have an alert for parents shopping for toys. >> websites selling toys that have been recalled. that poses serious dangers to children. here's gloria rivera. >> reporter: an urgent warning for parents as this toy truck apparently caught on fire on a washington highway. >> that's in the back of our truck is on fire. >> reporter: toys "r" us pulled the truck from sale pending investigation. they told "fortune" magazine they are aware of the incident and working around the clock to identify the cause. 44 toys this year recalled due to unforeseen hazards, and advocates warn many recalled toys are still in american homes, and some are even available for purchase online from sites like craig's list or

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starting the skinny with breaking news. aretha franklin, turns out, just completed the national anthem there at the superdome. it was that long. going on so long. >> it's silly. you'd think aretha franklin as long as she's been around would not be questioned for how long the song is. >> she feels at the

>> yeah. had a soulful, gospel-inspired rendition, but for so many standing out on the field, her song was long, it went about 4 minutes and 35 seconds, take a listen. >> the roof was on. ? we so proudly hale ? ? at the twilight's ? >> it's soulful, powerful, and at the enof the day, it's aretha franklin. >> i agree. >> twitter had a field day with this. >> yeah. >> shawn tweeted the side by side of president obama saying before aretha and after she sang the national anthem. >> oh, kaepernick would have developed arthritis in the knee for kneeling for so long niners

>> and the fake espn, tweeting, franklin had a longer nfl career than johnny manziel. >> ouch. >> that's actually true. >> there was another tweet showing the time of possessions, the vikings with 11 minutes and detroit lions with 14 minutes, and aretha with 4 minutes and 35 seconds. >> next time, loan out fur coats to the players and police officers who have to pay attention. >> the dome was on. they are fine. >> they were not looking annoyed to me as they did on twitter. >> she can do no long. the nails were on flick. >> fleek. >> sorry. is that legit? >> no. you left out a vowel or maybe a letter. next, to how the other half

shared their celebrations with the world including taylor swift sharing this video of a few of her closest friends getting in on the new hot trend of 2015, the mannequin challenge on a rhode island beach. >> she shared this snapchat of what she's grateful for. we see more of her friends gather around the the table. you know what, this is what thanksgiving's all about, food, family, and friends. >> yes. >> tom brady and gizelle broke their strict diet, but you can see there was still a whole lot of green on that table. >> oh, yeah, salad and more salad. >> hollywood heavy weight and her husband celebrated the holiday with their children and michael's legendary father, going strong at 99 years old. >> cool photo. >> and paltrow spreading love and joy to her ex-husband, chris

grateful. next, a celebrity rescue, on live television in the macy's thanksgiving day parade. >> finishing a duet when the float began to shake and this happened. >> she did help him. >> yeah. >> he stumbled, and they was there. her hair is good. >> coming to town. >> it's tony bennett. >> momentarily lost his balance, but miss piggy help him out, going, how is that possible if there's somebody controlling miss piggy? >> what are you talking about? what are you talking about? no, wait, kendis, she's miss piggy. she's strong. she is a strong woman. >> there's a person -- might be a strong woman -- >> no other person but tony on

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happy black friday. nothing to do with the two anchors at the desk today. >> seriously, it's a shopping holiday. i'm going to call it purple friday. >> i think so too. >> this is a week chalk full of transition of the donald trump kind. >> yes. in between the headlines, of course, about the president-elect, there was some room for at least a couple surprises. here now are the week friday rewind. >> mr. president-elect, are you going to make an announcement? >> going to have a great day. great people coming. we'll see. >> we had a far-reaching conversation with regards to the various theaters in the world where there's interest of the united states of real significance. >> i asked the team to develop actions to take on day one to restore our laws and bring back our jobs. it's about time.

interest as donald trump's personal business interests and his public trust. >> we, sir, we are the diverse america who are anxious that your new administration will not protect us. >> i can tell you, i was not offended by what was said. i'll leave to others whether that was the appropriate venue to say it. >> officer in front of headquarters. >> sadly. >> custody battle, and i was upset, and just the situation i was in, and i lashed out at someone who did not deserve it. >> anything to say to his family? >> i'm sorry. >> everything just started turning, like the bus turned twice. >> the bus accident with multiple injuries to children,

our thoughts and prayers with their families, their schools, their friends, and our entire community impacted by this tragedy. >> i had to stop. because i had everything. and i was absolutely broken inside. i kept it all together enough to where i'd never let you down, but i kept it too much together to where i let myself down. >> i'm grateful to be here, an who nor. i hope through the crazy journey, i can inspire others. thanksgiving traffic puts people in a fowl mood. this is the last time i'm doing this, so we're not leaving any room for leftovers. congratulations! yeah! >> speaking of leftovers -- >> yes. >> i was saying, you know, kendis, you have a great feast of traditional thanksgiving food and caribbean food, and you didn't bring anything? >> i didn't want leftovers. we have ox tail, fritters, you

making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, remembering florence henderson. the "the brady bunch" star passing away thanksgiving evening. her impact on tv and the reaction just coming in. reunited on thanksgiving. the california mom who vanished while jogging found alive. police are now calling it an abduction. it is black friday. the mad dash to get the good deals under way right now. new video of the crowds scrambling. whoa. where to find the best deals. >> they're excited. good friday morning, everyone. i hope you had a nice thanksgiving. i'm kendis gibson. >> yes, i'm adrienne bankert in for diane macedo. we begin with breaking news out