survived. she watched roof kill her aunt and son. >> e he said he didn't have any friends. he had nine friends in the church that night. >> reporter: prosecutors say he laughed about the shooting nine times in this fbi confession. >> what kind of gun did you use? >> a glock .45. >> standing silently as families went. he chose to take their lives, he chose to break their bodies, but he doesn't get to choose who they were. they were more than black americans, they were fathers, sisters, mothers, and brothers. >> we have no room for hate, so we have to forgive. >> reporter: some of the families begged us to make it clear, many of them want him to die. roof is planning on representing himself in the second phase of the trial meaning he'll get to question the two survivors who testified here earlier, but i can tell you after meeting them,

their own. he was fighting the death penalty. that was the argument from the beginning. that fight begins here in earnest in january. abc news, charleston. >> powerful story there. meantime, the seizure of 20 tons of heroin in afghanistan may have been the largest heroin bust ever. the drug enforcement administration telling abc news the seize not only kept a massive amount of heroin from hitting the streets, but prevented the taliban from profiting. the conservative estimate of the street value of the drug is $60 million. more than 26.5 tons of cocaine seized in joint operations by u.s. and canadian agencies since october 1st. the seize has a value of, get this, $715 million. it was seized in the eastern pacific along the central and south american coast by the u.s. coast guard and royal canadian navy. you're not aware of this, bu

had a scientific story. a survey put forth by a relationship enhancement product company. now, we have a special kind of toy story. >> that was a good setup, ken dis, thank you, thank you. thank you, jack. an armed would-be robber walks into lotions and lace. >> what is that? what is lotions and lace? >> in san bernardino, california, looking for cash, the women fight back with the only thing they had available. >> what did they fight back with? >> they fire adult items at the guy. a few hit their mark, and he finally decided to leave. nobody was hurt. >> the workers said the items come in handy, and that they have some weight on them. if they could -- >> it does come in handy. >> i didn't choose that story. i barely read it. >> you're darn right they come in handy. >> a big teddy bear in federal

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>> reporter: it was right at takeoff from chicago's midway airport. >> we have an emergency. >> departure, we're declaring emergency. >> reporter: the pilot wanted to get back on the ground. >> yes, sir. immediate return, please. >> reporter: with fire crews standing by, a safe landing. >> i believe we ingested a bird due to the vibration and the passenger report. >> we see nothing from the rear of the plane. >> reporter: bird strikes mean the loss of an engine or two as depicted in "sully," and there's more of them because bird populations are soaring. just the number of geese, up nearly 140% since 1990. also, american airlines flight was forced to divert to little rock because of a passenger's e-cigaret e-cigarette. the battery malfunctioned according to the airline, which usually means it was smoking and

burning. abc news, reagan national airport. speaking of flights, the tsa doing a great job of illustrating how much it's ruining everybody's holiday travel season. >> and the latest example, tsa's own instagram account showing a giant stuffed teddy bear taken from the owners at lax after agents determined it was just too big as a carry-on. >> they gave the bear a back story how he'll be wandering the streets of l.a. homeless and hungry being abandoned by the ordinary persons. >> that is a huge bear. what were you thinking? >> that was mean. that is awful. >> it needs a ticket. >> jack's right. >> we're going to change and throw a holiday party over there, shall we? after this. "world news now" this is todd hardy. a fitness buff, youth baseball coach-and lung cancer patient. the day i got the diagnosis, i was just shocked. the surgeon in dallas said i needed to have

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in case you couldn't tell, we are high into the holiday entertaining season, and if the idea of a house full of guests sends chills down your spine, then we have great ideas for warming up the holiday table. joining us now is america's chief entertaining officer, tim. good morning. >> good morning, how are you? >> feeling festive. >> wonderful tips, basically, when i do holiday intertaping, dig out old recipes taken down from

and bring out traditional ones to keep alive. i also want to invite friends over, i say, bring one of your traditional dishes along with recipes to share with the rest of the guests. that makes it easy. you don't have to do all the work yourself, and sharing traditional recipes from the past. it's just a great idea. of course, it is the holidays. i like to start off with a holiday cocktail. this is global. it's called the red cap. it emulates the red cap you see around this season. basically, it starts off with a shaker of ice. add an ounce and a half of good tequila. it's about an ounce and a half. >> pretty good. >> 100% blue agave, really good. we start with mexico. then we go down to india and the mediterranean. this is pomegranate juice. that's indigenous to the area. about one and a half ounces of that, and into america, we have cranberry juice.

america. that's goes in, shake, boom, shake with a squeeze and lime. i dressed the glass with a rim of sugar. look at the red caps. the white face, and the sugar. >> oh, exactly. that is strained into the cup, and then i garnish it with a fruit from asia. if you can't find the leechy fruit, use a lime. that emulates the end of the cap itself. there it is. the red cap cocktail for the holidays. cheers kendis. >> i'll have the one with no alcohol. no fun. >> it is a nice version without the tequila because of the wonderful ujuices in there. >> not bad. >> traditional. this is my layered cranberry sal salad, going back many years. it's a fun salad, starts out, you get cranberries, freeze them p

and then blend them up, or a food processor, add sugar to it. that goes into marshmallows that are there with whipped cream whipped up. that all goes in. >> wait a minute, isn't it called a salad? >> it is. it's cranberries. no lettuce to. no lettuce in this salad. mix that up. this is crushed pineapple, adding another taste to it. ends with slivered almonds. once you mix it up, it comes out and looks just like this. very beautiful, nice taste with the almonds, pineapple, cranberries, marshmallows and everything else. it's a delicious treat. >> smells great. smells healthy. it's like a salad. >> this is from my mom, oyster stew recipe. great recipe. she learned it from the oyster bar in grand central station. would sit there, sat at the bar, watched them make the stew, and wrote down what they were doing,

emulated it there. my wife from bulgaria, and they have spinach pie. i don't like it, but love this reci recipe. >> she's your wife, you have to love it. >> absolutely. finally, we have this at the end of the meal. i changed it up a little bit. i put a black raspberry liquor and chocolate cups, making it more festive. the black raspberry with the chocolate, a nice combination. >> what a great way to do the party, just to be able to bring in some of your own family recipes. >> exactly. you know what? if the viewers go to your page and share their traditional recipes, they can get their recipes out there too with everybody. >> absolutely at wnnfans.com. we thank you so much. happy holidays, man. >> happy holidays, man, cheers. >> next time i'll try to dress up. this is flammable. you're watching "world news now."

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dry scalp care it's time. >> it is time. >> i feel underdressed, apparently. >> i dressed up for you. >> now. >> sort of like my try butte, and to dress up -- >> you know, that is fitting. >> he would wear this. >> god bless craig's family. let's do insomniac theater now. >> we've been trying to keep it a secret, star wars, there's a new one. our parent company is also disney, as you know, and rogue one is part of its spawn. it's a prequel that takes place just before the events of the first star wars movie in 1977, a group of unlikely heros banning together, revealing the ultimate weapon of destruction. >> if the empire has this kind of power, what chance do

what chance do we have? >> the question is what choice. run, hide, plead for mercy, gather your forces. you gave way to an enemy this evil with this much power, you give way to a galaxy. the time to fight is now. >> the critics are loving rogue one, giving it 85% on rotten tomato, but with some mixed reviews. peter writes, it has the same primitive, lived-in emotional loopy let's put on a show spirit that made us fall in love with the original trilogy, but another says, there's no will to persuade the audience of anything other than the correspondented strength of the brand. only force at work here is the force of hat. >> ouch. will smith playing a charming advertising executive who loses the will to lose after losing his 6-year-old daughter to cancer. he questions the universe, writing to love, writing to time

he apparently gets a response and is shocked. >> you don't remember? you went on about middle management, making a deal, paper tiger. oh, it was not that long ago. >> where did you get that? who are you? >> who did you write the letter to? >> i wrote the letter to death. >> nice to meet you. charmed, i'm sure. >> nope. >> and that's what critics say to the movie, a nope, 13% splat on rotten tomatoes, another calling it a tear jerker that reduces grief to a form of sentimental engineering. it's christmas karl minus the warmth wonder and genius of dickens. >> sounds like a winner.

this morning on "world news now," president obama promising retaliation against russia. >> claims vladimir putin ordered interference in the u.s. election now spoerpted by u.s. intelligence. president-elect trump doubting russian's involvement. the story ahead. >> guilty on all koipts. the charston church massacre an a woman who bravely stared down the killer and made it out alive. with half the country stuck in sub freezing temperatures, including in new york, a new warning about leaving your car running, earning yourself a ticket or worse, losing your car. more expert advice for you as you beat the chill out there. >> and the legendary sports broadcaster, craig, remembers by players and fans who knew him