this morning, twin tragedies, legendary actress, the mother of the late carrie fisher, died one day after her daughter did. we'll take a look at their relationship and the bond as well as the reaction still pouring in. president-elect donald trump speaking out during several appearances at his florida estate. one with boxing promoter don king by his side. what trump is saying about bringing jobs to america and how he thinks the transition is going. and new this half hour, the survival story at sea. a group of teenagers cling to their overturned boat trying to get help. hear how they managed to finally get a rescue. quick thinking. an effort to keep betty white safe after a series of celebrity passings. some tongue-in-cheek steps to ensure the forr

is not in danger. unbelievable story in the skinny on this thursday, december 29th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> that's a weird one. we'll get to that in the skinny, but, of course, it comes after the horrible news that we've had in the last 24-plus hours. you have actress debbie reynolds who passed away just a day after her daughter, carrie fisher. >> she told todd she wanted to be with carrie and like that, she was gone. she was 84, best known for singing in the rain. byron pitts has more. >> reporter: she was the definition of hollywood glam in the golden age of cinema. her career spanned generations, yielding enduring classics like "singing in the rain." died at the age of 84. it's a tragic hollywood ending

mile wide smile, passing one day after her beloved daughter, carrie fisher, died of a heart attack. she was rushed to the hospital in serious condition where she suffered a massive stroke, but they were unable to save her. reynolds and her daughter were incredibly close. they lived next door to each other. >> separated by one daunting hill. >> reporter: todd fisher looking for a silver lining telling abc -- >> she said she missed her daughter, wanted to see her again, and i don't think she really meant it quite like that, but within 30 minutes, she went to go see her again. >> reporter: her career spanned nearly six decades, an oscar, emmy actress, and a true triple threat, reynolds could sing, she could dance, and she could act. >> in two days, my best friend

>> reporter: catching the studio's attention after winning the ms. burbank beauty contest as a teenager in 1948. ♪ good morning >> reporter: she quickly catapulted to stardom, starring and singing "singing in the rain" when she was 19. her portrayal earned her an academy award nomination. >> i'm unsinkle. >> reporter: reynolds powered on working well into her golden years. >> no panty line because no panties. >> reporter: reynolds last message to the fans was a post on facebook. a a heart wrenching thank you to fans sending well-wishes for carrie. i'm grateful for your thoughts and prayers now guiding her to her next stop. love carrie's mother.

now they are together at that next stop, but the music and impact made on the world will live on. ♪ you made me want you ♪ and all the time you knew it ♪ i guess you always knew it ♪ you made me happy >> oh, man. byron pitts there. i can't wait to see the hbo documentary in light of what's taken place on the unbearable loss for todd fisher who recently described his family as small, but tight knit. >> i can't imagine what he's going through now. celebrities are paying tribute this morning, posting condolences online, and we have jason nathanson on the phone with us. good morning to you. thank you for being on again. i can't believe you're on two days in a row to talk about the similar stories. what else do we know at this point from todd fisher about what happened and how his mom fell ill? >> caller: we knew that after carrie fisher had died, debbie reynolds was sad, emotional, of course, as you would be who lost

a daughter at 60 years old, but that night, she was sharp, doing well, and she did actually sleep -- slept in, he said, and then in the morning, though, he noticed she was sluggish and not quite with it, and then around noon was when, you know, he started to notice things were wrong, and that she had said that that quote about missing her daughter and wanted to see her again, and 30 minutes later, she was gone. apparently, a year and a half ago she had a stroke, and she recovered, but she wasn't in great health. she was kind of fragile. something like this just takes its toll, and, i mean, really just heart breaking and stressful, and she couldn't just cope with it. >> she was taken to the hospital, but doctors told todd there was little they could do. tell us about the bond. we see mother, daughter, granddaughter there, and brother all in that photo there. tell us about the bond, though, between carrie and debbie. >> caller: so close, which a lot of people didn't notice or known

from early writings by carrie fisher about how, you know, their relationship was a little rocky. it was typical mother-daughter, famous mother-daughter, but their bond followed in their professional life. we heard, you know, talking about how reynold's shot to fame at age 19. carrie fisher, 19 when she shot to fame, and they, at the end, were close as close could be. they lived next door to each other. there was basically a compound that they shared here in los angeles, and this hbo documentary we'll see really explores that. it premiered at the can film festival earlier in the year. people have seen it. i e read about it. i have not seen it myself, but we get to see that bond, that special connection, and that's what they wanted to show in the documentary. it was just to show the two of them together, which is apparently

they are not on, when they are not performing. just the two of them sharing looking forward to seeing is.s that, behind the curtain, especially under the circumstances. jason, there's a big outpouring from hollywood. are the responses sticking out to you? >> caller: yeah. i think a couple, as we talk about some of the last of the golden age of hollywood, these people that have really, you know, defined the early years of hollywood, so we get quotes from, tweets from joan collins, who is truly heart broken to hear debbie died, a wonderful warm friend and colleague. william shatner said she was the last of hollywood royalty, breaks my heart she's gone, i hope my grieving was done for 2016, echoing the sentiment a lot of us feel right now, and ellen degeneres saying, i can't imagine what the family is going through this week. she sends all her love. >> yes, indeed. a lot of people with those emotions, indeed.

jason nathanson joining us now from los angeles. jason, thank you. we should point out, coming up later this half hour, more celebrity reaction to reynold's death, and we'll have continuing coverage of her passing throughout the morning on "america this morning" and "good morning america." secretary of state john kerry spoke out wednesday, and benjamin netanyahu is livid that the u.s. abstained from u.s. security vote declaring settlements illegal. kerry said settlements prevent peace in the region. >> if israel goes down one-state path, it never has true peace with the rest of the arab world, and i can say that with certainty. >> israelis do not need to be lectured about the importance of peace by foreign leaders. israel's hand has been extenned in peace to its neighbors from day one. >> donald trump joined the discussion telling reporters israel is treated unfairly by a lot of people. he cal

until he takes office. >> well, the president-elect announced 8,000 jobs are returning to the united states. more than half curtesy of sprint. no timetable given on when it happens, but speaking at his mansion, trump said transition talks with president obama are going well. well, that came hours after he tweeted, the president was creating inflammatory roadblocks. new details about the brutal murder of a popular yoga teacher and actress in washington, d.c. the man said she killed herself after they had sex. officials says johnson had a history of mental illness. he was supposed to be wearing a tracking device after an arrest earlier this month. no record of him showing up to receive the device. dylan roof plans to call no witnesses during the penalty phase of his trial. that begins next week. roof plans to act as his own attorney during this phase, even

though he could get the death penalty. he said he intends to make opening and closing statements, but no plans beyond that to present a defense. dramatic rescue of three teenagers off the florida keys after the boat capsized. their 22-foot boat took on water two and a half miles into the ocean off the torch key. the boat capsized. one boy managed to save his phone, though, and called 911. >> lucky there. a marine deputy spotted the teens perched on the overturned boat. their jackets under the vessel. the boys are from orange county, california, and they were on vacation. the authorities say do stick with your vessel, and those kids learned that. >> reporter: took a minute for the boat to go down, but that one of the boys immediately saw the phone, jumped in the water, and held his hand up out of the water and called 911 while they climbed to the top of the boat. smart thinking. the hottest tie of the holiday

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lesson, patience. when we come back, how celebrities reacted on the week of too many celebrity passings. >> the skinny is next. "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. now"

of course, sad news, but we have to start the skinny off this morning with the passing of debbie renls, a day after her daughter, carrie fisher, two icons of hollywood gone too soon. reynolds at the age of 84. >> todd fisher, her son, said his mother was under a lot of stress since the death of his sister and suffered a stroke. according to todd, she said she miss her daughter and wanted to be with her. reaction, though, in the meantime from the celebrities. twitter was quick. >> reporter: i totally get it, hug her so tight for all of us. >> another said in part, rip doesn't sound right for her or carrie. i hope they're somewhere having fun. >> this sad news makes me want to hug my mama and never let go. >> todd fisher told our producers they loved a party, so at some point they plan to have

>> wherever they are, they believe carrie and debbie are partying now together. >> i imagine. a canadian star wars fan selfie with the star is going viral. >> it was taken last year during the premier red carpal tunnel. he says when he asked to take a selfie with her, fisher replied, only if you promise to tell everyone we're dating. >> that's now his profile picture. he's never felt this badly about any other celebrity. this hurts, he wrote. rning from just the list of cent celebrity deaths. reacting with series of tweets that just went completely viral this morning. sunlighting entertainers wrap themselves up in bubble wrap. >> only a couple more days to go. in another she shows a child waving a white flag in surrender and agrees with the picture of grim reaper of time magazine's person of the year. feels that way indeed. >> it does. that's why there's a go fund me campaign to, quote, protect

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realized he was having a heart attack. >> we picked him out of the chair on to the floor and determined he was pulseless, we started cpr. >> reporter: without medical equipment, they had only their training and their bare hands. crocker started compression, and when someone brought a defib later, he used it to shock the man's heart. >> apply pads to patient's chest. >> reporter: using the clock on the score board to time the steps. >> you do things in two minute cycles. >> train your whole career so it kicks in, and you don't think about it. >> reporter: wearing trash bags because of the rain, they did not look very much like professional lifesavers, but the skills did the trick. the man's heart started beating again. the chances of surviving a heart attack outside a hospital are just one in ten. >> so for someone to survive going into cardiac arrest outside the hospital in the middle of a stadium, it's unbelievable. >> reporter: by halftime, the

man was in stable condition at a hospital. days later, released. they never got a chance to ask his name. >> that's fine. we know he's alive, and that's all we can hope for. >> reporter: this two-man team scored the biggest game in history without taking the field. >> wow. they say, estimated ten minutes before the on duty ems crew showed up, so a lot of people very thankful this morning that those paramedics happened to be there. >> so great that the game kept going and there were no pauses for, you know, timeouts or anything to keep looking at the clock. >> that was a big concern. >> yeah. >> very cool they were able to use the score board clock like that. quick thinking. >> the jets, well, they could use a little reviving. this is abc's "world news now" informing insomniacs for two decades. now" informing insomniacs for two decades.

making news in america this morning, twin tragedies, debbie reynolds passing away just one day after losing her daughter, carrie fisher. new details from her son about her final moments and the tributes coming in overnight. >> the president-elect makes an appearance with boxing promoter don king while answering questions on everything from the middle east conflict to the transition of power. a big snowmaker on the move. winter weather advisories and warnings posted right now as some states could get more than a foot of snow just before the holiday weekend. see what happens as a burglar smashes his way through with a sledgehammer getting away with quite a bit of jewelry. and we do say good morning, everybody, on this thursday. we a