asked if he fwhas south korea, and in doctors told him he was, he said he wanted to listen to korean music. the power of korean pop. >> very cool. >> bts. today the head of the fcc releases his plan to end net neutrality. opponents say ending them will allow providers to block or slow down some websites unless consumers pay more. the fcc says the change will lead to more innovation. the agency votes on the plan next month. an iranian national is charged with the hack into hbo's servers earlier this year, they say he stole confidential data and unaired episodes of hbo shows and demanded $6 million to keep from making them public. it cloud scripts for the emmy award winning "game of thrones." it's not clear if hbo paid any money. the busiest travel time of

>> the rairairlines have added hundreds flights for the day. >> more people are going to drive this weekend, despite the highest gas prices in three years, and it appears the weather is going to cooperate as well. paul williams with the forecast for this morning. good morning, paul. >> good morning, paul, kendis. travel along the east coast, around laguardia, we're going to have problems with travel in florida, we're looking at problems in the southeast. for the central plains not a problem. the northwest will have travel delays in seattle and oregon. and challenging for record highs as well. >> i guess that's where we have to go is the southwest for record highs. coming up, we're going back stage at the "dancing with the stars" finale to talk with the newest winner of the mirror ball trophy. we're also going behind the

see how its social media team keeps passengers happy during the busiest travel week of the year. you're watching "world news now."

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we're back with a health alert. nearly half the cancer deaths in this country are preventible. according to the american cancer society. they're the result of unhealthy lifestyles, apparently. 19% result from smoking. alcohol causes 25% of the liver cancers in men, 12% in women. and obesity is responsible for 8% for all cancer cases. ikea has issued a second recall for millions of its dressers. now an eighth child has been killed by one of those dressers. the government says more than 90 children have been injured by them. ikea is repeating the recall to alert consumers about the danger. all right, so with the tsa expected to screen more than 24 million passengers this week alone, there are sure to be headaches for passengers. >> and

media. here's a look at how southwest airlines handles it all in real time. >> reporter: heading home, lines are longer. airlines expect 3% more flyers this weekend. >> i didn't think it with be this busy. >> reporter: if there's trouble, these days expect a tweet. and the airlines are listening. in dolla in dallas, southwest calls this their listening center where you hear the sound of fingers tapping keyboards. >> today has been the worst day yet. >> reporter: that from a father with three young children trying to get to cancun. we've seen those disturbing social media videos. the passenger dragged off a jet. passengers coming to blows, and nasty tweets about missed flights, poor customer service. every day southwest is tagged 3,000 times on social media. airlines at first worry when social media burst onto the scene

to solve problems. >> to really see something's brewing and get on top of it a lot faster. >> reporter: oh, good, you just responded. >> we started off with hem being extremely frustrated. now he's in a better spot. >> reporter: they have a team of 40 covering 24 hours a day. >> things that you may not think were a big issue now can become a monster issue if you are not responding in an expedient manner. >> reporter: passengers are so nast on social media, they may be the first to tell the airlines something's wrong. >> we'll be able to take it to the pilots and hear about it for the thirs the first time. >> reporter: and that father with three children made it to cancun. on the other side, there are operations so they can try to solve your problem. use the airlines handle in your tweet. angi

forget, you can take the conversation private after you get the airline's attention. david kerley, abc news, dallas, texas. >> all right, coming up, more travel insight before booking your next trip. >> the destinations offering deals receipt now, that's coming up next on "world news now."

a caribbean vacation sounds pretty nice right about now. >> i would say so, and after the hurricane season we've had, places that depend on tourism, they want everyone back, so potential deals meet be out there. >> ooh. >> here's expedia's courtney scott. >> reporter: the holidays are quickly approaching which means everybody's a little more price conscious than usual. but luckily, there are a lot of places to escape the winter cold on a budget. there's a misconception that the entire caribbean has been sidelined by recent hurricanes. but 70% of the caribbean was not impacted and is still very much up and running for tourists. one of the best places in the caribbean to find deals is in the dominican republi

the way through cyber monday, there will be coupon savings on expedia.com of up to 75% off select hotels in the da men can republic. try scheduling a visit around a laromana. you can head to aruba for your winter get away. where expedia is seeing a dip in flight costs. you can explore the gorgeous beaches on the sandy side of the island or take an off-road detour to the volcanic side of aruba. while miami suffered during hurricane irma, the city is open for this holiday season. over black friday and cyber monday you'll see up to 75% off select hotels from expedia.com in this hot spot. a

the south beach strip. but there are plenty of other neighborhoods to explore, including the art scene and the nightlife. if you prefer to escape the cold in mexico, consider traveling to cancun. if you book your flight and hotel at the same time into a vacati vacation package, you can get up to $900 off. there are so many adventures to have once you touchdown. a must-see is one of the most gorgeous islands in all of mexico. and only an hour from cancun airport. or you can head to telum. the ultimate bohemian escape. a little hippy haven less than two hours from cancun. black friday and cyber monday are right around the corner, a great time to book one of these winter deals. >> i don't know about that. i just looked at

website. $928 for a weekend in december. >> is that not a bargain? >> that's not a bargain at all. >> investigative journalism. our thanks to courtney scott from expedia nonetheless. >> san juan, puerto rico, expensive as well. let's turn to the white house where president trump made headlines with a holiday tradition. >> two of his feathered constituents are now pardoned. >> reporter: good morning. president trump put his presidential pardon power to work on tuesday, sparing two lucky turkeys, wishbone and drumstick from the thanksgiving table this year all thanks to an annual presidential turkey pardon. there were some questions as to whether president trump to k continue the tradition but seemed to enjoy it, taking a punch at president obama. >> as many of you know, i have overturned executive actions by my

been informed by the white house counsel's office that tater and tot's pardons cannot be revoked. so we're not going to revoke them. so tater and tot, you can rest easy. >> reporter: drumstick was named 2017's national turkey, beating wishbone, therefore receiving the official turkey pardon, but he his sidekick was pardoned as well. they will go to gobbler's rest. >> i'm pleased to report that unlike millions of other turkeys at this time of the year, drumstick has a very, very bright future ahead of him. >> reporter: this is a white house event steeped in history and tradition. president h.w. bush was the first president to formally pardon a thanksgiving turkey, but these stories of

birds date back to president lincoln who possibly provided the inspiration for it all. >> kind of made you hungry, right? why do we have to pardon those two birds? >> so sensitive. >> let's get our dancin' shoes on. ♪ dancin', yeah

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>> we now have a new champ. they're on their way to new york right now. >> we do. and abc's donya baucus was there to see the battle for survival on the dance floor. she has the latest for us. good morning. >> reporter: it was down to the wire until the very end. but after ten weeks of dancing, only one champion could be named, and that was jordan and lindsey. the season 25 finale kicked off with a christmas spectacular reunion with all 13 of this season's stars. ♪ wake me up before you go go >> reporter: and then the final competition started with lindsey and mark doing their favorite dance from the season. >> and a real sizzling part there by the guy. >> reporter: landing a perfect score. >> there we go again! >> reporter: frankie and whitney wowed the judges with their argentine tango from disney night. >> a fantastic argentine tango. >> reporter: also

perfect 30. jordan and lindsey turned up the competition with a red hot samba. >> you sort of take ownership of every bit of movement you take. >> reporter: tying the score board with another round of tens. and all three couples had one last chance to win the mirror ball, performing a 24 hour fusion challenge. ♪ >> reporter: but in the end, the judges and fans voted, and there was one champion. >> the winners and new champions of "dancing with the stars" are jordan and lindsey! [cheers and applause] >> reporter: and there will be no sleep for the season 25 champions. right now they are on a plane heading to new york for a special appearance on "good morning, america." >> they do not get a break for a while after all that dancing. >> jordan tweeting overnight, oh, my god! >> do not miss them on gma later this m

this morning on "world news now," the president breaks his silence. >> after 12 days shaof being as about roy moore, he weighs in on the allegations moore is facing. plus charlie rose speaks out the first time after allegations are leveled against him. and a north korean soldier risking his life to reach freedom. watch there, he is shot several times as he reaches the border. what he had to say once he got to south korea. and breaking news, the partridge family star, david cassidy has died. we'll look back at his life and career and hear i