this among on "world news now," a major announcement from tampa police. >> an arrest in that murder spree that's kept a florida neighborhood on edge. also break now, north korea launches a new missile. this time flying higher and longer. now the country says it can reach any part of the united states. our correspondent is in the region, and we have the latest reaction from the white house. showdown on the hill. democratic leaders schumer and pelosi, pull out of a meeting with president trump to avoid a looming government shutdown. how did the president take it? plus, new developments in the senate tax plan, with a

and when it's your job to travel, you learn a thing or two about how to save. so we have tips from a top travel brlogger on how to make your holiday travel a little easier and a little cheaper. it's wednesday, november 29th. from abc news, this is "world news now." we do say good morning everybody. we're going to begin with that news from tampa, there is finally an arrest. >> police announced the arrest of howell donaldson iii. he will be charged with four counts of first degree murder. those killings started about seven weeks ago. >> donaldson was arrested after he was picked up following a tep about a man with a gun at a local mcdonalds. >> we received some information about mr. donaldson having a firearm at the mcdonald's. one of his co-workers approached a police officer.

>> police say at some point, donaldson worked at that mcdonald's, where he was taken into custody. the tip came from an employee, more than 5,000 tips police received. the families of the four victims have been notified of the arrest. and donaldson could face the death penalty if convicted. but of course, it's very, very early on in the investigation of that case. north korea says it successfully launched a missile that can reach anywhere in the united states. that missile launched earlier today as the country's most powerful weapon yet, and the u.n. security council meets today to discuss all of this, but there are questions about just what the council can actually do. mean while, there are calls in washington for military action and they're growing. and south korea conducted exercises of its own, practicing hitting targets in north korea, such as a missile

things are tense. >> reporter: north korea acts again, this time we know that president trump was being briefed as the missile was in the air. north korea's new missile test is another intercontinental ballistic missile. it flew higher and longer than ever before. 90 minutes after it splashed down in the sea of japan. >> a missile was launched from north korea. we will take care of it. it is a situation that we will handle. >> reporter: this is north korea's third icbm launch. it flew for 50 minutes, and experts warned if angled for distance instead of altitude it could reach into the u.s. mainland, including new york, washington, d.c. and miami. and the defense secretary knows that. >> the research and development effort on their part to build plifx missiles that can threaten

basically. >> reporter: the world listening when president trump warped this. >> they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> reporter: but just weeks ago in asia, president trump with a change of tone. >> i really believe that it makes sense for north korea to come to the table and it to mak deal that's good for the people of north korea and the people of the world. i do see certain movement, yes. >> reporter: just a week ago, president trump relisted north korea as a state-sponsor of terror. so that could make things a little different. bob woodruff, abc news, shanghai. >> because of that threat, hawaii is resuming testing on cold war-era nuclear warning siren systems. so that attack warning tone will be heard on the first business day of every month starting this friday. it will be played right after the regular monthly test of

weather emergencies. a high-stakes standoff in washington that could end with a government shutdown. chuck schumer and nancy pelosi boycotted a meeting with the president and republican leaders after he declared on twitter i don't sew a deasee a deal. the president slammed the democrats for not showing up and said they'd be to blame for any shutdown. >> so they decided not to show up. they've been all talk, and they've been no action. and now it's even worse. now it's not even talk. >> the president said, i don't see a deal four hours before our meeting, before he heard anything we had to say. the best path forward is to continue negotiating with our republican counterpart. >> republicans do need the

deal. but if no deal is reached, the government will run out of money next friday. a crucial hurdle has been met. some are getting their demands met, but the fate of legislation still uncertain. mary bruce has the details. >> reporter: president trump on capitol hill, an all-out push to rally republicans around tax reform. signing the bill over the shouts of protesters. outside, republican senators were surrounded. protesters outraged over who wins and who loses in this bill. >> stealing money from the sick and the poor! >> reporter: analysts say the wealthy, those earning more than $100,000 a year would likely sigh tax cuts but more than half of americans would see their

by 2027, most americans are expected to pay more. what do you say to these americans who are concerned that their taxes are going to go up. >> i say people are lying to them. >> reporter: do you say the projections are wrong? >> i do. i do. >> reporter: there are concerns about the elimination of the obamacare mandate that could cause premiums to sky rocket. on the flip side, the most recent plan includes a tax break for owners of private jets and golf course, even a tax credit for wine producers and a big tax cut for big corporations. >> no tax cuts for corporations! >> reporter: republicans insist the benefits will trickle down and help the middle class. but these protesters aren't buying it. >> if this bill works the way i think, all these loud

will have proppen ven to be lou i will be proven to be right. are yo . >> reporter: this is far from a done deal. senate republicans can only afford to lose two votes. but many were encouraged by their session with the president. mary bruce, capitol hill. in the meantime, congressman john conjeyers is facing growin calls to step down. deanna ma h deana maher says he groped her. the group's chairman representative cedrick richmond said any decision to resign before the ethics investigation is complete is up to

and mick mulvaney posted a photo of himself getting to work as the head of the consumer watchdog. a federal judge sided with the trump administration by refusing to block mulvaney's appointment. that came after the deputy director requested a restraining order to stop mull veivaney fro taking charge. >> who's got the popcorn? >> i think it's because he brought donuts on the first day. the judge is like, clearly he wants to be here. >> the other acting director sent an e-mail. >> e-mail, not donuts. >> got to bring food to the office if you want to win over the office. especially if they're like us. on to other news. they've been engaged for about a minute, but we're already getting details about prince harry and meghan markle's upcoming wedding. they'll be tying the

in a 15th century chapel. >> markle will become a british citizen, she will maintain her american citizenship during that time as well. >> taxpayers will be happy to know the british royal family will be paying for the wedding. it's unclear who harry's best man will be. but we're going to guess william is probably a strong contender, his brother. the couple's first official event together is on friday when they attend a world aids day charity. >> i wonder if it will be televised. because it is in that smaller chapel. >> mm-hm. >> and does it mean we won't get that big balcony scene at buckingham palace where they're waving, the kids are misbehaving. >> i'm practicing my wave. >> and then there's a kiss. >> they may still do that part, no? >> we'll be there in person. so we'll find out. >> and speaking of flights, how

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state troopers and some good samaritans helped pull a man from a burning car in connecticut. the civilians were trying to pull the man out. they got the man out safely. the driver and two troopers suffered minor injuries. an armed robber is on the loose after holding up the bellagio in las vegas. he walked away from the poker cage with an undisclosed amount of cash. then got away in a car. police say another car was also in that car, and it appeared they were there against their will duri will. during the robbery, james woods was 30 feet away playing p

happening. and a speech at the university of connecticut has ended with the speaker arrested. the event titled "it's okay to be white" featured the white house correspondent. you can see in the video, he chase after her and grabs her, then other audience members got involved. police ended up arresting that speaker and charged him with breach of peace. he's since been released. breaking news now with images of a woman and child at a north carolina walmart, the fbi trying to determine if that child is a 3-year-old who vanished from her home in the middle of the night. >> for more on the case here's steve osunsami. >> reporter: authorities in jacksonville, north carolina are desperately searching on the ground and in the air hoping to find a trace of 3 year old mariah woods. >> our eyes are open, our ears are open. >> reporter: the girl's mother

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>> well, a great mystery has been solved. we told you one of the pressing issues of our times where the google emoji for the cheeseburger had the cheese. >> this is a crime against humanity. >> it is horrible. on the bottom. it has been fixed. google fume google finally came out with an emoji with it in the middle. bun, lettuce, tomato, cheese, patty, bun. there was the beer emoji that had too much foam. they fixed that too. >> thank you. how do you get foam on the top when it's half full. >> and they filled it up. >> thank the lord. on to something

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this morning on "world news now," tampa police announcing they have made an arrest in a string of murders that kept a community on edge. see what finally led police to the suspect. also breaking this morning, north korea has launched its most powerful weapon yet, boasting its new ballistic missile can reach anywhere in the u.s. and new this half hour, lebron james gets fired up. >> the big man playing his former team but see what happened for the first time in his entire career. and the hottest acts of music have just been honored with this year's grammy award nominations. >> i haven't heard this song. >> they really need to play it more often. but we're breaking down the