and killed at least 1267. among the dead, eight americans, including 11-year-old daniel behar. this man's brother-in-law and one nephew survived. >> they start crying. i can't believe it. i love my mother-in-law so much and my cousin. i love them all. >> reporter: according to mexican officials, the bus, loaded with 31 passengers, nearly all from two royal caribbean ships left dock around 9:00 a.m. tuesday on an excursion to the mayan ruins in chacchoben. >> there were a lot of dead people. >> reporter: officials say the preliminary investigation indicates the bus driver's negligence may have led him to lose control before flippi

striking a tree and landing in vegetation along the side of the road. >> we just want to know what's going on. we just want an honest answer. >> reporter: mexican officials launching a potential homicide investigation. both of the ships have continued with their itineraries as planned. the u.s. embassy in mexico now has staff at local hospitals to help with the victims and their families. victor yoe ken doeroquendo, mia. drug overdose deaths in the u.s. sky rocketed last year. more than 63,000 people died from overdoses in 2016. two-thirds of last year's drug deaths involved opioids. the state with the high u.s. number of drug deaths was west virginia, followed by ohio and new hampshire. it is blamed for driving down life expectancy. and chipotle may be facing more safety issues. officials are

possible foodborne illness outbreak at a restaurant after several customers said they fell ill. some workers were sick with the flu. the chain is struggling to win customers back after sickness sent sales plunging two years ago a special tree is thriving in california. >> in the corner, their real christmas tree, real as in it's alive. they've had it since 1983. >> so, when they bought it, 34 years ago, it cost less than $20 and could barely hold a single set. they didn't want to toss it out. so they saved it and watered it, and now they consider it a member of the family. >> they say they're not quite sure how old the tree is. but it is older than both their sons who are now 31 and 27. >> at what point does i

>> that's so cool. it was probably like this big when they got it. coming up -- that is a very good point, jack. very good point. coming up, the frosty character just busted by police. frosty. or maybe the abominable snowman? what do we think? either way, this happened. we'll explain. and diane is cooking everybody breakfast. >> woo-hoo! >> she was hard at work cooking before the show, and now it's time to dig in. >> not quite. but we do have some insomnihacks for you. how to make eggs over easy easy. watching "world news now."

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♪ how do you like your eggs in the morning ♪ ♪ i like mine with a kiss ♪ >> all right, so insomnihacks time with dean martin and helen mcconnell, of course, asking that all-important question of how do you like your eggs in the morning? how do you like them cooked? >> i like mine over easy. but there's deceptively tough maneuvering to get them right, so i have some hacks to help us all out. >> oh, nice. >> one of my favorite breakfast foods is eggs over easy, and they sound pretty straightforward. but you also can't break the yok yolk. and doing all that is not so

easy. ♪ a good egg over easy gives you the best of both worlds, the nice runny yolk without all the snotty slimy stuff on top. but they should call them eggs over rare. it reflects the temperature of the yolk and how rare it is that i get one right. this is a mess. that is not what it's supposed to look like. ♪ but i decided to change all that with my new secret weapon. yep, just a pan lid. check it out. start by greasing the pan as you normally would. i'm going to use a little bit of light olive oil. and then set it to medium heat. you can crack your egg in right away, but i like mine a little crispy on the edges and you want to wait until the oil is hot. it gets thin iraner and moves m like water. crack your egg in

the lid on th. that's it. you can add a couple drops of water. be careful. that will bubble up. once you see that white film over the egg, you're done. look at that. no more overcooking. no more undercooking. no more chasing the egg around the pan and no more broken yolks. perfect set whites. and the best part? that awesome, runny yolk. mm. the pan trick is pretty cool. but not everybody has a frying pan with a lid. so the next trick is to use the oven. preheat to 450 and throw whatever pan you're using in the oven so it gets nice and hot. you can use just a regular sheet pan for this. but to get a nice round shape, i'm going to use a muffin top pan. crack the eggs right

set the timer to four minutes. kind of cool. you can watch the whole cooking process, or -- this looks great, thanks for helping me decorate, frank. paper ornament, bacon ornaments. can't forget the chinese food ornaments. oh, eggs are done. ♪ take that out. six perfect eggs over easy. perfectly shaped, done in four minutes. if you don't have a stove or an oven, you can still make eggs over easy in the microwave, for real. get a small, microwave-safe bowl, add a little oil if you want, crack your egg in there. there's two parts to the egg white, the outer part that's thin and the inner part that's thicker. you want to scrambling that up so it's more of an even consistency. u

is in the center of the bowl and put the bowl in the center of the microwave, give it about 45 seconds and that will do the trick. looks good to me. there you go. and you may not get those crispy e edges or covered yolk, but you get perfect whites, a nice runny yolk. and perfect for the dorm room or the office or anywhere else you don't have a full kitchen. there of have it, eggs over easy three different ways, and technically, i didn't flip any of them over, they were easy and delicious. can't wait to have one of these. oh, man. >> five second rule. >> i don't know if that works with eggs, the yolk splattered all over the floor. i have to figure out a hack fo t the serving part of it all. >> we tested it out. this is their reaction. do w

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♪ and time for a little "this happened". and we know that grandma got run over by the reindeer. >> yes. >> but someone else was doing unsafe driving over in oregon, from the st. helen's police department showing the abominable snowman getting arrested during a crackdown on drunk driving. >> look who's doing the crackdown. >> that is honorary patrol driver, santa claus. it was an effort to raise awareness about drunk driving during the holidays. >> i always knew, despite all the people saying good things about st. nick, i always knew he was a snitch. [

>> all these things about oh, he gives you presents and all that, he's a snitch. >> now the snowman is due to appear in court on december 20th. he's regretting those bad decisions. you don't want to take after the abo abominable snowman. >> imagine him on a lineup? >> which one was it? can you identify? are you sure? >> the abominable snowman going. >> i hope it wasn't hot in that cell. let's go to mississippi where residents in jackson have gotten so upswetet with that pothole that's been there since last christmas, they decided to decorate it. merry christmas from our sinkhole to yours. the city officials say they are aware of the pothole problems there. >> they are now if they weren't before. >> but they'll get around to it, but they don't encourage doing that to other p

area. >> that's one way to notice a pothole if you're driving, right? >> that is one way to make sure drivers are aware of the issue. from making lemonade to just skipping and going straight for the lemon. a woman named elizabeth in north carolina decided to allow her son to give it a shot. little one seemed to really want to try a slice of lemon, and so. [ laughter ] despite the adorable reaction he keeps going back for more. adorable. >> are you sure it's not from your egg? >> it's not from my egg sandwich. it's delicious. >> arby's, as you know, they've got the meat. and they've got the meat outfit. >> oh, ho, ho, ho. >> meat sweats. they've created a meat-printed sweats. >> now they're giving us the meat sweats in two different ways. if you don't pig out,

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this morning on "world news now." spreading the wealth. >> republicans are celebrating the passage of the tax reform bill overnight, and companies are promising to share some of their new tax savings. thousands of workers are getting bonuses. plus to the white house, a top senator warns the president not to fire robert mueller. something that one congresswoman said would happen tomorrow. and we have an update after a police officers what forced to hold on for dear life, quite literally. he was left clinging to the side of a car as a suspect sped off. we have good news about his condition. there's a special place for