he took over for his brother fidel. recovery from hurricane irma was the reason for delaying the presidential election from now till april. papa john is stepping down as ceo of papa john's. john shatner will be replaced on january 1st. it comes about two months after he said the nfl anthem controversy was slowing sales growth. the company later apologized for shatner's statement. he will remain as chairman of the board. so facebook is changing the way it identifies fake news stories. it is dumping its system of red flagged icons next to the stories flagged as false. now such articles will have related articles next to them from reputable news sources. they found fewer

shared when they appeared next to ones fact checked. >> good strategy. and the secret to better sleep? listen up. might be fish. >> so scientists say kids who eat fish at least once a week score higher on iq tests, and they also sleep better. >> did you write this story? >> as a pes mkhitaryan, you would think so. fatty acids in fish have been linked to higher intelligence and improved sleep, but this new study at the university of pennsylvania is one to study all three factors. i do not sleep more and i am definitely not bright. >> disproved. moving on. apparently, you're never too old to kick up your heels for the holidays. >> seniors in milwaukee decided to put on their own christmas spectacular. the women of a certain age formed their own version

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there's a new lawsuit against harvey weinstein filed by an employee of the weinstein's company who worked on the netflix show "marco polo." she says he subjected her to repeated sexual assault and battery. weinstein made it clear to her that there would be serious consequences if she refused him.

non-consensual sex with those making accusations against him. a wisconsin teen convicted in the so-called slenderman case has been sentenced to 25 years in a mental hospital. she claimed to have attempted to kill her classmate to win favor with a fictional character named slenderman. the victim was stabbed 19 times but survived. all three girls were 12 at the time of the attack. a baby is safe this morning. >> an amber alert was issued after her mother was found stabbed to death. the suspect is in custody. >> reporter: the stunning twist of a missing 6 week old baby. this woman murdered her friend and kidnapped the baby whom she claimed as her own. >> a pretty horrific homicide. >> reporter:

mir and dez recently miss carried. the baby was found just after midnight at an apartment with miranda and her buy friend. >> quickly determined the infant child was that of the victim. she did not put up a fight. she was cooperative. >> reporter: the two met each other through her brother. they found no signs of forced entry. miranda alvarez is charged with capital murder in her friend's death. as for the alleged abductor, police believe she acted alone without the knowledge of her boyfriend. marcus moore, abc news, houston. >> only good news is that the kid was found safe after all that. >> yes, she was unharmed. but what a story.

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♪ ♪ money, money, money, money ♪ money, money, money, money >> perfect song for our next story. the movie itself has a back story that could be a movie itself. after the film star kevin spacey was accused of misconduct, ridley scott decided to reshoot all of spacey's scenes. >> christopher plummer stepped in to replace spacey, and now

plummer and scott are up for golden globes. nick watt finds out how they pulled it off. >> all the money in the world. >> reporter: "all the money in the world" has become the tale of not one but two flawed men. john paul getty and the man originally cast to play him, kevin spacey. had you completely cut the film already? >> oh, yeah, i was done. i was delivered. i was walking away, already starting a new movie. >> reporter: then october 29th, less than two months before the scheduled release of the film, the actor, spacey was accused of putting a man on a bed. >> how much would you pay to release your grandson. >> reporter: spacey was starring alongside michelle williams in the true tale of getty's

spacey? were you surprised at these revelations? >> we had very little interaction. >> reporter: okay. within weeks more than a dozen men had accused spacey of sexual misconduct. netflix soon announced their flagship "house of cards" would continue but without spacey. scott decided to recast and reshoot mere weeks from its then december 22nd release. he asked veteran oscar, actor winner christopher plummer to replace spacey. >> he said screw you. >> reporter: he dived right in. >> i wanted to do it immediately. i was surprised to find it was much longer than i thought. i thought oh, my god, what have i done. two days later we were off to london and shooting. >> reporter: christopher plummer is 88 years old. ridley scott is 80. so he coughed up

million to cover cost and a scramble unprecedented in movie history was under way. >> i like the chase. >> i like the chase, even though i don't look like i like it. cool and my demeanor is smooth and elegant, but underneath is a real [ bleep ]. >> reporter: nine days, 18 hour days, 22 scenes, two cities, they reshot in london and rome, but not in the jordanian desert, from which spacey was digitally erased and plummer shot on the green screen inserted. >> we tried to find warmth in the old man. i concentrated on making him more human than he perhaps needed to be. >> reporter: spacey is reportedly right now seeking treatment. we reached out to him for comment and have not yet heard back.

art flourish, despite what he might do in his private life? >> i think it's a big endless debate and a big question, but i think, yes, it should be assimilated, "american beauty" is a great movie. what are you going to do, take that away from him? you can't. "all the money in the world" was taken away from him and given to plummer. >> there's evenionly two people. i made the wrong choice. >> he says that now. here's the thing. the trailer had already dropped with spacey in it when they had to make all these decisions. that's how last-minute it was. and they had to fly in michelle williams and mark wahlberg to reshoot some scenes. >> michelle says she didn't shoot that many scenes with spacey. >> on the plus side, we don't have to look at the awkward makeup job. >> it did look like a bad mak

why didn't they cast christopher pl plummer in the first place? this is one of those names that will be mentioned when the oscar nominations are made. coming up, we're warming up our vocal chords. "insomniac theater" is coming up next.

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♪ we're back with "insomniac theater" this morning with a couple of movie options on this very busy friday at the box office. >> we'll start with a heavy awards favorite, steven spielberg's "the post". it stars meryl streep at the first female newspaper editor and tom hanks. they struggle with how to hold the government accountable. >> they drink cocktails and tell jokes while there was a war raging in vietnam.

talking about. i'm not protecting lyndon. >> the man who commissioned this study. >> i'm protecting the paper. >> rotten tomatoes has given "the post" a certified fresh rating 84%. they call it meat and potatoes spielberg in the best possible way. and another says, it's a politician's nature to keep secrets. next to the blockbuster, a cappella film franchise "pitch perfect" now becoming a trio. the third and apparently final installment finds the bellas facing the real world post graduation. it reunites the singing group, but the new competition makes them wonder if they're playing out of their

>> they disqualified themselves by using musical instruments. we won, guys, we should go. we won! >> bellas are doing what they do best. quitting. >> here's the problem. the bellas are not as good as the other bands. >> that is a startling insight. >> okay, now, we should preface the reviews noting that critics don't normally show love for three-quels. here comes the hater. there's plenty of this juice. the "washington post" calls it an off-key dismantling of what made the concept work in the first place. the seattle times says it's just the same movie over and over until the end of time and everybody dies in which case "pitch perfect 45", are we dead? may be a thing. >> i don't think that was a negative review. i think that was a hopeful review. >> it was a hopeful that we

>> yes, we will see you at the oscars "pitch perfect

this morning on "world news now." just in time for the holidays, a government shutdown has been averted. >> congress passes a month-long extension that keeps the government going for at least a few more weeks. what's next? and the great holiday get away has already started. about a third of americans will be hopping in a car, on a plane or train to get to holiday destinations. and many of you will be facing blizzard-like conditions. some will see new airport security measures in place and new equipment as well to speed up the process and get you there a little easier. the manhunt is on to find a possible