police they're looking into it now because apparently, some of these allegations took place in texas. so this, this investigation goes on and on and on. now, not only in pennsylvania but also in other jurisdictions. >> across the country. more than five week after their sister lisa irwin disappeared in kansas city her two older brothers have been interviewed by police. lisa irwin disappeared from her bedroom a month ago. detectives have run out of places to look for her. they said their investigation continues behind the scenes, today is little lisa irwin's first birthday. whomever is responsible for kidnapping washington national's catcher wilson ramos, has the not issued any ransom demand. ramos abducted wednesday at gun point in his native venezuela. abc's pierre thomas tells us more. >> reporter: wilson ramos was having the best year of his life. rookie catcher whose raw talent rocketed him into a starting lineup in the big leagues.

>> try to climb out of the hole. swung, long shot to left field. >> reporter: smacking home runs and making game saving plays. a good guy too. known for charity work and patiently signing autographs for fans. ramos' field of dreams turned into a nightmare. armed men kidnapped ramos right in front of his family while he was visiting his mother's home in venezuela. >> just shocking that that happens to a professional athlete. >> just horrible. it's terrifying. i hope he gets home safely. >> reporter: ramos caught in what the state department calls a venezuela plague. kidnapping for cash is an industry. with hundred annually. >> kidnapping is a business. the vuk tictim is a commodity. >> reporter: police discovered the get away car. the fap low hmily had not heard the kidnappers. major league baseball released a statement expressing concern.

players and friend kept a low profile. instructed not the to discuss the case. everyone is clear this is no game. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> this story its so -- >> extraordinary. extra ordinary. apparently in latin america, big business now. not only in latin america and other places in the word to steal athletes. kidnap for ransom. what's so concerning about this one they haven't asked for ransom. >> the most shocking thing. you are not going to get, what are you after? why did you do this to begun with? like this delay of time. >> exactly. let's hope he gets back to his family safely. >> yeah. now to politics and south carolina. where michele bachmann could not get a word in edge wise when occupy wall street protestors crashed her speech on a warship. >> the gop presidential candidate was escorted off the stage until the protestors left the carrier.

when she returned to the podium she said don't you just love the first amendment? speaking of the first amendment, texas governor rick perry poked fun at hip self last night on the david letterman show after the republican debate. perry suffered a brain freeze, while trying to remember which federal agency he would eliminate. as abc's john berman reports, it is not the first stumble though of this kind involving a public figure. >> the -- >> reporter: nothing worse than completely forgetting your point in a televitz desed debate. sorry. oops. >> except for seepingly losing ability to talk at all during a televitz deed bait. that happened to arizona governor jan brewer. how about forgetting the word to the national anthem in a televised nba game. ♪ star star ♪ >> reporter: foregetting word may not be as bad as forgetting

your wife. that happened to christian bale at the academy award. >> mostly, my wonderful wife. >> yes, rick perry, joined a club of those who suffer from brain freeze. we use our frontal lobes to sort our mep mories. that part of the brain is sensitive to anxiety. >> if you start to freeze you get more stressed, stress hormones go up higher that shuts down the frontal lobe and disconnects it from the brain and makes it harder to retrieve the memories. >> reporter: which explains how chief justice roberts could flub the oath of office. >> i will execute the office of president to the united states faithfully. >> reporter: or george w. bush could flub this. >> fool me once -- shame on -- shame on you. fool me, can't get fooled again. >> reporter: of all the famous

ep bar r embarrassing cases of brain freeze, the most of all type is -- um, i can't remember. oops. john berman, abc news, new york. >> ha-ha. >> only john can pull at thauf. at least a legitimate scientific excuse. >> if you are going to be president. got to remember things. >> lit bit. storms moving in out west. one bringing showers from san francisco, san diego. the other making for a wet day. spokane, portland. wet rain in new york. frost advisories. >> 55 in atlanta. 51 in new york. 40s from the twin cities to indianapolis. phoenix, 73. sacramento t. 58. >> i love this story. a very big day in argentina. very important competition taking place. >> very. they were warming up for it.

dr dru drumming up pub th-- publicity. >> the winner represents the continent in the world championships of pole dancing. yes it exists. believe it or not. efforts are under way to have pole dancing as a test event in a 2016 summer olympics in rio. >> got to have skills to do that. got to have skills. look at what they're doing. i can't do that. >> the artistic interpretation behind that. we'll be right back with more "world news now." ♪ ♪

as the week comes to an end. let's look back at the stories that made headlines. the tragic events at penn state had everyone talking. >> also the verdict in the conrad murray trial. rick perry he did something funny. i forgot what it was. let's find out in our friday

rewind. >> can you tell us if you had any inappropriate relations with young boys, sir? >> you didn't hear what i said. i have been advised by my attorney, i am following orders. >> she is very proud of her son. he had to stand up to this giant. this football god. >> one thing. thanks. >> he put his hand on my leg. under my skirt. and reached for my genitals. he also grabbed my head and brought it toward his crotch. i said, this isn't what i came here for. mr. cain said, you want a job, right? >> the charges and the accusations are absolutely reject. i absolutely reject. they simply didn't happen. >> i would do away with the education, the -- commerce. and let's see -- i can't. the third one i can't. sorry. oops.

>> we, the jury in the above entitled action find the defend, conrad robert murray guilty. >> do you believe michael jackson would be alive today if it were not for dr. conrad murray? >> yes. absolutely. >> michael jackson is, was, and always will be the king of pop. and it is a shame that dr. murray experimented on our beloved michael jackson. >> yours is the cinderella story. you have come to the ball and you have lasted for eight weeks. however, for me, it's midnight and it's time to go home. >> i know a lot of people think that kim got married just to earn over $17 million from the wedding. but that's not true. she also got married for attention. >> ha-ha. you can't help but laugh at that. you really can't. i mean, $20 million for a wedding. >> "snl" nailed it. >> right on.

right on. coming up unusual behavior for a pet beagle. >> a grooming technique that is dog gone different. that's next.

♪ we own the night ♪ oh yeah ♪ >> beautiful shot of the skyline there. >> yes, yes. >> i understand you, unlike another anchor on the show who will remain nameless -- rob -- actually like animals. the next story speaks to you. >> i love animals, i have three dogs, i love cats. but my dogs don't really have the skill that a beagle from ash vi, north carolina does. john lee of wos, shows us a very sharp canine. >> come here. come on, girl.

>> reporter: she may not stand out in a crowd. but her owner says it's inside where the magic happens. >> it is just little objects that she finds laying around. >> reporter: she hears the grinding every day. switching from one leg to the other. but the certified dog behavior consultant says there is something sophisticated at work. colleagues agree. >> the first case i ever heard of, of a dog using a tool. >> reporter: she believes she is grooming her forelegs with the pebbles. >> we are not sure how she discovered that a small object made a good tool. spat it out. what she does is licks the hair flat. picks up the object and does the other leg. she will do this one more. this time. >> reporter: not flashily but perhaps significant. >> there are no documented cases, legitimate documents cases of a dog using a tool. there are cases in crows, chimps

even octopuses. >> reporter: search youtube you will find chimps implementing tools. she hopes that the canine cognition center will study blossom. >> does tests and studies to see if she may have ska pass fcapac learn tools. >> reporter: as a puppy she was a beagle mix, chasing rabbits not taking on tools. is it possible that she'll teach us something about ourselves. it remans to see if the dog has anything else in her toolbox. but her proud owner says blossom already has a paw up on every other pooch. >> i think it makes us understand that animals have practical capabilities. >> pretty cool. >> see there. >> any of your dogs do that? >> no, i have to take them to the groomers or groom them my selves. i have never seen them do anything like that. >> oh, look. >> very cute. >> i love doggies.

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there's a land of restful sleep. we can help you go there on the wings of lunesta. >> finally, insomniac theater time. in a moment i will preview the bio-pic "j. edgar. ". >> first "immortals" in this one. essentially about iperian, evil king in greece wants to do away with all the gods on mount olympus. played by mickey rourke. a bit of a challenge. a stone mason puts up a fight with the warriors to take down mickey rourke's character. let's listen to some of the clips from this.

>> does he know of my rage? does he know i live to see his blood at the end of my sword. does he know that he butchered my mother. >> now that he sees your face he knows. you wouldn't make it. >> this being kind of characterized clash of titans/300 movie. reviews not necessarily favorable. l.a. times saying i realize making immortals, immortal was way too much to ask. a shade more plausible not to mention pleasurable would have been nice. still big names in it. have to wait and see. >> i think i will go check it out. and j. edgar starting today. leo dicaprio, fascinating performance. j. edgar, federal bureau of investigation head for 48 years. also, the movie is directed by clint eastwood.

and j. edgar's mother, dame judi denyh. covers j. edgar's life from 24 to 77. lot of costume and makeup changes. a lot of people saying that leo its getting oscar buzz. take a listen to this. >> perhaps you are better suited for the police force than the bureau of investigations? >> i have been with the department of bureau seven years, edgar, almost as long as you. >> no, you were with the old bureau seven years and that bureau is now gone, sir. and so are you. >> mixed reviews actually, l.a. times says that it is somber and enigmatic. darkly fascinating. and how could it be otherwise. clint eastwood directing, dicaprio. "wall street journal," doesn't care for it. says it is a bit heavy handed. a bit dark.

doesn't like it so much. >> both sides of the spectrum.

this morning on "world news now" -- stalemate ends. the president has been pushing capitol hill lawmakers to get behind his job creation agenda. and they finally did. >> see who will benefit from the senate's move and why the president's plans moved ahead with some political precision. it's friday, november 11th. and good friday morning, everyone, i'm dan kloeffler in for rob nelson. >> i'm sunny hostin. patting each other on the backs after signing off on plans to help veterans get jobs. lawmakers are going through the president's jobs plan piece by piece. for the most part his plans have hit a political brick wall. >> very symbolic on this

veterans day. also other big headlines this morning coming from penn state where there are new details about the jerry sandusky sex abuse investigation. police on campus there. they're beefing up security. all following a near riot. and before tomorrow's football game. >> later this half-hour, what a lucky day for a lottery player who was sold the wrong kind of ticket but this mistake turned into a huge prize. see why this is our favorite story of the day. >> this is a very good mistake. when mistakes happen. this 'tis the kind you want to happen. >> please let it happen to me. >> exactly. we want to get things started. as the nation honors veterans, lawmakers in the senate reached agreement on helping former servicemen and women to find jobs. >> just a tiny part of the president's far-reaching jobs bill. abc's karen travers joins us from washington with details. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, dan, sunny. the senate has passed some part

of the president's jobs agenda. this as it but as noncontroversial as it gets. tax incentives for businesses to hire veterans. republicans were on board because this wasn't paid for with tax increases on the rich. after a stalemate of nearly a month, the senate finally passed the first piece of president obama's jobs bill. >> on this vote, the yeas are 95, the nays are 0. >> reporter: the measure provides businesses with tax incentives. to hire veterans. the bill provides assistance for job training skills as veterans return from service and transition back to civilian life. >> we need to make efforts to -- help veterans who have been fighting for us, come back to the country and not have to fight for a job. >> reporter: the unemployment rate was 12.1%, well above the national average of 9%. up from 10.6% a year ago. >> it's a national disgrace. >> reporter: senators from both parties were

patting themselves on the back. >> this attempt at bipartisanship has been used to get them over the finish line, represents our best shot at making progress on jobs and the economy. >> participate in veterans day ceremonies having voted for a bill designed to help so many servicemen and women ease their path back to full employment. >> reporter: the president's jobs agenda has hit a partisan brick wall on capitol hill. the senate failed to pass the bill as a whole and two attempts to pass smaller pieces failed. the labor department said yesterday the jobless claims last week dropped to their lowest level in seven months. this could be a sign that businesses are starting to hire again. dan, sunny? >> karen, thank you. fact of the matter is these men and women put their lives on the line and put their lives on hold frankly for a year and some times longer. to come back to an economy not welcoming to someone looking for a job. >> with a 12.1% unemployment rate. it is unbelievable. it is a disgrace. hopeful this one will turn around. >> fingers crossed. >> military service members who

went through unfair foreclosures are getting help. this veterans day. the justice department announce aid deal for military mortgage holders whose homes were illegally foreclosed upon. bang of america will pay $20 million to 160 service members who unfairly lost their homes. each service member can expect at least $116,000 under the settlement. very good news. >> good news. >> good news on this veterans day. the latest in the penn state sex abuse scandal the university says there have been multiple threats against assistant football coach, mike mcqueary. he will not be on the side lines during tomorrow's game. >> he testified to a grand jury that he told former coach joe paterno about an alleged sex assault in the team's locker room. abc's scott goldberg on the penn state campus. good morning, scott. >> reporter: good morning, dan, sunny. penn state very much unsettled university. there is a much larger police presence on the streets and it is going to stay that way through saturday when the lions

host their final home football game of the year. all this as the university and the community gets used to the idea that for the first time in decades. joe paterno is not the head football coach. penn state head football coach tom bradley is the way it sound now. doesn't sound quite right not even to him. it's with mixed emotions and heavy hearts that he is going to go through this. campus board of trustees fired joe paterno, as well as the university president, graham spanier. and immediately afterwards police said 4,000 to 5,000 students poured on to the streets causing chaos, turning over a television truck. the students said their 84-year-old coach, paterno deserved to coach. at least one more game. >> joe-pa should not take the fall for this. save joe-pa! >> reporter: paterno called it one of the great sorrows of my life. >> thanks. >> pennsylvania governor said he is disappointed in the coach and the school's president. he said when it comes to the

safety of our children there can be no margin for error, no hesitation. the governor said students responsible for damage around campus are knuckleheads. he says he believes in their right to express their opinions but they do not have a right to violence. dan, sunny. thank you. now this investigation is actually starting up in san antonio, texas. where they had played a game in the late 90s there. and there are allegations that maybe there might have been some sex abuse there when, when sandusky was at his last game, one of his last games. >> we see the investigation spreading. jurisdictionally, unbelievable. i was wondering when mcqueary would get put under the microscope. he saw the little boy being sexually assaulted in the shower. he did report it to coach paterno. nothing happened. now people are are saying he didn't do enough. though he reported it to the coach. he didn't report tight police. >> the chain of events happening so rapidly in this case. later on "good morning america"

an exclusive interview with the mother of the alleged victim who made this sex abuse scandal public. you don't want to miss this, later this morning coming up on "good morning america." >> turning now, the powerboat racing competition in key west will continue today with heavy hearts. that is because two racers were killed wednesday when their 46-foot boat went airborne, it crashed during a race, the two men were rescued from the boat. taken to the hospital. but they did later die from their injuries. they are now the first, first deaths at the key west event since 1995. >> there was also a deadly chopper crash in hawaii. pilot and four tourists killed when their helicopter crashed into a mountainside on the island of molokai. narrowly missing an elementary school. passengers from u.s. and canada on a 45-minute sightseeing tour when the chopper went down the two of them were newlyweds. texas drivers will not be able to display the controversial symbol of the confederacy at least not on their license plates.

a state motor vehicle board has voted against this. a proposal to offer license plates with the confederate flag on it. the unanimous rejection after hours of emotional testimony. governor rick perry opposed the idea. the group plans to fight the decision with a lawsuit. president obama will spend part of veterans day in san diego at carrier classic. they're all set up for it on the flight deck of the aircraft "u.s.s. carl vincent" most of the 7,000 seats will be filled by military members and watch the nation's top college team, north carolina/michigan state. seems the weather is going to cooperate. >> not that we will root for michigan state or anything, but maybe. yeah, no cheering from the press

box. this is pretty unusual for a veterans day, falling on 11/11/11. in ohio they actually sold out of the pick four lottery tickets with numbers 11/11. seems players are betting all the ones going to bring them some good luck. at least pick three version with numbers 1/1/1 available in the two ohio drawings. >> friday forecast -- wet day along much of the pacific coast. showers, san diego to san francisco. cooler light rain in seattle. spokane, portland. chilly along the gulf coast. blustery in the northeast. >> 50s from boston to atlanta. 75, miami. shy of 70 in dallas. 58, kansas city. 47, chicago. phoenix, 73. colorado springs, 64. salt lake city coming in at 50 today. well a girl's dream come true. and they were making them happen free of charge in austin, texas. >> this is a great story. bridal shop there giving away 30 wedding dress for free. the greatest part about this though -- they all went to

future brides whose fiances are serving in the military, military overseas. >> the dresses are beautiful. part of a nationwide effort -- bride across america. let's face it for couples who sacrifice so much the least they can be offered. what a great gesture on veterans day. i love weddings. i could be a professional wedding crasher. >> you were complaining two seconds ago about being asked to be a bridesmaid. >> i like weddings. they make you wear the ugly dresses. cut them up. make table napkins. >> i have so many. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." with more "world news now." ♪ which dress you wear now please say a little prayer ♪ we know a place where tossing and turning

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time to check in with the folks at yahoo! headquarters to see what trends were burning up the search engines this week. >> joining us with a look at hot topics that spread from hollywood to happy valley, yahoo! web life editor heather cabot. good morning to you. >> good morning, the firing of penn state coach joe paterno set off riots on campus. and made waves on line. yahoo! users stayed on the top of the story as the federal government launched an investigation into whether the university mishandled allegations of sexual abuse by a former assistant coach. once again this week, all kind of celebrity news kept the web buzzing. the sudden death of heavy d and reaction of friend, mariah carey, spurs lookups for how he died, his albums and biography. searches for the hip-hop legend, jumped 873% as it revealed he was suffering from flu like symptoms and visited the doctor the day before.

hollywood producer bruce ratner's resignation from the academy awards, intrigued yahoo! users. one day after apologizing for using a gay slur, ratner stepped down from the production and searches soared more than 6,000%. more men than women are following the story, and top states looking for information about ratner, minnesota, oklahoma, nevada. the baby drama swirling around teen pop star justin bieber climbs, queries for bieber paternity shoots by 12,000%. the beebe fend off rumors. the verdict in the trial of dr. conrad murray, michael jackson's personal physician renewed lots of nostalgia for the singer. as murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. fans flocked to the webs to look for jackson songs, videos and info on his children and family. and m.j.'s appeal stretches

across generations, 25% of lookups from kids under 17. a swell of patriot uk pride this week from election day, gop events. veterans day today. americans want to honor their country. search for veterans day poems are up 16%. and queries for activities and history of the federal holiday are off the charts. have a great weekend. back to you. >> thank you, heather. >> we are incredibly patriotic. very thankful for the efforts of the men and women serving in the military. can't appreciate and thank them enough. >> no, no. they keep us safe. >> they make the country wonderful. >> make such sacrifices. >> so. >> absolutely. we thank them, very, very much. coming up. rick perry looking for a couple laughs after sort of a big embarrassment. >> who stepped up to rescue the oscars? get the scoop in "the skinny" coming up next. coming up next.

♪ skinny ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny i love the music. >> you are getting into it. i saw you downloading that on your ipod earlier.

>> absolutely. >> it is time for "the skinny." and texas governor rick perry these are his words. he stepped in it. he repeated that numerous times. >> he sure did. >> numerous times. did a little damage control yesterday. he went on david letterman's show to poke a little fun at himself. take a look. >> actually there were three reasons i messed up last night. one, was, the nerves. and two was the headache. and three -- um -- um -- oops. >> number one rick perry excuse? >> i just learned justin bieber is my father. >> i love that. >> that's going to do it right there. the bieber fever will take over. this is what he was talking about, the three government

agencies he was cut, fumbling over to find energy. education, commerce, after a second time couldn't recall energy. trying to make fun. >> that's good he is trying to make fun of himself. you have to do that. better to laugh with them and not at him. >> we were laughing at him, any way. let's talk about who is going to host the oscars. >> getting a lot of buzz. >> eddie murphy left. brett ratner left. i had my pick, i wanted jimmy falon. i love jimmy falon. but billy crystal. billy crystal replacing eddie murphy as host of the academy awards. ending the backstage drama. this will be his ninth time at the helm. ninth time. he last hosted in 2004. really he is sort of the yardstick for everyone. right? >> tried and true right there. tried and true. have to wait and see how that one is going to play out. ashton kucher hugely popular

with twitter fans. taking a bit of a break from tweeting. because when the penn state sex abuse scandal started to break. he tweeted out as one of his first tweets when joe paterno was fired the he said how do you fire joe pa. hash tag insult, hash tag, no class. as a hawk eye fan i find it in poor taste. in response to that he did a follow-up tweet. he said, heard joe was fired. fully recant previous tweet. following that his tweets went out as of immediately i will stop tweeting until i find a way to manage this feed. i feel awful. won't happen again. as an advocate, and against child sexual exploitation, i couldn't be more remorseful. all involved in the penn state case. >> lot of back pedaling. doesn't make sense to me? >> that's the thing. you have knee-jerk reaction. you can tweet quickly reich that. you want the full story. >> don't tweet and run. anyway. justin bieber auctions a boa constrictor for charity. remember you see him with the small boa constrictor. now, that's, i don't know how big that is.

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>> i play the lotto. >> got to be in it to win it. a louisiana man learned that if you don't think you have a ticket check again. could make a million dollar difference. and we are introduced to the excited winner. >> i woke up sunday morning, i -- yes, yes, yes! >> because a cashier sold him a power play ticket and instead of the powerball ticket he asked for. >> she is a big part of this. and, when i get my business taken care of. i will go over there and cut her a check. >> thibodaux's son was the first to hit him with the news. he said, you won $200,000, five times. $1 million. yes, yes, yes! it was great. we enjoyed it. >> after taxes the 70-year-old will walk away with $700,000. his wife brenda still can't

believe it is real. >> unbelievable. my mind is still not taking it in. i am here. i'm seeing everybody here. it's like i'm dreaming. but it is going to eventually sink in. >> i love you to death. i bet you do. >> you see. that's how you are supposed to act when you win the lotto. be excited like that. >> they are. look. and now they have recommitment on their marriage. >> right. >> sure. >> my problem i play when it is really big. >> you are one of those? >> i am one of those. i'm going to play like he plays. i will take $1 million. >> make sure you have the right ticket. look at that. what did we win? $11.11. i know it's 11/11. okay. >> we can split that. >> a cup of coffee by new york standard. that's news for this half-hour. don't miss our updates at facebook, wnnfans.com.

making news on this veterans day, a family's pain. >> several new developments in the scandal at penn state. for the first time an alleged victim's mother shares her son's story. it's an abc exclusive. day after his debate, debacle, rick perry's blitz takes him to late night where he makes himself the punch line. and gabby speaks. new video of the congresswoman and her husband, and for the first time we're hearing the sound of her voice. good morning. i'm sunny hostin. >> and i'm dan kloeffler.

lotz of new developments in the penn state sex scandal this friday morning. >> security hass stepped up ahed of tomorrow's game. >> officials say there have been multiple threats against an assistant coach who says he witnessed the abuse. >> and for your the first time we're hearing from one of the victi victims. >> reporter: we're hearing from the mom of one of the alleged child victims set to aerollater this morning. the mother of one of the boys allegedly victimized by former penn state football coach jerry sandusky speaks out for the first time. the mother's voice has been altered to protect her privacy. >> i had said, you know, maybe we should have said something earlier, you should have told me. he was like, well, i didn't know what to do. i didn't know what to do, and you just can't tell him now.

>> he felt stuck, he was just a little kid. >> yeah. >> reporter: this woman's son is one of eight little children sandusky has been charged with molesting over a 15-year period. the scandal has rocked penn state. joe paterno was removed by the school's board of truss stees. penn state's school body trustees have asked students to remain calm. >> we must support each other, believe in each other, and stand united during this trying time. >> the governor of pennsylvania says penn state did the right thing by removing paterno and the university's president. >> when it comes to the safety of children, there can be no margin for error, no hesitation to act. >> assistant coach mike mcqueary who witnessed sandusky abusing a 10-year-old will not be on the sidelines. after receiving multiple threats the university decided he should not coach.

>> there were already signs that this stained coach paterno's legacy, right? >> that's right. pennsylvania's two senators, one a democrat and one a republican decided to withdraw their nomination for paterno to receive the presidential medal of freedom. >> thank you. stay with us for "good morning america" for our exclusive interview with the mother of one of the boys in the penn state sex scandal. switching gears now, rick perry still in damage control mode this morning. he poked a little fun at himself last night on the david letterman show after the cringeworthy debate performance. he read the top ten rick perry excuses for being unable to remember the three federal agencies he's eliminate. >> i i had a 5-hour energy drink before the debate. i wanted to help take the heat

off my buddy herman cain. >> that was, of course, some of the things rick perry said tonight. despite the major gaffe, rick perry said he is not dropping out of the race. and that is gop candidate michele bachmann keeping her cool as anti-wall street protesters interrupted her speech on a warship in south carolina. police had to escort bachmann from the stage. when she returned to the podium she said, don't you just love the first amendment. and a developing story now from hawaii. five bodies have been recovered after a fiery chopper crash. the pilot and four tourists were killed when the sight-seeing helicopter slammed into a mountain side on the rural i lad omol island of molokai. the aircraft involved in the

crash was less than a year old. the passengers including two newlyweds were from the u.s. and canada. today marking the first birthday of little lisa irwin who was last seen at her family's house in kansas city back on october 4th. police there now are admitting that they've run out of places to look for her, but they say the investigation into her disappearance continues behind the scenes. lisa's two brothers spoke to the investigators about the case for the first time yesterday. well, imagine getting a text from your child saying i think our bus driver is drunk. that's what happened earlier this week in suburban philadelphia when 25 students called and texted their parents. police arrested the driver at another school trying to pick up more students. they say her blood alcohol level was five times the legal limit for operating a commercial vehicle. and this morning we're seeing the first images of the moment wednesday's earthquake struck in eastern turkey.

cameras capture the shaking followed by big plumes of dust from several buildings collapsing. the death toll from the magnitude 5.7 quake is up to at least 13. one of the victims was a relief worker from japan who came to assist after last month's more powerful quake. president obama's marking this veterans day with a trip across the potomac from washington to arlington national cemetery. that's where he'll lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. he'll make remarks and then it's off to san diego and that's where mr. obama will speak before the carrier classic. it's the first-ever college basketball game played on the flight deck and in this case it's the "uss carl vinson." you can see that tonight on espn at 7:00 eastern time. well, that big game should be over before rain moves into the san diego area this evening. as for the rest of the weather

around the nation, showers also hit los angeles in the evening and san francisco early in the day. light rain around seattle, spokane, and portland. showering in western new york, cool from the great lakes to the gulf coast with morning frost and freeze advisories from mississippi to florida. and speaking of florida, 75 in miami, 50s from atlanta to boston and just shy of 70 in dallas. 57 in omaha, 47 in chicago. phoenix getting up to 73, and it is 50 in salt lake city. and get this, coming up, big changes at starbucks. imagine a store where you can't buy coffee. >> seems a little unusual. and then new developments in the kidnapping of a major baseball player. and later in the poll, a story we can't believe. a family who left their pet buffalo in the living room.

the two european countries at the center of the debt crisis are both turning to financial experts to be their new leaders and both are american-educated. greece gets a new prime minister today, lucas papademos, former vice president of the central european bank. and the economist is the favored to head the government. and now time for a check of market activity starting overseas. tokyo's nikkei average picked up 14 points today. hong kong's hang seng added 173. in london the ftse opened lower

and on wall street the dow opened and the nasdaq gained 3.5. many companies have special services and deals for veterans. none better than this. the justice department has reached a deal with bank of america over illegal forecloses. the bank will pay $23 million to 160 service members whose homes were seized. that works out to $116,000 for each of the military members. and your thanksgiving dinner will cost more. the increase is 13%. the biggest gobbler of your money, the turkey itself up 22%. but everything is up still this year. the american federal farm bureau federation says you can feed ten people for less than $5 each. starbucks is moving beyond coffee into juice. it's purchased evolution fresh juice company and plans to open the juice bars next year.

there's no word whether they'll carry the starbucks name. eventually starbucks hopes to move into other health food. >> and get ready for ooh a sweeter version of bud light. they plan to launch it next year. it should be on the shelves next january. anheuser-busch is targeting, quote, upscale light beer drinkers. i don't know. sweet beer, that doesn't sound too appealing to me. we'll have to wait and see. coming up on this friday morning, diane sawyer talks to gabrielle giffords ads we hear her voice for the first time since she was shot. then one very bad day for an oregon police officer. keurig has a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from.

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police near portland,

oregon, have released this dash cam video showing a terrifying crash. a squad car racing to a call slams into another car before careening into a house. luckily no one was seriously injured. the police department says the driver is to blame for not yielding to the officer. while staying on the road y roadways, a look at the road conditions. rain making way for slick drives in oregon, and washington state. on i-80 into sacramento, a little damp as well. and if you erie flying weather-related airport delays are possible in a couple of cities, san francisco and los angeles. friday morning right there. >> yes. we are hearing gabrielle giffords speaking with a clear voice for the first time since she was shot ten months ago. >> it's part of a remarkable interview giffords and her husband did with abc's diane sawyer. >> to be able to stand up and

just say it like it is. >> there she is, vibrant and spirited. someone called congresswoman gabrielle giffords the most positive person in congress. seconds after these pictures were taken january 8th a man pointed a glock at her head and three feet away pulled the trigger. >> we are following the developing story of a shooting at a grocery store. >> reporter: through all these months we knew her husband astronaut mark kellies with there holding her happened in the hospital. what we didn't know is that there would be hours of videotape of an astounding determined journey. gabby giffords, fighting her way one breath, one word, one hard-fought step at a time. there would be music for incredible breakthroughs ♪ gee it's great to see her

looking ♪ >> reporter: and moments of despair. on monday night, the woman who went from this to this. so much distance traveled, unafraid of the distance to come. how do you feel? >> pretty good. >> is it painful? is is hard? >> gabrielle giffords, mark kelly, a chance to ask our question questions. does she think she'll run for congress again and what does she think of bullet, the shot. and so many others who were wounded and died. ten months later, a first conversation and something we believe might change the way you think about your life. >> wow. you can hear more from congresswoman gabrielle giffords. join our special one-hour event on monday night, 10:00 eastern, 9:00 central. there's growing concern about the fate of washington

nationals' catcher wilson. he hasn't been heard from since and those responsible have yet to make any ransom demands. police have found the kidnappers' abandoned vehicle and they say their top investigators are on the case. the nba players' union is considering an offer from the league and it's one owners hope ends the lockout. that offer presented here in new york after 11 hours of bargaining between the sides. the first reaction of the proposal from union leaders, not all that positive. week ten of the nfl investigate off to an early start. we've got the highlights now from espn news. >> i'm lindsay czarniak, this is your espn news update. it was the raiders and the chargers. philip rivers trying to make something happen. second quarter of the play action. carson palmer steps up and look at this. moore over the middle for a

33-yard touchdown, so oakland went up, 17-3. third quarter, same score. rivers threw it to the end zone. he said, buddy, i can do one better. take another look at this. brown outjumping two raiders defenders to make that catch and the raiders trail, 17-10. carson palmer connecting with moore again. another scoring strike, and the raiders lead, 24-10. fourth quarter, chargers down, 24-17. rivers going deep for vincent jackson. this is what's happened so often to philip rivers, picked off in the end zone. rivers, furious, oakland takes over. the chargers regain possession. 14 seconds to go. rivers tackled. the referees huddle. they rule it a sack. after the ruling was caught, begins to run and with that clock winding down, rivers gets the guys together, gets the snap

off with one second left, but he is sacked again. this time by tommy kelly. the raiders get the win, 24-17. that's your espn news update. i'm lindsay czarniak. and britain's royal newlyweds will have to learn to live apart, if only for a few weeks. prince william is being sent to the falk land islands next year with the air force. kate will stay in britain. coming up next, the pulse. why lots of people are planning to get married today, this day specifically. and a buffalo? riding shotgun? one family's extreme pet. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents: the cold truth.

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11th. >> that's right. 11/11/11. and those seem to be lucky numbers for the thousands of couples who are getting married today in las vegas. it's been so busy at the marriage bureau that they had to add staff. >> and now in ohio the state's pick four lottery sold out. you can't buy any more pick fours of 1, 1, 1, 1. we're told the pick 3 version using 1, 1, 1, that's still available. now, to a home where the buffalo roam, literally. a canadian man, the proud owner of one of the largest house petting in the world. >> yes. take a look at 3-year-old bailey jr., a beloved 1,800-pound buffalo that lives with jim. one of his favorite pastimes, lounging in the living room watching tv and he loves taking a little spin in the family car. >> he spends much of his day with bailey jr. we have to go there.

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great wakeup song as well. it could be said that presidential candidate rick perry has had better weeks than this. >> but his brain freeze has been turned into comedy gold. take a look. it was a very, very odd moment, and in case you missed it, here it was. >> it's three agencies of government when i get there that are gone. commerce, education, and -- what's the third one. let me see. commerce, education, and the -- the third agency of government i would do away with education, the -- let's see. i can't. i can't. >> oops! oops! oops! oops! thank you, jesus. oops! that is not the four-letter word i would have gone with.

oops! like it's a juice box. oops. oh, my god. my chance to be president of the united states, oops. >> now, perry should have just covered the way you do when you forget someone's name at a party. the three departments i want to do away with is commerce, education, and, gee, the big guy over here. >> it's nice that the guy running for president is groping for words, you know what i mean. >> it's something that makes rick perry look human. it's something that mitt romney would die for. i'm sorry. power down. you try concentrating with mitt romney smiling at you, that is one handsome dude. and the number one rick perry excuse. >> i just learned justin bieber is my father. >> oh, my gosh.