making news this morning -- another lone wolf. >> that's what authorities are calling an american citizen now plotting to bomb sites in new york city. it's the type of terror experts fear most. failure. that so-called congressional supercommittee say this case have no debt deal, on the same day that the first lady is booed by nascar fans. and tv royalty is set to return to the air waves. as a real royal lets loose in sin city. good morning, i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm sunny hostin. it's a scenario that security

experts warn about. someone acting alone, plotting a terror attack. >> this morning, a dominican-born u.s. citizen was doing just that. he's accused of making bombs right in his own bedroom. that's what could have happened, according to new york city police. duplicating a device they say was being made by this man, 27-year-old jose pimintel. >> he was a so-called lone wolf, motivated by his own resentment of the positioning of american troops in iran and afghanistan. >> they've been tracking him for two years. but moved quickly over the week end to arrest him was a he was ready to carry out his plan. >> we think that an event that really set him off was the elimination of anwar al a awlak.

that happened this year. >> they said he spent time on radical websites. his alleged targets, government workers, rurning troops, and elected official. >> he made some of his like-mindened friends nervous by his extremism. >> his lawyer said his client has a public downloon poe file. >> he was not part of a larger conspiracy emanating from abroad. >> he lived with family members who said he always kept his bad ro bedroom door shut. congressional law makers heading home for thanksgiving can expect more anger going their way. the so called supercommittee now

admits it failed. tahman bradley joins us this morning with more.orning, tahma. >> good morning, sunny. later today we expect to hear from the cochairs of that congressional supercommittee. we expect to hear that that committee has failed in its mission. >> obviously, nobody wants to quit until the stroke of midnight. >> reporter: the stroke of midnight came and went with no deal. later today, a supercommittee is poised to admit failure. >> it wasn't so much a failure as it was a failure to seize an opportunity. >> reporter: they were tasked with cutting $1.2 billion in costs. the country's debt will continue to grow. the washington blame game began

in earnest over the weekend. >> we have to have on the table the revenue. that is the sticking point today. >> reporter: another breakdown by law make ners washington that has many americans saying they have enough. we found that out an tell washington cameras. >> don't go home before you get a deal done. or else go home and don't come back. >> wake pup you work for us. you don't work for yourself. >> we seem to want to be right rather than come up with a solution. >> reporter: market analysts don't expect a huge selloff on wall street. >> because wall street has such low expectations, there hasn't been any real thought that they would get a deal done. >> reporter: president obama, who stayed out of the negotiations echoed american's feelings, saying congress needs to do its job. sunny? first lady michelle obama's

office is downplaying the reception she received at the final nascar event of the season. it certainly sounds like there were some boos in this. >> as they deliver the most famous words in motor sports. >> gentlemen, start your engines. >> it does sound like some boos in the moment. the white house says it is a chaotic event, they're not sure what the boos may have been for. some fans may have been upset at having been moved from their seats to accommodate the official party. the u.s. and allies are rolling out new sanctions today. they'll target iran's nuclear sector. they'll plug holes that have allowed iran to work around existing sanctions. the iranians say their nuclear

program is for peaceful purposes. this is the thirty day of protests here in egypt. the mill care rulers are being demanded to transfer power to a new government. 13 protesters have been killed since sad. a yale graduate in part of a crash on saturday is blaming the vehicle. 30-year-old nancy berry was struck and killed in the parking lot. two other women were injured as well. brandon ross was carrying beer kegs in that truck but he passed a sobriety test. tragedy at the philadelphia marathon. two runners collapsed and died of heart attacks. one was a 21-year-old dean's list student and the other was a 40-year-old man. both collapsed near or at the finish line.

for merely a week there was a cold snap. cold, even for alaska. >> better than. 35 below? my goodness. time for the weather. up to a foot of snow in the cascades and northernkies. the rain and the snow. hail and tornadoes from west texas to little rock. thunderstorms around nashville and sint nayty. >> 48 in boston. 73 in atlanta. mostly 40s from kansas city to detroit. a wet 46 in seattle. 67 in phoenix. and when we get back this morning, more weather news coming up. damaging rains in california overnight. that video now just coming in. and the outrage from this scene. campus police using pepper spray on students. and why the experts say to

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there is disappointment in the financial sector this morning. members of the so called supercommittee in congress say they are deadlocked. they will not meet this week's deadline. that enforce the thoughts of a highly ineffective government. tokyo's nikkei average fell 27

points today. hong kong's hang seng was off 265. and in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, the dow lost 358 point last week. the nasdaq index fell 106 points last week. though gas prices are higher this year than any other thanksgiving, they're coming down. the average cost of self-serve regular is $3.36. tlths less demand now because it gets dark earlier. erks perts are saying take it pretty easy on this friday. some people, of course, are going to great lengths to be the first in the stores. there may be no need. last year, many of the most popular electronics items were cheaper in the two weeks after black friday. also, let your fingers do the walking. nearly all of the stores will

use social media, as well as websites, to tell shoppers about bargains. and the latest "twilight" saga took a bite out of the box office this weekend. it did half of the weekend business on friday, the opening day, to stake out first lace. overall, it grossed a heart-stopping $139 million. "happy feet 2" was second. "immortals" was third. >> you're a twi-hard. >> i am. >> you didn't see it, though. >> i didn't. this week. it was a big weekend for the music sfri. coming up, the most talked about performances. and the video gnat caused instant outrage and may now cost some people their jobs.

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take a look at this. a los angeles roadway is literally crumbling after a week of downpours. the shattered stretch in the san pedro area has been slowly sliding toward the ocean for months. weekend rain fall caused big chunks of it to fall into the pacific. the road was closed so nobody was hurt. rain drenches i-20 from gals to shreveport. flooding meanwhile in parts of i-40 from little rock to memphis. wet on i-64 to west virginia. i-95 in the northeast. slick out west on parts of i-5 and 84 and 90. if you're flying, airport delays are possible the dallas and memphis. now to the video that has

outraged people. >> the officers involved have been sanctions. a full-scale investigation is under way. abc's bazi kanani reports. >> reporter: if the point of a protest was to draw attention. this was drew outrage. >> it felt like my face was peeling off. >> reporter: they sprayed pepper spray directly into the faces of student zblps i received a direct shot of pepper spray down my throat. i spent the next hour dry-heaving and vomiting. >> reporter: 11 students were treated for minor injuries. campus police defended the police. >> it was for the safety. so we could leave. >> reporter: two of the officers were placed on leave. the school's chancellor has ordered an up vest gags.

>> i personally feel bad about what happened to the students. the whole incident. >> reporter: just how far can police go? >> you spray pepper spray to keep the people from being able to mount an attack. >> reporter: many reacting to the video say it was too strong a punishment for this act of civil disobedience. police have been criticized here in new york, as well. police can use it now when someone is resisting arrest or when someone is proe pekting themselves. volunteers and police are searching for a missing corral florida mom who disappeared last week. she disappeared shortly after her appearance on "the people's court." friends say theyed that a

violent past but don't think he's involved. an autopsy is planned for a university of arkansas football player who unexpectedly died on campus. paramedding is say he died less than an hour after going into cardiac arrest. he had no previously known medical conditions. a vigil will be held later today. now some race highlights, those, and some football from smen news. good morning. i'm todd grisham. this is your espn news update. what race it was on sunday. carl edwards and tony stewart squaring off for the final race of the season. the winner would capture the points championship. 37 laps to go. stewart stays low and takes the lead. that would pretty much do it. carl could not catch tony on the final laps. so tony stewart, his number 14 office depot chevrolet wins the

race and captures his third points championship. you gotta get all the sponsors in there. how about some football. are you ready? bucs and packers. green bay in the red zone. they give it to a defender. b.j. he'll take it. the big fella gives them a 7-0 lead. legarrette blount. look at him go. blowing through everybody. they won't stop him. legarrette, gone. he had 107 yards on the day. half of them on that run alone. watch him again. you gotta try and tackle better than that. like battering ram. fourth quarter, packers up by two. the bux came to play. green bay hadn't lost a game all season long. aaron rodgersrodgers. green bay wins it, 35-26.

for all your highlights and for the latest news updates, check out espn news. my name is todd grisham, please have a good day. the winning streak roll on for taylor swift. she picked up all three american muse ek awards she was nominated for, including artist of the year. >> she had a big year. also, nicki minaj opened the show with a big song. j. lo won the ama for favorite latin artist. she heated up the stage in this barely there get up that i certainly didn't mind. >> it was holiday cheer from a futuristic justin bieber. >> it looked like michael jackson captain eo. upnext, "the pulse." details on prince harry's week nebd las vegas. and six months after ending

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"oprah's next chapter" will feature her interviews celebrities on their own turf. if anyone can do it, she can. and it was mila kunis's turn this weekend to attend a ball with her military date. they went to the marine corps ball in north carolina. >> back in july, sergeant scott asked her to be his date. their evening owl comes days after justin timberlake excourt mas reen to her formal affair. it seems inevitable that prince harry would end up in vegas. he was spotted dancing at a sin city nightclub over the week end. >> sources tell "people" magazine he dropped about $300 at the gaming table and was most impressed by the free drinks. >> we all love the free drinks

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trophy? the countdown begins tonight on "dancing with the stars." >> sandy kenyon goes behind the scenes are the three final couples. . >> reporter: day of rest for most is a day of dancing for the lucky collie contestants still left this the competition. each one has a real chance to win. >> i'm nervous. it's a lot. it's a lot. it's in one hour. two big routines. and then two the following day. i just -- i want to do my best. i want to go out with a bang. >> reporter: ricki lake earned a perfect score last week for her samba. fan favorite this season is iraqi war veteran turned actor j.r. martinez who twisted his ankle before the semifinals. he remains a contender after earning two perfect scores on the same night a couple of weeks ago. >> i couldn't perform to what i thought we could have delivered.

>> reporter: rob kardashian has leapt from the middle of the pack to number two in the semifinals. >> i try to stay calm and have fun with the entire competition every dance. makes me feel more relaxed. >> reporter: soccer star hope solo and her partner, maksim chmerkovskiy, the guy they call mad max who argued openly with judges couldn't resist final opinions. telling "the new york post" if j. doesn't win, there is something fund mentally wrong with america. may be, but j.r., ricki, and rorob are in it to win it. stay tuned to "good morning america" for a complete preview of the final round. >> tonight at 8:00. we'll see who wins. >> we'll see. that's what's making news in