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fans after his big announcement. and we say hello to you everyone, on this monday. good morning to you. we begin with the search for answers following the deadly shooting rampage at a planned parenthood in colorado springs. >> three lives were cut short. a police officer who responded to the attack. a mother of two. and an iraq war veteran. both accompanying friends to the clinic. >> accused shooter robert dear is described by neighbors as a loner. he's being held without bond, scheduled to face a judge today. we're going to get the latest from megan hughes. >> reporter: while investigators process if snowy scene outside the colorado springs planned parenthood clinic, the victims' families process the lives lost. 29-year-old ke'arre stewart was an iraq war vet. >> he warned him. >> reporter: his brother says stewart took a phone call outside the clinic and was among the first to be hit. rurunning bk to tell others to take cover.
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he has some qutions for the gunman. >> why? he didn't even know him. he said nono more bo parts. my broth wasn't pro-abortion. my brother wasn't participating in abortion. >> reporter: 36-year-o jennifer markovsky was a mother of two. the third victim, 44-year-old police officer garrett swasey, was also a pastor at his church. >> he would have gone into the clinic to o serve the people because their lives mattered. >> reporter: during the five-hour siege at the planned parenthood clinic, people scrambled for their lives as a gunman took aim at police and everyone else. he's got the ak. >> reporter: the alleged gunman 57-year-old robert dear, made rambling, hostile comments about planned parenthood. dear was on the minds of many during candlelight vigils and prayer circles throughout colorado this weekend. >> we forgive him. we can't not. garrett's forgiven him.
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news, washington. breering noefr night, a terrifying moment aboard a b bus pack with college studes losing control on a virginia road. >> more than 30 people were injured last night when the charteter bus flped over on a mp and landed on its side. the students were returning to school from thanksgiving break to virginia tech, the university of virginia, and radford university. >> i just dropped them off at vcu. they're headed back to radford tonight to go back to school. and d i was ony way home. my daughter called and said the bus flipped over. >> a call no parent wants. one person was seriously hurt. the others suffered minor injuries. the bus driver was charged with reckless driving. breaking news from overseas. specifically afghastan. where the state dertment has warned of an imminent attack in kabul. u.s. citizens are told to be extremely cautious if they move around t that city no further details were gigiven regarding the targets, the
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timing, or perhaps a method of security is of serious concern in paris, as well. where diplomats from nearly 200 countries are gathering for a global clilimate chae conference. president owe bah many arrived after midnight in morning, going immediately to the bataclan concert hall to pay his respects after the terror attacks that took 130 lives. this morning, a one-on-one meeting with china's president. the u.s. and china are the world's top two carbon emitters. president obama has staked his legacy on forging a global response to climate change. abc's jonathan karl is in paris with the latest. >> reporter: the world leaders are here in paris to discuss climate change. there's no question that the thre of terrorism and isis specifically is overshadowing much of what is happening here moay night when president obama sits down for a one-on-one dinner with president hollande. they'll talk about ways to get a mo energetic, more aggressive approach to dealing with the
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isis threat. jonathan karl, abc news, paris. >> president spending two days in p paris. jonathan karl, thank you. back here now, a new storm is moving into the plains today. promising a heavy, wet snowfall. that threatens to bring down power lines just as fierce as a holiday weekend storm did in oklahoma. icy rain and flash floods have left more than 100,000 people in the dark. the governor declaring a state of emergency. heavy snow fell on the field at denver's mile high stadium. as the broncos took on the patriots. both teams slipping and sliding all over that field. and d look at e radar right now. it shows the new storm system moving across the middle of the country. accuweather meteorologist cam tranith the forecast. good morning, cam. >> good morning, aditi and kendis. this winter storm system will make it a slippery commute across the plains states. an icy mix will fall in iowa and nebraska. while the rest of the area will see mainly snow. the bulk of the snowfall will be falling late tonight, into tuesday.
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as this system shifts on off to the north and east. minneapolis could see upwards of eit inches of snow into tuesday night. and omaha, upwards four inches. it was pretty damp across north texas over the weekend. they'll start to dry out today as the frontal system shifts off to the east. the bulk of the rainfall will be moving across the tennessee valley. we'll see some of the heaviest rainfall. we're looking at spotty showers along the gulf coast as well. aditi and kendis, back to you. let's check the political climate now as well. donald trump has canceled a news conference with black ministers but still plans to meet with the group in new yk city today. he was initially expected to nounce an endorsement from 100 african-american pastors and religious leaders. but some of those leaders say it's just a meeting, not an endorsement. while others have turned down trump's invitation. pope francis is wrapping up his visit to africa with a stop in one of the e continens most daerous places, central rican republic. the pope visiting a mosque this
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under heavy security. he urged factions to lay down their weapons and arm themselves with peace and forgiveness instead. reaction pouring in overnight to word that kobe bryant is retiring from basketball after this season. bryant will leave the game as its number three career scorer. with at least 17 all-star appearanances and least 2 olympic gold medals. in a news conference after last night's loss, kobe says he knows it's time to leave the game. it. i really do. i feel at peace with it. what's to come. honestly. the amount of respect i have for the fans on the road. to show mutual appreciation and respect for each other, to me, is enough. but i really can't tha the fans enough. >> the 37-year-old has struggled with injuries for the past three seasons. the lakers. >> amazing it's been 20 years. >> i can't.
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>> mm-hmm. well, still ahead. our first look at amazon's drone possibly being used for deliverieses. and security breach. protesters scaling the roof, taunting police with how easy this was to pull ts off.
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rescued from a drain. the university of chicago's main campus is closed today because of a security threat. school administrators say they got word from the fbi that someone online threatened gun violence against the school.
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mentioned the campus quad at 10:00 a.m. the police presence on campus has been stepped up. students living in dorms were told to stay inside. the number of people shopping this cybermonday is expected to drop this year. 121 million people are expected to logon for a good deal. that's down from 126 million from last year. the likely reason? behind all of this? online retailers rolled out the deals much earlier this year. work productivity will probably drop, as well, today. 95% of workers are expected to check out the deals during work hours. amazon is showing off its latest prototype of drones designed to deliver packages in under 30 minutes. the drones canan carry packages weighing uto five pounds. theyly under 400 feet. they're equipped with technology to dodge obstacles. amazon says the drone service will launch once they get approval. >> amazing. let's talklk movies s w. at the box office this weekend -- "hunger games" still eating up ticket sales.
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katniss and her exploits in "mockingjay part 2" holding on to the top spot for the second week in a row. the movie earning more than $51 millioion. "the good dinosaur" in secd place on its debut. and the rocky remake, "creed" third on its open. okay, so "the 12 days of christmas" items will cost just about the same as last year. the price of ten lords a leaping increased 3% over last year. 9 of the other 12 gifts listed in the carol "the 12 days of christmas" stayed the same. so the total this year is just over $34,000. about 0.6% more. who doesn't needen lords a leaping? >> i mean, i don't know. >> it's on everyone's list. >> of course. when we come back, close call. people at an apartment complex hospitalized because of carbon monoxide. where investigators say the leak came from. and a wild comeback. give lg tom brady his first loss
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to mississippi and tennessee. heavy snow in nebraska and minnesota. and a few showers on the west coast. if you're flying, airport delays are possible in minneapolis, kansas city, chicago, and memphis. a carbon monide leak at a houston apartment building sent a dozen people to the hospital over the weekend. >> terrifying moments. the fire department was called after a tenant got sick and passed out. when crews got there, they realized it was going to be a lot more serious than they first thought. >> i knew something serious had happened. but i wasn't sure what. >> if i would have passed out as well, that we would both be dead right now. >> the building was evacuated. the source of the carbon monoxide appears to be a gas leak in the boiler room and the laundry connnnected tohe building. overseas, a security breach at buckingham palace after two protesters climbed on to the roof. queen elizabeth, we're told, not believed to be staying at the london palace at this time. speaking from the roof, the protesters said t they walked past armed police with a long ladder.
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the officers assumed they were just workers. the two men were demanding greater fairness for fathers in divorce and child custody cases. they were eventually arrested. grammy award-winning artist siad o'connor is undnder care. after posting a cryptic note on facebook. in the emotional post, she claimed to have overdosed while at a hotel in ireland. the 48-year-old's message is the detailing a custody battle over her 11-year-old son. there's no comment overnight from her spokesman. falling into a storm drain turned out to be a lucky break for a dog in maryland. a man walking his dog saw the pup in the drain and called the rescue crews to the scene. they worked for two hours to free the wheaton terrier. and then, they discovered, he was a 1-year-old pooch named cookie who had been missing since october of last year. the pup is now going home. >> that is amazing.
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time for our look at sports. including kobe bryant's big announcement. >> here with the details, our guys at espn. john buccigross. john anderson. see what we did there. john a., john b. hey, enjoy kobe bryant while you can. because he's not going to be around forever, is he? >> he announced on sunday that he'll retire at the end of this nba season. what a career it's been with the los angeles lakers. 20th in the league. all with l.a. five nba championships. twice the finals mvp. third onhe nba's all-time scoring list trailing kareem abdul-jaar and karl malone. kobe bryant to retire. big game sunday night. tom brady. undefeated patriots. undefeated. taking on brock osweiler, filling in for peyton manning. fourth quarter. tom brady. rob gronkowski. he goes down. right knee. we're writhing in painin. adam schefter had a source tell
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serious. plenty scary, to be sure. a ck 15 to play in the fourth. first and goal. osweiler finds andre caldwell. four-yard touchdown pass. broncos up, 24-21. tom brady driving his team down. no time-outs. a nice out route. to brandon lafell. he fell out of bounds. stops the clock. gostkowski comes on for the game-tying field goal. four seconds left. right through from 47. elements do not bother that fella. we're tied at 24-24. we go toovertime. patriots had the ball first. three and out. broncos have it, looking at three and out. instead, c.j. anderson. no relation. goes through all the guys in the blue pants. now he's running -- nobody caught him. touchdown for the orange team. broncos win it, 30-24. and no more undefefeated areos patriots. >> have a great day. >> all right. thank you to the johns. coming up next in "the pulse." candy controversy. reese's apologizing to customers
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time now for us to check "the pulse." we start with giants quarterback eli manning getting g a new, n so flattering nickname. >> it started after a closed captioning mistake during sunday's game against the
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redskinsns. >> the text across the bottom of the screen called manning eli man penguin boy. so the phrase quickly went viral. and then the memes started. oh, man. the internet can be so mean. showing eli as a penguin. >> i guess that was inevitable wi those memes. >> yeah, i actually think a penguin -- >> it's a mind game. well, they say if it ain't broke don'fix it. one candymaker missed that lesson. >> look at this. reese's peanut butter cups is getting slammed on social media. for its attempt at spreading some holiday cheer. this is supposed to be shaped like a christmas tree. many chocolate lovers are calling it a huge fail. some even using a hashtag to compare the shape to something else that we won't say here on morning tv. take yr imagination. >> fill in the blank. the company apologizing to consumers. to some fans, it doesn't matter. ey say, if you're complaining
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about the shape, you're not eating fast enough. a craving for peanut butter cups. >> not one that looks like that. >> no, that's true. you've probably taken a selfie or two once in your life. but this one's tough to beat. two brbrothers fm canada with a formally fierce and always elusive bald eagle. while hiking, they had come to find this bird that was caught in a hunter's trap and untangled him. >> then they snapped a selfie with the bird. two smiling brothers. one unsmiling bald eagle. they say the bird stayed surprisingly calm and look at this. as if it were returning their kindness, it then flapped those powerful wings and flew away. >> so gracefully, too. >> it is very graceful. not sure if it came back to get at them. >> that lookoked so rel. right? >> it does. >> feel like you should hear some music playing in the background. >> the bald eagle has quite a few of them. no surprise there. that they came encountering one. he seemed down with the selfie. all right. for some of you, more news is
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checking our top stories, the suspect in the shooting rampage at a colorado planned parenthood is due in court today. robert dear is accused in the deathsf three people. he reportedly made hostile comments about baby parts and president obama. jury selection beginning today for the first of six baltimore police officers accused in the death of freddie gray. officer william porter faceses manslaughter and misconduct charges. icy rain and flash floods blamed for more than 100,000 power outages in oklahoma. the governor has declared a state of emergency. lolooking athe rest of today's weather. it will be chilly but dry in the northeast.
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heavy rain in parts of the south, as well as nebrka. minnesota could get up to a foot of snow. itits hard tbelieve it was a half century ago that "a charlie brown christmas" first aired. >> to celebrate, abc is hosting a 50th anniversary special tonight. here's abc's brandi hitt. >> reporter: good grief. it's been 50 years. >> all right. quiet everybody. >> reporter: charles schulz's lovable peanuts characters were brought to life on television in "charlie brown krin mas" for the first time back in 1965. >> my trouble is, christmas, i just don't understand it. >> reporter: the story of a troubled boy. his dog, snoopy, and friends coming to the rescue. >> no, no, no! listen, all of you. you've got to take direction. >> back when i was a kid, in the '60s, you would get your family together and sit down around the tv set, and you'd watch it. >> reporter: and 50 years later, schu's son craig says the holiday special's themes and emotionsns still rg true. >> wall feelhose things. we're all there when charlie brown loses. we all lose a lot more in life
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voices. >> i always end up playing a shepherd. >> reporter: schulz says these aren't professional actors who audioned for the roles. they're neighborhood kids pulled from classrooms. >> oh, no, we're doomed. >> are you thrilled? show me your dance moves. watch. >> reporter: snoopy's excited. ready to celebrate monday's golden anniversary. along with an hour-long special on abc. leading up to what's now become a holiday classic. >> all: merry christmas, charlie brown. >> reporter: brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >> gonna be an all-night party. starting tonight at 8:00 p.m. on abc. celebrating 50 years of this. >> and that music is just perfection. >> many people were quesestioning the whole idea of using jazz music during a christmas special. >> i know. can you imagine? i can't imagine it without that music. >> very iconic. that's what's making news in america this morning.
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