of the last night's miss universe pageant. the blunder and loss taking the fall. it's monday, december 21st. >> announcer: from abc news,, this is "world news now." good morning, everyone on this monday. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kdis gibson. we're going to get to all the excitement that took place during the miss universe competition last night. >> what a night. >> a lot of people talking about. we've got to start on a a sious note. >> breakaking news out of las vegas. it's a deadly incident along the families strip which was pacacked last night with pedestrians. >> police say a woman drove her car up onto the crowded sidewalk in two different locations striking people walking along the way. at least one person was killed and 36 others inred. several of them crititically. people have ruled out, police ruled out terrorism. the woman is in custody. witnesses describing the horrific scen >> all you could see was her driving away and people a are bouncing off the front of the ca

the windshield was smashed. she rode the sidewalk and came to a stop at the paris intersection and then she like people were punching the window trying to get the child out of the back seat. >> well, that toddler in in the back seat was uninjured. tests are being donetom determine whether the woman was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. many victitims wererom ntreal, canada. >> another week on the presidential campaign trail getting under way. a busy weekend for the democrats wh took part in what was sometimes a contention debate on saturday night. >> they attacke each other, as well donald trump. cecilia vega has details. >> repeporter: tre were three candidates on that stage, and one elephant in that room. >> yes, i apologize. >> reporter: bernie sanders apologizing for his campaign's breach of hillary clinton's private vovoter datase. two more staffers suspended overnight. >> i very much appreciate that comment, bernie. >> reporter: but this was no

clinn and sanders tangling over everything from wall street -- to gun control. >> it's a country in which people choose to buy guns. we have to bring together the vastajority of the people who do in fact believe in sensible gun safety regulations. >> but they were united tag teaming against former maryland governor martin o'malley trailing in the polls. >> the flip-flopping political approach of washington that bot of m two colleagues on the stage have represented thehere for the last 40 years. we need common sense gun safety legislation. >> let's calalm down little bit martin. >> let's tell the truth, martin. >> and against the front-runner across the aisle donald trump, perhaps the even bigger elephant in the room. >> and somebody like a trump comes along and i know the answers.

they are going to people showing videos of donald trump insulting islam and muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists. >> her campaign later unable to prove such video exists. clinton delivering a few laughs, too. a late arrival during a commercial turned bathroom break. >> sorry. >> and perhaps the most memorable line of the night. >> and may the force be wi you. >> and the biggest disagreement of the night came well 569 end of the debate. both the clinton and the sanders teams claiming victory. now both sides are headed to iowa this week. those all-important caucuses just six weeks away. cecia vega, manchehester, new hampshire. >> you heard hillary clinton's charge in the piece that donald trump is showing up in isis recruitment videos. trump firing back against at. on abc's this week, the republican front-runner made it

be attacked by his potential democratic political opponent. >> knowing the clintons and knowing hillary. there's nobody -- she just made it up. it was a sound bite. >> best recruiter. >> the top clion advisor later told george stephanopoulos clinton wasn't referring to a specific isis video which includes trump but said he's being used as propaganda. >> the angry ceo of air france is promising to prosecute whoever is responsible for the latest bomb threat. a passenger found a fake bomb threat behind a moir. passengers aboard the flight were the evacuated. some of those passengers were being questiod because air france says the decoy wasn't there the before departure. the townhouse occupied by the san bernardino shooters has been cleared out. members of sa yed farook's family bought a u haul truck

board was removed from the entrance. a team of movers loaded a crib and baby stroller. then the l landlord boarded up the town house once again. family didn't answer any questions. there's now a $5,000 reward for the so-called affluenza teen. ethahan couch failed to check in with a probation officer nine days ago. he was spared jail time for a drunken accident after his defense argued he was too rich and spoiled to understand what he was doing. his mother is listed as a missing person, as well but could face charges. >> a hike turned hour rowing for three boy scouts when their scout master walked right into the lair of a hibernating bear. the scouts may have saved their scout master's life 3 37 gloria riviera has the story. >> reporter: a desperate rescue mission in the new jersey woods. >> we have a gentleman in the cave with a bear. he has been injured byby the bea >> reporter: a police chopper

possible distress sign. >> they also have started a fire possibly for a smokeke signal. >> reporter: the victim, a boy scout troop p leader, lling for help. >> he is bleeding from his neck, his arm, and his head. >> i heard theirens, thought the helicopter was looking for someing because it was circling around and around. >> reporter: rescuers are able to reach the man, whisking him and the three boy scouts to safety. that troop leader taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. it's the second attack in n this arean just over a year. a college student was killed by a black bear about 20 minutes frfrom here. the surging bear population and close encounters like this one, outside an elementary school, prompting controversial hunts from new jersey to florida. the local mayor says the attack happened when the group was exploring a cave. it was the three scoutthat ran out and called 911. gloria riviera, abc news, rockaway, new jersey.

it believe the bear was only protecting her hibernation spot. that scout master 50-year-old christopher petronino was treated for bites and scratches. >> rail 2r568ers betweenen new york and philadelphia may be safer now. amtrak has a new crash system between the two cities that takes control of a train traveling toooo fast. a derailment last may killed eight and injured hundreds of others. th train was traveling at twice the speed limit through a a tightht curve. >> holiday travelerss heading out today or early this week coulbe delayed by storms. >> the first in a series of storms now hitting northern california and the pacific northwest. here's paul williams at accuweather. good morning. >> thanks reena, kendis. northwest the misery with the snow showers and rapid firing storms causing more in the way of snow delays throughout the western side of the country. and throughout the upper ilvations up to even two feet of snow in some areas. along the east, warmer than

tradeoff, scattered showers and thunderstorms, even a chance of flooding along the coastal region. it starts monday from chicago down toward st. louis and spreads the wealth of rain towards the east targeting the northeast. kendis, reena? >> paul. thanks. well, the nfl playoff picture is boming more clear. one team we know is now in. therizona cardinals. >> it was a fathered affair last night in philadelphia with the cardinals facing the eagles but really, only one team, arizona was flying high, got three touchdowns from david johnson by the time john brown caught a 16-yard touch down in the third, game over. cardinals the nfc west champs winning 40-17. incredible night. >> that means the redskins could clinch next week. amazing. >> the way the break down is, the afc playoffs, patriots and bengals, and steelers, broncos, chiefs, texans make up the rest

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a close call. wow, captured on surveillance camera in tacoma, washington. a pickup truck crashing down a hillside, landing feet away from the guest bedroom. the driver climbs out of the truck and quickly flees. the home opener says no one wants to sleep there anymore. understandably. the only signs of the incident, a smsmall tir mark on the wall. and somome debris stuck in the trees. well, a warning for anyone be considering buying a drone for christmas. starting today, you have to register it with the government. >> yeah, the faa wants to keep tabs on anyone who owns one of those. that means some of your personal information will be available to the public. abc's devin dwyer has the details. >> they're one of the hottest gifts of the season and biggest headaches for law enforcement. starting monday if you own a

pound, you'll have to register online with the faa. >> this is about having a national registry of folks who are owners of drones and use areas of drones. >> reporter: it will cost five bucks to sib up, but the faa is making registration free for the first 30 days. you give them your name, address, e-mail and credit card information. the feds give you a tracking number tolearly display on yoyour drone. kids as young as 13 will have to have their parents register for them. as more drones swarm the skies, the government wants greater accountability and responsibility for pilots after growing numbers of dangerous close calls. >> we almost got hit by a drone just to let you know up here just about 20 feet. >> reporter: drones flying above california's forest fires forced the grounding of tankers battling the blaze. they sent the whi house into ckdown and startled spectators at the u.s. open in september. >> that's going toause a halt

goes rogue, its tracking number will help authorities and even your neighbors hunt you down. a searchable public database will list your full name and home address. ifouon't register your drone, could you face steep fines up to $250,000 and potentially three years in prison. pilots will have to carry certificates with them. lest you think the grinch will steal all the fun, the faa says most toyoy drones under $100 are lit enough they don't need registration. devin dwyer, abc news, washington. >> good advice. small toy drones don't need to be register. coming up, the epic disaster of an eing to last night's miss universe pageant. >> and the reality star getting let out of jail just in time for christmas. "the skinny" up next. >> announcer: "world news now"

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miss usa had a good answer to gun control after thoughtful answers, miss cololombia was crowned miss universe. ari add na gutierrez was barely finish blowing kisses to the crowd when the host steve harvey ststepped innd what happened was -- >> i have to apologize. the first runner-up is colombia. miss universe 2015 is philippines. >> yeah. there was really no good way to do this, but he made up and told them he had it wrong. harvey quickly turned to twitter to apologize but he messed up again spelling columbia wrong. he also seemingly fell victim to

philippines likike the biblical phippians. >> he quickly deleted the tweet and reteted it with the correct spellings. can you imagine being the guy who had to tell him, mr. harvey, you messed up yet again. >> i would not go visit colombia anytime soon.. the whole entire country is probably upset, steteve harvey. >> i should point out, steve just tweeted by the way this breaking news that the new alvin movie was number one at the box office this weekend. >> what? >> let's move on. >> big news for reality tv star teresa jude giudice. she was convicted of fud along with her husband and has a 15-month sentence and she's coming home to her four daughters just in time for christmas. her attorney telling abc news she'll be able to spend christmas with her family. whatever you feel about teresa, it is good new for her daughters who clearly it has been a rough year for them. >> absolutely.

you're insecure,, don't know what for, you're turning heads when you walk through the door. don't need makeup to cover up. bring the way that you are is enough. that's what makes you beautiful. >> this sounds like your favorite group. >> it's geniusus. that is genius. zayn malik from one direction over the weekend, it's great. zain over the weekend was just ripping on one direction's music saying that the band just stifled his creativity throughout the whole writing process. he says many of their songs were very generic and boring. those are fighting words to the throngs of -- >> oh. >> so simon cowell finally said. >> did he? >> he bowed in on sunday. mind youou is,s, simon signed zayn to his record label. claims creating the the band's songs was a very democratic process and he called it a bit rude to the people who wrote allll

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together. >> nothing will stand in our way. >> that's right. nothing cantand in the way of "star wars" the force awakens hitting hyper speed and fing past the records for biggest opening weekend of all time. >> pullingng in $238 million in domestic sales. alvin and sisters falling far behind despite that the steve harvey tweet. >> does steve harvey think -- it escapes me. but if you believe the force, then perhaps you believe in santa.

the big man's lap isn't always easy. >> yeah, it's rlly tough especially when the child has autism. but one santa is coming to the rescue. here's abc's john donvan. >> reporter: santa with the family. the photo, easier said then done, but especially when the kids have autism. which is why some parents usually don't even try. like mom stephanie mullen. >> i wasn't planning on dog pictures with santa at all this year because it's just too hard. >> reporr: and kristin fairfax. >> we tried last year. >> reporter: but then they heard about this santa claus. and maybe you've seen the photo, poed by autism speaks. it's been everywhere this month. nta coecting wita kid with autism at the simons mall in charlotte, north carolina. by getting down on t the floor he attended the noerr project's santa school in colorado where one of the lessons is working this santa, his real name is -- wellsorry. it's just going to stay santa.

working with children on their level is an n approprie and a iendly way to do it. >> reporter: he uses snow globes to hook the kids' attention, as he did with addie. plays a harmonica, as he did with this littleuy, lane. so here is what the mullen family got for christmas. their oldest girl on the left has autism. they got this picture. same for the fairfax family. the shot they came for? they got it. john donvan, abc news, washington. very cool. >> you never think about all these families who don't get to get that picture with santa. what an incredible effort by these santa clauss. >> it's already difficult for most parentsts so to see them be ab to do that. >> good to have you back. >> it's good to have this moment back. that's the news for this half hour. one more time, we relive the

good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. some of our top stories on this morning. we're following here on "world news n now." a war of words on the campaign trail between hillary clinton and donald trump. in saturday nighs debate, clinton said trump was being used in isis recruitment videos. trump's response, she made it up. details straight ahead. a boy scout lead serer recovering from being mauled by a bear in the woods of new jersey saved by three quick thinking boy scouts who called for help after he led them into a cave where the bear was apparently hibernating.

following a landslide, collapses and b buryinguildings at an industrial park in southern china. the area is covered in a sea of red mud with several buildings either knocked on their side o or collsed entirely. this was a doozy. an embarrassing moment at last night's miss universe contest. first miss colombia crowneds as the winner, then the host steve harvey had to admit he made a mistakes and miss philippines was the actual winner. harv owned it. those are some of our top stories on this monday, december 21st. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we do say good mday morning. we're going to get started with the race for president. the candidates were backn the campaign trail for a couple of days ts week before christmas. >> the major talking point following saturday night's debate was hillary clinton's charge that donald trump was bein used in isis videos. trump not taking that all too

it's your voice, your vote. abc's devin dwyer with the details. >> reporter: at the democrats' debate, only one republican candidate was mentioned by name. >> donald trump. >> dald trump. >> donald trump. >> reporter: on abc's this week, donald trump fired back, taking on hillary clinton's explosive allegation that trump is showing up in isis recruitment videos. > knowinghe clintons and knowing hillary, but there's no -- there's nobody -- she just made it up. i mean, she made it up. it was a sound bite. >> reporter: after the clinton campaign couldn't provide hard evidence of videos, a top clinton adviser, pressed by george stephanopoulos, tried to clarify. >> she didn't have a particular video in mind, but he's being used in social media. >> reporter: it wasn't the only clinton moment that made waves. >> we now finally are where we need to be. we have a strategy and a commitment to go after isis. >> reporter: jeb bush turning her comment into a campaign attack video. >> america has had enough of empty words of declarations detached from reality. >> reporter: as the struggling candidate also lashed out at the gop front-runner.

got to get this off of my chest. donald trump is a jerk. >> reporter: trump seems happy to have friends elsewhere. >> if putin wants to call me brilliant and other things that he said which were, frankly, very nice, i'll accept that. >> reporter: meanwhile, his rivals marco rubio and ted cruz are in an all-out brawl over immigration. >> i oppose amnesty. i oppose citizenship. i oppose legalization. period. the end. >> the fact of the matter is that on multiple issues, he's changed his position multiple times. >> reporter: it's a battle for second place nationally as trump heads into the holidays with a solid lead. the next chance the candidates have to debate face to face is mid-january. devin dwyer, abc news, washington. >> thank you so much. we've been following breaking thus is morning from las vegas. a deadly incident along the city strip. lastnight, thousands of pedestrian walking around there, the famous street, a woman actually drove her car up onto the sidewk in several locations one runng people downlong the way. police say i appears to have been an intentional act and they're ruling out terrorism. the woman behind the wheel is in

drugs and alcohol. at least one was killed, 36 others injured, several critically. a toddler was in the back seat unhurt. many of the victims were french speak serious visiting from month trial. of course, we'll continue to have more on that throughout the morning. also in the west, rescuers inin bakesers field pulled five bodies from the wreckage of a small plane that crashed into an orchard. air travel controllers can lost contact saturday afternoon as it was heading from san jose to las vegas. the plane did send out a may day call. the fa a is still looking into the cause of the crash. weather conditions in the area were cloudy and rainy at the time. and also in california, two southwest airlines jets bumped into each other at bob hope airport in burbank. one of the jets was pushing away from a gate sunday when it mped into another plane parked at a neighboring gate. both planes were removed from service to inspe for damage. what appeared to be a bomb

crowded with holiday travelers prompted an emergency landing in kenya. a passenger found the device taped behind a mirror in a lavatory. the 5ir78 was on high alert since the paris attacks. terry moran has the story. >> reporter: the stranded air france plane sat on the tarmac in kenya, a sign of w successful this hoax was. a bong 777 carrying 473 passengers and crew, en route to paris from mauritius. a ssenger discovered a suspicious object in the lavatory and the plane diverted for mombasa. there wawas no pan. passengers were told there was a technical prproblem. >> something wrong in the toilet. like, it could be like a bomb, something like that. >> reporter: according to kenyan media, this is it. a sinister-looking construction with a timer on top. when the plane landed safely, passenrs were e evacuatewith emergency slides. six were detainened for questiong. but investigators quickly determined it was all just a

the thing was just cardboard, paper and a clack, said air france's president. the objbjectas n capable of causining an expsion, he said. u.s. government analysis of the device concluded it was obviously meant to look like a bomb. >> perhaps this was a test run for terroris, looking to find weak spots in a security system. >> reporter: air france has be the targetet of fouromb alerts in the past 15 days. three on flights ovethe u.s. after e paris attacks, the french are on edge. and whoever this hoaxer is clearly knew it. terry moran, abc news, london. our thanks to terry there. the mother of the so-called afflfluenza tnn is now a missing person. ethan crouch failed to report to month. his mother hasn't been seen since either. there is now a reward for the 1-year-old crouch. he was given probation rather than a prison sentence for a drunk driving accident that killed four in texas. his lawyers argued he was too

police in madison, wisconsin are searching for the gunman who triggered a panic inside a packed shopping mall five days before christmas. thousands of shoppers were sent scrambling for safety. abc's phillip mena has the story. >> reporter: fear and chaos at this madison, wisconsin, mall on saturday, one of the busiest shoppingays of the year. gunfire sending holiday shoppers running for cover as police rushed to the scene. >> there is possibly reported one or two shots fired. there were 10 to 15 people fighting. reporter: brian haigh was working at the mall when a brawl broke out on saturday. >> iaw a lot of people panicking and running. they thought it was a big bang, but then when this he saw two guys running, that's when they were like, oh, someone got shot. >> reporter: he pulled out his cell phone and captured another rker helping a young man on the ground who had been shot. the 19-year-old was sent to the hospital with a leg wound. >> you come here to gohopping for christmas, and then guns ring out inside the middle of the mall. it's just ridiculous. >> reporter: many shoppers fearing the worst.

more than three hours. >> this has nothing to do with a mass shooting. there's no link to terrorism. >> reporter: but that's exactly what tactical teams here in madison train for, once a month. like so many departments across the countrtry, long fore that deadly attack in s san bernaino. police here are still investigating this weekend's shooting. but the mall is now back open for what will be a very busy week for holiday shopping. phillip mena, abc news, madison wisconsin. thank you. the pharmaceutical executive arrested for securities fraud says the government's out to get him. martin shkreli tells "the wall street journal" he was arrested for raising the cost of a life saving drug 5,000 percent. he says the government was "trying to find anything to stop him." he has maintained a high profile even holding a five-hour live stream over the weekend. many of those holiday cards and packages mailed last week are arriving today.

the busiest delivery day of the year. the agency expects to deliver more than 30 million parcels today and set a record by the time christmas rolls around. the forecast by the way, 600 millionn packages before the holidays are done or 10.5% more than last year. >> are you one of those who requested delivery? >> i do order things late at night, but yeah. that's what we do. >> okay. and where better to fight the darkside than at church. that was the idea two pastors in training for the "star wars" service. some of the con gra gantz dressed upp as their favorite characters. the service included a clip from one of the earlier films. the pastors obviously both big fans say there are many parallels between the bible and "star wars." i got to hear this one. >> there are a lot of people actually did say that over the years that there w was something

>> i thought there was a -- is that it? >> just a lightsaber. >> i thought we would hear something from the sermon how the darkside and the lightside. >> there is -- it's been one of those things over the years that have talked about the mythology of "star wars" and the bible. >> and the good book this is the first parallel i've heard about the two. no, there is a force. >> there is a force. who exactly is darth vader? never mind. >> yeah. >> coming up, turning unwanted gift cards into cash and how you can even make a profit. >> also ahead, i am exhausted. and back from my airline mileage run. an exhsting it attempt to rack up frequent flyer points and perks. itit's what we call the first problem. >> that's where i was. >> and trying to set a record with lightsaber. a colorful attempt right here on earth, not on a set of "star wars." >> first the forecast map and this tweet in steve harvey. actually theeawks won this

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>> they havee fre lollipops. >> clearly you don't go to banks. >> not that much. >> i've got young children. bribe them by going to the bank. get a free lollipop. >> it is the season of giving. so the's a good clans you're going to be buying or receiving a gift card. but many of them just end up in a drawer and never get used. >> so true. i've got some from my wedding six years ago. never used them. before you toss those cards into the black hole of your junk drawer, there's other options. linzie janis explains. >> reporter: it's the present that almost everyone gets, the gift card. >> i love receiving gift cards. >> reporter: they're so popular. $130 bilillion arexpected to be loaded on to them this year. they can be used to purchase anything from a meal to clothing. oncompany even allowing you to give the gift of stock in major corporations. but what if the card you get doesn't suit you? >> probably re-gift it. >> reporter: you may not know it

websites like raise.com and giftcards.com will buy your unwanted gift cards and give you cash, though usually not for the entire amount. >> that sounds like a ntastic idea. >> reporter: and some malls and grocery stores have machines like this one, making that swap for cash even easier. whether you keep your card or trade it in, consumer pert lauren lyons cole says do it soon. >> the gift card won't expire until five y years frothe date of purchase, so you do have plenty of time to use it, , but you might get hit with an inactivity fees or you might lose the gift card. >> reporter: in fact, so many of us misplace or waste gift cards. according to one study, $750 million went unredeemed last year. and that's w our expert says the most popular gift card of all is a bankcard. it's like a prepaid credit card, and can be used almost anywhere. linzie janis, abc news, new york

>> it's a popular gift. sales he risen 124 maryland this year alone. and wit your six-year mark you kind of hit that -- >> i should look into it, huh. >> i should regift those gift cards. >> yes. coming up, globe trotting with yours truly. >> we'll follow kendis, this is incredible, his whirlwind eb vaekz and find out why he did it. it was kind of a vacation. >> it was torture. >> no, it was -- you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now"

abc stations. we're so glad to have kendis back. he took a little time off because you treated it like a job, about you. >> i'm just glad they didn't use a darth vader theme there. that's right. so a special place that many people try to avoid this time of year. airport, of course. and well, actuly lots them. also i can receive some pretty incredible benefits that frequent flyers enjoy. take a look. >> reporter: i'm on a mission. need to fly 14,000 miles before the end of this month. and it won't be easy. millions of other travelers will be taking to the skies this

one of the busiest travel times of the year. why would i do something so crazy? because i need the miles to reach the next level status with my airline. i'm blanning what's called a mileagage run. >> there's two main types of mileage runs. the first is to accrue miles cheaply. the second type is with the focus of elite status. so that you have all those benefits for the entire next year. >> reporter: here at jfk, i meet with brian kelley, an expert who employs all sorts of tricks of the trade. you don't have to be a professional to enjoy the perks of airline status. >> all types of the travelers. you can enjoy the lounge. >> i'm going to take six consecute flights starting in new york city, on to seattle, do to alaska, down to phoenix, cross-country to charlotte, overseas to san juan, puerto rico and back to new york city all in 52 hours.

19 hours into this trip. but unfortunately for me, it wasn't enough. >> i'm still 400 points short. i could cry right now. a lot of airlines these days are reducing the amount of miles you earn so that cheap economy tickets are not earning as much. >> reporter: still brian says ere are ways to save on your holiday travel this year. tip one, be flexixible on your schedule. >> itt may me sense to drive to another airport. that's how you get frieses down. >> number two, consider using a low cast carrier. >> the fare is one component of a ticket. do the math and see what the total price is to fly. >> reporter: tip new three, use frequent flyer miles. >> airlines release a ton of frequent flyer award availability over the holidays as for my mileage run, success and my airline status coming days later thanks to yet another flight to miami. >> it looked incredible. >> it was a lot of fun. alaska was absolutely amazing.

to see it for about eig hours is. people were great. a couple quick travelips i found out from other fquent travelers. saying you don't want your see the mate to put their see the back. they usually turn the air toward their see the mao mate so they won't bring their see the back. >> does that work? >> it's kind of mean. write down this number now. right now, people are receiving this free information kitfor guaranteed acceptance life insurance with a rate lock through the colonial penn program. if you are on a fixed income, learn about affordable whole life insurance that guarantees your rate can never increase for any reason. if you did not receive your information, call this number now. your acceptance is guaranteed, with no health questions. stand by to learn more. >> i'm alex trebek, here to tell you about a pular life insurance plan with a rate lock that locks in your rate

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our graphics department did a fantastic job on that. love that one. so many colorful star wars lightsabers, so ltle time. >> we're now talking about a scene from the blockbuster the force wakens. we're talking about an attempt by fans to break a a world record. kabc's melissa mcbride has the story. >> reporter: >> begin. from the darkside. >> reporter: it's a battle of epic proportions.

a record for the world's largest lightsaber battle over 24 hours. >> this is something we wanted to do. she wanted to battle. shee say she's brave and wants to be a jedi. >> reporter: some of those who hold the colorful wean are highly skilled at taking down their opponents. >> i've won all of them. all 20. >> you don't understand that the only way you reallyin is by having fun. that's the true power of the jedi. enjoy yourse. whatever you do, do it with all your heart with all the joy. >> reporter: lifelong fans say beining here with other who's share their passion creates an incredible energy. >> it's just really nice to be able to comee out and just be with other people who feel the same way that you do. you've got to b someone that you don't usually get to be during your regular workweek. >> reporter: melissa mcbride, abc 7, eyewitnessness news. >> we do have highlights of another jedi in the making.

your lightsaber skills. you look good. >> i'm wearing a really tight t-shirt there. yes. apologies. that was cool. there was a jedi academy that takes place every thursday here in new york cicity. it really gets packed with people and you know, i really was hurting that guy ther >> i can tell. so what was your jedi name be? >> maybe lan doe car lissian. >> lan doe who? >> that's taken. >> that's taken. was he a jedi? >> i would call you jedi kenny g. >> i like that. >> you like that jedi kenny g. >> jedi kenny g. >> chicks dig it. what can i say? >> oh, boy. >> should point out steve harvey just tweeted deweyy defeats truman. >> you are never going to let that pr man live that down. >> it's funny. >> that's the news for this half hour, folks.

facebook on wnnfans.com. breaking news this morning on "world news now." from the las vegas strip. >> the deadly scene after a car plows into a crowd just outside the miss universe pageant. the details coming in about the driver and the victims. >> targeted again. an air france jumbo jet forced to make an emergency landing after a bomb threat. the scare for passengers and crew members. >> fired up. donald trump lashes out after hillary clinton's comments at the democratic debate. searching for facts in the political war of words. >> and breaking overnight. pageant blunder. the awkward moments at the end

the wrong contestant is crowned. the explanation on this monday, december 21st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." hey,ood morning, everyone. i'm reena ninan. welcome back, mr. kendis. >> it is good to be back. >> a worldraveler we're going to learn about in one of our half hours. >> it's so fiss to be back. what a wonderful present today to come back to by the name of steve harvey. you know? hallelujah. >> i love steve harvey. i think he's one of the best of the best. but oh. a little bit of a doozy toninight. >> today is one of those things where you consider it a first time and last time. first time as host of the miss universe pageant and perhaps his last time there. quite a blunder everybody is going to be talking about no doubt today. >> in addition breaking news outside. polilice are wondering was this -- did this happen on purpose or was it an accident. it's breaking news from las vegas. a fatal incident there that's

busiest intersections of the cities's famous strip. >> i an woman drove up onto the sidewalk striking pedestrians in front of the p paris hotel and casino as well as planet hollywood. witnesses say after crashing into a group of police, the driver sped off, then went back up onto the sidewalk hitting more people. right now at least one person was killed. 36 others injured in this one. several of them critically. an eyewitness saying he was right there when it all happened. >> you could see the car had passed right in front of me. by the time i realized what was going on, i focused on down the sidewalk, you could see people literally bouncing off. she was running over everybody. the car came to a stop over here on paris. slowed down. three or four guys trying to punch out the window and make her stop and get out. >> the woman was taken into custody. tests are being done if he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. there was a toddler in the back seat of that car who was not injured.

but part of the vegas strip was shutdown after the incident. many victims are reportedly french-speaking from montreal, canada. we want to move on to another development, another developing story this morning. three boy scouts on a hike in the woods of new jersey put their survival training to real life use when their scout leade was attacked by a bear. >> thanks to quick thinking, they managed to scramble rescuers to theecene just in the nick of time. richard cantu has the story. >> reporter: a walk in these wood turned into a hair row ordeal for a troop leader and three scouts. >> a gentleman in the cave with a bear. he has been injured by the bear. >> reporter: when the scouts called 11 can you reporting a bear attack, first responders scrambled. >> i heard the sirens. >> reporter: as a police helicopter hovered overhead, the youngsters remembered their survival training. > they also have started a fire possibly a smoke signal. >> a may day for their scout master who was yelling for help.

his arm and head. >> reporter: and the scouts saved the day. the man was flown to e hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. the scouts were rescued unharmed. >> we hike here all the time. >> reporter: residents say bear sightings are common. >> any given day, i could see one, three, five. >> reporter: it's the second attack in thisar in just over a year. a college student was killed about 20 minutes from here. the surging bear population and close encounters like this one outside an elementary school prompted controversial bear hunts. protesters say there are more huma ways to contl bears. sunday's attack came after the state of new jersey ended an official black bear hunt. 510 bears were killed over ten days. richard cantu, abc news, new york. and we're learning that scout master 50-year-old christopher petronino had been hiking to that cave for years and never saw a bear there. he was treat ford bites.

protecting his hibernation location inside the cave. >> rescuers in bakersfield, california, have pulled five bodies from the wreckage of a small plane that crashed into an ar chard. air traffic controllers lost contact with the piper saturday afternoon heading from san jose to las vegas. the plane did send out a may day call. weather conditions in the area were cloudy and rainy at the time. today is the 27th industry of one of the worst terror attacks on a mechelle flight. 2 0 people died when a bomb blew up on pan am flight 3 on its way from londo to new york. 11 victims were on the ground in lockckerbie, scotland. it's believed the bomb was hidden in a suitcase. libya eventually accepted responsibility for the bombin another air france jet liner diverted because of a terror threat. again it's turning out be a hoax. this time it was a fake bomb discovered by a passenger behind

the blaine on its way from paris to mauritius. ssengers were just told there was a technical problem and evacuated when the jet landed in kenya. >> something wrong in the toilet. it could be like a bomb, something like that. . >> perhaps it was a theft run looking to see if they can find weak spots in aecurity system. >> get this, the was made of cardboard, paper and a kitchen timer. this is the fourth bomb threat against air france s since the paris attacks costing millions of dollars. >> now to the race for the presidency. donald trump firing back at democrats who made harsh attacks against him. trump also taking height from other gop candidates. it's your voice, your vote with devin dwyer. >> reporter: after the democratic debate, the republican front-runner sapphired back. >> she made it up. >> reporter: on abc's "this week," donald trump attacked hillary clinton for this

>> he is becoming isis's best recruiter. they are going to peoeople swing videos of donaltrump insulting recrui >> reporter: both the white house and terror experts says say there's no hard evidence isis is using videos to recruit. but the campaign clarified the former secretary of state was not referencing a spec video. trump tweeted hillary clinton lied. i've been right more than anybody else has beennright. >> reporter: senator bernie sand areas argued that tru deliberately misleads. >> i say this straightforwardly. i think you have a pathological liar ther much of what he says are lies or grossistortions of reality. >> trump was the biggest target in the new hampshire debate, the only republican candidate called out by name. even his fellow republicans are taking aim at their front runner. >> i was in new jersey on september 11th. and thousands of people simply

attacking within and across party lines as primary voters and caucus goers get closer to making a decision. devin dwyer, abc news, washington. >> we move back to las vegas now for an entirely different story. one that's probably as baffling as it is cringe inducing. >> this was rough. >> this happened last night. miss universe contest. >> when it came time to announce the winner, steve harvey said it was miss colombia. >> so happy for her. >> then the return to the stage a little sheepish. he had to say miss philippines was the actual winner. afterwards, he owned up to his error. >> no. >> it was my mistake. it was on the card. horrible mistake. but the right thing i can show it to you right here. the first runner-up is colombia. it is my mistake. >> oh.

in the blue is pia alonzo wurtzbach. she's the third contestant from the philippines to win the title. officially miss colombia goes down in the record books as the first runner-up. this isatrocious. >> steve harvey tweeted and later afterwards and he tweeted, he says what had happened was, no, he didn't actually say those words but he messed up. he apologized to miss philippines and miss colombia. of course, we'll have more on this horrible, horrible thing. in the next half hour. >> coming up "the mix," how certain sleep positions can influence your dreams. >> and also ahead, the lottery cheating scandal that started in one state and has spread to dozens. the growing investigation into jackpot winners and later -- >> insomniacs we're in the kitchen this morning with holiday recipes to for your next batch. think shrimp and mini pecan pies. mm. our clothes can stretch out in the wash, ruining them forever. protect your clothes from stretching, fading, and fufuzz. with downy fabric conditioner

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incredible images from southern china where landslide slammed into this building causing it to collapse. dozens of people are missing in the disaster that swept through an industrialpark. the landslide buried or daniels at least 33 buildings. it'she fourth major disaster to hit china this year. the high profile pharmaceceutical ecutive arrested for securities fraud is now speaking out. martin shkreli tells the wall treat "journal" that it was actually his much criticized

arrest at thehe time sparnlged outrage foraising an the cost of a life saving drug 5,000%. he said the government was trying to find anything to stop him. he now faces up to 20 years in prison if he is convicted. a nationwi iestigation involving the loyry and the scheme started with one insider in high wa. >> now investigators are looking into whether the scheme extended to dozens of other states. abc's clayton sandell has the latest. >> reporter: it's the lottery scam prosecutors say took a game of chance, and removed the "chance." >> if you match all five numbers and the hot ball, you win the jackpot. >> reporter: eddie tipton, a former security director at the multistate lottery association, is accused of hacking computers so they'd pick his winning numbers. prosecutors say tipton then asked people he knew, including his brother, to help collect jackpots in colorado, wisconsin and oklahoma. >> those three together totaled out $8 million. >> reporter: investigators say they're e now scrunizing games

territories. >> we're looking into any jackpots that could be associated with eddie tipton across the country. >> reporter: in september, tipton was convicted of scammi the iowa lottery. prosecutors say th surveillance video shows him in disgse buying a ticket that won $16.5 million. >> we, the jury, find the defendant, edward tipton, guilty of fraud. >> reporter: tipton is appealing that conviction but he still faces trial in iowa on the multistate allegations. his attorney says, "there has been no evidence mr. tipton did anything to tamper with any of the mputers." in the meantime, lottery officials are beefing up security -- >> each of us hahave a unie six-digit code to get inside this room. >> reporter: -- hoping to convince the public that games worth $20 billion in revenue to the states can be trusted. >> if people don't trust the honesty of the system, the participation in the lottery is going to dwindle and be jeopardized.

abc news, denver. well coming up in our next half hour, a major warning for drone operators. the major holiday gift under many christmas trees right now and what the faa wants you to do if you plan on flying. but not all drones need apply. we'll tell you why. >> today is a big day with that. first an eve more popular pasttime this season. eating. we've got some ways for you to enjoy some fun foods without all the guilt. our "insomniac kitchen" is next. >> is that popcorn. >> i think so. >> and a shrimp loipop. >> i don't know. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now"

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put on over the holidays or over the last year. why wait till then to make a healthier choice. >> we're not going to do that segment right before christmas. come on. especially if u have a hard time saying no to treats. apparently trina trinh is in the kitchen for secret ingredients. we'll take it. >> reporter: hey,e someny yaks, happy holidays. i'm here in th kitchen with peterallahan of peter callahan catering. we're talking holiday entertaining. > that's right, tina. for our firstecipe today, it's popcorn but rather than using butter or shortening or vegetable oil, we're going to make it today with a coconut oil. so cocoa, coconut oil. it's organic, refined and cold pressed. >> everybody loves popcorn. let's get to it. >> half the fun is watching it pop. >> yeah.

once we very popped the popcorn, all you need to do is toss these ingredients in and you're ready to go. macadamia nuts. we've got shaved coconut to amp up the flavor. the salt. white chocolate that was melted. it's all got sort of a holiday white winter wonnerland thing going. >> mm. very nice. a nice twist on your popcorn. all right. we had some popcorn and now we're moving onto the shrimp. >> now that you've had a little popcorn and want something a little hardyer. we've got here lime juice, orange zest. coconut oil, lemon zest, a little parsley and salt. all he's get dumped in. >> so then you just skew them and bake them, righght? >> exactly. about ten minutes in the oven.

>> peter, these shrimp look gorgeous. >> thank you. >> that was so fast, too. i'm going to try one. try and take a small bite. >> i'll join you. >> mm. i like the lime juice and the citrusiness of it really comes through. cheers. all right. for dessert, we've got some pies but they're cute little pies. >> yeah. >> mini pies. >> exactly. we're going to take this to sort of size it. >> okaying. > for our tart shells. >> now we have these and we're just left with whatever the mix is that goes with the pecans. start o off by two of these. >> two pecans. >> two peck ands in the bottom of each one. and then here this all is mixed together. >> so this is all of the bourbon goodness, the brown sugar, corn

>> it's ready to be baked. >> all rit. time to taste. mm. nice crunch. but just the right size, too. a little bit of sweetness with your glass of wine. happy holidays. >> happy holidays to you. >> i told you. you can't cucut caloris around the holidays. >> it's hard to do it. >> what do you think? we gave it to brian. what did you think? >> it's great. >> tony loves it. we offered to jack. jack was like no thanks, i'm driving. it's actually pretty goo >> yeah. an delicious. >> you saw all the fattening stuff. apparently coconut oil is the most weight loss friendly fat out there. >> what does that mean? >> because it's less fattier than the otherfats. >> it has like five calories less.

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be cause nightmes. but if yoyou sle on your left side, it tends to cause -- sorry,he left sleeping in the right position can cause nightmares. that position is on your left side. lefties have bad dreams. righties have better dreams. if you sleep face down, that's the best because you have the most vivid dreams. >> who sleeps face down? >> i don't. >> i don't know either. i don't know how you do that. >> s the big take away, left side bad dreams. nude, you're on your own. >> pop a pair of sox on next time. let's move on. flight attendant on a delta flight so a cat got free on this flight, and ts flight attendant, oh, that's a big cat actually. they couldn't figure out whose cat it was. so the cat started roaming the flight. the attendant who happens to have a cat at home wanted no part of this little kitty. >> why? >> so she calls on the loud speaker.

like oh, no, you need to get your cat back. >> she's just looking for some peebts. whatat's wrong with that? >> she should know on a domestic flight you don't get free dinks or peepts anymore. finally they found the cat owner on that flight. >> listening to beats headphones. didn't hear the overhead page. so the force is pretty strong? texas with the police department. you got to check it out. two police officers decided to pull someone over and guess who comes out of that car. >> is it? >> chewbacca. >> chewy. thank you very much. hans solo and darth vader. apparently one of the officers was in on this jo. the other one was not. >> very cute. >> this video received 2,000 kes and 5,000 shares othe facebook page over in texas. >> awesom just one quick note from sunday football.

to havin flay hair and such. also he has flashy shoes. these were his shoes that he wore yestday. must have been something about the shoes because he had an attitude problem on the field yestday.

this was the lie breaking news this morning on "world news now." deadly crash. the tragic scene along the vegas strip as a car goes out of control, striking dozens of people. the latest from police. >> your voice, your vote. controversial comments by hillary clinton and the fired up response from donald trump. a new w battle f the presidential front-runners. and new this half hour, putting safetyirst for one of the hottest gifts of the season. >> what drone owners must do starting today to make the skies a little safer. it's a brand-new crackdown. >> and later in "the skinny," the reaction coming in after an

mistake during the final moments of last night's miss universe paget. the embarrassing blunder andho is taking the fall. it's monday, december 21st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everyone on this monday. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. we're going to get to all the exciment that took place during the miss universe competition last night. >> what a night. >> yes. a lot of people talking about it. of course, we've got to start on a serious note here. >> we've got some breaking news out of las vegas. it's a deadly incident along the vegas strip whichas packed last night with pedestrians. >> police say a woman drove her car up onto the crowded sidewalk in two different locations striking people walking along the way. at least one person was killed and 36 others injured. veral of them critically. police have ruled out terrorism but they say it appears to havave been an intentional act. the woman is in custody this morning. >> all you could see was her driving away and people are bouncing off the front of the car. you can hear it. the windshield was smashed.

to a stop at the paris intersection and then she like people were punching the window trying to get the child out of the back seat. >> well, that toddler in the back seat was uninjured. tests are being done to o determine if the woman behind the wheel was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. many of the victims are reportedly french speaking from montreal, canada. >> we're going to turn our focus now to politics. and another week on the presidential campaign trail getting under way. a busy weekend for the democrats a sometimes contentious debate on saturday night. >> they attacked each other, as as well as republican front-runner donald trump. cecilia vega has details. >> reporter: there werthre candidates on th stage, and one elephant in that room. >> yes, i apologize. >> reporter: bernie sanders apologizing for his campaign's breach of hillary clinton's private voter database. two more staffers suspended. >> i very much appreciate that comment, bernie. >> reporter: but this was no

clinton and sanders tangling over everything from wall street -- to gun control. >> arming more people i think is not the appropriate response to terrorism. >> it's a country in which people choose to buy guns. that's the right of people. have got to bring together the vast majority of the people who do, , in ct, believe in sensible gun safety regulations. >> reporter: but they were united tag teaming against former maryland governor marn o'malley, trailing in the polls. >> the flip-flopping political approach of washington that both of my two colleagues on ththe stage have represented there for the last 40 years. we need common sense gun safety legislation. >> let's calm down a little bit martin. >> let's tell the truth, martin. >> and against the front-runner across the aisle donald trump, perhaps the even bigger elephant in the room. >> and somebody like a trump comes along and says i know the answers. >> he is becoming isis' best

they are going to people showing videos of donald trump insulting islam and muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists. >> reporter: her campaign later unable to prove such video exists. clinton delivering a few laughs, too. a late arrival back to the podium during a commercial turned bathroom break. >> sorry. >> and perhaps the most memorable line of the night. >> and may the force be with you. >> and the biggest disagreement of the night came well after the end of the debate. both the clinton and the sanders teams claimingictory. now both sides are headed to iowa this week. those all-important caucuses just six weeks away. cecilia vega, abc news, manchester, new hampshire. >> you heard hillary clinton's charge in the piece that donald trump is showing up in isis recruitment videos. trump wasting n no time fing backgainst that. on abc's this week, the republican front-runner made it seem like he wasn't surprised to

democratic political opponent. >> knowing the clintons and knowing hillary. there's nobody -- she just made it up. she made it up. it was a sound bite. >> best recruiter. >> the top clinton advisor later told george stephanopoulos during the debate, clinton wasn't referring to a specific isis video which includes trump but said he's being used by isis as propaganda. >> the angry ceo of air france is promising to prosecute whoever was responsible for the latest bomb threat against its airline. a passenger found a fake bomb behind a lavatory mirror. the boeing was diverted as a result to kenya. passengers aboard the flight were evacuated. some of those passengers were being questioned because air france says the decoy wasn't there before departure. the townhouse occupied by the san bernardino shooters has been cleared out. members of sayed farook's family bought a u haul truck this weekend after a plywood board

a team of movers loadedd furniture and appliances as well as a crib and baby stroller. then the landlord boarded up the town house once again. the family didn't answer any questions. there's now a $5,000 reward for the so-called affluenza teen. ethan couch failed to check in with a probation officer nine days ago. he was spared jail time for a deadly drunken driving accidentt after his defense successfully argued he was too rich and spoiled to understand what he was doing. his mother is listed as a missing person, as well but could face criminal charges. >> a hike through the woods of new jersey turned into harrowing experience for three boy scouts when their scout master walked right into the lair of a hibernating bear. the scouts may have saved their scout masser's life. gloria riviera has the story. >> reporter: a desperate rescue mission in the new jersey woods. >> we have a gentleman in e cave w with a be. he has been injured by the bear. >> reporter: a police chopper circling overhead spots a

>> they also have started a fire possibly f a smoke signal. >> reporter: the victim, a boy scout troop leader, yelling for help. >> he is bleeding from his neck, his arm, and his head. >> i heard the sirens, thought the helicopter was looking for something because it was just circling around and around. >> reporter: rescuers are able to reach the man, whisking him and the three boy scouts to safety. that troop leader taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. it's the second attack in this area in just over a year. a college student was killed by a black bear about 20 minutes from here. the surging bear population and close encounters like this one, outside an elementary school, prompting controversial hunts from new jersey to florida. the local mayor says the attack happened when the group was exploring a cave. it was the three scouts that ran out and cacalled 911 gloria riviera, abc news, rockaway, new jersey. fish and wildlife officers

protting her hibernation spot. that scout master 50-year-old christopher petronino was treated for bites and scratches. to h scalp and his legs. >> rail travelers between new york and philadelphia may be a little safer now. amtrak has now activated a new crash prevention system between those two cities that takes control of a train that is traveling too fast. a derailment last may killed eight passenger and injured hundreds of others. the train was traveling at twice the speed limit through a tight curve. >> holiday travelers heading out today or early this week could be delayed by storms. >> the first in a series of storms now hitting northern california and the pacific nohwest. here's paul williams at accuweather. good morning, paul. >> thanks, reena, kendis. northwest the misery with the snow showers and rapid firing storms causing more in the way of snow delays throughout the western de of the country and throughout the upper elevations up to even two feet of snow in some areas. and then along the east, warmer

the tradeoff, scattered showers and thunderstorms, even a chance of flooding along the coastal region. it starts monday from chicago down toward st. louis an spreads the wealth of rain towards the east targeting the northeast. kendis, reena? >> paul. thanks. well, the nfl playoff picture is becoming more clear. one team we know is now in. the arizona cardinals. >> it was a fathered feathered affair last night in philadelphia with the cardinals facing the eagles, but really, only one team, arizona was flying high, got three touchdowns from david johnson by the time john brown caught a 16-yard touch down in the third, game over. cardinals the nfc west chahamps and they actually won it, 40-17. incredible night. >> that means the redskins could clinch next week. amazing. >> the way the break down is, the afc playoffs, patriots and bengals, and steelers, broncos, chiefs, texans make up the rest of the field.

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a close call. wow, captured on surveillance camera. this is in tacoma, washington. a pickup truck crashing down a hillside, landing feet away from the guest bedroom. the driver climbs out of the truck and quickly flees. the homwner says that is no one wants to sleep there anymore. understandably. the on signs of the incident, a small tire mark on the wall. and some debris stuck in the trees. well, a warning for anyone considering buying a drone for starting today, you have to register it with the government. tabs on anyone who owns one of those. that meaeans some your personal information will be available to the public. abc's devin dwyer has the details. >> reporter: they're one of f the hottest gifts of the season and biggest headaches for law enforcement. starting monday if you own a

online with the faa. >> this is about having a a national registry of folks who are owners of drones and use -- users of drones. >> reporter: it will cost five bucks to sign up, but the faa is making registration free for the first 30 days. you give them your name, address, e-mail and credit card information. the ds give you a tracking number to clearly display on your drone. kids as young as 13 will have to have their parents register for them. as more drones swarm the skies, the government wants greater accountability and responsibility for pilots after growing numbers of dangerous close calls. >> we almost got hit by a drone just to let you know up here just about 20 feet. >> reporter: drones flying ave california's forest fires forced the grounding of tankers battling the blaze. they've sent the white house noose lockdown and startled spectators at the u.s. open back in september. >> that's going to cause a halt

rogue, it's new tracking number will help authorities and even your neighbors hunt you down. a new searchable public dabase will list your full name and home address. if you don't register your drone, you could face steep fines up to $250,000 and potentially three years in prison. drone pits will have to carry certificates with them. lest you think the grinch will steal all the fun, the faa says most small toy drones under $100 are light enough they don't need registration. devidwyer, abc news, washington. >> good advice. small toy dron don't need to be registered. >> that's good to know. coming up, the epic disaster of an ending to last night't's miss universe pageant. >> and the reality star getting let out of jail just in time for christmas. "the skinny" up next. >> announcer: "world news now"

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gun control after thoughtful answers, miss colombia was crowned miss universe. ariadna gutierrez was barely finished waving her flag and blowing kisses to the crowd when the host steve harvey stepped in and said what happened was -- >> i have to apologize. the first runner-up is colombia. miss universe 2015 is philippines. >> yeah. there was really no good way to do this, but he made up and told them he had it wrong. harvey quickly turned to twitter to express his regret and apologize b he messed up again spelling colombia wrong. he also seemingly fell victim to auto correct, spelling philippines like the biblical

>> harvey quickly deleted this tweet and retweeted it with the correct spellings. can you imagine being the guy who had to tell him, mr. harvey, you messed up yet again. >> i would not go visit colombia anytime soon. the whole entire country is probably upset, steve harvey. >> i should point out, steve just tweeted, by the way, this breaking news that the new alvin movie was number one at the box office this weekend. >> what? >> let's move on. >> big news for reality tv star teresa giudice. the real housewives star is actually released from prison. you may remember she was convicted of fraud along with her huand. she has a 15-month sentence. and she's coming home to her four daughters just in time for christmas. her attorney telling abc news she's not going to go to a halfway house. shll be able to spend christmas with her family. whwhatever y feel about teresa, it is good news for her daughters who clearly it has been a rough year for them. >> absolely.

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together. nothing will stand in our way. >> that's right. nothing can stand in the way of "star wars: the force awakens" hitting hyperspeed and flying past the records for biggest opening weekend of all time. >> pulling in $238 million in domestic sales. aln and sisters falling far behind despitete that ste harvey twee >> the steve harvey thing escapes me. but if you believe the force, then perhaps you believe in parents know taking a picture on the big man's lap isn't always easy.

especially when the child has autism. but one santa is coming to the rescue. here's abc's john donvan. >> reporter: santa with the family. the photo, easier said than done, t pecially when the kids have autism. which is why some parents usually don't even try. like mom stephanie mullen. >> i wasn't planning on doing pictures with santa at all this year because it's just too hard. >> reporter: and kristin fairfax. >> we tried last year. >> reporter: but then they heard about this santa claus. and maybe you've seen the photo, posted by autism speaks. it's been everywhere this month. santa connecting with a kid with autism at the simons mall in charlotte, north carolina by getting down on the floor. he attended the nor project's santa school in colorado where one of the lessons is working with kids with disabilities. this santa, his real name is -- well, sorry.

working with children on their level is an appropriate and a friendly way to do it. >> reporter: he uses snow globes to hook the kids' tention, as he did with addi plays a harmonica, as he did with this little guy, lane. so here e is what e mullen family got for christmas. their oldest girl he on the left has autism. they got this picture. same for the fairfax family. the shot thehey came f? they got it. john donvan, abc news, washington. very cool. >> you never think about all these families who don't get to get that picture with santa. what an incredible effort by these santa clauses. >> it's already difficult for most parents so to see them be able to do that. >> so true. so true. >> good to have you back. >> it's good to have this moment back. that's the news for this half hour. but for once, one more time, we relive the glory, the moment

good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. some of our top stories on this morning. we're following here on "world news now." a war of words on the campaign trail between hillary clton and donald trump. in saturday night's debate, clinton said trump was being used in isis recruitment videos. trump's response, she made it up. details straight aad. a boy out leader is recovering from being mauled by a bear in the woods of new jersey. he was saved by three quick thinking boy scouts who called for help after he led them into aave where the bear was

>> dozens of people are missing following a landslide, collapses and burying buildings atat an industrial park in southern china. the area is covered in a sea of red mud with several buildings either knocked on their side or collapsed entirely. this was a doozy. an embarrassing moment at last night's miss universe contest. first miss colombia crowned as the winner, then the host steve harveyey had to mit he made a mistake and that miss philippines was the actual winner. harvey owned it. calling it human error. and those are some of our top stories on this monday, december 21st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we do say good monday morning. we're going to get started this half hour with the race for president. the candidates were back on the campaign trail for a couple of days this week before christmas. >> the major talking point following saturday night's debate was hillary clinton's charge that donald trump was being used in isis videos. trump not taking that all too lightly at all. it's your voice, your vote.

details. >> reporter: at the democrats' debate, only one republican candidate was mentioned by name. >> donald trump. > donald ump. >> donald trump. >> reporter: on ab "this week," donald trump fired back taking on hillary clinton's explosive allegation that trump is showing up in is recruitment videos. >> knowing the clintons and knowing hillary, but there's no -- tre's nobody -- she just made it up. i mean, she made it up. it was a sound bite. >> reporter: after the clinton campaign couldn't provide hard evidence of videos, a top clinton adviser, pressed by george stephanopoulos, tried to clarify. >> she didn't have a particular video in mind, but he's being used in social media. >> reporter: it wasn't the only clinton moment that made waves. >> wnow finally are where we need to be. we have a strategy and a commitment to go after isis. >> reporter: jeb bush turning her comment into a campaign attack video. >> america has had enough of empty words of declarations detached from reality. >> reporter: as the struggling candidate also lashed out at the gop front-runner. >> just one other thing, i've got to get this off of my chest. donald trump is a jerk.

to have friends elsewhere. >> if putin wants to calall me brilliant and other things that he said which were, frankly, very nice, i'll accept that. >> reporter: meanwhile, his rivals marco rubio and ted cruz are in an alall-out brl over immigration. >> i oppose amnesty. i oppose citizenship. i oppose legalization. period.. the end. >> the fact of the matter is that on multiple issues, he's changed his position multiple times. >> reporter: it's a battle for second place nationally as trump heads into the holidays with a solid lead. the next chance the candidates have to debate face to face is mid-january. devin dwyer, abc news, washington. >> thank you so much. we've been following breaking news this morni from las vegas. a deadly incident along the city's strip. last night, thousands of pedestrians walking around there. the famous street, a woman actuallyly drove h car up onto the sidewalk in several locations one running people down along the way. police say it appears to hav been an intentional act and they're ruling out terrorism. the woman behind the wheel is in

drugs and alcohol. at least one person was killed, 36 others injured, several of them criticall a toddler was in the back seat unhurt. many of the victims were french speakers visiting from montreal. of course, we'll continue to have more on that throughout the morning. also in the west, rescuers in bakersfield, california, have pulled five bodies from the wreckage of a small plane that crashed into an orchard. air traic controllers lost contact with the single engine piperr plane saturday afternoon as it was heading from san jose to las vegas. the plane did send out a may day call. the faa is still looking into the cause of the crash. weather conditions in the area werere cloudy d rainy at the time. and also in california, two southwest airlines jets bumped into each other at bob hope airport in burbank. one of the jets was pushing away from a gate sunday when it bumpednto another plane parked at a neighboring gate. both planes were removed from service to inspect for damage. what appeared to be a bomb on board an air france flight crowded with holiday travelers

kenya. a passenger found the device taped behind a m mirror in lavatory the airplane was already on high alert since the paris attacks. abc's terry moran has the story. >> reporter: the stranded air france plane sat on the tarmac in kenya, a sign of how successful this hoax was. a boeing 777 carrying 473 passengers and crew, en route to paris overnight from mauritius. a passenger discovered a suspicious object in the latory and the plane diverted for mombassa. there was no panic. passengers were told there was a technical problem. >> something wrong in the toilet. like, it could be like a bomb, something like that. >> reporter: according to kenyan media, this is it. a sinister-looking construction with a timer on top. when the plane landed safely, passengers were evacuated by emergency slides. six were detained for questioning. but investigators quickly determined it was all just a false alarm.

paper and a clock said air france's president. the object in question was not capable of causing an explosion, he sai u.s. government analysis of the device concluded it was obviously meant to look like a bomb. >> perps this was a test run r terrorists looking to see if they can find weak spots in a security system. >> reporter: air france has been the target of four bomb alerts in the past 15 days. three on flights over the u.s. after the e paris atcks, the french are on edge. and oever this hoaxer is clearly knew it. terry moran, abc news, london. our thanks to terry there. the mother of the so-called affluenza teen is now a missing person. ethan crouch failed to report to a probation officer earlier this month. his mother hasn't been seen since either. there is now a reward for the 128-year-old crouch. he was given probation rather than a prison sentence for a drunk driving accident that killed four people in texas. his lawyers argued he was too spoiled to be responsible.

triggered a panic inside a packed shopping mall five days before christmas. the mall was put on lockdown as thousands of shoppers were sent scrambling for safety. abc's phillip mena has the story. >> reporter: fear and chaos at this madison, wisconsin, mall on saturday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year. gunfire sending holiday shoppers running for cover as police rushed to the sce. >> therere is possly reported one or t shots fired. there were 10 to 15 people fighting. >> reporter: brian haigh was working at the mall when a brawl broke out on saturday. >> i saw a lot of people panicking and running. they thought it was a big bang, but then when they saw two guys running, that's when they were like, oh, someone got shot. >> reporter: he pulled out his cell phone and captured another worker helping a young man on the ground who had been shot. the 19-year-old was sent to the hospitalith a leg wound. >> they come here to go shopping for christmas, and then guns ring out inside the middle of the mall. it's just t ridiculo. >> reporter: many shoppers fearing the worst. the mall going into lockdown for

>> this has nothing to do with a mass shooting. there's no link to terrorism. >> reporter: but that's exactly what tactical teams here in madison train for, once a month. like so many deparents across the country, long before that deadly attack in san bernardino. police here are still investigating this weekend's ooting. but the mall is now back open for what will be a very busy week for holiday shopping. phillip mena, abc news, madison, wisconsin. thank you. the pharmaceutical executive arrested for securities fraud says the government's out to get him. martin shkreli tells "the wall street journal" he was arrested for raing the cost of a life saving drug 5,000 percent. he says the government was "trying to find anything to stop him." screwly has maintained a high profile, even holding a five-hour live stream over the weekend. many of those holiday cards and packages mailed last week are arriving today. the postal service says today is the busiest delivery day of the

the agency expects to deliver more than 30 million parcels today and set a record by the time christmas rolls around. the forecast by the way, 600 million packages before the holidays are done or 10.5% me than last year. >> are you one of those who requested delivery? >> i do order things late at night, but yeah. that's what we do. >> okay. and where better to fight the darkside than at church. that was the idea two pastors in training for the "star wars" service. they carried lightsabers. some of the congregants dressed up as their favorite characters. the service included a clip from one of the earlier "star wars" films. the pastors obviously both big fans say there are many parallels between the bible and "star wars." i got to hear this one. >> there are a lot of people actually did say that over the years that there was something religious in essence about -- >> i thought there was a -- is that it?

>> i thought we would hear something from the sermon w -- >> there i is -- it'been one of those thinings over e years that have talked about the mythology of "star wars" and the bible. >> "star wars" and the good book. thiss the first parallel i've hearabout the two. >> no, there is a force. >> there is a force. who exactly is darth vader? never mind. >> yeah. >> coming up, turning unwanted giftards into cash and how you can even make a profit. >> also ahead, i am exhausted and back from my airline mileage ru an exhausting attempt to rack up frequent flyer points and perks. it's what we call the first problem. >> that's where i was. >> and trying to set a record with lightsar. a colorful attempt right here on earth, not on a set of "star wars." >> first the forecast map and this tweet from steve harvey.

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giftcards.com will buy your unwanted gift cards and give you cash, though usually not for the entire amount. >> that sounds like a fantastic idea. >> reporter: and some malls and grocery stores have machines like this one, making that swap for cash even easierer. whether you keep your card or trade it in, consumer expert lauren lyons cole says do it soon. >> the gift card won't expire til five years from the date of purchase, so you do have plenty of time to use it, but you might get hit with inactivity fees or you might lose the gift card. >> reporter: in fact, so many of us misplace or waste gift card according to one study, $750 million went unredeemed last year. and that's why our expert says the most popular gift card of all is a bankcard. it's l like a praid credit card, and can be used almost anywhere. linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> bank cards, remember that, kendis.

sales after gift cardsds have risen $124 million this year alone. and with your six-year mark you kind of hit that -- >> i should look into it, huh? >> i should regift those gift cards. >> yes. coming up, globe trotting with yours truly. >> we'll folollow kend, this is pretty incredible, his whirlwind vacation and find out why he did it. it was kind of a vacation. >> it was torture. >> no, it was -- you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world ns now" continues after this from our

abc stations. we're so glad to have kendis back. he took a little timime off because you treated it like a job but -- >> i'm just glad they didn't use a darth vader theme there. that's right. i went to a special place that many people try to avoid this time of year. the airport, of course. and well, actually lots of the also i can receive some pretty incredible benefits that frequent flyers enjoy. take a look. >> reporter: i'm on a miion. i need to fly 14,000 miles before the end of this month. and it won't be easy. millions of other r travelerwill be taking to the skies this holiday season. one of the busiestst travel mes of the year.

crazy? because i need the miles to reach the next level status with my airline. i'm planning what's called a mileage run. >> there's two main types of mileage runs. the first is to accrue miles cheaply. the second type of mileage run is with the focus of elite status so that you have all those benefitits for thentire next year. >> reporter: here at jfk, i meet with brian kelley, one of the many experts who employ all sorts of tricks of the trade. you don't have to be a professional to enjoy the perks of airline status. >> it's all types of travelers. you can enjoy the lounge like it the person who paid $5,000 for their ticket. >> i'm going to take six consecutive flights starting in neyork city, on to seattle, downo anchorage, alaska, down to phoenix, crossountry to charlotte, overseas to san juan is, puerto rico and back to new york city all in 52 hours. 40 hours to go.

but unfortunately for me, it wasn't enough. >> i'm still 400 points short. i could cry right now. a lot of airlines these days are reducing the amount of miles you earn so that cheap economy tickets are not earning as much. there are ways to save on your holiday travel this year. tip one, be flexible on your schedule. >> it may make sense to drive to another airport. that's how you get prices down. >> reporter:r: tip numr two, consider ung a low cost carrier. >> the fare is one componenent of a ticket. do thehe math ansee what the total price will be to fly. >> reporter: and if all else fails,tive number three, use frequent flyer miles. >> airlines release a ton of frequent flyer award availability over the holidays >> reporter: as for my mileage run, success and my airline status coming days later, thanks to yet another flight to miami. >> it lookeded incredie. >> it was a lot of fun. alaska was absolutely amazing.

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our graphics department did a fantastic job on that. didn't they? love that one. so many colorful "star wars" lightsabers, so little time. >> we're now talalking abo a scene from the blockbuster "the force awakens." we're talking about an attempt by fans to break a world record. kabc's melissa mcbride has the story. >> begin. from the darkside. >> reporter: it's a battle of epic proportions.. "star wars" fans gather to break

lightsaber battle over 24 hours. >> this is something we wanted to do. she wanted to battle. she says she's brave and wants to be a jedi. >> reporter: some of those who hold the colorful fantasy weapon are highly skilledt taking down their opponents. >> i've won all of them. all 20. >> you don'tnderstand that the only way you really win is by having fun. that's the true power of the jedi. enjoy yourself. whatever you do, do it with all your heart with h all the y. >> repeporter: lelong fans say beg here with others who share their passion creates an >> it's just really nice to be able to come out and just be with other people who feel the same way that you do. you just get to be someone that you don't usually get t to be during your regular workweek. >> reporter: melissa mcbride, >> we do have highlights of another jedi in the making. kendis, look at you honing in your lightsaber skills.

>> i'm wearing a really tight t-shirt there. yes. apologies. that was cool. this was a jedi academy that takes place every thursday here in new york city. it really gets packed with people and you know, i really was hurting that guy there. >> i can tell. so what would your jedi name be? >> maybe lando calrissian. >> lando who? >> that's taken. >> that's taken. was he a jedi? >> i would call you jedi kenny g. >> i like that. >> you like that jedi kenny g? >> jedi kenny g. >> chicks dig it. what can i say? >> oh, boy. >> should point out steve harvey just tweeted dewey defeats truman. >> you are nev going to let that poor man live that down. >> it's funny. >> that's the news for this half hour, folks.

facebook at wnnfans.com. breaking news this morning on "world news now" from the las vegas deadly strip. >> the deay scene after a car plow into a crowd just outside the miss universe pageant. the details coming up about the driver and the victims. targeted again. an air france jumbo jet forced to make an emergen landing after a bomb threat. the scare for passengers and crew members.

donald trump lashes out after hillary clinton's comments at the democratic debate. searching for facts in the political war of words. and pageant blunder. the awkward momentst the end of the miss universe pageant as the wrong contestant is crowned. we'll explain on this monday, december 21st. hey, good morning, everyone, i'm reena ninan. welcome back, mr. kendis. >> what a wonderful present to come back to by the name of steve harvey. you know, hallelujah. >> first off, i love steve harvey. i think he's one of the best of the best. but ooh, a doozy -- >> i think today is one of those things where you consider it a first time and last time. first time as host ofiss universe pageant and perhapsis last time there. quite a blunder that everybody's going to be talking about no doubt. >> in addition, we've got breaking news t. poce are wondering was this -- did this happen on purpose, o was it an accident. breaking news from las vegas. a fatal incident there that's taking place at onef the busiest intersections of the

this was a horrible scene. a woman drove up on to the sidewalk striking pedestrians befo getting back into the road, then running down more people. at leastne person was killed. 36 other injured. several remain in critical condition. police say it appears to have been an intentional act by that woman behind the wheel. they say that was determined based on the movements of the car. the sicritically injured are stable. witnesses were stunned by what they saw. >> you could see, the car passed in front of me. by the time i realized what was going on, i focused down the sidewalk, you could see people literally bouncing off. she was running over everybody. the car stopped on paris. slowed down. there was like three or four guys trying to punch out the window and make her stop and get out. >> the woman was takaken int custody. tests are being done to figure out if she was under the influence o of drugs or alcohol. there was a toddler in the back seat of that car who was not injured. police have ruled out terrorism. but part of the vegas strip was

many of the victims are reportedly french speaking from montreal, canada. we want to move to another development -- another developing story this morning. three boy scouts on a hike in the woods of new jersey put their survival training to real-life use when their scouted leader was attacacked by a bar. >> thanks to quick thinking they managed to scramble rescuersrs to thecene just in the nick of time. richard cantu has the story. >> reporter: a walk in these woods turned into a harrowing ordeal for a boy scout troop leader and three scouts. >> we have a gentleman in the cave with a bear. he has been injured by the bear. >> reporter: when the scoutss lled 911 reporting a bear attack, first responders scrambled. i heard the sirens. >> reporter: as the police helicopter hovered overhead, the youngsters remembered their survival training. >> they also have started a fire possibly for a smoke signal. >> reporter: it was a may day for their wounded scoutmaster who was yelling for help. >> he is bleeding from his neck,

>> reporter: the scouts saved the day. the injured man was flown to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. the scouts were rescued unharmed. >> shocked because we hikeere all the time. >> reporter: residents say bear sight regulars comm. >> in any given day, i could see one, i could see three, i could see five. >> reporter: the second attack in this area in just over a year. a college student was killed by a black bear 20 minutes from now. the surging bear population and close encounters like this outside an elementary schooll have prompted controversial bearr hunts. protester say there are more humane ways to control bears. sunday's attack came after the state of new jersey ended aban ofcial black bear hunt. 510 bears killed over ten days. richard cantu, abc news, new york. >> we're learning that scoutmaster 50-year-old christopher pitronino had been hiking there for years and had never seen a bear. he was treated for bites and scratches.

only protecting his hibernation location inside the cave. rescuers in bakersfield, california, have pulled five bodies from the wreckage of a small plane that crashed into an orchard. air traffic controllers lost contact with the single-eine piper saturday afternoon as it was heading from san jose to las vegas. the plane did send out a mayday call. the faa still looking into the cause of the crash. weather conditions in the area time. today is the 27th anniversary of one of the worst terror attacks on a commercial flight. 270 people died when a bomb blew up on pan am flight 103 on its way from london to new york. 11st victims were on the ground in lockerbie, scotland. it believed the bomb was hidden in a suitcase. libya eventually accepted responsibility. another air france jetliner has bn diverted because of a terror threat. again, it's turning out to be a home. this time, a fake bomb discovered by a passenger aboard

it was on its way from paris. passengers were jusust told there was a technical problem and evacuated when the jet landed in kenya. >> something wrong, literally like a -- could be like a bomb, something like that. >> perhaps this was a test run for terrorists looking to see if they can find weak spots in a security system. >> get this -- the device was made of cardboard, paper, and a kitchen timer. no explosives. this is the fouourth bom threat against air france since the paris attacks, costing the airline millions of dollars. now to the race for the presidency. donald trump firing back at the democrats who made some harsh attacks during saturday's debate. he took heat from other candidates. "your voice, your vote" with devin drier. >> reporter: after the republican debate, the front-runner made it up. >> she made it up. it was a soundbite -- >> rorter: donald trump attacked democratic front-runner hillary clinton for this

>> he has s becoming isis' best recruiter. they are going to people showing videos of donald trump insulting islam and muslims in order to recruit. >> reporter: both the white house and terror expts say there's no hard evidence isis is using videos of trump to recruit. clinton campaign clarified that the former secretary of state was not refererencing a specific video. trump tweeteted,hillary clinton lied." >> i've been right on more than anybody else has been right. reporter: democratic contender bernie sanders argued on "this week" that trump deliberately misleads. >> i say that straightforwardly, i think you have a pathological liar. i think much of what he says are lies or gross distortions of reality. >> reporter: trurump was the biggest target in the democrats' new hampmpshire dete. the only republican candidate called out by name. even his f fellow republicans are taking aim at their front-runner. >> i was in new jersey o september 11th. and thousds of people simply

reporter: candidates attacking within and across party lines as primary goers and caucusgoers g get closer to making a decision. we move back to las vegas for an entirely different story. one that's probably as bafing as it is cringe inducing -- >> this was roh. >> this happened last night. miss universe contest. >> when it came time to announce the winner, host steve harborview said it was miss colombia. there was the embrace, crowning -- so happy for her. >> then he returned to the stage. sheepish, right? he had to apologize and say that miss phihilippines was the actual winner. afterwards, harvey owned up to the error. >> it was my mistake. it was on the card. horrible mistake. but the right thing -- i can show it to you right here. the first runner up is colombia. it is my mistake.

see in the blue, is pi a alonzo wartach. the third to win the title. miss colombia goes into the record books as the first runner up. this is atrocious! >> crushing. and steve harvey tweeted -- and later afterwards saying he tweeted and says, "what happened was --" no, he didn't say those words. but he messed up. yeah. >> he apologized to miss philippines and to ms colombia. we'll have more on this horrible, horrible thing in the next half-hour. coming up in "the mix," how certain sleep positions can influence your dreams. and also ahead, the lotty-cheating scandal that started in one state and has spread to dozens. the growing investigation into jackpot winners. and later -- >> reporter: we're in the kitchen with holiday recipes for your next barb. think shrimp and m mini peca pies. mm. pecan pies. mm. our clothes can stretch out in the wash, ruining them forever. protect your clothes from stretching, fading, and fuzz. with downy fabric conditioner

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incredible images from southern china where a landslide slammed into this building causing it to slaps. dozens of people are missing in the disaster that swept through an industrial park. the landslide buried or damaged at least 33 buildings. it's the fourth major disaster to hit china this year. th high-profile pharmaceutical executive arrested for securities fraud is now speaking ou martin skeli tells the "wall

prices that led to his arrest. he raised outrage for raising the cost of a lifesaving drug 5,000%. he said the government was trying t "do anynything totop m." he faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted. turning to a nationwide investigation involving the lottery. the scheme started with one insider convicted of fixing the numbers in iowa. >> now investigators are looking into whether the scheme extended to dozens of other states. abc's clayton sandel has the latest. >> reporter: it's the lottery scam prosecutors say took a game chance. go if you match all five number and the hot ball, you win -- >> reporter: eddie tipton, former security director at the multistate lottery association, accused of hacking computers so they'd pick his winning numbers. prosecutors say tipton then asked people he knew, including his brother, to help collect jackpots in colorado, wisconsin, and oklahoma. >> though three togethererotal good $8 million.

scrutinizing games in as many as 37 states and territories. >> we're looking into a jackpots that could be associated with eddie tipton across the country. >> reporter: in september, tipton was convicted of scamming the iowa lottery. prosecutors say this surveillance video shows him in disguise buying a ticket that won $16.5 million. >> we, the jury, find the defendant, edward tipton, guilty of fraud -- >> reporter: tipton is appealing that conviction, but he still ces trial in iowa on the multistate allegations. his attorney says there has been no evidence mr. tipton did anything to tamr with any of the computers. in the meantime, lottery officials are beefing up security. >> eacof us have a unique six-digit code to get inside this room. >> reporter: hoping to convince the public that games worth $20 billion in revenue to the states can be trusted. >> if people don't trust the honesty of the system, the participation of the lottery is going to dwindle and be jeopardized.

news, denver. coming up in our next half-hour, a major warning for drone operators. the major holiday gift under many christmas trees right now and what the faa wants youou to do it you plan on flying. not all drones needed apply. we'll tell you why. >> a big day for that. first, an even more popular pastime this season -- eating. we've go some ways for you to enjoy some funun foods without all the guilt. our insomniac kitchen is next. >> is that pop sdmorn. >> i -- popcorn? >> i think so. i don't know. you're watching "wo "world news now" continues

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the holidays or over the last year. why wait unt then to make a healthier choice? >> come on. we're not going to that segment -- right before christmas? come on. especially if you have a hard time saying no to treats, apparently tina trinah is in insomniac kitchen with the secret ingredients. we'll take it. hey, insomniacs, happy holidays. i'm here in the kitchen with peter callahanf peter callahan catering. we're talking holiday entertaining. >> that's right. so for our first recipe that we're doing today, it's popcorn. but rather than using butter or shortening or vegetable oil, we're going to make it today with a coconut oil. so butter, cocoa, coconut oil. it's organic, unrefined, and cold pressed. >> everybody loves popcorn. let's get to it. >> half the fun isatching it pop. just got to watch out.

>> once we have popped the popcorn, all you need to do is toss ingredients in, and you're ready to go. macadamia nuts, we've got shaved cococonutomp up the flavor. you have to use salt, white chocolate that was melted. it's all got sort of a holiday white winter wonderland thing going. >> yum. mm. very nice. a nice twist on your popcorn. >> all right. we had some popcorn. now we're moving on to the shrimp. >> yes. now that you've had a little popcorn, you want something a little heartier. we've got here lime juice. >> lime juice. >> orange zest. coconut oil, lemon zest, parsley, a little salt. all of these get dumped in. >> then you just skew them and bake them, right? >> exactly. about ten minutes in the oven. 350.

gorgeous. >> thank you. >> that was so fast, too. i want to try one. try a small bite. >> i'll join you. >> mm. i like the lime juice, the citrus citrus-y-ness comes ththrough. cheers. for dessert, we've got pies. they're cute littttle pies. >> yeah. >> mini pies. >> exactly. we're going to take this to sort of size it. >> okay. >> for our tart shells. now we have these and whatever the mix is that goes with the pecans. start off with two of these. >> two pecans? >> two pecans, go in the bottom of each one. and then here this al is -- mixed together.

goodness, the brown sugar, corn syrup, and es mixed together. >> and ready to be baked. >> all right. time to taste. mm. nice crunch. just the right size, too. little bit of sweetness with your glass of wine. happy holidays. >> happy holidays to you. >> i told you. you can't cut calories around the holidays. >> hard to do. what do you think? we gave it to brian. what did you think? >> it's great! >> tony loves it. we offered it to jack. jack was like, no, thanks, i'm driving. it's actually pretty good. >> yeah. delicious. >> you saw that fattening stuff. i was reading up on this. apparently coconut oil is the most weight loss-friendly fat that is out there. >> what does that mean, weight loss-friendly? >> less fattier tha the other fats. >> you mean it has like five calories less? >> uh-huh. exactly.

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cause nightmares. but if you sleep on your left side, it tends to cause -- sorry, the left -- sleeping in the right position can cause nightmares. that position is on you left side. lefties have bad dreams. righties have better dreams. if you sleep facedown, that's the best because you have the most vivid dreams. >> who s sleeps facedown? >> i don't. >> i don't know either. >> yeah. yeah. >> i don't know how you do that. >> the big takeaway, left side, bad dreams. >> okay. >> nude, you're on your own. >> i'll put a pair of socks on next timeme. lelet's move on. flight attendant on a delta flight. flight, and this flight cat actually. they couldn't figure out exactly whose cat it was. so the cat s started roaming the the flight attendant who happens to have a cat at home wanted no part of this little kitty. why? >> so she callsn the loudspeaker -- look at her.

your cat back. >> she's looking for some peanuts. what's wrong with that? a little milk. >> she should know that onn domestic flights you don't get free drinks or peanuts ymore. finally, they foundhe cat owner on that cat -- on that flight. >> listening to her beats headphones. no wonder, didn't hear the overhead page. >> that's right. so the force is pretty strong in texas with the police department. you got to check it out. two police officers decide to pull someone over. and guess who comes out of that car? >> is it? >> chewbacca. >> chewy. [ sounds ] >> thank you very much. han solo and darth vader. darth mall also there, too. apparently one of thefficers was in on the joke. the other was not. >> very cute. >> there video received 2,000 likes and 5,000 sharesn the facebook page er in wilshire, texas. >> awesome. a quick note from sunday football.

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the field yest making news in america this morning -- breaking overnight. chaos on the las vegas strip. a car plowing into a crowd of people. >> all you could see was driving away and people bouncing off the front of the car. you could hear it. the windshield was smashed. >> investigators say t the driver did it intention that'llally with with a child in the car. war of words. the end of the year. taking aim at comments hillary

months after revealing he has cancer. another shocking announcement from jimmy carter. and monumental mistake. steve harvey crowning the the wrong winner for miss universe. the beaeauty pageant blunder on live tv. well, good monday morning. the breaking news from las vegas. where a car plowed into a crowd of people on the famous strip. >> at least one person is dead and 36 injured. the driver crashed into a group of pedestrians on the sidewalk while there was a child this her car. >> authorities are ruling out terrorism but say it was intentional. tragedy in sin city. >> oh, my god. what going on? this is las vegas. this is christmas. >> reporter: overnighght, the vegas strip shut down. a female driver crashing into a

planet hollywood, the veen you for last night's pageant. >> s was running over evererybody. >> reporter: witnesses say the driver hit a group of people, drove ba up on the sidewalk, hitting more people. >> it looked like she wasn't trying to stop the car. she had both hands on the wheel. >> we havee determined this is an intentional act. >> reporter: investigators confirmed there was a child in the car. >> w know that there was a toddler in the vehicle with the driver, who is 3 years old, and that child is unharmed. >> reporter: witnesses trying to stop the driver. >> people were punching the window, trying to get the child out of the backseat. >> reporter: a reporter with our las vegas affiliate on the scene moments after the crash. >> this is around where a witness was standing when he saw a car, my photographer will show row right now when he saw a car come up right here, drive very fast up here, and rightthere,

that is where we're told 37 people were injured, according to officials. >> reporter: the woman was taken into cuody. tests are being done to determine if she was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. police say the driver is in her 20s and the car had oregon license plates. late-night tweet from the mayor said terrible night for las vegas. winter starting tonight. doesn't mean things are cooling off on the campaign trail. >> they're heating up, thanks, in part, to what was said at the democratic debate. kenneth moton joins us with the details. >> reporter: good morning, reena and kennedys. as a reminder, we're just six weeks away from iowa. 50 days until new mpshire. expect more figh, more attacks, and more rhetoric. a chrhristmas week of politics. the gift that keeps on giving. today, the preresidentia

the early contest states before the holiday. >> you listen to hillary clinton, you would think everything is going great in the country. >> reporter: the republicans ramp up the attack after the debate over the weekend. >> i actually wept and watched last night the opening "star wars" which was a reality far more real than whateveras said at the debate. >> reporter: on that stage, an apology f fromarry sanders. >> yes, i apologize. is. >> reporter: clinton took on donnell trump. >> he's becoming isis's best recruiter. they are going to people, showing videos of donald trump ininsulting islam andnd mlims in order to recruit moreadical jihadists. >> reporter: trump fired back. >> she made it up. it w aound bite. >> reporter: the candidates on top continue to duke it out. the once struggling on the

assaults. >> just one more thing i have to get off my chest. donald strump a jerk. >> repter: and there's word thisorning starting in january, hillary clinton will brin out and unleash her n not so secret weapon. foer president bill clint listen hit the trail for his wife. reena and kennedys? >> just days until iowa. things are winding down. thank you. the pharmaceutical executive arrested for secities fraud says the dwochlt is out to get him mart. shkreli says the government was trying to fd anything to stop him. shkreli has maintained a high-profile, holding a five-hr live stream over the weekend.d. > the angry ceo of a france is promising to prosecute whoever was responsible for the latest threat to his airline.

behind a mirror. passengers and crew were evacuated. some of the the passengers being questioned because air france says the decoy wasn't there before the plane took off. back in the states, a townhouse occupied by the internsan bernardino shooters was emptied out. a team of movers loaded furniture and appliances as well as a crib and a baby stroller. the landlond boarded up the townhouse once again. > there's a $5,000 reward for the so-called affluenza teen, nathan couch. he was spared jail t time for a deadly drunk driving accident after his defense argued he was too rich and spoiled to understand what hee was doing. his mother listed as a missing rson but could tas criminal charges. another tragedy for jimmy

the surprising death of his grandson. during his bible study clas he asnounsed his grandson had died hours before. 28-year-old jeremy carter saturday. he took nap but neveroke up. carteralled him a wonderful young man, loved very much. but gave no further details about the cause of death. the former president was diagnosed with a form of brain cappser lastummer an has since been cured. turning to the weather and the latest radar images showing a fresh storm in the pacific northwest. a series of storms will affect the west coast thihis week. parts of california could see a half foot of rain today. theountains will see the snow leading up to christmas. still ahead, a major developing story overseas. hackers gaining access to critical u.s. fran structure.

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york city. "the wall street journal" reporting that iranian hackers infiltrated the dam two years ago but didn't do any damage. security experts say it's a wakeup call and perhaps a mistake to bring america's power grid factories, as well as pipelines and bridges, and dams online and unprotected on the internet. starting today, anyone with a drone weighing more than half a pound has to register it. it will cost five bucks to sign up. the faa is waiving the fee for the first 30 days. once registered, the fed will give you a tracking number. that's to help regulators keep tabs on rorogue dron. you could face a $50,000 fine for failing to register. a special early christmas gift. gasoline prices below $2. that's the national average this morning. nine cents less than a month ago. 41 cents less than a year ago. supplies are strong. demand is not. it's the lowest price since early 2009. the decline in gas prices is slowing now, but should continue until the spring when more of us

the predictions came true. "star wars: the force awakens" smashed box office records this weekd weeken the film from our parent company took in an epic $238 million in north america. and even more overseas. it posted the highest single day profs on record. it became the first movie to break the $100 million mark in a single day. oh, and "star wars" products flying off the shelves. i desperately want a bb-8 robot. hint hint. >> it's your thing? >> bb-8. all about the bb-8. >> very nice weekend there. >> time to ask for a raise. >> yes, disney. hey. when we come back, jackpot scheme. how one man may have fixed the lottery in dozens of states. and beauty pageant blunder. steve harvey announcing the wrong winner for miss universe.

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if you're flying, airport delays possible in san francisco, new orleans, memphis, atlanta, chicago, and detroit. in new jersey, a boy scout leader recovering from injuries he suffered when he was attacked by a bear. >> it was the quick thinking of three boy scouts he e was leadg that may have saved his life. 50-year-old christopher petronino was leading the scouts on a hike in the woods of new jeey yesterday when he led them right into the cave of an apparently hibernating bear. that's when the bear attacked. and the scouts' survival training kicked in. >> be advised we have the youth yelling out loud. they also have started a fire, possibly for a smoke signal. >> we have the helicopter hovering above them. we have a party hereall of us are going to go to those kids. >> in the cave, peonino curled into a ball, keeping his back to the bear. he says he could hear it huffing. and that it stayed in the cave for a substantial amount of time.

runnnning up aill. fish and wildlife officers believe the bear was only protecting her hibernation spot. petronino was treated for bites and scrapes to his scalp and legs. >> smart-thinking kids there. >> mm-hmm. a former lottery industry insider has the fight of his life on his hands. eddie tipton used to be the security director at the multistate lottery association. he's now accused of using undetectable software to give him advancnced knowlge of winning numbers. prosecutors say the scheme helped him and associates collect jackpots in at least three states, worth about $8 million. the fear is that tipton's case will erode people's faith in the lottery. >> if people don't trust the honesty of the system, the -- participation of the lottery is going to dwindle and be jeardized. >> tipton already convicted of scamamming theowa lottery. he's appealing. investigators have expanded their investigation into 40 states.

the head of international soccer sepp blatteo, overnight, suspended from soccer for eight yeyes. now, we get some of yesterday's highlights from our guys at espn. hey, the carolina panthers have won 14 games. you know how many they've lost? zero, says tim kurkjian. and so they went to new york. and they got up 35-7. everyone thinking, that's just going great. suddenly, the giants decide to play ball. they hit odell beckham jr. eli manning. a touchdown pass. we're tied at 35-35. odell beckham jr. lost his head most of e day. but the panthers, they y come right back. who is more calm than that guy right there? cam newt. i mean, it is his world. we're just living in it. i'm sure graham gano made the kick. but you know who taught him how to kick? cam newton. >> wow. >> paners win, 38-35. no, that's true. > panthers-steelers, plausible super bowl. >> panthers-broncos, plausible

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>> yeah, absolutely amazing. it happened at miss universe's pageant in las vegas. host steve harvey, seen there mistakenly announced the wrong winner. harvey made the mess and then he had to clean it up. >> i have to apologize. the first runner up is colombia. [ cheers and applause ] miss universe 2015 is philippines. [ cheers and applause ] listen, folks. let me just take control of this. this is exactly what's on the card. i will take responsibility for this. it was my mistake. it was on the card. horrible mistake. but the right thing, i can show it to you right here.

it is my mistake. still a great night. >> still a great night. >> at least he owned up to it. he took responsibility for the mistake. he showed us the card. because you know, if we hadn't seen the card,d, there wld be some hesitation. but yes, miss philippines, you are the clear winner. you are the new miss universe. miss colombia goes down in historas the first runner up. and i bet she lands on her feet. i bet something good happens for he >> i bet she will. i stilthink there'a hanging chad there. the memes quickly popped up online. this one showing the pageant contestants under official review in an nfl game. >> and anonother memshowing odell beckham jr. stealing the crown with that famous catch. that's pretty funny. >> this is not the first time that steve messed up. he actually said dewey defeated truman. >> oh, give steve a break. the pressure was on. the e pressureas on. >> it was on the card.

we move on now to the record-breaking success of "star wars" episode seven. it may spawn another sequel. the '80s classic "space balls." >> the movie spoofed dozens of space-related hits. mel brooks says there's a sequel in the works. he says it will be a big hit. >> he faces big challenges because most of the original cast, john candy, joan riverers, dick van patten, and dom deluise, have passed away. and another one, rick moranis, seen there, is retired. >> that's a good point. we'll see how that comes together. cats have long been welcomed aboard sailing ships. apparently not on airliners. witnesses say that what happens when a cat gets on the loose aboard a delta airlines flight. take a look. the airline actually allows cats on carry-on baggage, as long as they remain inside e the carrr. >> this kitty didn't know it, or didn't care. the flight attendant tells to it stop right there. then she calls for the owner. >> whoever's cat this is, please come and --

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dave, i'm sorry to interrupt. i gotta take a sick day tomorr. dads don't take sick days, dads take nyquil severe the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep with a cold, medicine. breaking overnight, police say a woman intentionally drove her car up on to the sidewalk along the las vegas strip, running people down. at least one person was killed. dozens of others injured. donald trump says there's nothing to hillary clinton's claim thate appears in an isis recruitment video. clinton's campaign is backing off a bit. saying trump is being used by isis as propaganda. and martin shkrelili, the ceo arrested for securities fraud, says the government is after him. he says he was targeted for raising the cost of a life-saving drug. california could see half a foot of rain day.

rain bractingg much of the eastern half of the u.s. 'tis the season for giving. there is a good chance you'll buy or receive a gift card this year. many of them wind up in a drawer and don't get used. >> before you toss them into the junk drawer, you should know, there are other options. >> reporter: it'ss the present that almost everyone gets. a gift card. >> i love receiving gift rds. >> reporter: they'reo popular. $130 billion expected to be loaded on the them this year. they are be used to purchase anything from a meal to clothing. one company even allowing you to give the gift of stock in major corporations but what if the card you get don't suit you. >> probably regift it. >> reporter: you may not know it, but you can turn it into cash. websites like race.com and gift cards.com will buy your unwanted gift cards and give you cash. though usually not for the

>> that sounds like a fantast idea. >> reporter: and some malls and grocery stores have machines like this one, making that swap for cash even easier. whether you keep y your card or trade it in. consumer expert lauren lio cole says do it soon. >> the gift card won't expe until five years from the date of purchase. you have plenty of time to use it. you might get hit with inactivity fees or lose the gift card. >> reporter: so many of us misplace or waste gift cards, according to one study, $750 million went unredeemed last year. most popular gift card of all is a bank card. it's like a prepaid creredit card and can be used almost anywhere. >> all this talk about gifts shopping. >> a wonderful week ahead. >> you can e-mail them, right? >> just give me your bank card. your atm card.

this is america this morning. >> do stay with us for gam "gma." have a great monday. making news in america this morning -- breaking overnight. chaos on the las vegas strip. a car plowing into a crowd of people. >> all you could see was driving away and people bouncing off the front of the car. you could hear it. the windshield was smashed. >> investigators say the driver did it intention that'llally with with a child in the car. war of word the end of the year. taking aim at comments hillary

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