making news in america this morning -- breaking overnight. peaceful protests turn violent. stores and cars vandalized. the outrage still simmering after a grand jury's decision to not indict an officer in a man's death. dire warning. u.s. embassies on high alert, fearing backlash on a soon-to-be-released document on torture. royal visit. prince william and kate waking up in america this morning. what's on their schedule? and the much-hyped tv special about manetting snake that left some viewers hungry for more. good monday morning to you, i'm reena ninan.

>> i'm t.j. holmes. breaking news stemming from the chokehold death off eric garner. >> rogue protesters smashed windows, looted stores, and set fire in the middle of the street. they good into fights with other demonstrators and clashed with police. a much calmer scene in new york. protesters gathered by the hundreds. they say the system is broken after the grand jury decided not charge the white officer in garner's chokehold death. the nypd immediately began retraining the flis force. demonstrators staged a die-in after the eagles game last night. laying down in the middle of the street. major report to be released tomorrow on the cia oous of

torture. >> mary bruce joins us from washington with more. >> reporter: while these practices are largely known, it's the details, the graphic nature of this report that is said to be so shocking. u.s. embassies around the world on high alert, bracing for the release of an explosive top secret report on the use of torture by the cia. >> this will, in fact, incite violence. it's likely to cost someone their life. >> reporter: u.s. officials fearing the backlash. some questioning whether the report should be made public at all. >> the concern is over our military forces, our diplomats, particularly in areas of hot spots. >> reporter: the 6,000-page senate report is said to be very graphic about the methods used in the dark days after 9/11. >> we tortured some folks. we did some things that are

contrary to our values. >> reporter: president obama banned these practices. but the report is expected to release more details. some prisoners were sexually demeaned. the bush administration has already come under heavy criticism for its post-9/11 techniques. over the weekend -- >> to say we releaptlessly, over an expanded period of time lied to everyone about a program that wasn't doing any good, that beggers the imagination. >> reporter: the fear is releasing the report could provoke u.s. enemies including isis and cause more americans to be the target of violence. t.j. and reena? >> thank you, mary bruce. the south african teacher killed by a failed rescue attempt was supposed to be

released the next day. u.s. officials said they had no idea was in the works when they attempted to rescue american luke somers and the teacher pierre korkie. an american teacher stabbed to death at an abu dhabi mall was held last night. her ex-husband, pictured here with the children describe ryan as a beautiful person with a pure heart. she was killed in what officials call a lone wolf attack by a woman who also placed a bomb at the home of an american doctor. rolling stone magazine has revised its apology. at first editors revealed that found discrepancies in a report by the document. they felt their trust was misplaced. they removed the line about

misplaced trust. they say the miss takes of the reporting was there. a doctor who contracted ebola has gone public with his ordeal. he kept his identity a secret to protection his family. he was the sickest patient to be treated at emory hospital. he was on dialysis for 24 days. he's going public to thank emory for the life-saving care. investigators say it started when a car hit a bear crossing the road northwest of ft. lauderdale. a second car stopped to help. a third car plowed into the other cars. a spokesman for the tribe says it's the first collision involving a bear in memory. the typhoon battering the philippines is weakening but is not over yet. dangerous mudslides a threat.

the philippine red cross says 21 people have died. the government has not confirmed that number. back here, a slow-moving nor'easter starts tonight. up to a foot of snow in syracuse, albany, and northern new england. northern california is also going to get hit hard by the weather this week. time xxiii the weather across the nation. the calm before those storms today. dry and quiet in the center of the country. a wintry mix in wisconsin and minnesota. wet in the pacific or not west. in the east, the first sto rain from the coastal storm hits the mid-atlantic tonight. >> pleasant and warm in the south. seasonable across the west. still ahead, the offensive wrapping paper that has walgreens pulling from the the shelf. royal visit. prince will y578 and princess kate are here.

thousands of guests clad in animal costumes forced to leave a hotel. what happened at the furries convention that sickened so many people?

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they contending with here in new york? >> reporter: good morning, reena and t.j. i hope they pakd nice, warm coat. it is a chilly morning out here. many couples take a babymoon. seems that the royals are no different, taking the empire state here by storm. little prince george has been left at home, while the royal couple takes on the big apple. a planned gala at the metropolitan museum of art. court-side at the nets-cavaliers game in brooklyn, and the top of the empire state building is already shining in red, white, and blue. the duke and duchess of cambridge arrived in new york on sunday night. kate now 4 1/2 months pregnant still reigns on as the paragon of style. no doubt what she wears will be watched by residents in one of the world's most fashionable cities. >> they're doing a number of things to support charities they care about.

disadvantaged young people. mental health. illegal wild life trade. >> reporter: kate will be greeted by children between the ages of 3 and 5. an age group perfectly captivated by all things princess. >> one of the children said, we know she lives in a castle. >> reporter: a real-life royal. the parents here are highlighting at least one key difference between kate and fairytales. >> we had to explain to him it's a real princess not animated. he's excited. >> reporter: excitement enough to last a lifetime. and those children are going to meet their any royal friend kate very sood. later this morning here. we're told she'll help them wrap presents while her husband, prince william, is with president obama in washington, d.c. >> you're describing today. how long of a trip is this and what else is on the agenda? >> reporter: sure, well, there's three days they're going to be here. and among the other things they're going to be doing,

they're going to visit with the clintons and visiting the 9/11 memorial before they head back off to perhaps warmer climates. i don't know if anything seems like it could be colder than new york city right now. >> oh, i know. pretty cold. this couple is totally hot. so, hopefully, they'll warm it up for us. lana zak, thank you so much. police near chicago are investigating an international release of chlorine gas. the fumes sickened nearly 20 people. the hotel decontaminated. everyone let back inside. if you're not familiar with furries, they're people who celebrate animals that have been given human characteristics. alabama and oregon are the oddsmakers picks to face each other for the national title. first, the crimson tide needs to beat ohio state. oregon faces florida state.

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check "the pulse" now, stories you'll be talking about today. starting with a story that dominated social media last night. it was the hash tag eaten alive. >> it started with the discovery channel special. conservationist paul avery put on a suit and was supposed to let an anaconda start eating him alive. >> he called in his team quickly

when the snake started to crush his arm. it did, at some point, have its mouth around his head. >> can you blame the snake? viewers were hoping for much more. they took to twitter and posted pictures like this one. i basically wasted two ours hos to see this. >> spn someone posted this with their dog. there was a big buildup. there wasn't a whole lot. >> a 25-foot snake there. >> compelling television nonetheless. a-listers mingled in d.c. last night. everyone from spielberg to lady gaga were there to attend the kennedy center honors. sting, lily tomlin, al green, and tom hanks were honored. >> the night's host was there. stephen colbert, gearing up for his new gig at the late show. he had fun with that show's

current host. ♪ >> thank you. [ laughter ] thank you so much. not yet. >> that is fantastic. he takes over for dave next year. so not yet. the kennedy center honors will air later this month. and finally, don't try this on your next vacation, which including scuba diving. >> this is diver jim abernathy and his friend, a 15-foot tiger shark. >> friend? friend? >> they look friendly, don't they? >> it wasn't their first encounter. the first time they met, he met shark was seven year ago when he removed a lark fish hook from her moat. she apparently hasn't forgotten that favor. >> how does he know? did they exchange number? >> maybe she gave him that look like a thank you.

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>> good morning, i'm tamala edwards, it is monday, december 8. a coastal storm is forming if you look on storm tracker 6 live. it will hit the area with rain and snow and coastal flooding. breaking right now flames destroyed a building in frankford overnight. "action news" learned that firefighter was hurt. overnight a woman's body was found in the trunk of a car outside a south jersey hotel. we have an update on septa new smart card payment system. it could mean the end of a token. finally, a guy putting himself through a lot of pain. >> eddie vega finished yesterday's marathon in tucson, arizona, plans to pound out

another marathon those in california. maybe you're thinking he's just nuts. >> but he's actually a runner far good cause. he's taking every step barefoot. for more, here's ricky mitchell of our station in tucson. >> reporter: to understand the significance of this moment for eddie vega, we have to go back if time almost 50 years. >> it brings tears to my eyes. as a toddler, i grew up not having shoes. >> reporter: he lived the first six years of his life in the philippines before emigrating to guam and to the united states. >> there's a saying, no understand someone you have to walk a mile in their shoes. there are over 300 million kids in the world who have no shoes. >> reporter: today, he ran 26.2 miles in their shoes. he ran the marathon barefoot. >> i know what it's like. i want to make sure they don't have to suffer those

consequences because they can't afford shoes. >> reporter: but wait, there's more. it's the 89th time he's ran a bare boot marathon this year alone. after today's run, he's completed this trek in all 50 states. >> i have stepped on just about anything you can think of. dog poop, half a dozen times. nails, screws, rocks. >> reporter: if you think doing this 89 times is enough, eddie will say, no way. >> my foal is to run 100 barefoot marathons. >> he's trying to get to that by the end of year. we don't know if he has enough time or marathons or enough days or enough skin left on the bottom of his feet. >> he's 55 years old. he did it in 5:50. >> congrats to him. running one is a feat. >> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stick around here with us for "good morning america." coming your way in just a bit.

>> good morning everyone, it is monday, december 8 we're following two breaking stories, a philadelphia firefighter was injured while battling flames that ripped through an apartment building. a woman's body was found in the trunk of a car, "action news" is at the scene. >> we're tracking a coastal storm that will bring lots of rain to the delaware and lehigh valleys and maybe it's a snow way up there. >> good morning, it is 4:30, monday, december 8. let's go to david murphy to talk abt