>> you have to use a soft tooth brush, though. don't get the hard one that's going to strip your skin. all appears calm and quiet outside this unassuming building in india. as the doors open, you can see it quite the opposite on the inside. >> hey, hey, hey, girlfriend. >> meet 73-year-old, she is a kalari teacher. in fact, not only a teacher, i say master. she has been at it for 66 years. she's got 150 students really from the ages of, like, 5 all the way up. >> incredible. i am in love right now. >> actually got the opportunity in my previous life to go to india and do it. you get right up close and

personal. it's kind of like in a way like a sort of dance. in fact, she got started as a dancer. you've got some skills, you should try this. >> how sharp are they, though? >> pretty blunt when you get to use them, but the thing is, she also teaches the local girls in the community self-defense. she's got a great quote for them. >> talk about what it means to them. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> she's got some really, really good moves. now, yes, there are injuries, but -- [ speaking in a foreign lang >> i pity the fool who thinks

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>> check out that incident on video on the campus of ohio state university. that was an anti-trump protester tackled on the steps of the student union. the man who tackled the protester was reportedly arrested and placed under suspension of the university. student walk-outs sparked at college campuses across the country as well as high schools by students too young to vote, but old enough to assert political voices, you might say. hundreds of students in maryland staged a protest with the approval of school officials, but along with the protests are reports of hate crimes in the wake of president-elect trump's election night victory. >> trump, himself, asked about those attacks targeting minority groups. here's more on what he said. >> reporter: from maryland to california, another day of demonstrations.

protesters marching out against the election raising concerns about the hate crimes and violation across the country including a california teenager attacked in school after posting on instagram she hoped trump would win. >> this girl comes up to me and said, do you hate mexicans? i said no. she said, you support trump, you hate mexicans. >> reporter: tracking more than 300 hate accidents, almost all cases involve immigrant, black, and gay victims and 20 against trump supporters. so far, school officials in jacksonvil jacksonville, florida investigating these signs over a water fountain. the fbi is looking for a thread depicting lynchings. >> i opened up the chat and there's derogatory name calling and really hurtful things. >> reporter: in oregon police

walled in the walls inside two bathrooms were defaced too profane for tv. all of this prompts trump to directly address those responsible on "60 minutes." >> i am so saddened to hear that, and i say stop it. if it helps. i will say this, and i'll say it right to the cameras, stop it. >> reporter: trump also reassured protesters that he will bring our country back together, but some about to be out demonstrated every day until inauguration day. abc news, new york. when we come back, it's the most wonderful time of the year unless you have not done a single bit of shopping. >> how much a dent have you made in the gift list for the holiday season? we have hot ideas for you. "world news

believe it or not, the holiday season is just a few weeks away meaning right now is a good time to start thinking about that gift shopping, and for the kids on your list, we are checking out the season's hottest holiday toys, and joining us now for a tour, senior editor of the toy insider. thank you so much. i love what you've brought in today. let's get right to it. >> absolutely. so we'll start with animal jam. one of the hottest on line video games for kids coming to the play room this year.

this is our club dance party play set. >> a disco ball? >> it has one that really spins. when we press the dee jay button -- we're ready for a full-on dance party, comes with an exclusive figure and collect for more a full party. >> so cute. >> speaking of cute, i'd like to introduce you to the cutest puppy you've ever seen. this is snuggles, my dream puppy. >> hi, snuggles. >> he has a really expressive face. >> oh, wow! oh look at the eyes opening and closing. >> yeah. nuzzle the nose a little bit. >> hi. >> so cute. rub his belly, pat his head, feed him a bottle, and he'll react to that. >> so emotive. >> he is. like a real puppy. >> only easier to care for. >> absolutely. he's so cute. a top of kid's lists this year. >> i want to put him in front of my bunny, frank, and watch his

reaction. >> "trolls" exciting kids my view this year, and it's about the music. to celebrate, sing along to the awesome sound track with our troll selfie star video recording microphone. >> i think that's my wish. >> just hit the record button here, and then we can sing. >> oh, justin timberlake. ♪ nothing i can see but you when you dance dance dance dance girl ♪ >> you should get involved in this. this is good. >> that's it. >> then you get the video? >> record the video, save, share with friends and family. so much fun. >> i could have a one person party with that. just by myself i'd have a great time. >> for sure. this year, barbie dawns a lab coat to learn about important stem skills with the barbie stem kit. >> i love that. >> building seven models with

this. there's everything from a spinnispin ing closet to a hammock. you can relax, and so everything has real working parts so kids learn all the engineers. >> she has to relarelax, look ae shoes she wore to the lab. star wars rogue 1 hits theaters december 16th, and to celebrate, a storm trooper figure. we press the belt -- >> ready for action. >> there's awesome sounds. >> orders received. >> but he recognizes the jet pack. plug this in, he's ready for takeoff. cool, right? he makes real flying noises. >> kids will have fun with that. >> absolutely. he's so much fun. >> and then skylander i know because of my nephew was obsessed with it last year. >> yeah. >> i have to buy him all specific figures. >> this is the new skylanders imagine nate , and unlike befor, they can create their own custom

characters with this. >> all right. put a character on the platform. >> on there, and watch as our custom character will jump to life inside the game. i pre-made this one, but i'll show you all of the different customization options available, so let's see. >> time to and rearm. >> change the look. >> kids make it their own? >> do everything themselves and create any styling they want, and they can even have a custom character 3 d printed from activision. >> that's cool. >> so cool. >> something to capture the attention, but gets them creative. >> absolutely. when they are done creating, they play the game like normal. >> for more information on this and other inside go to toyinsider.com and our facebook, wnnfans.com. thank you, always great to have you on. thank you so much. >> thank you. stay with us. we'll be right back. you're watching "world news now."

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journalisms recognitions along i the way. >> dying after a short, private battle with cancer. dan harris has more. >> good evening, and welcome to elkhart, indiana. >> as a humble minister's daughter to the first all-female anchor team, gwen ifill, a pioneer, born in new york city in 1955, and while in college, interned at the boston herald, an experience later described on "makers." >> i was the lonely only, no other black women in the situation at the time. that did not stop me. there were things to do. >> that led her into television. in 2004, she became the first african-american woman to moderate a vice presidential debate, a role she would fill again in 2008. >> i start with you, governor palin. >> reporter: after her death from cancer, tributes pouring in

on social media, and even president obama offering condolences during his press conference. >> she was an extraordinary journalist. she always kept faith with the fundmental responsibilities of the profession, asking tough questions, holding those in power accountable. >> reporter: she was 61 years old. >> if you get a chance to see the touching tribute that "news hour" did to gwen ifill, it's worth watching of the the prime minister of canada, giving you a sense of the wide ringing impact, tweeding, condolences to the loved ones and viewers mourning gwen. >> missed by personal friends and family and many friends and family in the broadcasting world as well. >> that's the news this half hour. follow us on facebook.

this morning on "world news now," transitioning from one president to the next. >> on the eve of the last foreign trip, president obama tells americans to give donald trump a chance. this as we learn more about the controversy surrounding one of the men set to run the white house. across eight states, firefighters met with an enormous challenge to try to contain dozens of wildfires as a haze settles over many towns and cities across the south. the smoke is making it difficult to breathe. more details ahead. and check out this giant sink hole opening up in a family's backyard. the home just built now at risk of follalling into the hole. hear why it opened up. ready, set, freeze, the mannequin challenge to win them

all. unlike these people, don't hold your breath. it's tuesday, november 15th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> and, good morning, everybody. >> so donald trump -- >> the mannequin challenge. people are still doing. >> it's so passe. i can't people people are, oh, this is the challenge to beat all challenges. i thought it was over, but that's cool. we'll have to show you. >> we'll tune in and show it to you. we begin the half hour with president obama calling for unity and voicing optimism as the country prepares to usher in his successor. >> before embarking on the final trip, he sought to reassure a divided country and anxious world saying he hopes trump makes things better. >> reporter: anti-trump protests continue for a sixth day with high school students leaving school and leading marches of

their own. david wright has more on the trump transition. >> reporter: in an election year where so many got it so wrong, how are we to read the tea leaves on the trump administration now just beginning to take shape? for now, president obama is reserving judgment. >> he successfully mobilized a big chunk of the country to vote for him, and he's going to win. he's won. he's going to be the next president. when your team loses, everybody gets deflated and it's hard, and it's challenging. i think it's a healthy thing for the democratic party to go through some reflection. >> reporter: but it's a work in progress. so it seems is trump's agenda. in the first big interview since the election on "60 minutes," he sought to put betractors at ease. >> i said it, don't be afraid. >> reporter: sending signals with the first two apointments.

he chose a 44-year-old republican insider, outgoing gop chairman, preibus, close ties to paul ryan, but for the chief strategi strategist, a 62-year-old flame thrower, steve bannon, often described as a white nationalist, a former investment banker who made tens of millions of dollars from royalties of "seinfeld." >> no soup for you. >> reporter: he went on to direct conservative documentaries like "occupy unmasked." >> in the name of social justice, in the name of economic equality, all the buzz words, these people feel morally justified to commit crimes. >> reporter: and the driving force behind breitbart media, and talking about planned parenthood's work compared to the holocaust, lock the door to

islam, and calling one a renegade jew and supporting the use of the confederate flag. they see him as hate speech with steve bannon as a major instigator for the extreme. installing them on the same day is a mixed message for trump. his moderate supporters will not see eye to eye while the more extreme supporters see priebus of the swamp he promised to drain. >> there's an inside and outside track. it is going to be a two-minded administration for the two sides of donald trump. >> we'll try to share lessons that we've learn over the last eight years, and my hope is he makes things better. and if he does, we'll all benefit from it. >> reporter: that now lame duck president left the room. abc news, new york.

>> hillary clinton is also urging her party not to be discouraged or divided holding a conference call with house democrats to thank them for the support, and she told them the people they fought for in the election need champions now more than ever. as the final ballots are counted, clinton's lead in the popular vote is growing. she now officially won new hampshire and michigan is the only state not yet decided. word president obama may meet with russian president pewty when they head to peru this week. he insists they made every effort to reach a resolution to the conflict in syria including negotiating with the russians and finding a way to stop the killing weighs heavy on his mine. >> i recognize that's not worked. it is something i continue to think about every day, and we continue to try to find some formula that allow us to see

suffering end. >> showing the latest destruction in the syria city of aleppo, seeing buildings and roads blown to pieces block after block, really, utter devastation there. >> members of the u.s. military and cia could face war crimes charges more than a decade after some alleged incidents. a new report from the international criminal court say military members appeared to have subjected 61 detainees in afghanistan to torture or cruel treatment from 2003-2004 while cia operatives are accused of torturing 27 detainees in afghanistan and other areas. prosecutors at the international court based in the netherlands say they decide imminently whether to push a full scale investigation that could lead to charges. the u.s. navy joined in the effort to rescue those trapped in new zealand. in addition to navy patrol aircraft, the uss samson is

standing by. hundreds of tourists and residents are ferried out by mel tear helicopter after being stranded, and the cows that gained international attention for their predictment, they have been rescued by a farmer. >> following the developments closely. dozens of wildfires raging in the south, most fueled by arson, drought, and dry conditions. 80,000 acres destroyed, and firefighters from as far away as alaska are fighting the flames. the smoke is unhealthy and makes it difficult to fight fires from the air. >> we have to wear masks and send people out there to take a look at it, and that can sometimes decisions take days if you don't have aircraft. >> that was in tennessee, but take a look at this satellite picture from above georgia. wildfires here, a haze hangs across a wide area. wildfires in north georgia are getting dangerously close to the

atlanta area, and the air quality is listed as unhealthy for all groups. it's not expected to clear up until at least thursday. >> powerful images there. medical examiner released autopsy results for keith scott, a man shot by police officers in char lcharlotte, north carolina. he was shot once in the back, once in the stomach, and once in the arm. toxicology tests found several drugs in the system like an antianxiety medication and more. scott's death spark the nights of rioting in charlotte. police main taped he had a gun. the family disputed that. the incident remains under investigation. michigan police officer who displayed a confederate flag at a political rally resigned. officer michael peters was offduty when he drove the truck with the flag to the love trumps hate event. the officer still faces a criminal investigation. now for our attempt at trying to make sure we all realize our politics are not as contentious as they can be because it happened, yes,

happened again, breaking out lawmakers in ukraine. >> action from yesterday's session in parliament. one accusing his colleague of corroborating with russia. >> oh! >> decides, that's it, i had enough! that's the result. >> he just does it with such grace. >> like, i really don't want to do this. please don't make me hit you in the face. >> i have top. >> order restored, but moments later, they went at it again. both lawmakers got a tongue lashing for the actions. one wound up leaving the chambers. as you can see, cooler heads prevailed for now. apparently, they sent that guy a message saying, nice job. >> so this apparently happens on a pretty regular basis there. i wonder if, you know, maybe it's productive. get it over with and, like, okay. >> yeah. >> after our lunch break, that's

out of our systems, let's go ahead and make policy. >> the bill was passed. it was all about the prices of lunch meals, but still. all right. coming up, keeping kids safe on line. >> if you think parental controls are working, think again. what you need to know about how pre-teens bypassed that rated pg fire wall. why new guidelines for who should be taking sta tens including everyone over 40 years old. check out a behind the scene pictures on instagram. there's something you posted there this morning. >> a little behind the scenes. >> clip of something? all right. check it out.

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producer brian's favorite moment. you're running out of time folks. the peek was yesterday morning, just before 9:00 a.m. eastern time, but it will still be super until about that time this morning. we have more videos like this. >> i have to check it out. i keep forgetting. >> yeah. but you're stuck in a closed wi windowless room in a state of depression. >> it's not so bad. >> photos and videos are on the internet to see. >> sure there's continuing coverage tomorrow. >> protesters against the north dakota oil pipeline won a victory. federal authorities defer a decision on the pipeline wanting

to meet with the leaders of the native american tribe who consider the land sacred. the chairman of the standing rock sioux is encouraged by the decision. a family forced from their ohm after a giant sink hole swallowed their backyard. everyone made it out safely, they fear they could lose the home they built just 13 years ago. the hole measures 40 feet wide and 30 feet deep. it was apparently caused when an old mine caved in. important health headline as new guidelines are issued on which millions of people take to lower cholestercholesterol. many are urged to doctors if they should take them in the first place. here's more. >> reporter: guidelines on stroke and heart attack. the panel of preventive master's degree sen recommends all americans from 40 to 75 consider

s statins if you're elevated for heart attack, have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, or history of smoking. >> the drugs are safe for people of this age groups, so if you have risk factors, it's worth talking to the doctor to see if the drugs are right for you. >> the disease is responsible for one in three adult deaths in the u.s., but statins believed to reduce the risk, and guidance from the task force is people with a lower risk could benefit from taking a daily statin doctors stress without symptoms or history of disease could be at risk. abc news, new york. coming up in the next half hour, convicted killer set to be freed from prison. he was subject of a netflix documentary ordered release from prison by a federal judge. what we learned this morning about the new developments in the case. first, how safe do you think your kids are online? anything like these kids, you

may want to rethink parental controls. all the latest. you've watching "world news now. " . "world news now" continues

>> what kids understand about technology could fill an encyclopedia. >> that's right. if you think the controls keep kids safe, think again. here's abc's t.j. holmes. >> we're about to give these 9-13 euro 9-13-year-olds a challenge. who is better at technology in your house, kids or the parents? >> kids. >> oh, come on. >> our generation always grew up

having devices. >> reporter: these self-proclaimed experts laugh at strategies their parents put in place to block them from some online content. you all have ways of figuring out your parents' passwords? >> definitely. >> whenever i figure out my parents' passwords, i put my thumbprint on it. >> on my mac, i have parental controls, and sometimes turn them off. >> reporter: how? >> it's a password. >> reporter: to you guys, parental controls -- >> are not parental controls. >> reporter: are not controls. what the kids don't know, we teamed up with an m.i.t. professor to design an experience. ten kids against two of the biggest programs out there. one claiming to be the internet's best free parental control app and net nanny that costs $40. the kids get half hour to go to the website we blocked. the name of the school is

helping us with the spearmint. >> it's blocked. >> reporter: first up, one girl, lindsey finds a proxy site allowing you to bypass filters like parental controls. >> there you go. >> word spread like wildfire among the kids and they get through the software to get to the blocked site. >> thank you. >> reporter: this does not surprise experts. >> we assume that if there's some parental control on one computer, if another kid down the street figures it out, your kid gets it eventually. >> and then their friends. >> reporter: the second program, net nanny, stumps the kids. >> how to bypass? >> any doubt they would have figured it out in. >> they would have. some were on the right page, literally, the right web page. >> reporter: what about the ability of the programs to block inappropriate content? both programs allowed us to go to the site of a violent game popular with teens. cyber security expert confirms our results. >> the way the software products worked is they will block the

things they know to block based on the settings you gave them, but they are always going to be in catch up mode. >> reporter: they said made changes based on the experiment and blocks the proxy site and the violent game, and even access, advanced technology will still block attempts to access inappropriate content, and net nanny said unique technology does not block website based on the url, but analyzes the content on every page to determine if it meets safety criteria set by the parent. as for the kids, parents were not surprised. >> most of the kids today have a lot of flexibility in this technology, and they know whenever they hit a barrier to go around it. >> amazing how they were able to get around that. making it more complicated, programs block sites they need for homework, for example, like they tried to research civil war weapons r and it blocks that.

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time now for the mix, and nebraska got a surprise a few days ago when they got in the car to realize the man behind the wheel was actually their senator. senator benjamin apparently has been driving an uber all around lincoln, nebraska part of a work tour that gets him closer to the common man's experience. the senator says he does a events like changing tires on semitrucks, feeds cattle at 5:00 a.m., a way to interact with the people he's governing and get a perspective on things. >> i hope he got them to the location on time. >> reporter: he's not making extra cash from it, just doing it to chat with people. >> that's cool. neat, indeed. >> not as simple as the aol guy, you got mail. >> he's an uber driver.

all right. other news, want to be the laziest travel on the planet? an australian company has the suitcase for you. check it out. so it's a suitcase that uses your cell phone, follows you, follows your cell phone, and so you don't have to carry the luggage anywhere aroundment it works in a similar way of an auto pilot system in vehicle like tesla cars. >> heel, suitcase, sit, roll over. >> what about the escalator -- >> oh, there you go. >> oh. people mover pretty good. not bad. >> what about stairs? >> yeah. >> cool. and see the mannequin challenge gaining popularity. >> seep them all. >> reporte >> like it's dead now, but we found one to end all mannequin challenges. >> it would be tough. >> this was in western

australia. >> wow. >> check it out. 11,658 people stood still for more than a minute. >> holy cow. >> some are not even breathing. >> look at the kid with the half court shot. >> what -- that kid gave up. he decided not to do anything. even the reporter. look at this. watch the light as the camera crosses. wow. >> not bad. >> very cool. i got to say, you all win. they did a great job. >> what are they doing. >> 11,000 people. can it be over now? >> no more challenge. >> okay. >> we complete the block right now be the scene as well in australia here. this koala -- >> oh. >> walks into an accounting office and, well, it really stopped everything in the office. they called

. this morning on "world news now," keeping it positive. president obama opening the first news conference since the election and what he told our martha raddit zirks. guilty on all counts. we'll take you inside the courtroom as the verdict was read. >> new this half hour, new developments in the case of dassi made famous in "making a murderer." >> confessing to helping his uncle rape and murder a photographer a decade ago. now why a judge released him from prison. the clock ticks to the season finale. which couple got the boot from the dance floor in last night's semifinals. it is tuesday, midway through

november. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i like when they do the tango. i don't know what i just did. it was nothing resembling a move from the tango. >> more like sunday night fever. >> let it go. >> that's in the skinny, but first, president obama who is on his final foreign trip before leaving office. >> left for europe last night holing the first news conference since the election. he arrived in greece this morni morning, the first leg of the trip that also takes him to germany and peru to highlight a commitment to the a strong and integrated europe, transatlantic solidarity, and asia pacific partners. he may sit down with putin to discuss syria as they will be in pe peru, but during the news conference yesterday, the attention was focused on donald trump. he reserved judgment on his

successor and made an attempt, instead, to alleviate concerns. abc's martha radditz with more. >> reporter: president obama opening up about what happened before this moment. >> thank you, everybody. >> reporter: rolling back the curtain on the 90 minute one-on-one meeting with president-elect donald trump. given harsh words you had about mr. trump calling him temperamentally unfit to be commander in chief, did anything surprise you about president-elect trump when you met with him in your office? >> well, we had a very polite conversation, and that didn't surprise me to some degree because i think that he is, obviously, a gregarious person. i also think he's coming to this office with fewer set hard and fast policy prescriptions than a lot of other presidents might be

arriving with. i don't think he is ideological. ultimately, he's pragmatic in that way. and that can serve him well. >> reporter: mr. president, you had talked specifically about his temperament. do you still have any concern about his temperament? >> i think what'll happen with the president-elect is there's going to be certain elements of his temperament that will not serve him well unless he recognizes them and corrects them because when you're a candidate and you say something that is inaccurate or controversial, there's less impact than it does when you're president of the united states. i think he recognizes that this is different. >> reporter: president obama also side that in that meeting with president-elect trump, mr.

trump, quote, expressed interest in maintaining our core strategic relationship that he is committed to nato. abc news, the white house. and donald trump is expected to announce more appointments for his administration this week, but his aides are not saying which positions will be filled first. trump's decision to make former breitbart steve bannon, his chief strategist is drawing criticism because of his alt right ties, but some are predicting there's going to be fireworks in the west wing. >> i think that this is set up and trump has done this deliberately to pit them against one another, and in the long run, something's going to give, and one of them's not going to be there. >> there is a report that trump asked for security clearances for his adult children, and that's also raising concerns, but his team has denied the story. about 5,000 middle and high

school students took to the streets of seattle to protest trump's election. students say they are concerned about trump's stance on immigration and religion going forward. now, three non-students were arrested, but the protest remained northeastly peaceful. students in denver, l.a., and oakland walked out of class in protest. overseas to the fight against isis. the united nations said more than 54,000 people fled their homes as fighting rages on between isis forces and iraqi military units. meanwhile, a top isis commander said the group is going to use donald trump's election as a propaganda tool. that commander claims trump's campaign rhetoric against muslims help isis recruit thousands of new fighters. in minnesota, the first sentences have been handed down to suspects who pled guilty to terrorism charges. the three men who learned their fate yesterday were part of a group from minnesota's large smoel ya community who were proximate resulted for trying to join isis. sentences range from time served to ten years in prison. six more suspects will be

sentenced today and tomorrow. zplmplg dozens of wildfires in the south destroyed 80,000 acres. officials describe the blazes there as california-style wildfires. fighting the fires is costing millions of dollars, and the governor warns the largest, hearty rock fire, may not be put out until march. south of there, smoke from the fires in northern georgia can be seen as far south as macon and has made air quality unhealthy for all groups. this smokey haze is expected to stay in the atlanta area and north georgia throughout thursday. the city's about 80 miles south of the rough ridge fire, the largest blaze in the south. also in georgia in atlanta, a dad could spend the rest of his life in prison after being convictsed of murdering his own son. jurors found justin ross harris get of all counts of leaving a child in a a hot car. his attorneys say they'll appeal. >> reporter: for a good number

of stressed out parents watching the trial, something uncomfortably relatable to the claim he accident hi left his son in the hot suv where 22 month old cooper harris died in 2014. >> we find the man guilty. >> reporter: a jury in georgia sides with parents who never understand how this father forgot his son. harris sat stone faced as he was convicted of murder, cruelty to children and other charges likely going to jail for life. they dlikt for more than three days and asked for this police station video where he and his now wife were going over the story. she told jurors she, too, believe harris forgot to drop the son off today care. >> he must have forgot. >> reporter: workers at the day care thought harris was a good dad, but it was not enough. >> problem for justin ross harris is that he came across as a creepy bad guy.

>> reporter: prosecutors argue that harris led a double life andmented to live child free. he'll be sentenced december 5th, and lawyers are already talking about an appeal. abc news, atlanta. two flight attenadapts recover from injuries after their pilot swerved from what appeared to be a drone. it happened at toronto's airport yesterday morning. no passengers injured, but already this year, drone sightings up 40% compared to all of last year. delta airline has a statement of the art system to keep tags on baggage. it keeps chips in the tags that are scanned. handlers see a red light if the bag is on the wrong plane. it costs a plane $100 to find just one missing piece of luggage. so many tributes to gwen ifill who passed away. a former reporter frustrate new york times and washington post before switching to tv in the

1990s working for nbc and pbs receiving fame for an anchor for "washington week" and "news hour" and was a moderator of the debate this spring between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. however, she missed election night coverage because of her health. ifill died of complications of uterine cancer at the age of 61. >> she will be missed. all right, coming up, our first peek at beauty and the beast, first official trailer released for disney's live action remake of the animated classic. we'll check it out in the skinny. >> freeing a murder. new development in the case made famous on the netflix documentary, "making a murderer," and why the federal judge ordered release of a map serving a life sentence, but first, here's a look at today's forecast. "world news now" weather brought to you by united health

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new developments this morning in the case made famous by netflix "making a murderer". >> brandon confessed to helping rape and kyl a woman a decade ago when he was a teenager, but now a federal judge ordered his release from prison pending appeal of his murder conviction. >> reporter: release on hold for a few days. he was just 16 years old when prosecutors say he helped his uncle sexual assault, murder, and mutilate the corpse of a freelance photographer back in 2005. he's now 27 sentenced to life

serving his time at a wisconsin correctional facility, but the netflix series "making a murderer" energized the appeal, making this emotional plea in a letter reread as parts of the documentary. >> i am innocent of the rape and murder. please help me if you can. >> reporter: this summer a federal judge in milwaukee said was confession was coerced and unconstitutional. >> be honest, you went inside, didn't you? >> yeah. >> you went in the trailer? >> yeah. >> reporter: that same judge ordered the supervised release from prison, a decision the state attorney general immediately repealed. it's not clear how quickly he'll be released, but faces a new deadline today to provide details about where he will live. >> amazing what the documentary has been able to accomplish. got criticism for being one-sided, but the cases are re-examined. >> so many people who watched

that documentary. 19 million people, and not sure how they feel about this possible release, but definitely started a conversation that was not happening before. >> absolutely. >> especially watching the longer footage of the confession, easy to understand why questions are raised around his case. >> yes. when we come back, switching gears and talking about "dancing with the stars," one more week left, so who gets to dance? >> what we didn't know before about gq's new man of the year, ryan reynolds. the skinny's next. "world news now"

it is a tuesday so we start the skinny with last night -- i think you're off rhythm. >> that's not a move? the fake drumming? >> the cheer dance, yes. dancing with the stars. >> nobody looked at anything that looked like that. >> no. >> there were a lot of perfect scores, though, two sets of dance, james back with his original partner after she was sidelined by her scary knee injury. the tango scored them 29 out of 30. >> doing the most impressive hand stand at the end of the tango that was just absolutely

shocking. >> that you're going to demonstrate later, right? >> hopefully we have the video to show it. look at that. >> oh, wow. held it. >> he held it. >> ten. >> wow. he won the mannequin challenge right there. >> good point. >> they were great, fantastic. last night's emotional highlight came from hernandez after a perfect score after dancing through tears days after the death of her grandmother. ? oh, e emotional moment for her, and jana had a pepto pink costume dancing their way to a 28 out of 30. >> what do you think of the outfits? >> i really like the outfits, but they had two little mistakes in the routine, and that docked two points. >> started out rough and smoothed it out, but the judges mentioned she's come a long way, and she really has. >> oh, yeah. >> remember in the early days,

a, who is she, and, second, how long does she have on the show? >> here she is in the semifinals. >> earning two perfect scores, but it was not enough to keep them from getting the boot. >> oh. >> i feel like i've done so much throughout the competition, and i feel like i'm not sad. i feel like, you know, it is a competition, only one person's going to win, and so, eventually, everyone's going home, and i'm just really grateful we made it this far. >> and to lead off the night, so good. >> very, very impressive. four couples head into next week's two-night finale. >> can you tell who kendis is rooting for? do you have a favorite in the race? >> no. the exciting thing. >> oh? >> you know about "dancing with the stars" ending -- >> jazz hands. this will be big. >> you know what it means next mondays? >> bachelor? >> bachelor. >> oh, jack! >> the bachelor.

somebody say bachelor? >> you ready? his entire head went up, the radar went off. >> how excited he gets for bachelor in paradise. his eyes are still recovering. >> speaking of excited, i'm excited for "beauty and the beast", and today we have a look at the trailer. >> parent company disney released the first official trailer of the live action remake of the animated classic, so check it out. ♪ >> papa! >> you must leave here. this castle is alive! >> who's there? >> do you wish to take your father's place? >> come into the light. >> beauty and the beast hits theater next year on st. patrick's day. next, stunning admission by the newly crowned gq man of the year. >> opening up to the magazine saying he had what he called a little bit of a nervous breakdown after filming "dead

pool" being diagnosed with anxiety. >> but revealed a playful side with the mock interview by the resentful twin brother he left behind. >> so, gq man of the year, that's a big honor. i can't think of anything more worthy. >> yeah, well, it's -- >> hey, jake. >> what's he doing here? >> no. what are you doing here? >> good question many of asking. what's ryan reynold's favorite? he loves "dead pool" with his last beating heart. >> van wilder, come on. >> who's that? >> remember how the simpsons predicted trump would be president? >> now they are admitting it subs to be right. in the opening credit, bart is seen writing "being right sucks" on a a chalk board again and

again and again. >> oh, no fun. the episode aired in 2000, and the writer said the prediction was not a prediction. prediction was not really -- it's judgment day.

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♪ >> the magic man, david blaine, testing limits of his mind and body for years now, raising the bar to, at times, unbelievable heights. >> he's been buried alive. he's been suspended in air, encased in ice, but now he's promising to top that tonight right here on abc. here's abc's juju chang. >> wow, you swallowed it? >> he did. >> reporter: you appear to swallow everyone's wedding rings, people are screaming, freaking out, and running out of the room. >> well, the idea for that actually gp with the classic magic trick called linking rings

taking people's rings and link tell together, but i wanted to make it something that would get the reactions like you're talking about. >> reporter: freak people out. we saw it in realtime on "ellen." blaine transferring his sword swallowing skills taking a wire hanger to go after the ring. >> david, that was amazing. >> reporter: working on the new show-stopper for the latest special, pulling the trigger on himself on a rifle aimed at his face. >> laser on. >> they say you have a death wish. >> it's the opposite of death wish. there's so many legendary stories of bullet catches, i wanted to do a version of it, but a different version. >> reporter: you are mindful of what kids are thinking when they watch you, and you are shooting yourself in the face. >> yeah. i do not want kids to do it. there's a magic history, and i hire the best consultants and study what's been done, but like i said, there's a lot of work and research, and i would never

want anybody to do anything similar, obviously. >> reporter: blaine wants to set a good example for his nearly 6-year-old daughter, dessa. you don't take undue risks because you were quoted saying -- >> right, exactly. i have a daughter. the last thing i want to do is not be there for her. >> reporter: for nightline, juju chang in new york. >> thanks for the great report. see the full prime time special tonight right here on abc. >> it's creepy what he can do. >> i know. but it's great, and, again, important to reiterate, it's illusion. do not try it at home. >> sort of like this magic trick. one becomes two. >> going to put it back together now? >> no, it's amazing enough you had one sheet of paper and it's now two. >> can someone make me disappear? this is abc's "world news

making news in america this morning, air force one touching down overnight before his final trip overseas, president obama answering questions about the election. what he's saying about the president-elect and hinting at what hillary clinton could have done better. as trump's team takes shape there's controversy surround one of his picks, the top adviser who is accused of being anti-semitic but the position rudy giuliani is now seen as a favorite to get. we have the details. raging wildfires in several states. millions of dollars in damages and the smoke as seen from space. and a giant sinkhole creeps a little too close to this home. and good tuesday morning. we b