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she, nick and alek skarlatos will be live in times square later on "gma." >> ionder what she's going to do next. where does she go from here? >> i don't know, i mean, she's so young. she has such a bright future. >> 1 >> she should do dancing. >> yeah. >> she's very good. >>> still ahead, a consumer alert. e. coli infections linked to a popular product at costco. >> plus, break overnight an nfl player shot while sitting in a car. the details st coming in. >>> and caught on camera, a dramatic moment during demolition. excavator. >>> a wild car chase and shoot-out in the middle of philadelphia. a state trooper chasing a teenage suspect when the suspect's car r rammed t rear end of a school bus. both vehicles burst into flames. there were no students on board. then police say the teen jumped from the c, firing a at the trooper who was shot in the shoulder. he'll be okay. the teenager is in custody this morning. >>> in minneapolis, hundreds of protesters have marched in the streets yet again after the shooting of jamar clark by police. clark's funeral is later today. three people are in

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of course, you have nick carter in it, alek skarlatos and bindi. >> they're all really good, i have to say. >> we were watching bindi. she's not -- these aren't dancers. that's the whole point of "dancing with the stars" to see how far they've grown. >> and a 17-year-old. i think vegas probably has a line that bindi will win. we'll delve into that a little bit later. we've got to get straight to the new warnings that are going to travelers this holiday week. the government is urging vigilance after a month of terror attacks and new threats. >> the alert coming as millions head to the airports where passengers are already being told to arrive at least two hours before their flights. abc's lana zak on the new vigilance. >> reporter: the state department has issued a worldwide travel alert to all americans "due to increased terrorist threats." it says current information suggests isil and other terrorist groups continue to plan terrorist attacks in multiple regions. these attacks may employ a variety of tactics including conventional and nonconventional weapons. authorities believe the li

bindi irwin, nick carter and alek skarlatos have toughed it out all season and will once agaga put their dancing skills to the testfor the last time this season be sure to tune in tonight starting at 8. still to come, could an accessory in your child's crib put them at risk of injury? detail when we return. safe? abc's dr. timothy johnson has more on the dangers of crib bumpers. "soft blankets? colorful sheets? and crib bumpers - "nesting" new parents find all these in baby bedding sets. but though adding those soft bumpers to the rails of a crib seems like you're protecting your baby from bumps, it actually poses a dangerous, even fatal, suffocation risk. pediatricians have been warning about it, but new research out today? shows that infant deaths due to these crib bumpers may be on the rise. researchers writing in the journal of pediatrics? looking at all bumper- related injuries and deaths in babies over a 28-year period, and finding that these deaths and injuries have taken a big jump most of the deaths four a a five months old, an age e en they just lelening to roll over. many more

alek skarlatos, nick carter, and bindi irwin. >> okay. alek gothe boot first, taking it down to the final two. carter, the former backstreet boy, once a backstreet boy always a backstreet boy, whose last dance pulled in a perfect score. and then bindi the wildlife enthusiast also getting a perfect score. so who would it be? you know it had to be bindi. >> the fans voted. put her over the top. and she could hardly contain her excitement. the 17-year-old, who lost her father in 2006, overcome with joy. and we caught up with her and partner derek hough backstage. >> i actually think i'm going to explode into a thousand pieces of glitter rigig now. i'm so excited. never in my wildest dreams did i think that this was a possibility. and thanks to derek and just the support of my family. and you know, everyone who was on this season was soedicated and so determined. and together we have inspired others but it's just such a blessing to be here. >> that never gets old. >> she is such a sweet girl. you know, there are big things ahead for her, no qu

. >> also, american hero alek skarlatos goes for the mirror ball trophy tonight on "dancing with thepeople in the ought consequence will be cheering hill on. >> when you see news where you limp take a know tore or video limp take a know tore or video and share them with limp take a know tore or video and share them with imagine a world where the only thing you had to wrestle for on thanksgiving was the last piece of pumpkin pie. and the only place we camped out was in front of a fire and not the parking lot of a store. at t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods, we're closed on thanksgiving because family time comes first. let's put more value on what really matters. this season, bring back the holidays. with t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods. >>> fremont, palo alto, north and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. bay. >> good morning at 5:42. a bill chill has left snow and ice and bone chilling temperatures. it will still be chilly in the midwest and eastern part of the country with wind chill dipping below freezing to the gulf coast and another storm moving in to the northwest bring rain

alek skarlatos is among the final four along with the backstreet boy anyone cat st. -- nick carter and bindi, and anthony sadler is here after stopping a paris bound train in august. tune in tonight to watch one of the finals at 8:00. right here on abc7. >> the american music awards aired last night on abc7 and it was a night to remember. >> some of the biggest moments are trending on social media particularly justin bieber show stopping merchandisely -- mezley singing and dancing under a waterfall. >> that moment. people are still talking about it. the kiss between meghan trainor and charlie, after performing "marvin gaye," and before one direction goes on a break. and the only emotional moment was from celine performing a tribute to the victims of the paris attack. >> and now, this wisconsin resident >> coming up at 4:00, cured with a kiss and parents are crediting the pope with saving their baby's life after they crossed paths. >> and which companies are nicer and which are naughty? >> we have the names in time for the holidayship season. thank you is on at 5:00. >> if time for than

that leaves bindi irwin, nick carter, alek skarlatos to dance for the mirror ball trophy tonight. >>azing last night. there were some great performances. it was so much fun to watch. >> and there were so many tens being doled out by the judges. they really all did step up their game. >> this was one of my favorites. this was really good. >> beautiful. >>> well, next, saved by a fan. hgtv's tarek el moussa who hosts "flip or flop" with his wife christina is crediting an eagle eyed viewer from dallas with saving his life. she wrote into the show urging him to get a lump on his neck checked by a doctor. the woman turned out to be a nurse. that lump turned out to be thyroid cancer. >> the nurse's name is ryan read. we are so thankful for her. >> so glad you made it. >> you look good. >> yeah, not too bad. look, it's healing. > looks really good. >> thanks to ryan, we caught the cancer before it spread. they removed my thyroid and i'm cancer free. i'm officially a survivor. >> thank you so much for sending that e-mail. without you, we probably would have never known. >> that gut feeling.

. >> rounding out the finnell three heading into tonight, alek skarlatos, the american hero, a favorite with voters at home so who will take home the mirrorball trophy? the final night season 21 now just hours away. >> oh, they've all worked so hard. it's pretty remarkable. >> all the excitement. i was looking at this. even before the season started, the oddsmakers in vegas had bindi irwin at 4-1 odds of winning it all. they knew something that clearly we didn't. >> yeah. >> well, bindi, nick and alek are all incredible dancers, i have to say and quite a show.

. >> local competitor and national hero alek skarlatos give as look at his rehearsal with his dance partnerge at the almost difficult school in fremont, the school district said the power is out but they hope to have it back on by 12:15. ready to rock for the big bay area game? there are plans to celebrate super bowl layover. 24 hours. hello, reykjavik. oh, so that's how you spell it. what are you looking at? oh, cool. hungry. fish, anyone? hello, seventh waterfall of the day. hello, duck boat. hello, sheep? oh right! itchy icelandic sweaters and no foreign transaction fees. sweet. one last look. ahh. triple points. and we're off. what's next? wherever the journey takes you, carry american express gold. it's more than a card. it's the gear that gets it done. >> the party will kickoff on super bowl 50 with metallica and the lead singer announced this, this morning, with tickets on sale friday morning at 10:00 a.m. >> this will be a lot of fan, young and older. >> that does it for us. thanks for joining us. would wants to be a millionaire is next. look outside right now at our changing clouds

. >> reporter: then it was alek skarlatos' turn, the american hero kicking up his heels one final time for the judges. >> 27 out of 30. wildlife conservationist bindi irwin, a crowd favorite since the beginning. >> season 21 has been my favorite by the far, and it's because of you, bindi irwin. >> reporter: the host first celebrity. >> alek and lindsay. >> i've just had so much fun. >> reporter: then the big >> bindi and derek. [ cheers and applause ] >> b bdi deserved it. bindi deserved it. >> thank you so much for everything. i can't believe that i'm here. just thank you for changing my life. >> reporter: what a night for bindi irwin. she and the rest of the finalists are now on a flight heading your way to new york city so they can appear on "good morning america" this morning. reena and kendis. >> i want to know what she does next. >> she'll be on "gma" next. right. well, that's what's making news

a crash that sent a alek skarlatos reening out of control in to path of a man walking down the sidewalk. >> it happened as people were heading home from work. brynn gingras has more video for us. >> reporter: you can see the smashed up car still here. it's now upright. it hopped the curb. 50 or 60 feet from where it landed. as you said it killed a man who was about 50 years old. a tragic accident with no warning. the video heart breaking. surveillance cameras show a man walking down the street talking on his cell phone when the speeding suv rushes at him. we have frozen the video here. that man was killed. in very terrifying. it's very sad. very upsetting and i hope i never see such a thing again. >> reporter: the speeding suv plowed through a tree, flipped and lands in front of this man's beauty supply store. >> the building collapsed the smoke and dust, we didn't see, about one or two minutes and i see the car outside. >> the car just flew around 50 feet and flipped over and over. >> reporter: inside the flipped suv, police sources tell me a 57-year-old man and 3-year-old boy. a third

>> reporter: then it was alek skarlatos's turn.an hero kicking up his heels one final time for the judges. >> 27 out of 30. >> reporter: and finally, team wildlife conservationist bindi irwin. a crowd favorite since the beginning. >> season 21 has been my favorite so far and it's because of you, bindi irwin. >> reporter: the hosts first revealed this season's third place celebrity. >> alek and lindsay. >> i've just had so much fun. >> reporter: then the big moment. the "dancing with the stars" champion. >> bindi and derek! >> bindi deserved it. bindi deserved it. >> thank you so much for everything. i can't believe that i'm here. thank you for changing my life. >> reporter: what a moment for bindi irwin. she and the rest of the finalists are now on a flight heading your way to new york city so they can appear on "good morning america" this morning. reena and kendis. >> oh, it was incredible. brandi, thank you so much. >> it was a lot of fun. >> i'm really looking forward to seeing what bindi has -- >> oh. hello. >> maybe she'll be

. >> rounding out the finnell three heading into tonight, alek skarlatos, the american hero, a favorite so who will take home the mirrorball trophy? the final night season 21 now just hours away. ♪ >> oh, they've all worked so hard. it's pretty remarkable. >> all the excitement. i was looking at this. even before the season started, the oddsmakers in vegas had bindi irwin at 4-1 odds of winning it all. they knew something that clearly we didn't. >> yeah. >> well, bindi, nick and alek are all incredible dancers, i have to say and quite a show. i look forward to that. >> have a great tuesday. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning. here's what's happening here on this tuesday november 24th. >> an attempted robbery at a fast food joint leads police from the city and temple university on hot pursuit. >> french president francois hollande plans to visit the white house to discuss the fight against isis. >> video of a serial thief snatching unopened packages in the c

. >> reporter: roundinout the final three heading into tonight, alek skarlatos, of course, the american ho, a favorite with voters at home, so who will take home the mirrorball trophy? the final night of season 21 now just hours away. >> oh, they've all worked soso rd. it's pretty remarkable. >> all the excitement. by the way, i was looking at this. even before the season started, the oddsmakers in vegas had bindi irwin at 4-1 odds of winning it all. they knew something that clearly we didn't. >> yeah. >> well, bindi, nick and alek are all incredible dancers, i have to say, and it's been quite an arc. >> they've come a long way. >> i look forward to tonight. >> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america."

. >> reporter: rounding out the final three heheing into tonight, alek skarlatos, of course, the american hero, a favorite with voters at home, so who will take home the mirrorball trophy? the final night of season 21 now just hours away. >> oh, they've all worked so hard. it's pretty remarkable. >> all the excitement. by the way, i was looking at this. even before the season started, the oddsmakers in vegas had bindi irwin at 4-1 odds of winning it all. they knew something that clearly we didn't. >> yeah. >> well, bindi, nick andndlek are all incredible dancers, i have to say, and it's been quite >> they've come a long way. >> i look forward to tonight. >> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great tuesday. >> have a great tuesday.you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is ??? . a domestic dispute in des moines led to thhdeaths of a woman and her 16 year old daughter. police say the woman's husband is to blame. an iowa congressman supports the idea of giving more background checks to syrian and ir

. >> and 23-year-old american hero, alek skarlatos, doing "dancing with the stars" with his partneredlife changing. >> i am grateful for all of the opportunities and grateful for being be the slow and making the finals and my dance partnerrer, so it has been the ride of my life. >> before ben difficult -- before bin difficult left the dance floor she offered these words. >> stay true. know your strength and courage can move mountains. >> season 22 of distance dance arrive -- of "dancing with the stars" comes in march. >> can you catch dindi and the other runners up this morning "good morning america." >> there is someone who would like her son to meet bindi. >> no doubt. >> maybe someone in my family. very appealing. >> she put her heart on the stage. >> new, coats? >> absolutely. tomorrow morning. friday morning for shopping. saturday only, yes, it will be cold. that moons the heater is running and. house is going to be dry. static electricity could be the fun activity over the holiday. showers will hip the -- hit the grapevine. come down, a patch of clearing as the air, the dry air

alek skarlatos and backstreet boys and bindi are the final three.une in, tomorrow, to much the second night of the finals at 9:00 people right here on abc7. >> we looking to save money on our holiday shop using get cars to do shopping is a way to pay less. the key is to buy discounted gift cards which are available on ebay from the website. there is a link on the hop of the ebay home page. you can get discounted gift cards at places you would now expect. >> do not forget warehouse clubs have cars on sale with nor offers this holiday week of shopping. >> if you worried about getting a fraud ultimate gift card online buy from a site that has a guarantee. if your card does not work they will refund your money. >> i get the starbucks for $80 >> i get the starbucks for $80 you get $100 in >> coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including identity of a person arrested for killing a popular muralist in west oakland. >> a look outside at the embarcadero from the rooftop where we see plenty of traffic this time of the morning. the secret to maste

>> next week we are on to the semifinal when bindi and nick and alek skarlatos battle it out for a spotis trying to make good with car owners hit by the remain mission scandals. here is the money report. >> volkswagen so-called goodwill package offering occupyers with vehicles involved in the cheat ing scandal $1,000 in gift cars and vouchers. 480,000 owners receiver the offer in the united states and senators call this insulting. >> chipolte restaurants closed during e. coli investigation could re-open tomorrow. >> investigators have found no link between the restaurants and the outbreak that made 40 people sick. the restaurants will get a deep cleaning before re-opening. >> nordstrom is standing a stand against christmas creep the earlier and earlier start. the stores are not open thanksgiving day and no christmas decorations in the store until the day after thanksgiving day. >> some people love that. >> bravo. >> tonight on abc7 at eleven, perfectly good pound food is throw away each day and not just what you were scraping off your plate. >> single biggest category of what is going i

now, we down to bindi, and san carlos and alek skarlatos and nick carter with the finale of "dancingthe stars" starting next monday night at 8:00 right here. >> we coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including the search for a pair of teenage girls accused of a bank robbery in the east bay. and changes proposed for build ing codes in berkeley after ing codes in berkeley after the deadly balcony ♪ ♪ grow old with me ♪ let us share what we see ♪ just you and i ♪ ♪ grow old with me ♪ let us share what we see ♪ and oh the best it could be ♪ just you and i ♪ >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news >> good morning, it is tuesday at 5:29. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. we have traffic troubles on the freeway. leyla gulen? >> nothing easy about this. good morning, everyone, if you just wake up with us we have a sig-alert and a big-rig fire all on 580 and a high wind advisory issued by c.h.p. we have three lanes taken away because of the sig-alert. westbound 580 is where we have a gravel spill. three lanes are blocked and the top spied is nine miles pe

need a hero >> american hero alek skarlatos show the most growth all season. everybody >> and backstreet boy nick cacarter gav bindi a run for her mone but in thehe enen bindi just couldn't be beat.. >> bindi deserved it. she kicked butt.. >> reporter: her shining spirit brighter than the mirror baball on e dance floor. >> i can't believe that i'm here. just thank you. >> and we are joined now by the finalist bindi, sharna, alek, nick and sharna >> the 21st season and t t best by far. even the judges said the same thing, congratulation, bindi. >> thank you so much >> you said it's changed your li. how has it? and i feel like i've grown as a person. i mean not only have i learned all aut the world of sequins and sparkles and high heels, but also toe blessed enough to work with this beautiful family. i feel like my family has just bebeen extended. even more than aninils. now i havehis gorgeous family re. you know, this experience will forever be a part of my life and will live into my heart. >> derek is such a big part of it. a little tired b but he'll be back o

the 17-year-old irwin beat out "backstreet boy" nick carter and army national guardsman alek skarlatos in the live finale. irwin won many fans throughout the season with her dance tributes to her father, "crocodileleunter" steve irwin. matt- singer lil fizz is 30 ben- pop singer natasha bedingfield is 34 matt- country singer joe nichols is 39 ben- singer tina turner is 76 matt- impressionist rich little is 77 << >> << wx timer @ :45 winter weather advisory in effect thanksgiving day from 4 am to 6 pm for much of siouxland, including sioux city winter storm warning in effect thanksgiving day from 9 am to 9 pm for harrison & shelby countieses a mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow will create some tricky turkey day travels, so be sure to keep a close eye on today's weather. if you must hit the roads, freezing rain early today will work its way eastward and eventually transition to light snow in and around sioux city later this morning with strong north winds which will cause some low visibilities. because the freezing rain will last longer in southern siouxland, the ice accumulation will