andrea fujii explains the allegations. >> reporter: this morning the reality tv couple known for theiravish lifestyle. >> being broke sucks and being rich is a lot better. >> reporter: facing allegations of fraud less than a month after calling it quits. "real housewives of beverly hills" star erika jayne and her husband, tom girardi, the lawyer made famous during the erin brockovich case are now accused of faking their divorce. a newly filed lawsuit claiming the high-profile couple is trying to hide millions of dollars in settlement money meant for the families of victims killed in the 2018 lion air plane crash. >> the law firm in chicago is saying thomas girardi is trying to hide, he's trying to tuck away this money in this divorce. he's got to presumably give it all to his wife and somehow have the money assigned to her and that way he won't have to pay it back to these plaintiffs or to this law firm. >> reporter: on the show the couple would flaunt their extravagant lifestyle. >> i think it costs $40,000 a month to do erika jayne so that's hair, makeup, costumes, wardrobe and the w

here's andrea fujii. >> reporter: overnight a rally for justice, grammy-winning musician keyon harrold surrounding by supporters calling for criminal charges of the woman who falsely accused his teenage son of stealing her cell phone, accusations he says were racially motivated. >> no. i'm not letting him walk away with my phone. >> how many people end up in prison forever? how many people end up dead because of mistaken identity, because of wrongfully accused by so many people, wrongfully profiled. this needs to stop. >> this is my phone. >> you don't have to explain nothing to her. >> that's mine. literally get it back, please. >> are you kidding me? you think there's only one iphone made in the world? >> reporter: it's an encounter seen on keyon senior's phone. the woman seen lunging at 14-year-old keyon harrold jr. trying to grab his phone, but she had actually misplaced it. in this newly released surveillance video you can see the woman wrestle with keyon, trying to tackle him to the ground. all happening in the lobby of a new york city hotel. >> after the hotel helped the lady re

here's abc's andrea fujii. >> reporter: this morning, the reality tv couple known for their lavish lifestyle -- >> being broke sucks and being broke is a lot better. >> reporter: facing fraud months after calling it quits. ♪ it's expensive to be married >> reporter: real housewives of beverley hills star erica jane and her husband tom girardi, the lawyer made famous during the erin brocovich case, are accused of hiding money meant for victims killed in the 2018 lyon airplane crash. >> the law firm in chicago is saying thomas girardi is trying to tuck away money during this divorce, hide this cash, he has to give it to his wife or have the money assigned to her and that way he won't have to pay it back to these plaintiffs or this law firm. >> reporter: on the show, the couple would flaunt their extravagant life-style. >> i think it cost $40,000 a month to do erica jane, so that's hair, makeup, costumes, wardrobe and the whole production of itself. >> reporter: the suit claims they're actually in debt and used some of the misappropriated money to pay it off and project a public image of obscen

here's abc's andrea fujii. >> reporter: this morning dr. jill biden defending her title after an op-ed urged her to drop it. >> that was such a surprise. >> reporter: earlier this week the "wall street journal" published the op-ed in the which the author joseph epstein said biden should not be called doctor because her degree is in education, not medicine. >> it was really the tone of it. he called me kiddo. one of the things i'm most proud of is my doctorate. i worked so hard for it. >> reporter: fox news host tucker carlson climbed in after the op-ed calling biden borderline illiterate while referencing her dissertation. at least one advertiser has reportedly pulled out of carlson's show. speaking with stephen colbert dr. biden explained how she felt when so many people came to her defense. many calling the article misogynistic and sexist. >> i was overwhelmed by how gracious people were. >> reporter: her husband admitting it was hard to bite his tongue. >> i've been suppressing my irishness for a long time. >> reporter: president-elect b

here's abc's andrea fujii. >> reporter: overnight despite protests and pleas for leniency, federal inmate brandon bernard was put to death. bernard was convicted for the deadly carjacking of youth ministers todd and stacy bagley in 1999. two others involved who were under the age of 18 were tried as juveniles and have been released from prison but bernard who was 18 faced a different fate. >> it hurts, first of all, to know that they want to execute him. i don't believe that the punishment that they're giving him meets the crimes. >> reporter: bernard's defenders argue he was a low-level gang member just following orders and the case has stirred debate over punishing young offenders. several celebrities came to bernard's defense arguing for life in prison including kim kardashian west. but thursday the supreme court denied his last-minute appeal. kardashian responded on twitter writing, i'm so messed up right now. they killed brandon. he was such a reformed person. so hopeful and positive until the end. before his death bernard directed his final words to his victims' family telling them,

here's abc's andrea fujii. >> reporter: this morning, dr. jill biden, defending her title after an op-ed urged her to drop it. >> that was such a surprise. >> reporter: earlier this week "the wall street journal" published the op-ed in which the author, joseph epstein, said biden should not be called doctor because her degree is in education, not medicine. >> it was really the tone of it that i think that -- you know, he called me kiddo. >> reporter: fox news host tucker carlson also chimed in calling biden borderline illiterate while referencing her dissertation. in response at least one advertiser has now apparently pulled out of carlson's show. speaking with stephen colbert dr. biden explained how she felt when so many people came to her defense, many calling the op-ed sexist and misogynistic. >> i was just overwhelmed by how gracious people were. >> her husband admitting it was hard to bite his tongue. >> i've been suppressing my irishness for a long time. >> reporter: president-elect biden also addressed the federal tax investigation fo

abc's andrea fujii reports on the victim and how it happened. >> reporter: this morning questions about how a volunteer at carole baskin's big cat rescue was mauled by one of their own tigers. >> all right, tell me exactly what happened. >> one of our key folks got bitten by one of our cats. >> reporter: carole baskin, most recently a "dancing with the stars" contestant gained fame on the netflix series "tiger king." >> hey, all you cool cats and kittens. >> reporter: the show focusing on her rivalry with fellow cat sanctuary owner joe exotic. how exotic accused baskin of killing her former husband. even though police have never named a suspect in his disappearance. >> we believe that she fed him to the tigers. >> reporter: but on thursday it wasn't the feud between baskin and exotic that had police racing to the compound. baskin sanctuary revealing on its website that a longtime volunteer was attacked by a tiger after reaching into one of the cages. >> heard her yelling, so i ran over, and she said, he's got my arm, and i saw him with her arm in his mouth, and when i ran over, he let g

here's abc's andrea fujii. >> reporter: this morning, chicago's mayor apologizing after police body camera video shows officers raiding the wrong home. >> i live by myself. >> reporter: the video shows anjanette young undressed and later wrapped in a blanket for 40 minutes as chicago police executed a search warrant in february 2019. >> this is not right. i don't even know what you're doing. >> reporter: now she plans to sue the officers involved and the city. young blasting mayor lori lightfoot after city lawyers went to court in an attempt to stop news organizations from getting access to video of the raid. >> i told my friends to vote for you. i believed in you as a black woman. >> this isn't about the protective order. this is about a cover-up. >> reporter: a judge denied lightwood's administration's atrement to try to stop the release of the footage. now the mayor calling for accountability and reforms. >> i am deeply sorry and troubled that her home was invaded and that she had to face the humiliation and trauma that she suffered. that is just not right. it simply should not have hap

abc's andrea fujii has more. ♪ >> reporter: overnight a rally for justice. grammy winning musician.eyon harrold surrounded by supporters calling for criminal charges of the woman who falsely accused his teenage son of stealing her cell phone, accusations, he says, were racially motivated. >> no, i'm not letting him walk away with my phone. >> how many people end up in prison forever? how many end up dead because of mistaken identity, quote/unquote, because of wrongfully accused by so many people, wrongfully profiled and this needs to stop. >> this is my phone. >> show me. >> you doefrjn't have to explain nothing to her. >> are you kidding me? you feel like there's only one iphone made in the world? >> reporter: it's an encounter caught on keyon sr.'s phone. the woman seen lunging at 14-year-old keyon harrold jr. trying to grab his phone while claiming he took hers, but she had actually misplaced it. in this newly released surveillance video, you can see the woman wrestle him trying to tackling him to ground. all happening in the lobby of a new york city hotel where his mother says t

abc's andrea fujii explains why. >> reporter: this morning, santa and his elves are working overtime. >> for christmas i want a hot wheels, please. >> i want a doggie and new barbie. >> i really, really want an electric scooter. >> reporter: but the coronavirus could cause a major toy shortage this christmas. playstations and xboxes are sold out almost everywhere, and nostalgic toys like puzzles, board games and even rubik's cubes arerd ha to find. >> there is a shortage and we are having a little bit of trouble getting the things that we want to get. >> reporter: the reason, the pandemic. toy sales overall are up nearly 20% this year. it all started months ago when families were forced to stay inside and parents bought toys to keep kids occupied. that led to unexpected demand and delays for manufacturers. >> crafts are so, so popular right now the kids are home. they're in front of their screens a lot, and what we want is to get them away from it. >> reporter: and now new problems with shipping. the port of los angeles facing backlogs because of the pandemic with fewer trucks and low