your dad, when he was an aid that work with me became friends with beau biden. and beau talked about your dad's courage, not about illness. but about his courage. and look, there is a lot of things -- >> the former vice president went onto talk about the new treatments that are out there, especially at the university of pennsylvania where he is now a professor. he's teaching over there. trying to give her some hope there for her dad. so the vice president wasn't booked on the show, to promote his book, which talks about his son's fight with cancer. and again, teaching over at the university of pennsylvania. okay. by the way, we do have a cow update for you now. cow's has been spotted. he's on the fourth floor of the wyndham parking garage. >> that cannot be true. right over here where we used to park our cars, almost across the street from where the nativity scene is, and it is the hotel. >> that's right. >> we used to call it the holiday innn. it was the holiday innn now a wyndham hotel. so, let's see, we've got market, then arch, then race. so the cow escaped f

beau died of cancer and meghan revealed biden's family is always on her mind these days. >> i think abouteau almost every day, and i was told -- sorry -- that this doesn't get easier, but that you cultivate the tools to work with this and live with this. >> one of the things that gave beau courage, my word, was john, your dad. you may remember when you were a little kid, your dad took care of my beau. your dad, when he was a worker with me became friends with beau and beau talked about your dad's courage, not about illness, but about his courage. >> beau biden died in 2015. senator john mccain now has the same form of the disease as biden did. >>> a texas mother is under arrest accused of child abuse after authorities say she forced her healthy son to undergo more than a dozen unnecessary surgeries. the 8-year-old visited the hospital more than 300 times. doctors say that she claimed her son had suffered a massive seizure in addition to other ailments. the boy's father is now fighting for custody and demanding to know how doctors failed to figure out she was lying. >> how do you do 13 sur

book about his late son beau biden and his battle with brain cancer. chronicles year following his diagnosis, and those we talk to say biden's book is inspiring. >> i camped out, i'm five months pregnant, we can announce it right now, we have not told anybody just yet, but i just wanted to do it for my father, who joe, way back in the day and, new father this day for his son and i wanted it to be a book for both of us >> beau biden said he may very well again for president in 2020 if no viable democratic candidate emerges. >>> as we continue tonight, socks or underwear what do you think our philadelphia eagles will pick for a christmas gift pat gallen asked this and other tough questions, coming um. >>> also, ukee, prince harry and his fiance are sharing their engagement photos, you have to stick around to see them. >>> well, she knit, and did some more and then got help from others and now she's spreading the gift of warmth, and wants people to share the love, those stories of this local teenager 59:30, chelsea? >>> we are live, here with the mobile we

courage, not about illness, but about his courage. >> mccain has the same type of cancer that killed beau biden's son two years ago. the former vice president's son beau two years ago. the arizona senator is being treated at walter reed. >> touching moment there. >>> for anyone taking morning, a man who tried to sexually assault a woman in his car may still be posing as a driver. take a look. this is a picture of what the man looks like. uber has removed him from their app. police say during a ride sunday morning, he tried to sexually assault his passenger near capitol. she managed to escape and he drove off. >>> you've heard about tires and rims being stolen off cars. now something even more unusual. >> entire doors. taken in a matter of minutes. darcy spencer working for you this morning. she's live in arlington with the latest on how to prevent this from happening to you. hey, darcy. >> reporter: good morning. i just can't imagine walking out and finding that situation when you go to your car in the morning. you definitely want to keep your doors locked. if you can, invest in a car alarm syste

he signed copies of promise me dad at concord mall in wilmington today, book about his late son beau biden and his battle with brain cans orer. we talked to a couple who spoke to the former vice-president. >> i just asked advice on new father hood and, you know, he said that he used to come home and nice little moment we had with him. >> biden says he is not ruling out a run for president in 2020. >>> new graduates from the police academy are hitting streets in south jersey. today camden county police academy graduated its largest class ever. "eyewitness news" at camden count college in blackwood for the ceremony, the 111 new officers will serve 17 law enforcement agencies in camden , atlantic, burlington, salem counties. new jersey attorney general chris perino was among law enforcement officials offering congratulations. >>> cherry hill police department says it will be on the look out on the day after christmas for out of control kid in the cherry hill mall. police say nationally there has been a up tic in parents dropping off their children at malls unsupervised the day after christmas

. >> john mccain is suffering the same kind of cancer that beau biden died of in 2017. >> coming up next, california sheriff deputy adjusting to a life turned upside down. but he is not giving up. >>> a riverside county deputy paralyzed during the las vegas shooting as he shielded his girlfriend from bullets. tonight he is determined to walk again with her at his side. here is abc news reporter clayton sandel. >> when the sound of music became the sound of terror that night in las vegas, jason mcmillan knew. >> i just watching people get shot. and it is coming closer and closer. i knew it was inevitable it would happen. >> the off duty sheriff's deputy stood as tall as he can to protect his girlfriend, ella gate. >> i just made her she was behind me p.m. put my arms out and made sure she was behind me. >> took bulles to the the chest. >> he was drenched with blood within seconds. and i knew that -- >> what ella knew is that it was her turn to save jason. dragging him to cover. racing him to the hospital. >> wai was telling him it was going to be okay. to just breath. that we will go home

eye, and a tumor, the most aggressive type of brain cancer and it's the same type of tumor that beau biden ted kennedy had. five months out he recently spent time in the hospital for side effects of the ongoing cancer therapy, but he's a fighter and lawmaker and we will keep a close eye on him in 2018. and in 2017, hurricane maria killed at least 58 people and leaving millions of american citizens without electricity and water. when i arrived on the island i saw destruction and sensed despair. there's no power, no water, she's a diabetic with no insulin and she has an infection that could threaten her life and no ambulance will take her to the hospital. that's what is happening here. the stories wreaked havoc on the u.s. island as well. hurricane irma in florida. on the campaign trail yesterday president trump promised to -- >> repeal and replace obamacare. >> once in office, though, trump found easier said than done. house and senate versions of health reform bills failed to make it through congress, and the final blow delivered with the mavic, john mccain, with thumbs down. and then in d

when he graduates, biden begins practicing law in delaware. with two sons, beaun 1970 biden runs for the newcastle county council. >> he was going for it and so i knew i was going for it with him. >> biden wins the county council seat. two years later after having a third child, naomi, he runs for his seat in the u.s. senate. >> i was his campaign manager. my brother, jimmy biden, was the fundraiser. my brother frankie biden was the volunteer coordinator, my mom was the coffee chair. >> biden's opponent is veteran republican senator caleb boggs who has run undefeated for 25 years. >> nobody took us seriously. the press called us "the children's crusade." >> i'll tell you how bad it was. on labor day we had a serious poll come in, boggs 47, biden 19. >> just two months later in one of the biggest upsets in senate history, 29-year-old biden defeats 63-year-old caleb boggs. >> they announced he won, i thought to myself, i will never, ever believe again that something is impossible. >> biden is one of the youngest senators ever elected. just after election day he tur

and i think the beau biden cancer moonshot that's part of 21st century cures, it accelerates screening and treatment for cancer. can you discuss some of the research that the beau biden cancer moonshot initiative is funding and how it may contribute to addressing the burden of cancer across the country? >> yes, i'd be happy to. we convened a blue ribbon panel of some 28 individuals who were the most visionary folks we could identify to figure out what would be the best way to take additional resources coming forward from 21st century cures and do things we otherwi wiswis wouldn't be able to do. and they came up with a set of ten different wrarz that were ripe for further investment. i'll just mention one because it's so much on everybody's mind right now as a source of great excitement and that is the area of cancer immunotherapy. this, which for 40 years has been labored by a very smaum gruch of people, particularly dr. steven rosenberg at the nci, has arrived in the last few years. as the most exciting development in cancer treatment in a very long time. we've had surgery. we've had

it's the same type of tumor that beau biden and ted kennedy had.n recently spent time in the hospital for side effects for his ongoing cancer. but he's a fighter and lawmaker. we'll keep a close out out for him in 2018. >>> and hurricane irma made land fall, the damage was quick and severe killing americans and leaving citizens without electricity and water. when i arrived on the island, i saw destruction and despair. >> you can't even believe what's happening here. there's no power. there's no water. she's a diabetic. she doesn't have insulin. she has an infection that could threaten her life. no ambulance will take her to the hospital. that's what's happening here. this season's storms wreaked havoc on the u.s. mainland as well. hurricane irma knocked out the power to a nursing home in hollywood hills, florida, just north of miami. left for days in sweltering temperature without air conditioning, 12 residents died. on the campaign trail last year, president trump repeatedly promised to -- >> repeal and replace obamacare. >> once in office, though

beau biden died two years ago after battling brain cancer.hardship, and purpose" biden focuses on the challenging time. former vice president joe biden is in studio 57. nice to see you. >> good to be back. >> i wanted to ask you about the big political news. down jones winning in alabama. what mench does that send? >> it sends a message that not only did they reject luther strange and his attitude toward women. >> roy moore, yeah. >> excuse me. roy moore. he talked about the issues he cares about. i've known doug jones since law school. he campaigned for me. >> have you talked to him since the victory? >> yes, i have. i talked to him three times yesterday. >> what did he say? he was so giddy. >> he's over the moochblt he's really anxious to get to work. last night he talked about children's health care. with all the excitement he didn't go after moore. he talked about children's health care. this is a guy who was a serious, serious guy, a prosecutor, a man of great integrity. >> he said something i thought was interesting. what happened in al

former vice president joe biden consoling meghan mccain. his son beaugh and just to see that moment like that and we're going to talk to dr. jen ashton about the advances that we're seeing with cancer research and treatment. >> yeah, the senator is back in the hospital this morning. we are thinking of him and his family. we have a lot of breaking news including that blockbuster deal between the walt disney company, our parent company and 21st century fox brings together two entertainment giant, $52.4 billion deal and rebecca jarvis has the details and talked to bob iger and he said this will make a big difference over time to the consumer. >> absolutely. a big difference for consumers because it means bringing more premium content under one roof. disney will continue to offer family-friendly content like "frozen" and "coco" but now it can deliver fox's edgier channels like fx, natgeo and "the simpsons" foreshadowed this on the show 20 years ago and got a lot of stuff right on the future about that. the other major thing this deal does is give disney lev

now battling the same deadly brain cancer that killed former vice president joe biden's son beau. biden and mccain's daughter sharing a moment on "the view" on wednesday. >>> beau talk about your dad's courage. not his illness. >>> caught on camera an armed robber shot a donut store clerk. the worker survived but the shooter is still on the loose. >>> and a woman on her honey moon was bitten by a shark has her horrified husband videotaped. luckily it wasn't too serious. >>> bye-bye charlie. our puppy with a purpose said goodbye to us in order to start his new life as a service dog. >> just last month charlie finally met the wounded warrior he would serve. >> charlie has already changed my life just by being in it. >>> going back to this shark story, can you imagine? they were newlyweds. they were on their honey man. he's shooting the video while she gets bitten. that's not the way to start a marriage. >> drop the camera. do you punch the shark in the nose? >> just drop the camera. >> i mean, my goodness. >> fortunately, she was okay. >> still to come, this is an important one. an explod

beau biden died more than two years ago after a battle with brain cancer.ether to run for president in 2016. in his new book "promise me dad, a year of hope, hardship and purpose," the elder biden chronicles that challenging time. we welcome vice president joe biden here in studio 57. nice to see you. >> nice to be here. >> we're going to talk about the book because it is a terrific book and beau's legacy as well. i want to ask you first about the big political news. doug jones, the democrat winning in alabama, what message does it send? >> it sends a message not only did they reject all of the things in terms of his attitude towards women -- >> roy moore. >> excuse me, roy moore, but also doug talked about the issues he cares about. i have known dug since he was in law school. he worked with me. i went down and campaigned for him. >> did you talk to him? >> i did. i talked to him three times yesterday. >> what did he say? he was so giddy. >> he is over the moon and anxious to get to work. if you notice, he talked about -- last night he talked about childre

beau almost every day. and i was told, sorry, that this doesn't get easier. >> that is when biden stood up to comfort mccain. >> no, no, it -- it is about everyone, but look, one of the things that gave beau courage, my word was john, your dad, you may remember when you were a little kid, your dad took care of my beau. beau talked about your dad's courage, not about illness, but about his courage. >> after the show aired senator mccain tweeted his thanks to his long time friend to joe biden for looking out for his family. >>> and now let's take you state by state and county by county for a look at some of the stories across our area. >>> we begin in camden county. it shows masked thieves hitting a pharmacy saturday night. they smashed a surveillance camera before breaking the glass door. police are working to determine if this crime is connected to another robbery at another pharmacy less than a week ago. >>> a st. joseph's university student is in the hospital in critical condition after a car hit her on city avenue last night ft she was crossing at the intersection right in the heart of st. joe's campus.

it's the same type of tumor that killed senator ted kennedy and beau biden -- the son of former viceresident joe biden. in a statement-- the senator's office said mccain is dealing with normal side effects from his treatment. ( darya ) president trump says that republicans are "very very close to a historic legislative victory." a vote could happen next week on a plan to slash taxes for businesses... and give most people tax cuts starting next year. the president praised house and senate negotiators at a white house lunch meeting. the agreement drops the corporate tax rate to 21 percent from the current 35 percent and takes effect in 2018 rather than 20-19. it also allows individuals to deduct up to 10-thousand dollars in state and local taxes. that's a move intended to ease the concerns of house republicans - including those from california. ( darya ) police in southern california raid three illegal pot grows -- owned by the same woman. they arrested her along with eight men. one of the grows was on the same block as a police precinct. a á67-thousand dollar power bill at one of the

it's the same type of cancer that killed biden's son beau two years ago.ain's office says he looks forward to returning to work as soon as possible. >>> new details tonight on the resignation of one of president trump's most prominent african-american supporters. omarosa manigault. white house officials say the former reality tv star had a confrontation with chief of staff john kelly and was ultimately pushed out of the office of the public liaison. there are reports that secret service had to physically remove omarosa from the white house. but the agency tweeted tonight that didn't happen. they said all they did was deactivate her badge. her resignation goes into effect next month. just the start of what's expected to be a round of departures heading into the new year. >>> tomorrow the future of just how much you pay for basic internet service could be decided government. the federal communications commission will vote to repeal most of the agency's net neutrality rules. it means your internet provider could give preferential treatment to certain content

of course, biden's son, beau, died in 2015 from the same form of brain cancer. >> almost every day. and i was told -- sorry -- that this doesn't get easier but that you cultivate the tools to work with this and live with this. i know you and your family have been through tragedy that i couldn't conceive of -- >> look, look, look -- >> what would you tell people? it's not about me, it's about everyone. >> it is about everyone, but look, one of the things that gave beau courage, my word was, john, your dad -- you may remember, when you were a little kid, your dad took care of my beau. your dad, when he was a mila worked with me, became friends with beau. and beau talked about your dad's courage, not about illness, but about his courage. there is hope. and if anybody can make it, your dad -- her dad is one of my best friends. [ cheers and applause ] >> wow, the way the vice president just got up and walked over there, not even thinking about it. biden cited the ongoing research and progress on glyo blastoma, encouraging mccain to remain hopeful about her father's recovery. >> really em

hardest to treat diseases by providing $4 billion in funding for the nih including support for the beau biden cancer moon shot and the precision medicine and brain initiatives, all of which i would note are very important to my home state where we're spearheading much of that research taking place as a result. we included provisions in the law to equip nih with the tools and authorities needed to heat the demands of biomedical research in the 21st century. we made it a priority to include the inclusion of women and children and over underrepresented populations. as part of this work, i championed a provision that creates a task force to better support the evaluation of drugs for pregnant and lactating women and we addressed many of the concerns that had been holding back progress by reducing the red tape. cures also made sweeping reforms to fda and one of my top priorities was granting the agents greater hiring authority to recruit and retain quality individuals who understand the latest science and technology. and i'm very interested to get an update from you on how you're filling those posi

politics and talk to somebody who needs their hand-held. >> former vice president joe biden, always talks about beau. >>> it is 4:32 right now. later today, the future of just internet service could be decided by the federal government. >> the federal communications commission is set for a final vote on internet regulation. let's go back to megan mcgrath with details. megan, what can we expect? a lot of people are confused about this. >> we're going to break it down for you. as you said, later today they will be voting to reveal most of the net neutrality rules. your internet provider could give preferential treatment to certain content and charge you more for basic service. the rules approved in 2015 were intended to keep the internet open and fair. they bar internet providers from >> i don't think it's the end of the world immediately but it opens the door to a lot of things we may not want to deal with. they can't go to somebody else for better service if they don't party lines.ected to pass 3-2 i'm meagan fitzgerald, back to you. >> meagan, thanks so much. >>> it's an exciting day for fans of th

father, senator john mccain, is battling brain cancer, the same disease that took the life of biden's son beau my beau. your dad, when he was working with me became friends with beau, and beau talked about your dad's courage, not about illness, but about his courage. the thing that i found was, and beau insisted on, your dad's going to insist on, is you got to maintain hope. there's hope. hope is... you have to have hope. >> glor: senator mccain is at walter reed medical center in maryland tonight. his office says he's being treated for side effects of cancer treatment. three florida men have been charged after a video surfaced showing them dragging a shark to its death behind a speeding boat. they are now charged with two counts of aggravated animal cruelty, a felony, each punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. music from the 1980s is well represented in the rock 'n' roll hall of fame class of to 2018 announced today. ♪ living on a prayer bon jovi made the cut along with dire straits. ♪ we're the sultans of swing and the cars. ♪ shake it up shake it up also entering the

beau talked about your dad's courage. not about illness, but about his courage. >> mccain has the same type of cancer that killed biden's son beau two years ago. the arizona senator is being treated at waulwalter reed. >>> the father of a montgomery county teen who died is angry. he claims montgomery county police did not do enough to find his son. 17-year-old navid sepehri's father sat down with pat collins. he says police waited hours fwf before taking his missing person's report. he found navid's body in the woods in bethesda sunday morning in a small pool of water. the teenager went missing after a party saturday night. his father says police did not take the case seriously. >> nothing to help us. sitting in the shopping center, drinking coffee. >> there were other officers nearby in the woods who heard navid's father exclaim that he had found his son. >> police believe the teenager's death was an accident. has yet to be determined. >>> today a former massage envy therapist is expected to plead guilty in court. he's charged with improperly touching two women at the location in northwest d.c. he's also being investigated

conceive of. >> senator mccain is currently battling the same aggressive type of brain cancer that biden's son beauu can watch "the view" weekdays at 10:00 a.m. right here on abc7. >>> let's take you to antioch now, where the local auto repair and insurance community gave away four cars today to people who really need them. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman covers this great story every year. >> reporter: in antioch, it's become a tradition, the dangling keys, the holiday ribbons, the cars under wraps and the excitement. >> it's so beautiful. >> reporter: less than a year ago, crystal morris was homeless, living in a car that hardly ran, taking care of her own health issues and those of 4-month-old logan. today's these groups gave her a brand-new used car, one of four. >> i'm sorry, i'm having heart palpitations. no, i'm just kidding. >> reporter: the count, now more than 70 scars to needy recipients in 16 years and mike loves doing it. >> it's absolutely life-changing for a lot of these people. >> reporter: every year, we talk about the technicians who put sweat equity into restoring what would ha

conceive of. >> senator mccain is currently battling the same aggressive type of brain cancer that biden's son beauh "the view" weekdays at 10:00 a.m. right here on abc7. >>> let's take you to antioch now, where the local auto repair and insurance community gave away four cars today to people who really need them. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman covers this great story every year. >> reporter: in antioch, it's become a tradition, the dangling keys, the holiday ribbons, the cars under wraps and the excitement. >> it's so beautiful. >> reporter: less than a year ago, crystal morris was homeless, living in a car that hardly ran, taking care of her own health issues and those of 4-month-old logan. today's these groups gave her a brand-new used car, one of four. >> i'm sorry, i'm having heart palpitations. no, i'm just kidding. >> reporter: the count, now more than 70 scars to needy recipients in 16 years and mike loves doing it. >> it's absolutely life-changing for a lot of these people. >> reporter: every year, we talk about the technicians who put sweat equity into restoring what would have been th

beau talked about courage. look, there are a lot of things happening -- >> that was a really special moment today between the former president joe biden and megyn mccain, the daughter of senator john mccain. beau died from the same aggressive brain cancer john mccain was diagnosed with earlier this year. during an appearance on the view biden took megyn's hand and said it doesn't get easier but there are tools to live with this. >> there is hope. and if anyone can make it, her dad is one of my best friends. her dad -- [ cheering & applause ] -- her dad comes after me. we are like two brothers who somehow were raised by different fathers or something because of our points of view, but i mean this sincerely, even when your dad got mad at me and said i should get the hell off the ticket -- [ laughing ] >> before that appearance joe biden was on the "cbs this morning" show and spoke about the 2020 presidential race. he did not rule himself out of the running but says he want as new crop of talented people to step up. biden noted that new york senator kirsten gillibrand is someone to watch. >>> a surprise on the receipt. why uber charged o

on "the view" yesterday, former vice president joe biden, his son beau had the same diagnosis consoled john's daughter. >> your dad -- you may remember when you were a little kid. your dad when he became friends with beau and beau talked about your dad's courage, not about illness, but about his courage. >> mccain's office says he hopes to return to work as soon as possible. >>> talk show host tavis smiley says he'll fight allegations of comments that lead pbs to dismiss his show. early this morning on facebook smiley said he was shocked by the so-called investigation. >> pbs investigators refused to look at any of my documentation, refused to talk to any of my current staffers, refused to give me the names of any of my accusers, and refused to give me any semblance of due process. it is clue that this has gone too far, and i for one intend to fight back. >> smiley says he has the utmost >>spect for all women. is denying allegations that he sexually assaulted three women. the women told "the new york times" simmons raped them. in a statement simmons said i vehemently deny all of these

beau. your dad's about >> joe biden and senator mccain share a personal friendship outside of washington where they have worked together for several years from across the aisle. >> if i picked up the phone tonight and called john mccain and said, i need your help, he would get on a plane and come. i would for him, too. >> the unfortunate common bond for their families these days is cancer. earlier this year, mccain's father was diagnosed with the same form of cancer that took the life of both biden, the former press -- vice presidents son. >> if any of you have somebody who was diagnosed with glioblastoma, about as bad as it gets, there are breakthroughs that are occurring now. the thing that i have found is you've got to maintain hope. >> the vice president who created and the biden cancer initiative is adamant that a cure will be found. >> i said, we are going to beat this disease. adrianna: that was robin roberts reporting. next, the winds have calm down, but the cold is here t what does it feel like? like? does fearless age? or does it simply grow... stronger? fearless looks a little diffe

he has the same form of deadly brain cancer that killed former vice president joe biden's son beau. if you haven't seen this clip, please watch it. this is beautiful. biden and john mccain's daughter megan shared an emotional moment on "the view" yesterday. >> your son beau had the same cancer that my father was diagnosed with six months ago. and -- i'm sorry. >> there's a lot of hope there. >> i think about beau almost every day. and i was told -- sorry -- that this doesn't get easier. >> look. one of the things that gave beau courage, my word was john. beau talked about your dad's courage. not about illness but about his courage. there is hope. and if anybody can make it, your dad -- her dad is one of my best friends. >>> all right. let's listen into paul ryan now talking about his conversations with representative blake farenthold. [ inaudible question ] >> yeah, i don't -- this is the first i've even heard that, so i don't -- i've never even heard this before. he is under ethics committee investigation right now. and so i would refer you to susan brooks about the nature of that e

former vice president joe biden on the view about his dad's cancer, the same cancer that took biden's son beau>> one of the things that gave beau courage, my word, was john. >> uh-huh. >> your dad, you may remember when you were a little kid, your dad took care of my beau. your dad, became friends with beau. and beau talked about your dad's courage. not about illness, but about his courage. >> biden urged meghan mccain and any family dealing with cancer to keep hope alive because he said break-throughs are happening every day. >>> the thomas fire in southern california grew overnight. but fire officials say it remains 30% contained. flames burning in santa barbara and ventura counties have crossed 379 square miles. but fire officials are warning extreme fire dangers still exist in the windy and dry region and they're expecting the fire to continue to spread northwest towards several communities. at least 700 homes have been destroyed and evacuation orders remain in place for 100,000 people. there's no estimate when the thomas fire could be fully contained. >>> well, today, california utility r

her father battling the same form of cancer that claimed biden's late son, beau. >> one of the thingsve beau courage, my word, was john. your dad, you may remember when you were a little kid, your dad took care of my beau. your dad, when he was a mil aide, worked with me and became friends with beau, and beau talked about your dad's courage, not about illness, but about his courage. >> it was a moving moment. late word today that senator mccain is currently being treated at water reed medical center for what his office describes as normal side effects of his cancer therapy. senator mccain and megan both thanking biden for his support. >>> quite a discovery in new zealand to report. imagine penguins the size of humans. fossils revealing a giant penguin measuring 5'10", 220 pounds. the biggest penguin these days, the emperor penguin, standing less than four feet tall. we all love that documentary. >>> and the new inductees into the rock and roll hall of fame tonight. ♪ half way there >> bon jovi headlining the class. the band joined by the cars, dire straits, the moody blues. when we co

joe biden's son beau had the same type of cancer. >> there's hope.ybody can make it, your dad -- her dad is one of my best friends. [ applause ] her dad goes after me hammer and tongs. we're like two brothers who were somehow raised by different fathers or something. >> what do you want to be remembered for? >> he served his country. that's what i would like to see. he served his country, hopefully with the word "honorably" on it. that's all. >>> we'll be back in a moment. and when we do, the news media start to work their way into our list. old and new. >>> when we first sat here, one of our more boisterous conversations was about what -- >> you attacked me about -- >> you were not under attack. >> -- buying toothpaste on amazon. >> you have amazon. and is that amazon prime or are we talking three to five days? >> amazon is a multi -- it's an on multiple levels that i put amazon. >> big customer here. >> so i live above a drugstore and i order toothpaste and deodorant from amazon. >> tragic. they might as well call that carbon footprint toothpaste.

with joe biden, who's son beau died two years ago of the same brain cancer. words of encouragement to mccain's daughter. it's long but worth watching. take a look. >> couldn't get through your book. your son had the same cancer my father was diagnosed with six months ago. and i'm sorry. >> there's a lot of hope. >> i think about beau almost every day. and i was told -- sorry -- that this doesn't get easier. but you cultivate the tools to work with this and live with this. i know you and your family have been through tragedy that i couldn't conceive of -- it's not about me. >> no, it is about everyone. but look, one of the things that gave beau courage, my word, was john. your dad, you may remember when you were a little kid, your dad took care of my beau. your dad, when he worked with me, became friends with beau. and beau talked about your dad's courage, not about illness, but about his courage. and look, there's a lot of things happening. if anyone was diagnosed with it, which is about as bad as it gets, there's breakthroughs that are occurring now. and thin

is fighting this aggressive form of brain cancer, the same cancer that took the life of joe biden's son beaued. your son beau had the same cancer that my father was diagnosed with six months ago. i'm sorry. >> there's a lot of hope. >> i think about beau almost every day. and i was told -- sorry -- that this doesn't get easier. but you cultivate the tools to work with this and live with this. i know you and your family have been through tragedy that i couldn't conceive of. it's not about me. it's about everybody. >> it is about everyone. but, look, one of the things that gave beau courage, my word, was john. your dad -- you may remember. your dad took care of my beau. your dad became friends with beau. and beau talked about your dad's courage. not about illness but about his courage. there's a lot of things happening. any of you who have somebody who is diagnosed with glioblastoma, which is about as bad as it gets. there's breakthroughs. there are four things that are going on. it could happen tomorrow. at the university of pennsylvania where i teach now, at the abramson center, they found a

biden's son, beau, died in 2015 after battling the same cancer as mccain. meghan mccain tearfully sought bide especially's advice. >> one of the things that gave beau courage, my word, was john. your dad -- you may remember. you were a little kid. your dad took care of my beau. your dad, when he was a mil aide became friends with beau. and beau talked about your dad's courage. not about illness but about his courage. look, there's a lot of things happening. any of you who have somebody that is diagnosed with glioblastoma, which is about as bad as it gets, there are breakthroughs that are occurring now. you have to maintain hope. there's hope. you have to have hope >> reporter: mccain's office saying mccain is grateful to his daughters and the outpouring of support. no word when he will return to the senate. his office would only say as soon as possible. chris and alisyn. >> well, thank you, mj. that was quite a moment. i watched it play out live. it was riveting. you couldn't take your eyes off of it. joe biden knows just the right chord to strike. it was f

beau talked about your dad's courage. not about illness but about his courage. alison: biden's son died in 2015, beau, who he is talking about there from the same type of brain cancer that mcc battling now. nancy: last night and in the morning, check this out. what you saw depends where you were. the squalls moved on fast. this afternoon, meantime, the sun peeking back out. it wasn't too bad a day for mid-december. stormwatch7's chief meteorologist bill kelly has a look at the forecast. it was nice out there. bill: not bad. got in the 40's. looking out the window and closer to the window. cumulous clouds rolling through and that lindh kate a little change. we have change in the forecast. not a major difference but what we are tracking tonight, you are fine. to the west there are areas of blue. a weak weather system to slide by and give us a chance for snow tomorrow. afternoon in the early evening time frame. again, i don't see this as a major problem but it is something to keep an eye on. before tonight, you are good. chilly evening, layer up and check out the holiday lights. 3

biden. >> your son beau had the same cancer my father was diagnosed with. >> reporter: tweeting that my father is doing well and we're all looking forward to spend christmas together in arizona. thad cochran has also been absent lately, but expected to be back on work when the senate votes on taxes later this week. that plus last minute support from bob corker and marco rubio, the senate will have just enough votes to get its tax bill over the goal line after the house votes tomorrow. >> we are on the 1 yard line and intind to punch it in on tuesday. >> reporter: the $1.5 trillion gop plan would double the standard deduction and cut corporate rates, with critics arguing the bill mostly benefits the rich. >> what we are seeing here is a real massive attack on the middle class. everybody in every tax bracket will see a tax cut. so picking out one piece in 1,000-page bill and saying, well, this is going to benefit somebody takes the whole bill out of context. >> well, if you're still in need of health insurance, there is still time to get covered. the deadline to sign up for covered california ha