bianna? >> all right, jake. >>> well, the dust has barely settled after the hard-fought midterm elections. now, both democrats and republicans are waging war within their own parties for power. david kerley has more on this from washington. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. some serious power plays under way. voters seemed to be saying they wanted more to happen here in washington. but before this new congress gets to work, both parties are dealing with some serious squabbling. the parties are over. and now, the parties are battling among themselves. republican euphoria, tempered with tea party house member, michele bachmann, announced her intention to run for the number four position in the house. even though the leadership is already backing the conservative jeff hensarling of texas. >> if i'm a republican, i would not want the first debate of our new tenure as majority, to be about whether we have done enough for the tea party candidate. >> reporter: which is why spea

bianna? >> all right, j.c.hank you. >>> well, british troops in afghanistan had a surprise visitor today. prince william showed up, along with the british defense secretary, to take part in remembrance sunday commemorations. lama hasan is in london for the story. good morning, lama. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. that's absolutely right. just a couple of hours ago, prince william was in afghanistan spending time with the troops there. and he may have only spent a short time on the ground. but it is a trip that is being described as a huge boost for the troops. prince william touched down in afghanistan this morning, visiting british troops and u.s. marines. >> good morning, sir. >> how are you doing? >> how are you doing? >> reporter: he paid tribute to all the servicemen and women fighting on the front lines. ♪ >> reporter: and on this day of remembrance, honoring those killed in war zones and past conflicts, including two of his colleagues. a soldier, sailor and an airman, william is a qualified military

bianna? >> all right, jeremy, thank you. >>> and joining us now from orlando, florida, is the incoming transportation committee chairman, congress maman john mica, a vocal critic of the tsa. congressman, thanks for joining us. >> good to be with you. >> you were one of the authors of the original tsa bill. back then you did support the use of full body scanners. has your opinion changed on that? >> absolutely not, but it's the way you utilize them. they shouldn't be used for primary screening. they should be limited and targeted to people who pose a ri risk, a threat, set off an alarm or are on a watch list, not the way it's been implemented. >> and how do you determine who would be seen as a threat? a lot of people would view this as stereotyping and profiling. >> well, the first thing is if they set off an alarm. the second thing is we have behavior officers. we set this program up to try to model the israeli model after we had the chechen bombers. so those officers can determine by behavio

and the winner is, bianna, the envelope. bianna? the envelope.ia, missouri. and the manager there, kurt mirtsching, and some friends are joining us via skype. congratulations to you. >> woo-hoo. >> really good pizza. excellent pizza. what -- but it's more than just the food, you were telling me. it's the atmosphere here. what do you try for in the atmosphere of this college hangout of yours? >> it's just a big pizza party. we just try to have fun, not take ourselves seriously and make pizzas and just smile at the customers whether you feel like it or not and it seems to work. >> and, kurt, the masterpiece, tell my comrades what exactly was on it. they'll be amazed. listen to this. >> it's the crust, sauce, cheese, onions, pepperoni, canadian bacon, mushrooms, black olives, italian sausage, ground beef and green pepper. >> wow. >> i think that's what i'm eating now. it's pretty good. >> it's excellent. >> kurt, let the record show that i favored your pizza yesterday over everyone else's, right? that's all i was eating. but we also hear -- you real

bianna and dan? >> i love the face that launched one ship off the coast of new zealand. >> not quite helen of troy. but she must have been pretty attractive. >> they did eat a seabird. dan was interested in that yesterday. >> they ate seabird. i always wanted to know how that tastes. >>> now, to the story of what happened when the mayor of one town in middle america came up with a very ambitious plan to celebrate the holidays. >> this mayor was thinking very big when it came to the town's annual holiday card. but how did it all work out? our barbara pinto was right there in the middle of it. >> one more time. >> just so you know, i am angry with you. >> i knew it. >> reporter: we all know that annual christmas card photo shoot can be a challenge. but "modern family" is small compared to trying to snap 147,000 people at a memorable moment. that's exactly how many city residents were invited to appear on the cover of naperville, illinois', holiday greeting card. >> they wanted to have people from every

dan and bianna? bianna and dan? >> i prefer dan and bianna. thank you, ron.'m fine with either. >>> coming up here on "good morning america," we have a very serious, a very interesting story about bullying. this is a tragedy, where the accused bully has -- took a tragic twist at the end of his life. the devastating impact on people who are accused of bullying, and their families, coming up. >>> plus, dr. oz is helping chicago get healthy. he's going to join us and tell us the five things you need to keep in check to live a long and healthy life. [ woman #3 ] i feel these aches and pains. [ woman #4 ] the guilt. [ man ] my sleep just isn't right. [ woman #5 ] i'm so anxious. [ man #2 ] i need to focus. [ female announcer ] depression hurts. cymbalta can help with many symptoms of depression. tell your doctor right away if your depression worsens, you have unusual changes in behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not approved for children under 18. people taking maois or thioridazine

bianna? >> all right, dan. >>> one of the best-known political prisoners in the world is once again a free woman this morning. nobel peace prize winning author aung san suu kyi. leader of myanmar's fight against dictatorship, has been under house arrest in the country, formerly known as burma for 15 of the last 20 years. jim sciutto joins us. jim, quite a dramatic moment for the country right now. >> reporter: bianna, a truly dramatic moment. the thing you get to witness once in a generation. the nelson mandela of this country. freed from her home that has served as her prison for most of the last two decades. crowds swarming out in excitement. this is a treat that would have been illegal to gather on a few days ago. now, you have a party, a celebration. hundreds of people snapping her photograph there to capture this very special moment. she's the face of this opposition movement. but also, the true political leader in one of the most repressive countries in the world. and she's done this wi

bianna? >> j.c., thank you. >>> if you were in the market for a vase or a vase, take note because black friday is two weeks away. but retailers are already starting to make some of their big holiday sales. there's growing optimism that consumers may be willing to spend again this holiday season. and it seems stores will do almost anything to get your money. t.j. winick has the story. >> reporter: it's all retail wants for the holidays. >> judging by the amount of people with bags in their hands, it looks like it's going. >> reporter: 2008 and 2009, were hardly festive for business. but this year, things are look up. according to credit card companies, retail sales are up 3%. retailers have added three-times as many seasonal workers as last season. and one of the bellwethers are prices are higher than before. >> there's a lot of consumers to stimulate buying. >> reporter: here outside macy's in new york city, where the christmas lights have been strung up, shoppers tell us they're tired of not

bianna? >> all right, linsey, thank you. >> we're joined by former f agent jack cloonan who was the senior agent in the bin en case in new york. good morning. good to see you. >> good morning. >> from what we knowit w young teenaer an hi is this more of a threat that we is td s more of a threat that we especially homegrown threats? >> i think the trend lines going more home grown. al qaeda is on the cusp of doing what i like to call virtual jihad. they're reaching out through the internet and recruiting people through the same means we do and how we sell products, they do the same thing. ese oper expect to see more of frankly. >> and are young people an especially easy target? you talked about something y just s more of these magaes a websites lug em >> there is a lt th they are doing, certainly. there's all kinds of web that you can go to and that people want to use as a recrul. you cannot only go there to join but you can go there to learn the intelligence co about that. they're working ver

bianna, back to you. >> all right. miguel, thank you. one thing you can be somewhat hopeful for, like he said, it took 17 days before we finally found out that the chilean miners were okay. but it's a dangerous profession. >> we have reason to hope, because of chile. >>> ron? >> hi. >> i was hoping to see you this morning. >> welcome back, by the way. good morning. good morning, everyone. parts of the west are getting slammed by powerful winter-like storms today. up to two feet of snow fell in washington state. there was heavy rain and mountain snow, all the way from california into utah and montana. another storm, meanwhile, is moving into washington state and oregon, bringing even more snow and rain. and high winds, this time. winter warnings and watches have been posted in 11 western states. >>> pakistan has rejected a u.s. request to expand the areas where u.s. drone missiles can strike at suspected terrorists. attacks by remote-controlled drones against taliban or al qaeda targets sharply increased to more than 100 so far this year.

bianna, back to you. >> miguel, thank you. one thing you can be somewhat hopeful for, it took 17 days before we finally found out that the chilean miners were okay. but it's a dangerous profession. >> we have reason to hope, because of chile. >>> ron? >> good morning. good morning, everyone. parts of the west are getting california into utah and with the u.s. request, as a sign of the rising tensions over this issue. errant air strikes killed members of the pakistani military earlier this year. >>> and the cholera outbreak in haiti is spreading. frustration boiled over, as medical facilities are having trouble treating the people. the epidemic has killed over 1,000 people in haiti. >>> and sarah palin is suing a website for publishing unauthorized excerpts of her book. harper collins is suing the gawker website. the lawsuit asks that gawker be banned from posting anymore window displays to the delight of children. all of the dogs and cats are up for adoption. i thought santa was at the north pole. he's in san francisco. >>> no

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we're going to bianna right now.>> you saw other folks do it. now, it's my turn to take the aquaduck on a spin ride. hit the switch. as i go down, take a look at what the dream is all about. ♪ you could say the newest cruise ship to join the disney fleet is a dream come true. >> i don't think our guests are going to want to leave the ship. >> reporter: because when disney dreams, it dreams big. and this is "the disney dream." four years in the making in germany, it's the biggest cruise ship ever built in the country. the third-longest in the world. and now, the biggest ship in the entire disney fleet. >> "disney dream" is about 50% larger than "the disney magic." >> reporter: at over 1,100 feet long. the eiffel tower laid end-to-end wouldn't reach that far. and at 180 feet high, it's taller than the statue of liberty. the ship was pieced together in massive blocks. each one weighing up to 400 tons. 80, huge blocks in all. >> this will go into the dock. and put them together, as you would a lego. and build the ship. >

good morning, bianna. >> good morning, robin. abc news can report that immediately following that interview, prince william and kate middleton had a quiet night together, home alone. today, it's back to work. starting to plan a wedding. if you believe some british newspapers, some 3 billion people across the globe will tune in for. from the moment william's engagement to kate middleton was announced via tweet, the spotlight on the happy couple has been almost blinding. >> a secret meeting. >> reporter: in their first press conference as fiancees, the couple shared their obvious joy with the world. all eyes weren't just on them. >> as you may recognize, now, my mother's engagement ring. so, of course, it's very special to me. it's my way of making sure my mother didn't miss out on the day. >> reporter: after eight years of friendship and dating, the couple sealed the deal in kenya last month. >> we're like little ducks. very calm on the surface. but little feet going on under water. it's really exciting. we've been talking about i

bianna golodryga joins us again from buckingham palace.ning, elizabeth. it's fair to say that no one would have loved planning this wedding more than prince william's mother, princess diana. and that begs the question, what would she have thought of kate? he was only 15 when diana died. but in those 15 years, mother and son had forged a strong bond. from the first moment we saw them together, the new mother and her first born, we knew this was a mother whose high hopes for her child would be realized. >> she cared. she cared mercifully. we were told that we were the most important thing in her life. >> reporter: despite her royal obligations, diana's children always came first. and the pictures tell the story. the young family, sharing a quiet afternoon in a park. and just a few years later, diana's hand, tightly holding william's, on the young prince's first day of school. >> the royal family has always thought the only thing you openly share affection to are horses and dogs. and diana changed all that. she simply didn't think it mattered

good morning, bianna. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. as you mentioned, the wedding may take place at westminster abbey, the same church where queen elizabeth and her mother before her, were married. and it may take place as early as march. this, as the royal family now faces the challenge of throwing the wedding of the century, in a country facing severe budget cuts. the u.k.'s "daily mail" snapped this photo of kate middleton emerging from westminster abbey last night, with royal aides, and without her new fiance, who has returned to wales to resume pilot duties. could this be the place where she and will say i do? a palace spokesperson confirmed she was there. for prince william, the abbey would bring joy to a once-painful setting. it was there he said good-bye to his mother, princess diana. wherever they choose, the price tag would be high. while charles and diana's wedding cost an estimated $7 million, this event could run anywhere from $30 million to $75 million. and that's rising eyebrows in a country where the economy is still re

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bianna golodryga has more on this. good morning, bianna. >> reporter: good morning, robin. drivers may not have to worry about patdowns at the security lines. but they should prepare for sticker shock at the gas pump. the national price for gasoline is $2.88 a gallon. those on the west coast will pay the most. and here in new jersey at this station, it's $2.86 a gallon. >> what's leading to the jump in prices? >> reporter: it's largely due to the fall of the appreciation we've seen in the dollar. there's been refinery outages throughout the country, as well. >> despite the prices, aaa estimates that 4 million more americans will hit the road this year than last. and it's a lot less hassle than flying. and cheaper. >> reporter: it's all relative. we did the math. we looked at a flight from chicago to minneapolis. the cheapest we found was $347. doing the math, that's 400 miles. we're talking your car gets 25 miles to the gallon. that still is going to cost you less than $100. it's all relative. it's still cheaper. >> that's the bottom line. all right. thanks so much. >> repo

bianna golodryga started us off yesterday. she was working with two jobs in indiana.ing a waitress right there. she did a double shift. juju, you doubled up in a different way. >> i did. i doubled up with two sisters. i can't wait for you to meet them. their mom, wendy gebhardt nominated them. like many grandmothers, wendy babysits her three grandkids while her daughter ace at work. katie's work is a police officer. her sister emily is a firefighter. their proud mom wrote us. the girls not only have a difficult job on the streets, it's difficult being accepted as equals. and they accomplish this tank beautifully. i was honored to spend the day with these two young women whose jobs are to serve and protect. >> reporter: in a city overrun with crime -- >> milwaukee police, we're coming in. >> reporter: -- in a profession dominated by men. two sisters put their lives on the line, to save lives in the city of milwaukee. >> i have one or two -- >> reporter: and i got to be riding shotgun with them for a day. despite their seven-year age difference, 30-year-old kate gebhard

bianna golodryga is here with the latest. everything from the wedding dress to the weather.an iffy time. it's warmer in the summer. they're going with april 29th. come rain, wind, snow or shine, prince william and kate middleton says they want the british people to be deeply involved in the wedding festivities. the couple are planning to invite 100 members of the public to their wedding. the surprise ticket could be dropped on the lucky winners' door mats. with just over five months to go, what's being called the wedding of the century. westminster abbey, the confirmed wedding location, is where prince william's grandmother, queen elizabeth ii, and his uncle, prince andrew, both said their vows. however, the famed church was also the somber site of princess diana's funeral, when prince william was just 15. the wedding date, april 29th, has some brits nervous. london's average high temperature is a moderate 55 degrees. but the date has also produced snow flurries in previous years. they took into consideration, the busy military schedule of prince harry. >> the end of april i

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bianna waited tables. juju followed two sisters, a firefighter and a police officer.is your turn. and this is the clue. >> they don't smell. they are fresh. and i have a appreciation for those who work in the seafood industry. so, i went to gorgeous charleston, south carolina, to work with paul godbout. he's a seafood wholesaler. and he's part of the seafood industry that's driving charleston from the recession. his first sentence was, i love my job. and you're around for two seconds and you realize he means that. you're going to meet paul in a moment. but first, a day in the life of a man who works hard, laughs harder, and is making a real difference. meet my co-worker, paul godbout. he's at the heart of the fish business. >> dinner. >> reporter: nationally, seafood is important to the economy. there's 1.5 million workers who get the fish from the water to the dinner table. it's a $100 billion industry. that's a lot of fish sticks. and in charleston, the beautiful port city, with history everywhere you look. this recession has been another struggle, where the seafood

bianna did a double-shift on sunday.rs. one's a police officers. and the other a firefighter. now, it's george's time. feel the heat, literally. >> it was a fascinating assignment. i went to a steel mill outside of toledo. i wanted to go for a number of reasons. i grew up in ohio. and the steel industry has been so important to this country. it creates about 1 out of every -- every job in the steel industry creates seven more. but they've been hit hard by the recession. what's most impressive about this company and the spirit that bob broun, who we're going to meet, showed in his essay, is the way the whole team came together during the tough times so they could really thrive. take a look. >> close your eyes and imagine. steel has been melted in a furnace so bright, you can't look at it unprotected or it will blind you. so hot, the steel appears liquid as water. >> reporter: it was the poetry that grabbed me. the way bob broun described his work, making steelmaking seem like an art. that's what drew me here to delta, ohi

that's where we find bianna golodryga this morning.announcement on where and when the wedding will take place? >> reporter: on when and where. you're absolutely right, elizabeth. this is where they believe it will take place. it's been a magical week in england.e place. the sun has been out two days in a row. that says a lot here. people are very excited. we're also hearing they may get a federal holiday when they get married. >> we're getting more information on where prince william popped the question. it was quite a rustic cabin in kenya. >> reporter: it was very romantic. we have photos of the cabin. and we have the messages they wrote in the book, talking about their night. nobody knew back then that they would be engaged. >> and already out today in london, commemorative plates for william and kate? >> reporter: we are trying to find them. nobody has them yet. we do have the photos. and the reason they don't have them, many vendors tell us, is they're waiting for shipments to come in from china. elizabeth? >> they're made in chin

bianna golodryga has the back story. >> reporter: thousands of people have been flooding the blogosphere. it's kate middleton everybody is talking about. kate will have set a record by the time she becomes a princess. at 29, she will be the oldest bride ever to marry a king of england. when they were both students at st. andrews university, she was a media darling. the woman the british press couldn't take their eyes off of. >> the british public love her. she's so pretty. she's elegant. she's dignified. >> reporter: born catherine elizabeth middleton, she grew up the eldest of three children. and grow up in a relatively normal childhood. her father, a former pilot. her mother, a former flight attendant. >> she's loyal. and that's probably more important than having estates and lienage and being aristocratic. she is his loyal friend. >> reporter: in school, the lanky kate was popular, yet thoughtful. she excelled in sports, including tennis and field hockey. rumor has it when it came time to pick a pledge, kate's first choice was edinburgh. but her mother, knowing william was headed to s