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byron pitts there.ait to see the hbo documentary in light of what's taken place on the unbearable loss for todd fisher who recently described his family as small, but tight knit. >> i can't imagine what he's going through now. celebrities are paying tribute this morning, posting condolences online, and we have jason nathanson on the phone with us. good morning to you. thank you for being on again. i can't believe you're on two days in a row to talk about the similar stories. what else do we know at this point from todd fisher about what happened and how his mom fell ill? >> caller: we knew that after carrie fisher had died, debbie reynolds was sad, emotional, of course, as you would be who lost a daughter at 60 years old, but that night, she was sharp, doing well, and she did actually sleep -- slept in, he said, and then in the morning, though, he noticed she was sluggish and not quite with it, and then around noon was when, you know, he started to notice things were wrong, and that she had said that th

abc's byron pitts with more. >> help me obi-wan kenobi. >> reporter: it was the role that defined her career, princess leia, the heroine of the sci-fi series that swept the world. >> luke! >> reporter: she was just 20 when carrie fisher made the role larger than life. at age 59 rereprised the role. >> some things never change. >> true, you still drive me crazy. >> reporter: she died after suffering a heart attack. she was 60 years old. she leaves behind her mother legendary actress debbie reynolds, todd fisher and her daughter and she posted these heartfelt words, i am grateful for your thoughts and prayers that are guiding her to her next stop. love carrie's mother and todd sharing a personal memory. >> we were, you know, close friend. i was the younger brother. she dragged me around the house like a doll. it's a very strange place to be looking at the world without her. >> reporter: "star wars" co-star harrison ford describing fisher in a statement, carrie was one of a kind. brilliant, original, funny and emotionally fearless. she lived her life bravely. her career was prolific firs

abc's byron pitts has more on her extraordinary career. >> reporter: she was the definition of hollywood glamour in the golden age of cinema. debbie reynolds whose career spanned generations yielding enduring classics like "singin' in the rain." ♪ dark up above >> reporter: died at the age of 84. it's a tragic hollywood ending for the gifted actress with the mile wide smile passing just one day after her beloved daughter carrie fisher died of a heart attack. reynolds was rushed to the hospital in serious condition. doctors determined she had suffered a massive stroke but were unable to save her. reynolds and her daughter carrie fisher were incredibly close and lived next door to each other in beverly hills. >> separated by one daunting hill. >> reporter: todd fisher looking for a silver lining telling abc -- >> she said she missed her daughter and wanted to see her again and i don't think she really meant it quite like that but within 30 minutes she went to go see her again. >> reporter: reynolds' illustrious career spanned six decades nearly, an oscar, emmy and tony nominated actor, a t

. >> byron pitts with more. >> you're my only hope. >> reporter: carrie fisher born into a hollywood royal family 60 years ago. the daughter of debbie, but it was the iconic rol leia that catapulted her to soup stardom. fisher's struggle with the sex symbol label bestowed on her after a metallic bikini scene in the return of the jedi. >> if you're in a slave outfit, make sure a giant slug forces you to do it and that you're 23. >> reporter: her life punk waited with struggle with bipolar disorder and addiction. >> i'm mentally ill. i have a chemical imbalance that in its most extreme state will lead me to a mental hospital. >> reporter: she said it was her mental illness that fueled her drug abuse. >> each day, you'd wake up, decided what you needed that day in order to feel what? >> less. just feel less. >> carrie fisher was important on screen for embodying an iconic character, but offscreen, she was very important for coming out and talking about her fight with being bipolar with drugs, addiction, and rehab, and i think that demystified problems, and made it acceptable for people

. >> reporter: for nightline, i'm byron pitts. >> he attempted to say that parents are like a bow and children are like an arrow, and you try to point the arrow, and that's as far as he could get before crying. >> really? oh, man, classic. >>> this is abc's "world news now" informing insomniacs for >>> making news in america this morning, president-elect donald trump selects more people for his cabinet. his pick for epa head, though, is causing some controversy because of his stance on climate change. plus, the latest appointee, a co-founder of the wwe and overnight another trump tweet is creating conflict. >>> arctic blast, the temperatures b morning where they're heading right now, plus why snow could cause big problems in the northwest. >>> breaking overnight an inmate serving a life sentence escapes from prison. we have the latest on the massive manhunt under way. >>> for the first time in decades the life expectancy in the u.s. drops. what's behind the decline? >>> a good thursday morning to

abc's byron pitts with the details. ♪ baby it's cold outside >> reporter: a holiday favorite. ♪ i oughttried ♪ ♪ what's the sense in hurting my pride ♪ ♪ i really can't stay ♪ oh, but it's cold outside >> reporter: covered dozens times, by times have changed. >> don't look at me, get out! >> reporter: a new version telling women, you don't have to stay. lydia and jaseyla putting a modern spin on a classic. ♪ i really can't stay ♪ well you don't have to >> reporter: penned in 1944, the couple felt the verses don't hold up, replacing lines like -- ♪ i ought to say no, no, no -- >> reporter: with -- ♪ you ought to say no, no, no >> reporter: working consent into the carol. >> we think in our generation, the lyrics are just read completely differently than they were originally intended. ♪ my mother will start to worry ♪ >> reporter: while it's cold outside, the reception is anything but. the song reaching number one on spotify's viral 50, a timeless holiday jingle with a modern age. >> drive safe, please. >> reporter: byron pitts, abc news, new york. >> interesting take on it. >> it is. i a

. >> reporter: for nightline, i'm byron pitts. >> byron while shooting that attempted to say that parentspoint the arrow and that's as far as into the sentence he got before he just started crying. >> did he really? what a classic. >> announcer: this is "world news now" >>> good morning, i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. here is some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now" -- >> emotional survivors testify in the death trial in the white supremacist charged in the shooting massacre. details we're learning just ahead. >>> police searching for a suspect who is armed and dangerous, accused of shooting a police officer to death and critically wounded another near the campus of georgia southwestern state university. >>> history on wall street for the 12th time since the election, the dow closed at a record high. the indexes soaring almost 300 points. the s&p 500 also notched a record. >>> and first lady michelle obama carries in a bundle of toys at a marine corp. toys for tots event. she has taken part in the event every year since president obama took offic