ron claiborne, thank you.get it back up to buffalo now and rob marciano in the snowy scene there. our own little prince of barkness. looking, as paula said, very, very youthful in that hat this morning. >> yes. you look 15. >> youthful, you do what you got to do, temperatures in the lower 20s. we'll get above freezing for the first time in days and stay above freezing, but it will be an issue at the start, see freezing rain and the melt will be the issue. let's talk weather briefly here. we have a storm system kind of the beginnings of what's going to be a big storm system affecting half of the county. a lot of moisture will start in the form. freezing rain. take a look at the maps and we'll walk you through what's going on. temperatures in the 50s in spots, 30s in hatter ford and the southerly -- hartfor the. here's the main crux the storm. severe storms from dallas to san antonio. houston temperatures in the 70s, we could see hail or tornado or two possible and that threat pushes off to the east tomorrow. we

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>> all right, ron claiborne, thanks. let's get out to iowa, the state where it all began for president obama and where tonight it could all change for this white house. and with that, the candidate who talked about castrating hogs, getting so much attention across the country. abc's cecilia vega is there. >> reporter: this is obama territory, that gave him the caucus victory in 2008, sending him to the white house. tonight, all yeyes on joni erns, a farmer, and her now famous hog castrating ad. if she wins tonight, this will be a real blow to the president and his party. david? >> cecilia, thank you. >>> and to colorado now, where president obama accepted the no, ma'am nation the first time around. tonight, are they still with this president or not? what will it mean for 2016? abc's linsey davis is there. >> reporter: david, colorado is the ultimate swing state. president obama managed to win it twice, by putting together that coalition of hispanics, women and independent voters. the question tonight, will democrats be a

ron claiborne, abc news, new york. >>> and now to a health alert. any parent or grandparent would want to pay close attention to this experiment. paula faris on how fast germs spread between children in just one hour. >> reporter: a third of the students at this elementary school in the chicago area stayed home this week because of a stomach virus, causing the school to shut down for deep cleaning. and 150 students and 10 staff at this boston school fell ill with norovirus. these viruses spread like wildfire. >> look at that, whoa! >> reporter: to see how quickly we teamed up with this fourth grade new jersey class. >> see anything? >> reporter: we poured a product called glo-germ on just two kids, julia and jonathan. don't worry, it's harmless. invisible to the eye. but not under black lights. we followed our two volunteers throughout the school day. after just one hour -- look at that. i see fingerprints. you got some right here. the germ had spread to every single child in the classroom. what started here one hour later was everywhere. not just o

ron claiborne, abc news, staten island, new york. >> make them an offer they can't refuse. to see you right back here tomorrow. from all of us here at abc news, thank you for watching. have a good evening. good night. ñoñí

ron claiborne, thank you.get it back up to buffalo now and rob marciano in the snowy scene there. our own little prince of barkness. looking, as paula said, very, very youthful in that hat this morning. >> yes. you look 15. >> youthful, youthful. >> reporter: just trying to stay warm. you do what you got to do. temperatures in the lower 20s. above freezing today for the first time in days, and stay above freezing eventually. but it's an issue as far as the start. maybe freezing rain and then the melt is obviously going to be the issue. all right, let's talk weather briefly here. we have this little storm system. kind of the beginnings of what is going to be a big storm system affecting about half of the country. and a lot of this moisture, at least to start, will fall in the form of freezing rain. take a look at the maps. and we'll walk through exactly what is going on. temperatures in the 50s in some spots. 30s in hartford. and the southerly flow brings it up. the big change is tomorrow night. most of that is

ron claiborne, abc news, staten island, new york. >> make them an offer they can't refuse. to see you right back here tomorrow. from all of us here at abc news, thank you for watching. have a good evening. good night. >>> next at 6:00, san jose finally admits its top cops messed up. confirmation after story abc 7 news broke last month. >>> also, san francisco's troublesome trees. three more came down today. this time with devastating results. >> plus how caltrans plans to fix a problem on the bay bridge without backing up traffic had this time. >>> and the search for superheroes and villains to take part in an all new stunt spectacular. >>> a major arrest today by a specialized police task force. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> a januaitor is in cuss did i accused of having more than 100 videos of child pornography on his home computer. >> more on the operation that led to his arrest. chris? >> reporter: he was arrested in los gatos. police tell us he's being held here at the santa clara county jail. this all following an investigation by the silicon valley internet crimes

abc's ron claiborne. >> reporter: it's supposed to be a fun, family adventure.n maze outside sacramento, california, is so puzzling, so confusing, that some people just can't figure out the way out. ever. >> i have kevin on the line. he's advising he's stuck in a corn maze. >> we can't find a way out. >> i don't know what to do anymore. we've been in here like four hours. >> reporter: yes, those are 911 calls from people stuck inside the maze. so many callers, half a dozen this year, that dispatchers have kind of gotten used to it. >> do you know where you're at in the corn maze? >> i mean, we can hear the freeway, but we have no idea how close we are. >> you can get a little bit worked up when you can't get out of a place and everything looks the same. >> reporter: the cool patch pumpkins corn maze, which holds the guinness record for largest in the world, has gained such notoriety for being befuddling, it's been featured on the travel channel. >> no, it's this way. >> no, this way. >> reporter: finding your way out of a relatively small corn maze like this one

. >>> and a lot of other news, to ron claiborne. >> dan harris, paula, sara, good morning. >>> and the doctor who contracted ebola in west africa on the way to u.s. for treatment. dr. martin salia was infected in sierra leone. he will arrive in omaha for further treatment. his son is confident his father will beat the disease. >> i spoke with him. it sounds like everything is going to be fine. i have no doubt he will come out victorious on every disease or sickness. >> he will be the tenth person treated for ebola in the u.s. >>> global warming and russia topped the g-20 economic summit. in a speech at the university of queensland, the president pledged $3 billion to help developing nations fight climate change. while the crisis in ukraine is not on the official agenda, he denounced russian aggression in ukraine, a threat to the world. >>> and in iraq in many a surprised visit. martin dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, comes days that the u.s. is considering a modest expansion in iraq to fight against isis. that would be on top of the 1500 additional non-combat troops that

. >>> a lot of other news, and over to ron claiborne. >> good morning to you, dan, paula, rachel, good morning, everyone. a terror arrest in london. a 19-year-old british man arrested at heath row airport on suspicion of preparing for acts of terrorism. he was getting off a plane from jordan and was said to pose no risk to the flight he was on. >>> and back at home, passengers aboard an american airlines flight that landed got a jolt friday night when a bus collided with the packed airliner. they just landed from dallas, texas. no injuries were reported. >>> and americans are being warned to stay away from mexico's popular resort town of acapulco because of protests there. they are protesting the disappearance of 43 students, blocked highways into town and blockaded the airport. violent protests have erupted in cities across mexico. the u.s. embassy in mexico has banned non-essential travel byes it personnel. americans going there are urged to stay in tourist areas. >>> and the broadway is paying tribute to mike nichols. the marquee lights were dimmed in honor of the legendary director

here is abc's ron claiborne. >> reporter: it's one of the most famous houses in american cinema. the suburban digs of don vito corleone from "the godfather." now it can be yours for $2.89 million or your, shall we say, best offer. >> i want to make him an offer he can't refuse. >> reporter: linda williams has been living across the street since 1966. she remembers the excitement and this little secret. >> this is sonny and kay. and there was wine in these kegs. and they were having a grand time. >> reporter: the inside of the house was not used in either film but the owners have re-created the look right here of the office of don corleone. >> you can act like a man! >> don't ever ask me about my business. >> reporter: and here is the sprawling lawn where the godfather famously collapsed in the rose garden. hard core fans will recognize the tall wall in front of the house is missing. it was a prop. this was a piece of it given to me by a friendly neighbor. it was added to make it lock more like the fortified home of a gangland big shot. the beverly hills home where a hollywood mog

ron claiborne is going to be on fire this morning. on fire. >> don't count on it. >> we are extra chipper with the extra hour of sleep. >>> coming up a little bit later, british billionaire richard branson will send passengers into space even after one of his spaceships was involved in a deadly explosion. we will talk about that in a moment. >> a lot of people talking about that. >>> but the cruise ship nightmare in the bahamas. the ship, listing severely, as it came into port with many americans onboard. >> mara schiavocampo is on the developing story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it was a halloween-themed cruise. but passengers got a little more fright than they'd bargained for after the bahama celebration hit something, leading to some truly scary moments. >> there's currently a leak emergency. >> reporter: a nightmare at sea over the weekend. >> it was like an actual halloween horror cruise turned into real life. >> reporter: check this out, look over this man's shoulder, passengers lining up to grab life jackets. >> e

ron claiborne. good morning, again. >> hi, again, dan and paula, rob.. >>> let's go straight to the big headline out of ferguson, missouri. darren wilson, the police officer who shot michael brown has resigned from the ferguson police department. days after a grand jury decided not to indict him in that shooting. wilson says he is stepping down because he doesn't want to put other police officers in that city at risk. >>> and in pennsylvania, hundreds of people joined the search for a missing student, 21-year-old shane montgomery shown right there last seen leaving a bar during the early hours of thanksgiving morning. >>> and police in chino, california, are looking for this man who was wearing a werewolf mask when he allegedly shot at a contractor friday. the target was installing security bars at the check cashing store when the suspect opened fire grazing him in the head, however, that that contractor is expected to survive. >>> finally, manhattan college was up by just two points with two seconds left. they're intentionally missing a free throw. nor

>> you don't pay no attention, claiborne, do you? >> what, a smaller size?how was i supposed to know? >> i was in that big old parachute. >> lucas' physique has been a source of emotional pain, she's not been sensitive about the feelings of another woman in her unit -- jasmine slaughter. >> avatar. that's her new nickname. people are actually calling her that on the block now. >> slaughter is awaiting trial for larceny in fairfax county, but she's just returned from nearby stafford county where she was sentenced on an unrelated charge of perjury. >> it's really, really disappointing. they gave me five months. so hopefully my time runs all together. that's what i'm hoping. i'm just a little depressed, you know, behind it. tired of inmates. just tired of being around them. >> the feeling seem to be mutual after slaughter tells others about her court appearance. >> talking that dumb [ bleep ]. >> it's not dumb. >> [ bleep ] don't want to be bothered with you no more, that's it. >> brenda brewer has been in and out of the jail over the past 30 years and says she

ron claiborne, thank you. i support it. absolutely. >>> a big break this morning in a mystery out of california. an entire family, a mom and dad and their two children. they vanished back in 2010. their bodies were found years later. but still no suspect and no motive. now, though, we are starting to get real answers. there's been an arrest, and abc's marci gonzalez is on the story. good morning. >> reporter: investigators say there is no tip or big break, but this is the result of years of good police work. and now the man who claimed he was the last to speak to joseph mcstay before he and his family went missing is charged with four counts of murder. >> they have no idea -- >> reporter: the feeling, overwhelming. finally learning who police so viciously murdered this family of four. >> i need justice from the law. and the courts. and most of all justice upstairs for my lovely family. >> reporter: charles chase merritt now behind bars, accused of killing joseph mcstay, his wife, summer, and their two young sons. the family

for that we get it over to ron claiborne as always. >> dan harris, paula, sara, good morning. >>> andhe doctor who contracted ebola in west africa on the way to u.s. for treatment. dr. martin salia was infected in sierra leone while treating ebola patients. he's expected to arrive this afternoon at the nebraska medical center for more treatment. we spoke to his son who lives in maryland. he is confident his father will beat the disease. >> i spoke with him. it sounds like everything is going to be fine. i have no doubt he will come out victorious on every disease or sickness that's going through him right now. >> and dr. salia will be the tenth person treated for ebola in the u.s. >>> global warming and russia topped president obama's agenda while in australia for the g-20 economic summit. in a speech at the university of queensland, the president pledged $3 billion to an international fund to help developing nations fight climate change. while the crisis in ukraine is not on the official agenda at the two-day economic summit, he denounced what he called russian aggression in the ukra

. >> time for some other news and for that we turn to ron claiborne. >> good morning, paula and dan, good morning, sarah, good morning, everyone. we begin in washington state where another teenage wounded in the last week's high school shooting as died. 14-year-old shaylee chuckuinaskit died friday afternoon after a gunshot wound to the head. that brings the total number of victims in that incident to three. the gunman jaylen fryberg opened fire friday before turning the gun on himself. two other students remain hospitalized. >>> a pennsylvania man is fighting for his life after a brutal beating allegedly at the hands of five college football players from california university of pennsylvania. officials say that louis campbell iii sustained a severe brain injury after he was kicked and stomped in the head early thursday morning in a dispute in a restaurant. the five football players have been charged in connection with that beating. police say they were heard chanting, football strong as they left the scene of the alleged assault. their college will not play today's scheduled footbal

. >>> let's turn to ron claiborne for a look at the other top stories this morning.ood morning, sir. >> good morning to you, dan harris, paula faris and rachel smith. good morning, everyone. we begin with breaking news overnight former washington, d.c. mayor marion barry has died. the four-term mayor and current d.c. council member died in a d.c. hospital saturday night. in 1990 as mayor he went to prison on cocaine charges caught on video smoking crack. and then he staged an astounding political comeback by being elected mayor again four years later. marion barry was 78 years of age. >>> we also have breaking news right now out of london. a train station, an underground station has been evacuated because of a fire that broke out in the front carriage of a train. it happened at the cherring cross station. the fire has now been put out but firefighters are dealing with smoke which has spread to an adjacent hotel. no injuries have been reported there. >>> staying overseas, combat missions for u.s. troops in afghanistan have been extended. afghanistan's parliament overw

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. >> private first class claiborne pulls brewer aside for questioning. >> ms. brewer. do you know anyone that's sharing medication? >> yes. the girl in 11. she is the one that gave sabrina the pill. >> where did she get the medication from? >> when the nurse come up, she -- the girl is supposed to open up and put it in her mouth. the nurse ain't paying attention. she'll switch on her tongue and go like this and then walk away. she sit at the table with us. i knew something wasn't right. >> who is she? >> sabrina. she says -- woo, girl, i took that pill and i can't sleep. >> thank you. >> uh-huh. >> you can have a seat. >> the questioning continues with nicole boyce, who, according to inmate rumors, traded her medication to sabrina monahan for commissary snacks. >> did you share your medication with anyone? >> no. it's a sublingual film that dissolves right away. you can't share it. it's something that dissolves with saliva. >> so you don't know if anyone is sharing medication? >> no. >> but you're not sharing any medication? >> no. >> okay. you can step out. >> finally

check the headlines, ron claiborne. >> good morning to you. rob, over there, good morning, everyone. we begin in washington, d.c. where history is about to be made at the u.s. justice department. president obama will nominate loretta lynch to be the next attorney general later today. if confirmed, lynch will become the first african-american woman to hold that post. the former prosecutor from new york city would succeed eric holder who resigned in september. and the nomination comes as president obama authorizes the deployment of up to 1500 more troops in iraq. that nearly doubles the number of americans on the ground right now. administration insists they will not have a combat role. instead will only help train iraqi forces. the white house announcement did say there is no limit on how many more troops could be sent to iraq. >>> and another teenager wounded in a high school shooting as died. 15-year-old andrew fryberg died friday night. he was the fourth killed. he was the cousin of the shooter, jaylen fryberg, who turned the gun on himself

. >> it is an important day in history for that and more we turn to ron claiborne. >> reporter: with -- we begin with celebration in germany 25 years since the berlin wall came down. it brought down communism that led to the end of the colder war barrier. >>> also happening in the uk. britain's queen elizabeth is carrying on with tradition after a foiled terror plot in that country. her majesty was front and center at a monument honoring britain's war dead and marking the 100th anniversary of the start of world war i. four suspects are interesting inte at enat her gated. >>> you can add nippon to the growing list of automakers who have faulty air bags that could send shrapnel flying. the cars were sold in 12 high humidity states and territories. nearly 8 million cars from ten automakers have been recalled over the at that -- takata air bags. >>> former new england patriots linebacker had all three super bowl rings stolen. he took to twitter saying that three super bowl rings are heading your way. >>> four-year-old boy helped bring down this old 19 story hotel in atlanta, georgia. the

. >>> and ron claiborne, what's developing overnight. including in ferguson. >> that's right. good morning, paula. and dan. good morning, rachel. good morning, everyone. protesters are demonstrating over the grand jury's decision in the michael brown shooting. clashed with police across the country. in ferguson, missouri, 16 people were arrested outside of the police station in that city. and in other cities, protesters interrupted black friday shopping. in st. louis, some stores had to shut their doors after nearly 500 demonstrators marched through a packed shopping mall. and in seattle, washington, officers stopped protesters from disrupting a tree lighting ceremony as they brought holiday shopping to a stand till there. and in san francisco, police in riot gear confronted protesters who hurled bricks and bottles and damaged some stores. >>> and a terrifying scene for shoppers at a nordstrom's in chicago's main retail thor refare. a man walked in and shot a female employee. the woman is believed to be the gunman's girlfriend is in critical condition, the gunman died. >>> and

i've read the deputy's report and i've talked to deputy claiborne. i've taken into account you haven't had any problems. you just need to make sure you follow all of the rules and regulations. you pled guilty to obstructing vents and other openings. i found you guilty. i impose five days of disciplinary segregation for that charge. i've suspended all five days, okay? >> okay. >> you pled guilty to removing an inmate wristband. i've given you seven days loss of visiting for that. so seven days, that's one calendar week, so if you have a visit scheduled for next week -- >> i do. >> you won't get that visit, all right? >> my sister is coming from california. >> and for the abuse of privileges, you have pled not guilty, i have dismissed that charge. >> thank you. >> okay. do you have any questions? >> no. >> i need your signature here on my copy. >> of all things, they took my visitation. i'm not going to be able to see my sister. i don't even have visits. it's my one visit i'm going to get. my sister's going to be here. >> removing an inmate wristband i

for that we bring in ron claiborne. >> yeah, good morning to you, paul, dan. >> good morning, everyonewe begin in texas where federal investigators are on the scene of that deadly chemical leak in suburban houston, which is devastated one family. abc's michelle franzen has the late details. >> reporter: this morning we're learning of four workers killed after a fatal chemical leak inside the dupont plant near houston. two of those workers who died were brothers. another victim, a supervisor who worked at the plant nearly 40 years. >> our thoughts and prayers really are with our families of the employees and with our employees. >> reporter: a leak at the plant had workers scrambling to fix a valve as it released methylmercaptin, a chemical used to make insecticides and took officials several hours to finally stop the leak. >> we will continue to cooperate with all the local authorities to make sure we investigate this fully and we will find the cause of at this point. we don't know why this happened. >> reporter: the u.s. chemical safety board team is also investigating. the board has i

for that and more we turn to ron claiborne. >> that is right. good morning to you, paula and good morning, everyone. we begin with celebrations in germany marking 25 years since the berlin wall came down. former soviet leader mikhail gorbachev was on hand to commemorate the historic occasion, sort of a chain of events that brought down communism and which ultimately led to the reunification of east and west germany in 1990. thousands of balloons illuminating a nine-mile stretch of the former cold war barrier, the brandenburg gate, will be released later today. >>> happening in the uk, britain's queen elizabeth is carrying on with tradition after a foiled terror plot in that country. her majesty was front and center during a remembrance day ceremony today at a monument honoring britain's war dead and marking the 100th anniversary of the start of world war i. the annual event took place amid heightened security, four suspects are being interrogated accused of hatching a terror attack on british soil. scotland yard is investigating whether the quee

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. >> one of al's blazers from liz claiborne. >> he's giving it up. >> here we go. >> shirt on top. >>'re doing it. can we put like a picture in picture? >> you alternate. >> the pants come out side ways. >> along the sleeves. >> we get the idea here. >> okay. there it is. jacket first. see, there's your shirt. >> sleeves match sleeves. sleeve to sleeve. >> okay. >> they're doing it much faster. >> he's marking the spot. there's your x. >> over by our other production area we've got some paint drying. >> you alternate, guys. >> give me the pants over here. jeans you can just fold up. >> i feel like you could, too. they're pretty wrinkle free anyway. >> while you're doing that. >> okay. >> this is not going to work out so well here. >> be confident. >> okay. here we go. you're looking good, guys. all right, looking good. >> and burrito. >> this shirt should have been folded. >> you're really doing good. >> stuff had an bag. >> packing burrito. you got room on the side for that, including your obligatory "today" t-shirt. >> no wrinkles. >> i'm going to say, that's not what he did. >> ver