good morning, chairman mica and ranking member connelly.aul wiedefeld, chief executive officer of the washington metro. i want to thank chairman mica, who has a long and distinguished career. thank you for your service, sir. immediately upon joining metro last year, we went to work to restore public confidence by improving safety and secure and making service more reliable. as we work to improve metro, i have sought to and will continue to make clear to our customers and employees the entire region that safety comes before service. the safe track program to safety overservice. the plan significantly expands maintenance, time weeknights, weekdays, including 15 major surges. as i detailed in my written testimony, we have implemented a number of other programs to continue to improve customer and employee safety as well as the customer experience. to sustain this progress going forward, we have proposed a preventative maintenance program to the wmata board. we are asking an additional eight hours a week to do preventative maintenance inspection

connelly has since been suspended from the department. we're talking about people that drink and drive. police in northern virginia havn become victims of dui crashes.s matt ross letter is back at work after his cruiser was hit by a suspected drunk driving a speeding suv slammed into his car. police have addressed the other driver, 40 year old christie edgar of scene and charged her with driving while intoxicated. ross letter said he's recovering from a sore hip and a stiffiff neck.neck i did some stretching before ie came here today, but i just thank god i'm okay. you have to be responsible. you can't drink and drive. buzz driving, whatever you want to call it. i have zero tolerance.ance it's unsafe. i've seen too much death and injury out there and i don't want to contribute toucannt naming.ri investigators have not said sai where the alleged dui driver was coming from and what cause her alleged impairment. days earlier another drunk driver crashed into a driver in arlington. two officers were standing outside their vehicle and were str

he sits down tonight connelly. >> reporter: long before "the notebook." his status of hollywood's low-key leading man and this week's golden globe nomination ron gosling was a teenager from cornwall, ontario, who moved to l.a. to be an actor. >> it's not easy to leave your hometown and your family and come out to los angeles to pursue a dream where the odds are not in your favor. >> reporter: that same yearning sustains his and emma stone's >> this is the dream. it's conflict and it's comp compromise. it's very, very exciting. >> it helped reinvigorate my understanding and love for l.a., i think. it can also an place where really incredible things happen. >> reporter: not much more incredible than gosling's quiet rise to the top of the a-list, bolstered by a mix of offbeat and heartfelt films. from the brash "drive." to the tender "blue valentine." ? you always hurt the ones you love >> he won a national math competition in china -- >> reporter: the comedy ensemble "the big short." >> i'm sure of the math. >> reporter: in "la la land" gosling's pianist fi

chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> lots of choices today.go to the movies. >> sure >> good morning everyone, 4:30 a.m. on this monday, december 26. tam is off, alicia vitarelli joins us, here's what we're following for you. >> christmas may be over, but not the shopping, as the retailers prepare for posthole day rush. >>> a -- post holiday rush. >> pop star george michael has died, we'll tell you what we learned about his death. >> matt pellman is here along with karen rogers, did everybody

sergeant keenan connelly is off the job after being charged with second degree assault. the charges come from an incident in october? anne arundel county. officials say connelly was off- duty when this happened. >>> we have just learned the man accused of causing a huge security scare has now pled guilty to federal fences. police say larry dawson drew a bb gun at a screening check point at the capitol's visitors' center back in march. fortunately nobody was hurt in this. the charge though carries a maximum of 20 years in prison. he is scheduled for sentencing coming up in february. >>> convicted killer will learn his fate today. scott thom sue ski is expected to be sentenced this afternoon. he pleaded guilty for murdering his neighbors nick and jody val ardo in their home in rockville last may. he stole cash and jewelry and then afterwards after the murders he joined his parents on a planned trip to alaska. police arrested him as they got off the cruise ship in juneau. >>> she's facing dwi charges after crashing into a police cruiser on lee highway last night but 40-year

one month old christopheristo connelly jr. was taken to the hospital in grave condition.onth, the medical examiner found the cause of death was blunt neck and head trauma.trau and connelly's death was ruled a homicide. police arrested his mother 26 year oldie and a due brow bro connelly in philadelphia.phil she faces first degree murder charges. > and in prince george'snd i county, a suspected drunk dn rik is under arrest after crashing into a police cruiser.ruis it happened just after noon atfr the intersection of central andc in your air avenues in capital heights. the officer was conducting a traffic stop when another carhe hit hirs the driver he pulled over. no one was hurt, but the driverr who struck the officer's cruiser was airiest and charged with dui > rain couldn't dampen the spirits today in times square, with just a few days until we welcome the new year. crowds gathered for the annual confetti test. they say the confetti is built to last and no weather condition will keep it down. an estimated 1 million peoplete are expectedd to gather in tims square to welco

sergeant keen and connelly is charged with false imprison president.s arrested yesterday following a nearly two-month criminal investigation.im the charges steminal from an incident in october whenen connelly went on a date with a woman in anne arrundel. the woman claims connelly inappropriately touched heratel after they went to dinner. official i say he was off duty when the alleged assault happened. he has since been s a rockville man who admitted tot killing his neighbors last yeart will spend the rest of his life in prison. a judge sentenced scott tomaszewski to life without parole. he pled guilty to murdering richard and julian bee ladder on. the fact that it happened on mother's day made it all more painful for the family. this murder was discovered by kate bee ladder dough, rick and jodi's daughter when they didn'y show up for a family meeting for mother's day, drove to the house to discover horrific murder scene. he stole items from the home ane then went on a crews after he killed the couple. cou the man accused of firing that assault eifel i

chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> lots of choices today.o go to the movies. >> sure is. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. ♪ >>> 'tis the season for great viral videos as we wish you a very happy holidays "right this minute." the families gather for christmas dinner when mom spies a big present. >> what could it be? >> the moment she realizes this gift is alive. >> oh, oh! >> look who used a plane to reach an italian village where he -- >> brought gifts to the children of the area. >> find out why this is no ordinary santa stop. >> ho-ho! >> that's awesome. >> a man spots a dog stuck in the ice. >> no time to wait for emergency services. >> the rescue that seems impossible until he finds an ingenious solution. and a pranker it becomes a christmas cop. >> wearing the v

connelly is charged with first degree murder. >>> the pain of losing a loved one is impossible to forget so when one man heard about the murder of a d.c. yoga instructor tricia mccauley he thought about his daughter. charnice milton was 27 years old when she was killed in 2015 she was walking home from work when she was struck by a bullet meant for someone else. he believes witnesses to his daughter's murder are reluctant to come forward because they worry the suspects might be out on the streets again. for that reason he understands why mccauley's loved ones are urging the judge to keep her accused killer dwayne johnson loc get rid of the mercies of the justice system. that is why we have judges. but after a judgment has been given the order must be executed. >> johnson's next schedu4(ft court appearance in january 13th. >>> covering prince william county now, a virginia lawmaker wants pornography to be declared a public health hazard. delegate robert marshall represents prince william county and his resolution says pornography leads to many social problems and the general assembly need

. >> chris connelly runs down his list of the best bets. >> celebrating the holiday with a trip to aie theater? head for space. it's not only "rogue one" taking audiences into the deep beyond. >> they are requesting a call sign. >> it's rogue, rogue one. >> maybe you have heard, jennifer lawrence and chris pratt are in a movie together. >> we woke up too soon. 90 years too soon. >> when their hibernation ends too early there's tenderness and trouble. and passengers. >> we're just on our way to work at nasa. >> based on actual events story of african-american women whose brain power help to get the u.s. in orbit back in the 1960s. academy voters may also be taking notice as denzel washington directs while he and viola davis reprieves the role in fences. annette benning could be looking at her fifth career oscar nomination for her role as a matriarch amid the company of el fanning. all of them, 20th century women. >> don't you need a man to raise a man. >> no, i don't think so. >> for kids a host of appealingly animated animals with underdog pasts make their way to the stage and sing.

. >> staff sergeant anthony connelly grew up right here in philadelphia after years in the army he joinedhuge phillies fan and what happened this morning, well, it made his holiday. >> let's get another one signed. what do you say? >> mickey, come on out. let's sign another ball here. >> no way. >> yes. mickey, welcome. >> how you doing good nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> you heard about this ball fiasco. >> i did. i heard a rumor more he threw it in the garbage. >> no, no, no. >> that would have never happened. >> so let's sign the ball right away. >> all right. >> you want it to sergeant -- >> no, tony is fine. tony is fine. >> like when you were 10. >> yeah. >> your mother will go nuts. >> big fan. >> my mother. >> my mom. >> so -- >> unbelievable. >> that's not we're going to do. mickey do you mind telling him he's got a uniform here with your fame on the back of it. >> first i want to thank you for your service. we appreciate what do you. >> thank you. >> on behalf of liberty u.s.o. and the phillies fantasy camp we'll give you a trip to the phillies fa

the guardian is running a live update, a live feed, and kate connelly, one of their reporters, had quoted the owner of the company who owns the truck which is polish, i think. the quote she had was from the company owner saying that it was his cousin who was in the laurie and he was certain that he would put his hand in the fire —— in the lorry. it may be incorrect, but it is something that makes perfect sense in this narrative, do we rushed to believe it or ask the right questions? wouldn't suggest it was true, i would merely say that question has been raised. an attack on a mosque in zero today, also the assassination of the rossen ambassador to turkey. —— in zero. conspiracy theorists might suggest they are linked —— in zurich. what a dreadful day in terms of terror and europe this day has been. the suspicion must be that if you are going to carry out an attack like this, there was one in is a wreck as well, the run—up christmas isa time wreck as well, the run—up christmas is a time when people are expecting to be out and about, enjoying themselves, at a christmas market or another eve

sergeant connelly was arrested yesterday in anne arundel county charged with assault, sex offense and false imprisonment. police have not elaborated on the allegation against him. the sergeant has been on police officer duty since a peace order was issued for him in november. jonathan: we have a happy ending to pass along to a story we brought you yesterday on abc7. missing retired police k9 found safe. cooper the blood mound had been missing since the blood mound just retired after nine years on the force. they found him safe. maureen: frederick, and the warm gesture that they hope are making a difference. jonathan: look at the video from the morning. a sunrise at the capitol. how beautiful is that? the coming days are far from sunny and warm. the arctic air is arriving here with cold in area. we have the foreca jonathan: want to get you back to breaking news in alexandria. this will probably be the cause of a lot of people being late tonight. a woman arrested on interstate 395 after a brief chase with police. the woman is we are told, she has been arrested. but we are told she stole

. >> reporter: deep in the connelly library at lasalle university behind lock and key, there's indeed special collection. >> many institutions don't like to try and collect contemporary things. we don't have that problem. >> reporter: he started gathering bob dylan memorabilia 25 years ago and continues to build with a new donation just coming this past week. more than 700 items, music, art, posters, even doctoral dissertations on the famed musician. >> the work is poetry, his music, the lyrics is art. graphic art permeated the culture and it wasn't going away. >> reporter: everything from the original. >> that literally tracks everything that the person does. >> reporter: to the outrageous. >> vinyl record that's been melted into a chip dish. it is hit or miss. never know where something will come from. >> reporter: each holds important notes about dylan's past and america's past. >> his music and art attempts to offer perception of american culture as it evolves over time. >> reporter: why he was awarded nobel prize in literature. the collection met with controversy, question of wea

. >> reporter: i'm chris connelly in los angeles. >> we debated on set, but who is hotter?reynolds or ryan gosling. >> i don't know. >> what? >> that's all you got? i don't know? >> i got nothing. >> we have a poll on our twitter page. >> the soccer fan >>> making news in america this morning, donald trump's high-profile meetings with titans of the tech industry and kanye west. this as the president-elect fills out his cabinet and gets set for some bruising confirmation fights. >>> arctic blast that has millions of americans saying, it's too cold too soon. all of this with the official start of winter still a week away. the forecast coming up. >>> alan thicke gone too soon. the entertain enand famous sitcom star has passed away after suffering a heart attack. we have emotional reaction coming in. >>> a former pro wrestler with a take-down coming to the rescue when a would-be robber tries to steal at a gas station. he says he's no hero.

the badgers took quite the lead in the first half -- here the defense gets a score as ryan connelly picks up the bad snap and runs it in for a in the second quarter. but penn state came all the way back -- here trace mcsorley hits saquon barkley for the go ahead touchdown.the badgers had a chance to tie it late, but corey clement is stopped short on fourth and one. brandon cruz was in indy for the game and has more on the loss. "dejection. that's the feeling the badgers had walking off of the field at lucas oil stadium on blowing a 28 to 7 lead the badgers end up losing 38 to 31. losing any chance at a rose bowl or even a college football playoff. but one thing was sure this team did come into the game with a lot of confidence and deservedly so." "we came down here confident that we would play well and we have to put it behind us and, like i said, our timetable is different. we'll respond. we'll substance and it's got tremendous leadership and we'll bounce back." "well now the badgers will have to get back to work for whatever bowl game they end up in. most likely the cotton bowl against

award seasons kicking into high gear with the golden globe nominations, and chris connelly tracking it all. >> i have never seen it. >> oh, my. you know it's playing at the rialto. >> reporter: "la la land" as well as leading roles for emma stone and ryan gosling. superhero megahit, "deadpool" might be its only competition. as well as comedy, and best actor for ryan reynolds. "moonlight." and supporting actor for herschel ali. >> get in the car. can't until you unlock the door. >> whatever you decide, you can always stay with us. if he wants to come up weekend. >> do you want to be his guardian? >> he doesn't want to be my guardian. >> we were trying to loosen the kid up at this point. >> reporter: also for best motion picture drama, affleck, for best actor in a picture drama. >> we are nourished by the word of lord. >> some of to us could go for a grilled cheese. >> reporter: and "black-ish." for a musical. >> why am i so bothered by that girl? >> reporter: and tracie ellis ross. >> why are they so much better than we are? >> i don't know. >> reporter: and best actor, anthony anderson

connelly. >> welcome to dallas, darling. >> that was natalie portman brilliantly portraying jacqueline kennedy on that trackage dacday in dallas in 1963. it's a scene from "jackie" which chronicles how she faced the whirlwind of her life following the assassination of her husband, john f. kennedy. she said i lost track somewhere what was real and what was performance. here's a clip. >> people won't stop asking until you do. >> and if i don't, they'll interpret my silence however they want. her brow furrows. her lips are drawn. she holds back her tears bought she can't hide her anger. >> most writers want to be famous. >> you want to be famous? >> no, i'm fine as i am, thank you. >> you should prepare yourself. this article will bring you a great deal of attention. >> in that case, any advice for me? >> yes. don't marry the president. are you afraid i'm about to cry? >> no, i say you're more likely to scream. >> scream what? >> my husband was a great man. >> i'm joined by the screenwriter of this great film, "jackie," by noah opeopenhiem. >> i have told people your age that 9/11 was a h

it hits select theaters today and already scoring major award show bus and he sat down with chris connelly about making old school hollywood magic. >> reporter: before "the notebook"? thousands of a. a mortgages. >> reporter: and leading man status ryan gosling was a teenager from who moved to l.a. to be an actor. >> it's not easy to leave your hometown and your family and your support system and come out to los angeles to pursue a dream where the odds are not in your favor. >> reporter: that same yearning, sustains his and emma stone's characters in "la la land." ? she captured a feeling sky with no ceiling ? >> reporter: at the outset of this freshly imagined musical his l.a. dream of a life playing jazz under serious siege. >> i hear what you're saying but i don't think you're saying what i mean. >> i don't think you hear what i'm saying. you're fired. >> reporter: he experienced so much rejection he is on 9 verge of becoming a very bitter and angry person. and that's the worst time to meet a potential love interest but that's exactly when he meets her. >> as he and stone's mia connect,

abc's chris connelly is in los angeles with all the details. lines in the wake of all those grammy nominations. what jumps out is the strong showing across the board by women artists. especially in some key categories. sets up some serious showdowns. ? the host of a-list ladies of multiple grammy nominations to celebrate. tuesday's announcement putting her higness beyonce at the front of the line leading the way with nine nods. thanks to her visual album ? they don't love you like i love you ? >> reporter: clean sweep would make queen bey the most honored woman in grammy history. that won't be easy given her competition. ? hello from the other side ? >> reporter: that's right. it's diva fever. adele squaring off with beyonce in three top categories. album, record and song of the year. pop powerhouses currently sharing the mark for the most grammys won by a woman in one night. six. >> reporter: wait, there's morey has eight new grammy nominations to enjoy. on february 1th will she be the one doing work? ? here's another female first. three women

award seasons kicking into high gear and chris connelly tracking it all. >> yo, cap, super, step aside, superheroes. the top grossing nonanimated films do not figure to be among today's golden globe nominees. >> why did you think that is? >> because you like me. >> reporter: smaller movies like denzel washington's "fences" and martin scorsese's "silence" which still haven't been shown to paying audience, it's their time to shine. >> i've never seen it. >> oh, my. you know it'slying at the rialto. >> reporter: likely to learn ultimate nominations "la la land," the exuberantly star powered musical and "moonlight," the pitch perfect drama of an alienated child coming of age. linked to other top contenders the much praised "manchester by the sea." >> are you ready? >> of course. >> reporter: and the provoke tiff polarizing "jackie" with natalie portman mourning jfk's death. >> i can take care of you. >> i know that. >> reporter: there's "uplift." a good morning for the two leads of "loving" for meryl streep but not in a drama and singing badly. ♪ and for "empire's" taraji p. henson calcula

. >> reporter: deep in the connelly library at lasalle university behind lock and key, there's indeed a special collection. >> many institutions don't like to try and collect contemporary things. we don't have that problem. >> reporter: he started gathering bob dylan memorabilia 25 years ago and continues to build with a new donation just coming this past week. more than 700 items, music, art, posters, even doctoral dissertations on the famed musician. >> the work is poetry, his music, the lyrics is art. graphic art permeated the culture and it wasn't going away. >> reporter: everything from the original. >> that literally tracks everything that the person does. >> reporter: to the outrageous. >> vinyl record that's been melted into a chip dish. it is hit or miss. never know where something will come from. >> reporter: each holds important notes about dylan's past and america's past. >> his music and art attempts to offer perception of american culture as it evolves over time. >> reporter: why he was awarded nobel prize in literature. the collection met with controversy, question of w

the badgers ryan connelly scoops up the loose change and takes it in for the touchdown. bagders up 14 again. but don't sleep on the nittany lions just yet. closing stages of the first half, and mcsorely connects, and he does the rest. penn state cuts the lead in half before the intermission. back saquon barkley gets the call and muscles his way in to the endzone. and all of sudden it's a tie ballgame. to the final quarter now, wisconsin up three after an andrew enditcott field goal, but that lead will not last as mcsorely hooks up barkley on the wheel route. penn state with their first lead of the game. and then this was big. wisconsin driving. late in the fourth quarter. the nittany lions stop the badgers on fourth down. he finishes the night with 384 yards and four touchdowns, and in heartbreaking fashion, the badgers lose the big ten championship the final 38-31. , joining us now is emmy award winning reporter stephen watson. seriously he just won an emmy tonight. good night for you, bad night for the badgers. stephen: the badgers certainly didn't win an emmy. this wi

for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news, san francisco. >> can't do better than that adviceloved by so many. definitely. >> such a sad story. looked so young and vibrant rnlts we move on to last night's big honor for robin. she was inducted into the sports broadcasting hall of fame. there you see it, of course, she was a star at espn before coming to "gma" full time and look at her. she was radiant last night. let's listen. >> i am just so thrilled and i know that this honor was made possible because of the opportunities that i was given, the many, many all of us, all of us as a matter, man, woman, black, white, gay, straight, we just want the same opportunities. >> robin really was glowing last night. ginger and i were lucky enough to be there and see her honored and it was really beautiful to see how she came up through -- oh, yeah, see, we took a selfie. we dockabled it. how she came up and just -- in a man's world really in sports casting and such a trail blazer and awesome to be a part of that. congratulations again, robin. that's why she's not here because there was an

i think the answer is, congressman connelly -- you and i are on the same line. mr. connolly: i don't think we are. mr. evans: we need more money from the jurisdiction. mr. connolly: first of all, i don't know whether mr. price is aware of the development plans along the deless corridor because we are -- dulles corridor because we are ilding lots of residential and it's depending -- dependent on the silver line. in tyson's corner, there are thousands of new residents. the goal is to go from 17,000 that live in tyson's to 100,000. and it's the silver line that's critical to that. let me say philosophically, it's very hard to listen to that when you've threatened a region veto for any cuts to your district but you have no compunction to say to entire state that the major investment in metro ought to be closed. and you go down that road and you fracture the regional coalition, you fracture support up here and you actually do real harm to long-term prospects for metro. and that's my message to you. i've run out of time. mr. evans: i'm a big advocate for expanding metro.

acting commissioner beth connelly and other d hx s employees are collecting coats for the aisles group self reliant families for 35 years. it's part of chris christie's sixth annual season of service. >> you want adam outside? okay cecily wants you outside. >> she stole my umbrella. >> you stay right here. >> thank you monica. good get outside. >> it's a little cold out there. rain and sleeting at times and mixing in as well. looking live this is a snapshot from camelback on sky 6 hd, there you can see that is snow that is being company toured on this particular image here and we are expecting 2 to 4 inches of snow in the mountains. but around here it is all in the form of rain. you see the little patch of white in the poconos that is some of that fall snow that is falling and you see the bright bands of yellows and oranges and reds. and where you see the reds pushing through trenton right now, it's not necessarily heavy rain with the radar is seeing is that the beam goes up into the radar in the horizontal and vertical given the double scan you are picking up ice in the clouds and cal

the 69-year-old "growing pains" star passed away from a heart attack overnight, and abc's chris connellyis legacy goes way beyond the small screen. ♪ >> reporter: a family sitcom on abc in the 1980s help the multitalented canadian, alan thicke, forge an enduring connection with audiences in the states. on "growing pains." >> this is my best buddy. >> reporter: from 1985 to 1992 thicke starred as jason seaver, work at home shrink. >> you know how impossible doctors can be. >> yeah, i've heard. >> reporter: and spouse to joanna kerns maggie, father to kirk cameron's mike, tracey gold's carol and two younger sibs. >> we will make sure this is the most boring, uneventful night of our life. >> how do we do that? >> come on. i don't know have to tell you how to make a night -- >> reporter: young leonardo dicaprio was featured in the show's last season. just before "growing pains" he would be a talk show host on "thicke of the night" and from the beginning, central to his identity, was his life as a musician. co-writing theme songs to a fistful of shows, including "the facts of life," and ""dif

. >> joining me, congressman connelly. i want to start with the issue of the children who are supposedly going to run the company and thus take it out of trump's hands and mind. are you concerned about what appears to be a blatant dual role they're playing in this meeting with big trillion-dollar market value business today? >> absolutely. if we're going to be concerned about potential conflict of interests, continue volvment of his children and a son-in-law may be part of the problem. when you have your daughter sit in on the first meeting you have with the prime minister of japan, it raises eyebrows. when you have your son-in-law vetting who is and is not appropriate for the cabinet, that actually raises big question mark. likewise, both eric and donald jr. and what role they're playing in the transition and what role they will play in trying on have him divest himself in billions of dollars in financial interests that are a clear and present danger in terms of conflict of interest around the world. >> we've reached out

. >> reporter: i'm chris connelly in los angeles. >> we debated on set, but who is hotter? or ryan gosling. >> i don't know. >> what? >> that's all you got? i don't know? >> i got nothing. >> we have a poll on our twitter page. >> the soccer fan comes down with a tie. >> team reynolds. >> team gosling. >>> this morning on "world news now," the latest stop on trump's thank you tour. he's now calling ryan a great guy and comparing him to a fine wine. we have more on the rally and the trump transition, coming up. >>> and top headline overseas, a battle for aleppo nearing an end. and a cease-fire has been declared yet again. now officials are evacueeing the tens of thousands of civilians trapped in that city. >>> and a nurd more hire case in florida. jurors in the dalia dip oo lito trial tell the judge they can't reach a verdict. he's expected to ask them to try again today. >>> alan thicke, best known as the dad jason seave r on "xwroe pains" has died. those are some of our top headlines on this wednesday, december 14th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good mo

he was in love with john connelly, because he looked like secretary of the treasury.'re laughing at me! you think i'm off something here? >> no! >> this is a television guy. >> he looks like a television guy. who looks like -- romney, huntsman. >> they look the part. anyway, let's talk about something. we all like uncle joe. joe biden said he's going to run for president in 2020. >> we all love joe biden, but this seems unlikely to me. >> i mean, 2020, he'll be 78 years old. that's got to be the person ever running for -- >> he'll just be beating the house leadership at the turn. because they're all older than him. clyburn's older than him, pelosi's older than him. they're all older than biden. >> really? >> don't argue with me. i just checked it, because they were taking heat in this case. 77, 76, 78. it's unbelievable. >> the democrats have to eventually move on to a new generation. >> when would that be? >> this might be the moment. >> maybe after a huge bruising loss. >> i don't know. jeremy, who's going to be the next democratic nominee for president? >> i don't

. >> reporter: deep in the connelly library at lasalle university behind lock and key, there's indeedal collection. >> many institutions don't like to try and collect contemporary things. we don't have that problem. >> reporter: he started gathering bob dylan memorabilia 25 years ago and continues to build with a new donation just coming this past week. more than 700 items, music, art, posters, even doctoral dissertations on the famed musician. >> the work is poetry, his music, the lyrics is art. graphic art permeated the culture and it wasn't going away. >> reporter: everything from the original. >> that literally tracks everything that the person does. >> reporter: to the outrageous. >> vinyl record that's been melted into a chip dish. it is hit or miss. never know where something will come from. >> reporter: each holds important notes about dylan's past and america's past. >> his music and art attempts to offer perception of american culture as it evolves over time. >> reporter: why he was awarded nobel prize in literature. the collection met with controversy, question of weather l

. >> reporter: i'm chris connelly in los angeles. >> we debated on set, but who is hotter? ryan reynolds or ryan gosling. >> i don't know. >> what? >> that's all you got? i don't know? >> i got nothing. page. >> the soccer fan comes down >>> good morning, i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. here's the headlines this morning. donald trump heaps praise on paul ryan december pidespite clashing in the campaign. he called him a great guy comparing him that he appreciates more and more. more on the rally and trump transition coming up. >>> battle for aleppo nearing an end and a cease fire declared again, and officials focus on evacwaitsing tens of thousands of social security the trapped in the war ravaged city. >>> jurors in the murder for hire trial tell the judge they >> alan thicke has died at age 69. in real life, thicke was the father of three sons, incoming robin thicke. those are some of the top headlines on this wednesday, december 14th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning to you. we begin this half hour with the president-elect resuming his

until you -- undersecretaries and you have the -- not to mention the job that you did which was connelly -- which was congressional liaison. >> well, the white house job will be filled because it doesn't require confirmation so he'll have those positions kind of filled out day one. >> and another thing to watch in that is where does economic policy come from? some presidents choose to use the treasury and some choose to keep it -- >> economic council. >> you're familiar with that format. >> keeping it 1600. >> the other thing to take into account when talking about the massive agenda and the difficulty of getting a lot of it or any of it done is the fact they have to do confirmation fights for some of -- some of these people. sessions is going to have a fight. there may be others who have tough confirmation hearings and then a supreme court justice takes up most of the bandwidth in any administration or a lot of the bandwidth. again, sort of the caution of people that think a full rewrite of the corporate and individual tax code along with infrastructure spending, dodd-frank repeal, obam

. >> thank you and good morning chairman micah, chairman meadows , ranking member connelly, and members of the two subcommittees. thank you for you for inviting me to testify today on behalf of ntsb. chairman micah, thank you for your years of service in congress and all you have done to advance transportation safety. i would like to act out the accolades have received this morning. i appreciate the continued oversight of the metro system. about three weeks ago they released the most wanted list for 2017 and 18 which again included improving rail transit safety oversight. the ntsb investigation of rails transit accidents continue to show that safety oversight is unreliable which increases the risk of further accidents, injuries, loss of life. of life. an effective independent oversight system must be created to ensure the highest possible a safety is afforded to the writers and the employees. an adequate oversight of the system is a problem. in general we have found that all the safety program plans were in place they were not effectively implemented or overseen. oversight challenges ar

jimmy kimmel is getting a new gig as host of the new academy awards and chris connelly has all the details. we saw chris rock kill it last year. you think kimmel is up for the challenge. >> i think he's got a great shot, michael. this year's excellent movies mean the 9th ago may feature tough choices but this was not one of them. jimmy kimmel getting his first shot at the big gig and from the look of things he's rested, ready and in expectant. >> i read online today that in february i'll be hosting the oscars. >> reporter: his monologue saw jimmy kimmel confirming the big news. monday's announcement marks the first time the abc late night host has been given the academy awards gig. >> the producers and academy went through a long list of names and in the end they decided since i'm already right across the street from where closest person to host. >> reporter: for more than a decade his after the oscars show has been star studded and funny. >> the meeting of the handsome mens club will come to order. >> reporter: from the boardroom at the handsome men's club. >> oh. >> reporter: to oprah in