a lot if it's elizabeth gallagh gallagher. jordan from toronto booked an incredible trip for him and his girlfriend elizabeth gallagher but she broke up with him. she will now travel with him with a man she never met. all she needed was the name on the tickets and a canadian passport. >> poem wanted to change their name all the way to hollywood producers. >> i'm pretty excited. >> they talked and got to know each other, and haven't met yet. 18 elizabeth gallaghers responded and she does have a boyfriend and they will be in separate rooms but nonetheless, there they go. >> one heck a blind date. she has a boyfriend though. for now. >> they are going to paris. romance is in the air. >>> lets get a check of the roads right now. >> i was ready to change my name to elizabeth gallagher, but i'm matt pellman. it's quite slow, you can see on the eastbound side stop and go conditions from 202 to this point from gulph mills from past the curve to the boulevard to the vine heading to the flyers match-up. and tapping the brakes again here

her name is elizabeth gallagher.ey broke up shortly after that, and he was left with this nonrefundable ticket. no passport information was required, so he has launched an online campaign looking for another elizabeth gallagher to travel with him for free. he got hundreds of his sponsors, as you can imagine, and he chose a particular elizabeth gallagher who, turns out, has a boyfriend. she says it will be a platonic trip, but it is taking them to paris. >> not a bad thing at all. thank you for that look at the day's press time for a business update. all right, let's get that update. we are looking now at the financial impact on sony's decision to shelve the cia plot gone -- the movie titled "the interview," concerning these eia taking out the north korean leader. >> that his ip at movies released ahead of the holiday season tent to rack up millions of box office sales. it has been placed on hold for now. sony pictures spends around 80 miller dollars to make the film the company's decision not to release it will likel

after hearing from 18 elizabeth gallaghers, he picked her. a serious boyfriend. so the trip will be platonic. the two were set to leave on their three-wek trip this sunday. he said he was removed by all. responses. he's launched an oh, called a ticket forward which raises money to send people on trips who would not have the opportunity to travel otherwise. i was kind of curious. you can't necessarily change the ticket to someone with another name but they didn't have the passport information that's why it didn't have to be that one specific elizabeth gallagher. >> any. >> any elizabeth gallagher. >>> hey, sal, highway 24. >> it's pretty slow, dave. i want to show it to you now. taking 20 minutes to drive a relatively short stretch between pleasant hill roond and the caldecott. there's not any big problems but there's slow traffic. when you get to the bay bridge, it's a pretty big backup. it's a little worse than yesterday. 30, 40 minutes waiting here at the toll plaza driving across the bridge into san francisco. it continues to be a really b

but their relationship ended. 18 elizabeth gallaghers with canadian pass ports applied.beth for her strictly platonic trip that starts on saturday. she has a boyfriend. >>> and with his last broadway musical sinking at the box office, sting took extraordinary efforts. >> he took the stage and sat for an interview with a kinder gartner. >> ian is one of the hottest broadway critics around. >> i tried my best, it may not be the best result. but trying your best is enough. >> i thought it was a great show, and i can see that you tried your best. >> thank you, ian. >> you should be proud of yourself. >> okay. i'll be proud of myself. if you say so. >> i love it. >> the real test is ticket sales for performances after sting leaves the show in late january. >>> it's rare that a government produced conference goes viral. >> the russian government aired a video to promote today's event. >> some calling it terminator-esque. ♪ >> wow. it's a movie trailer. flashing graphic, explosions, all the music. all the makings of a hollywood trailer. can't wait. >>> and finally, what can onl

, he chose this elizabeth gallagher to accompany him. >> we've chatted a little bit so i know i will i will have separate rooms because she already has a boyfriend. >> he's not particularly happy about the whole traveling with another guy. >> reporter: she's going. she just has to pay for her own food and at some point pay the good deed forward. >> axani, your boyfriend is not happy? of course not. she's beautiful. >> this is madness. >> you think it's crazy? >> this is insanity. >> he says it's platonic. it's not -- >> i get it. she has a boyfriend and she's -- you know, maybe i just don't trust my woman as much as he does. >> t.j.! she's gorgeous. he's gorgeous. let's wait for the follow-up. >> we'll see the follow-up. >>> coming up, we're saying good-bye to the "colbert report" with every famous person ever, it seems. >>> which rock 'n' roll movie will be heading to broadway? "the skinny" is next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. rom our abc stations. ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> it's time to say good-bye to the colbert rep

he didn't want her ticket to go to waste after their relationship ended. 18 elizabeth gallaghers withorts applied. he picked elizabeth for her strictly platonic trip that kicks off on sunday. she already has a boyfriend. if i was that boyfriend, i would be a little bit nervous. >>> with his broadway musical, "the last ship," sinking at the box office, sting took extraordinary efforts. >> he took the stage and sat for an interview with a kindergartner. >> ian is one of the hottest broadway critics around. >> i tried my best, it may not be the best result. but trying your best is enough. >> i really think that it was a great show. and i see that you tried your best and you did it. >> thank you. >> you nailed it. >> thank you, ian. >> you should be proud of yourself. >> okay. i'll be proud of myself. if you say so. >> i love it. >> that's great. ian likes the show. the real test is ticket sales for performances after sting leaves the show in late january. >>> it's rare that a video produced by a government goes viral, but it's happened in russia. >> we told you about the economic talk by

he has chosen elizabeth quinn gallagher to pack her bags for the globe trotting get away. >> we chattedbit and i think i can get along with him very well. >> well, jordan and elizabeth will make stops in millan and bangkok and new delhi. hiiiii. hi. sorry, we're closed. what? i need help with my deposit. the bank has rules. it's really quick. i can't hear you. i promise, i'm gonna be really quick. i don't under...i can't hear you through the glass. i'll...be...quick! you'll be quick. that's what you just said? yes. i'm sorry, i can't hear you. we're closed. you know what? okay, that's... hey...sir? i just...okay. [ male announcer ] it's time to bank human again. that's why td bank has the longest hours and even stays open an extra ten minutes for when you run late. td bank. america's most convenient bank. for when you run late. ♪7 powerball tickets ♪6 match 6 chances ♪5 cash 5s ♪4 big 4s ♪3 daily numbers ♪2 mega millions (joe) happy holidays, rita. (rita) thanks, joe! (man) what a great gift! (announcer) pennsylvania lottery tickets make great gifts, like the new $1 million peppermint p

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she's going because her name is elizabeth gallagher. taking her was going to good on trip with his girl friend. also named elizabeth but they broke up. he was stuck with extra plane ticket. didn't want the non-refundable ticket to go to waste so he posted on read it. another woman who lives in the home country of capped also named elizabeth gallagher to go with him. new gallagher has long term boyfriend who she says is very supportive of the trip. >> better be. >> coming up next. at 9:00. holiday shoplifting caught on tape. you will see it. >> how affecting what you pay tape. you will see it. >> how affecting what you pay at the >> there's a wave of holiday shoplifting. police say it is on the rise. tonight the case caught on tape. we have the acting scene. crimes like these can shopping. >> brazen theft you have to watch to believe. every second captured on camera. right here watch as 2 men with shopping cart walk into this florida wal-mart and go straight for those popular items on holiday list all across the country. barbie vacation h

. >> reporter: shakespeare skd, what's in a name, if it's elizabeth gallagher, it's a free trip aroundl plan was to take the love of his life to prague, vienna and other places. he bought the tickets, but the relationship ended before they could pack their bags. since the ticket was non-refundable, he offered anyone with a canadian passport who happened to have the same name as his ex-to join him. >> finding somebody who would make the most of it and pay it forward. >> reporter: he described himself as a totally normal 28-year-old guy from toronto who's friendly, trust worthy, and not looking for anything in return. it instantly went viral, resulting in more than 40 million clicks in the next 48 hours. >> i woke up to hundreds of facebook notifications. people whoa wanted to change their names, and hollywood producers. >> reporter: he's launched a ticket forward. >> a ticket forward is a charitable movement to send deserving people on the trip of a lifetime. >> reporter: but as for his trip of a lifetime, after getting responses from 18 elizabeth gallaghers, he chose this elizabeth gal

here she is, 23 year old elizabeth gallagher. ordan says the trip is strictly platt on i can. gallagher has a boyfriend. marriott to that end has offered to put them in separate rooms during their trip. >> would you pay a monthly fee to be able to watch as many new movies as you wanted in the theser? how amc these coaster make that a reality. also ahead, speaking of movies, a hollywood and hollywood hijack, should say, zonally shut down the premiere of the interview that my. but president obama has a message for those worried about the threat on us soil, specially when it comes to watching film. ♪ ah, push it. ♪ ♪ push it. ♪ p...push it real good! ♪ ♪ ow! ♪ oooh baby baby...baby baby. if you're salt-n-pepa, you tell people to push it. ♪ push it real good. it's what you do. ♪ ah. push it. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. ♪ ah. push it. i'm pushing. i'm pushing it real good! >> zone he pulled the playing on the film the interview. now some are calling it a victory f

yes, jordan, and his now exgirlfriends, elizabeth gallagher, booked discounted non-transferable plane tickets for an adventure after lifetime. they were headed to milan, prague, paris, bancock and new delhi. then they broke up. so offered up the ticket on line to anyone with his ex's name. >> he seems nice enough. he seems like someone coy get along with, have a lot of fun with. and enough media coverage on this that he -- like he can't be that weird. >> okay. well, as you can imagine, many elizabeth gallagher's from all around the world applied for the free trip around the world, but apparently only 18 canadians made the list. can you imagine, though, if they fall deeply in love on their world travels? so it all works out. that will would be nice, right? 7:38 right now. still to come this morning on "eyewitness news": this holiday season is extra special for one local woman because of what she is now able to do. take a look. >> until september i had never been able to see my two grandchildren. >> such a remarkable medical breakthrough. our stephanie stahl talks to one of the first wo

he and his then girlfriend elizabeth gallagher bought the tickets in may but they broke up and the tickethas a strict no transfer policy. so the 28-year-old took to social media in search of another elizabeth gallagher with a canadian passport and he found her. a 23-year-old from nova scotia. they leave on their three week trip next week. >> i can't believe that worked. >> i know. wow. >> i'm anxious to see the picture of her. >>> just ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, a look at how all the rain is making a trash problem even worse in one east bay neighborhood. >>> also, what could be a new beginning in u.s./cuba relations and the possible impact it could have on the silicon valley and central valley. >>> later from 7 on your side, why a local lawmaker is working to ban artificial turf fields at schools and parks in california. >>> in today's headlines, the 49ers have released defensive lineman ray mcdonald. today's decision comes after accusations of sexual assault. the g.m. said on releasing mcdonald, this is a team decision, not a league decision. >>> sony pictures is making the decision to

. >> this elizabeth gallagher has a boyfriend, it will be interesting to see after they hit all thosehis boyfriend past tense? after this trip he may be. >> he is now learning it from me. >> we have more new stories coming up in the next half-hour. a car flips over on the boulevard leaving wreckage on the road. >> another nfl player is cut from his team following accusations of domestic abuse. >> the fallout from the sony hack keeps keeps getting worse because of threats of terrorism, the movie company pulled the controversial movie. >> a christmas accident in california when a car slams into a group of church goers. >> good morning, everyone, 5:30 on this thursday, chilly out there. let's go over to david and karen. >> reporter: that's right it's a cold start we talked about that yesterday. looks like we'll get a bit of sunshine overall we'll call it partly sunny. temperatures, nothing to sneeze at, or maybe they are something to sneeze at. 36 in philadelphia. 34 in allentown and reading, 37 in sea isle city. we have winds in the region in the low teens that's enough to give you wind

. >> jordan is now ex-girlfriend elizabeth gallagher both discounted, non-transferable plane ticket forure of a life time. they are headed to milan, paris, bangkok and new deli, and then, they broke up. so, sony offered up the ticket on line to anyone with his x's name. >> anything i can get along with and have a lot of fun with and enough media coverage on this that he cannot be that weird. >> that is funny. >> yes. >> if you can imagine a lot of elizabeth gallagher's all around the world applied for that free around the world trip but only 18 canadians. they had to have a canadian passport. they made the list. he chose that one. they leave for their adventure we're told on sunday. way to have lemons and make lemonade. >> wonder when movie comes out. they have to shorten that into something. >> it always works out because you that would be an awesome story. >> if they got married. >> that is great. >> all work out. >> yes. >> that is great. >>> coming up in just a couple minutes we will bring you more local news weather traffic and sports and we will do it on our sister station the cw

all because her name is elizabeth gallagher. >> it is a little crazy.y. >>> and world's worst dog?the bone dog that nobody wanted until now.

elizabeth gallagher the second. well do you know her and how she's going to be a good traveling partner? are you sure about it, even? >> wing we both appreciate that this is very much just a social experiment and you know how it is traveling with somebody. everything is elevated and more intense. we know there will be twists and turns. ultimately, she's very, she wanted to take the ticket and do something dwragreat with it. pay for it in her own way. that's the own way. i don't want money just do something good for someone else someday and that was enough for me. >> that's cool. how many places are going to visit? >> we're going through europe to milan out of paris. i'm looking forward to christmas in prague. that's been a long time dream with the christmas markets and the rest, it's going ton phenomenal and also, new delhi, india. we're going through thailand and back through india. i've always wanted to see new delhi and the surrounding area. it's going to be fantastic. >> safe travels. can't wait to hear how it t

. >> twenty-eight year old jordan, and his then girlfriends, elizabeth gallagher, broke up just a monthre they were supposed to go on a trip around the worlds together. he didn't want the ticket to go to waste. and since passport information wasn't required when booking, anybody with the same name could go. kind of cool. polls dollars his request, and after thousands of inquiries, he has pick his travel partner, 23 year old elizabeth quinn gallagher. >> she's cute. >> she is cute. jordan said the trip is strictly platt on i can, she has a boyfriends. >> right. >> okay. >> if she has a boyfriends. >> please. >> how is she going on this trip? >> on this trip around the world with a complete stranger? offered to put them up in fact in separate rooms, during their trip, whether or not they will sleep in separate room, to be determined. >> how about the boyfriend letting her go? >> letting her go? what's that about? she's her own woman. homeless man in indianapolis, indianna, guess what he hopes will be a life changing christmas gift? >> well, here he is, 26 year old chase moorely, has been

after months of searching for elizabeth gallagher, he has found the elizabeth gallagher. >> really?, is she hitched? a serious boyfriend and they're actually planning to boy a house together. they're getting a puppy together. can you imagine he's not all that pleased. >> can you imagine saying, merry christmas, i will be traveling with a man this holiday, not you. >> she is leaving for monday for europe. >> merry christmas, honey. >> there is a sweet side to this story. they did set up a foundation for a tick forward to help people finance trips for people who want to travel around the world. >> that is great. some good came out of it. >> you destroy one relationship, then you move to build up others. >> they'll be fine. >> perfect. >> hey, we mentioned, willie is not here, he's in brooklyn for our shine the light. he kicked off the great effort to spotlight child homelessness. he will bring a little of a home to one shelter in brooke len by overhauling theoremty rec space. willie, what a great moment when you were in there to unveil the transformation. >> it's so sweet. >> how is i

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the person had to have a canadian passport and named elizabeth gallagher. the 23 student who has boyfriend. they are now set to leave on their trip this sunday. >> youth. >>> man and his dog separated when the boat they live on sinks in a storm. >> i can't believe that she made it. >> but she did. how far she had to go to find him days later. >> and paddling out to one of the fearest surf spots on the west coast. mavericks. why they say it is more about surfing. >> rain is falling on the afternoon commute. there is more behind it. i will see you back here. >>> san francisco firefighters lit a christmas tree on fire today to show how fast it will go up in flames. this tree was fully engulfed in less than 10 seconds. the demonstration was done in front of a hospital which has a large burn units. doctors and firefighters say there are things you can do to prevent a tree from catching fire. and suffering deadly burns. >> keep the tree hydrated. saw off the bottom of the tree and before putting it up, make sure the bin has adequate water. check it daily. same wi

he's chosen 23-year-old elizabeth gallagher from nova scotia and they're going as friends around thend that's it, they haven't met? >> they haven't met. >> it's like really? >> he gives women round trip tickets. first date gift. >> it's like marrying someone in prison. this is ridiculous. you do not know this person. >> can always get off the -- >> you have to know someone when you travel with them. when you travel with them, that's the key. traveling together is very important. >> it is, it's intimate. >> even with a friend. not just a lover or a husband or a wife. >> i'm told this girl has a boyfriend. this is complicated. >> she has a boyfriend, too? that little traveling tramp. >> okay, next story. the highest court in the europe union has ruled that obesity has constitute avly disability. the european court of justice decided on the case of a male baby-sitter in denmark who claims he was fired from being too fat. the court ruled if obesity could hinder full participation at work it could count as as didability. the ruling is ed binding across many entire european union. i kind

well, as you might knowledge many elizabeth gallagher is a replied for that free around a the world trip canadiens made the list. they are heading >>> good morning, i'm ukee washington. grief counselors will be on the bensalem high school today where a student was struck and killed by an suv trying to catch a school bus. investigators say 16 year-old minette zeka was crossing at bridge water road in bensalem boulevard yesterday morning, when the driver of a broncho disregarded a stop sign and hit her. fellow students gathered last night to remember her, at a candle light vigil. >>> katie has your forecast from the weather center, good morning. >> good morning, everybody. today we will end up with more sun then anything even though we have a couple clouds for right now but you'll note that is it is colder and b, it will start to note that is breeze out there too. that makes it feel that much more chillier knocking a good five to 10 degrees off at think point today. looking at storm can we are split in half. we have bright blue clear skies, down toward the area shore points, still just som

after getting thousands of e-mails, he made his decision and meet the other elizabeth gallagher. old and the two apparently hit it offment that's a quote, after talking on the phone. but they are just friends because she has a boyfriend. yes. we are told he's less than thrilled about this, but she's still going. what does that tell you? >> that will be one trip around the world. >> how do you see the world this 22 days? >> quickly. you just may not see your boyfriend when you get back. >> true. >> thank you very much. joining us right now here on the couch, judge andrew napolitano. yesterday the president of the united states did what he had in his executive capacity to restore relations with the tiny island country of cuba. a lot of people are saying okay. great for the castros. but we got nothing. >> what's in it for us? let me give you a little bit of the law. under the constitution, foreign powers, foreign relations, foreign affairs are exclusively the president's. so can the president, on his own, establish permanent relations with cuba? yes. could a succeeding president und

alan combs, mike gallagher, syndicated radio show host, both fox news contributor. would this be your dream day if elizabethren, alan, announces she's running for president? >> i think there's a lot more to it than we see on the surface. it would actually be to hillary's benefit to have elizabeth warren. >> why? >> because it will make hillary seem like more of a centrist and appeal to a broader swath of the lakt rat. >> what about in the primary? >> the primary, again -- well, the primary will set up the general election. all the money is going to healthing hillary clinton. burney sanders, elizabeth warren, they're not going to have as much luck getting them. you need all those millions of dollars to run. >> that's what they said about barack obama too. >> the real story is -- >> oh! >> you are such a suck-up. you are such a suck-up. >> it's the holidays. >> try it out, alan. >> give it a shot. the real story is that hillary is the holy grail for democrats. elizabeth warren is not going to stop her. there is no way that this woman who is everything that a radical liberal democrat looks like. an extremist.

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