george stephanopoulos with the russian president, his new comments about terrorists, security and gay athletes coming to russia for the olympics. >>> woman overboard. the woman who fell off the deck of this cruise ship, talks about the ordeal and what our reporter learned when she takes a plunge herself. >>> and omaha. >> omaha, omaha, omaha! >>> the superstar quarterback with the secret code, what is he really saying? >> omaha. >> omaha. >>> and a good evening to you on this friday night. we do begin with that call for help from california, the water running so low there, it's now officially the worst drought in 100 years. the governor of california declaring a state of emergency, even as californians are beating back the raging wildfire, allegedly started by three campers in their 20s throwing paper on a campfire and now facing the possibility of years in prison. abc's david wright starts us off from the state fighting against mother nature tonight. >> reporter: today, fire crews are still attacking the hot spots, making progress, but another flare-up could happen at any time. >> it

. >>> meantime, russian president vladimir putin in an exclusive interview with george stephanopoulos this sunday promising he will do whatever it takes to keep the games safe. putin also addressing another controversy affecting the olympics, gay rights. in moscow today, hundreds of people protesting russia's crackdown, the new law limiting gay rights. this weekend, putin stirring up more controversy, saying gay people will be welcome at the games as long as they, quote, leave the children in peace. and when george asked him about his policies toward gays, putin turned the issue around on america. >> translator: as they try to criticize us, they would do well to set their own house in order first. i did say, after all, and this is public knowledge, that in some of the states in the u.s., homosexuality remains a felony. >> george also asking about nsa leaker edward snowden, now living in russia, granted asylum there. would putin allow snowden to attend the olympics? >> reporter: the most famous american in russia right now is edward snowden. is he invited to the olympics? >> translator

the state of union begins at 9:00 tonight with a special report anchored by diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. scott thuman will have reaction tonight at 11:00. 6:00 -- 911 calls revealed how a child felt 30 feet into a well and the extruder efforts to save her. news chopper seven was over the scene as news -- as rescuers pulled her out of the icy waters in pasadena. steven tschida is there tonight with the latest details. you can hear the terror in the woman's voice as she tries to comfort the child and get guidance from the 911 operator on how best to rescue the little girl. it happened in this yard last night -- three little girls playing when one of them fell in the well. chopper sevenws as a frantic woman, the child's babysitter called 911 on a bitter cold afternoon. a little girl fell into a deep well. >> how far down is she? >> 30 feet. >> on the call, you hear the woman tried to comfort the child. girl is conscious and talks with her babysitter as they wait for rescue workers to arrive. the 911 operator instructs the collar on how to deal with a frightened child. are doing a good job

. >> reporter: rodman responded to the backlash in an interview with george stephanopoulos. >> are you aware of his threats to destroy the united states? >> i understand what he's doing. i don't condone that. i hate the fact that he's doing that, the fact is, you know what, that's a human being, he's been a friend to me. >> the u.s. and north korea game is set to tip on wednesday. unclear whether rodman is suiting up. dan and bianna. >> alex, thank you. >>> let's bring in george stephanopoulos who will be hosting "this week." you had that exclusive with dennis rodman. the u.s. has learned a lot more about kim jong-un that he's a father. >> this is not going to make a big change in the u.s./north korean relationship. not the kind of ping-pong diplomacy we saw in the '70s between the united states and china. >> george, meanwhile a more pressing crisis facing the obama administration this morning, after spending billions of dollars and losing thousands of americans lives in the war of iraq, now two major cities in that country have been taking over militia associated with al qaeda. secret

. >> reporter: rodman responded to the backlash in an interview with abc's george stephanopoulos. >>re you aware of his threats to destroy the united states? and his regime's horrendous record on human rights? >> i didn't look at that. i understand what he's doing. i don't condone that. i hate the fact that he's doing that, the fact is, you know what, that's a human being, though, he's been a friend to me. >> the u.s. and north korea game is set to tip off on wednesday. it's unclear whether rodman is suiting up. but it's certain to ignite a fresh round of controversy. dan and bianna. >> alex, thank you. >>> let's bring in george stephanopoulos who will be hosting "this week" later this morning. you had that exclusive with dennis rodman. the u.s. has learned a lot more about kim jong-un through this friendship, that he's a father. >> this is not going to make a big change in the u.s./north korean relationship. this is not the kind of ping-pong diplomacy we saw in the '70s between the united states and china. rodman is out there for his own interest. >> george, meanwhile, a more pressi

this week george stephanopoulos goes one-on-one with the russian president vladimir putin.the olympics coming up, challenged by security threats and protests over gay rights, putin speaks with george stephanopoulos from sochi in his first interview with a u.s. broadcaster in three years. you scan catch "this week" right here on abc7 at 8:00. >>> the university of california and california state university systems are reporting more students than ever applying for a higher education. applications for u.c. schools jumped nearly 5% and the out-of-state and international plants grew by 20%. those students by much higher tuition, which adds more revenue for the school systems. it also means fewer in-state students could be accepted. on csu campuses, applications are up nearly 10% from two years ago. >>> california's obama care health exchange website has temporarily stopped accepting applications. covered california's enrollment portal is off-line until 5:00 tuesday morning for maintenance and upgrades. people will still be able to access the site for information but will not be

george stephanopoulos with the russian president, his new comments about terrorists, security and gay athletes coming to russia for the olympics. >>> woman overboard. the woman who fell off the deck of this cruise ship, talks about the ordeal and what our reporter learned when she takes a plunge herself. >>> and omaha. >> omaha, omaha, omaha! >>> the superstar quarterback with the secret code, what is he really saying? >> omaha. >> omaha.

. >>> we turn, now, to co-anchor of "good morning america," george stephanopoulos. george, what's the big picture for everyone at home tonight? >> the president is coming into the speech with the best economy of his presidency, far and away. and the worst politics of his presidency. but it's about as low as it can be coming into this speech. congress, as jon pointed out, is against what he's doing. and the country has given up on all of them. they're fed up with everybody in washington. he has to do one thing tonight, convince the country that he can actually get something done. and that's why he's showing the determination jon talked about. >> we've been looking at the pictures over the years. all of the years he's been giving state of the union speeches. as you look at him and think about him, where do you think he is personally tonight walking into that room? >> a little more gray. and he's been a measure-tempered guy. but you have more of that than ever before. he comes into the speech of what he's done, with what he can do and what he cannot do. >> we're going t

george stephanopoulos sits down with russian president vladimir putin, to talk about the other worry about the upcoming olympic games. the growing uproar over russia's anti-gay laws. >>> back here, now, where governor chris christie and his administration are facing explosive claims from a second new jersey mayor. hoboken's dawn zimmer met with u.s. attorneys in a separate meeting, telling them that they threatened to not release money if they did not support a development project. and she said added, it was clear where the message came from. >> she came, lieutenant governor pulled me aside and she said, essentially, you have to move forward to the rockefeller project. this project is really important to the governor. and she said that she had been with him on friday night and this is a direct message from the governor. >> a spokesperson for go governor christie says the mayor's claims are, quote, categorically false. and her city has not been denied a single grant. the governor spent the weekend at political fund-raisers in florida. >>> president obama says he didn't think pot is an

coming up at 8:00, two powerful senators join george stephanopoulos to look at obamacare, immigrationobs, national security and the nsa leaker edward snowden. a look ahead at 2014. don't miss it this morning on "this week" with george stephanopoulos on abc7. >> a mountain lion caught on camera lurking in people's yards is believed to be responsible on attacks on three family pets. several communities are on alert following attacks on at least three dogs. this video was captured by a sun valley homeowner. it shows a big cat prowling in his yard friday morning before dawn. the animal can be seen crouching down and slowly moving in where the man pet boxer rocky slept. the dog has not been seen since. >> reaction is, wow, it's a very big cat, palms are huge. he weighed about 110, 120 pounds. >> well, just hours earlier a pair of dogs in burbank got into a scrape, likely with the same mountain lion. they suffered scratches and bruises, but are going to be okay. >>> a bobcat was spotted in a populated area of contra costa county last week. the wildlife experts say there's not much danger. i

this week george stephanopoulos goes one-on-one with the russian president vladimir putin.ming up, putin speaks with george stephanopoulos from sochi in his first interview with a u.s. broadcaster in three years. you can catch it right her at 8:00. >>> the university of california and california state university systems are reporting more students than ever applying for a higher education. applications for u. c. schools jumped nearly 5% and the out-of-state and international plants grew by 20%. those students by much higher tuition, which adds more revenue for the school systems. it also means fewer in-state students could be helped. on csu campuses, applications are up nearly 10% from two years ago. >>> california's obama care health exchange website has temporarily stopped accepting applications. the enrollment portal is off-line until 5:00 tuesday morning for maintenance and upgrades. people will still be able to access the site for information but will not be able to enroll for healthcare, that is until tuesday morning. >>> so many people are coming down with the flu th

comingcoming up at 8:00, two pol senators join george stephanopoulos to look at obamacare, immigrationcurity and the nsa leaker edward snowden. a look ahead at 2014. don't miss it this morning on "this week" with george stephanopoulos on abb7. >> a mountain lion caught on camera lurking in people's yards is believed to be responsible on attacks on three county pets. several communities are on alert following attacks on at least three dogs. this individual crow was captured by a sun valley homeowner. it shows a big cat prowling in his yard friday morning before dawn. the animal can be seen crouching down and slowly moving in where the man pet boxer rocky slept. the dog has not been seen since. >> reaction is, wow, it's a very big cat, palms are huge. he weighed about 110, 120 pounds. >> well, just hours earlier a pair of dogs in burbank got into a scrape, likely with the same mountain lion. they suffered scratches and bruises, but are going to be okay. >>> a bobcat was spotted in a populated area of contra costa county last week. the wildlife experts say there's not much danger. it's pr

. >>> we turn to the anchor of "this week," co-anchor of "good morning america," george stephanopoulos. is it over? >> it's not over. but the press conference was close to textbook. the apology came out of the gate. it was unequivocal. it was unhedged. he took action. he exhausted all of the questions over those two hours. this is not over. there's still criminal investigations to go here. there's inspector general inspection to go here. there's subpoenas. a lot more information could come out on this. christie's denial has to hold up. >> but here's the question. he said, of course, he didn't know anything about it. but should you have to tell your staff you would be appalled if commuters are hurt? >> definitely not. and that's the big, big problem here. there's a culture here that told people this was okay. it also undercut his credentials as a bipartisan. it undercuts his credentials as a manager. and there's opportunity costs here. this was supposed to be the year that he builds towards a presidential race. at best, it's going to cost him time, energy and a lot of goodwill. >> thank

putin told george stephanopoulos that will keep the winter games safe. >> translator: we will do whatever it takes. >> reporter: the pentagon says it has developed contingency plans in case it needs to get americans out of sochi in a hurry in case of an attack including aircraft on standby and two u.s. navy ships in the black sea on an already scheduled deployment. brian ross, abc news, new york. >>> in south africa, paralympic star oscar pistorius is reportedly trying to work out a settlement with his late girlfriend's parents allegedly poised to pay them up to $275,000. pistorius claims he fatally shot reeva steenkamp thinking she was an intruder, but prosecutors say it was premeditated. a settlement could avoid a potential civil suit even before his criminal trial, which is set to begin in march. >>> it is back to school this morning for thousands of students in west virginia who have been off since the state's water crisis. the students are being told not to drink the water from the fountains because the water still smells like licorice. thousands of gallons of chemicals contaminated

putin told george stephanopoulos, that will keep the winter games safe. >> translator: we will do whatever it takes. >> reporter: over the weekend, the group that took credit for the two recent bomb attacks in the russian city of volgograd, 400 miles from sochi, released this video purporting to show the two suicide bombers responsible, building their bombs, wiring themselves up and then traveling to their targets. dressed in casual street clothes, the two men said their group had more of what they called surprise packages for sochi and for the tourists who will attend. now, one u.s. senator says, it's just too dangerous to go. >> i would not go. and i don't think i would send my family. >> reporter: the threats to the olympics can be traced back to a decades-long and bloody conflict, between russia and islamist militants in chechnya and dagestan, who seem to break away from russia's rule. >> the people we see are the suicide bombers we see in the news now, these are the people who have grown up over the last 20 years with nothing but the legacy of that war. >> reporter: and the black wido

tomorrow morning george stephanopoulos and the exclusive right here, asking putin about his policies regarding gays, olympic security and about edward snowden. george's interview a must see first thing in the morning right here on abc's this week. >>> to another controversy brewing about olympic gays, this time coming from a star of the reality tv show, "the bachelor" seen here on abc and tonight he's already apologizing and trying to explain what he says he meant to say. here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: he's the 32-year-old former professional soccer player, now the first latino star of "the bachelor" but tonight he's making headlines when a reporter asked if it would be a good idea to have a gay or bisexual bachelor? >> no. >> why not? >> just because -- i respect them but honestly, i don't think it's a good example for kids to watch that on tv. it's hard. >> reporter: juan pablo sited his upbringing. >> people have their husband and wife and have kids and that's how we are brought up. now there is fathers having kids and it's hard for me to understand that. >> reporter: then

she told george stephanopoulos and she spent several weeks in a treatment facility and now in alcoholics anonymous she returns tonight anchoring "2020" >> all of the machines will be generated by what is in that bag. >> today is the 30th birthday of the mac computer, on this day, steve jobs first unveiled the mac. doesn't that look absurd compared to now? it's the first successful computer to incorporate a graphic user interface and a mouse. tomorrow night original team will reunite at the flint center in cupertino. >> now to a look inside roo 30 years ago today, america meets the mac. i'd like to show you macintosh in person. >> happy anniversary. >> yes. >> we were invited inside apple to sit down with the man steve jobs hand picked to lead after him. >> you get e mails from customers every day and read them? >> yes, i do. i do. >> how many do you read? >> i get 700 or 800. i read a majority of those. >> every day? >> every day. i'm a work aalcoholing, which helps. >> it's true z infectious. >> the moment i saw the mac i knew some day i'd work at apple. >> we were working on something

george stephanopoulos has an interview with putin tonight and then, sunday at 8:00 a.m here on abc7 >> a new surgeon general report is linking smoking to a host of ailments among them, diabetes, river and colo rectal cancer and finds it increases the failure rate of cancer treatments. surgeon general says one in 13 children born today will buy dye from snoeking related diseases unless the current rate declines. >> tobacco companies spend nearly $one mill yn an hour to market their products. today the death toll is approaching 500,000 per year. enough is enough. >> now according to the report 30 million people died from smoking since smoking was linked to health problems two and a half million of these were nonsmokers. >> the company blamed for chemical spill that left 300,000 west virginiain was out safe drinking water lasted for days? the company filed for bankruptcy. freedom industries filed for protection, listing liabilities of $10 million and up to 999 creditors. officials say a new company took over a week ago yesterday. 14 people went to the hospital for expo sthour a chemical

george stephanopoulos asked about this directly. >> if gay and lesbian athletes wear a rain bow pin orther protest will they be free from persecution? >> acts of protest and propaganda are different things. i'd like to ask my colleagues and friends, if they criticize us, they would set their own house in order first. i did say, after all, and this is public knowledge, that in some of the states in the u.s., homosexuality remains a crime. >> putin rarely fails to be provocative. he spoke to him about the terror threats and the nsa leaker edward snowden. and you can watch the full interview on "this week." >> it's one of the most intense in history in sochi. >>> turn now to ron with this morning's other top stories developing overnight. >> good morning, everyone. we are learning that a third american was among those killed in a suicide bomb attack at a restaurant in afghanistan. it was in kabul, the capital city, frequented by foreigners left 21 people dead. two of the americans have been identified. alex sis and peterson. the third victim has not been identified. the taliban claimed res

when we did 92 campaign, the self on was his biggest george stephanopoulos.ughter] so i am reading this stuff about, you know, the social media and the big data in every inning. that's good. you know, there is something to be said for overstating your time. you know, you'll be remembered. you and i have a common affection for sport. there is nothing worse than just be a former great athlete, you know, trying to take another year or two out there. what is that ecclesiastes? there's a time for everything. there was a time for me to do it. >> can i add to this? not to into your questions, but i think because there is an emerging perception that people in politics, political operatives, whatever, okay. when we got into it and i'm happy to be a woman of a mage, why can't we say we are 60? i'm happy to be 60. her and a masters. >> i wish i was 60. >> okay, he's almost exceed. very upset the girls are both gone. his life is over. i'm chopped liver i guess. anyway, in our day, you didn't make money. when we got married, we had nothing. he had a bike that i bought him

george stephanopoulos, watch. [ cheers and applause ] >> look at this hair, people. . it is rarely unkempt. oh. it's flyaway. yes. >> handsome devil, that george. >> oh, vintage hair never gets old, does it? >> no, it really doesn't. george, how was that for you to watch, to recap, to look back? >> i think it's a little warm in here but aside from that -- >> it was awesome. you had your -- you had a st. elmo's fire period. >> yes. >> when he comes to the gym, comes back -- >> can we take a few more minutes to talk about it? >> so many -- so many. >> this is one of my all-time favorite songs. ♪ through the years >> and the show is a lot of fun and he does a great job. >> it was really something to behold. your wife, as always, hysterical. >> go, ali. go, ali. >>> also in "pop news" this morning, this sunday marks a special wedding anniversary for a new york couple, toni and joe, 66 years ago they spent the wedding night at the waldorf astoria hotel. in the fancy tower, no less. their room, that's the receipt, guys, the original receipt. they still have it, $15.75. so t

when we did the '92 campaign the cellphone was as big as george stephanopoulos.o i am reading this stuff about social media, the big battle and everything, and that is good. there is something to be said for overstaying your time. you and i have a common affection for sports and there is nothing worse than to see a former great athlete trying to take another year or two, you got to -- what is ecclesiastes, there is a time for everything and it was a time for me to do it. >> can i add to this? not to but in to your question, but i think because there is an emerging perception that people in politics, political operatives, whenever, okay? when we got into it and i am happy to be a woman of a certain age, why can't we say i am 60? i am happy to be 60. >> i wish i was 60. >> he is almost 60. very upset that girls are both gone, his life is over, i am chopped liver, i guess. in our day, it wasn't -- when we got married we had nothing. he had a bike that i bought him. he never had a car. maybe he had a horse. since getting out of domestic politics, involved in politics

. >> george stephanopoulos playing it cool on that one. >> he cracked up.prising answer. >> third season "girls" premier. on sunday on hbo. the show is so popular, it takes place in green point brooklyn. the rent there has gone up. >> oh, wow. it is interesting she got so upset. if he really did just ask why she makes this decision. it's not the worst that anyone has ever said about all of this. he said she looks like a little fat chick who kind of looks like jonah hill and that's just plain mean. she just laughed that off though and didn't take that too seriously. maybe it is just the build-up of all of the negativity and the comments. >> she is laughing all the way to the bank. show is doing great and she's the writer of the show. good for her. >>> man's best friend does it again. the dog that is a real life saver. >> stay with us. >>> folks, mix time. you ready for some of the alert here, do not try this at home, bmx bicycle. >> yeah. >> far cry from what me and my buddies were doing back in the day. this is some crazy stuff. this comes from daniel dare

george stephanopoulos is the first american journalist to interview the russian president in years, and asked about it directly. >> if gay and lesbian athletes engage in some sort of protest, wear a rainbow pin or other protest, will they will free from persecution under the propagation law? >> translator: acts of protest and propaganda are different things. i'd like to ask my colleagues and friends as they try to criticize us, it would do well to set their own house in order first. i did say, after all, and this is public knowledge, that in some of the states in the u.s., homosexuality remains a crime. >> putin rarely fails to be provocative. george also spoke to him about the olympic terror threats, of course, and the nsa leaker edward snowden. and you can watch the full interview on "this week." right here on abc. >> it's been described as one of the most intensive security operation in the olympics history. one of the safest city in the world in the games. >>> turn now to ron with this morning's other top stories developing overnight. >> good morning, everyone. we are learning that

he told agbc's george stephanopoulos today on "this week" that gay athletes and fans will be welcomee olympic games, despite russia's anti-gay laws. >> it has nothing to do with persecuting people for their nontraditional orientation. in this country everybody is absolutely equal to anybody else. irrespective of one's religion, sex, ethnicity or sexual orientation. everyone is equal. so no concerns exist for people who come as athletes or visitors to the olympics. >> when asked about the recent terror attacks, he said next month's olympic games will be safe. >>> so many people are coming down with the flu that we are officially in a flu epidemic. here in the bay area county health departments report a total of 23 flu deaths. the latest victims are two south bay women ages 52 and 62. abc news reporter michelle franson has a look at what's happening across the u.s. >> the flu is now widespread in 40 states. all indianapolis area hospitals will begin restricting visitors. those with flu-like symptoms, including a fever or cough, will not be allowed to visit patients. >> the biggest thin

our george stephanopoulos is the first american journalist to interview russian president vladimir putin ahead of the games and asked him how keep u.s. athletes and spectator safe from terrorists. >> translator: if we express or show any weakness, if we show we are afraid we will encourage those terrorists in attaining their goals. s job of the olympics host is to ensure security of the participants in the olympics and visitors to this festival of sports and we will do whatever it takes. >> you've put so much into the olympics going bab into 2007. so i wonder now how do you define success in sochi and is your personal honor and reputation at stake? >> translator: no, no, you see, i want it it to be this nation's success. it's not my personal ambition. it's the direct direct interest. concentrated interest of the state and of the people. naturally when i see it and when we do, of course, i take pleasure in it but once again, it isn't to satisfy some ambition. following the collapse of the ussr, following hard and let's put it bluntly, blood-soaked developments in the caucasuses,e need to

george stephanopoulos going one-on-one with the russian president, vladimir putin.how he plans to stop possible terrorist attacks during the upcoming games. a huge issue. also a former little league coach is making headlines for suing one of his young players. the parents and the little league for half a million bucks. the coach claiming the team caused him serious physical and emotional damage while celebrating a come-from-behind win. we will have the latest on this lawsuit coming up. on a much lighter note we have a story that is of intense local interest for san fran and the entire bay area. as his team prepared for the nfc championship tomorrow, 49ers coach jim harbaugh in the headline for a surprising reason. a fashion faux pas. even his wife calling him out about it. we will have our own take which is of intense local interest to you guys. >> this time of year, though, you want consistency out of your coach. you don't want anything to change so give him his concludekies and let him go. >> fair enough, but after that no more completed khakis. you could even wri

despite all of these concerns, russian president vladimir putin told abcys george stephanopoulos over the weekend, he has no concerns. >> translator: the job of the olympic host is to secure security. we'll do whatever it takes. >> that is a concern in a sense. you remember the history of russian security services in some situations, including hostage-taking, they goo in and shoot first and ask questions later. that's a concern if american citizens are held. >> thank you. back here at home, emergency responders have taken at least ten workers to a hospital and they're searching fors who may still be trapped after an explosion at a factory in omaha. happened this morning. police released these images from the scene. you can see the damage to the factory, at least part of it. belongs to a company that makes feed for livestock. another image shows smoke rising from the building. the "associated press" reports relatives of workers have gathered outside. the relatives say they got phone calls from employees inside, claiming one or two more people may be missing or trapped. there's no comme

and breaking news, george stephanopoulos is in sochi right now with president vladimir putin, the firstcan tv journalist to sit down with the russian leader before the olympics. george's no-holds-barred interview. and how will putin stop terror at the games? >>> it came through here like a hurricane. >> and breaking new details on the wildfires tearing through southern california devouring million dollar homes. the l.a. skyline lit as though by a volcano. and these men held on $500,000 bail for allegedly starting the fire. >>> abc news exclusive. the police officer at the center of this shocking video. firing at a mini van with five children inside. now he speaks out about the gunshots that cost him his job.

thinkers, diane sawyer, george stephanopoulos and the entire team, literally sitting in the dark for20 minutes of hitting it because we plugged in some heaters on the outside to keep the team warm and times square and they had just been struck into the wall. there were lots of power checks. one of the things that i've seen in my career is to see our electrical team running from the basement of the building at times square up the stairs with a cable to plug us back and to keep us on the air. this is our network. >> david knows the story. >> the second thing that happened that night is that we know what happened in the previous presidential election when they didn't call it correctly and we had said to the team and the projection specialist that we have to be right. that we just have to be right. and so there was a gap between abc news coverage and the projection of ohio and some of the other networks and summer between eight to 15 minutes and that is an agonizing time because one sees other networks proclaiming the president obama has been reelected president. and abc news is not ther

don't miss "this week" with george stephanopoulos coming up at 98:00 right here on abc7. >>> new thisd at the space station. this rocket was launched thursday in virginia. it contains 3,000 pounds of equipment and experiments provided by n.a.s.a.. it's also carrying christmas presents for the space station residents. delivery is a bit late. it attached to the international space station did 30 minutes ago. east coast weather delayed the launch several times. >>> now to the stunning images playing out over the mojave desert. there are pictures from the third test flight. it's the closest to space yet in a dream to find a way to take ordinary americans to new heights. here's abc news reporter mohamed. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: this is spaceship 2, the world's first commercial space liner. on a test flight more than 70,000 feet into the air, more than twice as high as the normal airplane. >> we want this to be the beginning of a whole new commercial airspace travel. >> it's the brainchild of billionaire richard branson. hoping to lawn. flight on his company's virgin ga lactic late

. >> give george stephanopoulos something to talk about. >> the ground is frozen in montana. a stake in there. >> florida is an early primary state and it's 80 degrees there. >> i'll take it as not a no. >> that's right. >> look, there's a market in the democratic party and you saw this with your clips of de blasio here in new york for a blasio here in new york for a populist democrat who will run against hillary clinton. >> and i do want to bring that to ben. >> i think the clintons are intensely aware of that. the most either clinton talked about inequality on that stage. >> but that is a big danger zone for her, because he can fail and he can fail quite spectacularly. and then, you know, she's associated with him. >> guys, it's not all about you. we're from montana and miami. and we were talking before the show, brian, you think anyone in montana knows who bill de blasio is? >> not the mayor. but the themes he's running on. on this inequality theme, this is a theme that you have been hitting as well. >> love to talk about it. you're a mayor, buster, you got to make sure th

don't miss "this week" with george stephanopoulos coming up at 8:00 right here on abc7. >>> new thisthe next best thing next to santa claus is due to arrive at the international space station. here is a picture of the n.a.s.a. tv. the rocket was privately launched on thursday in virginia. it contains 3,000 pounds of equipment and experiments provided by n.a.s.a. it's also carrying christmas presents for the space station residents. delivery is a bit late. east coast weather delayed the launch several times. >>> now to the stunning images playing out over the mojave desert. virgin gallactic now releasing pictures from their third test flight. it's the closest to space yet in a dream to find a way to take ordinary americans to new heights. here's abc news reporter mohamed. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: this is spaceship 2, the world's first commercial spaceliner. on a test flight more than 70,000 feet into the air, more than twice as high as the normal airplane. enough to see the roundness of the earth and the darkness of space above. >> we want this to be the beginning of a whole n

george stephanopoulos will take you all through it. >> extreme recycling and happening in a neighborhoodecade, serving up freight, now serving up lattes and express pressos. a new starbucks, time lapse video, showing how it is put together. this is in denver, this one. >> starbucks said they got the idea of making stores out of shipping containers by looking out of their office windows at shipping yard. this will be ready for customers in just two weeks. >> actually look pretty good, too. yeah. once you put a little siding on it, you forget it is a container, right? >> why not just build a starbucks? >> i bet you this one is cheaper. you can bring it to manhattan and make a few apartments out of it. >> there you go. >> set us up. some room, finally. >>> coming up, blueberry pancake day. can't wait it taste. >> smells so good in here today. >>> and mothers exercising to the extreme. who is concerned about the challenging workout rye teens. you're watching "world news now." >> "world news now" brought to you by hotwire.com. we really wanted to take a relaxing trip to florida. you know? jus

putin told george stephanopoulos that will keep the winter games safe. >> translator: we will do whateverer the weekend, the group that took credit for two recent bomb attacks in the russian city of volgograd, released this video, showing two suicide bombers responsible. building their bombs, wiring themselves up, and then traveling to their target. dressed in casual street clothes, the two men said their group had more of what they called surprise packages for sochi and for the tourist who will attack. now one u.s. senator saying it is just too dangerous to two. the threats to the olympics can be traced back it a decade's long and bloody conflict between russia and islamist militants who seek to break away from russia's rule. >> pt em who are the suicide bombers we see in the news now, these people have grown up over the last 20 years with nothing but the legacy of that war. >>. >> reporter: the pentagon says it has contingency plans in case it has to get americans out in a hurry. with aircraft on stand-by and two u.s. navy ships in the black sea on an already scheduled deployment. >> ru

george stephanopoulos and robert rice to bill clinton. doug five and paul o'neil. this is what secretaries of state and upper secretaries of the cabinet do. >> do you believe that is a noble thing to do. >> it's not a noble thing to do but it's what they all do. what has come to be expected in washington. >> the good of the nation here is what i am trying to get. kurtz makes the point that now presidents can't trust anybody because whatever they say in a private conversation can be fodder for a book. that's a decent point. got to have people around you that you can speak in a off handed way or joking way worse thing happening in our society is that you will say something in a mocking way and some idiot with l. write it in a book like it was serious. it happens to me all the time. but gates looks like he wants to deliver a message to the american people and the message that i'm getting from this, from gates, all right. and i would like to talk to gates. is he hurt now. i think he has some type of mallady. maybe we will get to talk to hill. the message is that tough

diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos lead our coverage beginning at 9:00 p.m. a great day.

i think tell that to george stephanopoulos.id, that army of quotable people from inside putin world is just going to be constantly floating around her. >> exactly. and the biggest risk for hillary clinton as nia-malika was alluding to, was this sense of do you want to take a trip back to the land of bill and hillary clinton, do you want to go back to the '90s. reminding people about monica, reminding people about the sort of strange world of the clintons is really the best the republicans have got right now. unless they want to actually, i don't know, debate her record or something crazy like that. they're going to try to litigate the whole idea of the clintons. the danger of that, though, is a lot of the voters who are going to be looking at the republican versus the democrat, if hillary is the candidate in 2016, aren't going to necessarily remember the '90s other than they had a really great economy. so when you just sort of put the clintons out there, even if you put impeachment out there, people will generally remember that

diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos lead our coverage beginning at 9:00 p.m. a great day. >> in the news this morning a police warning from police for women at san jose state after two women were assaulted just hours apart. and the competition for the next america's cup will be held. why officials are considering other venues over san francisco. >> good morning. the view from mt. tam with a few more clouds around. 30s and 40s for much of the north by. record warmth for the first half of the week. how about rain the second half? that's coming up next on the

. >>> our own george step stephanopoulos and his wife did their first interview together. him a bit and give him a hard time. they're on the andy cohen show on bravo. and i guess had a few laughs. they asked him a few questions about politics and his time in the clinton white house, and then they, of course, had to turn it a little silly so they showed old pictures of when they were dating and made fun of his hair and had a good time of it. >> i always enjoy seeing george in a more casual environment where he's just kind of -- you know, totally unwound. just being himself. it is so nice to see him. he's so good at what he does, it's -- >> he's so smart. >> yes. nice to see him hanging out, having fun with the wife. >>> kim kardashian, we talk about her every other day, i wonder way. kim kardashian, throwback thursday pic. kim kardashian, 13 years old. and guess who that is? that is nicole richie. we don't know where they took this photo from but it looks like some kind of photo booth. 13 years old. just take a real close look at nicole richie. those are braces she's wearin

diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos and the in the eam were sitting dark for 20 minutes.we plugged in some heaters on outside to keep time f our team warm in square and they were stuck into a wall. someone plugged some heaters and blew the entire power system out. one of the things that was the ohhing i had ever seen as to see our electrical team running from the basement of with auare up the stairs cable to plug us back in. our network. was d thing that happened that we know what happened in a presidential election when major organizations did not call it correctly. to our projection specialists we to have been right. we just have to be right. gab between abc news coverage and projection of ohio some of the other networks of somewhere between 8 and 15 minutes. agonizing because one sees other networks proclaiming he was re-elected and abc news was not there. on some of the screens behind our people at the various headquarters, the heads are going crazy because other projecting a are winner and abc news was not there. others, d to david and our job is to get it right. if

in an interview with george is stephanopoulos she opens up about the drinking problem. >> you're an alcoholicook me a long time to admit it to myself and to admit it to my family. and i am. >> amount of energy i expended keeping that secret and problem hidden from view, from my family, and from friends from colleagues was exhausting. >> it's a staggered burden. and you become isolated and lonely. you can't tell anyone what's happening. it's a fact of my life. i showed up for a 2020 shoot and i was in no shape to do that interview. >> wine was your go to drink some >> wine a lot of wievenlt i should have realized it was a problem when my oldest son was born. he used to call my nightly glass of wine mommy's juice and i thought that was hysterical. >> what are your triggers? >> you know, daily stress. i didn't start drinking until later in life i had a panic attack on live television in chicago. >> i had to take beta blockers so you know that is exhausting to live like that. and it becomes easy to think i deserve this glass of wine. i'm so stressed out z m keeping it hidden. what i learned to do

in an interview with george is stephanopoulos she opens up about the drinking problem. >> you're an alcoholicam. it took me a long time to admit it to myself and to admit it to my family. and i am. >> amount of energy i expended keeping that secret and problem hidden from view, from my family, and from friends from colleagues was exhausting. >> it's a staggered burden. and you become isolated and lonely. you can't tell anyone what's happening. it's a fact of my life. i showed up for a 2020 shoot and i was in no shape to do that interview. >> wine was your go to drink some >> wine a lot of wievenlt i should have realized it was a problem when my oldest son was born. he used to call my nightly glass of wine mommy's juice and i thought that was hysterical. >> what are your triggers? >> you know daily stress. i didn't start drinking until later in life i had a panic attack on live television in chicago. >> i had to take beta blockers so you know that is exhausting to live like that. and it becomes easy to think i deserve this glass of wine. i'm so stressed out z i'm keeping it hidden. what i lear