here's abc's gloria riviera with "another look." >> reporter: when you see them here, the limitless expansesceans, it's hard to think of them like this. confined to tanks. >> they belong in the wild. >> reporter: at least that's the hope of marine biologist and adventurer andreas hyda and his crew as they set out on a journey to the edge of the map to come face-to-face with orca whales in a way few will ever see them. diving into arctic waters, risking life and limb to swim with the killer whales. >> our motivation for being out there is to show the orcas and whales in their natural elements to us and everyone that sees them. it's very obvious that these animals does not belong in captivity. >> reporter: even though these mighty beasts are the apex predators of the sea, they are the ones at risk. >> firestorm tonight over a proposal to ban a very popular attraction at seaworld. >> the company is launching a big pr blitz, attacking the credibility of a stinging documentary that explores the death of a seaworld trainer -- >> reporter: it was four years ago, "black fish" made waves for aquatic

abc news reporter gloria riviera is live in washington with details. gloria? >> reporter: good morning, jessica. president trump says americans could see more money in their pocketbook very soon. the irs isn't guaranteeing that just yet. president trump is making big promises. >> if congress sends me a bill before christmas, the irs has just confirmed that americans will see lower taxes and bigger paychecks beginning in february. >> reporter: president trump touting his tax plan at the white house as congressional republicans announce they are not there yet but much closer to a deal. here is what the house and senate have agreed to so far. drop the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. cap the mortgage interest deduction at $750,000, middle ground between the senate and house versions. repeal the obamacare individual mandate that requires all americans to have insurance. and lower the top individual tax rate from 39% to 37%. a new analysis predicts it could add more than $1.5 trillion to the nation's debt. >> the public knows about this bill. they don't know all

abc's gloria riviera has new details from washington. good morning, to you, gloria. >> reporter: good morning, kendis, g a lot of concerns about what this actually does for americans could this actually happen? president trump says if it does americans will see more money in their pocket by february. now, the irs has not officially confirmed that but if this gop tax plan does go through it would mean the most sweeping changes to tax reform in this country in decades. >> if congress sends me a bill before christmas, the irs has just confirmed that americans will see lower taxes and bigger paychecks beginning in february. >> reporter: president trump touting his tax plan at the white house as congressional republicans announce they are not there yet but much closer to a deal. here's what the house and senate have agreed to so far. drop the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. cap the mortgage interest deduction at $750,000, a middle ground between the senate and house versions. repeal the obamacare individual americans to have insurance and

as gloria riviera reports -- the house and senate have a deal to bridge the differences between their two versions of the legislation. alabama senator-elect doug jones will not vote on the tax bill. the democrat is not expected to be sworn-in until january. jones said he received congratulatory phone calls from the president and congressional leaders. the president endorsed jones' opponent -- roy moore -- who has not conceded and is considering a recount. coming up-- a woman suing the mormon church, after her children targeted by a predator. why she says the church is partly to blame. than average - geminid meteor shower tonight - temperatures climbing through early next week; 50s return monday today: partly to mostly sunny. breezy and still cold. highs: 39-44 winds: nw 10-15 g 20+ tonight: clear to partly cloudy. geminid meteor shower peaks 10pm to 2am. lows: 20-27 winds: nw 5-10 mph friday: mostly cloudy and cold. lighter winds. highs: 35-40 winds: ne to se 5 mph an nfl player-- put in handcuffs, and he doesn't keep his thoughts about now-- after this video is released. plus, this v

gloria riviera has a new twist. oria: republican roy moore legal battle to contest the taken a big hit. alabama circuit court judge throwing out moore's election fraud complaint and claim that irregularities could reverse the results. after an investigation the secretary of state of alabama saying -- >> it would determine it was all made up. there was no fact to it at all. it was completely fiction. >> today the results in favor of winner democrat doug jones were made official. >> the margin of the victory in the election was 21,924. >> the moore team claimed three election integrity experts say there were irregularities in 20 presims in jefferson county alones and moore took a polygraph test to prove his innocence against charges of the sexual misconduct, charges that moore denied throughout the campaign. moore has two days to file for a recount which his campaign hasto with jones, the new balance in the senate is 51-49. republicans to democrats. that gives republicans on the fence about certain issues new leverage.

it can be stream again -- dangerous at here is gloria riviera on the winter blast leaving a lot of the country flows in. -- frozen. gloria: millions of americans are feeling a frigid assault. >> it might be too cold for us. gloria: wide-out and blizzard conditions are forcing many travelers to rethink holiday travel. from missouri, where five died and 125 were injured on roads, cars careening off the highway, even flipped over, to erie, pennsylvania, bracing for another five to 10 inches after nearly six feet fell. wind hit 66 and miles per hour. lengthy flight delays and passengers forced to evacuate full a jetblue plane did a 360 on the tarmac. >> we were straight, and it started fishtailing. it started getting rough. >> subzero icy air and freezing wind chill can lead to frostbite in just 30 minutes of exposure. the national weather service is pretty good missouri may be the coldest, forecasting temperatures of -20 around new year. that would be the most extreme cold ever observed there. adrianna: happening right now, thousands of people in fairfax -payty are rushing to pre their pr

gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >>> just ahead, call it a crab crisis. >> coming up, the reason retailers across the bay area are reeling this season. >>> and japan town, three generations of one family have operated a shop for 71 years, but it is closing leaving some customers in tears. we'll have that story next. >>> and state of california wants you to take a hike. the special free guided tours available across the state this new year's day. >>> and michael finney is taking questions on twitter and facebook. just post them with the #ask finney. he will answer the questions here live a little later. >>> historic and legendary shop is closing tomorrow. >> san jose tofu has produced hand made tofu since 1946, which customers pride for its taste and texture. >> and so a lot of people waited patiently today to buy their favorite tofu for one last time. here is david louie. >> reporter: it was like winning the lottery, people waiting to get one last taste before the shop closes after 71 years. >> even japan it is hard to get the authentically made tofu, so i'm very happy that i was

gloria riviera is live in washington with more details for us. gloria?porter: here in washington there is a sense of momentum on the republican side. gop lawmakers think they will get this done. while the irs is not making any guarantees president trump is making big promises. >> if congress sends me a bill before christmas, the irs has just confirmed that americans will see lower taxes and bigger paychecks beginning in february. >> reporter: president trump touting his tax plan at the white house as congressional republicans announce they are not there yet but much closer to a deal. here is what the house and senate have agreed to so far. drop the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. cap the mortgage interest deduction at $750,000, a middle ground between the senate and house versions. repeal the obamacare individual mandate that requires all americans to have insurance. and lower the top individual tax rate from 39% to 37%. a new analysis predicts it could add more than $1.5 trillion to the nation's debt. >> the public knows about this bill. they don't

gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >>> back here at home, today marks one year since the devastating oakland ghost ship warehouse fire that took 36 lives. abc 7 news reporter katie utehs has more on the continued calls for action and the vigils for victims. >> reporter: holly curtis honors her friends, killed in the ghost ship fire, by placing candles at the chapel of the chimes. >> it's a terrible loss for oakland and to everybody. >> reporter: 36 candles, 36 roses, representing the 36 lives lost. the vigils are open to the public all weekend. >> it's been a year. but people now may be taking the time to slow down and consider the impact of all of this. >> reporter: at the oakland museum of california, a moment of silence. then the victims' names are read aloud. >> jonathan birnbaum. >> every time we do this, it's hard. and it brings back memories of that day. it brings it back a year later, it just feels the same. >> reporter: chris's ghost ship altar is on display at the museum. the artist who created the altar piece had collaborated with alex kassan, a ghost ship victim. he was f

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here's abc's gloria riviera. ♪ living in a fantasy >> reporter: this is the victory roy moore won't accepthis opponent, the democrat, doug jones, fnarrowly beating him to win alabama's senate seat. >> when the vote is this close, it's not over. >> reporter: overnight, moore filing a last-minute complaint claiming election fraud. in a statement, the moore campaign saying "this is not a republican or democrat issue as election integrity should matter to everyone." but alabama's secretary of state, a republican, is denying moore's request to delay certifying jones until a thorough investigation can take place. the jones campaign has filed a motion to dismiss and says in a statement, "this desperate attempt by roy moore to subvert the will of the people will not succeed. the election is over. it's time to move on." the alabama senate race was dominated by multiple charges against moore of sexual misconduct against minors. beverly nelson, one of the eight women to accuse moore. >> he was trying to pull me toward -- in between his legs. it was terrible. >> reporter: throughout the campaign, moor

gloria riviera has more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. how are you guys? well, you know, it's not exactly certain how much of these 375 text messages robin reviewed but a lot was said and now attorney general jeff sessions has asked a lawyer to review everything and make a recommendation to him as to whether that second special counsel ds need to be appointed to review the impartiality. a conflict of interest for the fbi. god, trump is a loathsome human from lisa page on march 4, 2016, one day after the republican primary debate. her colleague spebl agent peter strzok replaying, he may win, he's an idiot. another reference to the absolute bigoted nonsense of trump. special counsel robert mueller dismissed strzok for allegedly sending anti-trump texts. page is also no longer on the team and lawyers are pushing attorney general jeff sessions to appoint a new second special counsel to investigate. trump has denied any collusion with russia during the campaign. in alabama this fall joking -- >> any russians in the audience? are there any russians in the audien

gloria riviera has more on that. good morning, gloria. >> reporter: good morning. how are you guys? well, you know, it's not exactly certain how much of these 375 text messages have been reviewed, but a lot was said, and now attorney general jeff sessions has asked a lawyer to review everything and then make a recommendation to him as to whether that second special counsel does need to be appointed to review the impartiality of both the fbi and the doj. this morning, the text messages, president trump's lawyers say show a conflict of interest for the fbi in its russia probe. god, trump is a loathsome human, that from fbi lawyer lisa page on march 4, 2016, one day after the republican primary debate. her colleague, special agent peter strzok replying, yet, he may win, and then he's an idiot. on june 12, 2016, strzok texting a reference to the absolute bigoted nonsense of trump. special counsel robert mueller dismissed strzok last summer for allegedly sending anti-trump texts. page is also no longer on the team. now lawyers for trump are pushing attorney general jeff sessions to appoi

here's gloria riviera. >> reporter: tonight, police and s.w.a.t. teams in houston on alert after a scare inside a hotel hosting one of the cities biggest new years celebrations. >> officer urgent, it's gonna be 1200 louisiana at the hyatt regency number five. >> reporter: early this morning hotel security noticing 49-year-old russell ziemba in the lobby allegedly drunk, acting belligerent. police called for backup discovering several weapons in his hotel room including an ar-15. >> they arrested the suspect and found the suspect to have several guns inside of his room. >> reporter: the incident coming just hours before the hotel welcomes 2,000 guests to a massive new year's eve party. that party taking place in the lobby, where the atrium outside guest rooms provide a clear view of the crowd below. >> after las vegas, anything that has the hint of a potential mass shooting, particularly in a hotel, is going to be taken seriously. >> reporter: but ziemba, not presumed a threat in a tweet houston's police chief saying, "based on limited ammunition, i

gloria riviera with the latest on what may have brought that plane down. >> reporter: today, a san diego community reeling after a plane crashed into a neighborhood home, killing two passengers. the single engine aircraft had four onboard. shortly after takeoff, the pilot radioed in, catastrophic engine failure. >> we saw the plane dip out of the sky, straight into the house. >> reporter: an inferno filled the sky, as residents raced to help. >> i was in the backyard, i could see what looked like part of the tail section, and the rest of it was into the house. >> reporter: no one was inside, but next door, an entire family was at home. >> my parents were sitting up against this wall. >> reporter: what is tragic for this community could have been much worse. the two survivors of the crash were found wandering the wreckage and taken to the burn unit for care. the faa and ntsb investigating. >> thank you. >>> next to a convicted serial killer, accused of chaining a female hostage inside of a shipping container, confessing to new crimes. and the accusations he's now making against law enforc

. >> gloria riviera, thank you. >>> we'll take a closer look at the challenges of subway security coming up later. >>> in the meantime, authorities have arrested an 18-year-old man accused of trying to help isis by spreading information about how to make explosives. they say the man was planning to travel overseas to fight for isis. >>> we turn now to the women who accuse president trump of sexual misconduct. the white house press secretary sarah sanders says the president's election, quote, answered the groping allegations made against him during the campaign. more than a dozen women accuse him of sexual misconduct or harassment. three of them are now calling for congress to investigate. >> i want to believe that as americans we can put aside our political inically nations and admit that some thing, in fact, do tran send politics and we would hold mr. trump to the same standard as harvey weinstein and the other men accountable for their reprehensible behavior. >> there are now five senator, most of them democrats now calling on the president to resign because of the allegations. >>> at

here's gloria riviera. >> reporter: an ill-fated, early morning takeoff in florida leaving nothing but wreckage, killing five. >> they say there is a plane down. it's really foggy, we're unable to see it from our location. >> reporter: the plane, a small twin engine, was taking off for key west, crashing soon after takeoff at the north end of the airport. >> clearly no one should have tried a takeoff from this airport at 7:15 this morning. the airport was totally socked in with fog. >> reporter: upon impact the plane bursting into flames. >> we do have an aircraft on the ground. it's on fire at this time. we are extinguishing the fire. >> reporter: the sheriff knew the pilot, 70-year-old john shannon, personally,' shannon, personally,' shannon, personally,' shannon, personally. shannon flying his two daughters, son-in-law and a family friend. all perished. >> there was no chance of survival. when you look at the crash the only thing you can say is that nobody suffered. >> reporter: that community heartbroken tonight. no definite cause for the crash has been given but the ntsb is invest

here's abc's gloria riviera. >> reporter: tonight, doug jones, the democrat hoping to wrestle an alabama senate seat away from republicans taking his message to the black voters. >> this campaign has got the wind at its back because we are bringing people together from all across the state, and the other side is trying to divide us for man they bring people together. >> reporter: speaking in selma later this weekend with civil rights icon, representative john lewis, jones hoping to weaken embattled republican, roy moore, with strong african-american turnout, and counter president trump's outspoken support of moore in this reliably red state. >> we can't afford to have a liberal democrat who is completely controlled by nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. we can't do it. his name is jones, and he is their total puppet. >> reporter: president trump on the attack, going after the credibility of one of the eight women who have accused moore of sexual misconduct. >> you know the yearbook? did you see that? there was a little mistake made. she started writing things in the yearbook. >> reporter: be

gloria riviera >> reporter: tonight, the president promising that a major new tax bill is just days away. >> this is going to be one of the great gifts to the middle income people of this country that they have ever gotten for christmas. >> reporter: the bill slashes the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, a win for business. for the wealthy, it lowers the top tax rate from 39.6% to 37%. for the middle class, it doubles the standard deduction but caps combined state and local income and property tax write-offs at $10,000. previous analysis of the senate version found americans making $75,000 or less will actually pay more taxes within a decade. >> this is a total betrayal of president trump's economic populist message on the campaign trail. it's a huge giveaway to big corporations. >> reporter: the new bill eliminates the obamacare mandate, leaving a potential 13 million americans uninsured according to congressional analysis. it expands the current 529 education credits beyond college to include k education. to get it done, republicans agreed corporate tax cuts will be permanent. indivi

the latest now from abc's gloria riviera. >> reporter: tonight, the man at the center of the miss america scandal is out. ceo sam haskell resigning, effective immediately, after leaked e-mails from 2014 exposed alleged crude, sexist and derogatory comments about contestants and winners. 2013 miss america mallory hagan, belittled for her weight and love life. >> having someone bully you, belittle you, demean you, degrade you in any way is not okay. no matter what. >> reporter: hagan is 1 of more than 50 former miss americas calling for haskell and others to go, several describing a toxic environment. >> after giving up my crown i didn't go back to the miss america pageant for five years just because i was so hurt by the way i was treated. >> reporter: haskell telling abc those e-mails were conveniently edited. the events are not as described, but admitting "his mistake is a mistake of words." the pageant president, chairman, and another board member, all stepping down too. tonight, former miss america's gretchen carlson says, it's not enough. they want a full house cleaning. they say the w

abc's gloria riviera takes a look at the fine print. >> reporter: with the russia investigation hangingver his head, president trump took a victory lap after his tax bill passed in the dead of night. >> so last night at about 3:00 in the morning, i got a call. i said, call me, you can call me. it's the largest tax decrease in the history of our country by far. >> reporter: after last minute frantic negotiations the 497-page draft finally made it into lawmakers' hands, mere hours before the vote. >> they're sending around their edits as we speak. >> reporter: democrats outraged at what they say was chaos, hard entire sections slashed and no time to actually review it. >> can you tell me what that word is? >> reporter: the largest changes to the u.s. tax code in 30 years passing the senate just before 2:00 a.m. >> the tax cuts and jobs act as amended is passed. >> reporter: late today majority leader mitch mcconnell responding to the criticisms of the late night chaos. >> the swan song last night in the middle of the night that somehow they hadn't had a chance to read it, was ridiculous.

>> gloria riviera for us tonight. thank you. >>> we turn to parts of the country on edge after recent terror attacks. fears about an active shooter triggering panic at a local mall. this as homeland security officials are urging vigilance as christmas eve celebrations get under way. here's abc's eva pilgrim. [ sirens ] >> reporter: crowds running from this mall outside miami. a shooting scare causing panic, but authorities there say it was a false alarm. this, as across the country, law enforcement remains on edge. in california, court documents revealing 26-year-old everitt jameson, a former marine recruit, was planning to attack one of san francisco's most popular spots, fisherman's wharf, on christmas, because of president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the israeli capital. >> it kills me to know that he might would do something like that. >> reporter: this as a homeland security spokesperson says a central pennsylvania shooting spree by ahmed aminamin el-mofty targeting police late friday was terrorism

here's abc's gloria riviera. >> reporter: lotto winner, mandy vanhouten told arkansas officials afterclaiming this $300,000 prize, she was going to use the money to make her life easier. but tonight some coworkers inside arkansas' sportsman drive-in are claiming not all of it is hers. >> reporter: according to staff, it's tradition for the boss there to give out lotto tickets for christmas. waitress leslie underwood says she split ten with mandy. >> he told us whatever we won would be split between us for a christmas bonus. >> reporter: so when leslie, a mom of five, saw this photo of mandy cashing in without her -- >> it's a little emotional. >> reporter: she says she was crushed. only mandy signed the back of the ticket. according to arkansas state lottery rules, that signature means it's hers. mandy, staff say, hasn't been back to work since she won -- tonit million and powerball jackpots over $300 million for just the second time in history, many are dreaming big lotto dreams. >> send my daughter to college. >> buy the hotel i have always wanted to run. >> spread it around, and i

. >> gloria riviera is covering it all. gloria, good morning. >> reporter: authorities in harrisburg, pennsylvania, are asking for tips, any information on the man who they say opened fire in three different locations near the state capital. in san francisco, authorities say they thwarted of a man planning his own attack for christmas day. >> he was not afraid to fire at different officers. >> reporter: this morning officials are investigating if a string of shootings targeting law enforcement friday in harrisburg was an act of terror. >> we believe only one individual was responsible for their shootings. >> reporter: police say officers shot and killed 51-year-old al mofty. officials say the suspect has ties to the middle east and recently traveled there. this as authorities suspected an isil sympathizer in california. everitt aaron jameson, a former marine trained as a sharpshooter was planning a christmas day attack. his target, one of san francisco's most popular spots fisherman's wharf. jameson is accused of being an is

gloria riviera is at reagan national airport this morning. hi, there, gloria. >> reporter: hi, there, paula. it's been busy all morning. it's just one w until christmas eve. we're officially in the holiday travel crush. tsa is predicting that 400,000 extra passengers will go through screening every day. that's a huge number. 51 million passengers are expected to fly between december 15th and january 4th. globally. that's a 3.5% increase over last year. on the busiest days, 2.7 million passengers are expected to get on planes. what can you d what will you see in you will ek-9 teams working to help expedite travel. you'll need to take out anything larger than a cell phone for screening. if you have a gift that sets off an alarm. it will need to be unwrapped. you might as well leave wrapping for your destination. give yourself a lot of time. more time equals less stress. and who needs more stress at the holidays. dan? paula? >> i didn't know that about unwrapping the gifts. >> the gift wrapping is tragic. i'm already a horrible wrapper. can you i

here's abc's gloria riviera with "another look." >> reporter: when you see them here, the limitless expanseses in a way few will ever see them. diving into arctic waters, risking life and limb to swim with the killer whales. >> our motivation for being out there is to show the orcas and whales in their natural elements to us and everyone that sees them. it's very obvious that these animals does not belong in captivity. >> reporter: even though these mighty beasts are the apex predators of the sea, they are the ones at risk. >> firestorm tonight over a proposal to ban a very popular attraction at seaworld. >> the company is launching a big pr blitz, attacking the credibility of a stinging documentary that explores the death of a seaworld trainer -- >> reporter: it was four years ago, "black fish" made waves for aquatic theme parks. highlighting when the filmmaker claims are the cruel realities of killer whale capture. >> the whole hunt was over, there were three dead whales in the net. >> reporter: underscoring the risk the trainers face when they dive into the tanks for performances. >> he s

. >> we'll start with abc's gloria riviera who is in washington. gloria, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you both. in washington it was a long night for lawmakers. the drama and debate over republicans' new tax bill finally ending when senate republicans got those votes they needed to pass their version of tax reform but democrats are claiming they didn't have time to actually read the bill before they had to vote on it and with slashes and handwritten edits entire sections were confusing or simply illegible. >> the tax cuts and jobs act as amended is passed. >> reporter: after a frantic negotiation down to the wire senate republicans passed the largest change to the u.s. tax code in 30 years revising and rerevising their tax bill late into the night. ultimately swaying critical republican hold-outs including senators susan collins of maine and jeff flake of arizona. senator bob corker the sole republican to vote no. >> i still have fiscal concerns. >> reporter: changes taxpayers can expect from the new bill include elimination of

abc's gloria riviera joins us now from washington with more. good morning, gloria. >> reporter: this morning, an early resignation shaking up congress. arizona congressman trent franks abruptly giving his notice one month sooner than expected. in a statement saying we came to the conclusion that the best thing for our family now would be for me to tender my previous resignation effective today december 8th, 2017. franks originally stated his resignation would be effective january 2018 after receiving pressure from house speaker paul ryan who urged him to quit after learning of credible claims of misconduct. the republican is accused of asking two members of his staff to bear his child. the associated press is reported one woman claims franks offered her $5 million to act surrogate. franks speaking out saying i deeply regret that the topic of surrogacy was discussed in the office and that it caused distress. known as a social conservative -- >> it is a test of our basic humanity and who we are as a human family. >> reporter: franks now the third

gloria riviera abc news, washington. >> time to check conditions on the roads out there friday night.man live once again in the "action news" traffic center with an upday. hey, matt. >> we're trying to wrap this thing up and get into our weekend brian and monica but new things keep happening along 42 southbound big delay coming off the walt whitman bridge because of a crash just up ahead by 295. two left lanes are blocked so this may not be your best way to get into new jersey this evening. i think i'd head up to the ben franklin bridge and then work your way over from there. elsewhere on 42 we had a car fire here in the northbound lanes by route 41, runnemede. they just turned the camera, so i think the fire's out now. looks like all the northbound lanes are reopened and for some reason the camera is reporting high humidity, which i don't think is true but we'll have to consult adam on that one. also crash in camden westbound lanes of the admiral wilson boulevard coming away from the old airport circle everything is reopened headed towards the ben franklin bridge. once you cross that

abc's gloria riviera has more. >> reporter: the president promising that a major new tax bill is justays away. >> this is going to be one of the great gifts to the middle income people. >> reporter: the bill slashes the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, a win for business. for the wealthy, it lowers the top tax rate from 39% to 37%. for the middle class, it doubles the standard deduction but caps state and local income tax write offs at $10,000. previous analysis of the senate version found americans making $75,000 or less will actually pay more tax within a decade. >> this is a total betrayal. it's a huge give away to big corporations. >> reporter: the new bill eliminates the obamacare mandate, leaving a potential 13 million americans uninsured. according to congressional analysis. it expands the current 529 education credits to include kindergarten through high school private education. to get it done, corporate tax cuts will be permanent. individual tax cuts will expire after eight years. >> i'm confident we'll pass this bill probably on tuesday. we were determined to get this jo