>> roger that, janai.-year-old on christmas morning. so i say, buy toys now and there are a few deals so lego star wars, $127 at target. normally $159 so that's $32 off. everybody needs a new spaceship. i don't know where mine is right now. kohl's also has a nerf gun blaster for $27, regularly it's $39 so that's $12 off. why? because aliens could lurk anywhere, plus nerf gun fights are pretty much the only thing we have going for our family during covid. back to you. roger. >> so funny you say that. i have a 2-year-old who will be 3 in a week and my husband just bought a nerf set so they can play at the house. >> wear goggles. >> chromebooks are hot because of distance learning. a lot of people are thinking about them as holiday gifts. any deals on those out there? >> yes, janai. one i really like is at the hp.com site. it's a 14-inch screen for $199. normally it's $269 so you save $70 and this is so important for kids doing school at home to have the right technology. my children are both in distance lear

janai wins. >> janai definitely wins every day on that. >>> it's time for "pop news." been training at home to stay in shape for basketball season in the most adorable way. his wife savannah posting this adorable video. showing lebron and daughter zuri jumping rope together. fans heaping praise on lebron's dad skills. one commenting, this is why lebron james is the greatest player of all times. >> i'm impressed with her. >> yeah. #girldad. #impressivebabygirl. start date for the new season, december 22nd, and it looks like they're both ready. >>> now to the amazon driver who proved to be a very good sport. watch as he drops off a package for delivery in terryville, connecticut and reviews all the delivery instructions on the device. making sure he read them correctly. he's ready now to follow those directions to a "t." watch this. pat your head. rub your belly. nice coordination there. >>> finally we're making do without a lot of things during the pandemic. there are some things we just cannot do without. the website mashed recently asked its readers what foods do you

janai?> certainly holding on to that hope, gio, thank you so much. >>> as covid cases rise, the economic fallout also grows. hundreds of thousands applying for unemployment this week. food banks across the country on edge as they work to feed the hungry. abc's elwyn lopez is at one of those food banks in atlanta with the very latest. elwyn, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, janai. trucks like this one unloading food and supplies. nonprofits starting to hand out boxes of food. this year, they say they're expecting a record number of people. desperation growing this morning as miles-long lines wrap around food banks and charitable drive-throughs. >> happy thanksgiving. >> reporter: tens of thousands waiting in line for hours. >> due to covid-19, have you lost your job or health? >> my job. >> reporter: 74-year-old keith chesterman is one of millions of americans without enough food to eat ahead of the holidays. >> without this we wouldn't have a thanksgiving. >> reporter: feeding americ

janai norman, abc news, new york. >> i'm going to pick on her later about saying raise the roof. was a presidential cat. w. had a cat. all that love for the dogs. >> yeah. >> those dogs are like can you free up the transition money, though? ♪ ♪ >>> it's time for #goodnewstues. we know that foster care adoption is something that is extremely rewarding. it's such a gift, something so special for so many families. we want to introduce you to robert carter, who says he spent a lot of time in the ohio foster care system, but he wanted to do something for these siblings. >> he was just 29 years old and he took in three brothers. he then kept in contact with the family so they can keep in touch. he saw how distressed they were when they had to leave each other, so he came up with a master plan. >> he took the sisters as well and adopted all five kids. >> did we say he's 29? >> 29 years old. obviously this is a huge responsibility. but he says he knows what it's like to be separated from your family. he was reunited with his siblings later on in the foster care system he entered at the a

good morning, janai. >> reporter: good morning.lection marked a number of notable wins and firsts on both sides of the political aisle. so first you've got richie torres and jones both from new york who become the first openly gay members of congress. they will join nine other openly lgbtq members and jones calling it a lot of responsibility. then you've got sarah mcbride who made history as the first openly transgender individual to speak at a major party convention and she was elected to the delaware state legislature becoming the highest ranking trans lawmaker and celebrated by saying she's humbled by the support see sheaved and hopes her win, quote, shows an lgbtq kid that our democracy is big enough for them. and now madison cawthorn, 25 years old but a rising star in the republican party. he won his race to fill the house seat vacated by white house chief of staff mark meadows. michael. >> thank you so much for that, janai. everybody, stay right there. we'll be right back. rnings weree for better things than rheumatoid arthri

janai norman is here with that story. janai, good morning. >> reporter: hey, guys, good morning.ome students at the university of iowa may have to give up spending the holiday with their family this year, but they won't have to give up on their thanksgiving feast. communications professor, dr. elizabeth pierce says she didn't want any students to feel sad or lonely, so she offered to make extra portions of her home-cooked thanksgiving meal and deliver them directly to her students' dorms or apartment. that kind gesture shared online, quickly going viral and reaching nearly 1 million people. >> i hope this just touched people, not because it's a big gesture or anything great, but just because it was just a little ray of sunshine in kind of a dark time. >> that's exactly what we need. dr. pierce also told students to let her know if they're social distancing with any roommates so she can send extra food, and there are vegan options. >> oh, dan. >> so sweet, and right up your alley, dan. >> and tofurky. >> all i can make is toast. thank you, janai. appreciate that. that's a great st

janai norman is here with more. janai, good morning. >> hey, good morning. yeah, the countdown is on, and many americans are doing what it takes to make sure their vote is counted. in south carolina one woman racing against two clocks, waiting in line for three hours to cast her vote on the very same day that her baby was expected to arrive in milwaukee. her organization making near constant trips to the polls making sure everyone they meet has a chance to cast their ballots. and as people are waiting in line for hours across the country, there's this intrepid group of chefs that's providing meals to voters in more than 200 cities saying it is a service to the community to be able to give back to folks doing their civic duty no matter who they may be voting for. so extraordinary measures, indeed, guys. >> can't vote on an empty stomach. >> absolutely not. >> my mom always told me that. >> exactly. >> especially if you're going to be in line. you got to have some food. >> yep. >> thanks, janai. >>> coming up, we've got an exclusive inside look at the microsof

janai norman, abc news, new york. >> all right. we thank janai for that. >>> next to the holiday storm watch. rain and snow making its way across the midwest at this hour. another system right behind it could bring some wet weather this thanksgiving. so let's get right to rob marciano. he is live in connecticut tonight. rob, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, tom. several fast-moving systems will be impacting the u.s. during this holiday week. we'll start with the one in the midwest, with rain and snow on the radar. snow on the back side of this, from detroit to toledo. it will ride the great lakes and st. lawrence, bringing rain into the new york/philly/i-95 corridor. quickly clearing out in the afternoon. blustery conditions after that. and tuesday, rain and snow through chicago and minneapolis. and another one in through the pacific northwest with some lingering showers especially in the morning in the south on thanksgiving day. tom? >> all right. rob, thank you. >>> there's much more ahead on "world news" tonight. >>> sti

and janai norman here with much more. janai, good morning to you. >> good morning.ldwin police are defending their response to quawan's disappearance saying they did not drop the ball but the family's attorney shared six missing person cases in the same parish where quawan disappeared and police notified local media in every case. none involved black boys and quawan's family believes that's the difference in his case. >> quawan was a good kid, a loving child. i loved him and he loved me. >> reporter: this morning a mother mourning the loss of her son and questioning whether 15-year-old quawan charles was murdered. >> i cannot sleep at night like i want to. constantly thinking about my son and trying to figure out exactly how he died. >> reporter: the family says quawan disappeared and reported him missing october 30th. video from that day shows him picked up by a friend and the friend's mother. his body was found november 3rd in a sugar cane field about 20 miles away, his face barely recognizable. roxanne nelson believes police could have saved her son had they acte

this unnerving election does not bode well for the next one" and with me to discuss our democracy, janai nelson. we've had you on a bunch to talk about this throughout. i would call you bullish on american institutions, bullish on the rule of law. that you couldn't just waltz into courtrooms with nonsense and get an election thrown out. and that part of i think your faith has been essentially repaid here. what's your assessment? >> well, i think there's a good news and a bad news part of the story, just like you said at the outset. i mean, the good news is this attempt to steal the election did not work, so the system held essentially and is in tact. on the other hand, it came way too close for comfort. this election was not close, as you pointed out, and, therefore, it should not have been within the proverbial margin of litigation. bush versus gore was something you could reasonably fight over because it was one state and it was unclear the result. this was very clear from the outset. once it was called by the networks, as you said. and yet they still litigated and still fought. and th

janai?urning now to the grammy nominations and the backlash this morning after some perceived snubs. the weeknd calling them corrupt after being shut out and women dominating the categories. kaylee hartung has more from los angeles. kaylee, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, janai. so it turns out you can create music that makes history with its streaming popularity. even be invited to perform in the super bowl halftime show, but then be shut out entirely from music's biggest night. ♪ i'm heartless >> reporter: this morning, the weeknd, anything but pleased with the grammys. ♪ ooh i'm blinded by the light ♪ i can't sleep until i feel your touch ♪ >> reporter: the canadian artist completely shut out of the nominations after releasing one of the biggest and most praised albums of the year, not to mention the longest running top ten hit in billboard history. the artist harshly criticizing the awards writing, the grammys remain corrupt. you owe me, my fans and the industry transparenc

"pop news" with -- >> janai. >> -- janai. >> he made a really good dig and it made me laugh.r "pop news." prince harry surprised his long-time friend and current contestant on the uk version of "dancing with the stars" called "strictly come dancing," j.j. chalmers. and his pro partner. >> you're definitely having an impact on society when you wear those tight shorts. >> it's a pattern. that's what they are. >> are those the shoes? >> they're the shiny ones. >> and the socks pulled up. it doesn't get better. >> the royal first met chalmers when he participated in the invictus games which of course, harry founded. >>> okay. so "grey's anatomy" fans are still trying to still their hearts over the surprise appearance of patrick dempsey. also, we haven't seen the last of mcdreamy. >> meredith! >> oh, my goodness. dr. meredith grey played by ellen pompeo couldn't believe her eyes when she spots her former husband on the beach during a dream sequence. now the show runner krista vernoff says derrick shepherd will be appearing in three more episodes. the cast kept in the dark about th

here's janai norman. >> no justice! >> no peace! >> reporter: tonight, more questions than answers in the disappearance of a 15-year-old found dead in a louisiana sugar cane field, now being investigated as a homicide. the community rallying around the family of quawan charles, who reported the teen missing october 30th. the family's lawyer telling abc news quawan was picked up by a friend, and the friend's mother, the day he disappeared. >> she picked him up without his parents' permission. brought him back to their trailer home and the rest is a mystery. >> reporter: days later, a sheriff's office drone finding quawan's body more than 20 miles away in a field behind an elementary school in iberia parish. a preliminary autopsy report ruling quawan likely drowned. but his family says his severely disfigured face points to foul play. >> around his mouth area, like, the majority of his lips is gone, like he has been tortured. >> reporter: the same coroner's report indicating any injuries on his face happened after his death and, quote

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janai is here with more.er: good morning, that is an incredible feat for anyone to accomplish, think about that. going from an intern to general manager. but this one is even more special because kim ng is making history. this morning, a historic first for america's pastime. the miami marlins shattering baseball's gender barrier by hiring kim ng as their general manager. this milestone making ng who is the current mlb vice president of operations not only the first woman an asian-american gm in major league baseball but the first woman in any of the four major u.s. sports to hold the position. the new york native saying in a statement, when i got into this business, it seemed unlikely a woman would lead a major league team but i'm dogged in the pursuit of my goals. >> what kim is showing us is that that hard work, that dedication to the task that no amount of sexism, no amount of misogyny, none of that is going to stop someone who wants a job like this. >> reporter: ng, a fixture in the league for the last 30

janai, good morning to you. >> guys, good morning.ally at hbcu's historically black sororities. all across the country, americans able to appreciate the history made seeing the first woman to become vice president-elect. kamala harris' name now etched in history. >> we, the people, have the power to build a better future. >> reporter: at 56 taking her place as the first woman, first black and first asian-american vice president thanking the powerful voting bloc that got her there. >> so i am thinking about the generations of women, black women. [ cheers and applause ] asian, white, latina, native american women who fought and sacrificed so much for equality and liberty and justice for all including the black women who are often too often overlooked but so often prove they are the backbone of our democracy. >> reporter: the daughter of jamaican and indian immigrants harris says she grew up with a stroller-eye view of the civil rights moving. as a student at howard university, joining alpha kappa alpha, the oldest historically black sor

abc's janai norman has more. >> we the people have the power to build a better future. >> reporter: ather place as the first woman, first black, and first asian-american vice president, thanking the powerful voting bloc that got her there. >> i'm thinking about the generations of women, black women. [ cheering ] asians, whites, latina, native american women, who fought and sacrificed so much for equality and liberty and justice for all, including the black women who are often, too often, overlooked but so often prove they are the backbone of our democracy. >> reporter: the daughter of jamaican and indian immigrants, harris says she grew up with a stroller-eye view of the civil rights movement. as a student at howard university, joining the oldest historically black sorority and spending weekends protesting on the national mall. throughout her career, shattering glass ceilings and making history becoming the first more than once. in 2010, as the first black woman elected california's attorney general. running the country's second largest justice department. in 2016, the first black and

janai, good morning to you. >> hey, dan, north carolina still up in the air this morning with 98% of the vote in. president trump's lead appears to be holding up. he is ahead about 76,000 votes with about 99,000 outstanding absentee ballots to be counted and now of course that could change if anyone who received an absentee ballot decided to vote in person on election day. now for some history in 2016, trump carried the tar heel state by 4 percentage points. of this morning, still ahead, but that's shrinking to just about 1.4%. the last time a democratic presidential nominee won north carolina was back in 2008 when barack obama eked out a narrow victory. still the republican party is banking on not only a victory for president trump in the state but a win for the state's high-profile senate race between gop incumbent thom tillis and democrat cal cunningham, a race that was upended in the final weeks when cunningham was caught in a sexting scandal. tillis has been leading for days and that would help republicans maintain control of the chamber. cunningham is within 2 percentage points

abc news reporter janai norman has more. >> reporter: the former president sitting down with a media no topic off limits. >> time and again you question, in "the promised land," your own vanity and ego. >> by the time i entered the oval office, what interested me was, what could i get done. and i think that to actually imagine yourself running for president requires a certain element of megalo insani insanity. i'm still trying to prove myself to a father who abandoned me, live up to my mother starry-eyed expectations of her son. >> do you think if america could see the photos of not just sandy hook but all of these school shootings and unnecessary violence shootings, would that make a difference in how americans feel about gun violence? >> i have to say, oprah, it's gotten very polarized. i would say that is not only maybe the saddest day of my presidency but when congress failed to do anything in the aftermath of sandy hook was probably the angriest that i ever was during my presidency. i was disgusted and appalled by the inaction. >> reporter: the book is dedicated to his wife and

abc's janai norman has highlights. >> reporter: the former president sitting down with the media mogullimits. >> well, time and again you question in "a promised land" your own vanity and ego. >> by the time i entered into the oval office, what interested me was what could i get done. and i -- i think that to actually imagine yourself running for president requires a certain element of megalomania and insanity. >> reporter: the candid conversation highlighting former president barack obama's upcoming memoir "a promised land". >> still trying to prove myself worthy to a father who had abandoned me, live up to my mother's starry eyed expectations. >> reporter: as he opened up about the difficult moments during his presidency on the apple tv plus show "the oprah conversation". >> do you think that if america could see the photos of not just sandy hook but all of these school shootings and unnecessary, violent shootings, would that make a difference in how americans feel about gun violence? >> i have to say, oprah, it's gotten very polarized. i will say that was the -- not only maybe the s

janai norman joins us with more on all of this.y, amy, it's almost hard to find the words. that looked like a fiery crash scene out of an action movie, and then that miracle escape. romain grosjean recovering in the hospital and he's commending a life-saving device. formula one driver roman grosjean is lucky to be alive escaping this unbelievable and horrifying crash. the french driver's car slamming into a metal barrier during the first lap of the bahrain grand prix, splitting in half and bursting into flames. >> the fact that romain grosjean has survived that crash is not only miraculous, but marvelous as well. >> reporter: the 34-year-old amazingly able to escape, managing to free himself from the wreckage and stumble to safety, climbing over a metal barrier. crews dousing him with fire extinguishers before he was air lifted to the hospital. just hours later, speaking out from his hospital bed. >> hello, everyone. just wanted to say i am okay. well, sort of okay. >> reporter: grosjean thanking medical staff and crediting the hal

janai norman tracking the latest on this for us. good morning, janai. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: this morning, a grieving family demanding answers after the mysterious death of 15-year-old quawan charles. >> i'm angry, i'm frustrated. >> reporter: october 30th he was reported missing from his home in baldwin, louisiana. the family's lawyer telling abc news he was picked up by a friend and the friend's mother earlier in the day and that they say he later left their house on his own. still missing four days later, his family contacted the sheriff's department in neighboring iberia parish. that's when sheriff's deputies pinged his phone and found his body in a sugarcane field about 20 miles from home. the sheriff's department saying video evidence indicates no other individuals present with quawan for some time before or after he is seen on the recording. a preliminary autopsy report ruling quawan likely drowned and indicating any injuries on his face happened after his death and, quote, are likely awe -- aquatic animal activity,

janai norman is here with more on that. good morning, janai. >> reporter: hey, amy.ily moves in, they'll be bringing with them two dogs including the first first rescue dog. the biden/harris ticket boasts a number of firsts. the first president beginning they adopted major from the delaware humane association. german shepherd major making major history himself as the first ever rescue dog in the white house. it was reported that major came from a litter of german shepherd pups that were surrendered and not doing well at all. adding to their fur family after welcoming their first german shepherd champ ten years earlier. >> i have two german shepherds. one thinks he is secret service and he is and another one is a puppy we brought along because my vet said your shepherd is 12 years old. he's getting slow, the best thing to get him going is get another puppy. >> reporter: president-elect biden wanted to bring tdogs bac to the white house, and made it a point to feature his pups on his instagram page during his campaign posting this clip of major writing, no ruff days on

this morning abc news reporter janai norman shows you the measures some people are taking to make sure their voice is heard. >> reporter: with the election just two days away, the countdown is on. some americans are taking extraordinary measures to make sure their vote is counted. in south carolina, one woman racing against two clocks. waiting in line for three hours to cast her vote on the same day her baby is expected to arrive. and as people wait in line for hours across the country, this intrepid group of chefs is providing meals to voters in more than 200 cities. >> it is a service to the community. i'm able to give back to folks doing their civic duty, no matter who they may be voting for. >> reporter: this as communities go the extra mile to make sure people vote. in milwaukee, tyneta jackson and her organization making near constant trips to the polls, making sure everyone they meet has a chance to cast their ballots. >> i have been known, if i'm standing outside a grocery store or walmart, if someone needs a ride to the polls, they can't get there, i have given a ride to the p

janai norman has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, a fierce battle for the senate.our red seats blue. in arizona -- >> we've got to bring it home, arizona. >> reporter: martha mcsally fighting tooth and nail. >> mark kelly is with the liberals and i'm with you. >> reporter: but her unpopularity amongst voters expected to hand mark kelly, former astronaut and husband to former congresswoman gabby giffords, a victory. >> we're in a fight for the future of this state and this country. >> reporter: in colorado, democrats anticipating former governor john hickenlooper, who jumped in the race after his failed white house bid, unseating senator cory gardner by painting him as a close ally of the president. >> i don't think cory gardner understands the games he's playing with donald trump and mitch mcconnell are hurting the people of colorado. >> reporter: as gardner criticizes hickenlooper on earthics violations as governor. >> only one has been convicted of violating state ethics law, john hickenlooper. >> reporter: it's a toss-up in iowa where incumbent joni ernst -- >>