here's janai norman. >> they're all yours. >> reporter: in this science class in southwest minnesota,orld in a whole new way. jonathan is extremely colorblind. he's just been handed a pair of high-tech glasses that let him see vivid colors for the very first time. it wasn't until this moment that he could appreciate what many take for granted. >> i was feeling joy and happiness that i could finally see all this color and a little bit of sadness because i wasn't able to see color my whole life. >> come here, dude. >> reporter: jonathan got the special glasses from his principal who is also colorblind. >> mom, you better get in there, too. that is so awesome. i told you it's going to be a little emotional. >> reporter: you see jonathan walking around the classroom mesmerized by the periodic table. >> don't you want to touch them? i wanted to touch every color. right? go ahead. you can touch them. >> reporter: after this video went viral, the family started a gofundme page to help others. in just a few days donations poured in, skyrocketing to roughly $24,000. >> it's just snowballed in

here's abc's janai norman. >> reporter: in this science class in minnesota, seventh grader jonathan jonesto see the world in a whole new way. he's extremely colorblind but he has just been handed a pair of high-tech glasses that let him see vivid colors for the first time. it wasn't until this moment that he could appreciate what many take for granted. >> i was feeling joy and happiness that i could finally see all this color. and a little bit of sadness, because i wasn't able to see color my whole life. >> come here, dude. >> reporter: jonathan got the special glasses from his principal, who is also colorblind. >> mom, get in there too. that is so awesome. i told you it's going to be a little bit emotional. >> reporter: you see jonathan walking around the classroom, mesmerized by the periodic table. >> don't you want to touch them? i wanted to touch every color. go ahead. you can touch them. >> reporter: after this video went viral, the family started a gofundme page to help others. in just a few days, donations poured in, skyrocketing to roughly $24,000. >> it snowballed in a beautiful,

. >> this is "world news now" with janai norman and kenneth moton. >>> the announcer said janai norman good morning to you. >> are you guys going to see kenneth's reaction when he walked in and saw my hair all straightened. >> wait, what? i literally -- i lost it. what is happening? >> we built a whole brand on these girls. >> i'm like, why? she is keeping them on their toes. you do you. you do that. >> you've got to get a new wig to match me. >> i sure do. we've got a fun this morning to talk about -- >> it started on a light note. >> we are starting also on a serious note, another school shooting in america. we begin for the search for a motive in that deadly high school shooting in a los angeles suburb of santa clarita. >> after the shooting officers led students, many with their hands in the air, a scene we have seen before. students and teachers blocked doors with desks and chairs as you see there. they had practiced during that during two lockdown drills already this fall. >> last night a vigil was held in santa clarita for the two teenage victims and the three who were wounded.

it's great to have janai norman back.time on the new -- it's not a new set. >> right. >> it just got moved. >> the new setup. >> new setup. you ever been set up? >> let me tell you. yeah. >> you like it? >> talk about being set up. i'm adjusting. >> yeah, right? >> i'm adjusting. >> again, if you missed monday or tuesday, whenever we talked about it, we've got a little studio reconstruction going on around here. >> so that's fake. >> it is fake. >> jack's not back there. >> anything else fake around here? anything? definitely not the news. we got plenty to get to. >>> we begin with the impeachment inquiry. investigators could hear from an adviser to vice president mike pence today. >> the president was railing against the inquiry at a political rally in louisiana last night. he accused democrats of defaming the innocent while trying to impose a socialist agenda. >> that came hours after it was announced william taylor, the top u.s. diplomat in ukraine, will be the first witness to testify wednesday. >> that hearing set fo

. >> and a big monday for us because we've got candace mccowan in the seat filling in for janai norman this morning. >> keeping it warm for janai. >> our friend from wabc. >> came a few feet over. >> what are they going to do without you this morning? >> i don't know. >> you could say hello to them. >> hi, guys. >> i guess they see you on tv all the time. >> they do, can't get away. >> thanks wabc for letting us borrow candace mccowan while she fills in on weekend "gma." we're going to have some fun this morning. >> absolutely. >> we're going to get to some news. >>> we begin this half hour with president trump lashing out at another impeachment witness ahead of her public testimony set for tomorrow. >> jennifer williams, the president singled her out on twitter calling the aide to the vice president a never trumper. >> as the president and other republicans demand to hear from the whistle-blower who triggered the investigation, house speaker nancy pelosi is vowing to make sure the president does not intimidate the anonymous official. as the house impeachment inquiry prepares for three

i'm janai norman. >> and i'm will reeve in for kenneth moton. it's been a rough start to the holiday thanks to that weather all around the country. looking at the radar right now, 140 million americans dealing with snow, rain, heavy winds, thousands without power naon way to new jersey and because of those heavy winds, the decision on whether to fly the macy's parade balloons today remains up in the air. those balloons can soar up to 55 feet high but could be lowered or grounded. abc's megan tevrizian has more on all of this. megan, good thanksgiving morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, janai and will. 55 million americans are expected to travel this thanksgiving holiday and these two storms could create extra headaches for those travelers through the weekend. two major storms hitting coast to coast on one of the busiest travel times of the year. the first blowing through the midwest dumping six inches of snow in wisconsin. minneapolis declaring a snow emergency. meanwhile, another storm is pounding the west coast with rain. in northern ca

abc's janai norman joins you with the small mistake that cost her money. janai, this is sort of a little strange. >> it is, but it had twitter on fire. kristen shaw was racking up cash. when it was time to solve the puzzle one three-letter word cost her big. "wheel of fortune" fans are furious after a tiny technicality cost one contestant big money on thursday night's show. >> kristen shaw, right? >> reporter: kristen shaw racked up serious prizes during the crossword puzzle game. the graduate student was eager to close out the board after accumulating nearly $10,000 worth of prizes. >> i'd like to solve the puzzle. >> reporter: right before answering host pat sajak told her to be cautious. >> say everything, don't add anything. go ahead. >> right, football, left and sally. >> no, it's not right, i'm sorry. >> reporter: kristen made the major mistake of adding the conjunction "and" to her answer causing her to lose everything she had initially won. >> most times i caution people not to add anything. maybe you didn't even hear yourself say it. you threw an "

. >>> from abc news in new york, this is "world news now" with janai norman and kenneth moton. >>> goodfor joining us. "everyone was in the loop." that phrase from the impeachment hearing keeps rolling in my head over and over again. it reminds me that everyone was into the loop of those curls. because they're back, everyone. curl watch 2019. >> curl watch, curl watch. >> has ended, thank the lord, the curls are back! >> you only had four days. >> oh, i missed them. >> i walked in with the curl, moton said, thank goodness. >> they look so beautiful, guys, where have you been? don't ever leave me again. >> did he ask. >> did you leave me? >> someone get him a wig, for the love of god. >> all is right with the world now. >> here we are, all settled in. >> not really with the way the news cycle has been. >> it has been busy and lots of politics. >> we will get to that extraordinary day in the impeachment probe in just a moment. >>> first the democratic presidential debate, the candidates sparring over the issues and who has the best chance of beating president trump. >> ten candidates were

. >> our current anchor, janai norman, is pregnant also. >> i heard that, congratulations to her, tooing in the water at abc, i don't know what's going on. >> it's real, though, it's real. >> i'm going to write you a baby polka, how about that? >> oh, that would be a great honor, great honor. once an insomniac, always an insomniac. >> thinking about our friends rob and jen this morning. just incredible that barry just happened to be there. >> how does that happen? >> we run into barry mitchell all over the place. i found out sunny hostin used to fill in on the show, i forgot, i don't know how i forgot. rob has been preparing for this moment for quite some time. this was rob's response in 2013 after the show aired a piece on men going through labor. >> it's happening! >> is it happening? >> it's happening! lord, just take it out, lord just take it out, just get it done! >> okay, so jen, good luck if you've got your lamaze coach there. >> i'm sure he'll be super helpful. >> congratulations to rob, who's a legend around these parts of "world news now," we're so happy for him and jen. >>

janai norman is here with the details. good morning, janai. >> michael, good morning.or the last 10 years. >> today we saw the images. bei bei, 4-year-old giant panda getting ready to leave america, to leave his home at the national zoo in washington, d.c., heading for china. it's all part of a longstanding agreement between the u.s. and china in the effort to save the panda population. bei bei, born here, for years now we've been reporting on him. a growth chart right in front of our eyes. >> the curls are back! >> we only have four days. >> oh, i missed them. >> i walked in with the curls, moton said thank goodness. >> oh my god, they look so beautiful, guys, where have you been? don't ever leave me again. >> did he ask -- >> why did you leave me? >> oh my gosh, someone get him a wig, for the love of god. >> i really should have asked permission. and for that i'm sorry. >> you're not. you're not. >> i really -- >> he just wants to -- america this friday morning. >> have a great weekend. >>> making news in america this morning, the new time line and the new demands. w

janai norman has more on that. good morning, janai. >> reporter: robin, good morning.g to one research firm, tiktok has been downloaded more than 750 million times in the last year. that's more than facebook, instagram and youtube, but now there are those concerns about what's being done with users' information. >> nope. nope. >> reporter: it's one of the most popular social media apps out there. ♪ my name is skylar >> reporter: loved by teens and young adults, turning dance videos and lip-syncs into viral sensations. with reports of 500 million users worldwide, tiktok has cemented its place in pop culture history favorited by stars like ariana grande. ♪ ♪ got me working side to side >> reporter: britney spears. >> i focus on getting a six pack. so here i go. >> reporter: and reese witherspoon. >> now look at me. my actions are -- >> reporter: but this morning the wildly popular app, which is owned by a chinese company, is reportedly under federal investigation. the u.s. government reportedly launching a national security review of the company's data collection and cen

eight players missing practice because of illness ahead of sunday's big game and janai norman is hereh more on that. good morning, janai. >> reporter: amy, good morning. so we knew the flu season was off to an early start this year, and now we're learning it is a force to be reckoned with. the flu responsible for sidelining more than a half dozen new england patriots. >> brady throws, the pass is caught. >> reporter: coming off a huge win over the dallas cowboys, the new england patriots are now facing a much tougher foe, the flu. at wednesday's practice, eight of the team's players were felled by the illness and sent home. >> for me, it's probably the most guys i've seen just be gone with just being sick. you look in their eyes and you could tell they were just out of it. >> reporter: including some of the defending super bowl champs' most essential players like all pro cornerback stephon gilmore. >> the pass is caught. intercepted by new england and stephon gilmore. >> reporter: safety devin mccourty says even the players spared by the virus so far are scrambling for protection in t