a porsche that did in fact belong to janis joplin is up for sale. if you want a porsche painted totally psychedelic, we have one for you. it is about to be auctioned off. sandy? >> reporter: i had so much fun. the rock icon is back in the news this week. 45 years after janis joplin died. and the new film, a documentary called janis little girl blue is in theaters now. oh, lord won't you buy me a mercedes-benz. >> she may have asked for one kind of car, but the late janis joplin actually went with another brand. my friends all drive porsches. i must make amends. >> reporter: janis bought this car in the first flush of success in 1968 and had it painted to reflect the spirit of the times. >> it was a time for testing the limits. and the car seemed to offer that. >> reporter: her sister laura and brother michael have owned the car since joplin's death in 19770. >> i think it really represented an openness to her. the convertible aspect. and then the paint job. it was her personality all the way. >> she really loved to drive this enthusiastically. >> re

janis kelly is on a last minute shopping mission in georgetown.. (janis kelly shopper) "i made sure i got up really early, hit starbucks, and came here (laughs) she's scrambling to scratch all the names of her christmas shopping list... with less than 24 hours to (janis kelly shopper) i'm out of time, i'm always procrastinating, and i always think i'm going to get a better deal on christmas eve. stores are offering steeper discounts this holiday season compared to last, and some of the best sales are going on right now. many products are selling up to 40 percent below their prices on black friday. (jessica kearns urban outfitters manager) "it's going to be super busy, we're opening early, we have all our registers open so that we are super prepared for whatever comes our way." the national retail federation says 40 percent of holiday sales happen in the 10 days before christmas. holiday spending is expected to grow three-point-seven percent this year. sales are expected to top 630 billion dollars. mother nature is playing an unexpected role. (ny ti

and janis joplin's psychedelic sporgs sells for record at auction. porsche. and a must see will ferrell in a onesie. "early today" starts now. >> i'm alex witt, the seemingly unshakable rise of trump marches on. his popularity exploding in a new national poll. doubling second place ted cruz. his lead is widening despite this figure. almost 6 in 10 americans oppose his proposal with only 25% supporting it. but among republicans, support for the ban outnumbers the opposition 42-36. still his rivals are on the attack. last night hillary clinton said she does not find donald trump funny anymore. >> but now he has gone way over the line. and what he's saying now is not only shameful and wrong. it is dangerous. >> even ben carson is getting in on the action. donald trump may be afraid of muslims but he needs to face that fear. and just hours ago after being endorsed by the key new england police union, another bold proposition, a very strict executive action. >> anybody killing a police offir, death penalty is gonna happen. okay? we can't let this go. >> but there

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linzie janis abc news new york. surveillance cameras are rolling in florida as the driver of this ford f-150 slams right into the front of a store in north miami. three guys jump out.. climb in through the garage meant to keep them out and head right for the store's robbins jeans-- they cost between 3 and 700 dollars each. after leaving there, the group was caught on camera, again... breaking into another store where they stole 11 hover boards and more designer jeans. police are still searching for the suspects. a muslim family from the united kingdom is outraged, saying u-s officials stopped them from boarding a plane for a planned vacation to disneyland. says he and his family -- two brothers and their nine children -- were told nothing except they weren't allowed to travel to the u-s.... despite having previously obtained clearance. he says he feels like they were targeted for being muslim. mohammad tariq mahmood, holidaymaker who had been refused to board plane to us: "the only thought that came to my head, i kn

and it's all because the woman behind the wheel was janis joplin. the rock star bought this porsche used back in 1968. it's been in the rock and roll hall of fame in cleveland since 1995. but last night, at a new york auction, someone claimed the ride for $1.76 million. we'll be right back. ,, ♪ life. just when you think you know where it's going, it takes you someplace else. covered california is here to help californians who need health insurance get it. because it's more than just health care. it's life care. to save big during sleep train's you'retriple choice sale. for a limited time, you can choose up to 48 months interest-free financing on a huge selection of tempur-pedic models, or choose to save $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic mattress sets. you can even choose $300 in free gifts with sleep train's most popular stearns & foster mattresses. the triple choice sale, ends soon at sleep train. ♪ sleep train [train horn] ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ causing this deadly chain- reaction crash in the south. today -- sentenc >>> comi

cory: isn't there a janis joplin movie coming out right now? there is a resurgence in janis joplin.ay under discussion as well. janice is hot rayna. -- janis joplin is hot rayna. carol: you love cars and no cars. what's it like to get into a car like this? there are more technologically advanced cars, but this has a great heritage. hannah: i think the real thing is that you get a sense of it has a personality. i know that it's cliche to say, but it really does. it has its own little quirks. the pedals feel different. there's no power anything could no power steering or power brakes. you like you are operating a machine. you do not feel as close to a machine with a lot of modern cars because it is all electronic. cory: here is hate the turbos because it does not have the same connection. hannah: it is a human and machine on the road. what a connection. carol: what are they selling for? hannah: 400,000-600,000. that is way normal dent in normal 36 would get. carol: it could go up higher? cory: we have seen big numbers for cars this year. hannah: this has been a great year. cory: for s

linzie janis, abc news, new york. >>> now, to that deadly hit and run in vegas. new images of the mother accused of intentionally ramming her car into tourists outside popular hotels on the strip. backseat. lakeisha holloway appearing in court today for the first time, shackles around her wrists. lawyers saying she is, quote, distraught. holloway on suicide watch tonight. >>> and an update now on that mysterious fire ball some of you may have seen, lighting up the night sky over nevada. viszable in southern california and as far north as sacramento. tonight, mystery solved. officials confirming tonight, it was a russian rocket returning to earth, breaking upon reentry. >>> and there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight." the consumer alert. the growing scam targeting one of the most popular last-minute holiday gifts. the warning about gift cards. easy targets for crooks. how to make sure the card you buy hasn't already been drained of cash. >>> and take a look. the firefighter trapped at the window, engulfed in flames. the fire all around him. how he su

linzie janis, new york. >> thank you.hat's great advice. >>> and when we come back, you may be seeing more of rambo soon. >> and two legendary drummers settle their epic musical grudge for now. "the skinny's" next. ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >>> well, it's time for "the skinny." and baby makes three for facebook founder mark zuckerberg and his wife priscilla. >> they announced her birth by posting a letter to their newborn daughter on facebook, of course. >> maxima zuckerberg. that's a beautiful name. i love that. >> that's a great name. >> born early next week. she's max for short. i love that strong name. >> and in the letter to her little girl was a blockbuster announcement. the company is donating 99% of their wealth to charitable causes. that, by the way, is about $45 billion. >> the initial focus of what they're calling the chan zuckerberg initiative is on education, disease, and building strong communities. >> reporter: zuckerberg also said he plans to remain facebook's ceo for a long, long time. >> kudos to them. a lot

>> linzie janis in new hampshire. thank you, linzie. threats of a possible terror attack forcing authorities to cancel new year's eve fireworks in brussels. the decision today following the arrest of two terror suspects accused of plotting to attack police, soldiers and huge crowds celebrating the holidays. authorities saying the plan may have been inspired by isis. >>> meantime, back here at home tonight, the countdown to new year's eve is on. 1 million people expected in new york city's times square. abc's gio benitez tonight on the unprecedented security there. >> reporter: tonight, with just over 24 hours until the big night, security tightening ahead of new year's eve celebrations across the nation, following worldwide threats by isis and other terror groups. in new york city, an estimated 1 million revelers expected to pack into about 20 blocks in an around times square. >> we are not aware of any threat at this time that we deem credible. >> reporter: but they are not taking any chances. the nypd deploying 6,000 heavily armed off

abc's linzie janis is at laguardia airport here in new york. >> reporter: millions of americans facing chaos at airports across the country today. >> i've been stranded now in the airport for 50 hours. >> reporter: more than 2,000 flights canceled and roughly 4,000 more delayed. vidal mcneal is trying to get back to california after visiting family in chicago. >> i've been on the phone with the airline and they're telling me the soonest they can get me to oakland is thursday morning. >> reporter: others unable to wait and doing everything they can. >> we're trying to get our son back to school. he's actually marching in the rose bowl parade. so we saw this morning, early at 5:00, that the first leg of his travel is canceled. >> reporter: and tonight, passengers traveling from the south to the midwest facing a double whammy of bad weather. >> of course, we're flying into st. louis, where, like, all the roads are closed due to flooding. so, we're flying from one weather nightmare to another. >> reporter: david, the worst-hit airport? chicago, with over 1,000 flights canceled today. and i

((kirsten joyce)) and janis joplin's psychadelic car goes up for auction! just how much... the car sold for./// ((demetria obilor)) > trending singer janis joplin just sold for a lot of cash... joplin bought her porsche 356 as a used car in 1968. now, it's been sold for one- point-76- million-dollars. it's not just any car... she had it painted candy apple red with a colorful mural on top. joplin's siblings had it repainted in more permanent colors after the original paint job started to flake off. the car has been in the rock and roll hall of fame in cleveland for the past twenty years./// sherry swensk < gusty winds continue this morning... some neighborhoods getting bursts of wind up to 40 and 50 mph overnight. .................. those stronger winds will calm down, but we'll stay breezy as the cold core of the storm rolls in today. .......... that will increase the chance of showers and possibly even some thunder with the colder air aloft. ........... california is getting some snow in the sierras... maybe not as much as they'd hoped for... but everything is a bonus. ..

>> linzie janis reporting in from boston. thank you. >>> we turn now to the race for 2016, and donald trump's new surge tonight. a new national poll, part of it taken in the days after trump's controversial call for a ban on muslims coming to america. trump up 13 points since october now, to 35%. ted cruz, a distant second there with 16%, ben carson falling to third with 13%. and in one of those early voting states, south carolina, trump now 20 points ahead of his closest rival. abc's tom llamas, again, on the campaign tonight. >> reporter: tonight, donald trump may be taking heat, but with republican primary voters, he's on the rise. that new national poll shows him leading his closest rival by nearly 20 points, and some of that polling done after his controversial proposed ban of muslims coming into the u.s. israeli prime minister benjamin net ya hue criticizing the muslim ban, and today, trump tweeting he's now postponing his trip to israel, saying he'll go "after i become president of the u.s. ". >> i didn't want to put h

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linzie janis, abc news, framingham, massachusetts. >>> and more cold weather hits the northeast this weekend while the midwest gets more snow today. >> coverage continues right now with accuweather's justin povick. hey, justin. >> kendis and marci, thanks again. and good morning to you as well. we're tracking some snow on this wednesday. throughout the nation's midsection. i think enough it could cause some slippery travel north and eastbound to chicago as we get toward the evening rush. well, later on this week new year's eve forecast coming up now. looking quiet for the most part throughout the northeast, but it is going to be on the chilly side. those midnight temperatures mostly into the 30s and the 40s. kendis and marci, back to you. >> all right. our thanks to justin. >>> it turns out a domino's pizza order apparently was the downfall for texas affluenza teen ethan couch and his mother. authorities in mexico were able to track down the pair after they used a cell phone to place an order. abc's matt gutman has more from puerto vallarta. >> reporter: the three-week manhunt for th

>> linzie janis with us, as well, tonight. linzie, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now the other headline breaking late today. a grand jury in cleveland deciding not to charge the two officers involved in the death of tamir rice. the 12-year-old holding a pellet gun when the video shows a police car pulling up and then seconds later, an officer fires at rice. tonight, the prosecutor calling it a, quote, perfect storm of human error, but not a crime. here's abc's mara schiavocampo. >> reporter: tonight, prosecutors announcing a not to file charges against officers in the shooting death of 12-year-old tamir rice. >> given this perfect storm of human error, mistakes and miscommunications by all involved that day, the evidence did not indicate criminal conduct by police. >> reporter: tamir was fatally shot outside a recreation center in 2014 by rookie police officer timothy loehmann. >> he had reason to fear for his life. >> reporter: among the mistakes that prosecutors say led to the shooting, while the 911 caller indicated ta

. >> and the hair tattoos are and from christopher, the suit from janie and jack. and you know, i love a cool suit and the stinky mcgee tie. >> come on out, now. joseph, and stella and dory are all coming out together. >> and this trio is wearing something around $10, because at zulily we r rare about great prices all of the time. and here on joseph, check out the fleece plaid. this is the plaid collection by the way from gap. and the pants are herring bone, but you put them on like sweats. it is like sweatpants, and elastic, and so comfortable for kids, and stella and janie and jack with the skirt, and the metallic booties are so comfort comfortable. >> and to die for. >> and the pink plaid this time, and the floral dress which is something that could have opinion a carryover from the summer. it could be something that you pulled out of the closet from summer. >> everybody out by the tree. >> all right. >> do you wish that you could get a spa treatment everyday? >> the award-winning skin care product s products are just what you need. after this. with ingredients

janie is the senior haven't and general manager for open customer managing at american express which created small business saturday. good to see you. >> thank you. good to be here. >> congratulations. it blew up this year. >> thank you. we are very happy with the results, very happy. >> give us numbers. >> we saw more than 95 million americans shop small on small business saturday. over $16 billion was spent on the day. >> black friday sales were down and so you might think small business saturday sales would have been down as well. but you hit something here. >> i really -- i think we have. we were anticipating the day and we took a look at what was happening on black friday so we were waiting to see what would happen but i think we hit something. as you said, this is the sixth year of small business saturday and this year we really wanted to give back and get the communities to rally around the day. and so a big focus for us was getting events happening on the day, i was in the local high street and every shop was open, there were events, drinks, and that was what was important to