john donvan, abc news. >> congrats to winston is right. "gma" first thing tomorrow morning. david muir will be right back ?announcer : now on wisn 12 news. anchor: a winter storm smacks southeast wisconsin. >> everyone is digging out. >> the roads can be slick and sloppy. even dangerous at times, this deputy hit on the interstate. >> right now, the latest conditions. >> you need to follow signs posted. and the warning about race to clear the streets before the cold and yes, more snow hits. [captioning made possible by wisn-tv] patrick: a winter storm warning is in effect, for a few more hours. if you wanted a winter wonderland, you got it. there are some snow closings this evening they are scrolling at the bottom of your screen. sheldon: this is the most snow we've had all season. and wisn 12 news has you covered. let's start in the weather center with chief meteorologist

john donvan, abc news. >> no santa stealing. "gma" first thing in the morning.id muir will be back here tomorrow. i'm cecilia vega. have a great sunday. ribeiro: here's a sneak peek at tonight's "afv." we know you're gonna love it. [ clapping ] man: you got to take a picture of that. oh! [ laughs ] boo! ah! [ giggles ] oh! [ whines ] [ laughter ] oh, god! [ laughs ] boy: jump! [ woman laughs ] [ cheers and applause ] welcome to "america's funniest home videos." and now here he is, the host of our show, alfonso ribeiro! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ nice to meet you guys! hello, hello!

john donvan and caren zucker's book does just that. >> sean, thank you and welcome everybody. it's a great book. i feel bad that you've got might but back over there. it's a very moving book and what's great about it is there are individuals against the system stuff which is very moving and very real. the stories and social history so it's really a great read so congratulations, guys. >> thank you. >> i guess you know there are a lot of things about the book that did fascinate me and move me but why don't we start where you started which is how you both got interested in it and what led you to the relationship not your relationship together but abc and how this became a big story for you, caren. >> one year ago i had a son with autism and not long after that i figured out i would need to do something to try to help him to understand him better. i asked john to help me. we were a team of journalists working together. >> esop him as a story right away. >> no, actually john's side as the story right away and he said we were doing this very intensive program 40 hours a week, four

john donvan, abc news. >> congrats to winston is right. "gma" first thing tomorrow morning.uir will be right back here tomorrow night. i'm tom llamas in new york. good night. we have your fingerprints soon the safe., a photo of you opening the safe. a post using the hashtag "#justrobbedthesafe" so, what are we supposed to think? switching to geico could save you a bunch of money on car insurance. excellent point. case dismissed. geico. because saving fifteen percent or more on car insurance woo! because saving fifteen percent or more on car insurance because saving fifteen percent always a great answer.rance which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, >> i gill very lucky that nobody in my family got hurt. kimberly: what caused the alexandria apartment fire that displaced dozens of people. plus, walking in a winter wonderland. snow blankets the midwest and the northeast. what it means for us in your forecast. >> i don't have to

john donvan, abc news. >> no santa stealing. "gma" first thing in the morning.id muir will be back here tomorrow. i'm cecilia vega in new york. have a great sunday. >>> at 6:00 the deadly warehouse fire in oakland now being looked at by a criminal investigation team as the death toll climbs. >> i woke up to smoke and an entire wall on fire. >> forced to run for their lives two women living inside the warehouse talk about their escape. >> and tonight, we're learning more about in the first victims confirmed killed in the fire. >> abc7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> we're finding victims where we least expect them. >> a careful recovery, not even half finished, yet today rescuers announced the 33rd 33rd victim pulled from a warehouse fire in oakland. >> sky 7 showing the dangerous conditions that is forcing rescuers to pick their way through if urgent care. >> this is a special one-our edition of abc7 news at 6:00. tonight people are dropping off flowers, candles, and notes, at a growing memorial near in the warehouse. >> the fire started late friday, at the bu

john donvan, abc news. >> home sweet home for the holidays. thank you so much for joining.ry christmas, hawpy hanukkah, have a good night. i'm melissa magee. and i'm erin o'hearn. tonight on fyi philly. merry christmas. our list of festive fun and we've checked it twice! have the kids in philadelphia been good this year? with ideas for the naughty and nice! holiday shopping done fun! whether you're planning a party. it's very festive. or enjoying the sights and sounds. merry christmas santa claus. there's something on our list that will make this your best holiday ever!hi everybody and wi philly. we are at the strawberry mansion and it is all decked out for the holiday season. this is part of the historic houses tour and they are all decorated for christmas in fairmount park. hopefully by now, you've got the bulk of your christmas shopping done and you can relax and enjoy the sights and sounds of the season. and there are so many things to help spark that holiday spirit. at franklin square, there's the spectacular electrical spectacle.

john donvan, abc news. >> congrats to winston is right. "gma" first thing tomorrow morning.uir will be right back here tomorrow night. i'm tom llamas in new york. have a great evening. good night. my guest list just tripled. my cookie exchange is super competitive. mine too. i want to go really big with my appetizers. we can do it without blowing our budget. oh yeah, this is great! my family really needs to be wowed this year! standing rib roast! wow. everything for the holidays. that's my giant. ribeiro: here's a sneak peek at tonight's "afv." we know you're gonna love it. -oh, my! -olivia, time to get up! olivia! [ screams ] woman: these are riker's 2015 christmas cookies. -[ sneezes ] -oh, yuck! [ cheers and applause ] welcome to "america's funniest home videos." and now, here he is, the host of our show, alfonso ribeiro! [ cheers and applause ] hey! hello! hello.

john donvan, abc news. >> home sweet home for the holidays. thank you so much for joining.ry christmas, happy hanukkah, have a good night. >>> tonight at 6:00, not a christmas present for raider fans at all. the star quarterback carried off the field. some of the coldest we can we have seen. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >>> thank you for joining us. we start with developing news. that big concern among raider nation just before the start of the playoffs. trainers carted derek carr off the field after a violent sack which broke his leg. the injury will cause him to miss the start of the playoffs. let's check in with lisa amin gulezian live at oakland coliseum. fans must be devastated. >> reporter: even though the raiders beat deals somber moot out here. fanners are worried with just 11 minutes in the fourth quarter are derek car was sack. the blow broke his fibula. the game wasday laid. the quarterback was first taken to sidelines and then by cart to the locker room. a lot of fans are devastated, while the team rushes to move forward. >> like seeing one of my kids get hurt.

john donvan, abc news. >> brave mom and a beautiful baby. thank you for watching. "gma" and "this week" in the morning. i'll see you back here tomorrow night. [captioning made possible by wisn-tv] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: now on wisn 12 news. adrienne: here comes the snow. the first measurable snowfall of the season is on its way, and it could cause some slippery roads. we begin in the weather center where li storm. ,sheldon: lindsey, the snow arrives tomorrow morning. lindsey: we are talking accumulations this time. some areas had a few inches two weeks ago. we did not get measurable snow in milwaukee. this will be happening, moving in right now, off towards iowa and moving in.

john donvan, abc news. >> congrats to winston is right. "gma" first thing tomorrow morning.uir will be right back here tomorrow night. i'm tom llamas in new york. have a great evening. good night. >>> tonight, step forwards normalcy for a neighbor shaken by the deadly ghost ship for. >>> in the sierra about to start coming down. >>> and a popular bay area pathway shut down after it collapses in the latest round of rain. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >>> good evening. thank you for joining us. nine days after fire destroyed an artist's warehouse in oakland, killing 36 people, the street is re-opening. sergio has more. >> reporter: as you mentioned this street has been shut down for morning a week. right now let me show you what's going on. a bunch of mourners in front of a temporary fence encircling the entire building. this afternoon police officers began removing traffic barriers to re-open the block. there was a sizable group of onlookers as officers started moving the barriers. they actually asked the crowd to help them move the flowers, candles and other items. this afte

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john donvan, abc news. >> i say the uglier the better. "gma" and "this week" in the morning. i'm cecilia vega. [captioning made possible by wisn-tv] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: now on wisn 12 news. adrienne: here it comes. a winter storm warning right now for most of us. the snow is moving in, just starting to , sometime tomorrow. we're already getting some snow closings. you can see them across the bottom of your screen. i'm in the weather watch 12 weather center with meteorologist lindsey slater. what is the latest? lindsey: it is starting to move in. the darker colors indicate some of the heavier pockets. most of us are getting the light snow, but this will not be the only time we see this.

john donvan, abc news. >> i say the uglier the better. "gma" and "this week" in the morning.great night. >>> tonight, a major roadway blocked by a tree after days of rain. rain is still coming down, though it may not last. ♪ >>> and a personal tribute paid to those who lost their lives in the ghost ship fire. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >>> the marine keeps coming, and it's -- rain keeps coming, and it's leaving its mark. good evening, i'm eric thomas. we'll get to the forecast in a moment, first, we go to highway 13 in oakland where workers are working to clear a giant tree that fell across both lanes. sergio, what's the status? >> reporter: last time we talked, that tree was laying across both lanes of southbound highway 13. i want to show what crews are doing. they've managed to clear it out of both southbound lanes. the massive tractor, they're going to attach a couple of chambers chains to it and physically pull what's left of what's laying on the northbound lanes across the barrier. then they're going to cut it apart and sweep the rest of it off of the freeway. now, w

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john donvan, abc news. >> i say the uglier the better. "gma" and "this week" in the morning.e a great night. >> i'm karen rogers. >> and i'm melissa magee. tonight on fyi philly. >> this is absolutely stunning! >> it's beginning to look a lot like gift giving season! >> philly centric ideas. >> and we've got one of a kind finds for you! >> no one else will have it. >> from artisan made offerings. >> what a great holiday gift. >> to hand crafted made spirits. >> i've never seen anything like this. >> plus toy ideas for the kids and gift guides for men and women! >> hi everybody and welcome to fyi philly. >> we are at the kimmel center for the performing arts and they are ready for the holidays, of course! >> we have a super exciting contest to tell you about later in the show. >> it would be the ultimate christmas gift for a couple looking to tie the knot. >> hint hint, stay tuned for that. >> but let's kick off our holiday season with some shopping ideas. >> two outdoor philly markets have been a huge hit for finding unique gifts. >> and this year you can find

john donvan, abc news. >> brave mom and a beautiful baby. thank you for watching.and "this week" in the morning. i'll see you back here tomorrow night. i'm cecilia vega. have a great saturday. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... ...while his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just 79.99 per month online for the first year. cable can't offer that. only fios can. >> wheel of fortune will not be seen tonight so that we can bring you the following special presentation. >> a holiday tradition shines on 6abc! live from dilworth park at city hall: join the action news team for a magical night around philadelphia's holiday tree! bundle up! for sights and sounds of the season: from the ice rink to the new winter garden maze. and the story of how this enchanting cen

abc's john donvan explains. >> 3, 2, 1!reporter: it's the sphere for the year, the ball dropping ritual in new york's times square. >> i've been coming out to see the ball drop for close to 20 years. >> reporter: the globe, now a global affair, seen by one billion people around the world. but originally conceived back more than a century ago as a stunt by the "new york times". our symbol of the new year getting more sophisticated over the decades, then going national. televised across america which brings us the welcome 2017 ball. this thing weighs almost six tons, is made of 2,688 triangle shaped panels of waterford crystal, and 32,000 l.e.d. lights, together creating more than 16 million colors. floating through the sky will be not just any confetti. >> 3,000 pounds of confetti are thousands and thousands of people's wishes. >> reporter: they refer to it as wishfetti the one sentence aspirations of ordinary folks, who this year are wishing -- >> for 2017 i wish that people would gain common sense and be nicer to each othe

financial surprises by helping you uh-huh >>> finally tonight, when santa goes missing, we put our john donvan on the case. >> reporter: here's how to help a kid feel lousy at christmastime -- steal her santa. >> she tells it good night every night before going to bed. the day. it was a really big deal with her. >> reporter: so this year, santa returned to the lawn until somebody decided to swipe it. >> i pulled in the driveway and she told me, santa claus is gone. >> reporter: her mom felt moved to tell her about it on facebook. >> it just touched my heart, and just wanted to do something for the family. >> reporter: right after that, tracy showed up with a perfect match. so, if you want to be the one who makes a kid feel great again, be like tracy. >> now i have a little friend. >> reporter: be a santa giver and not a santa stealer. >> no santa stealing. "gma" first thing in the morning. david muir will be back here tomorrow. i'm cecilia vega. have a great sunday.

now, first up john donvan and caren zucker's new book "in a different key". this is hardly just a medical fail. it's a very human story of doctors who studied and misunderstood conditions in patients who spent years away, hidden away at home or in institutions and the parents who were maligned for their children to uncontrollable behavior. it's the story of the darkness of the past and attempts to discover brighter future for those who have autism. the "washington post" reviewer herself, the mother of an autistic child said the book does what no other autism book has done, captures all that bewildering and -- aspects. i've wept and rage for reading it all the while thinking yes, this is my experience. brought together with dignity and affection on the page. with the "washington post" year and notables light -- and might just inspire us and help us understand our world. john donvan and caren zucker's book does just that. >> sean, thank you and welcome everybody. it's a great book. i feel bad that you've got might but back over there. it's a very moving book an

hers, john donvan, abc news. >> aww, this is hitting so close to home. my baby came fast like that. >> how fast? >> 30 minutes. we call him the flash. if i would have left home ten minutes later he would have been born in an uber. we would have gotten a big cleanup bill. >> that would have been an awesome story. >> don't miss our updates on facebook at "wnnfans.com." >> and coming up a lot more from >>> making news many america this morning. deadly inferno. new details from the people who made it out alive. >> i woke up. to smoke. and -- an entire wall of fire. >> dozens dead likely to rise. and the growing memorial as families wait for answers. >>> plus, remembering the lives lost in the warehouse fire. a teacher. a barista. and musicians. what we're learning about the victims already identified. >>> more contenders for secretary of state. president-elect donald trump expanding his search for that dab net position. who has been added to the list. and his controversial phone call

john donvan and caren zucker's book does just that. >> sean, thank you and welcome everybody. it's a great book. i feel bad that you've got might but ba o

john donvan, abc news. my baby came fast like that. >> how fast? >> 30 minutes. flash. if i would have left home ten minutes later he would have been born in an uber. we would have gotten a big cleanup bill. >> that would have been an awesome story. >> don't miss our updates on g m abc. making news man this morning. deadly inferno. new details fple who made it out alive. >> i woke up. to smoke. and -- an entire wall of fire. likely to rise. and the growing memorial as families wait for answers. >>> plus, remembering the lives lost i teacher. a barista. what we're learning about the victims already identified. >>> more contendersstate. that ent-elect donald trump dab net position. who has b and his controversial pho

john donvan, abc news. >> what a cool story. >> you can see how genuinely happy they all were for their ie >> i was that excited when i got into my sure thing. you always have your school you that definitely get into. >> did you have a celebration? >> oh, my god. it's like yes, yes. i'm in devry. >>> this morning on "world news now," growing fears of foreign influence on american elections. >> as new reports surface of russia using hackers to help donald trump get elected. the president-elect is dismissing those claims as ridiculous. and at the same time facing backlash over a potential ties to russia. the full story ahead. >>> and breaking news in the death of a former new orleans saints player. the late-night verdict in the road rage murder trial. details, just coming in. >>> then, mowers behind bars, the often overlooked victims of parental ip cars ragz are the children they leave behind. how one very special day of mother and child reunions is helping not just to heal the the course of their lives. >>> and -- >> no putts. >> putting with the president. bill murray getting a warning

john donvan, abc news. >> aww, this is hitting so close to home. my baby came fast like that. >> how fast? >> 30 minutes. we call him the flash. if i would have left home ten minutes later he would have been born in an uber. we would have gotten a big cleanup bill. >> that would have been an awesome story. >> don't miss our updates on facebook at "wnnfans.com." >> and coming up a lot more from >>> good morning. i'm mara schiavocompo. in for diane macedo. >> i'm ryan smith in for kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >>> tragic numbers continue to grow in oakland. more than two dozen confirmed dead in that massive warehouse fire and we're now names of some of the victims as questions remain whether the fire could have been prevented. full coverage in a moment. >>> the death toll in the gatlinburg wildfire has risen to 14. the latest victim, a woman who was killed in a multi-car crash as she was trying to flee. dolly parton has announced a telethon in nashville to help victims of the fire.