kendis and reena?> marci, thank you. >>> we're getting a chilling up-close look at one of the attacks as it unfolded last week. video obtained by the "daily mail" shows a gunman shooting out the windows of a restaurant. he leaves and then returns to point the gun at a woman, but it does not fire. it jams. seconds later, you see that woman popping up. her life spared. >>> new images surfaced online of the bomb hidden in a soda can that isis claims was responsible for downing a russian airliner in egypt last month. but a senior u.s. officials tells abc news that experts speculate the image is bogus. the official says it's likely isis is providing disinformation. >>> here new york city officials are reacting after isis released a video threatening attacks on the city. standing in the middle of times square, one of the images used in the video, the mayor said the people of new york city will not be intimidated. he added that there is no specific or credible threat against the city. the police commissioner

kendis gibson explains. kendis: a post-halloween was spurred by the trick questions republicans say the press reserved for them. >> is this a comic book version of a presidential campaign? >> that is not a nicely asked question. kendis: republicans are hoping to take more control of the formats for moderators. >> we will negotiate directly about the format. kendis: ben carson speaking on "this week." have moderators more are interested in disseminating the information about the candidates, as opposed cha, you did this." kendis: senator ted cruz is a little more ambitious. >> could you imagine a debate moderated by sean hannity and rush limbaugh and mark lovin? kendis: one-time front runner jeb bush is trying to revamp his campaign after report showing last week. the next question may be whether bush remains a viable

kendis gibson, abc news, new york. kimberly: a reward has more than tripled for information leading to the capture of a person who killed a u.s. marine in a hit-and-run crash in september. he had stopped to help a strained motorist. the reward for information leading to an arrest is now $6500. police release this composite sketch of a man wanted in an attempted rape on october 23. a woman was walking through the laundry room at the canterbury square condos when a man grabbed her from behind. the woman hit him. the man pulled out a knife, ordered her not to move, and ran off. if you have seen this man, please call the police. made big headlines wednesday, a runaway blimp in the skies of pennsylvania. the expense of military aircraft broke free of its tethers at aberdeen proving grounds and christ, knocking out power to buildings nearby. tom roussey has the investigation into how this happened. >> it does not appear to be attached to anything. tom: folks all over central pennsylvania took these videos. the blimp made a r

kendis and reena? >> our thanks to rick cline there. >>> the fierce debate over syrian refugees is playing out across the nation. the mayor of roanoke, virginia, set off a firestorm of criticism after he favorably compared the rejection of the syrians to the internment of japanese-americans after pearl harbor. but the interim governor is aallowing a syrian family. >>> two people are dead after a helicopter crashed and caught fire in southern california. the chopper was within inches of landing at an airport north of san diego when it began spinning out of control seconds later. it broke apart, hit the ground in a cloud of smoke and flames. fire crews doused flames quickly. both people on board were killed. >>> now some extreme weather. two flight attendants on an american airlines flight out of chicago. were injured when their plane encountered turbulence. it returned to o'hare airport. the paengs stayed in chicago and will return to england later on today. that followed the deadly storms that moved th

kendis and reena. >> all right. marci gonzalez reporting there from paris. >>> isis has put out another propaganda video threatening the u.s. on the heels of the parisian attacks. this time they're vowing to destroy the white house. the fbi says there's no credible threat but concern is growing that a homegrown radical may try a copycat attack. there are ongoing terror investigations in all 50 states, and law enforcement is now intensely monitoring dozens of suspected radicals across this country. syria and iraq, the defense secretary reveals that the u.s. of engagement, giving u.s. forces more leeway. will that mean more firepower? from iraq. >> reporter: the more than 8,000 u.s.-led air strikes launched in syria and iraq have been under those strict rules of engagement. but what would possibly loosening those rules mean? in a location here in iraq we were asked not to reveal we had a rare meeting with american military personnel coordinating those strikes. the aim is for zero collateral damage, meaning civilians o

reena, kendis? >> all right, megan, thank you. >>> we are getting new details this morning about the mastermind of the paris attacks killed in that raid in france this week. abdelhamid abaaoud was identified by his fingerprints. french investigators say he was behind four other plots that were foiled in paris earlier this year. abaaoud was a moroccan-born belgian citizen who bragged about slipping in and out of europe undetected. >> when n ey cross at those border points, eu passport holders are not always checked very carefully. >> until three days ago french thorities thought abaaoud was still in syria. they believe he and his terror cell were about to strike yet again. >>> we're learning more about that female suicide bomber who blew herself up as police closed in. family and friends say that not long ago the young woman had shown no interest in religion. they say she only began wearing the traditional veil a month abc's matt gutman is outside paris. [ explosion ] >> reporter: that blast spitting

. >> and i'm kendis gibson. going to get started with the wild weather that is raking over the middle of the country right now, flipping big rigs, ripping off roofs, and delaying flights for hours. >> and after dumping more than a foot of snow across the rockies, that same system has marched east, triggering twisters and thunderstorms from texas all the way up till illinois. here's more from abc's clayton sandell. >> tornado on the ground. >> reporter: tornadoes and strong winds are pummeling the midwest. >> tornado warnings. >> reporter: in knoxville, iowa tearing down trees and ripping through industrial buildings in the town of corning. just down the road flipping this semi. the driver survived. others in nebraska trying to manage under attack from heavy hail and rain. in oklahoma towns are being evacuated as high winds push a line of fire across dry grassland, dangerously close to isaac hamm's house. >> pulling into my driveway. this has bad idea written all over it. >> reporter: and from fire to ice. in col

good good morning. >> reena and kendis, thank you. good morning foup it's going to be an active day over the central plains and not in a good way as we have a strong low pressure system ride to the north and east. we'll have cold air meshing with warm and humid air and that's going toyingnight dangerous severe thunderstorms capable of damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes. at the same time concerning as well, snowstorm conditions, blizzard conditions east of denver. reena and kendis, back to you. >> our thanks to justin there. it is the end of an era of sorts in seattle. so sad here. the famous gum wall is coming down. >> workers yesterday started steaming away an estimated 1 million pieces of gum that had been stuck on the wall for over 20 years. it's going to take a couple more days to complete the job. they're using super hot steam instead of pressure washing the wall in order to conservative the bricks. >> yeah, the gum wall is near seattle's pike place market. residents, visitors, and everyone else will be allowed to start pu

kendis, reena? >> and alex, the french prosecutors have been saying all morning long that the target of the raids that took place in saint-denis right there behind you has been abdelhamid abaaoud, who was the mastermind behind all of this. how surprising is it for you who have been covering this since the very start to hear he might have possible have been right there in that residential neighborhood? >> reporter: not just surprising but scary. this is the nightmare scenario that french and european and american intelligence agencies all fear. you have thousands of fighters from these countries who have gone to syria to fight. and if this turns out to be true, and we know it has happened in previous occasions, make their way back to europe and join cells or form cells here in europe. we believe there are these sleeper cells not just in europe but in the united states. so it would be embarrassing to the french intelligence services and to interpol. it would be extremely scary, as i mentioned. but it

i'm kendis gibson. here are some headlines we're following on "world news now." >>> standing in the middle of times squauare, the mayor of new york city says there is no specific or credible threat to the city. this comes after isis released a video showing new york landmarks and threatening more attacks. full details in a moment. >>> the fate of the alleged ring leader of the terror attacks in paris is still a mystery this morning. it's not clear if abdelhamid abaaoud was killed in yesterday's bloody raid near paris. but police say they neutralized a new team of terrorists. >>> helicopter trying to land at an airport north of san diego. it started spinning out of control before breaking apart and crashing in a cloud of smoke and flames. both people on board were killed. >>> health officials in boston are proposing anyone buying tobacco and nick tone products, including e-cigarettes, must be 21 years old. if approved, the crackdown would go into effect in mid-february. those are some of our top stories

reena and kendis. >> so important, brandi hitt. thank you so much. >> we should point out there are currently over 2 million female veterans in the united states. growing numbers. >> as brandi mentioned about getting help, about 12% of our homeless population are vets. so they definitely need the help. >> yeah. >>> coming up, will smith hoping for a touchdown in his latest role. >> he's tackling one of football's biggest issues today. his role as a director making a discovery involving football and brain trauma. 1 test message test text1 underline >>> okay. so it may be one of the most dramatic turns in his movie career yet. will smith playing a doctor linking football to brain trauma. >> the film premiered last night at the afi fest and kabc's george pennacchio was there. >> i found a disease that no one has ever seen. >> reporter: "concussion" tells the story of dr. bennet omalu a forensic neuropathologist who discovered a football-related trauma to the brain called cte. the doctor goes in for the fi

. >> good morning, reena and kendis. this storm system will move over the great lakes region today bringing gusty winds. we have high wind warnings and also wind advisories in effect for much of the great lakes region. near the lakes we're looking at dust of up to 60 miles per hour. that does include detroit and buffalo. while further out we are looking at gusts of up to 40. we're also look at those breezy conditions moving across the mid-atlantic states on friday. and widespread rainfall across much of the lakes region and the northeast for today. the heaviest, though, will be parked over the northern lakes region. but this frontal system will also bring in widespread showers across places like new york city, philadelphia, seeing a soggy start, and it will quickly move off to the northeast, bringing rainfall across the new england states. reena and kendis, back to you. >> all right. >>> fans are sharing memories of soap star nathaniel martinson. he died yesterday from injuries he suffered in a car accident last month. m

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headlinesse're following thiss momoing on "world news now." surveillance video captutus the moment a pririte jet with ninin people o board crashed into an apartment building in akron, ohio. investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder and are seqking answers into what went wrong. full details straight ahead. >>> happening right now, breaking right now, a major battle raging in iraq to retake the northern city of sinjar from isis. thousands of kurdish forces launched the offensive on three fronts with support from u.s. air strikes. >>> more than 100 women are suing a major pharmaceutical company for mispackaged birth control pills that they say resusued in unwanted pregnancies. nono they're seeking compensatatn for the total cost of raising those kids into adulthood. >>> and a former navy s.e.a.l. has set a new record for the longest distance ever flown in a wing suit. he jumped from a plane more than 36,000 feet in the air and flew more than 18 mile

. >> reporter: good morning to you, kendis and reena. the debate stage was a little less crowded but that didn't stop some notable fireworks between the candidates. the top eight polling republicans in milwaukee debating for the fourth time. >> i got about four minutes last debate. i'll get my question right now. >> reporter: honing in on jobs, tacks, international issues and the economy. >> there are more words in the irs code than in the bible and not one of them is as good. >> reporter: candidates addressing the minimum wage. donald trump says no to raising it. ben carson changing his mind after supporting the raise at an earlier debate. >> every time we raise the minimum wage, the number of jobless people increases. >> reporter: carson making light of this past week of scrutiny over his life story. >> thank you for not asking what i said in the tenth grade. i appreciate that. >> reporter: the exchanges though heating up over immigration. jeb bush and john kasich challenging trump's plan to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants. >

i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm kendis gibson.julia roberts movies. >> i love her. >> she's fantastic. she can do no wrong. >> she can't really. >> and that interview with michael strahan is a lot of fun. >> we look forward to watching it. >> we're going to start with the misery that's taking place right now. the fast-moving storm that's slamming the nation's midsection, unleashing heavy snow, powerful winds, and damaging twisters. >> it's hard to imagine what winds can do. but apparently this storm has already knocked out power to thousands. it's taking aim at the great lakes right now with more than 20 million americans in its path. we begin our coverage with abc's brandi hitt. >> reporter: the massive storm system that covered colorado in up to a foot of fresh snow is now moving east. and pummeling the midwest with heavy rain, hail, damaging winds -- >> tornado warnings. >> reporter: -- and tornadoes touching down in iowa. >> wow. >> reporter: this semi truck flipped upside down. the driver survived. but several buildings have

kendis and reena? >> okay. marci, thank you so much. >>> more than 100 bikers have been indicted in connection with that shootout at a waco, texas restaurant in may. the bikers were charged with engaging in organized crimimil activity. nine of them were killed and 20 others injured in the wild melee whh broke out at a twin peaks restaurant. if convicted the bikers could face long prison terms. >>> the man convicted of attacks on three jewish sites near kansas city showed no remorse as he was sentenced to death. frazier glenn miller made an anan-semitic comment asse entered the courtroom. and after the sentence was it again. but the three people he killed 18 months ago were all christians, not jews. miller is 74. >>> new details in the meantime about the man being investigated for attacking a texas judge. chimene onyeri has now been charged with the murder and an unrelated lling. he's expected in court later today on those charges. sources tell our houston station that the same gun was used in both crimes. and w

i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. we begin with a mystery and confusion over the russian plane crash in egypt. 224 lives lost in just an instant. >> the airline quickly placed blame on an external impact announcing there was nothing wrong with that plane itself. but the russian government and aviation experts say it's too soon to rule anything out. more now from abc's alex marquardt. >> reporter: the vast desert now littered with charred wreckage and signs of the victims. a child's shoe and passports. new mystery swirling around what brought the plane down. the u.s. not denying the possibility of terrorism after an isis-linked group claimed responsibility. >> does isis have the ability to shoot down an airliner? >> it's unlikely, but i wouldn't rule it out. >> reporter: the flight full of tourists took off at 6:00 a.m. on saturday from sharm el sheikh, egypt, for st. petersburg, russia. before boarding, the parents of a 10-month-old posting a photo of her with the caption, "passenger in chief." this father and daughte

kendis? >> we alsoant to show you, 've got some video just in right now of that raid. we wanted to show it to you right now at this hour. >> yeah, alex, as you were talking, we could see that video and you could hear a lot of the bangs. this is taking place -- listen there. [ gunfire and explosions ] this video as that raid was taking place earlier this morning. and it seemed, alex, as if this went on for several hours. >> that's what we understand from witnesses androm official sources, that once this started at 4:30 in the morning it's continued for quite some time. we arrived on the scene about an hour ago. by that point it was relatively quiet. except for that loud spurt of explosions that i mentioned that seemed to case thend of this raid. the major question this morning is whether the main suspect, the ringleader, the mastermind of this attack, a man named abdelhamid abaaoud, was inside. he wasas the taet. we have no confirmion that he was inside this apartment. that'll be the big quest

. >> good morning, kendis and reena. we continue to have some unsettled weather impact the southwest. rain, snow continues to push its way eastward. dealing with some powerful winds on tuesday, las vegas into salt lake city and also for casper. where we do have a high wind watch in effect throughout the evening hours, some of those winds could approach 40 to 50 miles per hour. on top of that, the snow continues in the higher elevations going to be moving into the central rockies, as well. kendis and reena, back to you. >> thank you. >>> president obama shedding new light on his decision to troops american forces will not be on the front lines in the fight against isis pippen stead, mr. obama says this is an extension of what the u.s. is already doing. a defense department official says those troops begin arriving in the next few weeks. all are coming from the u.s. and are not already stationed in the region. >> as republicans debate about the next debate, a brand-new poll shows ben carson is in the lead. take a look at t

reporter: good morning, reena and kendis. yes, this is really a new phase for is as the terror group works to radicalize westerners and wage a global jihad. law enforcement agencies looking to protect the homeland. for the monday morning commute, coast to coast, an increase in security at so-called "soft targets." u.s. officials are worki with their counterparts in france, trying figure out how the isis terrorists were able to go undetected to pull off their brutal attack. >> isis is much more capable. there are more of them. this is a much bger threat than we ever faced from al qaeda. >> reporter: top law enforcement officials say they're deeply concerned that isis may have used new cell phone encryption technology. their communicatns invisible to trackers. it's called going dark. >> i've been complaining about going dark. i think you're going to see that will play a significant factor in thievent. very interested to see what type of phones they were equipped with. what types of apps they had on those phones. >> reporter: is

reena and kendis. >> i want to know what she does next.

. >> reena and kendis, thanks and good morning to you, as well. the northwest is going to be on the chilly side the next couple of days but not quite as stormy where it's going to be turning stormier, at least the central plains, that's the case here on this wednesday, lots of moisture streaming off to the north. so at the same time a front is sliding south and east so showers will arrive heading in towards thursday look at the huge change in temperature from northwest to southeast. reena and kendis, let's toss it back over to you. >> thank you, justin. >>> breaking through the clouds of donald trump's presidential campaign, a new bright spot. his wife. melania trump stumped with him for the first time in myrtle beach, south carolina, telling supporters he would be quote the best president ever. trump again called out hillary clinton as lacking the strength or the stamina to lead the country. >>> hillary clinton meantime, is appeasing immigration activists by take a new direction with her language. during a facebook chat with telemundo clinton sai

. >> reporter: good morning, reena and kendis. the department of homeland security is looking at ways to make foreign airport screening as rigorous as the united states, here airport workers may be credentialed every six months but in some foreign airports it is as infreak as every five years. the possibility that a terrorist bomb downed the russian plane in egypt is sending international shock waves with implications for u.s. travelers. >> i think there is a possibility that there was a seriously. >> reporter: the department of homeland security is expected to announce plans to tighten regulations on u.s.-bound flights from international airports as early as today. >> the obama administration is reviewing a number of different steps that we can take to enhance security for commercial flights bound for the united states from certain foreign airports. >> reporter: with more than 25 million americans expected to fly over the thanksgiving holiday, the need for vigilant security could not be greater. here in the u.s., baggage is sent

. >> reporter: good morning, kendis. that's right. that investigation is really just starting here in cairo. there are russian, egyptian and international teams working with evidence that they gathered at the crash site as well as the two black boxes which were recovered. now, the cockpit voice recorder which will be crucial in figuring out what happened was damaged so investigators say it'll take a lot more work to get the data off of it. i can tell you that egyptian officials this morning are fuming about these allegations of terrorism from the u.s. and uk. the foreign minister last night calling it bree mature and catastrophic for egyptian tourism. you know that tourism is the lifeblood of this country and it's already been decimated with all of the unrest over the past few years. now, isis and the sinai peninsula has made repeated claims they brought down this plane. that is being regarded skeptically because they've offered no proof. so for the meantime, the egyptians and rugs both calling for calm asking that everyone wait for t

. >> good morning, kendis and reena. it's going to be an unsettled thursday along the i-95 corridor. some soaking rain, new york city, philadelphia, add in gusty winds. really could be spelling for some hefty flight delays before the day's end with some gusty thunderstorms across the southeast coastline that will be impacting your myrtle beach and towards jacksonville. also have some pretty strong wind gusts moving into the great lakes, green bay to chicago. those winds, 35 to 55 miles per hour. and then the talk of the town is this next system that's moving into the country's mid-section friday into saturday. going to be pushing in some accumulating snow from sioux false and next stop is chicago. kendis and reena, back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> how about some animals in the news. starting in southern texas where a monkey was on the loose. it was out of its cage. the animal injured an 84-year-old woman who was taken to a hospital. two others also suffered minor injuries. one described the whole thing as monkey go

i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm kendis gibson. we're still having that "dancing with the stars" hangover. it was a great night. of course we're going to get into all of that excitement shortly. but we do have to get to the breaking news of the day, and it's coming out of chicago where protesters rallying into the night after the release of dash cam video showing the fatal police shooting of a black teen. the demonstrators blocked traffic and chanted "16 shots," the number of times 17-year-old laquan mcdonald was struck as a white police officer opened fire. abc's alex perez is in chicago where that officer has been charged with first-degree murder. >> reporter: this newly released dash cam video shows the chilling moments chicago police officer jason van dyke unloads his gun on 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. we will freeze the video here. >> it is graphic. it is violent. it is chilling. >> reporter: van dyke from cop to inmate, turning himself in, charged with first-degree murder. protesters are taking to the streets, coming head to

back to you, kendis and reena.ng, everyone. >> oh. >> lisa, happy thanksgiving. that was just awesome. >> so great having her back. >> that was awesome. >> now you know why she's a legend. did you ever know they eat chili and egg sandwiches? >> i didn't know that but i did notice a line of port a potties on central park west. it all explains it now. >> i love that piece. >> when we come back, a hollywood "a" lister who has had it up to here with politicians. as we look at the balloons. >> and someone is denying me the music of my favorite rap collective. stay tuned, "the skinny" up next. >> announcer: "world news now" ♪ skinny, so skinny >> welcome back. it's "skinny" time on thanksgiving morning. and we start with will smith, apparently thinking about making something of a career change. > yes, smith says he may soon need to run for political office. the "men in black" star tells the hollywood reporter when he looks at the political landscape, he's so incensed he can't sleep, and he seems to be ready to do somethi

kendis and reena? >> marci, what an outpouring of grief. all around. you can see e e growing memorial behind her. days? >> reporter: yeah, at all hours of te day and night, we've seen people coming out to makeshift memorials like this, lighting candles, leaving flowers, having silent moments of reflection. at the scenes, the six scenes in paris, we have seen parents come up to get their first heartbreaking look at where their children lost their lives. just walking down the street, we have passed people who didn't know the victims, just weeping openly. just so much emotion, sadness, and shock still here in papas. >> no doubt. several days of official mourning continue there in paris. marci gonzalez, joining us live, thank you. >>> an american college student from california is the first american casualty of the attack in france. >> nohemi gonzalez was a student at cal state long beach, studying abroad this semester. she was killed in one of the restaurant attacks. at cal state on sunday, hundreds of people attended a vigil in her honor. her devastated

. >> thanks, kendis and reena. the end of the week and into the start of the weekend all eyes on this area of low pressure. we have colder air in place. and this is the first snowfall that we're talking about of the season for some. sioux falls to des moines, interstate 35 and 80 impacted. and then the accumulating snow coming into chicago, madison and green bay. so prepare ahead for some travel delays. that snow going to be adding up for saturday. we're looking at three to six inches for the windy city. kendis and reena, back to you. >> okay, molly, thanks so much. >>> this is not your average scene on the roads of southern california right now. >> it's a big deal. >> it's a big deal. really big deal. the original taco bell restaurant. live pictures right now. that restaurant is on the move. >> yes, it is. the 400-square-foot store opened in downey, california in 1962. our thanks to the folks at kabc for this. they have stopped doing any police chases in order to capture this right now. the company refers to this

. >> reporter: good morning to you, reena and kendis. liverom milwaukee this time for donald trump and the rest o the field. the candidates who averaged at least 2 1/2% in the polls will be on the main stage tonight. >> the next president of the united states, donald trump. >> reporter: a rock star welcome for gop white house hopeful donald trurump in fnt of a pumped up crowd at a rally in springfield, illinois. trump taking jabs at his opponent and slamming ben carson. >> if you try to hit your mother over the head with a hammer, your poll numbers go up. >> reporter: the latest national poll shows trump and carson are practically tied followed by marco rubio, ted cruz and jeb bush which means trump will share center stage with carson at the fourth presidential debate tonight. >> i have never seen this before. >> reporter: in the last week carson calling himselff the victim of a media wiwitchhunt. >> you're asking me about something that occurred 50 years ago and you expect me to have the details on that. >> reporter: carson will likely

i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. we begin there half hour with new developments after a month of terror attack ooze. >> the state department issuing a rare worldwide travel alert warning americans everywhere during a busy ravel season. in paris, a suicide vest was found linked to a suspect in the deadly attacks there. and over in belgium, brussels is on lockdown for yet another day with threats imminent. our coverage starts with cecilia vega. >> reporter: amid that new alert, the state department warning u.s. citizens to possible risks of travel due to increased terrorist threats. hundreds of officers, their guns drawn, shots fired. a terror attack on a new york subway. this time, it was only a drill. but they are preparing for the worst. >> we are, and we continue to be, and we have been, concerned about copy cat-like attacks. >> reporter: isis promising attacks in this propaganda video, showing images of new york's iconic times square. and the city showing its muscle. cameras on every corner, heavily armed police,