. >> colonel matthew tucker says the military's ability to operate here shouldn't be taken as a threat. >> we have a series of operations that we conduct throughout the year focused on demonstrating our ability to rapidly deploy, gaining domain awareness, ensure we know and understand what our adversaries are doing in the region or our competitors are doing in the region, and then preparing our capabilities. >> these troops are working day and night, not only to protect the nation, but also to provide critical oversight on those russian and chinese forces. as all three countries look to exploit the opportunities in the arctic. stephanie ramos, abc news, new york. >> fascinating story, stephanie. thank you. baseball star shohei ohtani's, former interpreter, is facing more legal troubles. ippei mizuhara is set to be sentenced in january on charges related to stealing nearly $17 million from ohtani. now, the reigning national league mvp wants mizuhara to hand over $325,000 worth of baseball cards bought with the stolen money. a hearing is set for next month. the racing world has lost one

colonel matthew tucker says the military's ability to operate here shouldn't be taken as a threat. >> we have a series of operations that we conduct throughout the year, focused on demonstrating our ability to rapidly deploy, gaining domain awareness, ensure we know and understand what our adversaries are doing in the region, what our competitors are doing in the region. and then preparing our capability. >> reporter: linsey, these troops are working day and night, not only to protect the nation, but also to provide critical oversight on those russian and chinese forces. as all three countries look to exploit the opportunities in the arctic. linsey? >> linsey: certainly an uptick in activity there. stephanie, thank you. >>> next tonight, tomorrow is black friday, one of the busiest days of the holiday shopping season, which is shorter this year. and so far, all signs are pointing to shoppers spending more money, even though many are still carrying debt from last year. more now from abc's melissa adan. >> reporter: tonight, the holiday shopping season is heating up, and despite widespr

colonel matthew tucker says the military's ability to operate here shouldn't be taken as a threat. >> bering strait is literally right here. we need to make sure that we have freedom of navigation within the bering strait and ensure our ability to deploy here in a crisis or conflict is something we need to be able to do on behalf of the nation. >> reporter: for "good morning america," stephanie ramos, wales, alaska. >> gio: a fascinating report. stephanie, thank you so much. >>> and some cucumbers across the country here and canada have been recalled because of a potential salmonella contamination. federal officials are investigating an outbreak linked to cucumbers, making at least 68 people sick across 19 states. arizona company sunfed produce has recalled cucumbers sold from october 12th to november 6th. they were sold in some albertson's, wegman's and walmarts. whit? >> whit: now, to the post-thanksgiving holiday shopping rush. americans out in force buying up the bargains in the run-up to the holidays, cyber monday just around the corner, and abc's alexis christoforous is here now

tucker in stride. 58 yards to the house raiders. take the lead. 17 to 16. you knew the chiefs would answer. however, it wasn't with a touchdown. only a field goal as matthewks the 3 makes it 1917, kansas city. the game came down to this final minute. raiders with a 33 at the chiefs. 32 yard center, jackson powers. johnson snaps the ball early. bounces away and recovered by the chiefs. the champ somehow survive with another close win 19 to 17, get this 9 of the chiefs 11 wins this season have come by 7 points or fewer. all right. now to college football for a fun rivalry matchup in the south bay, stanford and san jose state meeting in the bill walsh legacy. game walsh, of course, graduating from san jose state and coach at stanford before winning those 3 super bowls with the forty-niners. the first time these teams have met since 2013 and it was worth the 2nd quarter spartans up 7 to locker. you get to nick nash, his second touchdown. catch of the game. look at him. go off and get it. his 16th of the year breaks the single-season school record. san jose state up 14, we move into the 4th quarter spartans with the ball leading by 10. this is what it gets cra