mickey and minnie mouse made a special visit to chicago today.y came all the way from walt disney world to test the lights for the upcoming mag mile light's festival. the festival is november 17th at 5-30 p-m. mickey and minnie are once again the grand marshals of the event that includes lighting more than one million lights on 2-hundred trees. more fallout after the storm. >> new congressional budget office report predicts the economy would fall into a recession if there was a lengthy impasse in washington. >> good afternoon everybody. now that those of us on the campaign trail have had a chance to get a little sleep, it is time to get back to work. as i said on tuesday night, the american people voted for action not politics as usual. the elected us to focus on your job's not ours. in that spirit i have invited leaders of both parties to the white house next week so we can start to build consensus around the challenges that we can only solve together. i intend to bring in business and labor and civic leaders from all across the country to get t

minnie looking sexed up, glammed up a bit. >> minnie wearing a mini. >> rocking the mini.. remember to follow us on facebook, wnnfans. >> on twitter, #wnnfans. coming up more news from abc. #-wnnfans. coming up more news from abc. >>> this morning on "world news now" -- deck the malls. >>> this morning on "world news now" -- deck the malls. black friday shoppers are out there in force braving the crowds. >> they are facing long lines and some short tempers all to get those deep discounts. it's friday, november 23rd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning. happy friday. i'm brandi hitt in for paula faris. >> we didn't scare you off yesterday. >> no. >> you came back for some more. >> you guys are nice. you're too good to me. >> you're a glutton for punishment. it's been great having you. so have a safe trip back to l.a. this afternoon. >> later today. going back to la-la land. >> sleep on the plane. my best advice. good morning, everybody. happy friday. i'm rob nelson. >>> holiday shoppers are off and running, looking for everything from toy

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minnie mouse is getting a mad -- madison avenue makeover. she is all glammed up for the holidays.imagines herself transported to the runway, and she is not alone. other characters including mickey, goofy and even snow white got in on the makeover. don't worry. it is only temporary and disney is the parent company of abc7 news. >>> colin rush is here. and jim harbaugh believing less is more when it comes to information being given to the media. >> that seems to be the case with him with everything. competitive advantage, 1%. what do these things mean in relation to the quarterback situation? i'll explain. on the hardwood, saint mary's and cal looking for 5-0 starts. one would get there. that's next in sports. it's time to change the way we clean. it's time to free ourselves from the smell and harshness of bleach. and free ourselves from worrying about the ones we love. new lysol power & free has more cleaning power than bleach. how? the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs. new lysol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family

minnie mouse is getting a mad -- madison avenue makeover. she is all glammed up for the holidays. mini imagines herself transported to the runway, and she is not alone. other characters including mickey, goofy and even snow white got in on the makeover. don't worry. it is only temporary and disney is the parent company of abc7 news. >>> colin rush is here. and jim harbaugh believing less is more when it comes to information being given to the media. >> that seems to be the case with him with everything. competitive advantage, 1%. what do these things mean in relation to the quarterback situation? i'll explain. on the hardwood, saint mary's and cal looking for 5-0 starts. one would get there. that's next in sports. >>> jim harbaugh admitted it. not announcing a starting quarterback for sunday's game in new orleans gives the team a competitive advantage of about 1%. 1%. the man is stubborn, peoplement the problem is safety dante whitner let it out of the bag saying kapern cry k will be the started. smith has not been cleared to play. harbaugh says sticks and stones may break my bone

minnie mouse is getting a mad -- madison avenue makeover. she is all glammed up for the holidays.she is not alone. other characters including mickey, goofy and even snow white got in on the makeover. don't worry. it is only temporary and disney is the parent company of abc7 news. >>> colin rush is here. and jim harbaugh believing less is more when it comes to information being given to the media. >> that seems to be the case with him with everything. competitive advantage, 1%. what do these things mean in relation to the quarterback situation? i'll explain. on the hardwood, saint mary's and cal looking for 5-0 starts. one would get there. that's next in sports. dkx ñ >>> jim harbaugh admitted it. not announ not announcing a starting quarterback for sunday's game in new orleans gives the team a competitive advantage of about 1%. 1%. the man is stubborn, peoplement the problem is safety dante whitner let it out of the bag saying kapern cry k will be the started. smith has not been cleared to play. harbaugh says sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me. >>

because there's a price tag, i feel like minnie pearl that i have a little price tag on the bill. we did informal surveys and found a lot of schools

because there's a price tag, i feel like minnie pearl that i have a little price tag on the bill. we did informal surveys and found a lot of schools had programs. these things are mostly codifying something or alerting the principal and in that way you can deal with the budget monster. and then people -- this is so much on the radar -- you have i guess it's a good thing, you have members who never would have dealt with this competing for who could be the biggest anti-bully person. and that's good. i mean it's healthy. but the other thing is we get all this feedback either through email or, gee, seth's law is not being enforced yet in my district, what's the story? so then we call up and find out, well, the bill just went into effect 3 days ago or something, but at least there's this back and forth now which i also think is very healthy. so you have the investment of the constituents and they have a focus i haven't seen in a long time around many issues. so we will experience that success and won't have to affect the state economically, but as always when you are in crisis you want

characters like minnie mouse like they have never been animated before as super models no less. big boss, bill eiger is proud of this collaboration. >> i think it is going to illustrate yet again, the great characters are always in fashion and always in style. >> more good news here, a joint disney, barney's fashion line will be available during the holidays with 25% of the proceeds going to the red cross of course to help victims of hurricane sandy. >> sjp, sarah jessica parker, channelling inner minnie mouse. the search nor bigfoot some interesting characters running around in the wood. >> don't miss that hard-hitting piece. almost the holiday travel season as we all know. that means long lines, delays, and flight attendants under a lot more pressure than usual. the on board freak-out is next here on "world news now." ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] sponges take your mark. [ female announcer ] one drop of ultra dawn has twice the everyday grease cleaning ingredients of one drop of the leading non-concentrated brand... to clean 2x more greasy dishes. dawn does more. so it's not a chore.

modeled on disney characters like minnie mouse and pink that you see right there. announced that 25% of their sales from the holiday electric collection will go to the red cross and that money will be used to help victims of hurricane sandy. now -- >> i think we need to open lynette's mic for that. >> lynette? look at your screen. we know you have seen magic mike so this is going to be no surprise. in particular lynette quite excited right now. "people" magazine crowned channing tatum this year's sexiest man alive. now unfortunately lynette. he's a married man. >> the wife is beautiful too. >> also an actress and tatum follows bradley cooper who's last year's sexiest man alive. >> joining us up here now for a color commentary on that is lars. >> i wanted to -- lynette charles. >> i wanted to say good choice. >> she's running out and buying a "people" magazine on commercial break. >> we need the cameras rolling on break on you. >> i love it. >>> we'll move on. pulling the twigger in your life -- trigger in your life could depend on who's going to do it that's for su

i fell asleep on the way to set and i felt my head spinning, and i got out and took two steps and minniest tmy knees went to the fence. they brought me to the makeup room. they said i'llro get the medic d we were look there's nothing -- unless you can cure me of celiac disease, this is -- we've been trying to tell you there's no medic right now. they had to carry me into the car and bring me to the doctor where i went and i was there for seven hours. >> jennifer, where does it stand with you and cbs. >> last week i was on suspension which meant i'm still in contract and not being paid because that's suspension. they legally stop paying and i'm not able to work on any tv show on network. i can do a film or broadway or something on cable that doesn't go on the 10:00 time slot. they cut my contract and it's completely illegal but they know i don't have the money or the means to sue them. i've been in the business of 20 years. there's so many things of injustice that happen in this is about. it's what you sign up for. it is what it is. this, though, is something that is not about me. it's abo

. >>> today, apple's latest creation hits the shelves. ipad minnie goes on sale. doesn't seem to be creating a whole lot of buzz. at least not the buzz as previous apple products. a live look outside the bethesda store. if you look closely, one person waiting for the newest product. there he is. this version of the popular tablet, two inches smaller than the regular sized ipad. cheapest version of the ipad mini, $329. the ipad mini expected to battle other tablets like the amazon kindle fire and the google nexus 7. >>> today we'll learn the identify of california's newest millionaire. the name of a woman will be revealed who lost a $23 million ticket in may. a newspaper published this photograph from a surveillance camera. this picture showing her buying the winning ticket. that ticket was in a glove compartment the entire time. the jackpot set to expire in three weeks. just in time. >>> actor george clooney is a distant relative -- a really distant relative to president abraham lincoln. according to ancestry.com, clooney is the half first cousin five times remove

the ipad minny goes on sale today and apple fans line up around the world. they've been lining up to get their hans on the new tablet but the crowds are smaller than we've seen for previous apple products. the 7.9-inch min is priced higher than model gadgets at $329. >> the lines for early voting seem to be as long for the lines to get an ipad. >> that's good. >> i wonder which one is moving faster though. that's the question. >>> there's a new king in the world of country music. >> blake shellton won top honors taking home the entertainer of the year award. >> now, this is the first time shelton has won the award. previous winners include chesney chesney. >>> all right. good times. >>> still plenty ahead on fox 5 morning news. the battle for the white house, we will tell you where the candidates will take their message today. >>> fox is on our way to the area where people are most affected by sandy. >>> hundreds of trucks here at national harbor prepared to head to new york and new jersey to help out the millions of people still without power. we'll have th

don't waste time trying to reach your doctor or reach aunt minnie, who had a stroke ten years ago, and is the family expert on a stroke. call 911 and come directly to the hospital. that's the only way we have a chance of getting to patients in time. we have a 54-year-old white female, 54-year-old white female, possible stroke. in the past, before doctors had the means to check the damaging effects of a clot, stroke victims were not considered a priority, by paramedics or emergency personnel. now that we have proven interventions available, that attitude is changing, and more and more emergency medical systems are recognizing that stroke is an emergency that should be treated as equally important as heart attack or trauma, or any other level i priority. and the same with triage nurses, and other decision makers in the emergency department after arrival. you're going to the chest pain center. do you know where that is? ken arrived at the hospital an hour and a half after karen. within minutes, half a dozen specialists rushed him through a maze of corridors to her side. they were just pum

abc recently reported a targeted mall wear attack which we're calling minnie fling. so it will go after our director. it will go one of our director who is does a lot of work outside the conversation. and in essence those two kids i talked about, it took about four or five different tools kit. then it was able to dake screen shots and everything they were doing on that computer. in an environment like this, nobody really cares about it. that's a pretty big deal. every day to give the president the daily grief on what world events happened last night. the last thifpk he could adepord is to have someone with that audio capable. so it really -- in essence takes everything on that computer. so we have some really smart people looking at this. fortunately for c.i.a. we have ha very good defensive operation. so we have, you know, your best defends is what you learn from europe. and so we've had the luxury of good offenses folks who help us with the defense. and to the military members in the audience you know the same scenario. we have no other concern. we were talking abo

the theme is a disney fashion fantasy, with minnie mouse and some of the high names of fashion.ah jessica was there for the unveiling. we have more of barney's holiday window display. you can see it all on goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! >> i love the christmas windows. >> i do, too. it puts a smile on your face and fun to do it together with barney's. >>> before we go to weather, we want to do our pop quiz. which of these stars is auctioning offer a chance for a dinner date to raise money for hurricane sandy relief? is it kristen stewart, keira knightley, or gwyneth paltrow. don't do it. the answer -- i'm getting -- the answer is coming up. >> sounds like -- >>> sounds like sam should do the weather right now. >> i don't know. which one? which one? good morning, everybody, from times square. appropriately dressed, most of us. there's a group of huskers over there. get them in the shot. love the signs. let's get to the boards. here's some stuff happening we need to talk a little bit about. let's talk about the west coast storm system that moves in. central california gets some

his wife at some kind of cultural event, and they had figures that sort of looked like mickey and minnie mouse. and when i saw that i said, hey, that's ping-pong diplomacy in a new guise. i think an equally likely outcome maybe in the short run is that kim jong un's effort to really bring about change is going to run into tremendous pushback from elements of the military who are not prepared to live with the consequences of that change. is and you could see an internal implosion. so i agree with chris hill that watch north korea. >> yes, okay. >> when you come last, there's not many surprises left. [laughter] i agree by definition, t hard to define it. first, we've got to have some sort of disagreement, so i will be surprised if we have a burma in north korea. i won't get into detail, we want to get to your questions. the trouble with talking to the chinese, they won't talk to us. and as kurt knows, it's too sensitive to talk about contingents in north korea. but i think you're suggesting some unilateral exposition -- >> yeah. >> because this is a possible danger. if there's a collapse i

appearing with his wife as some kind of a cultural event and they had figures that looked like mickey and minnie mouse. when i saw that, i said that ping-pong diplomacy and a new guys. i think it equally likely outcome, maybe in the short run is that kim jong is a third to bring about changes is going to read countrymen into tremendous pushback from elements of the military who are not prepared to live the consequences of that change and you could see an internal implosion. i agree with north korea. >> i agree by definition respect of some disagreement in this panel, so i really will be surprised if we have another irma and north korea. i just don't think it's going to happen. we want to get to your questions. the trouble attacking the chinese as they won't talk to us. it's too sensitive to talk about north korea, but you're suggesting perhaps some unilateral acts as a nation been to respond. >> if there's a collapse in north korea, the danger of the chinese going in and we go in the loose nuclear weapons, refugees, it's a serious situation. we've been trying to talk to the chinese. i hope your

the ipad minnie and newest version of the ipad go on sale today.everal apple stores in new york will remain closed due to superstorm sandy, soho, 14th street and grand central station. in asia, we were talking about in the last hour they're not selling those things as fast as they thought. aig swinging to a third quarter profit, beating forecasts after posting a nearly $4 billion net loss a year ago. the company saw improvements across all of its insurance businesses. the ceo telling maria bartiromo it's too early to estimate the financial impact of the storm. >> the coast guard opening the port of new york and new jersey on restricted basis allowing the backlog of barges containing relief supplies and oil. kelly, this week or next week, if i can get home today i can hold out 'til next week maybe. will it be okay? >> reporter: joe i think you'll see some incremental relief but you may still find yourself in a fuel line and i think it could be a week to two before we feel real wide seed relief. you can see the port of new york and new jersey behind

i said,-they looked like mickey and minnie mouse. i think their efforts to try to bring about change will have a tremendous push back the military or not prepared to live with the consequences of that change. it is an internal implosion. i agree with chris that to watch north korea. >> i agree. first, we need to have some disagreement on this panel. i will be surprised if we have another burma and north korea. i do not think it will happen. the trouble with the chinese is that they will not talk to us. the needs to be some unilateral position to get them to respond. this is a possible danger. if there is a collapse of north korea, the danger of the chinese going and and their art nuclear- weapons and refugees -- and there are nuclear-weapons and refugees. again, it is not really is a prize if you are predicting it. -- a surprise if you're going to predict it. do not start predicting. i give you a little anecdote. last year, vice president biden went and spent a week with the next leader of china. i was in washington after that trip.