i said i'm going to do a memorial for paula minkus. my daughter said, wasn't she my teacher in preschool? i said, yeah, how do you remember her? well, her comment was, yeah, i remember her. she was so nice. i said, but she always talked to me and so forth. it struck me that all this time my relationship with her and how i know her as an advocate, and yet a four-year old could remember an individual for their kindness. this is the type of person paula was, somebody that can fight and at the same time care about kid. so, she rounded out her career as a director of city college of san francisco's family center and beside her family and career, paula had a love for vacation, drinking white wine with ice, she will be missed by her family and many friends and colleagues. so, the other thing i wanted to introduce was a resolution for free muni for seniors, for seniors and people with disabilities. colleagues, in spring of this year i stood with organizations representing seniors and disabled communities to encourage the sfmta board to offer f

. >> reporter: good morning, paula.testers have been demanding wilson resign since this ordeal began back in august. wilson says he's afraid if he stayed on the force, he would become too much of a target. >> all: shut it down. shut it down. >> reporter: overnight abc news has learned officer darren wilson is officially resigning from the ferguson police department, a job wilson told george stephanopoulos he loved in their exclusive interview last week. >> you love being a police officer. >> i love it. >> reporter: in this resignation letter obtained by abc news, wilson cites safety concerns and the widespread unrest in the five days since a grand jury declined to indict him in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager michael brown on august 9th. >> no probable cause exists to file any charge against officer wilson. >> reporter: wilson writing, "i have been told that my continued employment may put the residents and police officers of the city of ferguson at risk, which is a circumstance that i cannot allow." those

good morning. >> dan, paula, good morning to you.ny day now the grand jury investigating the michael brown shooting will make their decision on whether to indict officer darren wilson. police claim wilson was attacked, forced to fire and this morning we have new evidence that you're about to see that is a key part of the investigation. this morning, the family of michael brown responding to this newly released evidence saying it seems to conflict with what police say transpired the day the unarmed teenager was shot to death by police officer darren wilson. >> did they exaggerate his injuries to somehow try to justify killing this unarmed teenager in broad daylight? >> reporter: wilson claiming self-defense that he was attacked by brown. ferguson's police chief telling abc's steve osunsami there were visible injuries. >> his face was swollen, so he'd obviously been hit or punched or something like that. >> reporter: but brown's family say wilson appears to be unharmed here on these videos obtained by a "st. louis post-dispatch" showin

for you sitting here, paula, you're from michigan.es was the number one. >> got to give it up for the cheesy potato casserole. >> key lime cake and massachusetts, yours was the mashed butternut squash. >> sounds very new england. >> time for this. you see what we've laid out here. thanksgiving meal in chip form. they're all flavored -- pumpkin pie, cranberry, turkey and gravy, seriously. >> like turkey and gravy. >> can that a good thing? >> it is actually. >> mine is stuffing. this is really good. i can taste the thyme. >> oh, it is good. >> i like that. >> this is not supposed to substitute -- >> now i don't have to cook. would you like some more? >> you still need to cook. >> thank you. >> dan never eats anything -- >> six-packs, you're done. done. >> happy turkey day, everybody. t.j., thank you so much. >> come on over to my house. >> "deals & steals," coming up but first ginger with a check of the weather and she is at the the big parade there in philadelphia with the good friend, it looks like. >> yes, right here in philadelphia

paula. >> an unnecessary tragedy. bazi, thank you to you. >>> we do turn now to the arctic blast which we mentioned earlier set to put more than 200 million americans in a prewinter deep freeze. yes, it is november, but it's going to feel a whole lot like january. meteorologist rob marciano joining us from disneyland this morning where they're gearing up for the holiday season. good morning, rob. it's much warmer where you are. >> it is, i hear the chuckles behind you. more about why we're at disneyland in a second. but let's talk about that cold weather and the snow that's going to be coming in that you just mentioned. all right. they are prepping for it across the midwest, in wisconsin, the salt trucks, sand trucks, they are filling up. they're attaching the plows and you know what, it's been snowing on and off really there the past few days so the cold air already in place. it's going to get colder. hasn't been accumulating. it will. we have winter storm watches and warnings that go from the u.p. of michigan all th

good morning, bazi. >> reporter: good morning, paula. quieter weekend here fraternity row, all of the university of virginia's fraternities suspend as the president calls for a criminal investigation and serious change to protect students. overnight protesters in place of partyers at the university of virginia's fraternity houses voicing outrage over the school's handling of sexual assault cases. >> it's been anger that this is happening and a little bit of shame. >> reporter: several angry protests this week sparked by a scathing "rolling stone" article. an 18-year-old freshman telling the magazine the devastating story of her alleged rape by seven young men at a phi kappa psi fraternity in 2012. >> these are our students, both the victims and the perpetrators. >> reporter: now the university is taking bolder action suspending all fraternities and their events for the rest of wai this semester. its president writing in a statement, "we can demand that incidents like those described in 'rolling stone' never happen and that that if they d

paula, dan. >> aditi, thank you. such a tough story.now facing really hard charges. we'll continue to cover this story. >>> a lot of other news overnight and for another check back to ron. >> hi again, dan, paula, sara, rob. good morning, everyone. >>> in the news we begin with the chilling new video from isis showing the aftermath of what it claims is the beheading of peter kassig. the video posted on a known isis website shows what appears to be kassig's head at the feet of his executioner, also known as jihadi john. >>> and the surgeon flown from west africa to nebraska for treatment for ebola is said to be in extremely critical condition. dr. martin salia arrived in a protective bubble enclosed stretcher. that was on saturday. >>> and strong words from the pope denouncing euthanasia calling it a sin against god and creation. he said advocating a person's right to die is a false sense of compassion. >>> and finally, well, life can't really get much better than this for this orphaned deer. neighbors in pleasant ridge, michigan, are co

good morning. >> reporter: and good morning to you, paula. this morning police officers are still questioning four men who were allegedly plotting to carry out attacks here in the uk. the immediate worry, one of the most important and public events that the queen and other members of the royal family are attending this weekend. this morning an alleged terror plot foiled in london, possibly connected to remembrance day celebrations that the queen and the royal family planned to attend. swooping on several addresses in london on friday. scotland yard's offices arrested four men as part of a, quote, ongoing investigation into islamist-related terrorism. specific targets were not made public. but we have learned overnight there are heightened concerns about remembrance sunday services. >> this is a war. and the queen is on the front line. >> reporter: the queen and the royal family are set to attend the annual festival remembrance at the historic royal albert hall in london tonight. a weekend full of public events the royals attend to remember th

dan, paula. >> thank you.t's an emotional issue to be sure. >>> time to cue taylor swift's "welcome to new york." i kind of like this song. we're playing this because the big apple is preparing to roll out the red carpet for prince william and kate middleton. the palace just announced that the royals will make a visit next month. >> and the urgent question, is little prince george coming along. sara haines is on the case. it's not an urgent question, but we want to know. >> with this type of coverage, it is urgent. i'm more of a lorde fan. although we'll never be royals, we have fun following their every move. and they're coming to our neck of the woods to take in the big apple. the british are coming. the duke and duchess of cambridge are coming to america in their latest royal tour. making their first trip to the big apple in just a few short weeks. and new yorkers of all walks are ready to roll out the red carpet. when will and kate touch down on december 7th, they'll hit the ground running for a whirlwind

for you sitting here, paula, you're from michigan.sy potato casserole. >> key lime cake and massachusetts, yours was the mashed butternut squash. >> sounds very new england. >> time for this. you see what we've laid out here. thanksgiving meal in chip form. they're all flavored -- pumpkin pie, cranberry, turkey and gravy, seriously. >> like turkey and gravy. >> can that a good thing? >> it is actually. >> mine is stuffing. this is really good. i can taste the thyme. >> oh, it is good. >> i like that. >> this is not supposed to substitute -- >> now i don't have to cook. would you like some more? >> you still need to cook. >> thank you. >> dan never eats anything -- >> six-packs, you're done. done. >> happy turkey day, everybody. t.j., thank you so much. >> come on over to my house. >> "deals & steals," coming up but first ginger with a check of the weather and she is at the the big parade there in philadelphia with the good friend, it looks like. i.yes, right here >> reporter: , yes, right here in philadelphia, they are all excited to

. >> reporter: good morning dan and paula. that grand jury has been meeting for three months already. now things are calm here right now. but overnight, another confrontation with police and more arrests. overnight, several arrests. three protesters wearing masks made famous by the protest group anonymous taken into custody outside of police headquarters. but on friday, a much more serious arrest. federal authorities in missouri arresting two men believed to be linked to radical groups for allegedly trying to illegally purchase guns and disrupt the demonstrations. anger boiling over. protesters and police going head-to-head. the anticipation building. abc news has learned the grand jury, which has been meeting since august 20th, could be close to a vote. deciding possible charges in the racially-divisive shooting death of michael brown. prosecutors saying on friday they will hold a televised news conference to announce the results. meanwhile the community and police bracing for the threat of more violence. officials setting fo

let's go to paula hancocks. parents here don't think 36 years is worth the lives of all the children lost. they are still upset. >> reporter: absolutely, christine. they are devastated by the verdict. one of the mothers of the child that died said the verdict was outrages. they are calling for the prosecutors to carry out an appeal. it looks like the prosecutors will at this point. whether it is against the captain or all crew members is not clear at this point. many of the families who actually in court when the verdict was read were crying out causing commotion. saying how can you call this law and what about our children's lives? they wanted the death penalty for all 15 crew members. they had been to many of these court cases. they have been to dozens of the days. they say it is difficult for them to watch the people they believe killed their children. according to the three judges, the captain has been acquitted of murder. they believe to his account of his events that he had actually called for the ship to

and it's great to have dan here and paula and rob and t.j.ob and i shared a thanksgiving meal at the office yesterday. >> it was delicious. >> everybody get turkey. >> i ate so much, i actually am having trouble fitting into my pants today. do they make man spanx? >> they do, actually. they do make those. >> you said that with a lot of authority. >> i've done a story ton before. >> fair enough. >> try the elastic, dan. >> move on from man spanx to black friday. a lot of people shopping today, waiting all night. but we have people waiting since midnight to see r 5. they are here live with us this morning. >> but speaking of red hot, get to the deals. and the shoppers around the country, hitting the stores. we have full coverage and the best deals out there right now. abc's rebecca jarvis is at macy's in chicago and starts us off this morning. good morning. >> reporter: hi, amy, good morning. and 140 million americans are expected to hit the malls, the store this is weekend. that's 6 in 10 of us. things got started at macy's earlier than ever b

dan, paula. >> thank you. it's an emotional issue to be sure. >>> time to cue taylor swift's "welcome to new york." the big apple is preparing to roll out the red carpet for prince william and kate middleton. they will be here next month. >> and the urgent question, is the prince coming along? >> with this type of coverage, it is urgent. although we'll never be royals, we have fun following their every move. and they're coming to our neck of the woods to take in the big apple. the british are coming. the duke and duchess of cambridge are coming to america in the latest royal tour. making the first trip to the big apple in just a few short weeks. and new yorkers of all walks are ready to roll out the red carpet. when will and kate touch down on december 7th, hit the ground running on a whirlwind. what's a visit to the big apple without hitting up the world famous landmarks? already on the books, the 9/11 memorial, the metropolitan museum of art, and watching king james and the brooklyn nets. >> and they are goi

paula thanks very much. on the phone with us one of our abc 7 college who is stuck in traffic as a result of this protest. thanks paula. >> and again this is a leif look there in on 5 80 but also take a live look here in ferguson missouri where you see all these protestors. announcement came in just after 6 tonight and within moments we started to see scenes like thi this. the. >> demonstrators erupt on the street aron the ferguson police station smashing win o. torching cars. shots also fired. >> we are in ferguson with the latest. >>reporter: officer daryn wilson walking free. >> no probable cause exists to file any charge against officer wilson. >>reporter: more than three months after he shot and killed unarmed teenager michael brown grand jury decided today wilson will not face any charges. >> we need to accept this decision was the grand jury to make. but i join michael parents in asking anyone who protests this decision to did so peacefully. >> about officer gets away with murder. >> protest turn unru

thank you very much so much, appreciate it. >> like her friend paula teemp stephani teacher paula took the day off work to get out the vote. >> what surprises everyone is that i make sure i remind them i'm a full time teacher. so i guess what i tell my friends who tell me they don't have enough time, i'm making time because this is important. there's been so much damage done to our state, to our state's economy to our public schools. it's the budget figures that i'm seeing, are accurate we could have to cut perhaps $400 million from our state education budget. it's going to mean closing schools, it's going to mean cutting programs. around i really don't even -- and i don't even know what it will take. i think if you don't participate, then there's no point in having a democracy. i mean the whole point of having a democracy is that people actually get out and try make it work for the people. >> my name is amber, i'm a volunteer with the kansas republican party. calling people to remind them it's election day. >> it's very important election, we're expecting turnout to be low and we are

the name paula came up.la happened to be the nurse the officer told me about. >> they said that they recognized her voice on the telephone. we were communicating, you know, outside of the prison system. i didn't want to get her in any kind of trouble, but i couldn't stop communicating with her. there was no way that that was going to happen. >> one day i was out on my med run, and one of the sergeants came and got me from the pod and said that the captain wanted to talk to me. so we went on up there, and when we went up there, they asked me if my cell number was a certain number, and i said it was, and they asked me if i had been talking to david, and i said no. and they began to play a tape. >> after we played the tape for her, she confessed to everything. she confessed to having a relation with him. >> i just didn't know what to do, and they just said they wanted my badge and i was going to be escorted off the grounds, and so i said okay. they took my badge, and there i went. >> her security clearance was

. >> reporter: good morning, paula. this morning ntsb investigators and richard branson are set to arrive in mojave, california, trying to figure out what happened in this second private space accident this week. these photos capture the very end, the release from the mothership and moments later debris from spaceshiptwo. the craft starting to break up during its fourth powered flight all falling to earth, a parachute, scattered debris, one pilot severely injured carried to a helicopter. >> there was a second chute deployed. >> reporter: the second pilot died. >> space is hard and today was a tough day. >> reporter: this an earlier test flight. the mother ship carries a spacecraft at 50,000 feet releases it and it fires its own rocket part of the dream of richard branson to take a half dozen passengers at a time to the edge of space. he has deposits already on 700 ticks including some of hollywood's elite. pitt, jolie, perry, dicaprio. in a statement he said traveling to mojave is one of the most difficult trips i've ev

hi, rob. >> hi, paula.ats will come down. 8,000 -- including a lot of these, clowns! all sorts of them. 2 1/2 mile long route, 3.5 million people are going to line this puppy and the weather is perfect. sometimes we have problem with the wind. the wind gets over 23 miles an hour, you have to shut down the balloons, not a problem today. snow and rain moved out. it's a beautiful day for thanks giving and the tradition continues here on park west. >> thanks, rob. i think you're a little more excited than your daughter is. >>> and we're going to check in with ginger in just a few moments for your complete holiday weather forecast. >>> and we are following breaking news overseas right now. the taliban is claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing that targeted a british embassy vehicle in kabul today. a british embassy worker was killed along with at least four civilians in the street. >>> and new details this morning about a deal that bill cosby made with "the national enquirer" as he was sued by an accuser

cnn's paula hancocks joins us live from seoul, south korea. good morning, paula.per securing their release. why now? >> reporter: that's the question that everyone is still asking. it is a good pr exercise for pyongyang. this is a decision that could only have been made from the top by kim jong-un, the leader himself. the humanitarian gesture according to pyongyang would make him look good. there was no quid pro quo for releasing the two men. we heard recently from the u.s. preside president obama in beijing describe what happened. >> we had an indication there was a possibility of a release of these two hostages or prisoners and we pursued it. it did not touch on some of the broader issues that have been the source of primary concern when it comes to north korea. it's in particular its development of nuclear tests. >> reporter: obama says this is a gesture. he said there is a broader fundamental conflict with washington and pyongyang. the fact that pyongyang is refusing to denuclearize. a statement that obama actually apologized. given an earnest apology for what

paula cannot function. what they are promising now. >> i'm intrigued by this. >>> also, a mystery solved. a family of four vanished in ten, bodies found years later. this morning an arrest in that case. >>> and the breaking news overnight, the apparent terror plot in london right at the start of a busy weekend for the royal family. >> scotland yard looking at the kwen as a potential target. and arrests were made. and lama hasan joins us from london. good morning. >> reporter: and good morning to you, paula. this morning police officers are still questioning four men who were allegedly plotting to carry out attacks here in the uk. the immediate worry, one of the most important and public events that the queen and other members of the royal family are attending this weekend. this morning an alleged terror plot foiled in london, possibly connected to remembrance day celebrations that the queen and the royal family planned to attend. swooping in on friday, scotland yard's offices arrested four men as part of a,

paula, this is a national tragedy for south korea.hese parents are not satisfied with the verdict. >> reporter: absolutely not, christine. one mother described it as outrageous. you say 36 years behind bars for the captain. he is approaching 70 years old now. he knows he won't be freed anytime within his lifetime. the fact is the families want the death penalty for the captain and all crew members on trial. in this country, death doesn't mean death. an execution hasn't been carried out since 1977. the three judges decided to acquit the captain of murder. they said they believed his account he did give the order for evacuation of the ship. it wasn't carried out by those under him. this is the main criticism in the country that the passengers were told to stay where they were as the ship went down and the captain and crew escaped. this is why the death toll was so high. more than 300. the prosecutor will appeal. they are trying to decide to appeal the captain's verdict or all verdicts. only one of the crew members charged with murder. t

in topeka, paula ackerman has a lot at stake. she is concerned brownback's big cuts would mean big cuts to education. she's been volunteering for paul davis. >> that's why i and the other teachers have been so hardworking and diligent about trying to get our word out. we just have to do something. it's time to take a stand. >> hi, thomas, this is susan schmidts. you have? thank you very much so much, appreciate it. >> like her friend paula teemp stephaniteacherpaula took the do get out the vote. >> what surprises everyone is that i make sure i remind them i'm a full time teacher. so i guess what i tell my friends who tell me they don't have enough time, i'm making time because this is important. there's been so much damage done to our state, to our state's economy to our public schools. it's the budget figures that i'm seeing, are accurate we could have to cut perhaps $400 million from our state education budget. it's going to mean closing schools, it's going to mean cutting programs. around i really don't even -- and i don't eve

paula hancock, cnn, seoul. >> so now we're joined by gordon chang.e's live in toronto. >> gordon, thank you for being with us. you heard paula hancock's reporting. no conditions, no strings attached according to u.s. officials. i heard you earlier say you think there's a charm offensive, that might have been part of the motive for north korea here to release these two men. charm who? elaborate on that for us. >> yeah. north korea wants to charm the international community specifically russia, japan, south korea and now us. the reason is about a year ago there was a rupture in their relations with their primary backer which was china. so north korea needs to replace the support that it's been getting from beijing and where better else than the united states. >> you know, this place is so mysterious, north korea and kim jong-un disappeared for a while, he's back, you get this release. could his disappearance and the release now be related? >> you know, i'm sure they are related it's just that outside of a very small circle in pyongyang we don't know. i

paula hancocks joins us now with more. what do we know at this point? >> reporter: well, john, we've just learned that the captain has been sentenced to 36 years in prison. and he's also been found not guilty of murder. so obviously, many ever the families will be very disappointed with this verdict. prosecutors will be disappointed. they had been calling for the death penalty for the captain of this ferry which sanction back in april, killing more than 300 people, many of them high school students. now many of those families of those victims were in the court when this verdict was read out. we're waiting to hear what the reaction was, but we can only imagine what that reaction would have been. so 36 years for the captain of the sewol ferry, and as i say, he was found not guilty of murder. now prosecutors had to prove that he had willful negligence and intended to kill people. some say he deserved to die because of the crime but he said he had no intention of killing people. he said he was confused when this incident happened. when the accident happened

holmes. >> thank you, paula. >>> well now to the holiday shopping madness.he craziness kicking off this morning. so many store, so many different offers, what should you be buying now and what can wait? abc's becky worley tracked down the best deals you no. good morning to you, becky. >> happy thanks fri-cyber-giving. the deals are there for the taking. this sales season is a price slashing dog fight between retail giants opening earlier than ever today. target's offering free shipping on everything and walmart and amazon are undercutting each other like we've never seen. let's start with tv deals. >> the hdtv discounts this year are best of the best we've never seen prices like we're currently seeing right now. >> why? there's no significant new tv technology. as a result, retailers only have one way to get you to buy a new one, drop the price. kohl's opening their doors at 6 p.m. has a 32-inch tv for $99. walmart rolls out this deal at 6 p.m., a 65-inch vizi oh that's $450 off its normal price. next apple deals. their store and website have their once year

paula, thank you. paula hancocks reporting live from seoul. rosemary? >>> well, john, at least 57 people were killed in pakistan when a bus and truck collided. a citizen police liaison committee say the accident happened in the town of sukura. that's in the southern part of the country. geo news reported the bus was carrying passengers from swat to karachi. >>> police say a suicide blast ripped through morning assembly at a boys school in northern nigeria. at least 47 people, mostly students were killed. dozens of others were wounded. investigators say it appears the attacker disguised himself as a student, possibly hiding the bomb in a knapsack. no claims of responsibility yet, but police suspect the militant group boko haram. >>> two israelis are dead, two others wounded after two separate knife assaults. police describe monday's incidents in tel aviv and the west bank as terrorist attacks. cnn's nic robertson has the details, and we must warn you, his report has video which some viewers may find disturbing. >> reporter: a young israeli soldier is lif

vamos con marÍa paula que estÁ en la placita olvera. >>> buenas tardes. aquÍ estÁn reacciones. >>> me gustaba mucho del doctor chapatin y no contaban con mi astucia. >>> se acabÓ chesperito, nadie lo va a sustituir. >>> mucho recuerdan su infancia, recuerdan que miraban ese programa de pequeÑo y todavÍa se sigue viendo. y le sigue inculsando a sus hijos. y la valentÍa que muchos recuerdan que consideran un genio que escribiÓ estas historias. regreso contigo. >>> gracias marÍa paula con mÁs reacciones como las que llevamos a sus hogares de todos los rincones. y llegamos al final. en nombre de todo el equipo gracias por el favor de su atenciÓn. descansa en paz en genio mexicano de la comedia blanca. hasta pronto. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>ella pariÓ a la hija de ella, presa. yo tengo siete hijos, mÁs la hija de ella. >>mi papÁ me violÓ y yo me fui de su casa. yo he estado en la cÁrcel, soy bipolar. lo Único que yo quiero es ver a mi hija. [discusión] [gritos] doctora: ¿quÉ puedo hacer yo? milagros no. esto no es varita mÁgica. >>Él no vive aquÍ, en estados unidos. Él n

this is from ed and paula kassig.hey say weigh are heartbroken to learn that our son, abdul-rahman, peter kassig, has lost his life for his desire to ease the suffering. our heart goes out to the families of the syrians who lost their lives along with our son. fed by a strong desire to use his life to save the lives of others, abdul-rahman was drawn to the camps filled with displaced families and to understaffed hospitals inside syria. we know he found his home amongst the syrian people and he hurt when they were hurting. as he wrote in march 2012 in a letter announcing he was taking a leave of absence to serve the syrian people, quote, near this land i have found my calling. i do not know much. every day that i am here, i have more questions and less answers. but what i do know is i have a chance to do something here, to take a stand, to make a difference. the statement goes on to say, we are incredibly proud of our son for living his life according to his humanitarian calling. we will work every day to keep his lega